World’s Armament Bill – U.S. Leads in Spending
The London Economist reports 1923 world military outlay at 1.3 billion dollars. The United States spends 879.9 million, England 570 million, with Europe totaling 60 percent and the U S 20 percent. After 1913, U S outlays rise despite pensions, Europe’s armaments stay high, and historians may question waste.
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London
United States
England
Europe
Japan
Economist
Germany
Great Britain
France
Buffalo Courier-Jouna
Ravages Of Arthritis Highlighted By Radiologists
Dr. Laurence H. Mayers described arthritis as a leading cause of disability at the Radiological Society of North America meeting. He stressed prevention through removing infection foci, noting chronic arthritis causes endless pain and disability and is easier to prevent than cure.
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Laurence H. Mayers
Chicago
Radiological Society of North America
Animals as Weather Prophets Across Species
The piece notes that many animals including rats fish birds and ants show foreknowledge of storms and fires. It cites rats sensing danger to ships developing weather intuition and ants abandoning nests with their young before forest fires, while birds and geese move inland ahead of storms.
Armament Spending Feeds War Profiteers Despite Pact
The Kellogg pact nations reportedly spend about $1,000,000 on armaments this year. The Toronto Star notes the money is spent not to prepare for war but out of habit and to keep armament manufacturers profitable and forces ready, a reflex from past pressures.
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Toronto Star
China Breaks Up Princes Estates in Mongolia
China divides princes estates in Mongolia allocating 4000000 worth to peasants. Princes who yield peaceably receive 3000 roubles. resistors are left with 200 roubles. If peasants become skilled gardeners, China may increase its self sufficiency beyond rice.
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China
Mongolia
France Sets 87 Percent Flour Rule For French Bread
France is returning to nearly all French bread under a new agriculture law. Minister Jean Hennessy fixes 87 percent French flour in bread to prevent shortages and price manipulation. Prefects will report quarterly on progress, and a wheat bureau will study markets and methods to boost cultivation.
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France
Jean Hennessy
M. Hennessy Descrbes
Wheat Bureau
Sodom And Beersheba Gaffe Echoes In Church Parody
The London Advertiser jokes about a man attending church and misinterpreting Sodom and Gomorrah as a couple, then parallels a golf enthusiast who slept through a sermon. He later guesses the sermon’s text is in an epistle from Dan to Beersheba, forgetting chapter and verse.
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Norman Angell
M.P
Great Britain
Mr. Angell
Amerca
Paris
London Daily Mail
Union of Democratic Control
London
Sodom
Comorish
Beersheba
Turkish Language Decline Highlighted by Century Gap
A historical note observes Turkish losing ground to English, once spoken by twenty million, and now reduced to about two hundred thousand speakers, illustrating a drastic shift in language dominance over time.
Banff Park Road Network Opens to Motorists
Banff Alberta government townsite reports nearly two hundred miles of excellent roads radiating from Banff National Park. All roads except the Spray Valley Road welcome motor cars. Spray Road remains horse and pony use, offering scenic views of Mount Rundle and Goat Mountain along seven miles to an old lumber camp.
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Banff
Alberta
Banff Natonal Park
Spray Valley
Spray River
Mount Rundle
Ater
Robert T. Rundle
Northwest
Goat Mountain
Chemistry in Practice Links Science to Real Life
The article argues chemistry moved from pure study to a practical discipline influencing industry economics and human safety. It notes wartime chemical knowledge expanded public awareness of new phenomena and highlights chemistry’s diverse peace time applications in industry agriculture and fire prevention benefiting insurance and reducing risks.
National Museum Plans Nationwide Educational Motion Pictures
The National Museum in Ottawa plans a countrywide lecture service using educational motion pictures. It already runs free lectures for students and adults on separate days and will expand by distributing films. The museum has started a motion picture library and lends films to responsible groups for shipment costs. A scientist notes civilization has caused many new diseases.
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National Museum
Ottawa
Scientists Seek Milder Onion Through Four Year Trials
Experiments at the Massachusetts Agricultural College Experimental Stations aim to breed larger, more prolific onions while tempering their strong flavor. Under Professor J P Jones, 67 onion strains are being tested to achieve a milder, more palatable variety for public use.
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Massachusetts Agricultural College
Says
United Press Dispatch
J. P. Jones
Scots minister and flock member clash over church visits
An old Scottish minister notices a regular attender missing from services and asks Donald for the reason. Donald replies with three objections: he disagrees with too much singing, dislikes being where the minister does all the taking, and notes that he found his wife there.
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Donald
Kirk
Farm Trainees to Canada Cut Under 1930 Quota Plan
Britain will send about 2,500 to 3,000 farm trainees to Canada in 1930, a reduction from this year. Training centers in the British Isles will emphasize basic farming skills and rugged suitability for Canadian farm life, with placements arranged by the Department of Immigration and Colonization.
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Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonizaton
J. H. Thomas
Lord Privy Seal
MacDonald
Dominion
British Isles
Department of Immigration and Colonization
New Use For Generals Road Building In Honduras
Honduras uses surplus generals to supervise road gangs as a cure for revolutionary itch. The plan mobilizes 19 military districts to oversee road work, with the aim of creating productive outlets for idle leaders. After a day in the sun, even a general prefers calm to conflict.
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Honduras
Good Roxas In African Congo Auto Highways Spread
An American auto maker reports Congo roads in the center of Africa improving quickly. Native chiefs receive new cars and roads are built by their subjects. Competition among chiefs leads to faster highways and traffic problems with speeding drivers.
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Congo
Africa
St. Paul Poneer Press
Technical Agriculturists Grow to 17 Branches in Canada
Prof J P Sackville of the University of Alberta reports the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists has 17 branches and 1 100 members since its 1920 founding. He notes marked progress across branches and ongoing work planned by the society.
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Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
J. P. Sackville
Alberta
Longest Nonstop South American Train Run Claimed
A Beardmore-Diesel electric engine hauled a special train from Buenos Ayres to Cipolletti covering 775 miles in 20 hours 37 minutes, claimed as the longest continuous railway journey.
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South America
Buenos Ayres
Cipolletti
A Great Druggist and the Salty Chicken Salad
Two druggists discuss a colleague who has just died. They note he was a great druggist then quip that he may have made his chicken salad too salty in a final, dry remark.
Deer Park Biggest Park World Largest at 4200 Acres
Deer Park near Copenhagen spans 4 200 acres and is described as the largest park in the world.
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Deer Park
Copenhagen
The Tractor in Farm Work
The article explains how to compute tractor operating costs by separating fixed overheads from direct running costs. It cites Dr. E S Hopkins who reports $8.69 daily for a two plough and $10.22 for a three plough tractor, noting tractors beat horses in ploughing efficiency and per acre cost, while some tasks suit horses better.
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E. S. Hopkins
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Hopkins
What Keeps Ice Melt Longer in Peach Versus Roast
The bulletin explains peaches are living fruit and ripening, taking in oxygen and releasing heat as sugars oxidize. That heat would melt ice in a refrigerator, while a ten pound roast of beef would not raise the temperature as peaches do.
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Department of Agriculture
Welded Highways and Steel Bathrooms Foreseen by Bennett Chappel
Bennett Chappel addressed the International Acetylene Association of Chicago predicting highways built from a single welded steel strip spanning coast to coast. He also forecast welded one piece steel bathroom ensembles with all fixtures produced as a single unit before factory shipment.
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Bennett Chappel
International Acetylene Association of Chicago
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