Food Production Conflicts Highlight Global Policies
Detroit News notes that nations struggle over farming incentives and controls as they seek stable food supply. It cites U S subsidies, European farm supports, Britain’s wheat bounty, and price pegging in Brazil, warning such methods fail the hungry and reveal collective political folly.
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American Congress
Europe
Great Britain
British Isles
Germany
Italy
France
Netherlands
Brazil
Detroit News
Legends Of Deadly Trees And A Comedy Of Siphons
The piece debunks myths about the man-eating Madagas car and the upas tree of Java, noting the apas poison exists but is weak. It also recounts a Scottish guest misusing a syphon at a hotel, mistaking the fire extinguisher for the device and nearly causing a scene.
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Madagascar
Java
Syphon
McPherson
Wheat shortage in Roumania shifts school bread supply
Roumania faces a wheat shortage delaying white bread for children in schools and for theological students police and soldiers. The minister of public instruction advises rye bread and mam liga porridge until next harvest. Pope Gregory I 590 first Benedictine monk to become pope. WL ONL UL 1977
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Schoo
Roumania
Minister of Public Instruction
Gregory I
Benedict
Dominion Leads in Wheat and Substances Exports in 1932
Dominion retains leadership in wheat, newsprint, asbestos exports in 1932 with top world position in newsprint nickel and asbestos output. Wheat clearances from Aug 1 to Dec 23 1932 total 116,852,180 bushels, 91 percent through Canadian ports. Life insurance in force estimated at about 650 dollars per person.
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Canada
Dominion
Salt-water cattle of the Philippines puzzle scientists
The strange salt-water cattle of the Sulu Islands survive only in brackish or sea water. Dr Emilio Sanson of the Philippine Bureau of Animal Husbandry reports experiments showing fresh water kills them, while native stock thrive only in their home islands. Meat is darker and hard to refrigerate. market remains limited to the Sulu group with hopes for a future refrigerating station near the islands to serve Manila.
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Philippines
United States
Pacific Ocean
Emilio Sanson
Philippine Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Zamboanga
Sulu Islands
Sibutu
Jolo
Lawson
Sulu
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Islands
Manila
Lawyer defies radio license tax in border cities
A Border Cities lawyer summoned to police court for nonpayment of the annual Federal radio license fee declares he will not pay and questions constitutional authority. If he prevails, it could shift authority to provinces and alter the national radio system funding. A joke exchange follows about a suitor and a father's pocket.
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Border Cities
Brockville
Alfalfa Feed Trials Spur Market Interest in Britain
Gloucestershire Milk Recording Society reports alfalfa hay may raise butter fat and milk color in calves. California alfalfa meal is weak due to exchange issues, while South African meal remains popular for its deep green color. Canadian imports edge out South African, with AVonmouth shipping and CIF pricing cited. consumers seek finely ground leaf meal rather than dust.
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England
South Wales
Gloucestershire Milk Recording Society
California
C.it
London
Liverpool
Canada
South Africa
Avonmouth
Canadian
Oil Penetrates Metal Finds May Improve Lubrication
Two experts report a surprising discovery that oil penetrates metal rather than merely forming a surface film. They say oil can be wiped from a bearing surface and a new film will soon form, potentially enhancing lubrication methods.
Missing wife prompts child inquiry by inspector
A police inspector questions a young boy about his missing wife, and the child quips that he fears his wife would punish him if he had done nothing, revealing a humorous and cautious domestic misinterpretation.
Father and son discuss parole credit for good behavior
In a brief exchange the father notes his son earned four months off his sentence for good conduct. The elder expresses pride, stating he always believed the boy would make him proud.
Cotton and artificial silk wrinkling resistant process
A production method yields fabric that resists wrinkling by treating cotton and artificial silk materials with a specialized process. The method aims to enhance crease resistance while maintaining fabric feel and drape.
New Photographic Telescope In California Will Bring Planets Into Close Range Of Vision
The forthcoming 200 inch telescope at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena promises to bring the moon and planets within about 25 miles of Earth with a 10,000 power magnification under ideal air. It will record vast numbers of stars, possibly up to a billion and a half, far more than visible to the naked eye, linking Mount Wilson Observatory and Caltech in joint astronomy research.
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California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
California
Frederick C. Leonard
Department of Astronomy
Mount Wilson Observatory
Leonard
Dr. Leonard
Earth
Cattle Export to Britain Opens With 200 Head Shipment
First shipments to the United Kingdom since last fall began January 7 as 200 head of export cattle and a few heifers left for Liverpool. R Bruce Burns, a shipper, argued against a Russian barter deal, urging government support to lower freight rates and boost Canadian cattle sales at home and abroad.
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United Kingdom
Liverpool
R. Bruce Burns
Rails Shipped to Japan From Saint John Steamer Ferndale
More than 100 miles of second hand rails weighing 4750 gross tons were shipped to Japan aboard the steamer Ferndale. The standard gauge rails replace CN tracks in New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island over three years. The Central Railway of Peru built 1871 to 1891 features 132 tunnels and bridges.
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Japan
Saint John
N.B
Ferndale
Canadian National
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Seven Is Lucky Number Replaces Thirteen With Gamblers At Casino Along Riviera
Casinos along the Riviera report a craze for the number seven replacing thirteen. Patrons point to a string of French tragedies occurring on the seventh of each month, naming Maginot Briand Doumer and the submarine Primethée as losses, while a quip about authorship closes the item.
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Riviera
France
M. Maginot
M. Briand
Doumer
Henry and his wife settle the night routine
In a terse exchange Henry's wife checks if the house is secured for the night and receives a pointed response. The brief dialogue highlights domestic tension and a subtle power dynamic as they prepare to end the day.
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Henry
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