Britain’s Defence Measures Promise New Gas Masks
Britain pushes home defence with 30,600,000 gas masks to be distributed free in 1937 including baby masks for infants. Officials cite air raid protection, food reserves for six months, and a coastal alert system as plans expand for a defensive air force of 585 planes to deter enemy raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleip
Britain
Geoffrey Lloyd
Home Office
London
Food Defence Plans Department
Mrs Joseph Conrad Remembrance of a Humble Helper
Overseas brief recalls the death in England of Mrs Joseph Conrad Jeanie George a Londoner who aided novelist Joseph Conrad for 28 years as wife secretary cook nurse and guardian during his stormy career She rescued manuscripts tended him and endured pain from childhood while aiding a master of English prose credited by the New York World Telegram for her quiet influence on his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Joseph Conrad
London
Jeasle George
Ashe
Poland
Joseph Caprad
New York World-Telegram
One Thing Badly Needed Says St Marys Journal Argus
A St Marys Journal Argus opinion laments endless talking from radio hosts politicians wives editors and preachers and urges a rare pause for thinking to avoid constant clatter and ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Argus
Major Wolfe Remembered in Westerham Village
The memory of Major-General James Wolfe, famed for the 1759 victory at Quebec, endures in Westerham, Kent. A Wolfe collection at Quebec House holds a Canadian library and items tied to Wolfe, presented by the Drapers’ Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wolfe
Montcalm
Quebec
Westerham
Kent
Wolfe
Quebec House
Canada Tanneries Lead in Expanded 1935 Leather Output
The 85 Canadian tanneries produced a record value of 20.5 million dollars in 1935, focusing on hides and calf and kip skins. Talon’s 1672 note underscores long- established Canadian tanning centers in Quebec and Montreal, with agriculture driving supply and cattle hides comprising the major input. Canadian hides totaled 76 percent, calf and kip 61 percent, while sheep and goat skins relied mainly on imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talon
New France
Canada
Louis XIV
Quebec
Montreal
Dominion
Brain Wave Fingerprinting Shown By University Study
Researchers at the University of Iowa, described by Dr. Lee E. Travis, show brain electrical patterns vary by individual. Brain waves are rapid and complex, detectable through the skull and scalp, with patterns reflecting physical and mental states unique to each person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald Tribune
University of Iowa
Lee E. Travis
Pronunciation Puzzles At Coronation Functions Harassed Officials
Officials tasked with announcing coronation guests retreat with texts and notes to master hundreds of tricky English names and pronunciations. The piece highlights common mispronunciations of titles and surnames and the pressure to get it right for royal events.
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Lord Bertie of
Thame
Lord Barty of
Tame
Lord Ruthven
Lord Rivven
Lord Bethune
Lord Beeton
Abergavenny
Abergenny
Beauchamp
Beecham
Blyth
Bly
Brougham
Broom
Carew
Cary
Datzell
Dee-ell
Lygon
Liggon
Tyrwhitt
Tirrit
Wemyss
Weems
Plasting Caragana Hedges Aimed at Drought Resilience
Manitoba farmers prepare for potential drought by planting Caragana hedges to reduce evaporation and protect soil. At Morden Dominion Experimental Farm, researchers install hedges across grain fields to curb drift and improve snow capture. Plans include rainwater storage from barn roofs and a large dugout to guide runoff this spring.
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Dominion Experimenal
Morden
Caragane Desiges
Acros
Manitoba
Windsor Castle Home Expectation for King and Queen
Windsor residents expect King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to spend much time at Windsor Castle while ex King Edward seldom stayed there, with visits limited to dinners and inspection tours. The royal couple favor Windsor as a principal residence near Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, just three miles away.
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Windsor
Windsor Castle
Edward
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
London Evening Standard
Royal Lodge
Windsor Great Park
The Industrial Prince King Duke’s Work Habits Spotlight
The Jubilee era noted King George V was overwhelmed by crowds while today’s king avoids publicity. The Duke, unlike his brothers, shows deep technical interest in industry, studying working conditions nationwide and earning the nickname Industrial Prince for his focus on labor and industry.
