World armament rise noted before 1914 war by Guthrie
Hon. Hugh Guthrie, minister of justice and head of Canada's delegation to the League of Nations, warned that armed men and military expenditures have grown since 1914. He urged disarmament steps, noting a Geneva conference in February and stressing security before disarmament in Europe.
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Hugh Guthrie
Sth Assembly
League of Nations
Guthrie
League of Nations Society
Womens Canadian Club
Ottawa
Geneva
Europe
Good Advice On Immortality And Living Well
The writer cites Edison noting that life beyond death may be unknowable and urges calm preparation. He argues most fear immortality, few live as they believe, and the wiser path is to order life so future existence, if any, is comfortable and happy.
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Thomas A. Edison
Weather records bloom in White River Ontario
White River Ontario posted October highs near 65 degrees up from 40 last year and lows above 40. Plant life thrived with tame strawberries picked amid early blooms and abundant dandelions. The fourth clover crop grew as hunters noted woods swarmed by insects and pests.
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White River
Ontario
Canada
Woman Reptile Expert Miss Proctor Dies at 34
Miss Joan B Proctor curator of reptiles at the London zoo and England s distinguished zoologist has died at age 34 Surgeons marvelled at her fearless handling of dangerous snakes and her deft head operations on cobras and rattlesnakes without fear
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Joan B. Proctor
London Zoo
England
Proctor
Plane safety remark sparks cautious passenger question
A passenger asks if the plane is absolutely safe while the pilot assures the craft is the safest. The exchange highlights aviation confidence and public concern about air travel safety.
Family Memory Echoes From Monarchs Past Time
A reflective quote from Moustique Charleroi contrasts a grandfather’s distant era Gleaned through lineage and names. The speaker jokes about poor date memory while invoking King Henry VII and Edward VII. The line blends personal memory with royal chronology.
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Henry the Seventh
Edward the Seventh
Charleroi
There Are Wee Knickers To Match The Bloomer Dress
The practical little bloomer dress for tiny maids features a Peter Pan collar and gathered front and back yokes. It includes elasticized full bloomers and offers sizes 2 4 and 6 years with fabric lists and a 25 cent pattern price.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Pattern Line
A Winnipeg notice from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists pattern orders at 175 McDermot Ave. Pattern No. and Name fields appear for customers to fill. The brief outlines how to request specific sewing patterns through the local office.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
International Peace Garden Planned on Turtle Mountain Site
The International Peace Garden will be located on the Turtle Mountain boundary site spanning Manitoba and North Dakota. The project seeks 5 009 000 dollars for perpetual maintenance with land donations from Manitoba and North Dakota and funds raised through small donations from schoolchildren in Canada and the United States.
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International Peace Gardens
Turtle Mountain
Manitoba
International Committee
North Dakota
National Association of Gardeners
Asbury Park
N.J
International Peace Garden Commission
Canadian Association of Florists and Gardener
Canada
United States
Secrets Of Polar Regions Yield To Next Year Investigations
Cargo through Hudson Strait from Churchill to Europe praised as feasible by Captain Balcom of the N. B. Mc Lean after a 3.5 month patrol. Grain ships Farnworth and Warkworth escorted from Cape Chidley to Coates Island with little ice and no trouble. Planned 14 month polar expeditions by 11 nations will study weather, aeronautical navigation, and magnetic phenomena, with five Canadian stations and new posts at Chesterfield Inlet Coppermine Meanook and Fort Rae.
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Hudson Strait
Canada
Churchill
W. J. Balcom
N. B. McLean
Quebec
Balcom
Farnworth
Warkworth
Arctic
Antarctic
Canadian
Dominion
Great Britain
France
United States
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Russia
Germany
Italy
John Patterson
Dominion Meteorological Service
Dominik
German Marine Meteorological Service
Empire Meteorologists
London
England
Copenhagen
North Pole
Fortune
Fort Congar
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson's Bay
Coppermine
Corporation Gulf
Meanook
Edmonton
Fort Rae
Great Bear Lake
Automobiles Boost Revenue from Registration and Gasoline Taxes
Revenue from motor vehicles including registration and gasoline tax totalled 41 076 405 in 1930, up 1 745 103 or 4.3 percent from the previous year. Ontario saw a fee drop but gasoline tax receipts rose by 5 910 267 or 20.9 percent due to higher gasoline use.
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Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Railway Board Imposes 60 Percent Currency Surcharge
The Board of Railway Commissioners orders a 60 percent surcharge on ordinary rates in Canadian funds to align with U S freight charges. The measure takes immediate effect as US express firms refused to accept payment in Canadian funds, prompting the surcharge on express rates.
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United States
Board of Railway Commissioners
Device Elimates Carbon Monoxide Fumes Claim by Marsh
W Gordon Marsh of Toronto claims a device eliminates deadly automobile exhaust fumes. A. E. Smith of the University of Toronto analyzed a sample from a car fitted with the device and reports carbon monoxidide was almost completely eliminated.
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W. Gordon Marsh
Toronto
A. E. Smith
University of Toronto
Remarkable youth feats mirror across continents
In Indianapolis a student named Dougald S. McDougal is noted for finishing 12 years of schooling in 912 years while Albert Burr from Manor Saskatchewan claims eight years five months and 20 days to match that progress. Burr seeks funding for college as a six foot youth plans ahead. Ireland meanwhile grants votes to women over 25 for the Lower house and over 35 for the Upper House.
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Indianapolis
U.S.A
Dougald S. McDougal
Saskatchewan
Albert Burr
Manor
Furr
McDougall
Ireland
English Names Favor John and Mary Among Citizens
Statistics from England show John as the favorite male name, followed by Thomas, William, Richard and Robert. Mary tops female names, with sixty eight Marys per thousand girl births in the past century, and Eliza, Sarah, Anne, Jane, and Ellen trailing since before the Great War.
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England
John
Thomas
William
Richard
Robert
Mary
Eliza
Sarah
Anne
Jane
Ellen
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