World Wheat Price Plan Discussed In Rome Conference
International experts at Rome study price fixing to raise and stabilize wheat exports. London agreement targets a 63.02 gold cent weekly price and reduced tariffs to spur demand. The move aligns with global experiments in government intervention and planned economies across the United States Britain Germany Italy Austria and Canada.
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Wheat Advisory Commission
Rome
London
Great Britain
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Orgain
United States
Mussolini
Germany
Austria
Fiumila
Britain
Value of Binds Rev B Henry of Pratt Mass
Rev Henry of Pratt Mass places value on various pests and meadow produce claiming the robin is worth its weight in gold while declaring the gap value. The article notes cheap air rates and a Glasgow Belfast London route at a penny a mile with two 460 horsepower motors carrying 15 passengers and two pilots. The Southern Railway operates an airline between Croydon and the Isle of Wight.
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Henry
Pratt
Mass
Wortl
Glasgow
Belfast
London
Southern Railway Company
Airlne
Croydon
Isle of Wight
Flying liners in stratosphere redefine travel pace
Sir Charles predicts hermetically sealed cabins and gyro controlled planes moving at 1200 miles per hour. Aircraft will operate with ten to fifteen engines, no human pilots, and fuel from crude oil as ships and rails decline in use for freight.
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Earth
Australia
Sir Charles
Rich Collection For Museum At British Columbia
University of British Columbia to enrich its museum with hundreds of marine species from an 8500 mile South Pacific voyage. Dr C McLean Fraser led the scientific party and returns to Vancouver after three months abroad. Findings include newly identified hydroid forms and a variety of sea life off South America.
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University of British Columbia
Ufe
South Pacific
C. McLean Fraser
Fraser
Vancouver
South America
University Museum
Prices Rise But Tea Still Most Economical
After three years of low tea prices, growers formed production control committees and prices have advanced. Merchants have exhausted current stocks, so housewives will pay a bit more for tea. Finest teas like Salada still yield about 5 cents per cent.
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Pricsa
Double Nasturtium Developed in Philadelphia by Burpee
A double nasturtium that resembles an azalea and colors from lemon yellow to scarlet has been developed in Philadelphia by David Burpee continuing Luther Burbank's plant breeding. The new flowers drew attention at local flower shows where they were dubbed the poor man's orchid.
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Philadelphia
David Burpee
Luther Burbank
Wisconsin Student Organizes Jiu Jitsu Class for Girls
Miss Dorothy Curtis recently returned from Japan where she taught school for three years and has enrolled for her final year at the University of Wisconsin. To help pay expenses she has organized a jiu jitsu class for girls and says she has promising students.
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Dorothy Curtis
Japan
University of Wisconsin
Curtis
First American edition of Escala Espiritual de San Juan Climaco
The first book printed in America was the Escala Espiritual de San Juan Climaco, but no copies are known to exist today.
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America
Escala Espiritual de
San Juan
Yacht Lady to Time Endeavor in America’s Cup Race
Mrs T D Sopwith plans to time her husband’s yacht Endeavor in the America’s Cup challenge off Newport Rhode Island this summer. She will ride at the wheel with a stopwatch in each hand, telling the exact leg times and standings. She says she will wear a skirt and blouse with a waterproof for rough seas.
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Mra. T. D. Sopwith
United States
Newport
R.L
Mr. Sopwith
Associated Press
Sopwith
Park Lane
Historic sabre linked to Louis XVI heir baron in Canada
The sabre once worn by Baron de la Villabeau in campaigns of Louis XVI and Napoleon passed to Augiste de II Tremaundan who settled at Montmartre Saskatchewan 1893. Tremaundan’s great-uncle was breveted lieutenant by Louis XVI in 1785. The baron died 1886 and the sabre moved with Tremaundan. Tremaundan, a 94 year old village pioneer, migrated from France in 1873 to Chrysostom Quebec later moving west 20 years after.
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Louis XVI
France
Auguste de II Tremaundan
Montmartre
Sask
Baron de la Vil-labeau
Tremaundan
Napoleon
Moscow
Waterloo
Bonaparte
Chrysostom
Chautaguay County
Quebec
New York Police Share Heavy Breakfast Feast
The report details a 6,000 strong police force sharing a breakfast on a special occasion. It lists 3,000 grapefruits, 1,200 pounds of oatmeal, 24,000 eggs, 2,500 roast chickens, 4,500 pounds of potatoes, 12,000 sausages, 1,000 pounds of sugar, plus 900 gallons of coffee, 800 quarts of milk, and 1,250 quarts of cream.
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New York
Eye health expert cites eight year age for school entry
Dr. Laurence P. Folsom of the New England Council of Optometrists argues children should not attend school until age eight because eyes mature then and classroom strain harms vision. In other notes, two thirds of U S road mileage remains unimproved and the Caspian Sea is the largest inland sea.
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Laurence P. Folsom
New England Council of ‘ Optometrists
United States
Agricultural Notes in Canada Forecast Stable Production
The Agricultural Situation bulletin reports Ontario and Prince Edward Island as major table stock regions, with bri tahn Columbia noting European earwig presence. It cites 1934 versus 1982 production trends, barley malt usage, prunes imports, and grape and dairy trends across Canadian provinces.
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Canada
Britahn Columbia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Like Good Old Days In Erskine Alberta Rural Revival
The Erskine district in Alberta revisits home production with wood chopping and a wheat chopper for breakfast food. Hides yield moccasins and coats while sugar beets enable syrup and vinegar. Women knit socks sweaters and caps reviving the old spinning wheel and local craft.
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Erskine
Alberta
Lifeboat with rotating rims aids safe boarding at any ship angle
A designed lifeboat uses rotating rims at bow and stern to slide beside a ship in any position. A noted physician notes six of ten people have one leg shorter, asking if that causes running in circles.
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B.C. University
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Battle of
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Enterest
Gillett
Gillett’s
Gillett’s Lye
Standard Brands Limited
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