King Edward VIII appeals for peace at Buckingham Palace
King Edward VIII presents colors to the Grenadiers and guards at Buckingham Palace and delivers a peace appeal. He emphasizes humanity’s cry for peace and hopes never again to face such stern days while questioning how warlords in Germany, Italy, and Japan will heed his message. The speech frames Britain as arbiter and sentinel of peace for all nations.
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Edward
Edward VIII
Grenadiers
Buckingham Palace
Germany
Italy
Japan
Stratford Beacon-Herad
Music on Tap Ballad Singing in America
Louise Pound argues in the American Scholar that traditional group singing at social events has faded as music is now amplified through shows films radio and crooners. She questions whether future generations will value today’s popular songs or their airs given the rapid turnover and weaker memorable texts.
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America
Louise Pound
The
American Scholar
Poisonous vegetation warning from drought stressed crops
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that drought stressed Sudan grass cane and grain sorghum can become deadly to livestock. Experts say grazing on green fields during drought may produce lethal amounts of hydrogen cyanide from a chemical reaction between glucose and enzyme in the plants.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Sudan
Telephone deal closes in Stockholm New York for 8.78 million
A phone call between Stock holm Sweden and New York led to an eight million seven hundred seventy six thousand dollar deal. The Brantford sale of a book to Bell marks a long-advanced path for such transactions.
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Stockholm
Sweden
New York
Brantford
Bell
Collected Good Jokes by Borowski Elevates World Humor
Borowski a 35 year old Polish businessman in Brussels gathers jokes from many regions. He values Scottish humor first for clarity and brevity ranking Jewish, Marseille, English, American, and Russian jokes second through sixth. He notes 2000 jests in his collection.
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Borowski
Bruseela
Theodore Gutmans
Marseilles
Roses Exhibit New Varieties at English Flower Show
At a National Rose Society show in Westminster England three new rose varieties were on display. Miss England cream and yellow flushed scent echoes old tea roses earning a merit certificate. Ben Cant's Yellow blooms bright fragrant yellow while Lady Susan Birch offers a salmon scent. A new carnation Molly with red and pale pink marks won the British scented carnation cup shown by Farnham Royal Nursery Slough at Westminster.
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England
National Rose Society of England
Westminster
Miss England
Ben Cant
Susan Birch
Molly
Farnham Royal Nursery
Slough
British Carnation Society
It Never Could Make Out Pharaoh's Dream Quote
A brief fragment presents a riddle about Pharaoh's dream of seven lean kine and seven fat kine. The speaker confesses misunderstanding until marriage, noting wives' housekeeping ultimately consuming business books, leaving nothing visible at year end.
Blind Man Tends Garden Guided by Strings
Edward Harris, 59, blind for eight years, tends a Severn Falls garden laid out by a pro. He uses a hoe in one hand and his sense of the soil in the other. Harris jokes he expects potatoes as big as pumpkins and says the plot helps him cope with his condition.
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Edward Harris
Severn Falls
Harris
The Leveler Debate with Mrs Macaulay and Dr Johnson
A liberal historian Mrs Catherine Macauley defends racial equality in debate with the blunt Dr Samuel Johnson. He feigns agreement and offers to let her footman join them for dinner to prove his point, prompting her refusal. Johnson notes levelers wish to level down but not up.
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Catherine Macauley
Samuel Johnson
Belongs To Producer
A compact critique argues that personal produce belongs to the producer and excess, saved or invested, becomes capital. It lambasts slogans like share the wealth and social justice as political ploys, while defending society’s duty to aid the helpless. A separate vignette shows a magistrate noting seven Burglaries in a week and a prisoner replying with grim humor about work.
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Brandon Sun
Wife warns husband as car speeds threaten freeze
A humorous exchange captures a wife pleading not to drive so fast because her chin is nearly frozen, while the husband quips that she should not worry since she has another.
Quahaug Shellfish Value Across Maritime Provinces
The quahaug clam is harvested mainly in Prince Edward Island and the northeast New Brunswick shore with some also in Nova Scotia. Quahaug eggs are about one three-hundredth inch, eggs smaller than oysters. Annual catch of quahauga and other clams exceeds 40,000 barrels, yielding over $100,000 in fresh or canned market value.
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Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Department of Fisheries
England Declares Overcrowding A Public Offense
Sir Kingsley Wood announced that overcrowding will be a public offense in all districts where fewer than 100 overcrowded families or less than two percent of working-class houses are affected. Areas with higher overcrowding may see a later date for implementation, protecting those already living in crowded conditions until new housing is available.
