National Trust plans move to preserve historic country houses
A scheme by the National Trust seeks government aid to protect private historic country houses in England. Lord Zetland outlined a plan to form a new branch of the trust with owners, compiling a list of houses of historic or architectural interest, arranging public access for a small fee, and creating an endowment to assist maintenance while seeking tax relief for preservation.
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Mve Historic Private
Rowse
England
National Trust
Lord Zetland
The
London
Perfect Speaking Voice Found In Ball—The Last Paradise
Mrs. Mabel Farrington Gifford, renowned speech correction expert, returned to San Francisco after a six month world voyage. She praises Ball as the perfect speaking voice, calling it mellow and resonant like the Balinese speech. She contrasts it with nasal American speech and flatter European tones, noting Ballers relax while speaking.
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Mabel Farrington Gifford
San Francisco
Mrs. Gifford
America
Ball
Reindeer Station Burned in Northwest Territory
A radiogram to Hon. T. A. Crerar reports fire at the Dominion reindeer station at Kittigazult near the Mackenzie River mouth. The first five logs burned. house records and personal belongings of H. W. Nesbitt, acting superintendent, were destroyed. Nesbitt to live with herders until new quarters. supplies from Aklavik, 60 miles away, were rushed. Cause of the fire is unknown.
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Dominion
Kittigazult
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie River
T. A. Crerar
H. W. Nesbitt
Aklavik
King Edward VII Loans Souvenirs to British Museum
Ming Edward Loans Souvenirs King Edward VII permanent loan to the British Museum. Highlights include silverware and Chilean coast souvenirs from his world tour, notably hair pins up to two feet long, necklaces, and numerous ear pendants.
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Edward VII
British Museum
Chile
Mosquito Control Claim Sparks Sizey Figure Debate
A chemist asserts that eradicating mosquitoes requires a force of thirty million million molecules per square inch, standing upright on ponds. The boast implies a densely packed force as a parade of figures and units.
Ancient Britons Used Coal For Household Formations
Authorities note coal was known to ancient Britons and used as an article of household formation during the Anglo-Saxon period, with evidence dating as early as 852 AD.
Preparing Seed Supply For a new seeding season crops need quality seed
Farmers should estimate seed quantities for grazing and tillage and select high grade seed. Choose adaptable varieties based on maturity, yield and market value. Clean seed to remove weed and inert material, using a hand tanning mill or central plant. Treat seed to reduce disease and obtain guidance from agricultural authorities.
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Agricultural College
Dominion
Per Capita Wealth by Canadian Province in 1933
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports Canada’s 1933 per capita wealth at 2413 with a national population of 10 691 000. British Columbia leads at 3414, Alberta 2689, Saskatchewan 2657, Ontario 2496, Quebec 2269, followed by Manitoba 2164 New Brunswick 1739 Prince Edward Island 1558 and Nova Scotia 1514.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Veteran omnibus to join Vancouver Jubilee parade
An old war time omnibus from France and Flanders sails to Vancouver on loan for the Golden Jubilee celebrations. Funded by Furnes Withy with dock dues waived by the Port of London Authority. It will symbolize London’s plain man amid the city’s bustle and be driven by a former L.G.C.C. employee during the procession.
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France
Flanders
Vancouver
W. A. McAdam
British Columbia
W. H. Malkin
Messrs. Furnes Withy
Port of London Authority
London
L.G.C.C
London Times
Germany Develops Sound Proof Steel House Panels
Berlin reports a new sectional steel house design that can be erected in two days. The three room structure is claimed to be sound proof and cheaper than brick. Panels use sheet iron sheets with reinforced angles, corrugated pasteboard insulation, and insulite, hermetically sealed and painted.
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Germany
Berlin
Lovely Cactus Flowers and Their Whimsical Shape
A playful reflection on cacti as comic garden wonders that defy typical plant rules. The piece compares their odd forms to dreamlike figures and notes their brief but striking blooms, comparing their fleeting beauty to a conjurer's white rabbit.
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Optum
Million Dollar Electric Broadway Sign Lights Up City Block
New York unveils the world’s largest electric advertising sign spanning a city block on Broadway. Weighing 110 tons, it uses almost 70 miles of insulated wire and 1,084 feet of acid-tubing, with 29,508 lamp receptacles, and debuted at a cost just under 1 million dollars, turning the area whiter than ever.
