Postum 30-day trial offer for caffeine free tea alternative
The ad claims all can drink Postum except some children and others. It invites a 30-day test replacing tea or coffee with Postum and promises a full refund including postage if no improvement. General Foods, Limited Cobourg Ontario handles returns. Postum is described as delicious economical easy to prepare and caffeine free.
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Postum
General Foods, Limited
Cobourg
Ontario
Forest Fire Drives Refugees On Sapphire Lake
Nightlong blaze has reduced Sapphire town to embers as forest fires sweep toward the lake. Jack Hammond aids survivors while planes and foresters battle the blaze and plan to block its reach, as Kay Joyce and Jeanne Towers remain missing amid smoke and chaos.
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Hammond
Kay
Bruce Kenning
Sapphire Lake
Terry
Forestry Division
Jack Hammond
Jack
Kay Joyce
Bicknell Plans More Plays From Saskatchewan Farmer Wife
Mrs Minnie Evans Bicknell a gray haired farm wife who won honorable mention for her play Relief at the Dominion Drama Festival in 1937 plans to continue play writing. She has a new work Back to Civilization ready for a try out and will stage locally with the Marshall Dramatic Society assisting.
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Minnie Evans Bicknell
Marshall Dramatic Society
Saskatchewan
Duke of Kent to be Installed Grand Master of Free Masons
The Duke of Kent to succeed the Duke of Connaught as Grand Master of the English Free Masons with a rapid installation planned before he sails to Australia. The position has long been held by princes of the blood, mirroring past transitions from the Prince of Wales to Edward VII and then to Connaught. King George V’s sons are all Masons.
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Duke of Connaught
Edward VII
George V
Duke of Kent
Zamorin to Auction Ancestral Gems From Calicut Vaults
A dispute within the Zamorin family leads to the sale of heirloom jewels said to date back nearly five centuries to Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. The lot includes a gem necklace with a brilliant emerald pendant about 1% inches across and a ruby studded sword with a pure gold sheath.
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Vasco da Gama
India
Cape
Calicut
Madras
Harassed Carpet Salesman Appeals to Husband
A salesman hounds a husband with a boastful pitch while the wife retorts that he will be beaten if she demands it. The colloquial exchange centers on a tense domestic scene with a humorous undercurrent.
Scientists quantify beetroot red pigment differences
Researchers analyze beet roots to determine why some beets appear redder by extracting and measuring the red pigment, using chemical methods to compare concentrations and color intensity across samples.
India Holds Vast Share of World Cattle Population
India possesses about 215 million cattle, far exceeding other nations. The global total is around 690 million cattle, highlighting India's dominant livestock presence.
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India
Vader the speaking machine debuts at Franklin Institute
A device named the Vader exhibited by Bell Labs at the Franklin Institute speaks without canned talk or recordings. It resembles a large typewriter with a pipe organ keyboard and uses 23 varied sounds to mimic human speech. Operators gain fluency with practice as 24 women from 300 testers prepare to showcase it at San Francisco and New York fairs.
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Franklin Institute
Bell Telephone Laboratories
San Francisco
New York
Fuzzy Fish Story From Salida Sparks Colorado Debate
The Arkansas River near Salida becomes the focus of a winter fishing controversy as locals claim a fur coated trout was caught. Salida figures including Wilbur B. Foshay seek a waiver from Otis E. McIntyre to legitimize an out of season cast amid zoologists and anglers divided over a fungus theory and a photographed fish.
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Colorado Fish and Game Commission
Salida
Arkansas River
Wilbur B. Foshay
Chamber of Commerce
Foshay
Otis E. McIntyre
University of Colorado
Colorado
Arkansas
Workers unpaid holidays tied to contract, Ottawa says
Ottawa officials say statutory holiday pay is a matter of contract between employer and employee despite a Montreal Trades and Labor Council suggestion to pay workers during the Kings visit holidays. A laundry owner sold his business to become a farmer, still earning from the soil.
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Labor Department
Ottawa
Montreal Trades and Labor Council
Coffee consumption in Canada per person cited at 27 pounds
A Canadian statistic notes that the average per capita coffee consumption is 27 pounds. The figure reflects national data on daily beverage habits and mass market coffee usage.
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Canada
Youth Training Program Yields Job Placements
Dominion and Provincial governments report that at least one third of youths in training were placed in jobs by last September. R F Thompson cites provincial placement officers and limited admissions matching available jobs. In the first year 26 000 of 55 457 trainees were from farm training courses.
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Dominion
R. F. Thompson
Ottawa
Pre-Trial System Modernization Gains Federal Praise
The Massachusetts Federal District Court reports that pre-trial reform reduces jury case backlog by almost half in three weeks. Judge George C. Sweeney notes clearer issues, earlier admissions, and fewer proof disputes streamline process, promising faster, more equal justice.
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England
United States
Massachusetts
George C. Sweeney
Federal Court
District of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Federal District Court
Christian Science Monitor
Magistrate Burbidge Bars Walsh from Driving Canada Wide
Ottawa officials said Magistrate H A Burbidge of Hamilton rightly issued a nationwide order forbidding John Walsh to drive in Canada for a year after his drunken and reckless driving conviction. Walsh also received 21 days in jail and a $25 fine. The amendment to the criminal code allows magistrates to issue such orders valid across the Dominion. The order can be recorded on the driving permit and would trigger arrest if Walsh drives anywhere in Canada.
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Justice Department
Ottawa
H. A. Burbidge
Hamilton
John Walsh
Canada
Walsh
Dominion
Paris University Joined by King Philip II
The University of Paris gained incorporation around 1200 with the involvement of King Philip II, marking a significant milestone in its early history and royal support for higher learning in medieval France.
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The
University of Paris
Philip IL
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice for women in midlife fearing loss of appeal due to hot flashes and mood shifts. Recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to build vitality and ease jittery nerves.
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Shell
Lydia E. Pinkham
Toma
Pinkham
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