Air Mail Plan To Cut Empire Air Rates To Canada
Postmaster General J C Elliott announced tentative Canada participation in an Empire air mail scheme. The plan aims to cut air mail rates by at least 50 percent, possibly 75, for destinations via Imperial Airways starting with South Africa and Egypt, then India and other routes. Canada to own 24.5 percent of a joint Trans Atlantic air mail company with Ireland. UK to hold 51 percent.
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Canada
London
Imperial Airways
J. C. Elliott
South Africa
Egypt
India
Straits Settlements
Australia
New Zealand
Imperial
Pan-American Airways
Irish Free State
United Kingdom
Montreal Dentists Embrace Hartman Anaesthetic Method
Montreal dentists shift to Dr Hartman’s pain killer technique after years of criticism. The method uses thymol ether and alcohol applied to dentine with a dry, saliva-free tooth and immediate use after bottle opening to prevent ether and ethyl alcohol evaporation.
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Leroy L. Hartman
Columbia University
Montreal
Dr. Hartman
Hartman
Prairie Dog Pie Tastes Like Chicken Say Estancia Cooks
A group of Estancia Lions Club members sampled prairie dog meat in New Mexico. The diners judged the taste comparable to chicken frog legs rabbit young turkey and prairie dog. The discovery marks a novel health oriented delicacy for a western range pest.
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New Mexico Lions Club
Estancia
New Mexico
Mohr Advances Gas Stove From Solar Heating Unit
Concord California inventor Otto H Mohr has developed a hydrogen gas stove powered by his solar heating unit. The device generates hydrogen by splitting water vapor via a vacuum lamp and stores it for household use while oxygen is vented. The report cites French innovator George Claude who foresees gas illumination replacing electric bulbs by 1960 and discusses rare gases like cripton xenon helium argon neon for future lighting. Claude claims to produce pure white light from cripton xenon mixtures and notes his Boulogne factory can supply millions of tubes annually.
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Otto H. Mohr
Concord
Calif
Mohr
George Claude
Claude
Physics Institute
University of Rome
Cripton
Boulogne-on-the- Seine
Whippletree Debate Sparks Government and Grammar Clash
A Farmer Knows The Times item notes a post office auction sale of a horse collar and three whiffletrees for 3 dollars. It mocks the government’s intrusion into farming terminology and cites Agnes Chase and the Oxford Dictionary in a dig at the use of whippletree.
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the Times
Mr. Webster
Department of Agriculture
Agnes Chase
Miss Chase
New York Times
The Luckiest Man Who Was The Luckiest Man Alive
Orville Wright, pioneer of flight, remains alive at 66 last month and is thought to outlive most by aging. He is noted as the first to pilot a heavier than air craft, about 34 years ago, and is expected to die of old age.
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Orville Wright
Bridges of Amsterdam Count Exceeds Three Hundred
Amsterdam, Holland reports a substantial bridge network with over 300 spans across its canals. The note cites a large number of crossings reflecting the city’s historic waterway layout.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Wheat market firm on tight supplies and foreign demand
The Dominion bureau of statistics notes extremely tight Canadian wheat stocks and hesitancy of U S holders to release grain at low prices. Buenos Aires prices rise while Winnipeg holds and Chicago cools, with February futures firming and world supply outlook remaining ample enough to meet lower international trade.
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United States
Buenos Aires
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Chicago
Australia
Cordoba
Santa Fe
United Kingdom
Heavy British Naval Program Aims at Two Hemisphere Fleet
Hector Bywater of the Daily Telegraph reports a 1938 heavy naval program to reestablish the British navy on a two hemisphere basis. Proposals would maintain a powerful European battlefleet with auxiliaries and keep another fleet ready for the Far East, with Dominion cooperation expanding their naval defence role.
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Hector Bywater
Daily Telegraph
European
Far East
Bywater
Dominions
Forest products use across Canada outlined in Health article
Dr. J S Fulton argues against accepting Undulant Fever in Canada and urges milk pasteurization as a safety measure. The piece also analyzes provincial standings in forest product values by volume, highlighting Quebec leading in production and British Columbia strong in logs and poles.
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Dominion
New Brunswick
Quebec
British Columbia
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Elephants Seen As Ancient Wise Creatures
Scientists note elephants are ancient animals living millions of years and sharing the planet with many now-extinct species. Their high intelligence is cited as a key factor in their survival through many eras.
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Earth
Flight dream clashes with granny's car respect
A speaker child declares plans to fly the grandmother to the city. The grandmother counters that she will not fly and will instead travel by automobile, claiming Providence intended driving over flying.
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Bill
Providence
Winter Afghan Pattern 5941 From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern 5941 explains a square afghan and matching pillow using three Germantown colors with two color schemes and a constant background. Directions include joining methods, stitches, material needs, color ideas, and an illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg.
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Germantown
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Wrong Impressions In History Shared By North American Historians
Rev Dr Bonnell of Fifth Avenue Church in New York condemns biased Canadian and American history books. He cites Perry’s Battle of Lake Erie being called a brilliant naval feat in American sources and an unimportant skirmish in Canadian ones. He urges historians to meet and craft a common truthful version for the rising generation. Brockville Recorder and Times.
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J. S. Bonnell
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Canada
United States
Admiral Perry
Lake Erie
Brockvile Recorder and Times
Mulberry Tree Snuff Box From Stratford Sold In London
A wooden snuff box crafted from Shakespeare's mulberry tree in Stratford-on-Avon was sold in London for 4.50 dollars after a minister cut down the tree to express his displeasure with the poet.
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Stratford-on-Avon
London
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J. S Fulton
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