Empire Conference to reshape trade for all of Britain’s realms
The Ottawa gathering aims to remove Empire barriers and align currency standards to boost inter Empire trade. Leaders and experts will study resources, employment, and policies to foster mutual advantage, potentially creating a common monetary system. Canadians hope for a new global economic policy emerging from the talks.
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Ottawa
British Commonwealth of Nations
Britain
Canada
Australia
Silk cotton tree among Nassau wonders attracts tourists
In Nassau Bahamas a famed silk cotton tree stands as a rare sight with only three believed in existence. The tree rises as a pyramid-like form with ribboned trunk and top branches. The text notes two kinds of people and contrasts timely speech with silent timing.
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Nassau
Bahama Islands
Seed on Certificate Affects Canadian Seed Trade
Geo H. Clark reports Canadian seed growers sold nearly 3,000,000 pounds of Red Clover and Alsike seed from the 1931 crop to the British market. He notes Canadian contracts rely on official grades while foreign deals hinge on actual samples, boosting exporters who quote prices by certificate. Air service between Cuba and the Isle of Pines shows growth.
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Geo. H. Clark
Dominion
Canada
Cablegram
Island prison for Doukhobors near Victoria BC
About 300 Doukhobor men will be banished to D Arcy Island in Haro Straits near Victoria for three years for nude parading. Women and 359 children will be placed in eastern Canada and BC institutions, total 953 affected as unrest and bombings affect the interior. Dominion and BC governments plan immediate construction and provisions for farming tools and sustenance.
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D'Arcy Ysland
Victoria
B.C
D'Arcy Island
Haro Straits
Oscar Bass
Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
British Columbia
Sons of Freedom
Remarkable Success Of English Surgeons
A girl once crippled by tubercular spine has been cured in England after a pioneering operation. Jessie Exton, 17, of Worksop, underwent a spine reconstruction using bone from her left foot performed by Mr Malkin at Duchess Orthopedic Hospital Harlow Wood. She can now walk normally though fatigue restricts long distances and has shown the result to 80 doctors across Europe.
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England
Jessie Exton
William Exton
Duke Place
Worksop
Miss Exton
Mansfield
Duchess of Portland
Duchess’ Orthopedic Hospital
Harlow Wood
Nottinghamshire
Malkin
Europe
Arctic Expedition S.S. Ungava sails from Montreal in July
This year's eastern Arctic expedition will use the S S Ungava sailing from Montreal in July. The vessel will carry mail to Mounted Police posts and mission stations and convey relief personnel stores and supplies. It will visit eastern Arctic points up to Bache Peninsula the northernmost police and customs post in the world.
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Arctic
Baffin Island
Hudson Bay
S.S
Faith and gossip cited by a university president speaker
A university president preaches on faith and urges obedience to doctors while contrasting with a minister who warns congregants that many people have one eye on heaven and the other on earth’s gossip. The anecdote highlights tension between belief, obedience, and worldly distraction.
Paris Doctor Injects Sauces Into Chicken Blood
Dr A Gauducheau of Paris uses a physiology principle to inject sauces directly into chicken blood streams. He claims flavoring penetrates the meat and no cooking is needed for seasoning.
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A. Gauducheau
Paris
German Scientist Defines Normal Hair Loss at Forty to Fifty Daily
A German scientist states that losing 40 to 50 hairs from the head per day is the normal limit. The share of farms owning automobiles stands at 58 percent in the United States.
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The
United
Death of Pioneer Col Herbert Swinford in Winnipeg
Col Herbert Swinford veteran of the Red River and North West rebellions died in Winnipeg at 83. Born in London he came to Canada as a boy, served with Wellington Rifles, later ran steamboats on the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, then became Northern Pacific Railway general agent in Winnipeg and Vancouver before returning to Winnipeg six months ago.
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Herbert Swinford
Red River
Winnipeg
London
England
Canada
Wellington Rifles
Guelph
Ont
Lord Wolsely
Col. Swinford
Red
Assiniboine
Northern Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Polar study to send quartet to Chesterfield Inlet 1932 33
A polar phenomena study will run in 1932 and 1933 with over 100 meteorological stations involved. Saskatchewan will send four researchers to Chesterfield Inlet on Hudson Bay for a year. Dr. Balfour Currie of the University of Saskatchewan will join the party directed by Frank Davies, a former Byrd Antarctic Expedition member.
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Saskatchewan
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Balfour Currie
University of Saskatchewan
Frank Davies
University At
Saskatoon
No Fool-Proof Rule For Edible Mushrooms
Dr. Fred Seaver of the New York Botanical Gardens said that no fool-proof rule distinguishes edible mushrooms from poisonous ones. He advised learning to know mushrooms as you distinguish friends from enemies, noting that terms like toadstool and mushroom lack inherent significance.
