New British Warplane Gauntlet Speeds To 217 MPH
The Air Ministry ordered a "Gauntlet" single seat fighter for home defense to patrol sectors at set altitudes and heights. It climbs rapidly and reaches 16 500 feet at 217 miles per hour with an impressive service ceiling of 35 000 feet. Equipped with fuel oil guns ammo bombs radio gear and oxygen gear the craft carries two Vickers guns and 1200 pounds of ammunition.
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Canadian Exports Jump In 1933 Mainly Bacon Eggs Poultry
Exports of bacon and hams from Canada in 1933 doubled in value from 1932. Live cattle exports rose over 100 percent, eggs up 700 percent, with bacon and ham shipments around 75 million pounds mostly to Britain. Cattle to Britain exceeded 52,850 head, eggs over 2 million dozen, poultry shipped mainly as turkeys to Britain for Christmas, butter about 4 million pounds, and milk products near 25 million pounds in total.
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Historic Seal Island and Canada’s first life saving station
Seal Island figured in the Ellen T. Marshall tale and marked the site of Canada’s first life saving station. Founded by Capt. Ro Hichens, whose brig Friendship wrecked at Hichen's Cove, he and wife Mary Crosell were moved by sailors’ deaths. The beacon’s first light was Nov 28, 183.
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Canada
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Cape Sable
Mary Crosell
A Logical Conclusion About Betty and the Kittens
Betty, four, was taken to obtain three kittens. By the next day only one remained as the others were allegedly discarded. Betty sought an explanation and was told that in hard economic times a mother could not raise more than one kitten. Betty then wondered aloud if there were any free Bettys.
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Buffalo herd doubles after move to northern Alaska
A herd of buffalo transferred north to Alaska five years ago more than doubled in number, researchers report. The population growth marks a successful relocation and adaptation to the northern habitat, with implications for wildlife management and potential future translocations.
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Unknown Inconnu Fish Reported In Canadian Waters
A British Columbia reader summary notes octopus and a rare inland fish called Inconnu or Unknown. Inconnu, Stenodus mackensii, inhabits Mackenzie and Slave river systems and Great Slave Lake. The fish are silvery, large, and used for dog sled provisions, dried and smoked by Indians, with hook and line or gill nets as methods.
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Restored To Relatives Woman Thought Drowned On Titanic
Mrs Lizzie Gray Buchanan, believed drowned in the Titanic disaster of 1912, was found alive in Montreal after a misdirected address change. Her Scottish family in Glasgow had assumed she perished. letters to the dead letter office clarified her survival. She plans to visit Scotland in a few months to be reunited.
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Glasgow
Hurricanes On The Stars Reported At A Soaring Speed
Hurricanes on the stars were reported for the first time before the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Cambridge Massachusetts. The cosmic storms allegedly reached 144000 miles per hour and rushed a thousand times faster than Earth’s strongest wind, marking a startling astronomical claim.
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Peace Study Topics in Dominion League Project
The national Peace study project in Canada outlines topics for examination. It highlights the Manchuria failure of collective security, enforcement machinery gaps, burden on few nations, U S conference representation issues, weak public opinion, Canada's stance on Article 10, and whether war can be eliminated by removing its economic political dynastic and religious causes.
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Books For Isolated Areas From Toronto Public Library
Ten thousand volumes were shipped to Saskatchewan to aid isolated districts. Saskatoon library head Abgus Mowat arranged 10,000 volumes from Toronto Public Library, with 6,000 in the first shipment and 4,000 more soon after. The boxes cover regions from the International boundary to latitude 55, Alberta to Manitoba.
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Manitoba
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Saskatoon
Foreign exchange woes kept travelers from Italy season
Foreign exchange developments deterred many American and British tourists from visiting Italy this season, affecting travel plans and tourism revenue. The shifts in currency rates altered affordability and prompted shifts in itinerary and spending among visitors.
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Water jug honored at Swansea harvest festival
At Swansea Wales the harvest festival placed a water jug in the lead position amid a prolonged drought as a symbolic tribute.
