Western Canada to trial municipal health insurance
The article discusses provincial hesitation toward state medical care in the prairie provinces and notes a test case in Saskatchewan. The Rural Municipality of McKillop votes 96 percent for a municipal wide health insurance plan funded by a $5 annual levy to cover medical and hospital services for about 2,350 residents, with two local doctors and hospital agreements in place. Provincial legislation is expected to authorize the levy and allow other municipalities to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
West
Canada
Dominion
McKillop
Saskatchewan
Mona Lisa Hand Claimed The Hand Of Da Vinci Masterpiece
The article lauds the right hand of Mona Lisa as the most perfect hand ever painted by Leonardo da Vinci. It emphasizes technical artistry and enduring fame of the portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Two Of A Kind In Morning Service Clash Over Robi Church
The vicar and the squire quarrel after the morning service over a noisy disturbance. The squire complains the scoundrel woke him, while the vicar questions if Robi church was heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robi
Restrict Use Of Aircraft In Northwest Territories Trapping
Regulation limits aircraft use by trappers to transport between outfitting points and base camps in the Mackenzie Mountains Preserve. Each trapper must file a affidavit listing base camp and trapping details. Air transport for trapping is prohibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Department
Ottawa
Mackenzie Mountains
Mackenzie
Northwest Territories
Loyal to Britain says West Africa averse to German rule
Dr Haden Guest MP arrived in Plymouth after a three month West Africa tour. He credits British and French administration with benefits and native loyalty to the empire. He supports keeping West Africa for Africans, preserving native laws and farming methods, and notes potential openings for settlers and Jewish refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haden Guest
Plymouth
West Africa
M.P
Leverhulme
Not What It Seems Behind 15 Piccadilly Frontage
The Glasgow Bulletin notes the former royal residence at 15 Piccadilly appears modest from the street. The house extends underground with 12 kitchens and deep service quarters, meaning many rooms stay out of sight except during off duty times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piccadilly
Glasgow Bulletin
London
Different Snake Strikes and London Work
The text contrasts cobra and rattler biting styles and notes a man in Burtof-on-Trent jailed six weeks for chaining a dog to a wall. It mentions Lord Baden-Powell and cleaning Big Ben by four steeplejacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Ben
London
Burtof-on-Trent
Gipsy Wedding in Toronto Names Next Romany King
Groom Stéven Semio and Princess Kika Butsch wed in Toronto as heirs to the Romany throne. Guests shared a 130 person feast with wine and pigs and chickens. The couple spoke of long life and prosperity as gold gifts were exchanged. The article also notes Yap stone money, cobra anatomy, Michelangelo's first name, and average car life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stéven Semio
Kika Butsch
Royal House of
The
Toronto
Semio
Luxurious Air-Raid Shelter At Bem Near Chichester
A lavish air raid shelter built under a rock garden near Bem Chichester is owned by St Gestetner. The 50 foot reinforced concrete shelter features bombproof glass, marble facings, a cocktail bar, tennis table and an 800 gallon tropical fish aquarium. It includes modern steel furniture and a high powered radio, designed for peacetime use by two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Briain
Bem
Chichester
Ownel
St. Gestetner
Wellkraay
British Critics Appoint Trio as Canada Music Adjudicators
Dr Arthur Benjamin of London and George Dodds of Newcastle sail to Canada to adjudicate music festivals. Frederick Straiton of Chesterfield will join after honeymoon delay. Straiton conducts exams for the Royal Schools of Music boards. Kath leen Vera Greaves is noted as his wife.
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Arthur Benjamin
London
George Dodds
Newcastle
Canada
Frederick Straiton
Chesterfield
Kathleen Vera Greaves
British Federation of Musical Composition Festivals
Straiton
The
Royal Schools of Music
Lucky Letter Secures Boy’s Newfoundland Trip
A Lancashire schoolboy’s letter to the Duke of Gloucester won him a place in this year’s Public Schools Exploring Society expedition to Newfoundland. The Duke read the letter at a society dinner and launched a drive for a 234000 endowment fund. Lord Lloyd, president of the Navy League, announced the league would finance the 15 year old.
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Lancashire
Newfoundland
Duke of Gloucester
Public Schools Exploring Society
Lord Lloyd
Navy League
Birthday gifts reveal changing marriage in old notes
Jim recalls two birthday gifts to his fiancé before marriage a book titled A Perfect Gentleman and after marriage a book titled Wild Animals I Have Met. The term Jame duck originates in the stock exchange for someone who cannot meet contracts. In Vienna littering earns an on the spot fine by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Jame Duck
The
Stock Exchange
Vienna
The Northern Northland Laundromat Chinaman
Mah Kee, a middle aged Chinese laundry operator in a mining camp, has moved north with a dog team used to pick up and deliver laundry. He lives alone on the Arctic rim, works late by gasoline lamp, and is known for his shuffling gait and a fondness for Scotch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mah Kee
Goldfields
Mukluks
Parka
Alberta
Arctic Rim
Precaution on Rearmament Not Seen as War Signal
W S Morrison, spokesman in the Commons for Lord Chatfield, the new defence co ordinator in the Lords, says Britain’s armament buildup is not proof the government expects war. He compares it to a rain umbrella, noting Neville Chamberlains never absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Chamberlain
W. S. Morrison
House of Commons
Morrison
Commons
Lord Chatfield
House of Lords
Crime Trends and Historical Oddities from English Sources
A statistic shows 85 percent of shoplifters detected in England are women, mainly middle aged. It is noted there are over 5,500 islands in the British Isles, with about 5,000 around Ireland. The poet Shelley was expelled from Oxford for an anti religious pamphlet.
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England
British Isles
Ireland
Shelley
Oxford
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