World's Grain Exhibition in Regina 1932 Drives World Attention
The World Grain Exhibition and Conference will be held in Regina Saskatchewan in 1932 with over 200000 cash prizes and global participation. Canada promotes Western Canada to compete for the World Wheat King title and urges initial preparations now for 1930 and 1931.
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Crystal Palace
London
England
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Regina
Saskatchewan
Peru
New Zealand
Guatemala
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Netherlands
United States
Great Britain
France
Australia
Ministries of Agriculture
Europe
Toronto
Chicago
Western Canada
Mustard Gas Trialed Against Cancer in Empire Campaign Report
The annual report of the grand council of the British Empire cancer campaign describes wartime mustard gas as the first true anticacinogenic agent. It notes the gas acts locally to the treated area with time-limited cure, yet calls the result remarkable.
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Grand Council of the
British Empire Cancer Campaign
Baker Lake Name Origin Traced to 1762 Discovery
Records of the Geographic Board of Canada attribute the name Baker Lake to a 1762 rename by Capt. Christopher aboard the ship Churchill. He reportedly discovered the lake while sailing Chesterfield Inlet from Hudson Bay that year.
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Geographic Board of Canada
Baker Lake
Christopher
Churchill
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Fifty Years Later A Borrower Returns Victorian Library Book
A Kansas City Star item notes a borrower repaid a book he took out fifty years ago from a Canadian library. The incident evokes the long-walled Victorian writing era and the library's enduring collection practices.
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Em Long
Kansas City Star
Unusual Commencement Reverses Roles at John Hay
The Cleveland Extension High School ceremony at John Hay High School featured children watching parents march to the platform to receive diplomas. Graduates ranged from 17 to well past middle age and included a golf professional, an assistant sales manager, a chief auditor, a credit manager, an assistant treasurer, and a field manager for a large oil company.
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Cleveland
John Hay High School
Cleveland Extension High School
World wool prices hit New Zealand amid global downturn
New Zealand faces a sharp fall in wool income as world market mood sours. This year wool sales are about 35 million dollars below last year’s yield, while the 1928 export value surpassed 80 million dollars, reflecting wool’s dominance in the country’s exports.
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New Zealand
Australia
Light speed beam could cross country in a fraction of a second
A beam of light travels so fast it could make a round trip from New York to San Francisco in about a seventy fifth of a second.
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New York
San Francisco
China Plans Major 4 Million Telegraph Line Upgrade
China announces a government program to spend four million dollars on improving telegraph lines. The initiative aims to enhance communications nationwide, supporting official networks and regional connectivity.
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China
Archbishop Opposed To Death Penalty Says It Diminishes Sanctity
The Archbishop of York, William Temple, testifying to the Royal Commission on punishments, argued against the death penalty as unjustified vengeance. He warned state killing lowers a society's view of human life and urged abolition, citing Christian ethics and sociological imitation.
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William Temple
York
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
Summer complaints kill little ones. At the first sign of illness during hot weather give Baby's Own Tablets or the child may be beyond aid. Tablets prevent summer complaint if given to well children and relieve sudden troubles. Keep in every home with young children. Sold by druggists or by mail 25 cents per box The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Lord Middleton Eyes Southern Saskatchewan Land Purchase
Lord Middleton, a Yorkshire landowner who breeds beef cattle on a 3000 acre English farm, tours Canada to buy large ranch land in the country and recently visited Brandon Summer Fair. He plans to relocate and take fifty Yorkshire lads to Ontario farms, citing heavy postwar taxes on British estates. Toothache relief advertised with Douglas Egyptian Liniment.
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Saskatchewan
Lord Middleton
Canada
England
Brandon
Ontario
Father Of Many Inventions The Concertina Celebrate
The article lauds Charles Wheatstone, noting his 1829 invention of the concertina and his wider feats. It highlights his stereoscope, polar clock, and bringing the electric telegraph to public use, portraying him as a prolific Victorian inventor.
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Charles
Jenary
Charles—Wheatstone
Sir Charles
Wax figures of famous figures for London storefronts
Wax figures are being created for London shop windows to depict Helen Wills Princess Elizabeth Prime Minister MacDonald and other notable people.
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London
Helen Wills
Princess Elizabeth
MacDonald
London messenger boys wear illuminated cap badges
The article notes messenger boys employed by a wireless telegraph company in London use illuminated cap badges as part of their uniform. The detail highlights early 20th century signaling attire and corporate branding within the city.
