Hudson Bay Port Churchill Grains Through Iceberg Peril
Ottawa notes a grain ship colliding with an iceberg in Tudson straits and sinking, exposing Canada’s Hudson Bay port Churchill and the failed Nelson site. Government reports show Churchill shipped 1,367,713 bushels this year, aided by grain subsidies while Northwestern rivals Montreal and Vancouver move far more. The piece discusses political blame for Churchill’s development as a white elephant and the mixed opinions of Liberals and Conservatives on the polar railway project.
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Ottawa
Tudson Straits
America
Port Churchill
Mudson Bay
Canada
Dominion
Hudson Bay
Studion Bay
Middle West
Head of the Lakes
Port Nelson
Charlies Dunning
Mackenzie King
Churchill
Montreal
Vancouver
Iowa School Girl's New Outfit Costs 35 Cents
Mildred Baldus, seventeen, in Ares Iowa sewed a complete outfit for 35 cents. She used chicken feed sacks for the skirt and jacket, flour sacks for the blouse and undergarments, and Osnaburg scraps for the hat and bag. Her grandmother provided lace trim for the undergarments. Her brother quipped at a public exhibit about the belt and hat buckles, saying they came from his golf knickers.
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Ares
Iowa
Mildred Baldus
Osnaburg
Mildred
Students to Get It at Psychology Laboratory
New York University opened a psychology laboratory using a five year plan of personality improvement. Seven psychologists assign each student a personalized program designed to fit him for his chosen profession over five years.
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New York
New York University
The Country Doctor Story From a Town Remembrance
A nostalgic contrast between city and country medical practice. A modern patient finds a cold, night-visit doctor while recalling a rough, tireless country physician who answered every call, cared for many, and earned enduring local gratitude. The piece recalls one boyhood doctor and reflects on the enduring ideal of service.
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Martin
Western Newspaper Union
Adjutant of Legion Frank B Samuel Named National Adjutant
Frank B Samuel of Missouri, former Lingnan University professor in Canton, China, is named national adjutant of the American Legion by National Commander Louis A Johnson. He succeeds James F Barton, named general manager of the Legion Monthly.
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Frank B. Samuel
Missouri
Lingnan University
Canton
China
The
American Legion
Louis A. Johnson
Samuel
James F. Barton
Legion Monthly
Bagpipes Enter Free List in Canada Tariffs
Ottawa Ont A great load was lifted from Scottish Canadians as new tariff schedules take effect Bagpipes real ones from Caledonia are placed on the free list Previously taxed 15 percent Tariff fees on non genuine Scotch pipes rise to as high as 35 percent to protect Canadian pipers and their reels and strathspeys
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Ottawa
Caledonia
Aliens Take French Farms
Paris reports a rising foreign population in France with 279 111 foreigners in Paris itself. Italians Spaniards Belgians and others operate thousands of farms abandoned by native French families while birth rates favor foreigners two to one. In 38 departments population declines and foreigners fill agricultural roles across the country.
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Paris
France
Europe
Brittany
Ardennes
Normandy
Saone Et Loire
Gers
Cote d’Or
Aveyron
Plant 155000 Acres of Timber Lands
Washington reports show 155000 acres planted with forest trees in 1931, up from 138970 in 1930. State forests added 58989 acres and new plantings on other state lands 3321. individuals 29624. industrial bodies 21638. municipalities 11561. schools 1114, with Michigan leading in planting and idle land restoration. The total artificial reforestation reaches 1953394 acres.
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Washington
United States
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Agriculture Department
Cape and muff set debuts as versatile fur accessory
A fashion note from Woman's Home Companion introduces a gray Persian lamb cape and muff set as the latest fur accessory. The piece offers two options a shoulder fitting cape and a compact muff to match, expanding beyond the traditional fur scarf pairing with wool street dresses or fur coats.
Bighorn Sheep Jumps Hundreds of Feet in Flight
A Western newspaper describes how Bighorn sheep leap hundreds of feet from precipices, landing on all fours and then continuing to the next ledge. Lambs imitate the adults, and such leaps occur mostly when the animals are pursued.
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Rocky Mountain
Eng Mopey Apouintaln
Western
Meawepaper Union
Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin vitality claim
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a safe laxative tonic to energize aging bodies. It urges daily use to stimulate sluggish organs, improve liver action, clear bowels, prevent auto intoxication, and recommends buying from any drugstore.
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Dr. Caldwell
Centuries-Old White Birch Discovered Near Riviere St. Jean
Field officer of the cadastral survey in Quebec found birch trees buried for centuries near Riviere St. Jean. Specimens sent to Ottawa laboratories show exceptional preservation due to abundant water and limited air, which hinder fungi growth.
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Riviere St. Jean
Quebec
Canadian Department of the Interior
Forest, Products Laboratories
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Electric Chair for Insects Invented at Research Lab
The New York Times reports a new device called an electric chair designed to kill mosquitoes and other pests. A large square frame with fine wire sides conducts a weak current from a bulb socket through a transformer into the gauze, drawing insects by day with bait and by night with a light inside the chair.
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New York Times
Fire Department Hotline Query on Bridge Department
The fragment shows a playful exchange about a city bridge department and a Union Pacific magazine query. It appears as a stray dialogue snippet without clear event or date context.
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City Bridge Department
Union Pacific Magazine
Relief From Neuralgia In Few Minutes
Advertisement promotes Genuine Bayer Aspirin for neuralgia relief claiming quick results for busy people. It warns buyers to ensure the box bears “Genuine Bayer Aspirin” and a cross-stamped “Bayer” on each tablet, and to beware of fake products that could harm the heart.
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Bayer Aspirin Laboratories
Bayer
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