Britain Publicly Bets on Gas Masks and Food Reserves
Britain announces perfected gas masks usable for babies as part of broader home defence measures. government aims to distribute 30,000,000 masks in 1937 and build food stocks for six months. A coastal air alert system, balloon lookouts, and an anti aircraft air force of 585 planes supplement the plan to deter raids.
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Britain
Geoffrey Liogd
Home Office
London
Food Defence Plans Department
Death of Mrs Joseph Conrad Remembers Supporting Wife
Obituary notes Jessie George Conrad died in England at an advanced age. She was the second of nine children in a poor London family who became Joseph Conrad's wife and aide for 28 years. She rescued manuscripts and guarded his privacy while enduring hardship. Her quiet devotion helped fashion Conrad into a master of English prose.
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England
Joseph Conrad
London
Jessie George
Poland
New York World Telegram
Silent Rush of Talk Prompts Call for Quiet Reflection
A St Marys Journal Argus piece laments constant chatter from radio hosts politicians wives and editors. It urges a rare pause for thinking as society drowns in words and ink and predicts a moment when someone will seize the hill to consider ideas.
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St. Mary's
Argus
King George V’s Jubilee Reception and Royal Privacy
The article recalls King George V’s Jubilee crowds and notes the present king avoids publicity, unlike earlier royalty. It highlights the Duke of York’s camera snatching moment and his reputation as the "Industrial Prince" for his deep study of working conditions and industry.
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Morden
George
George V
Daily Sketch
Dry subsoil prompts Manitoba farm drought plans
Dry subsoil and scarce rain worries Western farmers this winter. at Morden Dominion Experimental Farm Caragana hedges reduce evaporation and drift while rainwater storage and a large dugout are planned to capture runoff. Farmers brace for possible drought next year. The piece also notes shifts in Royal Dukes with George VI and Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, and a brief joke about a bachelor brother.
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Dominion
Morden
Manitoba
George VI
Prince Edward
Duke of
Windsor
Wellington
Sutherland
Westminster
Abercorn
Priceless Platinum Gift To Canterbury Cathedral Unveiled
Mrs. Robinson-Harrison of Cumberland England presents Canterbury Cathedral with an enormous platinum casket. It features the largest platinum piece ever worked, the first figures cast in platinum, and diamond studding along its side.
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Canterbury Cathedral
Robinson-Harrison
Cumberland
England
Tungsten Wire Strength Claims 650000 PSI
The article states tungsten has a tensile strength of 650000 pounds per square inch when drawn into a fibrous wire, claiming it to be the strongest material in the world. It notes this is in addition to tungsten’s high melting point.
Bones for Berlin schools to aid national plan
German children urged to bring bones to school as part of a four year plan to cut foreign materials. Housewives asked to donate soup bones for the program. Government wagons will collect at schools on bone days Tuesday and Friday. An estimated 1 000 000 pounds fats 1 500 000 pounds glue and 4 000 000 pounds bone meal could be recovered per 500 carloads of bones.
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Germany
Berlin
Windsor Castle Ties Strengthen for King and Queen
Windsor residents expect the King and Queen to spend much time at Windsor Castle, unlike ex King Edward who seldom stayed there. The monarchs favor the castle, with the Royal Lodge nearby in Windsor Great Park. Alexandria in Egypt is noted as ancient world intellectual center.
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Windsor
Windsor Castle
Edward
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
London Evening Standard
Royal Lodge
Windsor Great Park
New Anaesthetic Afrail Promises Safer Ether Use
Dr Garne King a former RAMC stretcher bearer from Kansas, claims pre heating ether before inhalation eliminates explosions and ether pneumonia. He reports 2500 physicians trialed the method with hundreds of cases, including a woman regaining consciousness fifteen minutes post operation.
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Afrail
Garne King
Royal Army Medical Corps
Britain
Dardanelles
Mesopotamia
King
Kansas
Deolali
India
University of Physicians and Surgeons
Kansas City
California
Los Angeles
Lariat and Lasso Distinct Roles in Cowboy Speech
Don McCarthy of Montana clarifies in his book that lariat is a rope used to lasso animals while lasso is a verb. The Wall Street Journal quotes the work describing terms like paint as a color splashed horse.
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Don McCarthy
Montana
Wall Street Journal
German plan cuts restaurant menus to twenty five dishes
The government aims to reduce food waste by forcing eateries to offer only 25 dishes, shrinking menus to a quarter of their current length as part of a food conservation drive.
Turkey Celebrates Thirteenth Birthday with Angora Parade
At Angora villagers on ponies gather for a national birthday celebration marking Turkey's thirteenth year, with about 7 000 attendees joining festive parades and communal events.
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Turkey
Angora
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Birkenhead
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Henpeck
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Stockholm
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