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Messenger Boys
Wireless Telegraph Company
London
Prince and Peasant Wed in Italian Nobility Tie
Signorina Maria Rizzati a Roman laundry girl has married Prince Danioni from a venerable Italian family. The prince visited the laundry to praise the ironing of his shirts when meeting his bride to be.
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Signorina Maria Rizzati
Prince Danioni
Ice-breaker N. B. MacLean to start Arctic patrol
The new government ice-breaker N. B. MacLean, launched at Halifax and named for Major MacLean, will maidenly plunge into Arctic waters in August. It will deliver supplies to four Hudson Bay wireless stations at Cape Hope’s Advance, Resolution Island, Nottingham Island and Fort Churchill and patrol Hudson Straits through the fall.
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N. B. MacLean
Arctic
Halifax
Major MacLean
Hudson's Straits
Ministry of Marine
Hudson Bay
Cape Hope
Resolution Island
Nottingham Island
Fort Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Britain Hears of Franco Italian Talks on Naval Limits
Prime Minister MacDonald told the House of Commons Britain welcomes Franco Italian discussions aimed at resuming naval talks. He said these talks should advance the London Naval Treaty principles to all participants and that Britain will not alter its 1930 naval program beyond replacements within reduced tonnage limits.
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London
MacDonald
House of Commons
France
Italy
Persian Balm Promises Softness and Charm for Women
The advertisement touts Persian Balm as a cooling soothing lotion that smooths rough skin from weather wear. It claims delicate fragrance and luxurious texture, urging dainty women to choose it for a refined appearance and softened whitened hands.
Centenary of the Phosphorus Match Celebrated in France
In 1931 France marks 100 years since the phosphorus match invention by Charles Saurin of Dole who lit a wooden sliver by striking it on a file. The discovery occurred 99 years earlier when he dipped wood into liquid phosphorus.
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France
Charles Saurin
Dole
Freshman asks about reaction after rejected call
A freshman asks what to do when a girl loudly rejects him and declares she never wants to see him again. His buddy suggests ending the encounter immediately to avoid further embarrassment.
Remarkable Cocoanut Tree May Yield 500 Nuts Annually
An exceptional cocoanut tree could bear as many as 500 nuts in a single year, highlighting its extraordinary productivity and potential value for crops and gardens.
Railplane Tested in Scotland by Bennie Design
The world's first experimental rail plane system backed by the L N E Railway was tested at Milngavie Scotland. A torpedo shaped coach with two aeroplane propellers was suspended from an overhead rail and carried 25 passengers up to 150 mph on a test track.
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London and Northeastern Railway
Milngavie
Scotland
George Bennie
England
Transport Congress
Glasgow
Blackpool
Southport
London
Alberta Creameries Show 4.4 Percent Rise in Early Year
For the first four months of the year Alberta creameries report a 4.4 per cent gain over 1929 and 35 per cent over 1928. Southern creameries up 1 per cent, central zone similar, and northern creameries up 19 per cent.
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Alberta
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator Delivers Complete Cure Alone
The product claims to function without assistance from other medicines and asserts reliable results without failure. The statement emphasizes independence from supplementary treatments and consistent effectiveness.
Nanking Plans Bold City Restructuring Drive
Nanking China outlines 77 adopted proposals shaping a river port waterworks park Grand Metropolitan Museum three clinics industrial growth factory openings afforestation and a new residential district as part of a sweeping urban redevelopment.
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Nanking
China
Aspirin Pockets and Home Use Advised for Headache Relief
An advertisement promotes Aspirin tablets as a quick relief for headaches and other pains. It urges readers to carry a pocket tin for sudden headaches and keep a larger bottle at home while following the proven directions.
Artificial wool dream from lab growing sheep hair indefinitely
Scientists with the British Research Association for the Woollen and Worsted Industry report experiments showing live sheepskin pieces placed in a chemical solution in vats can be nourished to produce hair year after year. They suggest cowhide might also be treated similarly.
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British Research Association
Association
Morning eggs weigh more in forenoon tests
Tests by C Howard King of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets show morning eggs weigh 24 115 ounces per dozen while afternoon eggs average 23 539 ounces. The Madison report suggests a challenge for commercial egg producers to induce hens to lay in the forenoon for larger eggs.
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C. Howard King
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets
Madison
Wisconsin
Canada’s Vast Lands Define a Rich Native Game Region
The piece describes Canada’s broad lakes forests and prairies creating a distinct faunal region home to almost every North American game species. It notes the country’s geography and ecological diversity shaping wildlife availability for hunting and natural history interest.
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Canada
North American
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