Britain experiments with coal powered ships to beat oil
An experimental British ship costing about £80000 will use coal to prove its advantages for bunkering and cargo service. A future fleet of similar vessels may be built, backed by the mines department and admiralty influence, amid broader criticism of oil dependence for national security and industry.
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Britain
Admiralty
Mines Department Committee
Mercantile
G. W. Baldwin
Boards of the Admiralty
Canada’s imports soar in August while farms gear up
Canada’s August imports of farm implements and machinery jumped to 3.30 million dollars from 1.75 million a year earlier, the Dominion bureau of statistics reports. Manitoba’s mineral output for the first half of the year reached 7.71 million dollars, up 1.13 million from last year, and grain on the Hobbema Reserve totalled about 400,000 bushels with Pete Wolf leading a 5,000 bushel wheat haul.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Neville Chamberlain
Versailles
Chamberlain
Europe
Manitoba
Ottawa
Britain
George Neville Reed
National Defence Department
W. J. Windbank
Mission
B.C
Halifax
Dalhousie University
Post Office Department
New Bothwell
Man
Uchi Lake
Ont
Lapen Siding
Alta
Palmerston
Bank of
Pete Wolf
Imperial War Museum Draws Thousands Each Year
The Imperial War Museum in London attracts about 350000 visitors annually. New exhibits include King George V’s steel helmet from Wytschaete ridge on July 4 1917 and his Vimy ridge souvenirs. The King’s 1914 message to troops is also on display.
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London
Imperial War Museum
George V
Wytschaete Ridge
Vimy Ridge
France
The
News- Chronicle
For All Tastes Budapest Offers Wide Press Variety
The piece notes Budapest with a population around 1,000,000 hosts 22 political daily newspapers along with 25 news agencies 40 official papers and many more political municipal economic industrial and denominational journals. Columnists lament bad English but still observe the abundant media landscape.
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Budapest
Adorable new bloomer dresses from Anne Adams Pattern 4950
Youngsters eager to model adorable bloomer dresses made to Anne Adams Pattern 4950. Panel fronts, waist division, contrasting bodice options, collarless neckline with braid trim, fabric choices percal es and dimity, sizes 4 6 8 10 12, requires specific yardage, send 20 cents to Anne Adams Patterns Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Air Conditioning: The Future of Home Comfort Arrives
Heating engineers reveal a new process to control humidity dust and air motion to make homes cooler damp free in summer and warmer with proper humidity in winter. Evaporating water humidifies air filters clean it and blowers keep it moving. Early adopters install full systems or add it to existing heating setups.
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Mark Twain
Education costs and rural burden prompt calls for unified school funding
The Branden Sun argues unequal population distribution raises rural education costs. Volatile prices hit small urban and rural areas hardest, calling for a larger unified school support unit with cost equalization across communities. Hesitancy of local boards to cede autonomy and provinces' financial limits hinder a provincial solution. Redistribution of taxing powers could fix the unequal burden.
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Branden Sun
Record-holding Thund erbolt driver touts British record
Captain G E T Eyston, holder of the 357.5 mph land speed record, told the Empire Club in Toronto Britain has secured a hard to beat mark. He recalled the Bonneville run on Sept 16 and said the car Thunderbolt could push beyond six miles a minute with further development, though 400 mph lies ahead.
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G. E. T. Eyston
Empire Club
Toronto
Great Britain
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Captain Fyston
Thunderbolt
Germany Needs Wool in Nazi War Plans, Firm Arrives in Sydney
The vice-president of a 16 000 employee German firm arrived in Sydney seeking orders for Diesel trucks in exchange for Australian wool. He said his firm had received Far East orders for fighting planes but refused to name the purchaser. The company produced about 40 planes a month for the German air ministry.
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Sydney
Australia
Far East
Air Ministry
Germany
Brandon Sun
Canadians Spend Hefty Sums On Luxuries In 1937
Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows Canadians spent about 190 million dollars on luxuries in 1937 across several items. Liquor accounted for 109 million, cigarettes 6 million boxes, cigars 123 million, and wagers at race tracks reached 21 million dollars. The Ottawa Journal notes hard times may be more psychological than purely economic.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa Journal
Ugly mortgage attracts more interest than homeowner wants
A humorous note compares a pretty daughter in a house to an ugly mortgage, stating mortgages draw substantial attention and interest, often more than homeowners wish to pay.
