Prairie Fire Warnings Highlight Winter Losses and Dangers
The piece warns of high fire risk in the prairie provinces during 1935 36 citing 49 deaths in 1934 Alberta Saskatchewan including misuse of gasoline coal oil and faulty heating apparatus. It notes about 3 000 buildings yearly suffer fire damage totaling around 2 250 000 with most loss between November and March. It calls for caution with inflammable liquids and heaters and better upkeep to prevent tragedies.
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King Winter
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Marvels Of Surgery Report On Limb Muscle Nerve Remodeling
Doctors Leroy C. Abbott and Frederick C. Best of the University of California medical school described detouring of muscles and nerves to straighten limbs in crippled children. A 13 year old girl with leg deformity from birth brain injury underwent nerve cutting and tendon lengthening to relieve permanent spasm and deformity.
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American College of Surgeons
Leroy C. Abbott
M.D
Frederick C. Best
University of California Medical School
Vancouver's Cadet Captain Sturdy earns aviation A license
Walter R. N. Sturdy of Vancouver becomes the first merchant service midshipman in the British Empire to enroll for aviation and receive a pilot's A license. He sailed on the Empress of Japan for the Orient and signed with CPR for three years. Training combines H.M.S. Conway studies in Liverpool and practical time at Hooton. Sturdy nearly set a solo flight record, achieving 5 hours 20 minutes against a five hour British standard.
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Vancouver
Merchant Service
British Empire
Walter R. N. Sturdy
Orient
C.P.R
H.M.S. Conway
Liverpool
Hooton
Sturdy
British Air Ministry
Trans Atlantic Air Service Studies New Type Craft
Imperial Airways plans two radically different airframes for trans Atlantic service. Sir Eric Geddes, chairman, told the annual meeting one craft could be ready for experimental flights next year. He urged Britain and the United States to cooperate to establish regular Europe to North America service.
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Imperial Airways Limited
London
Eric Geddes
United States
Great Britain
Europe
North America
Digestive Troubles Relief Reported by Mr W J Fisher
Mr W J Fisher of 398 Hunter St W Hamilton Ontario describes relief from stomach catarrh after using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. He could eat more, gained weight, and resumed work. All druggists carry the remedy.
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W. J. Fisher
Hunter St. W
Hamilton, Ont
Build Military Roads A plan for a Berlin super highway network
Officials said work would start soon on a 19 mile Berlin suburban stretch forming part of a circular super highway around Berlin. The route aims to ease southern traffic and foreign experts call it a major military logistics advance. A foreign observer cited the Great War lesson on the need for perfect communications.
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Germany
Berlin
The Modern Oxford Bible Remark on Typographical Error
A remark notes the Modern Oxford Bible as the only book claimed to be free of typographical errors. It asserts gratitude should be unlimited and that the book is rarely used. The line reflects a humorous or ironic observation about publishing accuracy.
Sight Restored Toronto Woman Recovers Sight After Earthquake
Sixty three year old Mrs Kate Mitchell on King street Toronto fled house after tremor and turned on electric lights for first time in three years seeing clearly again. She says the quake was a direct from heaven and that she could only see shadows for three years. She thanks God and says the long hours of night are over.
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Kate Mitchell
King Street
Toronto
Self-Help Button-Down Dress For Schoolgirls
Ellen Worth presents a simple front-button dress idea for schoolgirls with a white pique collar and cuffs, available in sizes 4, 6, 8, and 10 years. Patterns cost 15 cents each, with material estimates and mail orders to the Winnipeg Pattern Department.
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Ellen Worth
Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Palm Reader Choice Sparks Witty Quip Exchange
In a light exchange Polly asks if she should consult a mind reader or palm reader. Paul replies to choose a palm reader, joking that Polly indeed has a palm. The remark reflects playful banter and a humorous tone.
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Polly
Paul
Dairy Cow Water Use Estimated At Eleven Tons Yearly
An estimate indicates that a dairy cow consumes about eleven and a half tons of water per year. This figure highlights the substantial water needs of dairy farming and its implications for resource management.
Olympic Camera delivers rapid, precise race film for 1936 Games
The German camera records time every hundredth of a second with a start clock and 100 exposures per second. Stereoscopic red and green lenses produce vivid images. Officials claim faster, fairer judging than the human eye.
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Los Angeles
World’s rarest stamp finds no buyer at opening auction
The British Guiana one cent stamp, described as the world’s rarest and owned by Mrs Costa Scala of Utica New York, drew no bids at its opening price of £7 500 about $37 500. The item carries insurance for £10 000.
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British Guiana
Correcting the Wrong Side of Every Question
A pithy reflection on how opposition stance can be mistaken but not always wrong. It challenges blanket certainty by noting opponents may occasionally be correct.
Why at 40 You Think You're GROWING OLD
At about 40 many people feel aging effects like fatigue headaches and stomach upset. Scientists point to excess stomach acidity and recommend Phillips' Milk of Magnesia after meals and before bed to neutralize it. Available in liquid or tablet form from drug stores.
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Canada
Phillips
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Edwardsburg
Margaret McFarlane
Dietitian
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Euenie
Wem Iy
Trans-Atlantic Air Service
Caan
Phillips Mhilhe
Magnesia
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