A Call for Constitutional Change in Canada
The article argues Canada must revise the British North America Act to grant greater federal and provincial powers. It cites Privy Council decisions and a London Times view urging a nonpartisan, representative conference to set principles and methods for constitutional amendments and national governance.
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Western
Canada
Privy Council
Court of Last Resort
Dominion
London Times
the Times
Parliament of
Longest English railway platform at Victoria and Exchange
The article notes Manchester’s Victoria and Exchange station houses the longest platform in England at 2,194 feet. A sociologist remarks that man is falling behind the machine, adds a witty line about the length, closing with a numeric flourish.
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England
Manchester
Victoria and Exchange Station
Buccleuch Dukes Return to Bransholm Castle Residence
The News of the World reports the ducal Buccleuch family occupying Bransholm Castle near Hawick after 180 years. The Dowager Duchess, mother to the Duchess of Gloucester, will reside there with her two unmarried sons Branxholm. The site is famed for its age and historic ties to William of Deloraine. The fortress was burned by an Earl of Northumberland and blown up by an Earl of Surrey, and it houses a valuable art collection.
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Buccleuch
Branshalm Castle
Hawick
Duchess of Gloucester
Branxholm
William of Deloraine
Earl of Northumberland
Earl of
Surrey
Heads Enlarge Investigator Finds Cranium Increases In Size
Smithsonian tests across three generations show the head length and breadth increase in men and women into middle age. Dr Ales Hrdlicka notes the reason and timing remain to be determined.
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Smithsonian Institution
United States
Ales Hrdlicka
Taking Best Cure Flying Career Too Strenuous
Mrs Amy Mollison aged 33 seeks a mountainside clinic above Geneva to recover health worn by her flying career. She reports tiredness and expects a month of rest before she can join snow sports again, hoping to be fit soon.
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Geneva
Amy Mollison
Codex Sinaiticus Bound For a Thousand Years
At the British Museum the Codex Sinaiticus is bound for posterity. Mr Cock erell led the project after repairing torn vellum leaves and detaching bundles. The manuscript, now two volumes in white goatskin leather, will endure between English oak boards.
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British Museum
Cockerell
Jack Miner tagging system aids bird sanctuaries and migration studies
The article highlights Jack Miner’s duck and goose tagging program as a vital tool for authorities to map hunting pressure across Canada and the United States. It notes many birds are recaptured with long-tag histories, including a goose tagged in 1918 and 28 trips across the continent, and argues sanctuaries protect flocks and support live exhibitions over stuffed specimens.
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Jack Miner
Canada
North Carolina
Ontario
America
United States
Selected Recipes Jelly Roll with Cherry Filling
This recipe by Mildred Mae Mackenzie outlines making a cherry filled jelly roll. It details ingredients including cherries sugar flour baking powder salt shortening milk and butter plus steps to prepare dough roll bake and finish with a buttered glaze.
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Mildred Mae Mackenzie
Norwegian prune pudding recipe from old newspaper
Cooking directions describe combining prunes with Crown Brand corn syrup in a double boiler. A paste of Benson's starch and cinnamon is stirred into hot prunes with cold prune juice, then cooked until thickened, covered, for 15 minutes.
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Crown
Benson's Corn
Benson
Whimsical Lemon Heat Recipe Steps
The instructions outline heating a mixture with lemon juice, stirring thoroughly, and pouring into chilled moistened moulds. It suggests serving with whipped cream for a finished dessert presentation.
Local Cairo Pronunciation Sparks Listener Grumble
A Cairo Illinois radio announcer explains residents say Cairo is Kay ro not Ky ro and notes an outside mispronunciation. Another Shown example: New Madrid Missouri pronounced New Maddrid with a falling accent on rid. A separate line notes Japan had 23 fewer banks in 1956 than 1935.
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Cairo
Illinois
Egypt
New Madrid
Missouri
New
Japan
How To Overcome Piles And Rectal Soreness
This short ad advises relief for itching and soreness from piles using Hemroid. It promotes internal use and claims quick relief, healing of sore areas, and warns against unnecessary operation. The copy emphasizes ease of use and low cost.
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DIXIE
Dixie Plug
Bransholm Castle
Carter
Manly
Jasper
U.S
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