Fire prevention week lessons for year round safety
The article argues fire prevention should be year round in Western Canada from October to April, noting that campaigns fade and danger rises with continuous use of fire. It cites annual losses of life and about 110,000 dollars in property daily, equating to 40 million yearly, urging constant vigilance to cut this toll. It compares fire losses to relief expenditures and calls for sustained precaution beyond the yearly campaign.
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Western
Canada
Dominion
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Threatened With Extinction Caledonian Market In London
The Caledonian Market in Islington North London a large meat and livestock market faces possible closure due to redevelopment pressure. Once revived by meat and goods sales it draws thousands of shoppers and sightseers weekly but locals claim its site could be better used for working class flats, affecting long standing traders.
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London
Isington
Isling Stone
Islington
Safety Glass Rule for British Roads Enforced
A ministry of transport regulation requires all motor vehicles on Bri tish roads to have safety glass for their front windows and window screens after January 1. First Schoolgirl laments a birthday nearing, while the second notes her own grimmer outlook by almost a year.
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Ministry of Transport
First X ray motion pictures shown to doctors in Cleveland
The Amer ican Roentgen Ray Society heard a demonstration of amateur motion pictures of the human body in action created with a camera before a fluoroscopic screen. Drs. Stewart Hoffman and Chiselin of Lennox Hill hospital presented the work, asserting it to be a promising new division for Roentgenological study and medical teaching. The films depicted a beating heart, swallowing throat, digesting stomach, portions of the small intestine, expanding lungs, and the diaphragm’s rhythmic movement.
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Roentgen Ray Society
Cleveland
William H. Stewart
William J. Hoffman
F. H. Chiselin
Lennox Hill Hospital
New York
Record Punctuality For London Midland Trains
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway reported a four week period with 274,098 trains and 262,968 on time, a 96 percent punctuality rate at Euston. A five ton truck in England recently ran 100 miles on coal derived fuel, saving about 60 percent.
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London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Euston
England
Bennett Urges League Support at Australian Talk
Hon R B Bennett, Canadian Conservative leader, urged Australian service club supporters to back any agency aiding mankind against civilizational threats. He defended the League of Nations, urging renewed effort despite its punitive limits and stressing Canada’s loyal role within the British Empire and its independence from U S influence.
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BR. B. Bennett
R. B. Bennett
Dominions
Bennett
League of Nations
Napoleon
League
Aristide Briand
Canada
United States
Flanders
Europe
Asia
World-Hiker John Wells Paralyzed After Collapse
John Carveth Wells, son of the famed explorer who circled the globe in two years, lies paralyzed at 25 in St. Pancras Hospital London. He had published a motion picture paper in London, working daily from 9 to 4, then suddenly collapsed. He remains determined to walk again despite partial recovery of head and hands.
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John Carveth Wells
St. Pancras Hospital
London
John Wells
Would Reduce Accident on Major Traffic Arteries
Paul H. Goodell, chairman of the street lighting committee, told the joint annual meeting in Toronto of the American Society of Municipal Engineers and the International Association of Public Works Officials that adequate rumination could save more than 7,000 lives yearly.
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Paul H. Goodell
Toronto
American Society of Municipal Engineers
International Association of Public Works
Food faddists dubbed starvation courses by Dr Bridges
Dr Milton Bridges of Columbia University denounces fad diets calling them physical destruction. He argues no food inherently reduces weight by any measurable amount and notes protein deficiency across North America. He warns middle aged people risk anaemia from insufficient meat eggs cheese fish and gelatin.
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Milton Bridges
Columbia University
Flight Of Birds Across Oceans Inspires Humankind
Scientific observers note birds perform feats humans only achieve with planes and charts. Dr. Frederick C. Lincoln cites the Arctic tern as a premier long distance traveler, nesting near the North Pole and migrating across the Atlantic to Europe then to the Antarctic. The golden plover also makes a non stop 2000 mile voyage between Nova Scotia and South America.
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Frederick C. Lincoln
Biological Survey
Washington
Lincoln
North Pole
Atlantic
Europe
Antarctic
South Africa
Nova Scotia
South America
Smuggling Feathers From Indian Birds Attracts Traders
The tale mentions Sevagling and a racket around smuggling peacock plumage to China. It notes peacocks are holy in India and the export ban under the Indian customs act. The scene shifts to a domestic meal with a misfired steak and a casual remark about cooking.
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China
India
Gold Production Gains in Canada in 1936
Gold output in Canada in July 1936 rose to 319,505 ounces from 316,670 in June and 285,763 a year earlier. For the first seven months, production reached 2,087,014 ounces, up 15.6 percent from 1935, with July’s gold valued at 11,153,020 dollars in Canadian funds. 1935 had been the record year prior, and all months this year exceed last year’s figures, suggesting a new annual production high for 1936.
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Canada
Selected Apple Tart Recipe Notes
A simple pie method uses five or six tart apples with one cup brown sugar and one cup cream. Purity Flour pastry lines a deep pie plate, apples are arranged evenly, then cream sugar and spice are poured on top and the dish bakes at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes until tender.
Violin Made From Shell Cages Used in World War I
A London West End restaurant hosts a nightly brass fiddle reportedly unique, crafted from empty shell cases of the famed French 75s. Owner M Tapponniere says the instrument was made behind French lines at Mare de la Faux in 1917 to boost officers in the mess.
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London
M. Tapponiere
Mare de la Faux
Cucumbers Resemble Snakes At Alberta Farm
Visitors detoured when approaching Fred Wagner’s farm near Spring Coulee Alberta as cucumbers in his garden resembled snakes. One cucumber stretched to 60 inches and lay coiled in a perfect likeness.
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Fred Wagner
Spring Coulee
Alberta
Increase German Army Conscription to 800000 Men
Nazi officials ordered a broad conscription rise to 800000 troops under a two year compulsory service rule. Hitler decreed the Aug 24 reform to take effect Oct 1. Recruits aged 21 and 22 from 1914 and 1915 classes will join land, air and sea forces, boosting armed strength by about 25 to 33 percent.
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Hitler
Germany
Lady and elocutionist charm charity garden fete
A newly elevated Lady introduces a notable elocutionist who offers to entertain local children at a charity garden fete. Mr. Dunton-Greene replies that he usually recites extempore. The remark prompts her praise with Extempore being deemed apt. A witty line contrasts two classes: those who wish for more to eat and those who wish they had eaten less.
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Dunton- Greene
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