Fast Air Liners Rise From British Factories
World demand for speed pushes Britain to produce ultra fast airliners. The Diana, a four engine plane for Singapore to Brisbane routes, exceeds trial expectations. The DH 89 twin engined machine proves efficient with several new designs in advanced construction aiming for 170 to nearly 200 mph. Two monoplanes with retractable undercarriages and a biplane plan for air ministry order will carry six to ten passengers plus a two person crew.
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Singapore
Brisbane
New South Wales
Alr
Blackburn
Inverts Weather Machine Proposal From Denver In Detroit
Joseph A. Shires of Denver asks Detroit officials to test his proposed weather machine. He claims a long cylindrical device can produce perfect climate by cooling or heating air, filtering dust and odors, and could be placed on alleys or rooftops. He notes foreign powers have shown interest.
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Denver
Detroit
Joseph A. Shires
Colo
Shires
Shirra
Nelson youths dive for treasure at Nelson Lake
Not finding much treasure, George Munroe and Ras tun Woolf of Nelson B C pursue under sea exploration. Using a home made gear with a glass window and garden hose air line they descend 25 to 30 feet for 5 to 10 minutes, finding a hammer cana and gravel as their haul.
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Nelson Lake
George Munroe
Nelson
Canadia's Leather Gains Ground in Global Market
Canadia's leather industry expands production and exports as it competes abroad, aided by the Industrial Department and support from Canadian National Railways to boost distribution and access markets.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
Lone Overseer Retires After 52 Years On Australian Telegraph Line
W Holtze retires from the overhead telegraph line crossing 2000 miles from Adelaide to Darwin. The loneliest job in Australia has demands of constant supervision, with two or three workers posted at stations yet often alone for days during north or south trouble. Desolate posts host gardens and livestock, camel transport aids travel across arid wastes, and some men endure three year terms for hermit life and hobbies.
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Australas
W. Holtze
Australia
Robinson Crusoe
Adelaide
Darwin
Versatile cape dress pattern for sizes 36 to 48
The article describes a wrap over cape style with front sleeves, flattering for larger figures, using maize tyelet batiste and other fabrics. It notes skirt plaits for ease of walking, simple construction, and a pattern No 381 priced at 20 cents, with material yardage for size 36 and guidance to wrap and coin carefully.
Britain Leads World Recovery With Strong Employment Rise
The International Labor Office reports 8.9 million workers rehired since the low, with Great Britain showing the fastest return to 1929 employment levels. Britain now has 10.14 million people employed, higher than any year since 1920, surpassing 1927 and 1928 figures.
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Great Britain
South Africa
Japan
International Labor Office
Britain
Germany
Holland
Canada
France
Finland
Ouba
Latvia
Italy
Sweden
Poland
Mystery Navy Fleet Lies Idle in Bizerta Port since 1924
The League of Nations Straits Commissioner reports a detachment of former Czarist ships, including a dreadnought and cruiser, anchored in Bizerta North Africa. After 1920 White forces fled, crews departed in 1924, leaving the fleet unmanned. Ownership remains disputed between Soviet claims and French denial, though widely seen as Russian.
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Bizerta
North Africa
Russia
Straits Commissioner
League of Nations
Black Sea
Had No Guarantee A divine attendee loses coat claim
A famous divine attended a function and left hat and coat in the cloak room. The attendant, recognizing him without issuing a ticket, later returns the correct belongings. The divine questions how the attendant knows they are his, and the attendant replies he only knows the guest handed them over.
Canadian sheep feeding shifts toward more home grown grain
A A Mac Millan notes Canadian flocks rely on pasture and forage with limited winter grain. He argues expanding use of oats and barley from home production could boost lamb and mutton output. By products of milling may aid lamb fattening and bran serves as a protein supplement for pregnant ewes and post lambing ewes.
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Canada
A A. A. MacMillan
Dominion Livestock Branch
Papal Archaeologists Unearth Early Christian Site Beneath St John Lateran
Papal archaeologists excavating under St John Lateran uncover ruins believed to be the first Christian church and the first pope’s residence. The site lies on Vatican Hill near the Basilica once dubbed the Basilica of the Saviour and linked to St Peter’s tomb in tradition.
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St. John Lateran
Constantine the First
Vatican Hill
Australia Leads in Automobiles Per Capita Worldwide
Australia, with a sparsely populated area, has more automobiles per capita than all nations except the United States and Canada, reflecting a high ownership rate despite low population density.
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Australia
United States
Canada
Growth of Crops via Chemicals and Artificial Aids
The article surveys chemical and artificial methods to boost crop growth, including salt on hay to reduce heat and mold, and notes benefits in milk yield and palatability. It highlights Dr Spangenberg's fodder experiments, artificial sunlight, and electricity speeding growth, predicting profound agricultural shifts and greater scientist reliance as world population rises.
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Spangenberg
The River Postman and the Zinc Globe Letters
During the siege of Paris in 1870, zinc globes were used to drop letters into the Seine. The Germans blocked the river with a net at Villeneuve Saint Georges, ending the scheme. About twenty years ago a fisherman found a zinc globe containing 300 letters dated December 1870, still legible, which were then delivered to the postal authorities and sent on.
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Mall
Paris
Post Office Administration
Seine
Villeneuve Saint Georges
Villeneuve
Sweden to Commission Gotland Aircraft Carrier Cruiser
Sweden nearing completion of the armored cruiser Gotland named as the nation s first aeroplane carrier. At 443 feet overall length it will be the largest unit in the Swedish navy and will carry eight naval aeroplanes on its aft deck launched by a catapult and hoisted aboard by a davit crane.
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Sweden
Gotland
Differential Analyzer at University of Pennsylvania
A machine under construction at the University of Pennsylvania will weigh over three tons and outpace human thought. The differential analyzer, second of its kind, measures 26 feet by 10 feet, completing in 15 minutes work that would take twelve mathematicians a week. It will aid engineering and military calculations such as firing ranges for army and navy.
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Cape Clairy
Army
Navy
Funny confession ends sugar brag with stolen shoes
A humorous anecdote from a storefront features a man boasting about cheap sugar. The grocer weighs the bag and finds it two pounds light. The man calmly explains that while the sugar was being fetched he stole two pairs of shoes, turning the exchange into a picaresque punchline.
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Darkey
Carrie Demonstrates Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Mme Carrie shows through her busy work that actions speak louder than words. The story notes the caution that a clever guide into trouble may abandon you as trouble unfolds, emphasizing practical outcomes over promises.
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Mme
Carrie
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