Civil Service Reform Urged For Provinces And Municipalities
The Citizens' Research Institute of Canada urged Canada to professionalize municipal services and expand Civil Service structures. It warned that provincial and municipal payrolls total hundreds of millions and that national efficiency depends on personnel standards, eligible lists, and pensions. The institute called for nationwide study and a federal style Civil Service Commission to set career paths and curb favoritism.
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Citizens’ Research Institute of Canada
Dominion
Royal Commission On
Civil Service Commission of Canada
Civil Service Commission
Canada
Institute
Forgotten Ice Inherited Vices From Thirty Years Past
A temperance advocate hires a carpenter for home repairs and uncovers hidden liquor bottles a bowl of ice and other items behind old wainscot astonishing the worker. The tale attributes the stash to a past occupant Captain Bunce with the ice still unmelted after decades.
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Temperance
Carpeuter
Captain Bunce
Wall Street
No New Frontier
The article argues that during the 1930s depressions there was no frontier to escape to for work and renewal. It notes that in the past people moved West or North to start over, but today such an outlet no longer exists, leaving men with fewer chances to recover.
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Vancouver
An Undesirable Record for A Bernard Leckie
Philadelphia crime investigator says one in twenty five U.S. citizens bears a criminal record. He suggests adding another record to reflect public concerns about crime trends and accountability.
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A. Bernard Leckie
Philadelphia
U.S
Accidental Bottle Spill Led to Discovery of Celluloid
The discovery of celluloid arose when a bottle of collodion was accidentally upset, triggering a new material development.
Disney's Early Strides and Global Malnutrition Questions
A Chamber's Journal piece outlines Walt Disney's start in animation with early low-cost strip production and a breakthrough with Mickey Mouse. It also cites League of Nations concerns about malnutrition, stressing education on protective foods, economic barriers, and international cooperation. The London Sunday Dispatch commentary on gossip contrasts gendered talk in various settings.
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Mickey Mouse
Mortimer
League of Nations
Disney
J. Carmichael Jones
Chamber
Kansas City
Walt Disney
Mortimer Mouse
Mickey
Mouse
Constance Hayward
Moncton
Maritime Provinces
League of Nations Society
Society
Canada
Council of Women
Windsor
Ont
International Labor Organization
R. Anderson
Dagenham
Anderson
House of Commons
Athenaeum
London Sunday Dispatch
Correct Costume Air Raid Precautions Uniform Rules
Leeds A R P squads will wear distinct uniforms. Women volunteers adopt blue berets white scarves blue tunics and blue overalls with blue macs while men wear blue tunics red striped trousers peak caps and waterproof leggings.
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Leeds
England
Indian Chief Finds Lafayette’s Wig Shock Funny
An old Indian chief visiting Lafayette expresses surprise at his bald head until Lafayette removes his wig. The anecdote ends with the chief realizing wigs exist and comments on civilization being artificial, reflecting a humorous contrast between nature and society.
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Lafayette
America
Nine-Year Sleep Ban Error Found in Bismarck Law
Law passed in 1929 barred hotels and dining rooms from serving as sleeping areas, making it illegal to sleep in a North Dakota hotel. Legislators uncovered a punctuation error that stretched the prohibition for nine years.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
Missouri tact as a company homeward joke
From the wilds of Missouri comes a witty quip about tact, noting the irony of making a company feel at home when you wish they were elsewhere. The line plays on rural humor and business etiquette in a concise, tongue in cheek fashion.
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Wilds of
Missouri
Streamlined Trains Endanger Old Hobo Traditions at Buffalo Yard
A Buffalo rail yard incident shows a hobo tangled behind the Twentieth Century Limited’s tender, rescued after a half hour by the engine crew and two police officers. The piece contrasts past railroading flex with today’s streamlined service and fading hobo craft.
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Madison Square Garden
Buffalo
Twentieth Century Limited
Santa Fe
Tago
New York Times
Worry Among Youth Sparks Call for School Intervention
A University of Rochester study shows distress among youths over popularity, death fears, adoption fears, financial insecurity, future responsibilities and insanity fears. Authors urge schools to include worry prevention in the curriculum to teach coping and critical thinking.
Biologists Find Two New Vitamins in Baltimore
Biologists in Baltimore announce the discovery of two new vitamins. The report temperately notes restraint until dietary requirements are identified. It also cites the British Empire population estimate at 516.11 million.
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Baltimore
British Empire
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France
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