Trans Atlantic Air Mail Expected To Serve Empire
Sir Eric Geddes chairman of Imperial Airways said a satisfactory trans Atlantic air mail service would be established in a year or two. Newfoundland arrangements were under way with St Johns as a base to link imperial routes with Canada and American systems.
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Eric Geddes
Imperial Airways
London
Newfoundland
Eric
Post Office
Air Ministry
St. John's
Ocean
Wth
Australia Rejects British Meat Duty Plan
Dr Earle Page deputy prime minister said Australia would oppose a proposed two cents per pound duty on foreign meat and one cent for Empire meat plus end the current import restrictions when June ends. He noted any policy would require agreement from all Empire nations, delaying a final scheme.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Earle Page
London
Simplicity Emphasized by Dean Alford in Speech and Writing
Dean Alford urges plain language in both writing and speaking. He argues against long words, saying clarity and honesty suffer when verbosity prevails, and reputation for ability declines. He notes elegance of language isn’t universal, but simplicity and straightforwardness are.
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Dean Alford
Bible facts and global cigarette paper import in Egypt
The Bible is described with its 66 books and detailed counts of chapters verses words and letters for both Old and New Testaments. A separate note states Egypt imported more than 1,000,000 pounds of cigarette paper in the last year.
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Egypt
What Does Your Handwriting Reveal
A Winnipeg column on graphology explains how handwriting analysis can reveal personal traits and help solve relationship problems. Readers are invited to send handwriting samples with birthdates and a 10 cent fee to Lawrence Hibbert for confidential analysis.
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Torono
Mr. Hibbert
Toronto
Winnipeg
Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Man
Saskatchewan Bans Slot Machines Provincewide
A Saskatchewan legislative move eliminates slot machines across the province as a simple solution amid mixed local rulings on gambling devices. The measure sidelines broader municipal debates by applying a uniform prohibition.
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Saskatchewan
Twenty Mile Journey Spares Manners Despite Hauling
A concise remark notes a twenty mile trip where trucks carry almost every imaginable load except manners. The quip underscores travel habits and social manners in transit.
Cultivation Essential For Early Garden Health And Yield
Warden L. Smith notes cultivation beats soil or fertilizer for drought resistance and weed control. Early spring is critical as freeze thaw cycles injure crowns and buds. protect against frost with mulch and gradually remove. Potatoes can reach good yields by July with pre-plant reed potato light exposure to sun.
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Canada
Prairie Poultry Marketing Plan Votes Fall Short In West
Prairie poultry producers voted on a proposed marketing plan under the Marketing Act. Alberta 62.5 percent approved Saskatchewan 63.4 percent approved Manitoba 24.3 percent approved. Dominion poll totals: 94 237 farmers participated with $50 000 allocated for the campaign. Companies split blame over a central selling agency and future schemes are expected.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Robert Weir
Manitoba
Prairie Poultry
Dominion Marketing Board
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Weir
Exploring mirror photography for unique home pictures
John Van Guilder explains creating eye catching mirror images with careful focus the lens distance and the subject placement. He describes camera settings the use of a photoflash lamp without bright room lights and the shutter timing for time exposure to capture both subject and reflection.
Lifeboats Tested On Shore On Bremen Europa Trips
Each North German Lloyd liner carries 26 lifeboats with 148 persons per boat. One boat is sent to the builder’s plant for examination each voyage, returned after three weeks, and replaced. Ships are equipped to evacuate 4,545 people in an emergency.
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Bremen
Europa
Lloyd Line
Bremerhaven
Trees as Memorials for King’s Silver Jubilee
A suggestion proposes planting trees across the Empire to commemorate the King’s Silver Jubilee. Trees offer living remembrance though less enduring than stone and subject to the elements, yet they may endure until the act of planting fades into tradition.
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Empire
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L. Smith
Prairie Poultry Marketing Plan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Western Universities and Colleges
Dominion Experimental Farms
Greenland
John van Guilder
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