Fresh from the Gardens World Opinion on Japan War Threats
World opinion holds Japan is pursuing an imperialist warlike program aimed at the Soviet Union and Pacific hegemony. Observers cite Manchukuo, League withdrawal, an armament surge, and a Monroe Doctrine style ultimatum as signs of imminent conflict. The piece warns economic and social strain at home may trigger a crash if aggression continues.
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Japan
Soviet Russia
Pacific
Europe
Seddon
House of Commons
Ottawa
Shanghai
Manchukuo
League of Nations
China
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Britain
Brain tumor removed in Leningrad under local anaesthetic
A young girl underwent removal of a brain tumor the size of a pigeon's egg from the fourth ventricle at the Leningrad Institute of Traumatology. Prof Polenov led the procedure displaced brain hemispheres to access the tumor, and the patient recovered fully. The feat is noted as a rare surgical precedent in medical annals.
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Manel
Leningrad
Polenov
Leningrad Institute of Traumatologie
World Medical Annals
Unusual Use For Honey In Golf Ball Production
The text notes honey pressed into a stout rubber sac and surrounded by rubber to form a golf ball. Honey’s non evaporative quality is claimed to create a ball that withstands diverse conditions, due to its stability under time and temperature.
Defence seeks 24 Seagull planes for $1.725 million
The defence minister announced a purchase of 24 Seagull amphibian aircraft costing 1.725 million dollars. The move coincides with Australia’s plan to build a heavy cruiser as part of expanding its defences amid regional tension.
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Defence
Australia
Far Eart
Astronomers Seek Hidden Worlds Beyond Pluto
An intensive search by astronomers for more planets beyond Pluto was announced by the American Philosophical Society. The hunt could add several worldlike bodies to the nine known planets. Pluto, distant and cold, is described as lifeless and desolate, about 10,000 miles in diameter and half Earth's weight.
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Philo
Earth
American Philosophical Society
Pew
Pluto
Lumbago Relief Reported From Kruschen Salts
A woman recounts years of lumbago and sciatica eased by Kruschen Salts after trying them on advice. She claims the remedy works by purifying the blood and promoting steady elimination, preventing future flare ups.
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G. PC
Famous Painting Reunites With Model's Sister After Long Search
The painting No by Mil lais, a highlight of the 1875 Royal Academy Exhibition, shows a young woman reading a refused marriage letter. Original sitter Dorothy Tennant became Lady Stanley, wife of explorer Sir Henry M. Stanley. Sold for 7000 dollars, it reappeared with Mrs F W Myers, sister of the late Lady Stanley, after years of private sale and disappearance.
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Millais
Dorothy Tennant
Lady Stanley
Henry M. Stanley
F. W. Myers
Cars Easier To Control But Drivers Largely At Fault
Modern automobiles are safer and easier to handle with refined brakes steering tires and stronger engines. The article argues the fault lies with drivers who ignore the dangers of careless handling despite casualty lists showing the risks of today’s cars.
Milk Bath Cleans Westminster Abbey Arches
Workmen poured gallon after gallon of skimmed milk over Westminster Abbey arches pillars and statues to clean and preserve the stone. The Milk bath is expected to show its effectiveness in time with five years needed to judge the full value of the treatment.
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Westminster Abbey
Eating Costs Here Adds Up Across a Lifetime
A report from Cincinnati cites that at 25 cents per meal the average person spends about 19 250 dollars to satisfy the inner map over 77 000 meals in a lifetime. The figures were presented by M Davison at a meeting with market and grocery owners restaurant and hotel men national refrigeration experts and city health authorities.
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M. Davison
Cincinnati
Wry Paris Birthday Question on Art and Cars
A joking note contrasts a husband sending birthday wishes from Paris asking if he should buy a Rembrandt or a Titian with a quip about French cars being generally good. The exchange blends art with playful automobilia in a lighthearted mood.
