Briefly Told Braille Mail and world updates
Weekly Braille Mail serves 75,000 blind in the UK. Coins unearthed in Bacup crown rights include 18 shillings from the 18th century and early 19th century coins. British Columbia sets cougar bounty at 20 dollars effective May 15. A criminal code reform bill will be introduced in Parliament. Manitoba Girl Guides elects Mrs. John Bracken as provincial commissioner. membership 4,585. De Valera greets Dublin after cataract operation in Zurich. Saskatoon YWCA appoints Miss Nicholson as health director in Sherbrooke. Tom Marks, 81, a Canadian theatre era favorite, dies at Christy’s Lake. Arctic bishop notes 7,567 donors toward new hospital in Aklavik after a fire.
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National Institute For the Blind
London
United Kingdom
Bacup
England
George II
George IV
Queen Victoria
British Columbia
Justice Lapointe
House of Commons
John Bracken
Manitoba
Girl Guides
Brandon
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
Zurich
Margaret Nicholson
Saskatoon Young Women's Christian Association
Sherbrooke, Que
W.C.A
Evelyn Davies
Going To Antarctic Joint Expedition Planned by June and Ellsworth
Harold S. June of Bristol and Lincoln Ellsworth announce a joint Antarctic expedition to discover a vast unseen continent about 600,000 square miles in extent. The plan, announced in Providence Rhode Island, may be delayed two to three years until ice exploration gear is perfected. The continent lies on a line through the South Pole from Little America and is described as the last uncharted land on earth.
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Harold S. June
Bristol
Lincoln Ellsworth
South Pole
Providence
R.I
Australia
Little America
June
Paris University Enrolls 30,000 Students in 1932
The University of Paris reports 30,000 students enrolled in the 1932 session, including 2,000 Americans. Germany shipped nearly $3,000,000 worth of concertinas last year.
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University of Paris
France
Germany
Carbon Monoxide Danger From Car Exhaust Explained
Dr Harvey G Beck of Baltimore said small amounts of carbon monoxide from automobile exhaust cause chronic poisoning affecting physical and mental health. He told 7000 AMA delegates at Kansas City that long exposure dulls mental alertness and can trigger anxiety depression and emotional upheavals in city dwellers and traffic workers alike.
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Harvey G. Beck
Baltimore
Beck
Kansas City
American Medical Association
Global employment fall shown by International Labor Organization
The International Labor Organization reports a world wide drop in unemployment with the number of jobless decreasing from March 1935 to March 1936 in Canada Great Britain Germany Japan Australia Belgium Norway Poland Sweden Chile France Finland Estonia South Africa Luxembourg and the United States.
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International Labor Organization
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Australia
Belgium
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Chile
France
Finland
Estonia
South Africa
Luxembourg
United States
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
Mrs Wm Rodwell of 20 Manchester St Guelph Ontario shares that periodic pains headaches and fatigue plagued her. After using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tablets her complexion brightened headaches faded and energy returned. Available from local druggists in 50c tablets 1.00 and 1.35 sizes. Write to Dr Pierce's Clinic Buffalo NY.
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Dr. Pierce
Moa
Wm. Rodwell
Manchester St. Guelph
Ont
Buffalo
N. Y
New York Bicycle Train Captures Weekend Excitement
The Detroit News reports a first season bicycle train from New York carried 222 cyclists to rural Massachusetts for a 20 mile ride amidst violet fields then returned for a Monday restart. The event drew mixed notes on solitude versus social cycling and showcased fitness gains and joy in outdoor recreation.
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Adirondacks
Massachusetts
New Yorker
New York
Detroit News
Waterloo Bridge Honored as Example of Professional Tact
In a famous anecdote from London, John Rennie the eighteenth century engineer is credited with tact during a dinner when Sir Christopher Wren was misattributed as responsible for Waterloo Bridge. An engineer guest defused potential humiliation by praising Wren affectionately as "(W) rennie" to honor both men.
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Waterloo Bridge
London
John Rennie
Thames
Parliament Buildings
Christopher Wren
Wren
Rennie
Christian Science Monitor
New safety device tested on Berlin hill to keep drivers from edge
A new elastic barrier trial in Berlin uses two steel ropes at wheel height along a steep road edge. Iron posts at ends anchor the system with wire springs. The piece notes the Battle of New Orleans occurred over a month after peace was signed in the War of 1812 between England and America.
