World's Grain Exhibition and Conference at Regina 1932
The World's Grain Exhibition and Conference will be held in Regina Saskatchewan in 1932 with over 200000 dollars in prizes. Canada aims to attract participation from at least fifty nations and showcase Western Canadian agriculture to a global audience. Western Canada must mobilize to defend the World's Wheat King title ahead of 1932.
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Crystal Palace
London
England
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Regina
Saskatchewan
Peru
New Zealand
Guatemala
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Netherlands
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Great Britain
France
Australia
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Englend
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Europe
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Chicago
Western Canada
Mustard Gas Reported as Anti Cancer Agent in War Time Manual
The British Empire Cancer Campaign report describes mustard gas as the first anti cancer agent discovered. It explains the gas acts locally to the treated area with time-limited effects, noting a remarkable cure potential.
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Grand Council of the
British Empire Cancer Campaign
Baker Lake Name Origin Tied to 1762 Canadian Voyage
Baker Lake was named in 1762 by Capt. Christopher aboard the ship Churchill who discovered the lake while ascending Chesterfield inlet from Hudson Bay. The record is from the Geographic Board of Canada.
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Geographic Board of Canada
Baker Lake
Christopher
Churchill
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
A Tall Story Returns a Long-Lost Library Book
A borrower in Canada returned a book he borrowed decades ago from a local library. The tale is described as having been sung or written in the Victorian era, highlighting the long memory of a simple lending moment.
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Kansas City Star
Usual order reversed at Cleveland high school commencement
An audience of children applauded as parents marched to receive diplomas at John Hay High School for the Cleveland Extension High School annual commencement. Graduates ranged 17 to well past middle age with diverse careers among the class.
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Cleveland
John Hay High School
Cleveland Extension High School
Light beam travels NY to San Francisco in under a second
A light beam can traverse the distance from New York to San Francisco in roughly seventy fifths of a second, illustrating extreme speed and efficiency of electromagnetic radiation across continents.
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New York
San Francisco
China to Spend 4 Million on Telegraph Lines Upgrade
China announced a plan to invest four million dollars to improve government telegraph lines. The project aims to enhance communication efficiency and reliability across regional networks. Officials stated the upgrade will expand coverage and reduce transmission delays nationwide.
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China
Archbishop Opposed To Death Penalty
The Archbishop of York, William Temple, told the Royal Commission on Punishments that abolition of the death penalty is preferable. He argued vengeance is illegitimate from a Christian viewpoint and that state killing could lower society’s respect for sanctity of life.
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Wiliam Temple
York
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
A historical ad claims early use of Baby's Own Tablets prevents and relieves summer complaints in children. It promotes the drug as absolutely safe and available from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont for 25 cents per box, sold by druggists or mail order.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
May Purchase Canadian Land A Yorkshire lord eyes Ontario ranches
Lord Middleton a Yorkshire landowner touring Canada with plans to buy large tracts for beef cattle on his 3000 acre English farm. He aims to dispose of his estates due to postwar taxation and sees opportunities in southern Saskatchewan and Ontario. He visited Brandon Summer Fair and brought fifty Yorkshire lads to place on Ontario farms.
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Saskatchewan
Lord Middleton
Canada
England
Brandon
Ontario
Egyptian Liniment Eases Toothache and Neuralgia
Toothache and neuralgia are instantly relieved with Douglas Egyptian Liniment. A quick sure remedy for burns sprains sores and inflammation as recommended for general aches.
Father Of Many Inventions The Concertina Founder
The article recalls Sir Charles Wheatstone and his 1829 invention of the concertina amid his many achievements. It notes his stereoscope and polar clock, and credits him with popularizing the electric telegraph for public use. The passage honors his prolific contributions across science and music.
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Charles
Jenary
Charles—Wheatstone
Sir Charles
Wax figures render Helen Wills and leaders for London shops
London shop windows display wax figures representing Helen Wills and Princess Elizabeth along with Prime Minister MacDonald and other famous figures. Messenger boys working for a wireless telegraph company in London wear illuminated cap badges while on duty.
