Air-Mindedness Needed in Dominion Air Service Expansion
The inauguration of a transcontinental airways express in Canada signals a major transportation milestone with rapid progress expected in cross country and Empire linked air routes. Experts foresee higher speeds, larger passenger ships, and safety efforts to ease public confidence as air travel becomes widespread.
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Dominion
Canada
Trans-Canada Airways
Imperial Airway Lines
Great Britain
Montreal
Toronto
London
England
Hollywood
Canada Food Campaign Adverts in England Prove Effective
Canada advertising for its food products is succeeding in England with posters in bold colors on nearly 2,500 buses and vans over nine months. The campaign began September 1 and will run six months with London press features, reaching a circulation of 2,681,292 and delivering 37,981,685 messages.
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England
London Evening Papers
Rhode Island Hen Lays Varied Odd Shaped Eggs
Harold Longhenry’s Rhode Island hen at Columbus Ohio lays eggs of many shapes and colors. Daily eggs differ from the previous day, ranging from round to long and slender, with sizes like lima beans or marbles and irregular hues.
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Harold Longhenry
Rhode Island
Columbus
Ohio
Sir Cedric Hardwicke Warns of Microphone Dependence
In Toronto the English actor warns that continued reliance on the microphone could leave humanity deaf and dumb within 30 to 40 years. He argues legitimate theatre remains the sole venue where audiences hear speech without amplification and worries that much of modern entertainment loses meaning without the stage.
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Cedric Hardwicke
Toronto
Forefather of Glider Gliding Traced to Bengal Heritage
The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal received a report from M Hidayet Hasan in Calcutta claiming gliding practises in Bengal over a millennium ago. Abdul Kaa sim Abbas bin Firnas, who died in 888 A D, built and flew the forerunner of the modern glider.
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Bengal
Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal
M. Hidayet Hasain
Calcutta
India
Abdul Kaasim Abbas bin Firnas
Italian referees granted police powers by decree
Referees in Italy are given police powers and public officer status by a Rome decree allowing arrest of spectators using improper language vulgar gestures or throwing objects. The measure marks a significant expansion of on field authority. In a separate note, a centuries old Travancore lamp in India recalling a ruler remains lit.
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Italy
Rome
Travancore
India
Canada Tops Global Output In Key Minerals Newsprint
Canada leads the world in nickel asbestos cobalt and newsprint production with substantial output across these resources. Government and industry analysts note the country maintains its position through mining activity processing capacity and forestry based newsprint production.
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Canada
Canada Still Pays Heavily For Last War
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes that twenty years after World War I Canada continues to bear heavy costs. Public pensions and related allowances for ex servicemen and dependents total over 40 million annually, with 770 million spent since pensions began. About 250 thousand still receive aid as pensions expand and new pension classes are added.
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Canads
C. G. Power
Pensions and National Health
Canada
Brockville Recorder and Times
U S Gold Hoard Holds Majority Of World Monetary Gold
The U S Treasury reported its gold hoard around 14 billion dollars, over 55 percent of world monetary gold. Holdings surged during the European war crisis, with 872.77 million added since September 1. Most gold converted to cash via pay currency, while 626.78 million remains unobligated for overseas investors returning home.
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United States Treasury
United States
Treasury
Department
Federal Reserve Board
England
France
Holland
Selected Recipes for Raisin Custard Pie Crust Bake
Cook raisins in water until tender and thicken with corn starch milk and half the sugar. Stir in corn syrup and beaten eggs with remaining sugar salt and lemon juice. Combine with raisins, then bake between two crusts in a hot oven.
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St. Lawrence
Durham
Fresh Pear and Grape Dessert
A simple fruit dessert using Orange Jell-O folded with halved white grapes and diced pears. Dissolve the Jell-O in hot water, chill until slightly thickened, fold in fruit, and mold. Chill until firm, unmold, and serve with plain or whipped cream. Serves six. The Ob river in Siberia is noted as the world s third longest.
