Less Criticism and More Co-Operation in Parliament
Parliament resumes at Ottawa after adjournment as Western Legislatures begin annual sessions. The piece urges public sympathy for leaders, urges national cooperation over provincial gains, and calls for constructive criticism and citizen support to solve wide scale issues including the Duff Commission railway report and unemployment relief. It stresses unity, compromise, and practical policy over partisan gain.
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Ottawa
Duff Commission
Campbeltown considers fishermen support plan
The town council weighs a scheme to buy and equip fishing boats locally. Boats would be loaned to unemployed fishermen, with crews provided by the town and sharing in the catch.
Age of Garden of Eden fossil finding traced to Yale ruler
An archaeological report to the American Association for the Advancement of Science suggests the Garden of Eden era dates back over 250000 years. Entitled Latest Old World Discoveries of Fossil Man, the study is by Dr. George Grant MacCurdy of Yale University.
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Garden of Eden
American Association For the Advancement of Science
George Grant MacCurdy
Yale University
Dean Inge Foresees Bleaker England Far Future
Dean Inge spoke in London foretelling England in 1,000 years with a population around 20 million living mainly in villages. He warned of rising seas, possible ice ages, and doubted Mars or Venus colonization. He argued humans may not progress and highlighted degenerative trends in skulls, jaws, hair, and senses.
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Dean Inge
England
London
Mars
Venus
Landlords in NSW Accept Barter Over Cash Rent
Australian tenants unable to pay rent in cash barter instead with produce and livestock. Examples include potatoes, melons, pumpkins for huts and acreage, poultry and eggs for homes, calves and heifers for milkmen, and wood deliveries. The War Service House Commission balked at a tenant offering pumpkins worth hundreds of pounds.
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New South Wales
Parsramatta
War Service House Commission
Landing Field On Swedens Cruiser Gotland
The Swedish cruiser Gotland under construction will feature its own landing field. A wide canvas strip at the stern will recover seaplanes at full speed, with planes hauled by a crane and launched by a rotating catapult into the air even against wind.
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Gotland
Imperial Airways Milestones Since Inception
Imperial Airways notes substantial growth since inception with almost 10 million miles flown and over 200000 passengers carried. The completed schedule flight reliability rose from 75.8 percent in 1924 to 96.16 percent in 1932, reflecting improved dependability.
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Imperial Airways
Comfort or Necessity Bigger shoe sizes trend for women noted
A. F. Genting of Philadelphia, president of the National Shoe Retailers Association, says women are increasingly adopting larger shoe sizes and that comfort appears to be driving this shift more than before.
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A. F. Genting
Philadelphia
National Shoe Retailers’ Association
Australia’s shadeless land and edge-facing leaves
Australia is described as the shadeless land. Some trees carry leaves arranged in fives or tens to always present their edges to the sky, forming distinct skyward leaf orientations. The note highlights natural patterns observed in local flora.
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Australia
Arm numbness from rheumatism relief with Kruschen remedy
A reader describes years of rheumatism including numb right arm and stiff left thumb. After taking Kruschen, a half teaspoon daily in hot water, she reports improved circulation and restored energy. Kruschen claims to purify blood and expel uric acid through natural channels, easing pains.
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Kruschen
Armament Expenditures Stirs Debate Across Nations
Paris papers attack U S arms spending as a world budget disrupter. They contrast 1916 military outlays of 267 million with 1930 figures of 700 million, noting the United States pursues naval parity with Britain despite limited dangers.
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United States
Hoover
Stimson
Borah
Paris
de Temps
Great Britain
Washington
Geneva
Barter Returned as Scarce Cash Spreads in Europe
Central European economies tilt toward barter with hogs as payment. In Jugoslavia Kragujevac authorities order 100 carloads of brass parts from an Austrian firm to be paid for by delivery of 10,000 Jugoslavian hogs in Austria. Czecho Slovakia and Hungary negotiate rail payments. monthly balance about 1 million Czech crowns, with Hungary proposing pig settlement.
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Balkans
Kragujevas
Jugoslavia
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Hungary
Britain Wages War on Rats During Rat Week Campaign
A Ministry of Agriculture official warns that half of local authorities fail to destroy rats, risking undermining other efforts, while the campaign proceeds vigorously in parts of the counties. The report notes inconsistent action but expects steadier progress as authorities unite. The item ends with a quirky boarding house joke about meal variety.
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Britain
Ministry of Agriculture
Cape Town: A City of Grand Setting and Pleasant Climate
Cape Town, perched beneath Table Mountain, offers unrivaled scenery and a temperate climate. The article extols its bay, peaks, and verdant valleys, notes orchids from city outskirts to mountaintops, and mentions unique flora such as Harveya and sundew plants. It also compares Cape Town’s latitude to Montevideo and Sydney.
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Cape Peninsula
South Africa
Table Mountain
Cape Town
Table Bay
Gibraltar
Constantinople
Bombay
San Francisco
Carinthia
Adderley Street
Peninsula
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sydney
Australia
Fossil Bed Found Near Swift Current Saskatchewan
Dr L S Russell and Dr R T Wickenden of the Geological Survey announce a new fossil locality near Swift Current Saskatchewan. Late Eocene mammals including rhinoceros teeth titanothere three toed horse and primitive animal teeth including a rare rabbit tooth mark a significant discovery extending Canadian paleontological records.
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Canada
L. S. Russell
R. T. D. Wickenden
Geological Survey
Department of Mines
Ottawa
Swift Current
Sask
Utah
California
Saskatchewan
Cypress Hills
Facts About Germany Per Capita Consumption and Officials
Berlin statistical experts report the average German eats 156.9 pounds of meat and drinks 216 pints of beer yearly while consuming just over a third of a pint of milk daily. Berlin has one beer house and one telephone booth per 271 inhabitants, one lawsuit per two citizens, one policeman per 250, and one municipal official per 100.
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Germany
Berlin
Floating Normandie Offers Luxury Amenities at Sea
The French liner Normandie will feature a theatre and church for passengers along with a shop street cafe and dance salon. A winter garden and garage are provided as comforts. The ship will house six separate wireless installations aboard.
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Normandie
Saskatchewan Lignite Coal Shipped to Manitoba in 1921
During the year ending December 31 1921 Saskatchewan shipped 267 865 tons of lignite coal from focal mines to supply fuel needs in Manitoba.
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Saskatchewan
Focal Mines
Manitoba
Yo-Yo Revival Revitalizes Nuremberg Toy Industry
The toy sector in Nuremberg, once a world leader, faced tough times for two decades due to export tariffs. The surprise surge in yo-yo demand has revived production, keeping plants busy and sparking hope for a harsh winter turnaround.
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Germany
Nuremburg
Car Buyer and Agent Clash Over Auto Fit
A new motorist complains the car does not suit them as their fiancee cannot reach the brakes and steering wheel simultaneously. The agent defends the car and jokes about replacing the driver.
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Mra
T. Milburn Co
Imperial Airways Record
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Bank ST. Ottawa
Ons
Beautiful
Magis Nik
Miss M. McFarlane
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto
Miss McFarlane
Standard Brands Ltd
Fraser Avenue
Liberty Street
Ont
Oppleford
Paren Ragouerg
Hamilton, Ontario
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