World economic conference eyes on gold bloc vs sterling dollar
London talks center on aligning countries into a gold bloc or a Sterling Dollar group as Britain shifts toward Empire economic unity. Countries recall inflation dangers while the United States pursues price gains, with Britain leaning toward Dominion and US partners for trade revival and Ottawa agreement expansion.
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England
Europe
France
Germany
Great Britain
Dominions
United States
Britain
London News
Gold Bloc
Ottawa
Canada
Prince Liking Kilts Sparks Unlikely Aviation Note
A small Aeronca two cylinder airplane, one of the lightest built, flies at high altitude over Denver and costs under two dollars per hour to operate. The craft carries two and reaches up to ninety five miles per hour with a cruising speed of eighty five. Meanwhile the Prince of Wales, deputising at St James's Palace, favors wearing a kilt for state duties because it offers more comfort than the Guards full dress uniform.
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Denver
Colo
Prince of Wales
St. James's Palace
Prince
Welsh Guards
Seaforth Highlanders
Saskatchewan grain elevators busy as farmers sell wheat
Minister of Agriculture Robert Weir says Saskatchewan elevators are operating day and night and farmers hold more wheat than realized, selling at around 60 cents a bushel or higher. He notes the activity is unprecedented and that about 50 municipalities harmed by grasshoppers will need assistance.
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Saskatchewan
Robert Weir
Ottawa
Weir
Melfort
Sask
Timber Distributors plans large Russian lumber imports
The Morning Post reports Timber Distributors Limited, a British import group, will import 693 million board feet of Russian lumber in the coming navigation season. The firm says it will add 15 shillings to contract prices to cover embargo costs, yet price levels will still undercut Canadian timber interests in Britain.
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Morning Post
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the Post
Cross-Canada Flight Ends in Vancouver After 14th Run
George M. Ross secretary of the Canadian Flying Clubs Association lands at Sea Island Airport Vancouver completing a cross country flight visiting Aero clubs along the route. The Moth plane presented to Major-General J. H. MacBrien completed the final Calgary to Vancouver leg in eight hours. The craft has made four Vancouver visits and logged about 86 000 miles. Ross notes growing domestic flying activity and fewer Canadians seeking U S aviation training.
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George M. Ross
Canadian Flying Clubs Association
Sea Island
Vancouver
Canada
Calgary
J. H. MacBrien
Aviation League
Mr. Ross
United States
East
Liver Pills Promise Quick Health Boost
Many people feel sour and sluggish and chase quick fixes like alts oil water laxatives or chewing roughage yet ignore the liver. The ad urges waking up the liver with two pounds of bile daily, promising the bowels stomach and intestines will work properly again. Carter's Little Liver Pills are pitched as a pure vegetable safe quick remedy.
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Carter
Paris Montparnasse inaugurates railway nursery for babies
The Montparnasse Station in Paris opens a nursery for 40 to 50 babies serving Brittany and La Vendee. The first of its kind in France, others will follow in major state railways. Services include baths changes of clothes bottles and sleep all free.
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Montparnasse
Paris
Brittany
la Vendee
France
Cars Are Safer From Lightning Says Standards Bureau
Experts from the Bureau of Standards state automobiles are practically immune to lightning as drivers seek shelter in enclosed cars. Despite wet rubber tires and a wet car, the auto body remains protected by enclosure. motorists are likely safer in a car than at home, with few recorded cases of autos struck by lightning.
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Bureau of Standards
Entomological Society of London to mark centenary
More than 150 delegates from 22 counties will gather in London for three days of centenary celebrations by the Entomological Society of London. Economic entomologists worldwide note two major successes: reclaiming three million acres in Queensland from prickly pear and saving Fiji’s coconut industry from a purple moth, both via parasitic insects. The global fight against migratory pests in Africa and Asia relies on economic entomologists.
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London
Entomological Society of
England
Queensland
Figi Islands
Africa
Asia
Wonderful Trip For English Schoolboys
Twelve pupils from a Manchester grammar school travel to Morocco for a holiday and become the first Europeans to visit Tehzewen. They gain permission due to past good relations with the Sultan and officials. The trip also promotes Lancashire cotton, with samples of cloth to impress locals and boost hotel demand for Lancashire goods.
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Manchester Grammar School
Morocco
Tehzewen
Boom in Construction Across Canada Projects to Reach 160 Million
Canada faces a surge in engineering and building work with twenty six cities expected to begin projects totaling 160 million dollars. A national survey by the construction council shows 54 centres surveyed and anticipated final totals around 350 million. Twelve local committees will be formed at key points to conduct provincial surveys for the national body.
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Canada
National Construction Council
Governor General Visits Digby Baby Clinic in Nova Scotia
The Governor General and Lady Bessborough attended their first baby clinic during a Digby visit on the Nova Scotia tour. Doctors examined 25 youngsters while the vice regal party observed the proceedings.
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Canada
Lord
Lady Bessborough
Digby
Nova Scotia
Best Container For Cream
A well soldered plain-bottomed tin can about eight inches in diameter and 20 inches deep is found by dairy farmers to be the best vessel for holding cream. It is easily cleaned and convenient to handle. In contrast, earthenware containers with any cracks may impart an undesirable flavor to the butter.
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