British Professor Visualizes Rapid Atlantic Flights
London University engineer Professor Hill tells Royal Society group that airliners may fly from London to New York in a few hours within the near future. He outlines two atmospheric layers, the tropopause and tropopause as a transfer point, predicting aircraft cruising speeds around 275 mph with eight hundred horsepower and four passengers. The New Gullook notes this may precede the Queen Mary’s era on the tropopause route.
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London
New York
GT. R. Hil
London University
Royal Society of Arte
Hill
Atlantic
New
Gullook
Toronto
Oldest Cree Indian Peocus Dies at 130 in Alberta
Peocus known as claw of point and said to be 130, died after a long illness in Camrose Hospital Alberta. He guided pioneers and voyageurs from Fort Garry to the Rockies, born at Fort Pitt on the North Saskatchewan River. Survived by son Loula and daughter Marie Rose Ladoux.
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Canada
Camrose
Alta
Point
Prairies
Hudson Bay
Father B. Bellevaire
Father Beillevaire
Old Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Rocky Mountains
Slave Lake
Fort Pitt
Broazeau, Alts
North Saskatchewan River
Loula
Marie Rose Ladoux
Vermilion
Canada Slips to Seventh in World Trade Volume
The League of Nations monthly statistical bulletin at Geneva shows Canada ranked seventh in world trade volume for last year. Great Britain led with 14.2 percent, followed by the United States Germany France and other nations. The gold value of world commerce in February 1936 rose 8.4 percent from the prior year.
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Canada
League of Nations
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
Germany
France
Switzerland
Japan
Belgium
Netherlands
India
South Africa
Australia
Argentina
Canada Egg Production Rise in 1935 Estimates
In 1935 Canada laid more eggs than 1934 with 268000 more dozen eggs, while the value rose to 37763000 dollars, up 3300000 from 1934. The average egg value is estimated at 17 cents per dozen in 1935, up from 15 cents in 1934.
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Canada
Admiralty dispatches Grafton and Grenade to Gibraltar
The Admiralty announced that the new destroyers Grafton and Grenade have joined the Mediterranean fleet in Gibraltar. Meanwhile destroyers Rowena Truster and Torrid, slated for sale this year, sailed from the Mediterranean back to home waters.
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Admiralty
Grafton
Grenade
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Rowena
Truster
Torrid
Books Not Always Read Are Purchased Jest To Keep On Shelves
Old time publishers note mystery of book sales with two buyer classes. A standard work printed 10,000 sets before missing six pages. Sales team marketed the flawed edition as if whole, selling all copies with few complaints. The anecdote recalls Elbert Hubbard’s best seller titled An Enemy on Silence.
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Bong
Elbert Hubbard
Mmp Teather
Toronto Globe
Nuisance case halts Wirral bagpipe noise dispute
Cheshire magistrates delay ruling on Allan's bagpipe playing amid attempts to reach agreement on daily hours. Neighbors accuse the Pipes of excessive and harmful noise. The deliberations have been adjourned twice, with critics noting even a single squeal may be judged excessive.
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Wirral
Cheshire
England
Allan
New York
New York Sun
New Flower Superdouble Nasturtium Shown In St Louis
George Pring director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens at St Louis announces a new nasturtium variety dubbed superdouble. Developed by David Burpee and William Eyster of Philadelphia the flower has 50 to 60 petals and is fragrant unlike the common type. It is sterile and reproduced only by cuttings after extensive breeding from the golden gleam line found in Mexico.
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St. Louis
George Pring
Missouri Botannical Gardens
David Burpee
William Eyster
Pring
Mexico
Waterfowl breeding prospects rise in central Saskatoon area
Outlook improves as central Saskatchewan water conditions boost duck hatch potential. Melting snow refills sloughs that for five years served as hay meadows, raising hopes spring will keep flooding waters adequate for hatchlings. Past droughts caused thousands of duck deaths when sloughs dried. No major floods reported in Saskatoon.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Doctor Links Eye Trouble To Body Ills
A New York physician notes that sixty percent of eye trouble cases are mere symptoms of other underlying health issues in the body, highlighting a general link between eye conditions and systemic illness.
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New York
Horses Shipped From Weyburn To Wisconsin
More than 300 American buyers purchased general purpose work horses in the Weyburn Saskatchewan area and shipped them in 17 freight cars to Black River Falls Wisconsin. A spring shortage exists with prices 15 to 20 percent higher than a year ago as additional purchases are being made for shipment to Wisconsin.
