World co operation in prospect for global trade revival
The piece argues that recent talks in Washington and plans for a London world economy conference signal renewed confidence after the 1929 crash. It notes reciprocal tariffs and a global monetary unit could reopen trade, boosting Canada and the Prairie region, while Germany shows cautious openness to negotiation despite nationalist currents.
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Washington
London
Canada
Ottawa
Europe
France
England
Germany
Herr Hitler
Slipper Material Debate Affects Cinderella Tale
Sir Gerald Wollaston, garter king of arms and heraldry expert, told the Royal Society of Arts that Cinderella's slipper was likely made of vair, a heraldic fur white and blue, not glass. He suggested the glass idea arose from confusion with the French verre meaning glass.
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Cinderella
Gerald Wollaston
Garter
Royal Society of Arts
Verre
Farmer's son quits law job after three days
A farmer's son tries a law firm office boy position in town but returns home after three days admitting the law isn't what it cracked up to be. The excerpt also mentions the Netherlands planning to restrict planted area for agriculture.
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Josh
London Post Office enables joint conference by phone
The General Post Office in London offers simultaneous telephone links for business meetings across distant towns. Specified people in London Manchester Leeds and Glasgow are connected at a set time so voices are heard by all in one room. Also noted is that a car at 60 mph hits a concrete abutment with similar force as before. Diamonds over one twentieth carat have been made at Columbia University costing about five dollars per carat.
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General Post Office
London
England
Post Office
Manchester
Leeds
Glasgow
Columbia University
Nervous futile sleep troubles noted in report
A fragment records anxiety and insomnia symptoms with descriptions of being tired and unable to sleep. The text mentions persistent nervousness and fatigue affecting daily functioning, attributed to ongoing stress.
Beverly Hills Mansion Auction Sinks Into the Market
The 14 carat ceilinged Chicago house of Frank A. Mul Holland, once a Bain bank director and real estate operator, is auctioned amid lavish furnishings. The Beverly Hills residence with eleven rooms features a morocco lined smoking room and an antique walnut dining suite.
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Chicago
Frank A. Mulholland
Bain Banks
Beverly Hills
Woman claims Kruschen Salts melt 68 pounds fat in three years
A reader reports losing 68 pounds from 196 to 128 while taking Kruschen Salts daily for three years. She says no dieting was needed, only light walking and reduced potatoes and sugar, with family members also using the product.
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K. T
Cattle Steamers Scarce as Trade Calls for Subsidies
Winnipeg brokers condemn the Dominion Government for not funding cattle trade steamers. Only six tramp steamers are available, two British companies chartered them, and owners offered to cover half the fitting costs if Ottawa paid the rest. With capacity of 450 head per ship every three weeks this summer, yearly exports could reach 45 100, far below potential 100 000 head. Costs run about 12 dollars per head.
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Winnipeg
Britain
Canada
Priest-artist completes twelve years of painting at Gravelbourg hospital
Msgr. Chas Maillara, P, has finished twelve years of labor painting religious pictures for Gravelbourg hospital. His Way of the Cross, fourteen life-size paintings around the church, is rich in color and aesthetic value. The works reflect doctrinal and moral themes with harmony and balance.
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Msgr
Chas. Maillara
Gravelbourg Hospital
Dentists Adopt New Oath Amid Humorous Exchange
A witty exchange between The Explanation Wife and Henry reveals a joke about marrying a telephone magnate and a dentist oath. The clip notes Meteor Crater in Arizona as 4000 feet wide and 600 feet deep.
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Meteor Crater
Arizona
Six Week Canadian Tour By Rear Admiral Caulfield
Vice Admiral Francis Wade Caul feld reports a six week visit to Canada as president of the Association of Retired Naval Officers. He notes meeting ARNO members, hospitality across Nova Scotia to Alaska, and stories of members farming, ferry work, forest fire lookouts, and fruit farming while detailing economic strains from a weakened pound and servant shortages.
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Francis Wade Caulfeld
Canada
Association of
Vancouver
Nova Scotia
Alaska
Forest
Ontario
J.P
Rocky Mountains
Regina Backs Provincial Back to the Land Plan
Regina city council approved participation in the provincial Back to the Land plan though critics protested. The scheme requires the municipality to cover one third of expenses per family up to 400 dollars and one third of any excess over 400 but not beyond 600 total. Last year costs to the city were 100 dollars per family, provoking objections from aldermen who supported earlier beneficiaries.
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Regina
Ice Breaker N. B. McLean to Patrol Hudson Straits Route
Government ice breaker N. B. McLean will patrol Hudson Straits and escort freighters this summer. The vessel will enter dry dock for overhaul and resupply, with voyage north likely starting around late June.
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Government
N. B. McLean
Hudson Straits
Department of Marine
Cunard Mauretania Announces Five West Indies Summer Cruises
Five summer cruises from New York to the West Indies aboard the Cunard liner Mauretania will run 12 to 13 days with a Saturday departure and a Sunday return. Ports include Port of Spain La Guaira Willemstad Colon and Havana with long stays in Panama and Havana for shore activities. Sailing dates July 8 22 August 5 22 and September 8.
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Cunard
Mauretania
New York
West Indies
Port of Spain
Trinidad
la Guayra
Venezuela
South America
Willemstad
Curacao
Colon
Panama
Havana
Cuba
Yorks
Arthur Randles
Cunard and Anchor Donaldson Lines
Canada
West Indian
Winnipeg Masquers Club Wins Dominion Drama Award
The Masquers' Club of Winnipeg won first place in the Dominion drama festival for The Man Born To Be Hanged by Richard Hughes, scoring 83 percent. Quebec’s L’Asion Dramatique de Quebec Enr took second with Les Rantzau, 30 percent, while Vancouver Little Theatre Association’s Back to Methuselah scored 79 percent for English entries.
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Masquers Club of
Winnipeg
Masquers’ Club of
Richard Hughes
Rupert Harvey
Canada
Harvey
Les Rantzau
Erckmann-Chatrain
L'Asion Dramatique de Quebec Enr
Quebec Dramatic Organization
Lea Rantzau
la Nuit
le Cercle Dramatique Des Etudiants de Leval
Quebec
Maurice Leval
Marcel Gerhidon
Les Anciens du Gegu de Montreal
Fast Northern Trip Sets Record for seven day Constable Norris Yates
Constable Norris Yates traveled 425 miles from Chesterfield to Churchill in seven days with only an Indian guide and a dog team achieving the shortest time on record. The journey occurred early in April as a winter mail run, with Churchill trips made twice each winter. Yates previously escorted a western Canadian scientific explorer for a month, living like an Eskimo. Adoption of trial by jury is under discussion in the Philippines.
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Constable
Chesterfield
Churchill
Norris Yates
Constable Yates
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