Burnell Plan urged to revive Western Canadian business
Correspondence to the editor argues the Burnell Plan can revive business in Western Canada by raising farmer purchasing power through a collective Produce Clearing Association. It details how vouchers and 40 cent stamps circulate, creating a 14 handed chain that ends in cash redemption, with a 4 percent discount, backed by public confidence and board oversight, and claims broad endorsements from economists and business leaders in Winnipeg and beyond.
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Winnpeg
Burnell
Western
Canada
West
World Happenings Briefly Told
Canada ranked fourth among nations for exports to the British market in 1932, up from twelfth in 1931. Prof August Piccard, stratosphere veteran, plans no further high altitude trips. Canadian journalist C F Buchanan joins the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission as director of public relations. Lewis Douglas takes oath as U.S. federal budget director. World Postal Union executive meets in Ottawa May 18 to June 29 to set agenda for Cairo congress next February. University of Alberta fees to rise about 25 dollars. Frank Hughes to be offered appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada. Alberta plans coal commission to study and regulate the coal industry. King George V to hold royal courts at Buckingham Palace May 11 12 17 18 and June 23, prompting court number increase. Australia refuses to cut butter exports to the United Kingdom despite cabinet vote.
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FE. C. Buchanan
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Lewis Douglas
Arizona
United States
World Postal Union
Ottawa
World Postal Congress
Cairo
Egypt
University of Alberta
R. C. Wallace
Alberta
Frank Hughes
K.C
Toronto
Supreme Court of Canada
Coal Commission
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta Federation of Labor
George V
Buckingham Palace
First Jewish School in Irish Free State Under Construction
The first Jewish school in the Irish Free State is being built in Dublin. Officials note about fifteen to twenty percent of construction costs or time may be lost in dressing or setup as work proceeds.
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Irish Free State
Dublin
Staked Gold Claim Woman Prospector Beats Old-Time Miners
Mrs Gertrude Murphy, a longtime Cariboo prospector, hiked in over the frozen wilderness on snowshoes and staked several promising claims on Lightning Creek headwaters, beating seasoned miners to creeks including Williams, Lightning, Antler and Lovers Leap below Wingham as Barkerville men filed claims.
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Cariboo
Gertrude Murphy
Williams Creek
Lightning
Antler
Now I Feel Full of Pep
A vintage health ad claims many women feel steadier and sleep better after using the medicine. It promises relief from headaches and backaches and urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle today.
Worth Thirty Million Dollars Peacock Throne
The Peacock Throne a jewel studded canopy over a throne worth 30 million dollars may be sold by the Shah of Persia. It features over 140000 gems in its peacock tails and was built in seventeenth century India before being taken to Persia by Nadir Shah in 1739. Very few have seen it.
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Persia
India
Nadir Shah
Sunday School Lesson and Golden Text
Sunday school lesson centers on Proverbs 23 32 noting the bite and sting of sin. It cites Proverbs 23 29 32 Isaiah 28 1 4 and Daniel 5 1 4 for context with devotional reading from Galatians 5 16 24.
A Picture of a Drunkard and Verses on Wine
Excerpt discusses Drunkard imagery from Proverbs 23 and 25 with commentary. It cites contentions wounds redness of eyes and the danger of long wine drinking. The piece compares Shakespeare and Henry and warns of wine’s deceit as it entices and enslaves.
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Dr. Plumptre
Matthew Henry
Buy or Buy United States slogan sparks debate
A complaint targets the proposed slogan Buy American for implying products from Canada to Argentina. Some urge replacing it with Buy United States while another camp favors a concise single word Buy as a motto, per the Christian Science Monitor.
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Canada
United States
Buy
Christian Science Monitor
Mother Nature’s Lesson on Borrowing and Crops
A concise reflection on ecological limits and agricultural practices noting that future harvests cannot be consumed in the present and stressing prudent use of resources. The piece contrasts immediate needs with long term sustainability and climate realities.
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