Carrot Advice Prompts Safer Night Driving Claims
A letter from Hamilton Spertater discusses carrot consumption amid public health claims by Miss Foley of Massachusetts and diet experts. He notes lingering myths about carrots improving hair or night vision and urges practical, cautious nutrition guidance for driving safety.
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Suman
Mina May Foley
Massachusetts
Fe College Nulritieiat
Saya
Ami Frankiy
Hamilton Spertater
Unusual Trade For Girls In Burlington Home Craft
Frank Sheppard, a tinsmith in Burlington, trains six daughters in metal work and home repair. Doris runs the office while the others help with eavestroughs, furnaces, ladders, and field tasks. Vivian, Toby, and Mildred show growing interest in the craft as the family business expands.
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Frank Sheppard
Burlington Ont
Sheppard
Fdna
lLezeita
Boris
Mildred
Vivian
Toby
Doris
Clock Till Ticks in Pump Room Spa History
A faded item recounts the 230 year old clock gifted by Thomas Tompion to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 170d. It notes Tompion’s workshop on Whitefriars and Fleet Streets, its potential to run a century without winding, and his clocks in Westminster Abbey.
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Math
Singlg
Thomas Tompion
Tompion
Westminster Abbey
Garment Campaign by Japanese Girls Aids Soldiers in China
Aiding their soldiers in China, Japanese girls solicit aid to complete "Garments of a Thousand Tehesr" to ward off evil and bring luck. In Kub e women stand at street corners sewing partial garments as crowds pass. Completed pieces go to Pion Chink and the effort has spread to other cities.
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Japan
China
Kube
Unclear Rascal Prose On Unlucky Numbers
A garbled dialogue fragment mentions an unlucky number and a household exchange. It references Rain returning about five pounds of nitrogen to each acre of land, with phrases about a person named Cadger and a Householder.
Memorial for Matabele King to rise near Bulawayo
A fund is started by the society Ohos to erect a memorial to Mrit want the first Matabele king who resisted a peace treaty with Britain. A site near Mihhi handhela has been chosen with royal support from Bulawayo. The appeal notes a public act promoting European understanding and urges funds for the memorial.
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Sovesent
Kreal
Bulawayo
Ohos
Mritwant
United Press
Mihhihandhela
Mankasi
Matabeleland
Mailikasi
Headlight glare and safe driving at night
The article describes how glare from headlights can cause temporary blindness while driving at night. It advises drivers to reduce speed and stay to the right edge of the pavement when meeting bright lights, and to ensure headlights are properly aimed to avoid glare.
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Sam
Brandon Suzi
Royal Experiment in Direct Labor by King George V
The Bucking ham summer house was rebuilt using direct labor after a Victoria Club discussion with King George V. The king supported the idea claiming treet labor could be economical, but experts found it not fully cost effective though the project impressed him and the workers.
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King George
Buckingham Palare Garden
George V
Victoria Club
Journey Will Take Month Duke Of Kent To Australia
The Duke of Kent and Duchess will travel by liner Strath to Fremantle and Canberra in a staged royal visit. A naval escort will accompany the Strath around the Australian coast for a grand reception planned in Canberra and at Fremantle with the Governor-general present. The exchange of marriage proposals is noted with formal courtly banter between the suitor and the daughter’s father.
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Duke of Kent
Australia
Tetbury
London
Strath
Rosail
Wil
Fremanth
Australie
Poth
Novi la Provogsias
Wil Pass
Aml
Australan
Canberra
Courageous Somerset Doctor Risks Life to Save Miner
Dr John D Spencer of Somerset Caled to the scene when a 20 ton boulder trapped a miner in rock. He performed emergency surgery, cutting away the arm as rock fragments flew, reportedly fighting fear to save a life and upholding the oath of Hippocrates.
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Somerset
John D. Spencer
Seth
Lfe
Spencer
Hippecrates
Betsy
Baltimore
White settlers eyed for new Guinea refuge for refugees
Assistant District Officer Taylor reports finding a healthy upland country in Mount Hagen Sepik area of New Guinea suitable for European settlement. He suggests development could rival Kenya with a coast to coast road and notes strong sugar cane and potato crops and native admiration for whites.
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Palestine
Europe
New Guinea
Taylor
Bas
Habaul
Atralia
Mount Hagen-Sepik Baiver
Kenya
Africa
Frepeana
Jubilee light plan for Victoria Falls dropped over cost
Plan to illuminate Victoria Falls in celebration of Southern Rhodesia’s Jubilee was abandoned due to prohibitive costs. J W Downie, chairman of the National Jubilee Committee, said the scheme to light the Falls on the Zambezi would have been expensive. The Falls on the Zambezi River, discovered by Dr David Livingstone in 1855, rise 256 to 344 feet and are named for Queen Victoria.
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Rhodesia
Victora Falls
Victoria Falls
Southern Rhodesia
J. W. Downie
National Jubilee Committee
Niagara Falls
Ria Falls
Zambpesi
Niagara
David Livingstone
Victoria
Ice Patrol Faces Prolonged Ice Threat Off Newfoundland
A freighter brushes an iceberg off the Newfoundland coast prompting renewed focus on the ice patrol. Usually finished by July 1, patrols continued through July 22 and remain active with no end in sight as the north Atlantic remains unsettled.
