Homes And Jobs Needed In The Road Youth Crisis
The New York Evening Post notes a surge of 200 000 to 300 000 youths aged twelve to twenty on the road in search of work and shelter. A roving army in Great Britain and bands of wandering children in Russia mirror the trend. Many are educated and homeless families pull them from homes. railroads report injuries and deaths from hopping trains. The paper argues for both stable homes and employment to curb this growing problem.
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Great Britain
Russia
New York Evening Post
Toll Bridge Keeper Collects Rare Coins
Sunbury Pennsylvania toll bridge keeper B A Wheeland reports his latest find a half dollar from 1831 larger than modern coins and bearing Miss Liberty on one side a spread eagle on the other and Fifty Cents on the edge He held a motorist until the coin was examined and gave 40 cents change The toll keeper has also accepted an English silver piece a Cuban coin and other foreign currency for his collection.
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Sunbury
Pensylvania
B. A. Wheeland
Wheeland
Miss Liberty
RCMP seize three live bobolinks in Ottawa cage birds
Officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police acting for the National Parks Branch seized three live bobolinks kept in captivity as cage birds in Ottawa under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. The birds were taken to Rockcliffe Game Preserve and released. Dominion and provincial laws protect wild birds and violators face heavy penalties.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
National Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
Canada
Ottawa
Rockcliffe
Four Royal Golfers Unite as Brothers Take up the Game
The Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Prince George, and now the Duke of Gloucester all take up golf. Archie Compston once mentored Prince George, who also excels at tennis and piano. Gloucester plans to join a Berkshire club, promising tense royal rivalries on the links.
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Prince of Wales
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of York
Prince George
Archie Compston
Cowes
Royal Yacht Squadron
Berkshire
Walking Returns to Popularity Among New York Residents
The piece notes a revival of walking as people trade subway rides for short local strolls and seek healthful, peaceful routes away from traffic. It recalls 1915 Newark library listings of nearby walks and invites new suggestions from individuals and walking clubs as motor cars reduced interest.
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New York
Newark Public Library
Newark
Frozen sweet cider offers new shelf life for farm products
Evolution in science introduces frozen sweet cider from pressing to zero degrees Fahrenheit and thawed for sale. It remains fresh and sweet, with seven months or more of shelf life at zero. Dominion Department of Agriculture notes potential as a beverage outlet or by product for orchardists. New Zealand butter output rises seven percent in the last year.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Men and women differ in street crossing sense says Winnipeg officer
A Winnipeg traffic officer says men are dumber than women about crossing streets. He cites patrol experience of over two decades noting men gamble with moving traffic, ducking into streams of cars to save seconds, while women generally show more sense though they may run into hazards when excited to flag approaching streetcars.
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Winnipeg
Plum cake line sparks playful kitchen exchange
A hostess agrees to share her plum cake recipe with a guest who notes his wife makes a finer cake yet jokes about economy during a low mood. The light exchange centers on tea time dessert and social wit.
Grain feeding study compares wheat barley oats corn for livestock
Early 1931 grain prices spark interest in feed value across species. The Grain Research Committee funds Professor E W Crampton at Macdonald College to synthesize published results on wheat oats barley rye and corn for horses cattle sheep and swine. Poultry feeding under separate NRC inquiry. The report will cover over seventeen hundred experiments and suggest future research directions.
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Wheat Pool
Grain Research Committee
E. W. Crampton
Macdonald College
Herner
University of Manitoba
National Research Council
Crampton
Whitewash Special Marks Rail Track Jolts in England
A British railroad runs a passengerless service known as the whitewash special. The train logs every bump on the line and drops white wash at each hit to mark spots for repair crews.
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England
The Anglo Irish Dispute and Imperial Choices
The Weekly Irish Times argues Britain and the Free State have reached a formal split. Britain, not threatening, will select Empire over an alien element in the British Commonwealth, while the Free State could become a republic without bloodshed.
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Britain
Free State
British Commonwealth of Nations
Mr. de Valera
Empire
Irish Times
Dublin
Milton Abbey Sells Amid 67 Bedrooms Sparks Nodding Nonsense
Sir Eric Hambro sells Milton Abbey in Dorset once home to monks and a Benedictine hall. The 1771 rebuild by the Earl of Dorchester created the 67 bedroom house debunked as a white elephant. The Hambro family acquired the relic with its ghosts and lack of plumbing or heating in the mid 19th century.
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Eric Hambro
Milton Abbey
Dorset
Hambros
Eric
Athelstan
Dorchester
Milton
Milton Abbas
Hambro
Balanced ration key for prairie hogs needs tankage
Farmers in Western Canada are advised that grains alone do not produce good hogs. When milk is scarce tankage provides essential protein, enhances feed, and helps balance home-grown rations for better hog performance.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Can I Have Tomorrow Off Question From Madrid Note
A brief Madrid humor item shows a worker asking for tomorrow off to marry, with the response noting flexibility if the date is unsuitable. The quip reflects workplace casual banter and a light tone.
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Buen Humor
Madrid
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Stockholm
W. N. UD
Peacock
Beacon Hill Park
Victoria
British Columbia
Royal Golfers
George
New Zealand
Shanghai
China
Peer Sells Historic Abbey
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