Confidence Restored by Britain Rearming to Lead
The article argues Britain's renewed rearmament under Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Eden will restore Britain's leadership of democratic nations. It cites past restraint in sanctions against Italy, the need to modernize air power, and aims to deter aggression, notably in Spain, to preserve peace and Mediterranean access.
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Neville Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Great
League of Nations
Europe
Britain
Great Britain
Italy
Abyssinia
League
Chamberlain
Sir Anthony Eden
Spain
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Our church in dire financial straits asks Mr. Greeley
The Christian Science Monitor quotes Horace Greeley as the famous editor receiving a letter from a woman detailing the church's financial woes and a string of fund-raising efforts. She asks what can be done to prevent the church from disbanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Monitor
Horace Creeley
Mr. Greeley
Berlin Rises to Third Largest City Worldwide
Berlin is identified as the world's third largest city, following New York and London, highlighting its growing global prominence in the article.
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Berlin
New York
London
Prairie Trees Free Distribution Across Prairies
Since 1935 the Prairie Rehabilitation Act has supplied 960 440 trees free for planting in the prairie provinces. District experiment substations took 77 730 in 1935 and 1936. Agricultural improvement associations 229 380 and field crops shelter belts associations 653 330. Indian Head and Sutherland nurseries distributed 11 828 834 in 1935 and 1936. From 1960 to 1936 these shelters have distributed over 150 million trees to farmers across the three prairie provinces.
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Prairie Provinces
Agricultural Improvement Associations
Indian Head and
Sutherland
Bird vision dwarfs human sight in clarity at range
A scientific note compares avian vision with human sight noting birds can discern tiny grain particles at far greater distances. The text claims a particle barely seen by a person at close range becomes visible to birds at long range.
Island doctor? Man saved by crude improvised surgery
On San Miguel Island, Robert L. Brooks was critically wounded when a rusty spike tore his thigh. With no doctor or boat, resident Herbert Lever sterilized a fishline and a net-mending needle to sew the wound, keeping Brooks alive for twelve days until a Vacquero rescue ship arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Miguel Island
Robert L. Brooks
Brooks
Channel Islands
California
San Miguel
Herbert Lever
Lever
Vacquero
Santa Barbara
Cottage Hospital
Canadian Wheat Board Launches UK Advertising Campaign
The Canadian Wheat Board showcases its first major advertising push in the United Kingdom. Printed materials highlight Canadian hard wheat for bread, with ads in English newspapers and trade journals targeting millers bakers and retailers.
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Canadian Wheat Board
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ottawa Journal
Loneliest Isle Scout's Death Reflects Civilizational Challenge
Donald Glass, descendant of Tristan da Cunha founder William Glass, left a disease‑free home to seek the world in London. He joined the Boy Scouts but illness overtook him within a year, and he died as he faced civilization's unknown germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Donald Glass
William Glass
Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
Donald
Barefoot Burglar Nabbed After Striking in Hermanus
Police in Hermanus South Africa tracked a thief who stole $100 by examining the foot trail. A peculiarly formed big toe aided the suspect’s identification leading to N Cupido an amateur burglar. Cupido received four months hard labor.
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Hermanus
South Africa
N. Cupido
Motorist Would Travel All U.S. Roads in 13 Years at 45 mph
A motorist driving at a steady 45 miles per hour for 10 hours daily would take 13 years 10 months and 21 days to traverse all improved roads in the United States.
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United States
Festival Date Changed Left Legacy For Poor Dates
Delegates from five provinces at Moose Jaw conclude the 12th Western Canada Music Festival Associations conference. For 1938 the Saskatchewan festivals move to late April with Regina first, Saskatoon second. Adjudicators include Sir Hugh Roberton and Maurice Jacobson. 1939 lineup preserved. The report ends with a note on Turriff Scotland and a NZ bequest for its poor.
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Western Canada Music Festival Associations
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Regina
Régina
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Quebec
Montreal
R. Willis
Sir Hugh Roberton
Glasgow
Scotland
Maurice Jacobson
London
Stewart Wilson
Wilson
Canada
Hugh Roberton
Dominion
Jacobson
J. F. Staton
George Dodds
Arthur Benjamin
Selected Recipes for Pickled Vegetables and Syrup
A historic recipe mix for pickled cucumbers onions cauliflower or cabbage and peppers with a syrup of mild vinegar brown sugar Crown Brand Corn Syrup and a thickening dressing. The instructions cover brining draining boiling sterilized jars and yields five pints.
Canada’s Fisheries Hit 1936 Record Year
Canada reported 1936 as its best year since 1930 with a total production value of 39,164,618 dollars. The catch reached 11,088,279 cwt, valued at landing at 22,083,742 dollars, up from 9,532,016 cwt and 20,755,787 dollars in 1935, continuing recovery from 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Moonlight and Sunlight Intensity Compared
Moonlight carries about one fortieth of a foot candle while noon sunlight reaches roughly 19 000 foot candles, illustrating wide variation in sky light levels.
Fan Mail Becomes A Modern Public Passion
A Manchester Guardian writer notes fan mail sweeping society driven by cinema and public figures. Thousands of letters pour in daily to actors, singers, and now even prime ministers and public figures. The letters are tributes of admiration and remain a private pastime for many senders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Guardian
Stanley Baldwin
Milwaukee Plan to Track Visitor Spending Revealed
H. B. Cowan Jr. reports Milwaukee Association of Commerce plans to use convention questionnaires. Delegates record where they stay what stores they shop at and expenditures on shelter amusement and miscellaneous items. Data will be confidential.
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Milwaukee
H. B. Cowan, Jr
Examiner
Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Peterborough Examiner
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