Hopeful Of The Future Protector E R A Seligman In The New York Times
The piece argues progress is a spiral with growing moral awareness and world understanding despite retrogression in politics. It claims capitalism has boosted civilization overall, though cycles bring unemployment, and Mussolini and Hitler are temporary aberrations amid a march toward enlightenment.
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E.R. A. Seligman
New York Times
Tim
L Lttle
Mussolini
Hitler
Salesman Leblang Uses Showmanship To Close Hosiery Sale
A hosiery salesman Joe Leblang demonstrated bold showmanship by tossing dozens of silk stockings from a buyer's window to spark interest. The buyer finally ordered after the dramatic display, while a confederate below recovered the returned stock.
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Joe Leblang
Buyer's Office
Leblang
Joe
Nighttime speed myths draw claims from French track
A Pennsylvania Farmer note claims horses run faster under artificial lights than daylight at a French race track. Dogs wolves and migratory birds are said to speed up at night due to celestial stimuli and other unknown factors. The writer also notes automobiles may outrun at night, expressing skepticism about potential human benefit.
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Pennsylvania
Quilt of Christ and Bible scenes shown in Hagertsown
J. P. Stouffer, an iron worker and auto mechanic, spent over 1900 hours embroidering a quilt at the Kiwanis hobby show in Hagertsown Maryland. The piece weaves images from the life of Christ and Old Testament history.
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Kiwanis
Hagertsown
Maryland
J. P.stouffer
Stouffer
Spenny-a-mile-pilot Joan Surwin in cross continental flight
Joan Surwin, famed as the spenny-a-mile-pilot, recently completed a London to France leg and on to Madrid, Spain. The costly flight ran to about 1050 dollars. North America with one twelfth of the world population uses about half the globe's lumber supply.
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Joan Surwin
London
France
Madrid
Spain
North America
Success Means Money Youths Fishing For Steel Rims In Detroit River
Citizens along the Detroit River near Walkerville Ontario observed youths using odd devices to fish for steel rims. Canadian Customs explained the rims came from a truck dumped in mid river and recovered from the river bottom. The boys pay 21 cents duty per rim and resell to manufacturers for 75 cents to a dollar each.
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Oys
Detroit River
Walkerville
Ontario
Smaller turkeys shape the trend in ovens and fashion
Across Britain Canada and Australia the shift toward compact turkeys grows. In Britain large birds fade while Australia and Sydney breeders chase a streamlined ducklike form with shorter legs deeper chests and broader backs to fit small ovens and meet consumer demand.
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Canada
Australia
Fish Trades Gazette
London
England
Remai
Turkey Breeders’ Association
Sydney
King Edward Gives Up West End Movie Visits
The article notes King Edward has ended his regular trips to West End cinemas and now views new film releases privately at Windsor Castle during weekend visits, as he adjusts to his duties as monarch.
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Edward
Windsor Castle
Trunk of Napoleon from 1812 shown in Saxon museum
A trunk left by Napoleon I in 1812 at the Rachwitz palace in Dresden has been donated to the historical museum at Leisnig on the Mulde. The 22 compartments and hidden drawers reflect Napoleonic precision. Fraeulein Franzel, the housekeeper, received it as compensation and it later moved to Mildenstein Castle, where Leisnig’s museum now resides.
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Poleon
German
Rachwitz
Dresden
Germany
Napoleon I
Historical Museum
Lessnig-on the-Mulde
Bonaparte
Superstitions About Sneeze And Morning Beliefs
A brief survey notes many customs around sneezing. Greeks reportedly avoid waking if a sneeze occurs while dressing. Aristotle links sneezing between noon and midnight to luck, while some ancient cultures consider a sneeze an omen of evil.
Rides A Bike by Ford Highlights Exercise Use
Henry Ford, nearing 73, rides a bicycle at his estate for exercise rather than transport. He claims a mile and a half loop to the river and back keeps him in shape and notes the ride is part of daily routine.
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Wry Ford
Henry Ford
No New Amusements In Vancouver Voices On A Dull Era
The Vancouver Province laments a lack of wide scale amusements amid a waning interest in past fads. It recalls marathon dances, walkathons, peewee golf, tree-sitting, hog calls, jig saw puzzles, and dime-letter campaigns that faded. The piece argues the low mood may fade only with renewed prosperity.
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Vancouver
Vancouv BC
Alberta Ranchers Plan Round-Up Of Wild Horses
Alberta ranchers led by Francis Marshall plan to capture a northern wild horse herd near the Brazeau river. The herd, numbering over 100, traces to 1906 when 50 head were moved to escape a slaughter order. A famed pacing stallion leads the group, with past attempts failing and an estimated round-up cost above $1,000.
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Alberta
Brazeau River
Francis Marshall
Medicine Valley
Grande
Agricultural implements prices rise over 1913 levels
H. F. Greenway of the Dominion bureau of statistics told the commons agricultural committee that wholesale prices for agricultural implements and raw materials have tended to stabilize in 1985 and 1936 at 10 to 20 percent above 1913 levels. He said the overall level was roughly 60 percent above 1913, noting improvements may offset some real cost increases.
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H. F. Greenway
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Commons Agricultural Committee
Public Health Writer Voices on Dionne Poems
Dr A R Dafoe criticized sentimental poems about the Dionne quintuplets received for birth and medical care. He called the material awful and wondered why people target him, noting the poems came from across Canada.
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A. R. Dafoe
Ontario Public Health Officers’ Association
Seasion
Toronto
British Speech Teacher Predicts NYC Noise Drive Will Help
A British speech teacher predicts that New York City’s anti noise drive will sharpen speech as residents need not shout to be heard. The remark suggests calmer streets may improve articulation and public speaking.
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New York
BC Salmon, Canada’s Top Marketed Fish, and Its Cycle
British Columbia’s salmon leads Canada in annual marketed return with recent canning outputs around 105.6 million pounds and export share over 70 percent. Five Pacific species Sockeye, Spring, Coho, Pink, and Chum spawn once and die, living their mature life at sea after freshwater birth. Spawn occurs in rivers with eggs laid in gravel, ending the generation as the next begins.
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Canada
British Columbia
Roumanian Men Sue Over Hair Removal Raid
In Breasta Romania men sue Public Health Inspector John Chita after barbers shaved their wives heads and men beards to prevent spotted fever. They claim the raid left hundred seventy pigtails and pounds of gray hair as corpus delict and seek about 100 dollars in damages.
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Bresta
Roumania
John Chita
Ssreasta
Breasta
Industries Employ Millions Through Half Century Growth
A Montreal Star editorial notes vast industries created from nothing over 50 years and their labor impact. It cites the automobile and electrical sectors, radio, telephone, telegraph, and motion pictures as job sources, and contrasts Boulder Dam’s electric-powered construction with traditional hand labor.
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Ndt
Boulder Dam
Montreal Star
Canadian Horses Trade Surges Across U S Border
Customs officials report a 1000 percent rise since January in horse drawn vehicle exports from Canada to the United States along the Quebec New York border. Nearly 26,000 horse drawn vehicles remain in operation by British railways. The Eskimo uses his harpoon to retrieve game rather than kill, notes a separate observation.
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British Alseways
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