King Edward VIII Urges Peace as World War Looms
The King presents colors to Grenadiers at Buckingham Palace delivering a plea for humanity and peace amid growing fears of war from Germany Italy and Japan. He hopes future generations avoid stern days and calls Britain’s people to act as arbiters of peace for all nations. Stratford Beacon-Herald.
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Faward
Edward VIII
Grenadiers
Coldstreams
Scots Guards
Buckingham Palace
Germany
Italy
Japan
Stratford Beacon-Herad
The Decline of Community Song in America
Louise Pound laments the loss of communal singing as music shifts from group performance to broadcasted tunes. She argues the flood of new songs for films radio and shows erodes quality and longevity, leaving few memorable texts and raising doubts about future recovery of today’s hits.
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America
Louise Pound
Dream of Pharaoh and the seven lean kine
A speaker reflects on the meaning of Pharaohs dream and its interpretation. He recalls how a lean year consumed wealth from multiple business ledgers, leaving no trace of the fat books he once relied on. He ties the tale to his marriage and household finances.
Phone linked deal closes eight million dollar sale
The Stockholm Sweden and New York telephone talk led to a deal worth 8 776 000 dollars. The note recalls Brantford's first phone sale of a book to Bell and notes how such transactions have progressed since then.
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Stockholm
Sweden
New York
Brantford
Bell
Jokes and drought poison feed in United States warning
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that drought converts certain green plants into deadly poison for livestock. A chemical reaction between glucose and an enzyme in stunted Sudan grass and sorghum can produce prussic acid, threatening pasture safety in dry regions.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Sudan
Johnson and Macaulay Debate Social Equality
The liberal historian Mrs. Catherine Macaulay defends social equality in debate with Dr Samuel Johnson who mockingly proposes that her footman join them for a meal to prove his point. Johnson notes levelers wish to level down yet fear leveling up to themselves.
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Catherine Macauley
Samuel Johnson
Blind Man Tends Garden by Feel and Hoe in Serena Falls
Edward Harris, 59, blind for eight years, tends a garden in Serena Falls New York guided by strings laid as boundaries. He voices high hopes for huge potato harvests while managing the plot with a hoe and touch, saying he cannot see it but believes in the progress.
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Edward Harris
Serena Falls
N.Y
Harris
Belongs To Producer Makes For Himself
A columnist argues that personal effort yields ownership and capital while condemning slogans like share the wealth and social justice as political ploys. The piece warns against training people to claim rights to others' labor and defends social obligation to aid the helpless. The Brandon Sun humor follows.
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Brandon Sun
Quahaug Shells Once Served as Native Coinage in Mills
The quahaug, a hard shelled clam from Prince Edward Island and parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, was used as coinage by aboriginal peoples. Eggs are tiny, about 1/300 inch. Annual quahaug and clam catches exceed 40,000 barrels, with market value over $100,000 when sold fresh or canned.
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Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Department of Fisheries
England Rules on Overcrowding Bans Public Offense
England declares overcrowding a public offense in districts with under 100 overcrowded families or fewer than two percent of working-class houses. In areas with higher overcrowding a later date may apply. Sir Kingsley Wood circulates housing authorities outlining steps to enforce the 1935 Housing Act. Those already overcrowded at the date of prescription are protected until suitable accommodation is found. The Bank of England began active operation on January 1, 1695.
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England
Sir Kingsley Wood
Preparing For Gas Attacks Preparing For Gas Attacks
A 1913 columnist notes Britain plans to equip 40 million people with gas masks, comparing civilian drills across Europe and the grim reality of gas warfare to come. The piece reflects on public rationales, state manuals, and a haunting sense of inevitability amid advancing technology and militant nationalism.
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Great Britain
Europe
New York Herald-Tribune
New Rose Varieties Shown at English Flower Event
At the National Rose Society show in Westminster England three new rose varieties were exhibited. Miss England cream colored flushed yellow with old tea rose fragrance earned a certificate of merit. Ben Cants Yellow and Lady Susan Birch offered vibrant yellow and salmon scents respectively. A new carnation Molly red on pale pink won the gold challenge cup for best British scented carnation shown by Farnham Royal Nursery Slough at the British Carnation Society exhibition.
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England
National Rove Society of England
Westminster
Miss England
Ben Cants
Susan Birch
Molly
Farnham Royal Nursery
Slough
British Carnation Society
New Asthma Remedy Uses Inhaled Vapor
A report in the American Journal of Diseases of Children describes a vapor inhalation treatment for asthma using epinephrine hydrochloride. Developed by Dr. James B. Graeser and Dr. Albert H. Rowe of Oakland, Calif, the method offers relief without injections.
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James B. Graeser
Albert H. Rowe
Oakland
Calif
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W. L. Mackenzie King
F. D. Roosevelt
Borowski
Brussels
Theodore Gutmans
Marseilles
Bank of England
Sydney Bulletin
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Britain
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