National Trust plans to save historic country houses
Lord Zetland outlined a scheme by the National Trust to form a new branch of owners of approved country houses. The plan aims to compile a list, provide public access for a fee, promote the houses, create a maintenance fund, and seek tax relief with government aid. Representatives from owners of well known houses have agreed to discuss steps.
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National ‘Trust
Stepa
Lord Zetland
National Tront
London
Zelland
Speaking voice quest leads to Bali perfection claim
Mrs. Mabel Farrington Gifford, famed speech correction expert, returns to San Francisco after a six month global voyage. She declares Bali offers the perfect speaking voice calling it the Last Paradise and praises Balinese speech as mellow, resonant, and clear compared with American and Oxford English standards.
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Mabel Farrington Gifford
San Francisco
Bali
Reindeer Station Burns in Northwest Territories Fire
A radiogram reports the Dominion’s reindeer station at Kittigaruit near the Mackenzie River mouth burned for the first time. H. W. Nesbitt, acting winter-range superintendent, lost house records and belongings. he will stay with herders until new accommodation is arranged as supplies rush from Aldavik, 60 miles away. Cause of the fire is unknown.
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Dominion
Kittigaruit
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie River
T. A. Crerar
H. W. Nesbitt
Aldavik
King Edward VOL Loaned World Tour Souvenirs to Museum
The museum received a permanent loan of King Edward VII’s souvenir collection from his world tours. Highlights include coastal Chilean artifacts such as hair pins two feet long and elaborate ear pendants. A chemist notes an extreme mosquito extermination force per square inch in ponds.
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Edward Vol
British Museum
Chile
Preparing Seed Supply for a New Seeding Season
The article urges farmers to estimate seed needs for grasses and clover, choose high quality seed with good germination and plant food, and ensure thorough cleaning. It notes variety adaptation by region, factors of maturity yield and market value, and recommends using cleaned seed or central plants, with disease treatment to prevent seed-borne losses.
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Agricultural College
Dominion
Per Capita Wealth Across Canadian Provinces 1933
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics survey shows Canada’s 1933 per capita wealth at 2413 with a national population around 10.68 million. British Columbia leads at 3414, Alberta 2689, Saskatchewan 2687, Ontario 2496, Quebec 2269, Manitoba 2164, New Brunswick 1739, Prince Edward Island 1558, and Nova Scotia 1514.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Veteran omnibus to join Vancouver Jubilee parade
A World War veteran omnibus once in France is loaned to Vancouver for the Golden Jubilee celebrations. It travels at the expense of Furnes Withy with dock dues waived by the Port of London Authority. It will symbolize London’s plain life and busy streets in the jubilee processions.
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France
Flanders
Vancouver
W. A. McAdam
British Columbia
W. H. Mallkin
Messrs. Furnes Withy
Port of London Authority
London
L.g.0.c
London Times
Germanys steel house panels promise sound proof, cheap
A Berlin report describes a new sectional steel house with a three room unit finished in two days. Panels use sheet iron, corrugated pasteboard insulation, reinforced angles, and insulite, all hermetically sealed for sound proofing and lower cost than brick.
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Germany
Berlin
Lovely Cactus Gallantry in the Garden’s Humor
The piece muses on cacti as comic wonders of nature. It praises their odd shapes their disdain for water and their brief but striking blooms, comparing them to orchids and theatrical magic. It frames evanescent flowers as a poignant beauty.
Million Dollar Electric Sign Lights Broadway Block
A gigantic electric advertising sign spans an entire New York city block on Broadway making the "Gay White Way" brighter. It weighs 110 tons uses almost 70 miles of insulated wire and 1 084 feet of acidic tubing and cost just under a million dollars.
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New York
Broadway
Early Chinese tradition credits first emperors with water clock invention
In Chinese lore one of the early emperors is said to have invented the water clock, an ancient device for measuring time. The tale links imperial origins to early science and daily governance.
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China
Handwriting Styles of Famous Authors Compared
The article notes authors such as George Bernard Shaw James Branch Cabell Irving Bachellor H G Wells Arnold Bennett Conan Doyle John Galsworthy and Joseph Conrad writing in notably small clear or varied scripts. It contrasts Shaw Cabell and Conrad with Wells and praises the legibility and individuality of the others.
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W. Orton ‘Tewson
George Bernard Shaw
James Branch Cabell
Mr. Shaw
Irving Bachellor
Shaw
H. G. Wells
Pitman
Arnold Bennett
Conan Doyle
John Galsworthy
Joseph Conrad
Conrad
Typhoid Link Found Between Great Grandfather and Child
A Baltimore case ties an 8 year old typhoid patient to his 77 year old grandfather who had typhoid in 1873. The Municipal Bureau of Laboratories confirmed the connection after investigation. Dr Williams notes two percent of convalescent patients may become permanent carriers.
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Jackson
Baltimore
Huntington Wiliams
Municipal Bureau of Laboratories
Adolph Weinzirl
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Williams
Inexpensive Gadgets Promise Maximum Returns for Inventors
Albert G. Burns of the Inventors' Association in Oakland says simple, cheap items bring the best profits. He notes inventors split into professionals and accidentals, with 85 percent of patents in the accidental class. Household goods yield top returns, toys next, citing Clark L. Fry of Necedah, Wisconsin, who moved 5,000,000 units in one year and holds 168 patents.
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Albert G. Burns
Inventors’ Association
Oakland
Cal
Burns
Clark L. Fry
Necedah
Wis
Car Was No Bargain In Dublin Smuggling Case
A motor car bought in London for 65 pounds led to 930 in fines for Bob Kennedy of Barropath County Keldare after he drove it full throttle past the Belfast customs post on entering the Irish Free State. Kennedy, from a noted T Irish family, owns a stud farm.
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London
Bob Kennedy
Barropath
County Keldare
Free State
Belfast
Kennedy
Trish
Atud Farm
Artificial Brooding Of Chicks
Advice on chick brooding methods highlights the litter system as most satisfactory under Canadian conditions for small growers. It notes coal brooder stoves as popular, with heat management guidance, safety guards, ventilation, and references Circular No. 76 from the Department of Agriculture for more details.
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Jong Odds
Department of Agriculture
Cavalry Regiments Move to Mechanized War Power
The British Government orders eight famed cavalry regiments to be mechanized with armored cars tanks and trucks. Regiments such as Prince Albert's Own Hussars 12th Royal Lancers First King's Dragoon Guards and the Queen's Bays will ride no more on horses but in war and parade with modern vehicles. The change brings greater effectiveness yet less romance as war trappings lose their traditional horsebound pageantry.
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Empire
Prince Albert
Hussars
12Th
Royal Lancers
King's Dragoon Guards
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Lemon Pie Fans Delighted by Giant Fort Erie Lemon
In Fort Erie West Ontario residents joined in tasting a lemon grown at Mrs. John Campbell's home. The fruit measured nine and a half inches in circumference and produced ample juice after ripening and falling. The display drew many curious onlookers.
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Fort Erle West
Ont
John Campbell
Noted Pianist Ignace Paderewski to Star in Film
The 75 year old pianist and former Polish premier Ignace Paderewski will star in a motion picture filmed in England. Production starts early June directed by Lothar Menden at Benham studios, per the London Daily Herald.
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Ignace Paderewski
Poland
England
London Daily Herald
Lothar Menden
Benham Studios
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