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Weyburn
Sask
Black River Falls
Wisconsin
Wiscontin
A Real Philosopher James Lucey of Northampton
The Northampton shoemaker James Lucey, known as friend of Calvin Coolidge, was not a famed philosopher yet spoke a lasting thought. In his basement shop he worked, above his family life, and he said, Here I have my work upstairs my girls and boys. What else could a man ask of life. This sums up contentment and resignation.
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Northampton
James Lucey
Calvin Cooldge
New York Sun
Queen Mary’s Garden to be England’s premier sight in Regent’s Park
The Queen supports a grand display in Queen Mary’s Garden Regent’s Park London as part of a memorial project. The Ministry of Agriculture along with leading British growers will contribute rare delphiniums lilies scabious lupins phloxes and Michaelmas daisies and the finest rose beds. The effort promotes horticulture with advice to amateurs professionals municipalities and a beautification program noted at Hampton Court.
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England
Queen Mary's Garden
Regent's Park
London
Ministry of Agriculture Flower and Plant Department
British Isles
Ministry of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Hampton Court
St. Thomas
Letters to BBC Reach Nearly 150000 Listeners
In the prior year about 150,000 listeners wrote letters to the British Broadcasting Company regarding its programs. Canada reported canned foods valued at 32,847,000 dollars for 1934.
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The
British Broadcasting Company
Canada
Jiffy Knit Pattern for Quick Blouse and Skirt
A pattern note touts a fast one piece Jiffy Knit blouse and plain knit skirt in sizes 16-18 and 38-40. It includes drop stitch and Shetland floss work with full instructions, material needs, and an illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 5530.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Medical Missionary Tells Of Labrador Coast Experiences
Dr H L Paddon, Grenfell medical missionary, recalls perilous Labrador service. He describes 25,000 miles by dog team, a 1,800 mile trek, and a life risking coast patrol with a 43 foot ketch. He recounts near amputation and Eskimo anesthetist as recovery follows. Also profiles Mrs Tyler near Niagara Falls with a thriving goat herd and dairy lineage.
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Labrador Coast
Arctic
H. L. Paddon
England
Dr. Paddon
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Paddon
Ontario
Belle Isle Strait
Ungava Bay
Victims Of The Low Mood In Canada Highlight Hard Times
Hon Norman Rogers Minister of Labor notes that unemployment relief figures mask the human privation many Canadians face. He stresses patience and fortitude of people enduring fear and pain beyond the World War era, urging perseverance in labor efforts fueled by memory of resilience.
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Norman Rogers
Canada
Will of John Downing Probate Records Anger Note
The will, dated November 1, 1930, bequeaths 2500 to the widow but is disputed. John Davis Downing states the will is null and void, while another note from April 20, 1934 asserts the 1930 will is valid. The case centers on recovered anger and conflicting statements over the will’s validity.
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Los Angeles
John Downing
John Davis Downing
O.K
Appointment| Swanson named professor at British Columbia
Dr Clarence O Swanson head of geology department at Michigan Technology School was appointed professor of mineralogy and petrography at the University of British Columbia in the latest university nominations and appointments.
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Clarence O. Swanson
Michigan Technology School
University of British Columbia
Mammoth dirigible proposal surpasses Hindenburg size
Goodyear Zeppelin president Paul W. Litchfield announced plans for a dirigible larger than Germany’s Hindenburg. The proposed ship would be 850 feet long and 145 feet in diameter, about 75 feet longer, making it the largest ever. Eastern cities Philadelphia, Alexandria, and Richmond are considered as the American terminus for a transatlantic airship service.
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Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
Germany
Europe
Philadelphia
Alexandria
Richmond
Curious English farming note on hired cows in 1600
A note from London Spectator recalls a Cambridgeshire church bequest of cows for church upkeep in 1600. The testator allowed cows to be hired out with rents set, but stated that during the period the cows went dry the rent would be zero, illustrating early furlough-like rental terms in farming.
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England
Cambridgeshire
London Spectator
Killing Time verse by Walt Mason
A short verse by Walt Mason laments those who waste others time and urges banishment to an island where they can kill hours away from public life. The poem critiques time wastage with a playful, rhythmic tone.
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Walt Mason
Crocodiles Prompt Suspect to Climb Lamp Post in Court
In a comical courtroom exchange a defendant pleads not drunk and blames chasing crocodiles for climbing a lamp post. The judge questions the officer's observation while noting the odd defense. The case highlights unusual circumstances surrounding behavior at a patrol stop.
Tourists Spend $28 Million In Australia in 1935
Tourists spent 28.14 million dollars in Australia during the 1935 season. The figure reflects total visitor expenditures across lodging meals and local travel, underscoring a strong tourism year for the country and its hospitality sector. The data point highlights economic activity tied to international travel and domestic consumption.
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