Britain tells debt with US should shift to goods and services
The column argues Great Britain cannot continue to repay its war debt in gold, noting US credits funded British purchases that boosted American jobs and profits. It urges accepting payment in goods and services, cites wartime balances, and highlights Britain’s ongoing repayments and disarmament efforts.
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Great Britain
United States
Britain
Europe
Germany
Montana
U.S
England
France
Italy
Uncle Sam
Republic
Air Ferry Service Connects Isle of Wight to Mainland England
The Isle of Wight will gain an air ferry service this summer linking Ryde with Portsmouth in seven minutes. Multi engined planes will operate with connections to London and interavailable air and rail tickets offered.
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Isle of Wight
England
Ryde
Portsmouth
London
Apple farmer develops russet apple with red pulp
Congressman-elect F H Shoemaker emerges from a 12 year amateur effort in Appleton Wisconsin to produce a russet apple featuring a red pulp. He describes his back yard experiment as a farmer laborer venture and notes his residence before moving to office.
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F. H. Shoemaker
Farmer-Laborite
Burbanking
Appleton
Wis
Leek Man Keeps Peace By Staying Home Fifty Years
John Robinson of Leek England marks his golden wedding anniversary by staying home every night for fifty years except one when he sat up with a sick friend. He has never seen the sea or gone to a movie, preferring to keep peace in the family by staying at home.
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John Robinson
Leek
England
Farmer Browns Pig on Subscriptions Draws Praise
A local exchange records a lighthearted scene where a farmer named Brown sends a pig as a subscription gift to a country editor. The editor celebrates the unusual donation as a notable contribution to the paper. The humor underscores rural ties between subscribers and the editor.
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Farmer Brown
New Job Search Ends Bowles Leaves Mansion House Kitchen
F G Bowles chief of the Mansion House kitchen in London retires after a year under Lord Mayor Sir Maurice Jenks. At 37 he seeks fresh cooking worlds, recalling a 350 year old kitchen table a 1000 person capacity range and a wedding cake for the Lord Mayor’s son weighing a quarter ton. He notes royal visits and constant menu planning and says the year was hard yet joyful.
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F. G. Bowles
Mansion House
London
England
Sir Maurice Jenks
Mr. Bowles
Chinese Etiquette Book Proposed To Guide Social Change
The Chinese Government plans an official etiquette book to standardize rituals and even greetings during sweeping social changes. Ministry of the Interior officials say modernization has replaced traditional customs and there is no longer an approved right way for everyday actions.
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Ministry of the Interior
Ministry
Chance To Make Fortune In Sprat Discovery Riddle
British officials and fishing firms have spent vast sums seeking where sprats reside nine months a year. An official of the British Trawlers' Association says a man who solves the riddle could become a millionaire in months. He notes the sprat is found in British waters from November to February and then disappears.
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British Trawlers' Association
Bride Declines Summons From Server At Door
A newlywed wife of a lawyer was surprised when a process server appeared at her apartment with a summons. She resisted, saying she did not want a summons and would have her husband issue one for her, but the server insisted she must accept it.
Persian Balm Advertises Beauty Benefits for All
The product is promoted as irresistibly appealing to women for charm and elegance. It promises a clear, beautiful complexion with a tonic effect that stimulates the skin and yields soft texture. It also softens and whitens hands and serves as a fixative and cooling shaving lotion for men, while protecting a child's delicate skin.
New Process Produces Crease-Resistant Cotton and Silk
A novel manufacturing method yields fabric that resists creasing and wrinkling in cotton and artificial silk. The innovation promises easier care and longer lasting garments for consumers and could shift textile production practices.
Mother-In-Law Rules China Says Maury
Magruder Maury, a journalism professor, notes in a discussion on Chinese society that the mother-in-law acts as the supreme family ruler in China. She guides family destiny with an iron hand and helps shape his wife’s social and business life. He contrasts this with American views of male subservience and observes that Chinese emotion is expressed differently through inscrutable expressions.
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China
Magruder Maury
Maury
Device near perpetual motion on display at Grand Central Palace
At the national exposition of power and mechanical engineering a machine claimed to produce power without fuel or human aid drew visitors. George H. Gibson, a Philadelphia engineer, said he assembled it in spare time. The device uses a thermodynamic principle with invisible vapors to appear energy self generating, yet engineers note wear and stoppability prevent true perpetual motion.
