Back To The Land Says Unemployment Cure Lies In Farming
A farmer E. C. Drury and bank president J. A. McLeod argued migration from cities to rural farms as the eventual solution to unemployment. Drury warned labor should shift to 600000 farms, while McLeod noted even full production post-1929 boom would not absorb all urban jobless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Drury
Ontario
Toronto
Canada
J. A. McLeod
Bank of Nova Scotia
Halifax
Toronto Evening Telegram
Radio set aids fire line communications in Spokane
A new portable radio device weighing 35 pounds works like a dial telephone to connect fire line operators with headquarters. A single turn of four dials triggers a bell at the central station, enabling instant two way contact with subordinates. Demonstrated with a ground set and aircraft at 4000 feet, the pilot located an obscured bridge 25 miles away without losing radio contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Mennonites consider new colony move from Mexico to Canada
Abram Dyck Cornelius Schmitt and G. E. Rempel said after reaching Juarez that a 7000 strong Mennonite colony may relocate from Chihuahua to Canada to escape Mexico's socialistic education program. The group arrived while surveying potential sites for the planned settlement, originally established in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Mexico
Canada
Abram Dyck
Cornelius Schmitt
G. E. Rempel
Juarez
Rehse Collection Opens In Munich Archive
The Rehse Collection, one of the most complete sets of modern clippings, opened in Munich's Residenz. Founded to study Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s death, it expanded to cover the broader subject of the war and related events since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Careful Confidence Keeps You From Losing It Says Brandon Sun
The Brandon Sun notes that caution in where you place your trust reduces the risk of misplaced confidence. The editorial emphasizes prudent judgment and steady judgment to preserve credibility and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Sun
Why rivers resist freezing solid in winter
The Calgary Herald explains that water expands at about 39 degrees Fahrenheit, causing bottom water to rise and mix until 39 degrees. Ice forms only at 32 degrees, creating a surface shield that thickens slowly and safeguards aquatic life, though pipes may burst from expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary Herald
Soviet Parachute Training Idea Using Car Unit
The Soviets unveil a human pea shooter style training device. A trainee mounts a back car platform and nods to be launched by an air tube beneath, rising over 100 feet. At apex parachute opens and trainee lands safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet
Russia
Rusted Wheat For Seed Tests Suggest Viability
Low grade rusted wheat, after thorough cleaning, germinates nearly as well as high grade wheat. Dominion Seed Branch, University of Saskatchewan, and Saskatchewan Field Crops Branch report tests. If plump rusted wheat can be secured, it may be used for seeding with removal of lightest seed to 25 33 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Seed Branch
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Field Crops
Between Lines of Winter Verse and Cold
A whimsical poem about the harsh joys of winter and coal heat. It uses playful contrasts between winter discomfort and humor, mentioning Jack Frost, birch, ice, the frostbitten body, and the cold night skies.
Rare Cassowary Egg Said to Be First In Captivity
Frank Buck of New York the animal trapper announced the first double wattled cassowary egg laid in captivity. The eight inch by twelve inch egg was found on Long Island at his jungle farm and Buck predicts great things from the egg known for rejuvenation in the wild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Buck
New York
Buck
Londoners revealed in city statistics 1935 trends
London city statistics show population decline due to suburban removals. Marriages reached a ten year high in 1935 while births at special hospitals rose. The average resident uses 34 gallons of water daily and makes 487 yearly trips. Telegrams fell by half whereas telephone use more than doubled. Butter and cheese consumption rose. Motor vehicles lead exports. Traffic casualties rose from 41 000 to 61 000 in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London County Council
Paris Lawyer Sued for Libel by 118 Warders on Devil's Island
Maitre Mireille Maroger, a Paris lawyer, is sued for libel by 118 warders at Devil's Island after she visited, wrote about conditions there, and alleged grave faults by certain warders. The case centers on her articles and the legal action follows her honeymoon visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maitre Mireille Maroger
Paris
Devil's Island
Maitre Maroger
Grim
Cats Snowshoes and Goose Yokes in Canada
The source notes curious Canadian scenes including cats wearing tiny snowshoes to avoid sinking in snow and geese yoked with shingles to prevent fences from grain fields. It also mentions dogs in canvas blankets to keep hair from being blown off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Telegraph
Canada
Dominion
Regina
Ten Years of Reforms Transform Turkey Under Kemal
The London Spectator lauds Kemal Ataturk for a decade of sweeping modernization in Turkey. He dismantled fezzes and veils, shifted to Latin script, modernized transport and industry, promoted Turkish ownership, and revived archaeology to foster a new national consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Kemal
Byzantium
London Spectator
Inquiry Into British Diet Led by Sir Kingsley Wood
The inquiry will study a report by a special advisory committee on the diet of Britons. It estimates ten million people lack proper nutritive intake, due to affordability and food choices. Medical experts call for higher consumption and production of meat bread vegetables and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Kingsley Wood
Britain
Philadelphia woman rejects ring and chooses a horse engagement
Miss Julia Shisler, 24, of Philadelphia, rejects the diamond ring. She tells her fiancé Albert Day, 25, that she wants a horse. Day buys a horse as her engagement gift, and Miss Shisler agrees engagements are silly but promises more fun with a horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Shisler
Philadelphia
Albert Day
Sishler
Also Mentioned on This Page
ICE Palace
Quebec
Quebec City
Sters
Jack Frost
Blue
Cleveland News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!