Tribute Praises Canadian Air Force and Arctic Wireless Service
Thomas Waytling, Ottawa, addressing the Women's Canadian Club at Moose Jaw, lauds the air force and wireless service for linking the Arctic Circle with the outside world. He recounts a 4000 mile journey across the prairies and Mackenzie River, praising pilots and planes for mercy missions and enabling northern development and wealth through new transportation and communication networks.
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Arctic Circle
Thomas Wayting
Ottawa
Women's
Canadian Club
Moose Aw
Waytling
Parliamentary Press Gallery
Prairies
Mackenzie River
Canadian Geographical Society
Wilds
Pay Day Hits British Workers and Unemployed Under New Policy
The new economic proposals reduce unemployment benefits by 10 percent. Unemployed men receive 3.66 dollars weekly instead of 4.08, women 3.25 instead of 3.60, and adult dependents 1.92 instead of 2.16. Dependent children stay at 48 cents. A married man with wife and two children now nets 6.54 rather than 7.20.
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Britain
Free Bus to Carry Currituck Parishioners to Church
The Methodist Church of Currituck North Carolina has purchased a new motor bus to visit towns each Sunday and transport people to worship free of charge. Officials say the service will boost Sunday attendance.
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Methodist Church of
American apparatus favored in Italy radio craze
Italian radio enthusiasts rally around American equipment as broadcasts surge in popularity. The boom features operators praising reliability and new models, with dealers reporting rising sales and growing listening clubs across major cities.
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Italy
Boston and Maine orders longer whistle warnings at crossings
Officials of the Boston and Maine Railroad studied whistle timing and concluded that older standards are unsafe as speeds increased. They now require engines to sound whistles a full quarter of a mile before all grade crossings to prevent cars from driving onto tracks, a change urged by a whistle expert.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston & Maime
Boston & Maine
Some Apple Facts
Apple fruits are described as a wholesome, versatile food suitable for fresh dried evaporated or canned forms. Red varieties are favored for dessert, green for cooking, with eating and preserving qualities emphasized. The text notes seasonal picking, careful storage, quality grading, and government standards for packing.
Gold Does Not Make Country
Arthur Brisbane notes the British Lieutenant Stainforth flight reached 386 miles per hour and argues that national strength comes from brains and heart, not the gold reserve. He says Britain should fund aircraft and pilots without discouragement over a few million pounds.
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Arthur Brisbane
United States
Stainforth
Hillspring farmer threshes 13 acres at 75 bushels per acre
N. A. Peterson of Hillspring Alberta threshed 13 acres of barley averaging 75 bushels per acre. The field was fertilized and irrigated, with part sown to sugar beets in the past two years.
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N. A. Peterson
Hillspring
Alberta
North Side Honoured In Traditional Chinese Hosting
The north side of a room is regarded as the honour side in Chinese custom, and the host sits there facing the south, signifying respect and ritual order in gatherings.
Thought For the Pessimist
A witty admonition by Richard S. Bond arguing that despite gloom the economy improves. It notes rising movie attendance, faster car traffic, silk underclothes, and better living, urging optimism and boosting circulation to spur production and brighter days ahead.
Not-so-new fashion in girl names shows Helen still lead
A Toronto daily surveyed 112 girl prize winners to test the claim that modern names are escaping old fashioned ones. Helen topped the list with six occurrences followed by Shirley with five. Other frequent names included Mary Marie Margaret Margaret Catherine Joan and Elizabeth with multiple spellings and variations noted.
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Never B
Air Mail
Toronto
Helen
Shirley
Mary
Marie
Margarets
Marjorie
Marguerite
Elizabeths
Bettys
Joan
Joans
Catherine
Phyllis
Barbara
Dorothy
Gwendolyn
Sheila
Gloria
Marilyn
Josephine
Jean
Anne
Columbus era anchors on display at Chicago Historical Society
Two large unidentified anchors sit inside the Chicago Historical Society building. A 1893 pamphlet notes one anchor may be from Columbus flagship Santa Maria wrecked near Haiti in 1492. The second is linked to Columbus’s 1498 trip near Trinidad. A million dollar offer reportedly declined.
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Chicco Historical Society
Europe
Christopher Columbus
Haiti
Chicago Historical Society
Santa Maria
Alejandro Lienas
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Lienas
Cape Haven
Columbus
Trinidad
Street Car Window Design Uses Cranked Opening
A new street car model features windows that open by turning a crank, similar to automobile windows, allowing easier ventilation and control for passengers.
Peace River Jim Sees Northland Economy Free of Unemployment
Col. J. K. Cornwall known as Peace River Jim, traveling from Great Bear Lake to Toronto, says in the northwest territories everyone works, money is unused, and low mood is not observed. He notes barter rules, furs less valuable, but Mackenzie crops and meat are abundant.
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Northwest Territories
Col. J. K. Cornwall
Peace River
Jim
Canada
Arctic Circle
Territories
Great Bear Lake
Toronto
Mackenzie
Beads 5000 Years Old Found in Egypt Imitating Pearl
Archaeologists uncover beads in Egypt dating back about five millennia. The beads mimic pearl and gold, suggesting advanced crafts and trade links in ancient times. Local officials coordinate preservation of the newly found artifacts.
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Egypt
Water levels fall across Great Lakes and St Lawrence
A September report from the Canadian hydrographic service notes water levels in the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River were generally lower than in comparable periods. Huron Erie and Ontario are expected to dip further in winter unless heavy autumn rain falls. Montreal harbour September levels set a record low since 1860, helped slightly by backwater from remedial lakes near Lake St Peter.
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Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Canadian Hydrographic Service
Department of Marine
Huron
Erie
Ontario
Montreal Harbour
St. Peter
Ontario Tomatoes Deserve Market Push Like Oranges
A public call urges Ontario tomato growers to imitate California and Florida orange advertising to solve surplus crops. It notes an overabundance this year risking thousands of bushels rot and promotes tomato juice as a healthy local alternative to imported orange juice.
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California
Ontario
Florida
Telephones For Blind In Budapest Assigned Dial Devices
The Hungarian post office arranges special dial telephones for blind subscribers. The devices feature tactile incisions between digits 0 to 9 to distinguish numbers by touch. A Braille directory of key telephone numbers is issued, with room for additional entries in Braille.
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Budapest
Post Office
Telephone Department
Peat Beds Survey Planned by Dominion Expert
Dominion Government peat expert A Anrep will survey Manitoba peat beds soon to study peat use in insulating material production. Peat is found in sizable quantities across Southeastern and Eastern Manitoba.
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Anrep
Dominion Government
Manitoba
Fire burned coffee in Brazil to manage surplus
Surplus coffee holdings in Brazil this year are so large that thousands of pounds are being burned for fuel. The text also notes a 3400 B.C. origin for the dining-table cloth spreading custom in Egypt. Pages Gaies, Yverdon.
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Brazil
Egypt
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Ottawa Mae
Arcte
North
Arctic
Pay Day
Rome
Ww. N. U
Boston and Maier Railroad
Richard S. Bond
Studdy
Wee Taree
Tomaioes Arent
Gaies
Yverdon
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