Quarrel and temper in troubled times urge self control
The article argues nerves run high in difficult days and small disputes erupt. It cites heavy quotes from Shakespeare Lincoln and Roman thinkers to urge yielding on lesser matters, listening to others, and focusing on organizing our own lives rather than changing others.
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Avon
Abraham Lincoln
London
Audi Alteram Partem
Old England
Old Land
Canada
Hyde Park
Snow Snowfalls Shatter South Africa’s Cape Ranges
Hundreds of South Africans witnessed snow on Table Mountain and nearby Cape ranges for the first time in living memory as a heavy storm blankets the region. In Molteno district eighteen sheep survived eight weeks under an avalanche by breathing melted snow and grazing on the snow floor, found as emaciated skeletons but now recovering.
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Table Mountain
Cape
Equator
Molteno
Seed Cleaning Units Begin To Reach Saskatchewan Towns
Several municipalities in Saskatchewan have filed applications with the Field Crop Branch for seed cleaning units supplied by the Saskatchewan Government in cooperation with the Dominion Seed Branch. The scheme provides machinery while the municipality covers motive power and housing. All outfits are itinerant and movable between farms during seed cleaning. A separate note reports a 24 hour wallpaper fade test at the Washington Bureau of Standards. London plans to add 400 policemen to its city force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Seed
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Primitive bow hunt near Longworth draws hunters
F Nagler of Milwaukee leads a five member expedition east of Prince George for big game using bow and arrow. Accompanying him is William W Tefft of Jackson Michigan who has hunted in many countries. Other members include Leslie Hale Arthur Read of Longworth and R A McLeod of Dome Creek. An unrelated note mentions a straw bodied auto exhibit in the Madeira Islands and a submerged North Sea valley discovered between England and Europe.
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Longworth
B.C
Prince George
F. Nagler
Milwaukee
Wis
William W. Tefft
Jackson, Mich
Mr. Nagler
Hunt
Leslie Hale
Arthur Read
R. A. McLeod
Dome Creek
I have been taking Kruschen Salts and feel vigorous
A reader claims daily Kruschen Salts for three years keeps her slim and prevents constipation while enabling hard work for a family and an invalid father. The ad touts a “Kruschen Feeling” after two weeks, promising energy, activity, and joy from regular use.
Trade and Commerce Push Across Borders Canceled
The text urges Oregon and Washington to cancel cross border contracts and buy locally. It condemns outside commerce and promotes buying only within one’s state town local family and street to accumulate wealth. The Toronto Star quote critiques the idea as old fashioned.
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Oregon
State of
Washington
Toronto Star
Canada Faces Thousands of Level Crossings Across Railways
Hon. Frank Oliver reports Canada has about 28,000 level crossings with 21 year spend of 15,189,000 on elimination efforts. In 1930 crossing accidents killed 115 and injured 475. most fatalities occur on country roads. Ontario registrar J P Bickell notes road deaths exceed three per day with 1,289 deaths and about 40,000 injuries in 1930.
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Dominion
Frank Oliver
Board of Railway Commissioners For Canada
Canadian Good Roads Association
Lucerne-in-Quebec
Canada
Oliver
Board of Railway Commissioners
Board
J. P. Bickell
J. P. Bickell, Registrar of Motor Vehicles of
Ontario
Asthma Remedy Promoted By Dr Kellogg’s Cure
A medical ad extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a highly effective treatment for asthma attacks. The copy claims the remedy provides significant relief and is widely sold.
Saskatchewan University enrolment shifts in regular classes
University records show 1 043 students in regular classes, 47 fewer than last year, while correspondence courses rise by 57 to 303, netting a ten student overall increase. Declines occur in arts and sciences and pharmacy, with a notable rise in engineering. Douglas Egyptian Liniment advertised for sore necks and other ailments.
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Saskatchewan University
W. C. Murray
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Pharmacy
Engineering
Kind Words Cost Nothing In Opinions On Appreciation
The piece argues that appreciating others costs nothing and should not be withheld by either men or women who are otherwise stingy with money. It encourages generous use of kind words as a simple moral duty and social habit.
Mail Service Suspended on Yukon River Season
During the season of closed navigation on the Yukon River from October 1 to May 31 parcel post service will be suspended. Exceptions apply to the post offices at Champagne Carcross and White Horse.
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Yukon River
Yukon
Champagne
Carcross
White Horse
Regina City Size And Parks Highlight Growth
Regina ranks as one of Canada's largest cities by area at 8 408 acres with over 500 acres of civic parks and nearly 100 acres of exhibition grounds. The city contains substantial vacant property and could support twice its current population within existing boundaries.
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Regina
Canada
Bird of paradise adorns New Guinea stamps anniversary
New Guinea issues a set of special stamps celebrating ten years of British occupation featuring a bird of paradise as the central design.
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New Guinea
No Longer a Bugbear Britain Leaves Gold Standard
The Ottawa Journal notes the British move away from the gold standard and says it is unlikely to harm anyone. It highlights U S ownership of gold near 5 billion dollars and comments that many people fear winter hardship while currency changes have ceased to be a bugbear.
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Britain
United States
Ottawa Journal
How to Redye a Skirt for New Lengths
Mrs G C Lewis of Quebec explains a simple method to adjust old short skirts to current lengths. She bleaches, dyes the entire dress with Diamond Dyes after lowering hems, noting dark underfabric blends with new color for a smooth result. She praises Diamond Dyes for affordable, durable, vibrant colors that look like new.
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G.C
Lewis
Quebec
Similar Post Office Names Cause Mail Confusion
Postal officials warn that Canada and the United States have similar office names which can misdirect mail. Sunbridge Ontario is often confused with Sanbridge Manitoba Oak Bluff Manitoba with Oak Bluff Massachusetts in the United States, prompting careful addressing.
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Canada
United States
Sunbridge
Ontario
Sanbridge
Manitoba
Oak Bluff
Mass
U.S.A
Steel and Carbon: Key to Hardness and Utility
Steel owes much of its usefulness to carbon which strengthens it by increasing hardness. The carbon content determines properties like hardness and strength, shaping steel’s wide range of applications.
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Madeira Islands
North Sea
England
Europe
Owlep
Lloyd Jones
Argyle St
Halifax
Trade
J. D. Kellogg
Bayer
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