New Year Reflections On 1934 Hope And Responsibility
A 1934 New Year meditation weighs hope against war fears, noting signs of economic uptick in Britain, the United States, and Canada. It urges individuals to pursue unselfishness, reform, and personal responsibility to foster lasting peace and happiness despite harsh world conditions. The piece reflects on leadership, global disarmament efforts, and the power of personal choice in shaping the year ahead.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Turo
Montreal history record gains complete early century detail
Intact archival work by E Z Massicotte documents Montreal from 1636 to 1780. The published yet undistributed Moments Historiinne de Montreal offers a thorough, accurate view of the island’s governance and religious authorities. The study required years of district research into scarred records.
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Montreal
E. Z. Mass'cotte
Moments Historinne de
Royal Surety of Canada
Masa'cotte
Canada
Forest River
St. Leewrence
Tre
New Ray Device Said To Fight Plague At Distance
London Sunday Dispatch reports a special article describing a wireless device claimed to imitate deadly natural rays. It allegedly neutralizes plague conditions and promotes healthier flora and fauna by emitting emulsions of abnormal bacteria detected in patients. Professor O A Newell of the National Health League is cited.
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London Sunday
Disnatea
O. A. Newell
National Health League
Mystery Excursions by Train to Be Tried in Sweden
Sweden will test Sunday Mystery Excursions by train titled Into the blue with unknown destinations next summer. Last summer low rate excursions to definite places sold out, and the new system aims to draw more travelers while preventing use of low rates to dodge regular tickets.
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Sweden
Carrot Misunderstanding Sparks Health Cure Joke
A semi deaf older sportsman visits his doctor who prescribes carrot. He asks how to take it and the doctor says as much as you like. A month later he returns healthy and jokes about carrots while realizing he drank three bottles of claret instead.
Locomotives Get Automatic Waxlike Cleanser Wash
Canadian National Railway unveils an automatic shower bath for locomotives. A 36-spray frame delivers water at 110 psi, activating as engines enter and exiting the frame to wash away grease and leave a waxy, smooth finish. World tonnage of idle ships drops 19 percent in the year to July 1.
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Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railways
Need Some Protection For English Clothiers
A London paper shows a man in a fine outfit with a Blue Melton overcoat priced at ten shillings and a suit at twelve shillings. The garments hail from Poland Belgium and Japan, illustrating how English retailers sell at low prices while tariffs to protect British workers remain in question. Commodity prices in Japan rise.
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Europe
London
Melton
Poland
Belgium
Japan
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Weary Bays Sleepless Knights Wrack the Nervous System
A fragment describing sleepless nights and nervous fatigue. It advertises Milburn's H. & Se as a remedy to restore health, promising sound sleep, toned nerves, and renewed mental and physical vigor. The wording reflects an old style medical ad.
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Milburn’s H. & Se
Economic loss to Canada set at 11 million dollars
In Montreal a source estimates Canada faces economic loss of 11 million dollars in money terms or about 9 million in purchasing power after cost of living adjustments. The figure assumes Canada would have kept 1928 growth, with population rising about 112 percent annually under normal conditions.
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Montreal
Canada
Chester man rescues boy from river for thirtieth time
E H C Arthur of Chester England saved seven year old George Leathwaite who toppled into the river. The 62 year old diver brought the child to the bank and, after first aid, the boy was taken home. Arthur has earned several life saving awards. Egypt bankruptcies are among the fewest in years.
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E. H.C. Arthur
Chester
England
George Leathwaite
Arthur
Mr. Arthur
Rheumasm Tied to Excess Fat Claims Kruschen Aid
A reader testifies that Kruschen Salts eased rheumatism in the ankles and led to a 19 pound weight loss in three weeks. She says she eats what she likes and feels transformed. The ad claims Kruschen purges fat forming foods, poisons, and acids causing rheumatism and digestive issues.
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B. Gentry
Kruschen
Law and Hypocrisy in Lottery Laws Across Britain
The Duke of Atholl fined for running a sweepstake tells the House of Lords Britain’s anti lottery laws make the country a laughing stock. The Ottawa Journal notes parallels with Canada, where a shopkeeper is fined for sweets on Sunday while gas stations promote Sunday trips, highlighting government hypocrisy and moral inconsistency in policing raffles.