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Fred Seaver
New York Botanical Gardens
New York
Long-awaited Bates College diploma finally awarded
An 86-year-old woman named Mrs. Sibyl Chase Ballard of Minneapolis received her Bates College diploma at commencement, after waiting since 1867 when the college did not confer degrees on women. Bates is now co-educational.
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Bates College
Sibyl Chase Ballard
Minneapolis
Stop the Cough With Dr Thomas Electric Oil Ads
Coughing results from irritation in the respiratory passages and inflamed mucous membranes. Dr Thomas Electric Oil is advertised to allay inflammation and stop the cough, with a promise of satisfaction after trying the product.
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Thomas
Marmalade Jar Worth More Than Seven Guineas
A man paid several guineas to a dealer for a jar the dealer claimed was valuable. A friend, a connoisseur, examined the piece and asked how much the seller charged. The man replied seven guineas, and the friend quipped that the dealer did not throw in the marmalade, highlighting the joke.
Salada Tea Company 40th Anniversary History Feature
The Salada Tea Company marks forty years since its 1895 start in Toronto with founder Peter Larkin creating a Ceylon and Indian blend. The firm shifted Canada toward quality tea in metal packaging and expanded to Montreal Buffalo, building major warehouses in three cities as it grew into a leading packaged tea brand.
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Front Street
Toronto
Salada Tea Company
Peter Larkin
Montreal
United States
Buffalo
Boston
China
Japan
England
Ceylon
Larkin
North America
Persian Balm Ideal Toilet Requisite for Discerning Women
Persain Balm promises perfect results with a cool refreshing feel. It claims to create complex ions of beauty and charm, leaving no sticky residue and a velvety skin toning effect. The product is pitched as a rose leaf texture for dainty women, imparting subtle elegance.
Prison de Luxe Opens on Welfare Island in New York
A New York paper covered the opening of a women’s detention facility on Welfare Island as a social event. Descriptions praised hot and cold water in every cell, shower baths, metal mirrors, and a radio in every ward, likening it to a palatial car and other luxury settings.
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New York
Gotham
Manhattan
Canada
Douglas Egyptian Liniment Remedy for Honor Rut or Thrush
An advertisement asserts Douglas' Egyptian Liniment provides a quick certain remedy for honor rut or thrush, typically needing four or five applications to be effective.
Dandelion’s Timely Rise Defies All Odds
The dandelion thrives in any setting from lawn to hayfield, never yielding to circumstances. It regrows after being cut, proving resilience amid adversity and declaring yellow as a sign of persistence. Also noting historical cancer death toll of 111,569 in 1929.
Reduced Freight Rates For Livestock Shipments
Canadian Freight Association announces lower rail rates for livestock moved in quantities below full carloads. Minimum weights drop to 12000 pounds for cattle and 11000 pounds for hogs and sheep, with a $3 intermediate-stop charge. Rates apply to prairie-province market centers within 200 miles. experiment for one year.
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Canadian Freight Association
Passengers Mostly Men On New U S Docked at Liverpool
A recent arrival from the United States to Liverpool carried 1,006 passengers, nearly all men. Officers noted many men were in Europe for a short holiday or to attend to business, while women and family trips were postponed.
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United States
Liverpool
Europe
Patronize Local Merchants For Reliable Service
A call to buy locally emphasizes supporting neighborhood merchants who stand behind purchases and rectify mistakes. Door to door salesmen come and go with no municipal stake, making local shops a safer, more accountable choice.
Hager For Knowledge Increase at Toronto Library
A surge of 30,000 readers at Toronto Public Library is linked to unemployment. The note argues workingmen crave knowledge as strongly as the wealthy, and asks what they would do with shorter working hours to gain leisure and learning.
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Toronto Public Library
Worm Extermination Ad Promotes Mother Graves Medicine
An advertisement proclaims an herbal remedy called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to expel worms and claims it will restore a child's health by removing parasitic worms. The text emphasizes the product as an effective medical treatment.
Pygmy Owl Size Compared to Sparrow in Rockies
The pygmy owl of the Rocky Mountains region is not much larger than an English sparrow. Siam imposes a new tax on salaries affecting workers and payrolls.
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Rocky Mountains
Siam
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Great Britain
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Itland
Doukhobors
Ungava
Bering Sea
Bégoslof
Bernard RL Hubbard
Seward
Santa Clara University
Bristol Bay
Alfred Bungay
North Sydney
Dr. Williams
Jaby's
Sal Ada Tea Company
the Borden Co
Terceta
Addrees
O.w.te
Eagle Brand
Hager
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