Cause Of Our Economic Ills Promoting World Peace to End War Debt
A Canadian voice cites Philip Snowden on war costs and Britain's debt, urging redirecting wartime taxes into constructive programs. The piece argues the core cause of unemployment and poor conditions is the Great War, and only world peace can restore prosperity for workers and families.
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Philip Snowden
Snowden
Great Britain
Mr. Snowden
Britain
Canada
Clock That Speaks Time Chooses Grandfather Case
An inventor has created a speaking clock after extensive testing. The device combines a talking clock, radio, and electric phonograph in a grandfather clock case and can announce hours and half hours or greet with phrases like Good morning six o clock.
Veteran farm servant wins at Skegness show
Extraordinary service records were announced by the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society at Skegness. Samuel Benton of Horncastle, 74, claimed the top award for 44 years with Messrs W Crowder and Sons. Second place went to 83 year old William Goodwin of Rippingale with 53 years on the same farm.
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Lincolnshire Agricultural Society
Skegness
England
Samuel Benton
Horncastle
Messrs
Believes In the Poo Present Low Prices for Pool Members
Alberta Farmer editorial dated July 10 1930 notes wheat market gloom yet Pool members stay hopeful. It quotes that compared with pre-Pool days they are glad the Pool functions this year of low prices and fear how bad prices would be without it.
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Alberta Farmer
Dr Williams Pink Pills Expose Nervous Perils
An old medical advertisement explains pale people suffer nervous symptoms from poor blood. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy that supposedly builds red blood, strengthens nerves, and restores vitality, with a Toronto testimonial and mail order offer at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Noted Soldier Lieut Col Hon Cuthbert James dies in London
Lieut Col Hon Cuthbert James M P died in London in his 59th year. A former Egyptian Army officer from 1899 he served in the Nile expedition and as Wadi Halfa administrator then in the Great War. He was army and navy boxing champion in 1898 and long active in sports. He represented Bromley as Conservative member of Parliament since 1920. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a prompt worm remedy with tonic effects. A light exchange between a model and artist ends with a joke about kissing models and offerings of fruit.
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Cuthbert James
London
England
Col. James
Khalifa
Wadi Halfa
House of Commons
Bromley
Steel Plant Planned Near Vancouver Reveals Texada Iron Deposits
Announcement states a $23,000,000 steel plant will be erected near Vancouver to exploit iron deposits on Texada Island. The project signals major industrial development involving unspecified investors and regional resources.
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Vancouver
Texada Island
Manitoba Water Power Potential in Prairie Provinces
Manitoba holds an estimated 5,000,000 hp of water power with 508,000 hp in operation and claims 72 percent of prairie water power. Winnipeg River sites could serve 2.5 million residents and 300,000 workers, producing nearly a billion dollars in goods annually. A later remark ponders aging and folly, ending with a pessimist quote.
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Winnipeg River
Winnipeg
Concrete roads extend in Antrim county long stretch
Over five years Ireland has laid twenty seven miles of concrete road in County Antrim as part of a programme to reconstruct the busiest routes at about five miles annually. In 1929 several sections connected and by year end a seventeen mile continuous concrete road will be the longest in the British Isles.
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County Antrim
British Isles
First TV Play Broadcast in England by Baird System
The British Broadcasting Corporation aired Luigi Pirandello's The Man With a Flower in His Mouth as the first English television drama in an experimental stage. Critics note the image remains imperfect and intimate, likening it to a keyhole view, with ongoing technical challenges ahead before broad acceptance.
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England
Baird
British Broadcasting Corporation
Luigi Pirandello
London Times
C. R. W. Nevison
L. de G. Sieveking
The
Luxury for the Desert Sydney Camp Lights and Comfort
The Commonwealth Railways Department plans a tourist camp in Central Australia featuring daily moving sites with electric lighting portable showers radio sets and gramophones. Cooks will offer elaborate menus rivaling first class hotels, reflecting luxury for the arid interior.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth Railways Department
U S Trade Slump Weakens June Markets
US international trade dropped in June to the lowest level in six years. Exports reached 229 million dollars, the smallest since July 1924, while imports at 255 million were below any January 1922 reading. Both imports and exports were about 100 million dollars under June of last year.
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United States
Argentine Delegates Invited to Canada for Grain Study
Canada invites the Agrarian Producers' Union of Argentina to send a delegation to visit major production centers. The aim is to study modern cereal handling and the Canadian grain elevator system. Also mentions Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a trusted worm control product and includes unrelated quotes about a record attempt and a tree-climbing joke.
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Buenos Aires
Agrarian Producers’ Union of the
Canada
Silver Bullet not as swift as Golden Arrow verdict
Kaye Don and backers spent 250000 to learn that a Silver Bullet failed to match a Golden Arrow in speed, indicating a costly misjudgment of racing performance.
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Kaye Don
The Little Green Calliope Humming Bird Fact
A note on the small size of the American bird the little green calliope humming bird. Minard's Liniment advertised to remove warts and bunions with relief claims.
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Minard
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Referendum Ballot Sent
Ballots have been mailed to Saskatchewan Pool Growers registered as shareholders and contract signers. The ballot asks voters if directors should urge government to pass a Grain Marketing Act requiring that all Saskatchewan grain be marketed through one pool, with a two thirds referendum and growers control, and equal voice for all producers.
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Saskatchewan
Persian Balm Promises Dainty Beauty and Gentle Skincare
Persian Balm is advertised as unrivaled for magical skin effects. It absorbs quickly with no stickiness and feels cool on the skin. It claims to soften hands to a flawless whiteness, impart youth and a subtly fragrant, inviting complexion.
Jewels From Dead Viscountess Scattered Near Meopham
The London Daily Express reports jewels valued at £65,000 were scattered near Meopham Kent after a recent aeroplane disaster in which six people including three nobles died. The pieces belonged to Viscountess Ednam and Mrs Lieffler who wore pearl necklaces and diamond brooches. A villager found a few gems and sparked renewed search efforts by police for remaining items.
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The
London Daily Express
Meopham
Kent
Viscountess
Ednam
Lieffler
RCMP strength and Samson death mystery dialogue
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police consist of about 500 officers and 900 privates. “Teacher Johnny, what caused Samson's death?” Johnny replies “Falling arches, I think.”
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Johnny
Samson
Exhibition Grain to Be Shown At World Grain Show
Bulletin from the show executive clarifies there is no restriction on the year grain for exhibit may be grown. Exhibits must reach Regina by March 1 1932, making 1932 impossible for new growth. grain for exhibit must be grown this season or in 1981.
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Canada
Regina
Water used to grow a bushel of wheat study shows
Dominion Department of Agriculture experts disclose in soil moisture and crop production studies that producing one bushel of wheat requires over thirty one tons of water.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
California scientist's camera aids slow motion healing
A motion picture camera developed by a California scientist operates with extreme slowness, enabling observation of slow physiological processes. Reportedly it can capture the gradual knitting of a broken bone, offering a novel view of fracture repair.
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California
Elements Found in the Sun Reach Fifty-Eight of Ninetinine
Scientists report that fifty eight of the ninety known chemical elements have been identified in the sun, expanding understanding of solar composition and stellar chemistry.
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