British Colonization Prospects in Central British Columbia
A British report praises potential profits for small farmers in Central British Columbia under current conditions and notes Western Canada needs population. It discusses shifting plans from prairie colonization to BC, government land grants, and the need for a strong British stock while watching the BC experiment for lessons.
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Great Britain
British Columbia
West
Sir Henry Page Croft
R . Daignesh
Western Canada
Western
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
East
Prairie
Widely Read Loyalties Highlight Stalin Claims
The Detroit Free Press cites a Moscow edition claiming Stalin’s books total 157,000,000 copies in 1933 to 1938, plus 13,755,000 copies of his History of the Communist Party in ten languages and 20,000,000 expected copies of his March speech. Also notes loyalty messages from Canadian church and Salvation Army leaders.
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Moscow
United Church and
Salvation Army
Stalin
Detroit Free Press
Joseph Stalin
Candi
Communist Party
Adolf Hitler
United Church In
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
King George
John Woodside
Gordon A. Siscoe
General Council
G. L. Carpenter
Alaska
Newfoundland
Bermuda
New Use For Honey Stimulates Roots Of Cuttings
Preliminary experiments by the Division of Horticulture at Dominion Experimental Farms show honey can stimulate root growth in cuttings. A 25 percent honey solution distinctly promotes roots in cedar and chrysanthemum cuttings and compares well with hormone chemicals.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Thrifty Committee Plans Woodstock Visit Runway Carpet Sale
A thrift minded committee plans the visit of the King and Queen to Wood stock. They would buy a red carpet for 350 dollars to cover the runway at the station and cut it up to sell as rugs at 3 50 each. The term flapper is noted as referring to young ducks.
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Woodstock
New Terminology Sparks Language Resilience Debate
A Hamilton Spectator excerpt argues English remains resilient, adopting new terms like reflation and implementation while coining phrases such as blizzard heads and womp. It criticizes superficial linguistic tinkering amid social and economic change.
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Europe
Hamilton Spectator
Selected Recipes For Small Cookies
Cream butter until fluffy then mix in two cups bread flour sugar and salt. Stir in cornstarch and rest of dry ingredients until dough cracks when shaped. Roll to quarter inch thick cut with cutters. Bake at 325 degrees F for about twenty minutes yielding ten dozen small cookies.
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Canada
Chocolate Mint Sundae Construction Tip
Crush Christie's Chocolate Wafers into mint whipped cream then layer six portions with ice cream and wafers. Place a mint whipped cream topping, then cover each stack with a second wafer and top with remaining ice cream and crumbled wafers.
Forgetful man ready to live to a hundred
The Montreal Star notes a man who kept many healthy habits including twice yearly exams, wearing golasses in rain, sleeping with window open, vegetable rich diet, eight hours sleep, abstaining from smoke and alcohol, and daily exercise. He died before his hundredth birthday, with funeral held yesterday.
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Montreal Star
Monster sea turtle bones found near Newport Oregon
A 16 inch skull of a sea turtle, estimated at 1500 to 2000 pounds, was discovered near Newport, Oregon. Paleontologist E L Packard of Oregon State University said the 20 000 year old creature likely weighed that much and its discovery excites scientists as the first of its kind reported in North America.
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Corvallis
Ore
Newport
E. L. Packard
Oregon
North America
UC expedition seeks Crusoe's isle tobacco on Juan Fernandez
A University of California botanic team investigates a peculiar tobacco species that grows on Juan Fernandez, sometimes called Crusoe's isle, as part of their expedition.
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Juan Fernandez
Crusoe’s Isle
University of California Botanic Expedition
Why is thirteen considered an unlucky number
A contemporary asks about the unlucky nature of the number thirteen. The belief may trace to a court scene where a defendant counted one judge plus twelve jurors, totaling thirteen. The conjecture links superstition to a formal legal setting.
Queen greets war veteran who met her in Delhi
The Queen recognized Leslie Holden, a former Black Watch drummer now a farm hand from Kemptville, who rode 40 miles to attend the unveiling of the National War Memorial in Ita wwa. She remembered his Delhi hospital visit and the badge brooch. Holden recalled the handshake and operation.
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Delhi
India
Leslie Holden
Black Watch
Kemptville
Itawwa
Holden
Her Majesty
Women Trailblazers Lead Russian Rail Lines
Zinaida Troitskaya, head of the Moscow Belt Railway, rose from depot mechanic to locomotive engineer and organized Russia s first all female crew. Her success spurred courses in engine driving attended by hundreds of women. Galinda Todchuk, Russia s first woman locomotive fireman, now heads another line.
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Russia
Zinaida Troitskaya
Moscow Belt
Galinda Todchuk
Chinese Trousers Mystery Ties Australia Japan Trade
The item explains how Japan ships calico flour bags to China where Chinese workers convert them into trousers. The report notes the “Best Australian” label on seats and estimates a consignment to Tientsin this month will clothe at least 432 750 Chinese.
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Japan
Australia
China
Tientsin
Australian Press Union
Michigan Tops List for Big Game Animals in U S
Michigan ranks first in big game animals in the United States with Pennsylvania second and California third according to recent rankings.
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Michigan
United States
Pennsylvania
California
Skinning Machine Demonstrated For Life Saving Grafts
A Kansas City surgeon demonstrated a mechanical skinning device in St. Louis that removes skin from a body like an electric razor. The tool uses rubber cement on curved metal drums and a vibrating knife to harvest patches six by four inches for immediate grafting to burn victims.
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Kansas City
Earl C. Padgett
Padget
Man with drunk driving sentence urges caution
A London Ontario man convicted of drunken driving told the magistrate he could lose his job. The magistrate said the risk to the public in the street mattered more than the potential job loss. He sentenced the man to two weeks in jail, arguing men should consider others before their own concerns.
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London
Ont
Girl Sets Air Mark and Claims Railway Platform Record
Alia Kondratieva, a 20 year old balloonist, allegedly set a new world's endurance record for stratospheric spheres after flying 22 hours 44 minutes in Penza and claims 17 other women's records. The longest railway platform in England is said to be Victoria and Exchange station in Manchester at 2 194 feet.
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Alia Kondratieva
Penza
England
Victoria and Exchange
Manchester
Myth Debunk: Snakes Do Not Swallow Their Young
The belief that snakes swallow their young to protect them from danger is a myth. Experts note no species behavior supports this claim and raise concern over misinformed folklore.
First Wild Flower Preservation Group Founded in Switzerland
Switzerland saw the birth of the first preservation organization for wild flowers about six decades ago. The historic move marked a shift toward protecting native flora and encouraging conservation efforts across the region.
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Organization For
Switzerland
Safer Motoring Warns Against One-Eyed Drivers
Canada wide police drive targets motorists neglecting safe mechanical care. Headlights and tail lights failings common as inspectors urge brakes and headlights checked today to avoid fines and promote highway safety.
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Canada
Europeans Hoard U S Money After Crisis
Harry Hopkins estimates Europeans have accumulated about 100 million dollars in United States paper money since the start of the Czecho-Slovak crisis last autumn. The figure reflects private hoarding as tensions rise across Europe.
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Harry Hopkins
United States
One Scientific Name Across Locales for a Single Animal
An animal may bear several common names within a locality but retains a single scientific name globally. This distinction helps avoid confusion in identification and classification across regions and languages.
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Lenin
The
American Medical Association
Ogden
Ogden's
Ogden’s
Vogue
Chantecler
St. Louis
Bee Hive
U.S
Industrial Development Board of Manitoba
Ppleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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