Canada’s forest wealth sparks a new industry in cellophane
Amid global economic unease, the article stresses Canadian forestry as a major resource. It explains how spruce yields lumber pulp and, via rayon silk from the same trees, a growing plastics-like cellophane industry. Cellophane’s moisture proof, transparent wrap boosts sales and signals a budding Canadian Industries Limited plant in Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Paneee Ets
Weedors
Canadian Industries Limited
Artificia Aie
Quebec
Prince of Wales gifts lifeguard dream to brave boy
Peter Garvie, a Lon don hospital side boy, wanted to be a lifeguard after enduring stitches. A nurse joked that lifeguards don t cry. The Prince of Wales visited and the boy proclaimed his wish. A lifeguard uniform, sent with a card reading From the Prince of Wales, arrived two days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Garvie
London
Prince of Wales
Bron the Prince of Wales
Altars Planned on St Patrick’s Day Centenary Site
Altar Fort Patrick near the landing spot of St Patrick from Rome will feature a large open-air altar. The project costs £50,009 funded by village contributions. The first sod was turned on St Patrick’s day during the 15th centenary celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick
Rome
Treland
Siamese Twins Railways Debated Over Fare Policy
The article notes railway and legal debates over whether Siamese twins should be charged one or two fares. Some lines treat them as one inseparable entity, while others insist on two tickets. The discussion references medical opinions and differing legal viewpoints. Motion picture theatres in India Burma and Ceylon reach 675 venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National
Chicago
U.S
India
Burma
Ceylon
Milburn’s Heart Nerve Pills Praised by Newfoundland Reader
A letter from Fred J. Chase of Thomson Station NL claims Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills cured his rapid heartbeat and severe nerve pains. He says after two boxes he feels well and has gained fourteen pounds, noting improvements in sleep and overall condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Chase
Thomson Station
Milburn
Yearly Pilgrimage To Shrine Of St Patrick On Croagh Patrick
Unusual annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick in County Mayo tops a mountain in Ireland. July 1 marks the 1500th anniversary of St Patrick for this year’s rites. Pilgrims from Canada and the US climb barefoot the final two hundred yards, with torchlights and hymns aiding the ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick
Clew Bay
County Mayo
Ireland
Cunard Line
Galway
Westport
Holy Mountain
Croagh Patrick
Kruschen Salts Promise New Vigor and Home Health
Advert claims Kruschen Salts restore energy and aid digestion after a few weeks. A 55 year old user says daily morning doses helped constipation, weight, and stamina, enabling him to manage family care and work with renewed vitality. The copy touts a universal “Kruschen feeling” and urges persistent use for lasting activity.
Swift Efficient Operators Run London Overseas Exchange
London’s overseas telephone exchange opened recently and acts as a Tower of Babel with calls routed to the United States Latin America India Japan South Africa Australia New Zealand Europe and ships at sea. One hundred and arty girl operators speak multiple languages in addition to their native tongues delivering swift service. A London caller can reach Honolulu Cape Town Sydney Buenos Aires New York or Tokyo within an hour.
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London
Overseas Telephone Exchange
Babel
United States
Latin America
India
Japan
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
Honolulu
Cape Town
Sydney
Buenos Aires
New York
Tokyo
Empire Tribunal Debate on Commonwealth Disputes
Prof R A MacKay of Dalhousie University founded an empire tribunal concept before the Canadian Political Science Association in Toronto. Hon N W Rowell KC challenged the view that Dominion sovereignty blocks a permanent empire tribunal and urged Crown power to be delegated to autonomous Commonwealth members.
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British Commonwealth of Nations
R.A. MacKay
Dalhousie University
Canadian Political Science Association
Toronto
N. W. Rowell
K C
Dominions
MacKay
Canada
Germany
Hague Court of International Justice
Ireland
Australia
Privy Council
Rowell
Canada Opens Shawinigan Cellophane Plant
The Shawinigan Falls plant marks Canada’s first home produced cellophane venture. Using sulphite pulp from Canadian forests, the facility imports no cellophane, instead relying on Canadian labour and capital to feed a new industry in the town’s industrial life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Canada
Canadian Industries
Shawinigan Balls
Dominion
Wworkraen
Canadian Capital and Enterprise
Arctic Islands Preserve extends Canadian Arctic borders
The Arctic Islands Preserve now includes all Canadian jurisdiction islands north of Mackenzie and Kee Watin, excluding part of Baffin Island. It covers 439 105 square miles, created by the Department of the Interior for native benefits in the North West Territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
North West Territories
Canada
Mackenzie and
Keewatin
Baffin Island
Arctic Islands
Not Looking For War Says U S Reporter After Rome Visit
William Hard of New York, NBC political correspondent, returned from Italy aboard the Roma describing the Geneva disarmament conference as reaching a high point in armament reductions. He said no war in Europe is prospect, nations defend but do not threaten, and Europe will disarm as trade barriers fall. He praised League efforts on tariffs and noted Italy's shift from nationalism to internationalism after the Hitler era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hard
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Italy
Geneva
Europe
United States
Wife of a genius proves tough to live with
In an old newspaper aside a witty exchange shows a wife replying to a flattered admirer. The jibe confirms the husband’s reputation as difficult, even genius, and the wife’s sharp humor lands a crisp burn.