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New York
Broadway
Early Chinese emperor linked to water clock invention
A traditional claim credits one of China's early emperors with inventing the water clock. The tale reflects ancient timekeeping innovations attributed to imperial rulers.
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China
Mark Of The Scholar Handwriting Of Noted Writers
W Orton Tewson notes that many famous authors share a tiny, precise hand, a scholar's mark. Shaw writes small yet clear. Cabell resembles Shaw in handwriting. Wells sometimes yields deciphering hieroglyphics, while Bennett Doyle and Galsworthy show clear, welcome handwriting. Conrad’s size varies from minute to large, improving with age.
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W. Orton Tewson
George Bernard Shaw
James Branch Cabell
Mr. Shaw
Irving Bachellor
Shaw
H. G. Wells
Pitman
Arnold Bennett
Conan Doyle
John Gaisworthy
Joseph Conrad
Conrad
Carrier Transmission Traced to Great Grandfather Typhoid Case
A Baltimore child contracted typhoid fever reportedly linked to a great grandfather who had the disease in 1873. Dr. Huntington Williams cites an unusual sixty three year gap and notes about two percent of convalescents become permanent carriers. All household members received preventive inoculations.
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Jackson
Baltimore
Huntington Willams
Municipal Bureau of Laboratories
Adolph Weinzirn
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Williams
Yield Greatest Returns Household Items Listed As Best Idea
Albert G. Burns of the Inventors' Association in Oakland says simple inexpensive gadgets yield the best returns for inventors. He divides inventors into professionals and accidentals, noting 85 percent of patents fall in the accidental class and that household items, followed by toys, bring the greatest financial rewards. He cites Clark L. Fry of Necedah with 168 patents and a toy selling 5,000,000 in a year, and hints at a fortune for inventing a method to keep straw hats from turning yellow.
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Albert G. Burns
Inventors’ Association
Oakland
Cal
Burns
Clark L. Fry
Necedah
Wis
Car smuggling case ends in hefty fines in Ireland
Bob Kennedy of Barronath County Keldare bought a motor car in London for 65 dollars. He drove it full throttle past Belfast customs post into the Irish Free State, bypassing duties. Kennedy, a member of a prominent Irish family and stud farm owner, was fined 8920.
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London
Bob Kennedy
Barronath
County Keldare
The Brooding and Rearing of Chicks in Colony Houses
Practical guidance for Canadian small growers on chick brooding systems. Recommends the colony house with coal burning or oil heat, keeping chicks comfortable at about 100 degrees, using a mesh guard, and gradually enlarging the heat area. Advises ventilation, avoiding drafts, and consulting the Department of Agriculture or Experimental Farm for Circular No. 76.
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Department of Agriculture
Cavalry Regiments Are Mechanized in Wartime Shift
The British Government ordered eight famous imperial cavalry regiments to be mechanized. Regiments such as Prince Albert's Own Hussars, the 12th Royal Lancers, the First King's Dragoon Guards, and the Queen's Bays will ride to war and parades in armored cars, tanks, and trucks. The change preserves combat effectiveness but diminishes traditional horse displays and romantic appeal.
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Empire
Prince Albert
Hugsara
12Th Royal Lancers
King's Dragoon Guards
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Fort Erie lemons yield nine and half inch round fruit
Fort Erie West Ont residents enjoyed lemon pie after a house plant produced a nine and a half inch circumference lemon. The lemon was fully opened and fell, drawing many curious onlookers as Mrs John Campbell hosted the specimen in her home.
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Fort Erie West
Ont
John Campbell
Fort Ere West
Noted Pianist Paderewski to Star in England Film
The 75 year old pianist and former Polish premier Ignace Paderewski will star in a motion picture to be made in England, says the London Daily Herald. Production begins in June under Lothar Mendes at Benham studios. A London case about improper parking was dismissed after a Griver claimed the sign showed no 12 p.m. and thus was unclear.
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Ignace Paderewski
Poland
England
London Daily Herald
Lothar Mendes
Benham Studios
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Rochester Times-Union
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