Calm leadership in crisis and the price of liberty
A long excerpt urges keeping cool during emergencies as a sign of strength. It contrasts calm restraint with panic on a Canadian railcar incident and warns demagogues seek to exploit fear. The piece extols free expression, criticizes censorship, and argues personal liberties are priceless and must not be sacrificed for security.
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Moose Jaw
Regina
Canada
British Empire
Sto
Ofice
Alberta farmers brace for grasshopper war this summer
Lieut-Col. E H Strickland of the University of Alberta warned in Calgary that a new grasshopper campaign will demand a summer and fall effort. He noted millions of the insects will soon be active and praised the improved, organized counteroffensive based on bait scattering to reduce damage seen last year.
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Alberta
E .H. Strickland
University of Alberta
Calgary
Col. Strickland
Barber Credits Kruschen for Rheumatism Relief
A barber long troubled by rheumatism describes his twelve month use of Kruschen Salts as lifting years of pain. He claims to be freer from aches and considers himself rid of rheumatism. The ad notes two ingredients as potent uric acid solvents and others stimulate kidney elimination.
Four Carmelite Nuns Head to Secluded Papua Convent
The four loneliest women in the world pass through Port Moresby en route to a remote Papua convent. They will live apart in separate cells, meet only for liturgical services, and follow strict vows including vegetarian meals, no stockings or shoes, straw sleeping, and no mirror.
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Papua
Port Moresby
Thanksgiving Proclamation for Canada Jubilee Day May 6
The Canada Gazette reports a proclamation for special thanksgiving services across Canadian churches on May 5 and May 6 to mark King George’s silver jubilee. It notes public gratitude for manifold mercies during reign and calls for expressions of national rejoicing. Canadian cattle exports reached 13,592 head in 27 shipments to Glasgow in 1984, up from 11,238 in 1983 and 4,016 in 1932, with improved quality.
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Canada Gazette
George
Canada
Glasgow
What Does Your Handwriting Reveal
An advice column warns readers about romance via correspondence clubs and fraught matches. A widow seeks judgment on a Western suitor who hides a violent temper and avarice. Caution urged for single women, especially widows, about money requests and deceptive marriages. Submit handwriting samples to Lawrence Hibbert in Winnipeg for analysis.
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United States
Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Pocket submarines boost British fleet gains in Channel tests
The HMS Shark, a 670 ton pocket submarine of about 200 feet length, is praised for seaworthiness and rapid diving. It taxis over 2000 miles on surface, can dive in 30 seconds, and carries six 21 inch torpedo tubes. Eleven such subs are planned, mainly for coast defense, at roughly £50,000 each.
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Britain
Channel
Nice Reat
Sweet Peas Planting and Seedling Timetable
Gardening guidance on when and how to plant sweet peas in trenches or beds. It covers trench depth and compost layers, sowing distance, watering in dry weather, and staking with nets. Indoor seed starting via hot beds or shallow boxes is described, including manure, soil, window frames, temperature, and transplanting to cold frames before outdoor planting.
Proteins: Key Facts On Life Building Blocks
A digest of protein role in biology explains that proteins are complex substances containing nitrogen, essential for protoplasm and growth. Animal foods like meat milk and eggs provide high quality protein, while digestion breaks proteins into amino acids for reuse in new proteins.
London Zoo Treasures Valued At About Forty Thousand Pounds
Stocktaking at the London Zoo shows total value of animals birds and fish near £40000 The gorillas Moina and Mok are about £800 each Tigers and lions are valued around £80 and £20 Flamingos £12 108 The three Indian rhinos gifted by the King are the society’s most valuable at £2000 each They came from Nepal and are described as very rare.
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London Zoo
Moina
Mok
Mons
Nepal
Health Means Charm and Happiness
A promotional message asserts health brings charm and happiness, claiming 98 of 100 women report benefits and inviting others to join in improving well being. The note emphasizes personal improvement through health.
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Salada
Crown Brand
Camagn
Earch CO
Lawrence Hirbert
King OF
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Turkey
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