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Newfoundland
North Atlantic
One Explanation of F1 Rail System Adverts
The Winnipeg Tribune notes one explanation for F1 rail advertising claims is that engineers avoid driving with one arm around the tire. This reason is presented as a factor in the advert's portrayal of a lack of accidents.
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Winnipeg Tribune
Vast Variety of Currencies Surfaces Across China
A newspaper note reports that over 200 separate currencies circulate in China today with most holding value only in their province of origin. The remark highlights regional monetary diversity and limited interprovincial acceptance.
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China
Elm trees in midsummer deemed hibernating expert says
A New York expert states that Milton region elm trees are not dead but in a hibernation-like phase during midsummer. The unusual condition puzzled observers and raised questions about tree recovery and care for urban elms.
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New York
Elms Grow On City Roofs Says Radio City Official
Radio City horticulturist T. M. Van Den Hoek explains elms on a fronting roof in New York City. He says the trees are healthy, suspended growth above ground, and have risen six to eight inches since planting. The trees reach about 254 feet in height.
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Sceaege
Crete
Roofio City
T. M. van den Hoek
Radio City
van den Hoek
Pictures In Needlework by Toby Kernan
Toby Kernan, secretary of a leading South African lecturer, pursues petit point as a lifelong artistic outlet. He crafts tiny, nearly invisible stitches on silk and linen, creating portraits of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. A three by two foot piece can take up to a year. he declined an offer of about 4800 dollars for a Queen Elizabeth death mask copy, preferring to keep needlework as a hobby.
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Toby Kernan
Petit Point
Queen Elizabeth
Ameren
High Altitude Engine Unveiled At World’s Fair Exhibit
An aeronautical engineer removes a tarpaulin to reveal a 1600 horsepower high altitude aircraft engine tested by the US Army and Navy. It promises speeds above 404 mph for bombers at 20000 feet, is supercharged and streamlined per the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, with a compact narrow profile to cut wind resistance.
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United States
Army
Navy
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Scouts Aim to Bring Cheerful Europe If Leaders Were Scouts
Sir Percy Everett tells the Québec branch that the Boy Scouts movement grew to 3,000,000 boys and 200,000 girls enrolled in 32 years. He credits the gospel of helping others and responsibility for popularity and suggests Europe would glow with Scout values if leaders embraced the same spirit.
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Percy Everett
Imperial Headquarters
Boy Scouts’ Association
Québec
Clu
Percy
Lundicott
Europe
Chicago Housewife Sues for Divorce Over 24 Year Absence
A Chicago housewife sues for divorce after her husband failed to return from a St. Louis trip taken 24 years ago. The brief notes a dated quip about patience and calendar change. It mentions a Cadger quote and a French traffic rule granting bicycles right of way over cars.
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Chicago
St. Louis
New Alaska-Yukon Highway Vision Bridges Northwest to Alaska
American Highway board members describe a vast country with peaks 17 000 to 20 000 feet high and grand canyons as they plan for a proposed Alaska Yukon route. The highway would connect the Northwest with Alaska via British Columbia and the Yukon Territory at an estimated cost of 22 million dollars, seen as cheaper than a single cruiser.
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Wilks Thornton
Great Lakes
Grand Canyon
Eltorado
International Highway Board
Alaska-Yukon
Northwest
Alaska
British Coumbia
Yuen Territory
Velpean Declines Gift for Five Thousand Francs Fee
A grateful mother offers Velpean a pocketbook embroidered by her hands as thanks for saving her year-old child. Velpean declines sentiment and requests remuneration, naming five thousand francs. She pays with ten thousand francs, giving five thousand to him.
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Velpean
Monsieur
Theo
Velpean Christian Science Monitor
Volunteers Sought for Blood Transfusion Effort in London
Emergency Blood Transfusion Service reports over 60 000 donors listed in the London area but says more are needed for wartime needs. Volunteers aged 18 to register and be tested. blood stored cold remains effective for two months after donation.
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London
Knew All About It The Caribs Defied Spanish Conquerors
The Caribs were a war organized group in the Caribbean who dominated the sea and used camouflage. They reportedly invented earphones to hear distant signals and built earthen walls that released lethal gas and the Jane that later went to Europe. They remained unconquered but nearly perished through intermarriage.
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Caribbean Sea
Europe
Disappearance and Recovery Noted in School Missive
Letter by Miss Crate McRae of Chamberlain Saskatchewan dated Sept 20 1923 to Misa Eileen Passmore of La Flee Baok recounts a disappearance and recovery. The note was found in grain at Fort Woijfarm Ontario and posted by Mr Krodie on June 11 1930 nine months after it was written. In 1937 Canada produced 401001 tons of steel, the highest since the War era when it stood at 14672.954.
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Crate McRae
Chamberlain School
Saskatchewan
Misa Eileen Passmore
la Flee Baok
Fort Woijfarm
Ont
Krodie
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