Amputations leader dies in Toronto hospital
The report notes the death of Sergeant Richard Wilkinson 44 former president of the Amputations Association at the Caristle Street Veterans hospital in Toronto. The item mentions other political and transport notes including Premier Bennett comment in the House of Commons and legislative proposals on highway lighting. It also covers RCMP patrol plans railway yard security tax measures and US-Canada trade figures for February.
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Dominion
Richard Wilkinson
The
Amputations Association
Caristle Street Veterans’ Hospital
Toronto
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Lady Houston Withdraws Million Dollar Air Defence Offer
Wealthy air enthusiast Lady Houston withdrew a proposed 1,000,000 dollar contribution for London's air defence. She scolded Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald for neglect, declaring London the only European capital without defence and accusing the government of contempt.
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London
Lady Houston
Ramsey MacDonald
Europe
Ancient desert finds spark talk of lost civilization
Profemora Gautier and Reygasse of Algiera University report indications that a long-lost civilization flourished in the Barbara desert. After exploring Tassill Des Ajer near Port Polignac they dug rich art treasures from barren sands, including rock paintings and carvings with stone age axes and tools. The Lonon area reportedly holds over 200,000 registered private automobiles.
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Profemora Gautier
Reygasse
Algiera University
Babara Desert
Tassill Des Ajer
Port Polignac
Tiny Alyssum and other hardy flowers for borders
The guide lists Alyssum as a small drought tolerant border plant with scented white flowers and easy reseeding. It covers dwarf options like Portulaca and Calendula, larger bloomers such as Clarkia and Marigold, and suggests placing Cosmo and Sunflowers at the back. It also covers Nasturtiums Pansies Sweet Peas and advises sowing when soil is ready plus repeating early vegetable plantings through mid June.
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Medina
Wood Sugar From Lumber Promises Healthier Sweetening
A German chemist Professor Friedrich Bergius has spent a decade perfecting a process to convert ordinary lumber into sugar and related by products. The plant near Germany began operations last May, producing 6000 to 8000 tons annually of wood sugar and glycerine, acetic acid, and medicinal alcohol from finely ground wood. Wood sugar, or glucose, is touted as healthier and sweeter than cane sugar and may lower costs in wood-rich regions such as the Baltic States Roumania Northwest United States and Canada.
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Friedrich Bergius
Baltic States
Roumania
United States
Canada
Germany
Biscuits From This Week Recipe Guide
Recipe steps describe making two dozen small biscuits with 2 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 3 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons shortening 3 cups grated American cheese and milk. Sift dry ingredients cut in shortening and cheese add milk stir until damp then vigorously mix to form a soft dough turn onto floured board knead 30 seconds roll 1 inch thick cut with 1 4 inch cutter bake in hot oven 450 F for 12 15 minutes.
Hodgepodge Pudding Recipe From Old Oven Notes
A vintage pudding recipe combines orange pulp apples walnuts raisins and orange juice with cinnamon sugar bread crumbs and butter. Mix all but butter bake in a buttered dish at a moderate oven until apples are tender, adjusting juice if needed for dryness. This pudding is described as boy friendly.
Boy Mines Gold in Rhodesia at Seventeen
Seventeen year old Michael Mac Donald runs his own gold mine in Rhodesia. He employs a dozen natives and yields nine pennyweights of gold per ton of ore. He plans to enlarge the operation with a battery of stamps to process ore on site.
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Michael MacDonald
Rhodesia
Charming spring dress with bow tie and inset plait
A description of a printed crepe silk dress with plaid trims and a wind blown silhouette. Style No. 570 targets sizes 14 to 40 inch bust, notes fabric requirements and price, with instructions on wrapping and care.
How To Order Patterns Addieg in Winnipeg
A brief note outlines pattern ordering in Winnipeg describing a pattern shop and its contact details. Partners and locations referenced include Winnipeg pattern sellers and the Union area with an address on Meiterniut Alve. The item notes team town associations and ordering steps.
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Addieg
Winnipeg
Csspapir Union
Meiterniut
Detector car locates rail flaws and marks defects
Moving at about seven miles per hour the transverse fissure detector car not only finds invisible flaws but also marks rails with ink, records defects, and estimates defect size. Its value lies in exposing interior origin defects that worsen with continued traffic.
Sunday School Lesson April 22 Faith and Wealth in Luke 18
Devotional outline of the Sunday school lesson from April 22 focusing on the rich young ruler who seeks eternal life. It contrasts public devotion by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea with the ruler’s bold, costly surrender, ending with Jesus’ call to sell possessions and give to the poor. The piece cites scripture from Matthew 18 and Luke 10 and emphasizes obedience and generosity.
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Jesus
Luke
Joseph of
Arimathea
Josepa
Nicodemus
Jeanny
Christ
Moses
Aero sleigh to traverse 1500 miles across Northern Russia
Twenty five aero-sleigh machines will depart Leningrad on a 1500 mile journey through desolate northern Russia. The craft are aeroplane bodies mounted on skis with rear propeller engines, designed to travel without wings and stay grounded. The expedition is organized by the Soviet Society for the Promotion of Motoring and the Improvement of Roads.
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Leningrad
Russia
The
Soviet Society For the
London exhibit opened by radio aided schoolboys
Plane diving 3,000 feet in an airplane with 12 Romford London schoolboys helped by radio to open the Schoolboys' Own Exhibition in London. As the craft dropped from 5,000 to 2,000 feet, a boy spoke via radio telephone to a loudspeaker in the court of honor, asking the president to open the show.
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London
World population rises to over two billion
Official figures place world inhabitants at 2,012,000,800, rising by 20,000,000 from last year. Europe now exceeds five hundred million for the first time, totaling 506,000,000, up 8,000,000 since 1931.
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Europe
Ostriches Bred By Moscow Zoo Park In Soviet Meat Plan
Russia raises ostriches at Mos cow Zoological Park to supply meat. Each pair yields fifteen or sixteen chicks yearly. Fully grown birds weigh 100 to 135 pounds. Plans call for large-scale breeding in the southern Soviet steppes. Ostriches endure cold winters despite fat protection from sun. In Russia they lay eggs in fall, aligning with Southern Hemisphere spring.
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Moscow Zoological Park
Soviet Union
Moscow
Princess Royal locomotive breaks Liverpool to London record
A record run by Britain's largest locomotive the Princess Royal hauled the fastest scheduled train on the 193 4 mile line from Liverpool to London in 3 hours 12 minutes averaging over 60 mph with a peak speed of 85 mph marking a new milestone for rail travel.
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Princess Royal
Britain
Liverpool
London
Carter's Liver Pills Promise Quick Bile Wakeup
A vintage ad touts Carter's Liver Pills as a safe vegetable remedy to "wake up" sour liver and bile, claiming they restore digestion and bowels without calomel. The copy urges readers to ask retailers for the product and warns against substitutes.
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Faust
Ite
Income Tax Shakedown on Gypsy Encampment in England
Tax assessors visited nomads wintering in England and demanded income tax. They found a newly painted caravan with bright curtains and a prosperous look and refused a statement of income they deemed insufficient. The tax was collected before departure.
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England
Nomada
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