Canada Motion Picture Bureau reports scope and reach Abroad
A department of trade and commerce Ottawa report details 5.4 million feet of Canadian scenery and industry films circulated worldwide. Key markets include the United States 2831 titles and 2.8 thousand films, Canada 1280, United Kingdom 387, Australia and New Zealand 1190, Germany 120, South America 100, Austria 84, with smaller runs in Japan and Africa. The bureau highlights sound recording and lab upgrades aiding travelogues on fruit, lumber, and culture, plus series on grain supply chain and training camps for veterans. It notes completion of the official Canadian government film history of the Canadian Corps, Lest We Forget.
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Tation Pictures Shop
Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
Ottawa
Motion Picture Bureau
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Tasmania
Germany
South America
Austria
Iso
Japan
South Africa
Turkey
East Indies
Domicion
Trac
Peterrawa
Barrefield
Camp Borden
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Fim
What Canadians Eat Survey Reveals National Food Consumption
A Canadian Daily Newspaper Association study based on census data shows the average family consumes 25.96 pounds of canned milk, 16.38 pounds of cheese, 97.83 pounds of sugar, 64 pounds of salt, 66.36 pounds of pork, 100.4 dozen eggs, and 68.66 pounds of beef per year. The typical Canadian family spends about $400 annually on food, with Lethbridge’s 3,000 families representing roughly $1.25 million in annual food expenditures and $8 million for the local trading territory.
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Canadian Daily Newspaper Association
South
Alberta
Canadians
Australia
New Zealand
Lethbridge
Lethbridge Herald
Weather maps for ships to begin shortwave transmission
Radio Corporation of America will start facsimile weather maps for ships within weeks. German, American, Norwegian and Spanish vessels will be equipped as they dock next year, with the U S weather bureau supplying material shortly after. A Tel Aviv Levant fair at end of April will feature Jewish doctors, many refugees, discussing Palestine health resort merits and agricultural progress. Burmese women are said to be better snake charmers than men as three women tame cobras that kiss them.
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Radio Corporation of America
U.S. Weather Bureau
Germany
Holy Land
Levant
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Changing Times Make It Easy For Women To Travel Alone
The article notes a shift in attitudes toward solo female travel in Europe. It describes earlier stigma facing women registering in hotels and facing scrutiny, but now universal independence allows women who can pay their way to travel freely. It highlights women's familiarity with business matters, rights, and emergencies, with many young women traveling in pairs on planned excursions.
Handy Man in Melbourne Builds Standout Teeth and Inventions
Field Taylor of Melbourne, actor, tailor and inventor, forged a perfect set of teeth from plaster of Paris, thin rubber and aluminum without formal training and even patented a coin-detection device. In Saint John, NB, twins Walter and Richard Evans, both 45, suffered identical left-hand injuries when Walter's hand was crushed and a nearby dynamite blast injured Richard.
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Field Taylor
Melbourne
Australia
Saint John
Walter
Richard Evans
Richard
King Tat Curse Debunked By Egyptology Expert
William Edgerton of the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute brands the Curse of Tutankhamen as a fabrication. He notes no inscription existed near the tomb and asserts the only break-in was by Howard Carter in 1922, with the alleged curse proving harmless. King George VI, aged in his 70s, remains a skilled shot, aided by a private detective, with public jubilee strain easing after Norfolk air.
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Cal Sen
Valley of the Nile
William Edgerton
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
Tom Walle
Edgerton
James Breasted
New York
Egerton
Howard Carter
Wentworth
King George
Green
Wentworth Day
Sandringham
Norfolk
Cornell Goitre Fight Uses Seaweed Fed Livestock
Experiments described at Cornell University propose combatting goitre by feeding hens and cows seaweed to boost iodine in eggs and milk. Iodine levels in milk could reach 10 to 20 times the usual. seaweed is added to cow grain. Ballooning spiders are seen traveling hundreds of miles at sea riding silken parachutes.
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Cornell University
Where Blame Belongs Fraffic Offenders Should Be Tagged Instead Of Cars
A fragmented letter or editorial argues for tagging traffic offenders rather than vehicles to publicize blame. It cites drunken or careless drivers in Indiana and Ontario and suggests warning tags on cars to deter dangerous driving, with varied reactions and examples.
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Musingdon
Indiana
Betty
Owen Sound
Honey therapy in medical science history and trials
The article surveys ancient and medieval beliefs on honey for wound healing, noting references by Pliny and medieval writers, and describes modern experiments at Hamburg's Red Cross Hospital testing honey's effects on wounds. It discusses potential cleansing and healing benefits and the enduring interest in honey as a medical remedy.
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Pliny
Weil
Hamburg
Germany
Eta
Csaan
Charley Chaplin Enters Western Talent Contest
A Western town hosted a Charley Chaplin imitation contest with prizes for best imitations. Charley Chaplin himself learned of the event and entered, finishing second in the competition.
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Charley Chaplin
Charley
Lord Tweedsmuir Urges Trust in the Ordinary Man
In Montreal at the Canadian Club Lord Tweedsmuir argued that clever people are often wrong while the plain man, though not intellectual, has a sound instinct based on real life. He urged never distrust the ordinary man’s instinct and judgment.
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Aly
Lord Tweedsmuir
Montreal
Lord Tweedsmuth
Saskatchewan Poultry Wins Big at Toronto Royal Winter Fair
Saskatchewan poultry men won 39 prizes at the Toronto Royal Winter Fair with eight firsts ten seconds six thirds and four fourths across their exhibits, marking a strong showing for the province.
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Saskatchewan
Toronto
No Profit In Waste From Milk Bottle Losses
Kingston Whig-Standard highlights US dairy bureau figures showing nearly 3.9 million dollars yearly in broken or misplaced milk bottles. The piece argues consumer costs flow through the chain to the dairy, manufacturers, and farmers, with no profit in waste and little regard for small losses across daily use. Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
Ont
Revi
Two Sets of Clocks To Start In Chicago
The city will observe two clock times starting March first. City council decrees eastern standard time for municipal offices and schools while federal law keeps central standard time for railroads airlines and all federal services. Municipal officers must follow council time. federal officers and interstate carriers must follow federal time. The move is criticized as reintroducing time confusion that federal law aimed to end.
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City of
Chicago
United States Congress
Chicago Daily News
Relaxation Techniques to Aid Sleep in Noisy Nights
A fragment discusses how relaxation helps sleep, noting reading in bed can dull the mind. It mentions a man sleeping with the Encyclopaedia Britannica and a minister who cannot stay awake when reviewing sports results. The text emphasizes learning to relax as key to falling asleep.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Archbishop Orders Sermon Time Limits in France Parish
The 1st Rev. Virgile Joseph Beguin, Archbishop of Auch, imposes a zero minute limit on church sermons for the future and declares five minutes acceptable during harvest season. He resides in D Artagnan, Lourdes diocese, a famed shrine site hosting many Migrimages annually.
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Virgile Joseph Beguin
Auch
France
D’artagnan
Lourdes
Modern house tour shows round door holes for letters
A friend tours a highly modern home noting many liked features and some unclear details such as the circular holes in the front door intended for circular letters. The article also estimates about four million twins in the United States.
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Hitler
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Laval
Allan
Britain
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Texas
Tow Honey
Dreamer
Glasgow Recor
Saskatchewan Poultry
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