Watch Balance Wheel Travels Up to Ten Miles Daily
A mechanical timepiece shows its balance wheel oscillating enough to cover about 10 miles of motion in a single day, illustrating the tiny yet extensive movement inside a watch mechanism.
A Necessity for Agriculture in Canada Policy
The text argues agriculture must be treated as an equal industry with the same opportunities as other sectors. It opposes government bonuses, price fixing, state control, and paternalism, insisting profits depend on farm people gaining comparable economic advantages, or agriculture may decline due to Canada's limited financial resources.
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Canada
Farmer’s Advocate
Death Rate Down Among U S People Healthier Than Ever
Dr. Thomas Parran says Americans were healthier in early 1938, with the death rate for all diseases down 81 percent from 1937 to 11 per 1,000. He spoke as the 67th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association opened, predicting the year will see the lowest death rate on record unless an epidemic arises.
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United States
Thomas Parran
Federal Public Health Service
American Public Health Association
Parran
Bombay’s tiny restaurant claims world’s smallest
The establishment measures twelve feet by five feet at one end narrowing to two feet, with the proprietor limiting entry to five people at a time. Separately a dam is under construction across the Tigris at Kut, Iraq.
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Bombay
Tigris
Kut
Iraq
Drifted Arctic Icebreakers Mark 1st Anniversary In Ice
Captain Constantin Badigin of the Soviet icebreaker Sedoff reports by Wireless that his crew begins a second Arctic night 500 miles from the pole. The vessel and two others, the Sadko and Malygin, have drifted 1500 miles since being trapped last year, with an emergen cy camp and four months of provisions set on an ice floe nearby.
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Constantin Badigin
Sedoff
North Pole
Sadko
Malygin
New Siberian Islands
Badigin
Arctic
Stabilizer for Cars Keeps Control After Tire Blowout
In Bendix stabilizer equipped cars the steering tie rod uses springs and hydraulic fluid to lock the front wheels for a split second after a sudden shock. A mechanic firing a gun at 70 mph shows the tire explodes but the car stays on course. The system activates repeatedly during blowouts yet remains non intrusive during normal steering.
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Reader's Digest
International Federation of Film Archives Formed
The British Film Institute announced the formation of an International Federation of Film Archives to facilitate exchange of historical educational and artistic films among nations.
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British Film Institute
International Federation of Film Archives
Chickens Swim When Submerged Under Ontario Pier
A flock owned by Albert Leonard at Stratford Ontario faced rising water under a small pier and chose to swim. The incident shows the birds instinctively surviving by swimming rather than sinking.
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Albert Leonard
Stratford, Ont
Royal train idea for King and Queen travel across Canada
The St Thomas Times Journal suggests a royal train for the King and Queen during their three week Canada visit. It notes a reported 1,000,000 dollar price tag for a dedicated train, proposes using a historic Royal Scot or Coronation train shipped to Canada, and envisions the train touring all nine provinces during their coast to coast trip.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
United States
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Moose Jaw Horse Sale Draws Packed Crowd and Eager Lookers
A Moose Jaw Saskatchewan horse sale drew a crowded audience with many attendees not intending to buy. Police and staff discussed ejecting lookers as legitimate buyers were squeezed out, suggesting a possible admittance charge with a rebate on first purchase.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Manitoba to study crop insurance feasibility
Premier John Bracken announced a four member committee to inquire into the practicability of a government sponsored crop insurance scheme for Manitoba. The panel will explore options including coverage against non human cause crop failure and examine the U S government program as a model.
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Manitoba
John Bracken
Bracken
United States
Nile River Reported To Host World’s Richest Fish Variety
A claim posits the Nile as home to more fish species than any other river. The statement highlights biodiversity advantages and invites scrutiny from biologists and ecologists studying aquatic life and river ecosystems.
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River
Nile
Moon’s Visible Fraction on Earth
A portion of the moon remains hidden from Earth due to the orbital dynamics and tidal locking. About 41 percent of the lunar surface never becomes visible from any point on Earth, while the rest cycles with the moon’s phases.
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