Dutch families move to Smithers district for new homes
A first group of 230 Dutch families has traveled to the Smithers district in northwest Prince George B C to establish new homes. Peru withdraws from the League of Nations, surprising observers. Gold near 5.6 million dollars lands in New York as Europe’s fear drives consignments. J J Moncrieff western newspaperman dies at 74. Juan T Trippe backs immediate transatlantic service. Trans Canada Airlines permitted to fly Montreal to Moncton non stop via northern Maine. Queen Mary reportedly sets a new attendance record with 17 plays in five weeks.
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Smithers District
Prince George
B.C
New York
Atlantic
Europe
Bisley
Thomas Fitzpatrick
J. J. Moncrieff
Winnipeg Tribune
Juan T. Trippe
Pan American Airways System
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States Civil Aeronautics Authority
Trans- Canada Airlines
Maine
Montreal
Moncton
N.B
Queen Mary
Family owns Cocos Island head of new London committee
A London Daily Sketch report says the Ross family heads a newly formed committee to publicize Empire wool and promote Dr L Clunies Ross as Australia’s representative. The island’s long association with the Ross family is traced to a Scottish ancestor and distant ties to Cocos Island in the Indian Ocean.
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London
Empire
L. Clunies Ross
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
Cocos Island
Ross
London Daily Sketch
Indian Ocean
Lenin Embalming Crew Awarded for Body Preservation Work
Preserving Lenin's body earned Prof. Boris Ilyich Zbarsky and two assistants decorations. Died January 21, 1924, Lenin's lying in state spurred a semi permanent display. The late Dr. Vladimir Vorobief and Zbarsky built a preservation process kept as a state secret.
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Boris Ilyich Zbarsky
Nikolai Lenin
Lenin
Soviet Union
Vladimir Vorobieff
Zbarsky
Breakage cleanup using absorbent cotton advised
Advice on handling broken glass recommends absorbent cotton dampened before use to collect tiny particles, more effective than a brush on hard surfaces and safer for fingers. Manitoba cheese production has tripled in five years with over 3.33 million pounds produced in 1938.
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Manitoba
Superior table potatoes from Canadian certified seed
Fifty seven varieties of bananas are grown to the Philippine Islands.
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Philippine Islands
Future Of Aviation And Wireless Advance World Reach
The piece argues aviation and wireless as twin modern revolutions expanding global reach and risk. It cites McTaggart Cowan predicting Vancouver to London air passage in 1941 after experimental flights and a sequence from trans-Canada air service to international mail and passenger routes, with weather observation as key.
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McTaggart Cowan
Vancouver
London
Cowan
Botwood
Puck
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Gardening Timely Hints and Seed Catalogues
Seed catalogues from large firms offer planting times frost resistance height color blooming season and cutting suitability. For tenants a quick growing garden with annuals and vines provides rapid screen and bloom from early summer with options like dahlias cosmos African marigolds and scarlet runner beans.
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Canada
Still The Best Seller The Bible’s Moral Influence Noted
The Minneapolis Journal asserts the Bible remains the most noble moral source for readers, its stories poetry and wisdom surpass worldly bestsellers, and its influence reaches every area of human thought and life.
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Minneapolis Journal
Uncle Tom's Cabin and the bloodhounds joke
The piece recalls the 1851 52 serial and 1852 book by John P Jewett of Boston and notes the later Uncle Tom shows. A waggish reviewer quips that the bloodhounds were good but they had poor support reflecting on stage fatiguing reaction.
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The
New York Sun
John P. Jewett
Boston
Sign on Coat Signals Aims Across Troublesome Years
A weary man boards a train and hangs a large sign stating he believes Hitler is crazy, Washington is full of Reds, business will improve in spring, we should leave the Philippines, and he doubts the third term. He adds a final note to be awakened at Spokane.
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Collier's
Hitler
Washington
Philippines
Spokane
Matron's New Jacket Ensemble Pattern 4064
Anne Adams presents pattern 4064 for a slenderizing spring dress with an optional jacket. The two-in-one outfit offers versatility from afternoon dress to street attire, with shirred bodice and a comfortable skirt front. Available in women's sizes 34 to 48. 36 dress uses fabric and trim details. send 20 cents to Winnipeg pattern dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Neck skin graft yields beard and swallowing trouble
A plastic surgeon grafted neck skin to a man's inner throat. The graft grew a beard, blocking the man’s ability to swallow, per a medical report cited by The Commentator.
Everlasting Lamp Honors Ancient Indian Ruler
A lamp in the old palace at Travancore burns for about 1200 years, lit to remember a ruler who supposedly ascended to heaven while resting on a stone couch.
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Travancore
India
Road Accident Causes Highlight Automobile Role
A study notes that nearly one third of non-occupational accidents are traceable to automobiles, underscoring vehicle influence in everyday mishaps and safety concerns.
