Weighing Prairie Union A Plan for One Manitoba Province
Premier Bracken proposes uniting the three prairie provinces into a single province with one legislature to save costs. Support comes from W. F. A. Turgeon. Alberta's Brownlee doubts feasibility, Saskatchewan's Anderson wants a referendum. Arguments include capital city choice, travel costs, law and education consolidation, and potential saving thresholds.
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Bracken
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Canada
W. F. A. Turgeon
Saskatchewan
Court of Appeal
Brownlee
Alberta
Anderson
Justice Turgeon
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Prairie
High Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
West
Ottawa
Privy Council
London
International Peace Petition Arrives At Geneva
A tractor drawn truck loaded with petitions signed by 6,000,000 people from around the world arrives at the League of Nations in Geneva. Fifteen women with blue and white banners mark the load while streamers bear the message for peace and freedom. A deputation from the truck visits President Henderson.
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Geneva
League of Nations
International Women’s League For Peace and Freedom
Henderson
Simple remedy for bad stomach relief with Bisurated Magnesia
Victims of stomach trouble can find quick relief by using Bisurated Magnesia tablets after meals. Avoid strong medicines and starvation. Tablets neutralize acidity, keep the stomach sweet, and a week’s use is claimed to prevent most ordinary distress. Be sure to get Bisulated Magnesia Tablets.
British Columbia Considers Universal Health Insurance Plan
Dr. Clarence M. Hincks, head of the national mental hygiene committee, says BC seriously weighs a health insurance scheme for all residents earning under $2,500 a year. He returns from a western tour where Dr. H. E. Young, BC’s provincial health officer, outlined operation plans.
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Clarence M. Hincks
National Committee For Mental Hygiene of
Canada
United States
British Columbia
Hincks
H. E. Young
Frost Bites and Chilblains Remedy Ad
The ad explains chilblains from exposure to slush and cold and frostbite from winter winds. It promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as counteracting inflammation and relieving pain with prompt action and simple application.
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Thomas
Canadian Honey Producers Discuss Britain Market Demand
About 150 members attended the annual meeting in Toronto as Morley Pettit and W A Wear reported progress. Tariff changes are expected to boost Canadian honey demand in Britain, enabling competition with California product.
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Britain
Canadian Honey Producers’ Association
Toronto
Morley Pettit
W. A. Wear
California
Fish emerge from river bed as huge tree is hauled ashore
Workmen cleaning the Verona Michigan river bed dragged up a massive submerged tree. As the tree surfaced, numerous fish of various sizes slipped back into the water, including a large black bass about two feet long.
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Verona
Michigan
Four of Every Five London Police Married
In London and surrounding districts, four of every five policemen are married, according to a 1929 report by W. N. U. The statistic highlights the stability of the police force amid urban life.
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London
Chinese Library Destroyed at Shanghai Loss Across Cultures
Prof Kiang Kang Hu of McGill calls the destruction of the Commercial Press and Oriental Han Fen Shu Library in Shanghai an irreparable cultural loss. The library housed 360000 Chinese volumes and 100000 in other languages, plus 700 Sung works and 10000 manuscripts. The Commercial Press is a major Chinese business with 15000 employees and massive annual output.
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Oriental Library
Shanghai
Kiang Kang-Hu
McGill University
Han Fen Shu
Kiang
Dominion losses on grain adjustments rise in 1931
The Dominion Government sustained a loss of 250367 during 1931 in seed grain adjustments and relief indebtedness across the three prairie provinces. Principal loss 140100 and interest loss 110266 reported in a House of Commons return.
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Dominion
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
Ten Year Asthma Remedy Proved Only Relief
After a decade of use Dr J D Kellogg's asthma remedy claims the sole relief for a grateful user and many others. The ad asserts it is the recognized market remedy and the greatest asthma specific within reach of sufferers, famed for never failing effectiveness.
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J. D. Kellogg
Watkins to lead Antarctic expedition for mapping coast
H G Watkins, known as the youthful Greenland expedition leader last year, plans to head a fall voyage into the Antarctic. The party will sail in early autumn to cross from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea and map the southwest coast of the Weddell Sea.
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H. G. Watkins
Antarctic
Weddell Sea
Ross Sea
Mrs Juggins Quips About Age With Mr Beach
The woman says she told Mr Beach she was thirty five and he replies she does not look it. Her husband adds that she has not looked thirty five for fifteen years, reflecting a witty exchange.
Baby's Own Soap Promises Gentle Care for Delicate Skin
The ad praises Baby's Own Soap for babies citing its soft soothing oils and tender formulation. It highlights its clinging fragrance likened to roses of France, suggesting it inspires gentle cleansing for infants.
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Baby
France
Merchant Letter Demands Clear Orders and Low Expenses
A German descent merchant writes to his traveling salesmen in a sharp memo. He rejects weather reports and Ohio males while requesting precise routes and expense accounts. He bans billiards purchases as he notes large family expenses and protests inflated charges.
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Ohio
Uss
Douglas Egyptian Liniment Keeps Stable Ready for Use
An animal care note promoting Douglas Egyptian Liniment as a ready answer for immediate use. The product is claimed to remove proud flesh and inflammation Thrush hoof rot and teat infections in cattle.
Tobacco name origin linked to French ambassador Nicot
The botanical name Nicotiana stems from Nicot the French ambassador to Portugal who introduced tobacco to France around 1560.
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Nicot
Portugal
France
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Aia
Fred J. Chase
Thomson Station
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Milburn
T. Mihara
South Pole
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the Borden Co. Ltd
George St. Nag
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