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England
Kingsley Wood
Thore
Boy guides tourist to Murphy's Pharmacy in village
A tourist asks where the general store is and a small boy leads him along to Murphy's Pharmacy via the main street. The exchange captures simple village navigation and local landmarks.
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Sonny
Murphy's Pharmacy
Smith Leads London Surname List in New Telephone Book
The latest telephone directory shows Smith as the most common London surname, occupying 17 percent of pages, with Jones Taylor and Brown following in popularity. The Bank of England began operating on January 1 1695.
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Smith
London
Jones, Taylor and Brown
Bank of England
Canadians Return War Trophy Strut To Germany
The strut from Manfred von Richthofen’s German plane, once held by Captain Wop May, is presented to General Edward Milch in Berlin by P. J. Mulqueen of the Canadian Olympic Committee. Goering replies with thanks, praising Canadian gallantry in war.
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Manfred von Richtofen
Air Ministry
Berlin
P. J. Mulqueen
Edward Milch
Aviation
W. R. “Wop” May
Edmonton
Northland
Roy Brown
Richtofen
Red Knight
May
Brown
Olympic
Montreal
Havre
Germany
Canada
Mulqueen
General Milch
Milch
Wilhelm Goering
Reich
Goering
Memorial Cairn Honors Henry Kelsey Explorer
The Pas hosts a memorial cairn for Henry Kelsey, a Hudson's Bay official famed for his early inland expeditions. A youth from London, he joined Indigenous hunters, embarked on a long trek, and recorded buffalo sightings, his legend anchoring northern history beyond old tales.
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Pas
Henry Kelsey
Hudson's Bay
London
Ne'son
Henry
Winnipeg Free Press
Appointed Provost Of Eton In World’s Highest Paid Post
Lord Hugh Cecil was appointed provost of Eton College, a position described as the world’s highest paid scholastic post though the salary remains unofficial. The provost leads the college and chairs all fellows meetings. The office traces to Henry VI, founder of Eton, who required monarchial appointment per the statutes.
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Lord Cecil
Eton
Hugh Cecil
Henry VI
Vikings Reached America Claim Traced to 1837 Claim
A historical note attributes the assertion that Vikings reached North America long before Columbus to Frof Karl Rafo in 1837, suggesting the early voyage idea circulated in 19th century circles.
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America
Columbus
Frof. Karl Rafo
Preparing For Gas Attacks Preparing For Gas Attacks
An editorial reflection on Britain arming 40 million citizens with gas masks in 1913. It contrasts continental drills and shelters with British thoroughness, noting public fear, government manuals, and a sense of helpless resignation as Europe nears gas mask realities amid looming World War.
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Great Britain
Europe
Gas Maska
New York Herald-Tribune
Vapor inhalation as asthma relief proposed by Graeser and Rowe
A new vapor inhalation treatment for asthma offers relief by sniffing a vapor of epinephrine hydrochloride. Recommended especially for children, the method updates an older therapy and was developed by Dr. James B. Graeser and Dr. Albert H. Rowe of Oakland, California, per a report in the American Journal of Diseases of Children.
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American Journal of Diseases
James B. Graeser
Albert H. Rowe
Oakland
Calif
Does Away With Shyness Drug Raise Blood Pressure A Cure
A Lancet report describes a drug that increases blood pressure to treat low mood and shyness. After dosing, depressed patients overcome shyness, speak freely, feel energetic and confident. Tests suggest improved concentration and faster, more accurate problem solving compared with before.
Squirrel rescue by gas fumes from bass horn
Martin and John Gannon of Brookline Massachusetts called the Animal Rescue League to coax their pet squirrel Fuzzy from a bass horn. After several attempts they used gasoline fumes blown into the instrument, causing the curious animal to retreat from the horn.
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Fuzzy
Martin
John Gannon
Brooktine
Maas
Gannong
Animal Rescue League
Window washer meets doctor on bus mistaken identity
Two men share a bus seat and strike up a chat. One asks if the other is a doctor, then quips that their work is alike since both clean panes, drawing a playful parallel between their trades.
Village Hall Lecture Sparks Brief Chemistry Lesson
A lecturer remarks on what a molecule is, prompting the chairman to suggest explaining for those who have never attended such talks. The exchange underscores a humorous tension between expert and lay audience in a village meeting setting.
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