Lace ban under Queen Mary Tudor era in England
During Mary I reign from 1553 to 1558 England imposed bans on wearing lace as part of garment restrictions. This policy reflected broader Tudor efforts to regulate dress and social display amid religious and political upheaval.
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England
Mary Tudor
Whalebone From Mouth Elastic Substance Found
A curious natural material from the mouths of whales is identified as the elastic substance that yields whalebone. It is noted for its pliability and historical use in everyday items.
Wireless station at Franz Josef Land becomes northernmost outpost
The wireless station in Franz Josef Land is described as the northernmost radio out post in the world, marking a extreme Arctic communications outpost.
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Franz Josef Land
Arabs Spread Cloaks as Ground Tablecloths for Camels
A concise remark notes that Arabs spread cloaks on the ground to serve as tablecloths for camels while tending or resting them. The line evokes desert hospitality practices and animal care in a traditional context.
Sunday School Lesson on the Lord's Prayer and Exodus
The lesson centers on Our Father in heaven and the command to honor God’s name. It contrasts prayer with oaths using Matthew 5 33 37 and Matthew 12 33 37 while tying to Exodus 20 7 and a devotional reading from Exodus 33 17 23.
Third Commandment and Oath Truth in Scripture
The article explores Exodus 20 7 on reverence for God's name and condemns vain usage. It traces ancient Jew usage of sacred names, contrasts Old and New Testament oaths, and notes Jesus extended the prohibition to all oaths. It emphasizes truthful speech as bound by kingdom ethics.
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Jehovah
God
Adonai Lord
Jesus
Earth
Jerusalem
Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Seismographs Adapted for Northern Prospector Work
Prospectors in Canada's north will carry seismographs to locate mineral deposits. Dr. John Patterson of the Dominion Meteorological Bureau notes a rise in use for northern Ontario. By detonating ground charges and recording vibrations, experts infer soil rock type and ore wealth, aiding engineers and builders as well.
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Canada
John Patterson
Dominion Meteorological Bureau
Toronto
Ontario
A Canadian Critiques American Attitudes to Dominion Money
A Brantford Expositor correspondent letters to The New York Times criticizing American suspicion of Dominion currency and noting Americans rarely accept foreign money. The writer finds the bias curious, persistent, and child like in its view of outside bills.
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New York Times
Dominion
U.S
Brantford
Famous cavalry regiments in Scotland to swap horses for cars
Scottish cavalry regiments plan to replace mounted service with automobiles. Units will phase out horses as part of modernization, reallocating resources to mechanized units and transport support.
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Scotland
Saskatchewan winners dominate Empire Essay Contest awards
Ten of 46 Empire Essay Contest prizes went to Canada with three to Saskatchewan. Lucille Robertson of Regina and Joyce Olding of North Battleford received Queen Mary autographed books, Helen Stewart of Saskatoon got a Duchess of Atholl autographed history. Malik Sir Firozkham Noon presented awards. Three Saskatoon Ambulance Society women received long service medals or bars.
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Saskatchewan
St. John’s Ambulance Society
Saskatoon
Queen's House
Queen Mary
Lucille Robertson
Regina
Joyce Olding
North Battleford
Helen Stewart
England
Duchess of Atholl
Robertson
Miss Olding
Stewart
Malik Sir Firozkham Noon
K.cle
India
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
British Empire
Canada
Firozkhan
Punjab
Prov- Inc
Cate
SS Wiivers Sau
Margaret Johnston
No. 7
FE. M. Bole
A. Reynolds
Bowling Green Ontario Village Sold At Auction
The village of Bowling Green in Dufferin county near Orangeville was sold to pay back wages of Phyliss Maltby a switchboard operator who earned $100 yearly after six years of work. A blacksmith shop and several homes fetched most of the funds while an old horse and a table sold for small sums. George Rayfield, once a 60 year blacksmith, watched the sale unfold.
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Bowling Green
Ont
Dufferin County
Orangeville
Henry Edgar
Henry
Phyliss Maltby
Miss Maltby
Bill
George Rayfield
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Leicester
Empre
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DR. J.W. S. McCullough
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