Britain Rules The Waves In Global Shipping Leaderboard
Lloyds Register shows Britain owns about one third of world shipping and operates the busiest shipyards. By 1936 Britain’s empire dominance remains, with the United States second at 10 million tons, followed by Japan, Norway, Germany, France, and Italy. Steam or motor power dominates, coal use plummets, and oil fuels half of self propelled ships.
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Britannia
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Britain
Havre
Clyde
Victoria
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
British Empire
United States
Japan
Norway
Germany
France
Italy
Ottawa Journal
London University forms twelve member panel to study psychical research
A 12 member committee of scientists, philosophers, and psychologists to study telepathy, clairvoyance, automatic writing, psychometry, poltergeists and other alleged phenomena. Foreign correspondents from the US and Europe will assist data collection as public cooperation is sought to illuminate seance room mysteries.
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University of London
National Laboratory of Psychical Research
United States
British Dominions
No Good Customer Seeks Geraniums at Florist
In a brief exchange a customer asks for three potted geraniums but the florist says none are in stock and offers chrysanthemums instead. The customer insists chrysanthemums won’t do since the plants replace geraniums promised to his wife while she was away.
Moths Reach Nearly Foot Span in Tropics
Some species of moths in the American tropics measure almost a foot in windspread. The world's driest spot is a desert of 200000 square miles in Chinese Turkestan.
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American Tropics
Chinese Turkestan
Arctic voyage to Edmonton marks year long vacation
Mrs. E Paisley and her two year old daughter June arrived in Edmonton after a two month trek from Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island. They walked 10 miles to reach open water then rode an open boat to Coppermine before flying to Edmonton arriving August 16. June, born February 23 1982 in Cambridge Bay, speaks Eskimo language. the family bricks coal costs and isolation details.
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E. Paisley
June
Edmonton
Cambridge Bay
Victoria Island
Beaufort Sea
Paisley
Mrs. Paisley
Coppermine
Little June
Arctic Circle
Canalaska Trading Company
Arctic Post
Sre
Aklavik
Alaska
R.c.m-P
Greeks First to Invent Alphabet Expressing Vowels and Consonants
The Greeks appear to have been the first to develop an alphabet that expresses all sounds of their language, including vowels, through a system of letters.
Curing Meat By Dry Cure Or Brine Methods
Dry cure and brine or pickle cure are two general methods for curing meat.
Mosquito Bites Linked to Horse Sleeping Sickness
At a New York meeting of the twelfth international veterinary congress, officials report the mosquito can transmit encephalomyelitis to horses, cattle, and sheep causing sleeping sickness. They warn of the mosquito as a universal killer, highlighting its aggressive, painful bites and widespread disease risk.
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Mosquito
Beelzebub
Hamilton Spectator
Widows and Love in a Witty Writer’s Query
A writer ponders why widows marry again, then jokes about skipping the idea that dead men tell no tales. The quip reflects the era’s social humor and literary tone.
Pillows and Feather Quality for Better Sleep
The article explains how pillow fill quality affects comfort and longevity. Goose feathers stay fluffy, resist packing, and feel lighter than chicken feathers, though color does not impact softness. A high grade goose feather pillow of typical size weighs about five pounds versus seven pounds for a chicken feather pillow.
Chinese adviser joins filming of The Good Earth in Hollywood
Maj General Theodore Tu of the Chinese National government arrives in Hollywood to act as technical adviser and censor for a film adaptation of Pearl Buck's The Good Earth. His presence follows complaints that American movies misrepresent Chinese life.
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Theodore Tu
Nanking
Hollywood
Pearl Buck
Ancient Ruins Unearthed In Soviet Archaeology Drive
Soviet archaeologists uncover Tanket near Tashkent showing old palaces markets and reservoirs. Slag heaps indicate ninth century lead ore wealth. Arab historians recall Tanket as Ilak capital behind a 30 foot wall. Nearby finds include 2500 year old Urals pile dwellings and Armenian Scythian tombs with horse remains and copper ornaments.
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Tanket
Persia
India
China
Tashkent
Kingdom
Ilak
Nizhni Tagil
Urals
State Historical Museum
Dalanlar
Armenia
Academy of Sciences
Zangezur
Immensity Of Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean dwarfs other seas in expanse and reach. Distances show Yokohama to Valparaiso at 9,340 miles versus Liverpool to New York at 3,050 miles. From Vancouver to Yokohama spans 4,260 miles as the ocean stretches from Arctic to Antarctic with seventy million square miles and countless islands.
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Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Pacific
Lake
Ontario
Liverpool
New York
Yokohama
Valparaiso
Vancouver
Arctic Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Rector Uses Strawberry Tea To Teach Boys A Moral
The rector hosts village boys for a strawberry tea and questions them on better conduct. A chubby boy answers that the tea was nicer because they would not get sugar and cream with it, highlighting a subtle moral lesson.
Canada Regulates Butter Mixtures and Labeling
Food guidance states only mixtures branded as whey butter may be sold in Canada. Butter consisting of whey butter with creamery butter or whey butter with dairy butter is not permitted for sale.
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Canada
The Dog Days of Midsummer Named for Sirius Star
The phrase dog days of midsummer derives from ancient beliefs tied to Sirius the dog star. It marks the hot period in late July and early August when the star rises with the sun.
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