Cause Of Our Economic Ills And The Peace Equation
A commentary arguing that postwar economic woes stem from the Great War and that redirecting wartime taxation into constructive national programs could end unemployment and raise living standards. It cites Sir Philip Snowden and Britain's debt burden, urging world peace as essential to prosperity and the future of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Snowden
Snowden
Great Britain
Mr. Snowden
Britain
Canada
Clock That Speaks Time Invented in Grandfather Case
An inventor has developed a talking time clock combining a clock, radio and electric phonograph inside a grandfather clock case. It announces hours and half hours and can deliver greetings such as Good morning six o clock. The cabinet houses a radio receiver with a dynamic speaker for voice, radio and phonograph playback.
Ireland's Longest Continuous Concrete Road in Sight
Over five years County Antrim laid twenty seven miles of concrete road as part of a program to reconstruct the worst traffic sections. In 1929 several sections linked, aiming for a seventeen mile continuous stretch by year end, the longest in the British Isles.
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County Antrim
British Isles
Long-serving farm workers honored at Lincolnshire show
The Lincolnshire Agricultural Society awarded top honors at the Skegness show for servants in husbandry with the longest farm tenure. Samuel Benton of Horncastle, age 74, earned the premier award after 5542 years of service to Messrs. W. Crowder and Sons. second prize went to 83-year-old William Goodwin of Rippingale with 53 years on the same or related farm.
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Lincolnshire Agricultural Society
Skegness
England
Samuel Benton
Horncastle
Messrs
Manitoba Water Power Potential and Pessimistic Adages
The province's water power is estimated at 5 million hp with 508000 hp in use and Manitoba holding about 72 percent of prairie resources. Winnipeg River sites could power 2.5 million residents and 300000 workers, producing near a billion dollars in goods annually. A closing aphorism contrasts aging and foolishness.
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Winnipeg River
Winnipeg
Believes In the Pool Present Low Prices For Wheat
Alberta Farmer editorial dated July 10 1930 notes pool members remain hopeful despite a low wheat market. It recalls pre pool days and warns prices could have fallen further without the pool.
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Alberta Farmer
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Vitality For Nervous Condition
An advertisement claims pale people suffer nerves and headaches from lack of blood and that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore red blood, strengthen nerves, and improve vitality. A Toronto testimonial describes recovery from a nervous breakdown after two years of use. Pills sold at 50 cents a box or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
Noted Soldier Lieut Col Hon Cuthbert James Dies in London
Lieut Col Hon Cuthbert James M P dies in London aged in his late fifties. A former Egyptian army officer from 1899 who led the first white Nile expedition administration of Wadi Halfa and served in the Great War. He was a Conservative MP for Bromley since 1920 and renowned as an army boxing champion.
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Cuthbert James
London
England
Col. James
Khalifa
Wadi Halfa
House of Commons
Bromley
Steel Plant Planned Near Vancouver to Exploit Texada Iron
Announcement notes a 23 million dollar steel plant to be erected near Vancouver leveraging iron deposits on Texada Island. The project signals significant industrial investment and regional resource development.
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Vancouver
Texada Island
Britain broadcasts first experimental TV play
The BBC aired Luigi Pirandello's The Man With a Flower in His Mouth in England's early TV phase. The Times critic noted TV drama remains science work, with imperfect visuals and a miniature stage, promising future progress while cautioning against full critical judgment of television plays.
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England
Baird
British Broadcasting Corporation
Luigi Pirandello
London Times
C. R. W. Nevison
L. de G. Sieveking
The
Woting
Luxury Camp Planned for Central Australia Tourists
The Commonwealth Railways Department will establish a desert camp in Central Australia offering daily relocated sites with electric lighting portable showers radio sets and gramophones. Cooks will prepare elaborate menus rivaling first class hotels.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth Railways Department
U S Trade Slump Drops to Six-Year Low in June
U S international trade fell in June to the lowest monthly level in six years. Exports reached 229 million dollars, the smallest since July 1924, while imports totaled 255 million dollars, the lowest since January 1922. Each side was about 100 million dollars below June of the previous year.
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United States
Argentine Delegation Invited to Study Canadian Grain System
The Canadian government in Buenos Aires invites the Agrarian Producers' Union of Argentina to send a delegation to Canada. The visit aims to study modern cereal handling methods and the Canadian grain elevator system at principal production centres.
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Buenos Aires
Agrarian Producers’ Union of the
Canada
Saskatchewan Pool Ballots On Grain Marketing Act Referendum
Ballots mailed to Saskatchewan Pool Growers on the books ask if directors should seek a Grain Marketing Act requiring marketing through one pool. The act would need a two thirds provincial referendum and growers’ control, with equal voice for all producers whether pool or non pool. Persian Balm promotes daintiness and beauty with swift absorption and a faint fragrance.
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Saskatchewan
Jewels From Aerial Crash Scattered Near Meopham Kent
The London Daily Express reports jewels valued at £65,000 were scattered near Meopham Kent after a recent air disaster that killed six people including three nobles. The items belonged to the late Viscountess Ednam and the late Mrs Lieffler, with pearl necklaces and diamond brooches. A villager found a few gems and police search the area for more.
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The
London Daily Express
Meopham
Kent
Viscountess
Ednam
Lieffler
Worm Exterminator Boon for Children Sees Success
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is hailed as a leading remedy against worms and brings relief to suffering children worldwide. The piece notes rare failures and includes a playful exchange about record making and a farmer's boast about a tree climb.
Silver Bullet not as swift as Golden Arrow costs shown
Kaye Don and backers spent 250000 dollars to learn that a Silver Bullet trail lags a Golden Arrow in speed. The test compares two racing efforts with financial risk tied to the outcome.
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Kaye Don
The Smallest American Bird The Calliope Humming Bird
The little green calliope humming bird is described as the smallest American bird. Minard's Liniment claims to remove warts and relieve bunions in advertising copy.
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Minard
Samson’s Death Examined By Johnny And RCMP Tale
The RCMP comprises about 50 officers and 900 privates in a terse line. A teacher asks Johnny what caused Samson’s death. Johnny replies that falling arches were to blame, implying a rustic or fabled explanation.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Johnny
Samson
Exhibition Grain Show grain year clarification
A bulletin from the World's Grain Show executive clarifies that grain for exhibit may be grown in any year with no season restrictions. Exhibits must reach Regina by March 1, 1932, so Canadian grain for 1932 cannot be grown for exhibit. it must be grown in 1931 or the current season.
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Canada
Regina
Water Use in Wheat Production Revealed by Agriculture Experts
Dominion Department of Agriculture researchers disclose that producing one bushel of wheat requires over thirty-one tons of water. The study highlights soil moisture's crucial role in crop yields and agricultural efficiency.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
California scientist’s camera films slow healing bone knitting
A motion picture camera developed by a California scientist records bone knitting at a slowed speed. In a separate note, scientists report that fifty eight of the ninety known elements have been detected in the sun.
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California
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Vanisneo
Ake Mage
Thoessone
Druerist
Tania Wills
Manitoba Water Power
L. T. Sears
Central
U.S
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Farmer
Zam
Rfowlen
J. J. MacDonald
Glace Bay
N.S
Dr. Fowler
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Ont
Para- Sani
Para-Sani
Appleford
TNC LC
Cees Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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