State May Control Television Likely in Britain
The British Broadcasting Corporation is expected to take charge of television stations and programming under a state monopoly plan. A royal commission led by Lord Selborne reviews regulation and military needs push toward government control, while private firms risk delays after heavy investment.
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Mirifieh Broadcasting Corporation
British Broadcasting Corporation
Lkely
Lord Seldom
Britain
May Use Bay Route Opens Coastwise Salt Trade
Hudson Bay route may carry Saskatchewan salt cake to eastern Canada via Churchill to Three Rivers Quebec. Salt for prairie use from Malagash Nova Scotia may also ship coastwise. Ottawa commercial intelligence service notes potential paper industry use and storage silos at Churchill for damp protection. Loading by suction drive power.
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Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Canada
B. M. Barney” Stitt
Churchill
A. E. Fortington
Commercial Intelligence Service
Ottawa
Three Rivers
Quebec
Malagash
N.S
Preventive Surgery Vaccine From Amniotic Fluid
A near complete prevention of perioperative death from peritonitis was announced to the American College of Surgeons in Boston. Dr Herbert L. Johnson of Boston linked reduced abdominal adhesions in Caesarean mothers to amniotic fluid, suggesting the fluid provides protection. Further study indicates higher animals also carry similar fluid suitable for broader use.
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American College of Surgeons
Boston
Herbert L. Johnson
Defender Role Shifts as Canada Must Self Protect
Sam Harris, president of the Navy League of Canada, told an east end Toronto business club that Canada could no longer morally or ethically depend on the British navy for defence or trade route protection. As a self governing nation under the Statute of Westminster, Canada bears responsibility for its own security.
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Sam Harris
Navy League of Canada
Toronto
Canada
China Leads World Population With 414 Million Residents
China maintains a population lead with 414,011,000 people residing in the country. The figure underscores the scale of China's demographic footprint and its influence on global statistics.
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China
Grasshopper Egg Beds Marked Along Manitoba Roads
Dominion Entomological Laboratory staff at Brandon marks typical grasshopper egg beds with white stakes during autumn surveys. The stakes guide farmers to locate eggs in sod along roadsides and pastures so they can target beds with early spring poisoning before hoppers hatch.
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Manitoba
Dominion Entomological Laboratoory
Brandon
Counter Claim Over Fruit Charge At London Restaurant
A London West End restaurant bill prompts a witty exchange as a K C and manager argue over a 5s item. The lawyer claims the fruit charge, denied by the manager, and then counters with a claim for the same amount for kissing his wife. The manager insists no kiss occurred, while the lawyer notes she was present.
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K.C
West End
London
Quintuplets Spoiled By Overindulgence Says Doctor
Dr Dafoe notes the Dionne quintuplets cry together then pause for footsteps before resuming. He states he and the nurses will stop petting the four month old infants to correct the spoiled behavior.
Taishan Shrine Becomes Modern Under Governor Han
Mount Taishan in Shantung, sacred to Confucius birthplace pilgrims for centuries, is subject to modernization by Governor Han Fuchu. Wires run to the temple atop the mountain, a step some call sacrilege. Repairs to the stone path and a new hillside hotel aim to aid travelers.
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Mount Taishan
Shantung Province
China
Confucius
Han Fuchu
Han
Silver bars loaded in open truck in Shanghai photograph
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a photo showing Chinese laborers loading silver bars onto an open truck at Shanghai. The image sparked complaints about lack of security with no armored vehicle or guards visible, prompting commentary on differences in civilizational norms.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Shanghai
Wet shavings used to keep pears and apples from freezing
US specialists used damp shavings on the floor of a refrigerator car to prevent pears and apples from freezing during transit from the northwest to eastern markets in moderately cold weather.
Crossword puzzle braggers and railway wit in Britain
Sir Josiah Stamp claims 50 minutes to a Times crossword while Sir Austen Chamberlain says 41 minutes. Lord Russell of Lillowen swears 12 minutes 59 seconds, though clocks may be faulty. Provost of Eton allegedly times eggs by the puzzle. Others boast sharp minds and ironic comments on puzzle speed. The robin’s return remains unreliable as a harbinger of spring.
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Josiah Stamp
L.M.S
London Times
Austen Chamberlain
Lord Russell
Lillowen
Eton
P. G. Wodehouse
E. V. Lucas
Lord Moynihan
Canada
Financial Post
Nutrition and Cooking Tied to Maternal Health
London Times discusses that fresh and natural foods carry unique virtues not found in lab prepared items. Advances in vitamin science reveal limits to what is known, urging widespread education for proper buying and cooking to reduce infant mortality and improve public health.
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Leslie Harris
Industrial Welfare Conference
Oxford
London Times
Octogenarian grows huge vegetables in Ontario
Frederick Sharp, an 80s Ontario retiree from Baltimore, and his wife cultivate extraordinary crops on one acre. He grows three pound potatoes, carrots over two pounds, and corn over a foot long with up to 590 kernels. They seed, tend crops, bake, and cut firewood, celebrating their diamond wedding last July.
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Octogenarian
Ontario
Frederick Sharp
Paltimore
Sharp
Mrs. Sharp
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