Loans For Agriculture Concessions Urged By Grosch In Jasper
8 P Grosch KC warned Investment Dealers Association in Jasper Alberta that lenders cannot rely on collecting alone. He urged quick offers of debt adjustment and continued lending to farmers where security and repayment prospects are good, noting western credit is tight and government boards lack funds. He argued loan companies should extend concessions and maintain lending to agriculture to support the western economy.
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P. Grosch
K.C
Governent Board of
Saskatchewan
Investment Dealers’ Association ‘of Canada
Jasper
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
West
Prairie
Grosch
Secret Service Uncovers Stamp Racket in Boston
Secret Service men expose a scheme where washing cancers stamp values from $1 to $20 then resold at full price to merchants, allegedly defrauding the government of $500,000 on stamps used for deeds and stock transfers. The piece also notes North American shell bead usage, calling it wampum.
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Secret Service
Boston
Baby Name Dilemma Echoes Diplomacy in Family Row
A young mother plans the name Samantha for their baby and faces disagreement with her husband who diplomatically suggests the choice. He recalls his first sweetheart named Samantha and optimistic that the choice flatters the mother. The baby is ultimately named Janet. A junior quip about distant relatives ends the scene.
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Tve
Samantha
Janet
Park System In B C Of Show Gardens Revue Planned
British Columbia plans a large park expansion with six million acres of snow gardens and new trails. Public works funds of 2 million will fund park grooming and road building to improve access. The Garibaldi Park bridge project aims to link Vancouver with northern suburbs, while Tweedsmuir Park remains provincial, with vast rivers and lakes. Authorities will develop roads under a joint provincial federal plan.
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British Columbia
Coast
Dominion Parks
Canada
Dominion
Garibaldi Park
Burrard Inlet
Vancouver
Coast Range
Tweedsmuir
Maple Syrup Crop in Quebec Sets Record High
Quebecs maple crop this year reached 1 581 600 gallons of syrup and 5 747 900 pounds of sugar, the largest since 1932, yielding 2 267 900 dollars in revenue. Much of the product is shipped to the United States, with a substantial share going to cigarette manufacturers. French chemists reportedly explore using maple sap to produce alcohol.
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Quebec
United States
Roquefort Cheese Industry Overview
Roquefort cheese production exceeds 26 million pounds annually in France. The cheese has a 11 century commercial history and is mentioned by Pliny the Elder. The industry sustains over 200,000 workers on 25,000 farms with 70,000 sheep contributing milk.
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Pliny the ‘Elder
Mlk
Clever Men Beat Bank In Double Check Scheme
A bank official disclosed a two partner fraud where investors used a legitimate business facade to open accounts and deposit ten thousand dollars, then grew the funds to eighty two thousand in three months. They cashed two checks for twenty nine thousand four hundred fifty eight dollars and twenty seven cents each, using teller verification to claim sufficient funds. The scheme ended with losses over twenty seven thousand dollars and the culprits arrested, per the New York Post.
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New York Post
Automatic Fire Extinguisher For Planes Perfected
British scientists report a perfected automatic fire extinguishing system for aircraft. It places extinguishers at key points including fuel tanks engines and fuselage with spring operated nozzles and jets to spray extinguishing liquid before a fire can start ensuring no flames survive the action.
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Aviaton
London
Hypnotic dentistry claims pain free work in London hospitals
London students at the Royal Dental Hospital report teeth cracked chipped filled and extracted without anaesthetics using hypnotic suggestion. William Lovatt asserts a natural process with 70 percent patient suggestibility and no pain during or after treatment based on 3000 cases. He adds hypnotism could transform modern medicine.
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Royal Dental Hospital
London
William Lovatt
Sre
Mr. Lovatt
Democracy at the Carnarvon Table Auberon Herbert
The Argonaut recalls Auberon Herbert son of the fourth Earl of Carnarvon a staunch socialist opponent yet among the most democratic aristocrats He made his servants share meals with him and his wife leading to a weekly protest as the staff announced they would quit reflecting on aristocratic democracy of old days
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Auberon Herbert
Carnarvon
Snowshoes for Quinta by Clayville inventor
Mike Lyons of Clayville New York builds five pairs of snowshoes for the girls from Callander to keep them from sinking in snow next winter. The remark about giving a speech ends with a quip about what to do with hands.
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Dionne Quimpers
Mike Lyons
Clayville
New York
Callander
Experimental alfalfa preservation trial in Oxford county
An experimental method to preserve alfalfa is being tested on three arms in Oxford county Ontario. The crop is stored in the silo in good condition and treated with acta. Meanwhile England possesses two of the world fastest cattle cruisers, the Repulse and the Renown, each exceeding 315 knots.
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Oxford County
Ontario
England
Special Dominion Role in King coronation plans
A London cable to the New York Times reports King Edward VIII will crown May 12 at Westminster Abbey and then tour the Dominions. Canada Australia South Africa and New Zealand will take distinct ceremonial roles under the Statute of Westminster, emphasizing each Dominion’s self rule. A new ceremony will position the King as head of each Dominion with the Dominions Office coordinating details. The coronation and tour mark a shift in empire ceremony toward Dominion individuality.
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Dominions
New York Times
London
Edward VIII
Edward
Westminster Abbey
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
British Empire
Crown Brand Cookies From Old Selected Recipes
Heat corn syrup to boil then add butter and flour mixed with sugar. Stir in chopped walnuts or peanuts. Drop small portions onto a greased sheet two inches apart and bake in a slow oven. Cookies may be rolled or left plain.
Gliding Chain Tow Aims For Stratosphere Heights
Reports from Moscow describe a new gliding method where a glider is towed to high altitude, then released by paying out a long wire. A second glider can be towed by the first, climbing well above the initial height. Gliding Master Venslav I has conducted tests.
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Moscow
Venslav 1
Faster Speaking and the Motor Car Change Vocal Rhythm
The London Observer notes that George Emery cites a 25 percent speed increase in speech, aided by shorthand productivity and faster everyday talk. It also observes that music speeds up beyond composers’ intent, with the motor car influencing national tempo. An old Japan anecdote recalls 1870 dairy labor when a single American cow was milked by two strong men.
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George Emery
London Observer
Japan
Anti-Fog Ray Could Clear London Fog War Era Talk
A historical piece notes Victoria era fogs in London and reports scientists exploring anti fog methods. It mentions teroplane spray research and a rumored anti fog ray by Marchese Marconi with uncertain maturity but potential wide use.
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Charles Darwin
Great Britain
London
Marchese Marconi
Forgotten Eskimo Scientists Seek Traces In Eastern Arctic
Dominion government scientists sail from Montreal on the Narcopie for a 1200 mile patrol with mail and supplies. Douglas Leechman, anthropologist, will study bone and ivory tools on Bubton islands to trace a Bakimo civilization extinct in the far eastern Arctic.
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Arctic
Dominion
Montreal
St As Ohe
Duling
North Pole
Douglas Leechman
National Museum
Bubton Islands
Ungava Peninsula
Leechman
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Quinta
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Appleford
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
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