Millers Worm Powders for Child Health and Digestion
An advertisement extols Millers Worm Powders as a remedy for children suffering worm-related ailments. It claims quick improvement of stomachic conditions, expulsion of worms, digestive tonicity, and lasting immunity to future disorders from worms.
The Many-Purpose Oil Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for human and animal use with cures claimed for cuts bruises burns scalds rheumatism sciatica sore throat and chest in people and similar ailments in horses noting fifty years of sales and loyal users.
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Thomas
French engineer and airline unveil safer gasoline in early report
A French engineer and a French airline announce a new gasoline type that remains non inflammable up to about 160 degrees Fahrenheit. A street car terminal with an escalator link to street level will be built beneath the new Milken station. The record notes most cased crab meal shipments come from chalka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Railway
Milken
Italy
Farmer Pleads Speeding Excuse Over Pig Weight
In Cleveland Ohio a farmer told Traffic Judge Joseph F Smith he sped to reach the stockyards before they closed to prevent his pigs from shrinking in weight overnight A $5 fine was imposed and the farmer questions whether the shrinkage would have exceeded that amount if delayed further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Artz
Joseph F. Smith
Cleveland
Ohio
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Clear Complexion
Skin Loveliness claims Carter's Little Liver Pills improve complexion better than creams. The pure vegetable tonic supports liver and bowels, relieving constipation, acidity, biliousness, headaches and indigestion. Available nationwide in 250 count packages.
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E. T
Carter
Tae
Namie
Banff Park the oldest Dominion playground in Alberta
Banff National Park in Alberta is the oldest Dominion playground, with the original 1885 reservation. It covers 2,585 square miles, serving as a wildlife sanctuary with many mountain sheep, deer, and bears seen near park highways.
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Banff National Park
Alberta
Dominion
Ioside
Canadian Women Headed to Sixth IFUW Conference in Edinburgh
Sixteen Canadian university women will travel to Edinburgh Scotland for the sixth triennial conference of the International Federation of University Women from July 1 to August 4. The Canadian delegation includes Mrs. Douglas J. Thom Regina and Toronto members Laila C. Scott Helen F. McEwen W. Q. Barnstead A. W. Patterson Gertrude Boyle Jessie Dykes Bertha Hamilton Lois Rutter Dorothy Tingley M. Winnifred Kydd Hazel Murchinson M. L. Bolert Donalda Dickle and Conover. The programme features addresses group meetings and social engagements led by Professor Winnifred Gullis. Representatives from 36 national federations are expected.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
International Federation of University Women
Canadian Federation of University Women
Douglas J. Thom
Regina
Sask
Canadian Federation
Laila C. Scott
Toronto
Canadian Committee On International Relations
Helen F. McEwen
W. Q. Barnstead
A. W. Patterson
Gertrude Boyle
Jessie Dykes
Bertha Hamilton
Lois Rutter
Dorothy Tingley
M. Winnifred Kydd
Hazel Murchinson
Montreal
M. L. Bolert
Vancouver
Donalda Dickle
Niagara Falls
Ont
Conover
Weston
Winnifred Gullis
London School of Medicine For Women
International Federation
Substitute for Human Voice Inst invented by Dr J B Bogart
Dr J B Bogart of New York spoke to the Annapolia Valley Medical Association through a tube like instrument that substitutes for the human voice. He spoke twenty minutes and explained the device works with a throat held tube and a hand held sound box. He invented it after vocal cords were removed in cancer treatment. Dr Bogart is Nova Scotia born and practices surgery in New York.
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J. B. Bogart
New York
Annapolia Valley Medical Association
Bogart
Nova Scotia
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