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Swansea
Wales
Bargain Laden Rooms Reveal Hidden Wealth of Englishwoman
A rich widow, Philip Smith of Hove, England, died at 104 leaving a fortune of 1,175,000 dollars. At Brighton auction houses, spare rooms stored vast bargains from floor to ceiling including cloth, dresses, curtains, towels, blankets, and linens. The extraordinary find included thirty four woollen chest protectors for boys and numerous children’s socks. The collection was auctioned over three days.
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Prediction Air Travel Reaches Stratosphere Within a Decade
Air Commodore P F M Fellowes predicted in Detroit that the public will cruise the stratosphere within ten years. The noted English airman, who led an Everest expedition last April, said major safety improvements would be perfected by 1934 and that fog penetrating apparatus will soon be available.
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Oldest English church sees funds from continents for chancel
The Greensted Ongar parish church of St Andrew receives subscriptions from Europe Asia Africa and the Americas for a new chancel. The rector asserts the 1200 year old log church is the world’s oldest and has never closed.
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Asia
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Ongar
England
Tailor Talk Reveals Warm Suit Troubles
A brief dialogue shows a tailor noting two pairs of trousers. The client responds that they fit well but feel very warm to the legs, implying comfort versus climate considerations. The exchange reflects clothing advice and personal experience with tailored garments.
Canadians See Higher Ocean Shipping Volumes in 1933
Canadian ports Saint John Halifax Montreal Quebec and Vancouver shipped more cargo in 1933 despite grain export declines. Tonnage cleared rose in Montreal and Quebec by 783,742 tons while Saint John Halifax and Vancouver showed slight drops. Welland Canal traffic surpassed 8.39 million tons with freight over nine million tons carried, up about 673,000 tons.
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Woman Trapped in Train Corridor Delays Royal Scot Visit
John Love of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association described a dramatic incident in Montreal when a woman, noted for unusual size, became wedged in the second coach of the Royal Scot onlookers line. After 45 minutes of effort she fainted and was freed without dismantling the coach.
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Cream or Coffee Bracer Tested by OU Researchers
University of Oklahoma researchers Lottie M. H. Russell and Helen B. Burton report a metabolism boost from coffee with cream and black coffee among thirteen co-eds. The cream appears more effective, but the tiny sample size precludes firm conclusions.
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Lottie M. H. Russell
Helen B. Burton
University of Oklahoma
Germany enacts drastic 1934 penal code
A new penal code took effect on January 1 1934 in Germany. It allows extended sentences for serious offenders deemed a public menace and imposes forced labor as long as they are considered.
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Land of Sunshine free editions only two given away in 1933
The Land of Sunshine free editions in 1933 were limited to two copies as part of the Evening Independent sun shine offer. Major Lew B. Brown, owner and originator, stated the free edition was sent out on days when the sun did not shine by press time.
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Evening Independent
St. Petersburg
Florida
Lew B. Brown
The Man Who Meant Well in Public Speech Satire
A condensed note reflects on public address rhetoric with quips about long lines of public houses, a remark about distance from Glasgow to Edinburgh, and a wry aside from Macpherson. The piece preserves period voice and humor while noting the social satire.
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Edinburgh
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Women urged to farm by welfare expert in quirky campaign
A welfare worker promotes a back-to-farm movement aimed at women steno grap hers. She jokes about turning girls into dairy farmers and tree surgeons, urging practical field work in backyards and soil checks over office jobs.
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Misa Coupe
Newest Airliners For Cross Channel Routes
Imperial Airways' two new Rochester built airliners, the Scylla class, will carry 38 to 39 passengers plus mail and freight. First plane due early year, second a few weeks later, both ready by spring for cross channel service. Maximum speed about 140 mph, 108 mph with full load, gross weight over 14 tons, range around 700 miles.
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A Rising Diplomat Betty and the Lunch Table Lesson
A tale recounts Betty being hosted for lunch by a kindly host and the moment her father asks about cake portions. Betty confesses she asked for the recipe to aid her parents. A park stroll inspires a child’s mischief and a curious comment on Annie Laurie’s long neck.
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Fragmentary Old Bailey note on a drusion and Prince of Wales case
A garbled excerpt from an Old Bailey record mentions a doctor who warned a man he could not stand with his feet together and without swaying. The fragment references the Prince of Wales and an addiction claim amid unclear details of the proceedings.
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