Relief For The Land From Mounting Taxation Burden
The article argues land ownership carries duties and taxation burdens, warning that private incomes fall and public levies rise. It cites Rowell Commission hopes, calls for shifting tax bases away from land, and notes rising farm real estate taxes from 1913 to 1929 with continuing pressure for national, provincial, and municipal realignment.
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Canada
Rowell Commission On Dominion
J. J. Smith
Saskatchewan
United States
Mr. Smith
Spies Pouring into Britain Reported by London Star
The London Star notes rising espionage activity in Great Britain since rearmament began with spies flooding in from many regions. It cites increased sabotage of aircraft factories and mentions the number of spits in Britain has doubled. The Venus de Milo statue stands just over six feet three inches.
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Great Britain
London Star
Britain
The
Star
Venus de Milo
Queen Mary Prefers Light Opera Over Jazz at Ceremony
Queen Mary expressed her dislike for modern music and jazz while reviewing the program for the St. Helier hospital foundation stone ceremony in Surrey. She approved a lineup featuring Viennese waltzes and light opera tunes such as waitzes and a gavotte.
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St. Helier Hospital
Surrey
Doctor Celebrates 80th Birthday With Four Mile Run
Dr. George H. Hammond of New York ran four miles in celebration of his 80th birthday. He has run three miles thrice weekly for 63 years and says the activity keeps him in fine fettle. His comments reflect a life-long running habit and health.
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George H. Hammond
New York
Dr. Hammond
Britain Faces Difficulties In Global Standoff Says Lippmann
The article cites Walter Lippmann arguing Britain cannot defend all interests across North Atlantic Europe the Mediterranean and the Orient. He says British policy appears hesitant not from moral lapse but from grim necessity to abandon or compromise with one or two adversaries.
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Britain
North Atlantic
Europe
Mediterranean
Orient
Therfore
Walter Lippmann
Detroit Free Press
Coffee Cake Recipe From Vintage Kitchen Instructions
Instructions for a coffee cake bake in a nine inch pan with flour sugar and baking powder, butter and cinnamon crumb topping. Uses Crown Brand corn syrup Benson's corn starch cracker crumbs and eggs with milk and shortening. Bake at high heat and serve hot.
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Crown
Mazda
Benson's
Freight must move 35000 tons by boat from Water ways Alta
Col. James K. Cornwall veteran contractor told reporters in Edmonton that a record total of at least 35000 tons of freight must be moved down north by boat during the upcoming short river season. He emphasized urgency and strategic importance of rapid inland waterway transport.
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Alta
James K. Cornwall
Edmonton
A Simple Explanation of Hens Cackling After Laying
Hens cackle after laying eggs to signal their whereabouts to the flock. The reflex traces to jungle fowls which did the same to mark where a nesting hen rested during lay.
Glascow Exhibition to Feature 11 Foot Robotic Human Body
A life sized 11 foot robot torso by Richard Huws will display the human body's workings at the Glasgow Empire Exhibition in May. The mechanical man uses pumps for the heart, a camera for the eye, and colored balls to depict digestion and foods. Brain sections light with words, dials track vitals, and motion is driven by a small electric motor.
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Glasgow
Richard Huws
Mystery of Watering Hobby Horses by Quintuplets
Little Marie Dionne, confined at the Dafoe nursery, solved a puzzle by watering five wooden hobby horses with a beach pail. The quints had wondered where she had seen a horse, but Dr. Dafoe explained the memory came from a teamster who watered his horse near the nursery a year earlier. Marie offered each horse a drink and kissed them all.
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Marie Dionne
Dafoe
Oliva
Marie
Dafoe Nursery
Nora Rouselle
Sigrid Ulrichson
Molly O'Shaughnessy
Dr. Dafoe
Quints
Lord Lister's Birth Room Echoes Through Hampstead Tale
John Weir of St Mary's Hospital shares stories linking Lord Lister to a West Ham birthplace now marked by St Peter's Vicarage. Visitors recall the room where he first drew breath and a Canadian doctor paused in tribute. A youth from the vicarage later predicted he would become a doctor.
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Lord Lister
Lord Moynihan
Hampstead
Fortune Green Road
London
John Weir
St Mary's Hospital
Plaistow
Upton Lane
West Ham
St. Peter's Vicarage
Rust Resistant Wheat Varieties Apex and Coronation Explained
Professor J B Harrington of the University of Saskatchewan field husbandry department clarifies the status of rust resistant wheats Apex and Coronation. He says their relationship is very remote and explains development pedigrees and grading differences affecting top hard red spring wheat grades. Apex is tied to Marquis while Coronation combines Hope and Reward. Apex is recommended in many districts.
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Apex
Coronation
J. B. Harrington
University of Saskatchewan Field Husbandry Department
Harrington
University of Saskatchewan
Marquis
Hope
Battleford
Saskatchewan
World Harvest Record Set In Wimmera Wheat Field
Three men on 700 acres in Victoria’s Wimmera belt used an auto-header to harvest 3,300 bushels in a single day from 5:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. The crew took no breaks for meals, stopping only to bag grain and oil parts. The yield reached 4,344 bushels per acre.
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Wimmera
Victoria
Australia
Craigavon announces new financial pact with Britain
Viscount Craigavon prime minister of Northern Ireland announced financial arrangements with Great Britain to offset treaty losses. Northern Ireland will gain British armament orders, agricultural subsidies, and unemployment insurance, plus general exchequer coordination between London and Belfast.
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Viscount Craigavon
Northern Ireland
Great Britain
Britain
Ireland
Lord Craigavon
London
Belfast
Austrian Baron Loses Estates in Court Proceedings
Baron Alfons Rothschild reportedly forfeited three large Austrian estates in a Fanning court ruling stating the estates had become Reich property to repair damages inflicted on the former Austrian state treasury. The baron is said to have fled the country.
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Alfons Rothschild
Fanning
Lower Austria
Reich
Rothschild
Railways of Italy Carry Nearly 100 Million Passengers
Italy's railways transported close to 100 million passengers in the previous year. The numbers reflect continued demand for intercity and regional travel across major lines and networks.
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Italy
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Hull
Tobago
Ogden
Foreman
Bill
Ulster
Austria
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