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George V
Bone days for Berlin schools urge bone donations
Germany declares bone days in schools to collect old soup bones and other bones for the four year plan. Housewives are asked to provide bones as wagons will collect at schools. Plans estimate millions of pounds of fats glue bone meal and fertilizer from bone shipments. Tuesdays and Fridays set as bone days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Wealthy Cumberland Woman Gifts Platinum Casket to Canterbury
Mrs. Robinson-Harrison of Cumberland England presents Canterbury Cathedral with a grand casket made from the largest platinum piece ever wrought. The item features the first figures cast in platinum and is studded with rare diamonds along its sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury Cathedral
Robinson-Harrison
Cumberland
England
Strength of Tungsten as Wire Strength Leader
Tungsten shines for more than melting point. When drawn into a fibrous wire, it yields a tensile strength of 650000 psi, the strongest in the world. This makes tungsten an exceptional material for high stress applications and advanced engineering.
Queen Mary Seeks to Mail Books to Prairie Library
The Montreal Gazette reports Queen Mary during a May England visit expressed intention to send books to lonely Canadians, requesting a reminder for the program supported by Lady Tweedsmuir. The article notes central London libraries and child authors contributing to bookmaking progress.
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Prairie Library
England
Tweedamuit
Prairie Libraries
Montreal Gazette
Queen Mary
Canada
X Marks The Spot And Monarchs In A Rhetorical Riddle
An interpretive verse links X to ten illiteracy marks a throne removed ruler and a monarch famed Xerxes. It also ties XM to the precise spot where a body was discovered, weaving symbol meanings into a single cryptic reflection.
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Xerxes
Absent MPs Face Imprisonment in Clock Tower Act
British parliament members may be imprisoned in the Clock Tower by order of the speaker for persistent absence from House sittings. The last imprisonment occurred in 1826.
New Anaesthetic Aether Method Promises Safer Surgery
Dr. Game King, a frail former war medic from Kanai, reveals a pre heated ether technique that he says makes explosive ether impossible and reduces ether pneumonia and nausea. Tested by 2,500 physicians over three months, the method aims to widen the safety margin beyond chloroform and spinal blocks, with trials including his wife as a test patient and a Los Angeles case where consciousness returned minutes after surgery.
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Game King
Royal Army Medical Corps of
Britain
Dardanelles
Mesopotamia
King
Kanai
Deolali
India
University of Physicians and Surgeons
Kansas City
California
Los Angeles
Lariat And Lasso Distinct In Cowboy Lingo
The Wall Street Journal notes Don Mc Carthy of Montana explains in his book that lariat is a noun while lasso is a verb in cattle country. He defines a jariat as a rope used to lasso animals and a paint as a horse splashed with several colors.
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Don McCarthy
Montana
Wall Street Journal
Reserved For Royalty Dukedoms and the Windsor gap
The accession of George VI reduced the number of Royal Dukes by one but the creation of Prince Edward as Duke of Windsor fills the gap. There are 25 dukes in total, including the four royal ones. Since the nineteenth century dukedoms Wellington Sutherland Westminster and Abercorn have been reserved for royal family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George VI
Prince Edward
Duke of
Windsor
Wellington
Sutherland
Westminster
Abercorn
Government aims to cut menus to twenty five items
The German government seeks a fourfold reduction in restaurant menus to conserve food. By offering customers only 25 dishes to choose from, officials believe food waste can be reduced.
Alexandria at Nile Delta as ancient world center
The OCR fragment notes Alexandria at the mouth of the Nile as the intellectual hub of the ancient world for two centuries, highlighting its role as a leading center of learning and scholarship during that period.
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Alexandria
Nile
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Isabella Palencis
Stockholm
Baron de Geer
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Montana Cowboy
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