Germany Intensifies Export Drive as Britain Braces
G Ward Price reports from Berlin that Germany plans to flood world markets with dumped goods after banks halt new financing, cutting wages by up to 20 percent and expanding cheap manufacturing. He warns Britain faces hard times unless it helps Germany improve its favorable trade balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ward Price
Daily Mail
Berlin
Germany
England
France
Bank of England
Lack of common sense in drivers blamed for crashes
The Border Cities Star laments scarce common sense among drivers as hundreds are killed or injured in auto accidents. It notes reckless acts like cutting in and lack of signals on Windsor streets, argues penalties and licenses fail to deter, and calls for safer, more pleasant traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ginger the Channel cat claims 50000 sea miles on maid of Orleans
A red tom named Ginger serves as mascot on the Maid of Orleans voyage between Folkestone and Boulogne. He has traveled fifty thousand miles at sea, enjoys diplomatic privileges, and is never allowed to set foot on shore in either England or France, roaming freely aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
France
Britain
England
Folkestone
Boulogne
Double Wedding on Hudson Bay Railway Sets Record
Archdeacon Farles of the Anglican Church conducted a double wedding at Mile 214 on the Hudson Bay Railway during a brief stop. The ceremony, performed as the train paused, was completed in slightly under four minutes, arranging by wire in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Railway
Hudson Bay Railway
Archdeacon Farles
Couple Converses About Home and marriage
She expresses desire for a private home while he agrees that marriage could follow if she had one. The exchange reflects a personal wish for stability and a future together.
Set a Good Example in Ontario City Aid Drive
The Ottawa Labour Department highlights an Ontario city’s campaign to aid the unemployed. Locals agreed to contribute 1 to 5 percent of income via a central committee, with employers deducting 1 to 2 percent from wages in some plants. The city funds its own relief, inspiring other towns to follow. Tobacco arrived in Japan in 1595, earlier than Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labour Department
Ottawa
Ontario
Toronto Mail and Empire
Japan
Europe
Fall pig feeding tips from Lacombe station expert
H E Wilson of the Dominion Experimental Station at Lacombe Alberta says fall pigs require balanced protein and mineral supplements and dry draught free quarters. Tests compare buttermilk digester tankage fish meal alfalfa meal oil cake and a mixed supplement for porkers over two winters showing mixed supplements yield strong feed value despite costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E Wilson
Dominion
Lacombe
Alberta
Extermination Call Against Flies and Mosquitoes Across Canada
Wade Morrow of the Rex Research Foundation urges Canadians to wage a pest control campaign to curb flies and mosquitoes after a 1912 outbreak. He warns that flies carry germs for many diseases and that spraying homes and barns twice daily is the best method to prevent next year’s infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Wade Morrow
Rex Research Foundation
Morrow
Mr. Morrow
Scotchman Finds Tip, Proposes Match Over Plate
A Scotchman finds a former customer’s tip beside his plate in a restaurant. He calls the waitress to report the discovery and declares, I’m a sports man I’ll match ye for ae.
Canada Records Rapid Buffalo Herd Growth in National Parks
The Canadian National Buffalo Herd has surged since 1908 from under 800 to over 20 000 animals. March census reports about 6 200 in Buffalo Park Alberta near Wainwright 800 in Ell Island Park and over 12 000 in Wood Buffalo Park near Fort Smith Northwest Territories. Bear deer moose and other wildlife also rise with counts of several thousand per species. A temple elephant in Baroda India has been trained to wreath visitors. The article includes unrelated quotes about burial costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Northwest Territories
Buffalo Park
Wainwright
Alberta
Ell Island Park
Wood Buffalo
Fort Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Gaies
Yverdon
N. U
Beats Gretna Green
Baldwin
J. G. Coates
New Zealand
House of Representatives
Long Island
Hardy
Baroda
India
Gutierrez
Madrid
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!