Child Labor Laws Gaps Across Canada and U S Farms
The passage contrasts child labor regulation in the United States and Canada, noting that U S codes largely exclude agriculture where most under sixteen worked in 1980. It argues for better protection of farm children and accountability of parents, while warning that urban labor laws don’t easily apply to farming.
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Canada
United States
Supreme Court
Congress
N.R.A
U.S
Belgium Population and Size Highlight Density
Belgium is the most densely populated country with nearly eight million residents living in a fan shaped area spanning 11,752 square miles.
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Belgium
Luxury goods taxed in Yugoslavia Ministry order
The Ministry of Finance announced that baths and de luxe items are to be axed as luxury articles in Yugoslavia. Other included items are gramophones and records. The note hints at advice on popularity through forgetting what to remember.
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Baths
Peramonaror
Yugoslavia
Ministry of Finance
Dragons on Display at King's Jubilee Zoo Exhibit
In a London show tied to King George's Silver Jubilee, two live Komodo dragons from Komodo Island in the Dutch East Indies were presented to the public for the first time. Brought by Lord Moyne, the specimens measure up to twelve feet and captivate visitors as among the most valuable zoo reptiles. They toured the sanatorium before public viewing on Jubilee Day.
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Dutch East Indies
London
Lord Moyne
Black Prince Statue Shines as Gold After Cleaning
Canterbury Cathedral reveals the Black Prince effigy in pure gold on bronze after centuries of grime. Professor W W Tristram directed the delicate restoration. the tomb, 550 years old, is praised as England's finest and attracts many visitors. The Dean notes frequent cleaning, but not until now revealed the gold underlayer.
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Black Prince
Canterbury Cathedral
W. W. Tristram
England
Tristram
Canterbury
Gasoline Lake Found Beneath Wilmington Harbor Area
A vast underground lake of pure gasoline was found in the Wilmington harbor district near California, drawing hundreds to the scene. Shallow wells yield four to six gallons per hour, as prospectors dig and pump to fill tanks. Fire Chief Ralph Scott suspects a long ago pipeline leak from a refinery to a harbor terminal as the source.
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Wilmington
California
Ralph Scott
Harbor Terminal
Advances in science heighten counterfeiting threat
The United States secret service warned that scientific progress has intensified counterfeiting. Chief William H. Moran cited 1930 totals of 999 arrests and 668 convictions, rising to 2,731 arrests and 1,603 convictions in 1934. Officials credit perfected photo engraving with enabling illicit currency production.
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United States Secret Service
William H. Moran
Underworld
Food Ailment Relief Promised By Kruschen Salt Claim
A nurse narrates a patient with severe indigestion and gas who believes Kruschen mineral salts cured the problem after 12 months. The ad claims the daily dose stimulates digestion, eliminates waste, and ends indigestion by improving the flow of the body's vital juices and restoring vigor for work.
Death of Col Lawrence described as remarkable figure
Regina Leader notes the death of Col T E Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, aged 46. The obituary portrays him as a mythic, multifaceted leader who helped unite Arab forces against the Turks during World War I, balancing scholarship and combat, modest public life with historic impact.
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Col. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence
7. E. Sfaw
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence
Oxford
Allenty
Palestine
Hon—echolar
Regina
Lac Seul Project Uses Water To Damage CNR Roadbed
Rising waters of Lac Seul in northwestern Ontario damaged the Cana dian National Railways road bed. Minister Hugh Stewart said a $175,000 Public Works appropriation funds Lac Seul protection works. The lake is raised under a Dominion Ontario Manitoba agreement tied to power developments with Ontario and Manitoba contributing to the costs.
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CNR
Lac Seul
Ontario
Canadian National Railways
Hugh Stewart
House of Commons
Dominion
Manitoba
Livingstone Statue Erected Near Victoria Falls in South Africa
A memorial statue of Dr. David Livingstone was unveiled near the Devil's Cataract of the Victoria Falls in South Africa. The figure honors the famed explorer and missionary and was unveiled by Hon. H. A. Moffatt, former Premier of Southern Rhodesia, who was himself a nephew of Livingstone. The Federation of Caledonia Societies of South Africa funded the memorial.
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South Africa
Victoria Falls
David Livingstone
H. A. Moffatt
Southern Rhodesia
Federation of Caledonia Societies of
Soviet aerial train launches gliders in flight test
A Soviet aerial train formed by an airplane towing three manned gliders took off from Moscow and landed near Kharkov about four and a half hours later. The experiment aimed to explore dropping gliders at various points along the route to extend airborne capacity.
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Moscow
Kharkov
New Soviet Rubber From Waste and Calcium Carbide
Soviet researchers report two new methods to make synthetic rubber from refinery waste and from calcium carbide. Moscow begins a plant producing 20,000 tons yearly, with Armenia and Leningrad sites developing large facilities. The process aims to lower costs while matching natural rubber performance.
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Rumi
Far East
Moscow
Sasea
Erivan
Armenia
Leningrad
Best Aid To Sleep Formula For The Perfect Night Cap
The article explains warm milk as the best sleep aid and presents a milk night cap method. It details tea preparation with a teaspoon per person, half-filled pot, four to five minutes infusion, and half-filled cups topped with hot milk. It notes Canada’s tea consumption at twenty two million cups daily and tea’s value to farmers.
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Canada
Knock em Down Rains Bring Welcome Floods to Darwin
Northern Territory residents celebrate the annual knock em down heavy rainfall easing long grass and floods. In Darwin over three months after Christmas, about 40 inches fell. grass 10 feet high along roads hindered visibility. The tale of Lord Dudley linked to a $15,000,000 iron and steel order was recounted at an Iron and Steel Federation meeting.
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Ustralians
Darwin
Northern Australia
Northern Territory
Prince of Wales
Lord Dudley
Rio de Janeiro
British Iron and Steel Industries
Iron and Steel Federation
Holstein Friesian Association Emerges From Mergers
The Holstein breed traces to Holstein and Friesian lines from Germany and the Netherlands. The Holstein Society started in 1872 in Germany, Friesland stock formed the Friesian Society in 1879, and the two merged in 1885 to form the Holstein Friesian Association of America. Canada followed with a separate Holstein-Friesian Association in 1891.
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Germany
North Sea
Holland
Denmark
United States
Holstein
Breed Society
Friesland
Zuider Zee
Dutch-Friesian Society
States
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
New Tent on Display in London Uses Air Tubes
A London exhibit shows a new tent design that uses airtight cloth tubes blown up by a standard car pump. The shelter stands eight feet high and seven feet square when erected and collapses into a suitcase when not in use.
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Wong
London
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