No More Zeppelin Flights Without Helium Says Eckener
Dr. Hugo Eckener warns Germany may halt passenger Zeppelin flights due to US helium denial. He cites Interior Secretary Ickes and US military views, noting US helium monopoly and the Hindenburg disaster as context. Eckener plans to continue work a year, hoping policy may change.
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Hugo Eckener
Germany
Dir Pasenger
United States
Zeppelin
Washington
Ickes
Eckener
Lakehurst
Atlantic
Roosevelt
White House
Niagara Falls Shifts Shape Toward Horseshoe Form
Officials report Niagara Falls again altered its profile during winter, with the United States falls developing a pronounced saw tooth crest and two V shaped indentations about 20 to 30 feet deep. Erosion drives the shift toward a horseshoe shape like the Canadian falls.
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Niagara Falls
United States Falls
Bureau
Milady Fur Coat Industry in Canada Surges in 1936
Canadian fur goods makers produced 90 602 fur coats for women in 1936 the highest total on record. Coats capes scarves collars cuffs and muffs led by the fur coat with the domestic market absorbing most demand and imports exporting little of the manufactured fur goods.
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Canada
Dominion
Edina marks 83rd birthday amid Melbourne voyages
One of the world's oldest ships, the Edina, celebrated its 83rd anniversary in Melbourne Australia. The veteran troopship, built for the Crimean War, remains seaworthy and capable of about eleven knots, continuing regular trips in Port Phillip Bay.
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Melbourne
Australia
Port Philip Bay
Aviators Urged To Skirt Fox Farm Areas In Edmonton District
Edmonton farmers complain low flying planes frighten mink and foxes causing them to abandon young. Civil aviation inspector T G Stephens says farms should mark watch towers chrome yellow and black with a red flag, or build 20 foot pylons if no towers. Breeders notifying locations would warn pilots to avoid the areas. A 1930 Defence Department circular suggested red warning lights on watch towers on air routes.
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Edmonton
T. G. Stephens
Canada
Department of National Defence
Silver Fox Breeders’ Association
Stephens
Hotel life in India challenges and caste tensions
R. E. Hotz of Hotz Trust Hotels of Delhi Agra and Sumba spoke in Toronto about operating in India He noted a severe servant shortage with 98 rooms requiring 140 staff He described caste and religious tensions in staffing and recalled princes traveling with their own chefs and staff asserting influence to reach hunting sites by road construction.
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India
R. E. Hotz
Hotz Trust
Delhi
Agra
Sumba
Toronto
Useful Data Questions for Vocational Guidance Purpose
The National Institute of Industrial Psychology has prepared sixty yes or no questions to study how workers in similar jobs resemble or differ from others. It seeks data for vocational guidance by testing beliefs on topics such as the earth’s rotation, gender roles, prayer, the soul, perception, and the value of art versus science.
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National Institute of Industrial Psychology
Neptune Visible only with Telescope
Neptune cannot be seen with the naked eye but is observable with a small telescope indicating its faintness and required optical aid for viewing.
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Neptune
Calves Are Young Icebergs From Glaciers
Young icebergs, termed calves, are the offspring of parent glaciers, illustrating how ice forms new chunks separated from the main ice mass. The concept highlights glacier dynamics and calving processes in cryology.
Deluge Of Free Advertising In Canadian Press
The Chatham News notes a surge in free publicity across Canadian newspapers from corporations municipalities and government bodies. It argues paid advertising should fund publicity and warns against wasteful distribution of news releases with little general interest.
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Dominion
Canada
The
Chatham News
Nickle urges car confiscation over jail for drunk driving
W F Nickle former Ontario Attorney General argues that confiscating vehicles from drunken drivers would more effectively reduce highway deaths than widespread jail terms. He notes jail sentences are often treated as a joke while Sweden uses long term car confiscation for the same problem. Port Arthur News-Chronicle.
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W. F. Nickle
Ontario
Sweden
Nickle
Port Arthur
Deer and cougar bounty records in Kootenay reserve
Martin Morigeau, a resident of the Kootenay Indian reserve, claims he saved 800 deer last winter and brought in 16 cougar pelts, a record catch for one season. Government bounty pays twenty dollars per cougar, which is estimated to kill about fifty deer annually.
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Martin Morigeau
Kootenay Indian Reserve
Tree Peonies in China and Ice Safety for Summer
Tree peonies once flourished in imperial China with about thirty named varieties, later spread to England and America. The article notes the plant’s size, origin, and cultural value, then discusses summer ice safety from natural and manufactured sources, emphasizing clean water and sanitary handling.
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Emperor Yaing
China
Robert Fortune
England
Moutan
One-Price Celery Shop Keeps Sale at 15 Cents
In New York at 1S81st street and St Nicholas Avenue a tiny one man celery store offers celery at a fixed 15 cent per bunch. The owner explains the price adapts to market shifts while avoiding billing mistakes. Regular customers accept the policy after 17 years.
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St. Nicholas Avenue
New York
Magic Tricks Cost Originators Time and Money
Although many tricks take only two minutes to perform they have cost their originators hundreds of dollars in material and years of effort to perfect.
Kittens Panel Stitch Pattern from Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern 6129 offers a 15 by 20 inch panel with transfer design, color chart, and stitch instructions for lazy daisy, French knots, and single stitch lilacs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept., Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg to obtain this Alice Brooks pattern book.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Queer Town of Gheel Belgium Houses One in Five Mad
In Gheel Belgium the insane dominate the town life as a major income source and many families host madmen. The state supports mentally ill Belgians poor enough to require aid while municipal powers regulate daily life with surprising freedom amid a tranquil yet unusual social scene.
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Gheel
Belgium
Napoleon
Wellington
Detroit News
Sixth annual excursion to Churchill begins from Winnipeg
The trip marks Canada’s northern rail reach to Churchill on Hudson Bay. The rail excursion departs Winnipeg on August 12, led by R. Creelman of Canadian National Railways, highlighting Churchill as the Hudson Bay railway terminus and Canada’s northern port.
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Canada
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway
R. Creelman
Canadian National Railways
Saint Francis avoided lamps and candles due to profaning his hands
The text notes Saint Francis of Assisi refused to touch lamps or candles, believing touching them would defile his hands. This reflects his ascetic discipline and concern for ritual purity.
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St. Francis of
Assisi
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