Labor Saving Inventions And The Freedom From Toil
Sir James Jann warned that science, while delivering labor saving devices and new trades, risks unemployment if gains do not match new industries. He spoke at the Bettiah association in Aberin, noting war and tariffs worsen economic downturns, and urged balance between innovation and employment despite unpredictable scientific direction.
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James Jann
Bettiah Association
Aberin
James
Himeelf
Hia
Crop Testing Plan Aims To Improve Wheat Quality
The Dominion Experimental Farms' Cereal Division pursues a crop testing plan to raise prairie wheat quality by sampling grain at country elevators. In 1933, over 5,000 farmers’ wheat was checked and more than 40 percent produced grain unfit for seed. The program expands across the West and into the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms
Prairie
Always Very Near True Happiness Quote by Dame Nellie Melba
A reflective quote on happiness and truth by Dame Nellie Melba, contrasting honest living with the hollow profits of lying. It suggests peace comes from virtue found in everyday moments, friendship, and beauty, ending with a wry note on sourness.
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Dame Neilie Melba
Workers’ resistance can end war says London activist
John Marchbank of London urged the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada in Toronto that workers must refuse obeying war lords to frustrate conflicts. He argued all wars are capitalist wars and that workers suffer regardless of victory or defeat.
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Nerkere
John Marchbank
London
England
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Toronto
Henderson Lake BC’s wettest spot faces heat and drought chatter
Reports from Henderson Lake on Vancouver Island describe cautions about heat waves and droughts in the District of Henderson Lake BC. F Napier Denison of Gonzales meteorological observatory notes this area averages two thirds of an inch of rain daily over the last year, totaling 266.28 inches, slightly above the 11 year average, with rain and snow contributing 253.72 and 12.5 inches respectively.
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Canada
Henderson Lake
B.C
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Pipestemn
Barkley Sound
F. Napier Denison
Gonzales Meteorological Observatory
Slimming tailored dress for now and later wear
A pattern description advises a large woman choose flat neat fabric and crisper lines to avoid bulk. Crepe marocain with a white diagonal weave and a hint of metal, or black crepe satin with white bengaline accents, are suggested options. Style No. 524 fits bust sizes 36 through 46 inches with 34 yards of 29 inch material.
Consumer Is Master in Merchandising Survival Debate
P Ashley Cooper of Hudson's Bay Company told the Canadian National Exhibition the consumer will decide which merchandising form survives. He argued evolution aims for the greatest goods for the greatest number at the lowest price, and that nondevelopmental selling methods won't be dictated by politicians or economists but by public service.
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North
Arctic
P. Ashley Cooper
Hudson's Bay Company
Toronto
Canada
Economista
Financial Post
Lights Dip for Night Safety Advocated by Auto Club
The Southern California auto club urges motorists to dip their headlights when meeting oncoming cars at night. Though not required by law, the campaign argues that dimming lights reduces blinding glare and accidents. Commercial drivers and truck operators already dip their lights routinely, and the switch commonly lowers beams within about 400 yards of oncoming traffic. The reform aims to improve safety and courtesy, relying on public cooperation.
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California
Automobile Club
Chatham Daily News
Planning Steel Roads in Transvaal Proposals
Planning Steel Roads reports that the Iron and Steel Corporation seeks Transvaal Prov admin support for steel road construction. Chairman Dr. H. J. van der Syl negotiates for laying experimental sections using quarter inch steel plates welded in strips atop leveled surfaces, topped with asphalt. Lettuce water facts and Navajo weaving noted in closing lines.
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The
Iron and Steel Corporation
Transvaal
H. J. van der Syl
Trame Atlantic Air Service Eyes Transatlantic Mail Route
Canada seeks an adequate air system and plans a Montreal to London link as the first step toward a trans Atlantic mail service. Airmen outline three possible routes with two near Canada.
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Canada
Montreal
London
Philadelphia Bulletin
Opportunities Lost and Thunder Over the Sea
In a wry exchange a wife mocks her husband for not seizing chances to sit down during his speech. The gag reflects on missed opportunities and a broader maxim that many lives could be saved by not delaying to live comfortably. A line notes that heavy thunder can be heard sixty miles over the sea.
Emigration Debate Leads Canadian Roads Group Meeting
At Murray Bay Quebec the Canadian Good Roads Association elected Prince Edward Island minister G Shelton Sharp as president. Officials urged sidewalks along highways and reestablishment of emigration funding while weighing reduced ocean rates and market conditions that hinder large scale land settlement. The report warned against overlarge migration without market support and proposed shared costs between the United Kingdom and Dominion governments, plus a review of deportation and boarding out policies.
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G. Shelton Sharp
Prince Edward Islead
Canadian Good Roads Association
Murray Bay
Quebec
J. E. Perrault
K.C
MacMillan
Nova Scotia
Frank M. MacPherson
British Columbia
T. D. McQuesten
Ontary
Geo. A. McNarmee
Montreal
Domminion
Canada
Winnipeg
United Kingdom
Global dog ownership and economy cited by Quebec paper
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph notes Britain has over three million dogs with 2.9 million licensed, contributing about one million pounds yearly. America nears seven million dogs with New York spending 370 thousand dollars annually. Paris has 45 thousand dogs and 42 thousand pounds from dog tax last year.
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Great Britain
America
New York
Paris
Britain
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Anna Katharine Green Still Writing Thrillers at 88
Anna Katharine Green, creator of The Lavenworth Case, now 88 in Buffalo, enjoys steady royalties from about 2000 copies yearly. Once hailed for thrillers including 36 titles, she wrote under a pen name to avoid harming her poetry sales. Her husband and children remain central as she reflects on family first.
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Anna Katharine Green
Lavenworth
Buffalo
Anna Green
Charles Rohits
Woman walk builds bounty claim ends in wolf cub death
Mrs Sylvia Ward of Luxembourg Saint Louis suburb entered the county clerk office seeking a $10 bounty for a wolf cub in a box. The clerk noted the bounty was for dead wolves and Ward then left the courthouse to kill the cub with a hammer.
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Sylvia Ward
Luxemburg
St. Louis
Whch
Imitation precious stones pass scientific tests
The article notes that stones other than diamonds can be produced scientifically and that these imitations challenge all but the most expert examinations.
Does your wife talk behind your ck
A fragment exchanges humorous banter about finances and transportation. The speakers joke that they do not own a car, prompting a playfully awkward question about trust and routine communication. The line reads as casual street dialogue with implied domestic humor.
Tea Kendall Wins Winnipeg Tallest Hollyhock Crown
Winnipeg news recounts Tea W Kendall declared winner of the tallest hollyhock contest and awarded the Free Prems rosebowl. Kendall credits his wife for watering with cold tea, while his own family teapot leaves and gentle cultivation helped the plant reach a reported 12 feet 5 inches.
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W. Kendall
Winnipeg
Mr. Kendall
Hair color links to baldness tendency in study
The study finds blondes tend to be baldish more often than brunettes, while brunettes show a higher tendency than redheads to be baldish. The results highlight a gradient across hair colors with brunettes intermediate between blondes and redheads.
Egg export outlook to Great Britain remains bright
The fall outlook for egg exports to Great Britain stays optimistic, aligning with the egg and Poultry Market Review. Strong demand and positive market signals support continued growth in shipments and pricing for the sector.
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Great Britain
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