Canadians Should Be Grateful For Stable Life Says Editorial
The Montreal Star laments grumbling in Canada while comparing conditions to Europe. It praises freedom from spies and war fear, notes improving finances, and warns only a distant quake or upheaval could jolt complacent citizens into action.
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Montreal Star
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Goxi
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France
Switzerland
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Buckingham Palace
Reilly
Silver Sea
Big Bicycle Factories Shape Education in Britain
The London Observer letter notes Britain hosts major bicycle plants, led by Raleigh of Nottingham. It cites 10,000 Raleigh agents in 100 countries and annual output over 500,000 machines, with an eight mile conveyor network and vast packing facilities, reflecting bicycles as a key daily transport and industrial symbol.
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United Kingdom
Britain
Raleigh Company
Nottingham
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Loss of pride in work as machines replace hand craft
The Glasgow Herald notes that modern machinery can replace much human labor reducing job satisfaction. It argues the dignity of labor has weakened as factories adopt devices that perform four times the work of one man, diminishing the craft and pride found in traditional handwork.
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Glasgow Herald
Japan to Build Large Tokyo Commercial Air Port
Despite focus on China war, Japan plans a major air port at Tokyo costing 5 000 000 dollars. It is to be one of the largest and best equipped in the Orient, reflecting ambitious aviation growth.
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England
Canute
Japan
China
Tokyo
Origins of insect word from Latin insectus meaning cut in
The term insect derives from Latin insectus meaning cut into and describes their cut-in appearance in early taxonomy.
Flames of science outshine dark world in tiny lamp
A Kitchener Record voice notes a remarkable vapor lamp, a slim column of vapor so bright that only solar surface material could match its glow. The device could light air ports across Canada or the United States, highlighting human stubbornness in progress while commending a good deed amid vast darkness.
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Canada
United States
Pluto’s Long Orbit Places It In Gemini
The article notes Pluto’s 248 year solar orbit and its 20 year stay per zodiac sign. It currently lies in the Gemini constellation.
Quoting a Night Battle with Mosquitoes and Wind
A fragment describes caribou freeing themselves of mosquitoes while pondering the urge to rise at night and face the wind. The text contrasts natural behavior with the impulse to endure discomfort.
Cow Sweat Glands Located Only on Nose
A historical note states that cows possess sweat glands exclusively on the nose area. The fact reflects biological curiosity about bovine physiology and thermoregulation in dairy cattle.
Canadians spend nearly two million on flowers in Canada 1937
The report shows indoor cut flowers and greens sold in Canada for the year ended March 31 1937. Thirty two plant kinds are listed with sales totaling 1 136 619 items valued at 1 952 128 dollars. Tokyo plans summer television broadcasts.
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Canada
Farmer objects to magistrates urging vagrants to farm work
A Ontario farmer writes to the Peterborough Examiner objecting to magistrates telling vagrants to seek work on farms. He argues many drunks and loafers cannot do farm labor, risks to family, and that farming now requires skilled, reliable workers, not casual tramps.
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Peterborough
Ont
Rewards For Good Drivers In View Of Insurance Rates
A Brantford Expositor view argues for rewarding careful drivers with lower rates due to rising automobile insurance costs. It notes a broad belief that safe drivers should not bear the burden caused by careless, reckless, or intoxicated motorists and suggests they deserve reduced premiums.
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Brantford Expositor
Railway Nursery in Melbourne Sees 55000 Babies Use Service
Over four years the Railway Nursery in Melbourne, Australia, has cared for 55000 babies whose mothers worked in the city. For 25 cents a child can stay up to three hours in supervised cotto play rooms, with only four desertions recorded.
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Railway
Melbourne
Australia
Railway Department
Air-Minded Family Eyes North Atlantic Flight
A family has applied for seats on the first British flying boat to open the North Atlantic air service. Major Norman Holden, a London stockbroker and a passenger on Graf Zeppelin’s first flight, hopes to travel with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law.
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London
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