Vacation days and holidays urged for Western Canada youth
An editorials encourages families in Western Canada to take summer vacations at low cost. It highlights Regina’s World Grain Exhibition and Conference as a key event, promoting rail discounts, tent camps, and open-air recreation to refresh minds and bodies before harvest.
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Western
la Ls
Western Canada
Fort Canada
Canada
Regina
Prairie Province
Exhibition Grounds
U. S
Long-Lived Monarchs and King George's Reign Lengths
The article notes King George marks the 23rd anniversary of his accession versus his father Edward VII's nine years. It lists monarchs with longer occupancy: Victoria 63 years, George II 59, Henry III 56, Edward VII 50, Elizabeth 44, Henry VI 39, Henry VII 38, Charles II 36, Edward I 35, George II 33, Henry VII 24, and Charles III 24.
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George
Edward VII
House of Plantagenet
Queen Victoria
George II
Henry III
Elizabeth
Henry VI
Henry VII
Charles II
Edward I
Charles
Navy abandons rotating reserve plan to save five million dollars
The rotating reserve plan by Admiral William V. Pratt was scrapped after a study found only five million dollars in savings. Secretary Claude Swanson said only destroyers and submarines on rotating reserve would be laid up, not the wider fleet. Dickens enjoyed embellishing himself with costly jewelry.
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William V. Pratt
Naval Operations
United States
Navy Department
Claude Swanson
Navy
Forest fire losses in Canada reach ten million yearly
The Ottawa Journal cites Forest Service figures showing Canada’s annual forest fire loss from 1922 to 1931 totaled ten million dollars. It condemns indifference and weak public action, arguing neglect harms forests more than capitalist excess and urges stronger prevention and education.
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Forest Service of
Department of the Interior
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Nurse Loses Seven Pounds With Kruschen Salts Claim
A nurse reports dropping 7 pounds from 145 to 138 pounds after taking Kruschen Salts daily for several weeks. The advertisement claims the product stimulates liver and kidney function and provides vital minerals, promising renewed energy and vitality. It cites a testimonial from M.H.R. and asserts widespread female use and benefits.
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M.H.R
World Meat Reserve From Northern Canada Idea
Experts foresee a global meat reserve in northern Canada using waste land for reindeer herds from Alaska. A large cold storage and transport network would arise, exporting tinned reindeer meat and tongue as delicacies once the herd matures, with the animals feeding themselves in winter.
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Canada
Turks Eat Little Meat Reveals Diet of Constantinople Inhabitants
The article describes Constantinople residents as heavy bread and rice eaters who avoid meat. They consume large amounts of boiled corn, Indian corn, stewed barley, haricot beans, lentils, and aubergines, cooking in olive oil and eating fish fresh or very spoiled.
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Constantinople
Canadian Map Flooded-Lighted for Chicago Exposition
Montreal artist Gordon Hammond unveils the largest map of Canada in colors 30 by 130 feet bound for the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The map, with a seven by eight foot coat of arms, shows farming mining areas national parks and railway routes, and is complemented by three inserts on Canada as an economic and tourist land.
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Chicago
Montreal
Gordon Hammond
Canada
Great Hall
Travel and Transport
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Mr. Hammond
Aleutheran Islands
Behrings Seas
Iceland
Arctic
Illinois
Judge Refuses Fourth Divorce to Stop Circulation
The judge denies granting another divorce to Jake who claims he only wants to be put out of circulation, while he warns that another divorce would lead to marriage again. The exchange highlights personal motives and court restraint in a domestic dispute.
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Jake
Dream of a bad five dollar note ends with a spend
A dialogue fragment shows a man recalling a dream of receiving a bad five dollar note and then spending it, reflecting on a possible prior omen or misfortune. The exchange hints at trust in luck or superstition as the scene ends abruptly.
Choir Preservation Through Phonograph Accompaniment at Convent Church
The Presbyterian Church of the Convent in New York solves choir maintenance by using phonograph records and amplified electric transcriptions during Sunday services. Congregation joins the music with recordings from famous churches worldwide, offering more elaborate programs than a reduced live choir could provide.
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Presbyterian Church of the Convent
New York
Honest Applicant Bids Shrewd Office Boy Hope
A job applicant replies to an employer with humor about balancing honesty and business sense, saying he understands that business is business. The exchange reflects a casual, era-appropriate tone.
Stamp Fraud Unmasked by Infrared Discovery in Britain
Scotland Yard probed a long running stamp fraud that let criminals erase cancellation marks on income tax stamps. Hawkers sold reissued stamps at half face value, gummage differed, and inspectors traced many cases to widespread purchases. Police face difficulty linking reissued stamps to sources. Dr Serge Voronov spoke of gland transplant aided wool production in Grimaldi Italy.
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Inland Revenue
Scotland Yard
Post Office
Inland Revenue Authorities
Somerset House
Serge Voronov
Grimaldi
Italy
Whalebone not bone elastic substance found in whales
A brief note explains that whalebone is not bone but an elastic material from whale mouths. It mentions Johannesburg in South Africa planning modern streamline street cars.
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Whales
Johannesburg
South Africa
BC Grows Nearly Ten Million Narcissus Bulbs in 1931
The report notes about ten million narcissus bulbs were produced in British Columbia in 1931 along with an equal quantity of bulbs from other species. This reflects a large domestic market for bulb production in the province during that year.
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British Columbia
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Hamilton
Ontario
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