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Grand Central Palace
New York
George H. Gibson
Philadelphia
Reason Coast City Is Considered Rainy
Vancouver has seen exceptionally wet weather in 1932 with 56.69 inches of precipitation by year end, surpassing the 26 year average of 55.13 inches. If all that rain could be gathered, it would form a 44 square mile lake nearly five feet deep, capable of floating ships like the Empress of Japan.
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Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Invention Pushes Forward with Powers Ash Incinerator
H L Powers, Brandon pioneer since 1881, adds an ash container and concrete incinerator to his long list of patents. The device, shown for inspection, is praised as economical and sanitary for garbage disposal and capable of serving four nearby households.
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H. L. Powers
Brandon
Powers
Retired German officials warned over pensions rule
The German government orders retirees abroad to return within six months or forfeit pensions. The policy aims to preserve foreign currency reserves. A European naturalist recently claimed butterflies sing to their young.
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Germany
Mediterranean
Warden's Fish Story On Rose Road
Game Warden C H Pike of Vancouver recounts stopping his car on the flooded Rose Road near Cloverdale to let a salmon pass. He waded through water to find a big salmon moving along the road and said it spurted away when it saw him, denying him supper and evidence. Floods fill Fraser and Serpentine Valleys while Skagit farmers report fish in hayfields amid mild snowmelt and heavy rain.
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C. H. Pike
Vancouver
Rose Road
Cloverdale
New Westminster
Pike
Fraser
Serpentine Valley
Skagit River
Kootenay National Park Beauty Draws Tourists and Wildlife
Kootenay National Park along the Banff Windermere Highway preserves natural beauty with vivid rock walls and red hues. Visitors may glimpse deer bighorn sheep elk moose and Rocky Mountain goats feeding on grassy slopes near sparkling lakes. Sinclair offers famous hot springs famed for therapeutic waters attracting motorists.
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Kootenay National Park
Banff-Windermere
Sinclair
Advertising reshapes buying with modern life shifts
The piece argues that advertising has transformed shopping, steering purchases to newspaper ads. It notes that many buyers now order by brand name over the telephone, especially housewives, who have learned what they want and why advertising benefits them.
Defects In Modern Ships Warned By Underwriter
D McComb an underwriter of marine insurance told the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in New York that unnecessary door sills or high sills, uncovered deck waterways and scuppers, faulty stair treads and steep stairs create hazards aboard ships. He noted 3207 accidents on 328 American ships in 1931, with more than a third caused by structural defects.
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D. McComb
Marine Insurance
Socitey of
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
New York
It Will Relieve a Cold
Colds are the commonest ailments of mankind and if neglected may lead to serious conditions. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil will relieve the bronchial passages of inflammation speedily and thoroughly and will strengthen them against subsequent attack. It eases the inflammation and will usually stop the cough by allaying throat irritation. Try it and prove it.
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Thomas
Country lad joins London police beat plan fails
A country youth goes to London to join the police. He passes the medical but refuses the beat after being asked the distance to Edinburgh, saying he would rather stay home and help his father with the chickens.
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London
Edinburgh
Appleford Wonder Paper Dusts While It Cleans
Canadian women praise Appleford Wonder Paper as a dust cloth substitute that dusts cleans and polishes, made from rag and soft pulp with furniture polish. Each twenty five sheet pack is used by crumpling into a wad, can be reversed when soiled, and discarded after use. Available widely, coupon offers a bonus booklet of recipes.
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Appleford Wonder
Wonder
Appleford
Wood Preservation Problem Investigated By Creosote Tests
The Forest Products Laboratories of Canada and the Forest Service study creosote bleeding from timber after impregnation. Poles treated under pressure with various methods are observed to find treatments that prevent surface exudation. The research aims to determine the most effective approach to reduce bleeding on wood structures, including city street telephone poles.
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Forest Products Laboratories of Canada
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Quick Worm Relief for Children
Miller's Worm Powders claim to expel intestinal worms with no injury to the child. The advertisement touts easy administration even for delicate stomachs and promises rapid relief from pain and suffering caused by worms, asserting no child should endure worm-related distress.
A Farmer Tries To Influence A Painter’s Exhibition
A well known artist painted a thatched farmhouse while a farmer watched. The farmer asked what would be done with the picture and suggested a witty label for summer display. The artist replied that thousands would see it and the farmer proposed adding a seasonal caption.
World War Widows in Europe Marry Again at 2000 Year Rate
Report notes that widows across war-torn Europe are remarrying at an average of about two thousand per year, reflecting shifting postwar social and economic dynamics. The finding highlights resilience among affected communities and the returning trend of family formation amid reconstruction efforts.
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Europe
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