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Duke of Atholl
House of Lords
Duke of Montrose
Britain
Canada
Resoline
Ottawa Journal
Radiolite highway lights envision 30 feet tall
Maj Gen George O Squier retired U S Army envisions Radiolites a aluminum glow for highways modeled after Morning glory reaching 30 feet, with radio receivers amplifiers and scent dispersers. He predicts skyscrapers will top out under a dozen stories as new monumental lights illuminate roads and amuse motorists.
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George O. Squier
U.S.A
National Academy of Sciences
Cambridge
Maass
General Squier
Army
Washington
Prohibition Era Costs and Casualties Revealed by Justice
The United States Department of Justice released figures showing enforcement costs of 128 million dollars against dry law violators from January 16, 1920, to October 31, 1933. Fines totaled 80 million, property seizures 219 million. The report notes 92 investigators killed in clashes with racketeers and 178 persons slain by agents.
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United States Department of Justice
Department
Poor New Novel Receives Harsh Review
The New York Sun book reviewer condemns the work calling it dull poorly written lacking realism literacy or intelligence. The Border Cities Star notes it will be read by a great many people despite the critique.
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New York Sun
Border Cities Star
Austrian Village Menace Landslide Threatens Wienen
An enormous landslide near Graz Austria was reported threatening the village of Wienen on Lake Grundi. The nine square mile mountainside began to slip toward the settlement as thaw or rain began raising fears of disaster.
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Graz
Austria
Wienen
Lake Grundi
Quivering nerves eased by Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Advertisement claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound calms nervous irritability and adds energy. It suggests women feel less burdened by children's noise and daily stress, promising life feels worth living again as ten women reportedly benefited.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tilbury Docks opens live cattle facilities for Canada Britain trade
Lord Ritchie of the Port of London Authority and W A Wilson of Canada House unveiled new cattle docks at Tilbury London. A 550 to 600 head shipment was reported as en route. The officials said the facilities would boost Canadian Irish cattle trade, meat imports, and the Port Authority.
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Canada
Great Britain
Tilbury Docks
London
Lord, _ Ritchie
Port of London Authority
W. A. Wilson
Canada House
Lord Ritchie
J. W. Dulanty
Free State
London Magnificence Shines At Londonderry House Reception
The Overseas Mail notes a grand London reception at Londonderry House on the eve of Parliament. The article praises the splendor and rare display of gems and Arabian Nights style, evoking the reigns of Queen Victoria and Edward VII.
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London
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
Londonderry House
Ruling on debt settlement via acceptances in three rivers
Magistrate F X Lacoursiere in Three Rivers Que dismissed a charge against Raoul Loranger for failing to settle a debt. The ruling states that creditors accepting cheques signed by the debtor constitutes settlement even if the cheques bounce for insufficient funds. Separately, industry costs note coal production in England averages 2.37 pounds for labor and 1.26 pounds for royalties per ton.
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F. X. Lacoursiere
Three Rivers
Que
Raoul Loranger
England
Northern Post Aklavik Named New Arctic Bishop’s Seat
Rt. Rev. A L Fleming, newly consecrated bishop of the Arctic Anglican diocese, calls Aklavik the Charing Cross of the Atlantic and trading hub for Eskimo and Iodian. The small Mackenzie delta settlement serves as a jumping off point for Yukon and Alaska air routes, with historic stops by Lindberghs in 1982 en route to Japan.
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Aklavik
A. L. Fleming
Anglican
Arctic
Charing Cros
Atlantic
Mackenzie River
Western
Arctic Ocean
Bishop Fleming
Ablavik
Yukon
Alaska
Lindberghs
United States
Japan
Inventor of compass adjustment dies in Vancouver
Andrew Fotheringham a 58 year old master mariner who fled London nine years ago died suddenly in Vancouver while washing paint on deck. He reportedly sought to finalize his groundbreaking compass adjustment method that could align true magnetic readings worldwide without further tweaking. Friends say tests aboard Pacific Coast vessels showed promise while he worked aboard the Union Steamship Company steamer Venture.
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Andrew Fotheringham
London
England
Vancouver
Union Steamship Company
Pacific
Britain Grows More Wheat In England and Wales 1933
The preliminary agricultural returns show a large rise in wheat acreage to 1,660,000 acres in England and Wales, up 2 percent from 1932, with production at 1,478,000 hundredweights rising 42 percent. Barley acreage fell 209,000 acres and output dropped to 2,718,000 hundredweights, down from 1932. An MP remarks he enjoys London fogs and wonders what he can see in them.
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England
Wales
England and
M.P
London
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