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Berlin
New Orleans
England
America
South Africa Fights Rural Youth Migration to Cities
Government and agencies pursue programs to curb rural youth outflow to urban centers. Initiatives include education, job creation, and regional development aimed at retaining young residents in rural areas and strengthening local economies.
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South Africa
Talk of the Quilting Bee Pineapple Pattern Pattern 5591
Feature on a Pineapple quilt block guiding readers to cut and sew from the center for a circular pattern. Includes Block Chart yardage diagram and bed-size layout. Request 20 cents in stamps or coins to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave EB for pattern 5591.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Aspirin Safety Call From Physicians Across Canada
Do not rely on unknown preparations for headache relief. Consult your family doctor about aspirin. Scientists rate aspirin among the fastest relief for headaches rheumatism neuritis and neuralgia. Millions have found it safe for regular use. Aspirin tablets are made in Canada and carry the Bayer cross on every tablet.
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Canada
Bayer Company, Limited
Bayer
Extraordinary Dresses Stir Canton Police Action
One hundred Canton women, mostly university students, were rounded up for wearing bare arms labeled extraordinary dress. After magistrates lectured them, they were released and allowed to continue, each garment stamped extraordinary dress to erase the violation of the bare arms law.
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Canton
Pineapple Tariff Cut From Australia Goes Duty Free
A departmental bulletin from Revenue Minister J. L. Ilsley announces a tariff reduction on canned pineapples from Australia. Under the 1931 agreement these goods entered at one cent per pound, but from April 14 they will be admitted duty free.
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Australia
J. L. Ilsley
Egypt to Build New Airport at Port Said
Egypt plans a new international airport at Port Said city to boost air travel, create jobs, and expand regional connectivity. Officials say the facility will include modern terminals and cargo facilities to support growth and trade.
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Egypt
Port Said
Fruit a Tives Promise Quick Headache Relief
Mrs P Longeway of Guelph reports long suffering from severe headaches and constipation ended after using Fruit-a-tives. The ad credits a famous Canadian doctor and claims the fruit and herb extracts restore normal elimination and tone the system. A fair trial is urged.
Patience and Faith in Jesus Eschatological Discourse
Sunday school lesson on Luke 21 19 22 1 21 and 23 5 36 frames Jesus eschatological discourse Jerusalem’s fall and the Second Advent. It emphasizes calm trust patience and faithful living amid rumors of catastrophe and worldly wealth while urging believers to keep their souls and live righteously.
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Jerusalem
Matthew
Jesus
Ptolemy
Agrippa
Herod the Great
Temple
Josephus
Cesar
McGill student to research Canada history in France
Alice Jean Lunn, awarded a 1500 dollar Royal Society of Canada Fellowship, will study in Paris and French port archives next winter to clarify obscure points in Canada’s history. Lunn, author of War and Agriculture in Canada 1740 1760, has earned three scholarships at McGill University.
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Canada
McGill University
France
Alice Jean Lunn
Royal Society of Canada
Paris
Mics Lunn
Girl Cherishes Souvenir from Prince of Wales Visit
Peggy Finn recalls Edward VIII during his Chicago visit when he was Prince of Wales. The future king gave Ferry Hall a British flag and signed the guest book. He dropped a cigarette butt, which she kept as a memory in her memory book.
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Peggy Finn
England
Edward VIII
Chicago
Prince of Wales
Ferry Hall
Lake Forest
Miss Finn
Greenland Ice Melt Could Lift Seas Nearly 20 Feet
A projected global impact study warns that complete melting of Greenland's ice cap would raise sea levels by about 20 feet. The finding emphasizes coastal risks and requires large-scale climate action.
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Greenland
Garden planting rules for hardy annuals and bulbs outlined
The article lists hardy self reproducing flowers such as Cosmos California Poppy Alyssum Calendula and Candytuft and tender varieties like Zinnia Marigold Nasturtium Stocks Aster and Petunia needing frost risk. It covers seed sowing depth thinning spacing bulb planting timings and methods for both flowers and vegetables with practical tips for seed saving and crowding avoidance.
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Canada
Hurricanes remain the fiercest storms at sea
A brief note emphasizes that hurricanes pose the greatest danger among maritime storms, causing severe damage and loss at sea.
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