A Lesson For Canada From Finnish Forestry Wealth
Finland uses a strict forest policy valuing sustainable yield. Two Finnish experts explain lumber pulpwood newsprint and cellulose make up 80 to 90 percent of exports. They prohibit cutting faster than regeneration and keep timber on farms as a cash crop, a model Canada should study for conservation while acknowledging different conditions.
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Canada
Finland
Ahti Meeklin
Finnish Forest Service
Eino Saari
Helsinki University
Montreal Standard
Canada Australia ties pictured by Massey anecdote
Gilbert Jackson spoke to the Canadian Club of Toronto about better interest in dominions. A young Australian asked Massey about capitals, prompting a quip that Saskatchewan has no capital, illustrating mutual knowledge gaps in the empire.
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Dominions
Toronto
Gilbert Jackson
Bank of England
Vincent Massey
Canada
West Australia
Mr. Massey
Saskatchewan
Toronto Financial Post
The Toy Cart and early WWI aerial observation
The oldest extant Sanskrit play The Toy Cart dates from the end of the second century. In early World War I, airplanes served primarily for observation tasks.
Deputation to Jerusalem and Conference on Gentile Faith
Sunday School lesson outlines Paul and Barnabas reporting Gentile faith from Antioch to Jerusalem. Disputes over circumcision lead to a deputation, a council of apostles and elders, and Paul defending his gospel to the Gentiles. Titus and the Three Pillars influence the outcome.
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Jerusalem
Paul
Barnabas
Antioch
Syria
Antich
Moses
Titus
James
Peter
John
Moffatt
Four scientists report prospects for colonization and cattle in Colombia
Four scientists returning from a first ascent of a near 20 000 foot nameless peak in the Santa Marta mountains describe regions rich in potential for white colonization and cattle raising. Walter Wood of the American Geographical Society notes wild cattle and horses observed near Barranquilla and the Caribbean coast, asserting immense development possibilities.
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Colombia
Walter Wood
American Geographical Society of New York
Santa Marta Mountains
Caribbean
Barranquilla
Safety glass rolled up like a rug impresses Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia showcased a new safety glass that could be bent without breaking. A headfirst dummy impact and baseballs were used to test its strength while models stood behind the barrier. Three monkeys with hammers failed to crack it after six years of collaboration by five manufacturers costing $6,000,000 in research.
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Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Slough council preserves Observatory House linked to Herschel
The Slough town council ordered preservation of Observatory House, the 1789 residence of Caroline Herschel, sister of Sir William Herschel, where she reportedly discovered six comets.
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Slough
England
Caroline Herschel
Sir William Herschel
Nationalism Defies Hope Despite Medical Advances
A pithy remark notes mankind conquers disease but struggles with nationalism. The line juxtaposes scientific progress with persisting political divides, suggesting that unity remains elusive even amid medical breakthroughs.
Causes and prevention of exertional shortness of breath
The piece explains that breathlessness on exertion in youth and adults can stem from being out of condition due to lack of exercise, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use, toxin absorption, general debility, or anemia. It then notes heart and lung diseases as serious causes and stresses early detection and regular physical exams to prevent illness and premature death.
Readers urged to request full McCullough cancer series
An editorial note invites readers to obtain the complete set of Dr. McCullough’s cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice emphasizes availability of the full collection upon request.
Kentish Bird Scarer George Brann Retires Legend
In Fairbourne Heath Kent George Brann the last Kentish bird scarer recalls 73 years of service starting at age nine He patrolled a 20 acre corn field using a clapper whistle rattle and ship bell and shouted the family charm His voice made him the sought after scarer near the Thames at sowing time and he has never visited London.
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Fairbourne Heath
Kent
George Brann
Thames
London
Must Keep On Pedaling Dictator Faces Pressure
Jan Masaryk, former Czecho-Slovakian minister to London and son of the founder, arrived in New York from Chicago commenting that a dictator must keep pedaling or risk falling off. The metaphor likens ongoing effort to political survival in the 484 situation.
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Jan Masaryk
London
Democracy
New York
Chicago
Reflection and Shadow Cast by a Tree Over Streams
A tree overhung a clear stream producing a bright reflection. Over a muddy stream the same tree cast only a shadow, illustrating how water clarity changes visual effects.
Children Hear Higher Pitched Sounds Than Adults
A note on auditory perception states that youngsters can detect considerably higher pitched sounds than adults. This difference in hearing ranges highlights age related sensory changes and implications for designing devices and environments for children.
Pelican Demonstrates Unique Pouch Inversion Behavior
The text notes how a pelican turns its gular pouch inside out over its neck to air it, describing the bird's distinctive cleaning or drying action.
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Alice Brooks
Household Arts Department
McDermot Ave
Winipeg
Pall
Jesus Christ
Wealth League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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