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Paris
Piatee Seeks Fresh Start Behind Factory Market Hype
A fragmented report notes a local figure pushing a new venture amid claims of world’s largest seller status. Community reaction centers on price, accessibility, and potential courtroom or regulatory scrutiny. The piece hints at a tense public-connection with a drugstore presence and evolving consumer interest.
New York Looks to Overtake London in Growth
The St. Thomas Times-Journal cites American statisticians and Lord Ashfield on London’s rapid expansion. London gains 750,000 residents this decade with 50,000 new homes each year, while New York trails by about 1.5 million, chasing London as outer rings of megacities expand.
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New York
London
Greater London
Lord Ashfield
Detroit
London Passenger ‘Transport Board
Den
Lindop
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Bananas and Skim Milk Diet Cited by Johns Hopkins Doctor
A fad diet using bananas and skim milk gains attention as a physician at Johns Hopkins University reportedly endorses it. The piece warns against applying any single prescription to everyone and notes that what helps one person may harm another, urging individuals not to follow a friend’s or doctor’s advice without personal examination.
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Johns Hopkins University
Novel Clock With Flower Shape Timepiece
A novel clock resembles a modernistic bouquet with stems rising from the base and sprays over the dial. The blossom tops replace numerals while the hands are slender leaf shapes, making the clock easy to read despite its artistic design.
Miniature Library of 6000 Tiny Books Collected
A Massachusetts man has amassed a library of 6000 miniature books none larger than a postage stamp, including a complete Bible and all Shakespeare plays. A Mannheim factory turns wood into sugar this year, now fed to livestock. Astronomers say Earth appears blue to observers, if any, or Mara.
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Massachusettts
Shakespeare
Mannheim
Germany
Mara
Agricultural Notes on Crops Trade and Horticulture
The bulletin covers packing eggs for transit, wheat supplies for Cuba, oak forests in Ireland, Dutch onion grading, the 1934 Fruit and Honey Act proposals, China's wheat potential, twelve Canadian garden iris varieties, UK beef imports from Canada, lily of the valley in Canada, stored grain pest control, rising Canadian honey exports, and early potato history in Acadia with notes from Suke and Lufitan.
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Canada
United States
Cuba
Ireland
Shillelagh
Cratloe
Limerick
Holland
Europe
Netherlands
China
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Albert Victor
Alan Gray
Opera
Parc de Neuilly
Prosper Laugier
Sherwin Wright
White Knight
England
Wales
United Kingdom
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Agricultural Situation Bulletin
Diereville
Benjamin Suke
Acadia
Massachusetts
Pete Lufitan
Montreal
Second 1613 Bible Found in Toronto Bay street shop
A 1613 Bible, possibly the second in existence in Toronto, surfaced in a Bay street bookshop. The Upper Canada Bible Society owns one such Bible, linked to Order of Common Prayer and a Speed genealogy map. The seller’s knowledge is scant while the book rests in family lore.
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Toronto
Bay Street
Upper Canada Bible Society
Itelf
Order of Common Prayer
John Speed
The
Holy Land
Radio Thrill From Byrd Antarctic Relay Story
A St Thomas Times Journal item recalls a New York Times radio editor in Brooklyn delaying calls to BYRD’s Antarctic expedition. Shortwave talk carried a message from the Antarctic to New York via a staffer, delivering a near instant relay almost to the South Pole and back.
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New York Times
Airtlag
Brooklyn
Byrd
Antarctic
South Pole
New York
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Belghium Protects Frontier Fortification Nears Completion
The plan to fortify Belghium’s frontier with extensions of French defence along the German line has progressed for 15 months. Several hundred concrete pill boxes are being built along the border, nearing completion.
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Belgium
Burglary in London House Targets Kitchenware and Tea Tray
A break in at a London home saw three kettles a frying pan a dining-room gang fire irons a metal tea-tray and a child’s money-box stolen. Police consider metalwork theft amid possible jazz band joke. A Swedish wheat strain claimed cold resistance proved susceptible to a disease afflicting older varieties.
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London
Sweden
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