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London
Helen Wills
Princess Elizabeth
MacDonald
Messenger Boys
Wireless Telegraph Company
New Ice-Breaker N. B. MacLean to Maiden Voyage
The government ice-breaker N. B. MacLean, launched at Halifax, will make its maiden Arctic voyage in August. Named for Major MacLean, it will supply four wireless stations at Cape Hope's Advance, Resolution Island, Nottingham Island, and Fort Churchill. It will patrol Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay through the fall to protect shipping as ice forms.
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N. B. MacLean
Arctic
Halifax
Major MacLean
Hudson's Straits
Ministry of Marine
Hudson Bay
Cape Hope
Resolution Island
Nottingham Island
Fort Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Britain Hails Franco Italian Naval Talks in Commons
Prime Minister MacDonald told the House of Commons that Britain welcomed Franco Italian talks aimed at resuming naval discussions. He urged applying London Treaty naval limitation principles to all conference participants and noted no action needed on Britain’s 1930 program within treaty tonnage limits.
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London
MacDonald
House of Commons
France
Italy
Centenary Marked for French Phosphorus Match Discoverer
France plans a 1931 centenary celebration of the phosphorus match origin credited to Charles Saurin of Dole. A student reportedly dipped wood slivers in phosphorus and lit a match by striking it on a file, 99 years earlier.
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France
Charles Saurin
Dole
Freshman asks how to handle breakup with enraged girl
A freshman asks what to do after a girl he called on raved and shrieked that she never wanted to see him again. His friend suggests leaving quickly to avoid further confrontation. The dialogue centers on a tense reaction and the impulse to exit the scene.
Exceptional coconut tree may yield 500 nuts yearly
An exceptional coconut tree can produce as many as 500 nuts in a year, offering unusually high yields for coconut producers.
Railplane Tested In Scotland By Bennie Engineers
The first experimental rail plane system backed by the London and North Eastern Railway was inaugurated at Milngavie Scotland. A torpedo shaped coach with two aeroplane propellors carried 25 passengers and could reach 150 miles per hour on a test track suspended above the railway.
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London and Northeastern Railway
Milngavie
Scotland
London and Northeastern Rail Way
George Bennie
England
Transport Congress
Glasgow
Blackpool
Southport
London
Alberta creameries show gains in early year
First four months of the year reveal a 4.4 percent rise over 1929 and 35 percent over 1928 for Alberta creameries with the south and central regions up about 1 percent and the north up 19 percent. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator needs no other medicine to work and never fails.
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Alberta
Nanking Plans Ambitious City Reconstruction
Nanking China proposes a major rebuilding program with 77 adopted proposals. Projects include a river port waterworks metropolitan park Grand Metropolitan Museum three clinics industry factories afforestation and a new residential district.
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Nanking
China
Aspirin Offers Quick Relief for Headaches and Pain
Advertisement advises carrying a pocket tin of Aspirin for sudden headaches and keeping a larger bottle at home. It promotes proven directions for pain such as headaches and neuralgia and urges preparedness for relief.
Artificial wool from sheep grows wool indefinitely predicted
The British Research Association for the Woollen and Worsted Industry predicts that artificial sheep could grow real wool indefinitely. Experiments show that live sheepskin pieces in chemical vats can be nourished to produce wool year after year. Cowhide might also be treated similarly.
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British Research Association
Association
Morning Eggs Weigh More Tests On Chicken Farms
Tests by C Howard King deputy poultry supervisor for Wisconsin Agriculture and Markets show morning eggs weigh 24 115 ounces per dozen while afternoon eggs average 23 539 ounces. The study notes a potential challenge for commercial producers to encourage hens to lay in the forenoon and to produce larger eggs. Minards Liniment for Lumbago and Neuralgia.
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C. Howard King
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets
Madison
Wisconsin
Game In Canada Distinct Faunal Region For North American Species
The physical features of Canada including its many lakes vast forests and wide prairies create a unique faunal region. It supports almost every native North American game species in a vast ecosystem spanning lakes forests and plains.
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Canada
North American
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