Canadian Reporter Nelson R Butcher Dies in Toronto
Nelson R. Butcher who learned shorthand on a farm and rose to peer status among Canadian court reporters died in Toronto. Britain’s labor ministry cited the largest monthly unemployment drop in years as preparations for the King's Jubilee proceed.
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Nelson R. Butcher
Toronto
Ministry of Labor
Canadian Legion
Philippe Roy
France
Vimy Ridge
British Legion
Alberta
Legislative Assembly
Man Fears Open Air Keeps to House in Sheffield
A Sheffield man, John Seatfe, has not left his house for 30 years fearing pneumonia from fresh air. He conducts his business from home and restricts contact to family and business associates, a fear echoed by local cottage dwellers who shun ventilation despite medical advice.
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Sheffield
England
John Seatfe
Southermshire
Swot That Crow Campaign Urges Crow Destruction Week
Sportemen urged to join the crow destruction drive across Canada in spring and summer 1935. The Saskatchewan Fish and Game League initiates the plan with Alberta and Manitoba leagues joining to curb crow nests and protect game and song birds. Campaign finances, bounties, and competitions push sportsmen to act locally for posterity. A side note explains Ontario bread weight standards.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Fish and Came League
Alberta Fish and Game League
Manitoba
Sportamen
Swat
Direct canal communication Bremen to Hamburg Germany
A plan proposes a direct canal link between Bremen and Hamburg in Germany. The brief notes a 2094 date as the target or reference point for progress.
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Bremen
Hamburg
Germany
Wax Wings Signal War Fears Across Europe
Reports say wax wings seen in northern Europe spark superstition of war or calamity as ancient belief ties birds to plague death and great events. The article notes fear connected to winter arrivals and mentions historical wars alongside observations of bird markings.
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Europe
World’s largest beetle reaches four inch body length
The African goliath beetle is described as the largest beetle in the world with a body about four inches long. Meanwhile Romanian people are once more adding to their bank savings accounts.
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Romania
Dominion bureau reports 1934 Canadian farm values and wages
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics puts 1934 Canada's farm livestock value at 413 million 837 thousand dollars up from 408 million 135 thousand in 1933. It estimates average farmland and buildings at 23 dollars per acre down from 24. It notes summer wages and board totals of 33 dollars for men and 22 for women, with men’s wages up by one dollar from 1933 and unchanged in both years.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Nome gold rush totals and global labor shift noted
The report notes that about 100 million dollars in gold has been taken from Nome Alaska since 1898. It adds that England had 20 million more weeks of work last year than in 1933 and that the United States consumes two thousand carloads of potatoes daily. It also mentions Tametomo as Japan’s most famous archer.
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Nome
Alaska
England
United States
Empty Tomb and Resurrection Shared in Sunday Lesson
Sunday school lesson from April 91 focuses on the empty tomb and the risen Jesus, with biblical references to John 11 23 Luke 24 1 12 and John 14 1 3. The text recounts Mary Magdalene and others discovering the stone rolled away, angels announcing Jesus is risen, Peter’s wonder, and the promise of eternal life with Christ.
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Jesus
Mary Magdalene
Joanna
Mary
James
Peter
Risen
Christ
John
Leather goods industry uses 1933 animal products totals
Canadian miscellaneous leather goods industry used cowhides worth 277547 dollars and sheep skins 134444 dollars in 1933. Calfskins 117441 dollars and harness leathers 322940 dollars supported harness saddlery trunks bags purses and belts. Goatskins and pigskins were also used in smaller quantities.
Romans Put Statues of Famous Authors in Early Libraries
In the first century A.D. Romans adorned libraries with statues of renowned writers, reflecting reverence for literary figures. The practice shows how culture honored authors and integrated literature into public spaces.
Cocos Introduced in Africa as Key Gold Coast Crop
The article notes Cocos from Central America becoming the main agricultural feature of the Gold Coast. It also states that the maximum diving depth of whales remains undiscovered by science.
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Africa
Central America
Gold Coast
Gold Cup Trophy Highlight for Seagram Lookout Point Golf Classic
The Seagram Gold Cup trophy, an eighteenth century ormolu masterpiece, will be presented at the General Brock Hotel Open at Lookout Point Golf Club Fonthill Ontario July 11 12 13. The winning six man team will keep the cup for a year and each member receives 50 dollars. Entries expected from Canadian and US professionals and amateurs from both countries.
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Fonthill
Ontario
Seagrams
Lookout Point Golf Club
Christie's
London
England
Lord Darnley
Darnley
Mary
Earl of Rothwell
Canada
Japan
United States
Rare cornea transplant performed on stillborn infant patient
The Columbia Presbyterian medical centre reports a rare operation in which a cornea from a stillborn baby was transplanted into Fremont Clark of Wadena, Ta. Dr Ramon Castroviejo led the procedure described as unusual when effective. outcome pending several days. The eyelid remains sewn shut and the eye heavily bandaged to protect the graft.
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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre
Fremont Clark
Wadena
Ramon Castroviejo
Banana Bran Muffins From Morning Pantry
Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg milk and bran and let stand. Sift flour with soda salt and baking powder. Cut banana and add to dry mix. Combine mixtures until flour disappears. Bake in a moderate oven 400 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes. Yield sixteen muffins.
Bareless Pudding With Lemon Graham Crust
Blend condensed milk lemon juice and eggs until thick. Stir in graham cracker crumbs then spoon into sherbet glasses. Garnish with whipped cream and nut meat. Serves six.
May Buy A Plane Fighty-Year-Old Man Has Had Colorful Career
John Hays Hammond, aged eighty, famed for mining across four continents, mentions possibly buying an airplane to celebrate his birthday. The veteran pony express figure from the Wild West has long used airplanes and blimps, saying he can now take risks he couldn't as a younger man.
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John Hays Hammond
South Africa
Pony Express
Argentina Exports Rise From Year Ago
Exports from Argentina exceed levels logged a year earlier signaling growing overseas trade activity. Trade data show increased shipments across key sectors and markets, reflecting enhanced production and export momentum.
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Argentina
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House of Commons
J. F. Pout Yot
Temiscousta
South Australia
Premiser R. L. Butler
Adelaide
Tomaing
Seine
Donaldson
Reser
Queen Mary
Cunan
Cunard
White Star Marine
Northern
Tametomo
UFR
Henry VI
Mary Queen of Scots
James I
Queen Elizabeth
John Knox
Dauphin
Fizzio
Parnley
Rizzio
Betty Barclay
Lydia
Pickham
James Mastin
Main Street
Hamilton
Stan
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