Comment on Conversation Sparks North End Gossip
A New York interview quotes Bumane Livercrays Farnam praising American manners and social grace. The remarks echo Prof Andrew Morize who laments declines in bright, engaging conversation once refined in England and France, urging a return to courtesy and sociable charm in a busy modern world.
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New York
Bumane Livercrays Farnam
Supreme Court
Baighm
Parsam
United States
America
Andrew Morize
Universities of
Mollison Wins Debate on Useful Purpose of Record Flights
An all-women audience of engineers in London awarded James Mollison the verdict in a debate against his wife Amy Mollison. Amy argued that record-breaking flights no longer serve a useful purpose, urging continued purely experimental flying funded by companies. Mollison spoke of stratosphere research and potential personal backing to pursue such aims.
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James ‘Mollison
Amy
Women's Engineering Society
London
England
Melisons
Mellison
Australia
Scott and Mack
Mollison
Canadas Home Market And Trade Restrictions
The domestic market now absorbs about eight percent of Canadian farm produce and serves as the main outlet for animal products aside from bacon. Wheat apples and cheese account for over 90 percent of exports. After March 1995 cattle and meat imports to the British Isles will be regulated by terms with supplying countries. Canada Bacon retains an annual quota of 280 million pounds to 1997, with under half used in 1934. Treacle glassware may replace traditional glass for windows and automobiles.
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British Isles
Candian Bacon
Sir Douglas Mawson
Antarctic
Sir Douglas
South Pole
Great Britain
Maurice
Leafless trees reveal beauty in autumn’s quiet form
The Christian Science Monitor essay contends that a leafless tree on a hill at sunset expresses striking design and harmony. It argues the oak’s compact sturdiness and the cottonwood’s silver grace become evident without leaves, inviting reflection on long-ago clearing and enduring presence.
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Lus
Christian Science Monitor
Hardly Worth The Risk Reckless Drivers
A test conducted at Hamilton Ontario shows the difference between reckless and safe driving. Across seven miles the time saved is only one minute. The piece argues motorists endanger others for a minute of gain. It notes rising bee imports to Canada in 1984 despite higher ore prices and a Norwegian chemical process to keep fish fresh.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Border Cities Star
Canadian Sugar Beet Production Increases in 1934
The report notes Ontario acreage rising to 37 600 in 1934 from 1 900 in 1933 and 1984 production up to 376 000 tons from 819 000 in 1938. Canada total estimated 533 000 tons in 1934, up from 457 000 in 1933, with Alberta at 14 500 acres in 1934. Prices of raw sugar fell through 1984, affecting 1935 planning under grower–manufacturer contracts.
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Canada
Ontario
Alberta
Posten Kept Busy Yearly Mail Handling In England Last Year
England's postal service conveyed 150 million parcels by post and dispatched 3.5 million parcels abroad. It posted 2.5 million cash on delivery items and collected trades totaling £2,300,000. Inland post sent 18 million sample packets, 14 000 licenses issued for business reply cards, and 67 tons of parcels were despatched by air.
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England
Inland Post
Mystery Falls of Iceland Recedes as Water Flows Free
Explorers say they have solved the Secret Falls mystery in Iceland formed five years ago when a glacier dam burst releasing 70 million tons of water. Hagavatn lake feeds a river now 70 yards wide and waist deep, dropping 200 plus feet in three leaps.
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Iceland
Hagavatn
Makes Linen Cheaper New Process May Create Market For Canadian Flax
Franklin E. Smith, a Charlottetown native and UK government consultant, is credited with a process that lowers linen costs versus cotton. Tested in Manchester, Canadian flax reportedly outperforms other flax, potentially industrializing Canadian agriculture as it displaces US cotton in Lancashire mills. France will encourage any increase in wheat acreage.
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United States
Lancashire
Franklin E. Smith
United Kingdom
Charlottetown
Manchester
Canada
The Real Winter Sees Strength In Open Air
The Vineyard Gazette reflects on winter as a season of harsh weather yet beneficial for those who work outdoors. It notes cities feel its chill most, while open country and coast show its vivid colors and motion. The piece argues winter belongs in nature’s own terms, not artificial comforts.
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Howe
Vineyard Gazette
By Hook Or Crook Origin Of Familiar Phrase
The simplest origin notes poor wood gatherers in manor woods with hooks or crooks for gathering fuel. Other theories claim criminal or clerical meanings, or links to the Great Fire of London or a law firm, but none proven.
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Thomas Rymer
London
Hook and Crook
Croke
Four Inch Heels and Colonial Shoes in 18th Century Modes
The Boston Transcript notes that mid 1700s fashion featured four inch heels praised in elaborate costumes and nicknamed spindles. It cites Isaac Collins and Rachel Budd of Philadelphia in 1771 wedding accounts describing blue brocade shoes with high heels barely larger than a gold dollar and sharply pointed fronts. Remark appears beside other dated fashion and seasonal agriculture remarks.
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Boston Transcript
American
Europe
Isaac Collins
Rachel Budd
Philadelphia
Tal May
British cotton fabric purchases tied to 1933 and 1980 totals
The report shows that purchases from Great Britain doubled a 1980 quantity and that the 1934 buy equalled the combined 1933 imports from Britain and the United States. Canada now sources from Empire suppliers, with British figures highlighted in the 1934 United Kingdom Trade and Navigation Report.
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Baboa Caman
Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Farm Problem Stations Prove Immense Value Across Canada
Canada operates 207 common farm problem stations connecting outlying districts with the Dominion Experimental Farm. Provinces hosting stations include Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. Stations operate on private farms via cooperative efforts with progressive owners aiding agricultural improvement. Field days are held when possible with 142 events last summer attracting 4600 visitors to discuss work with superiors and farm staff.
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Opera
Canada
Dominion Experimental Parma
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Dominion Minister of Agriculture
Elusive Wild Stallion Leads Last Saskatchewan Herd
A Diack stallion in southern Saskatchewan heads the only surviving wild horse band of about 25 near Wood Mountain. The elusive leader has eluded cowboys seeking capture since 1934, with sightings along the Canadian border and into northern Montana.
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Veader
Saskatchewan
Wood Mountain
Border Range
Montana
Willow Bunch
South
Doolittle Highlighted as Nation's Leading Aviator
The New York Post lauds Jimmy Doolittle as America's leading aviator and pioneer of aviation development. It notes his roles as flyer and aeronautical engineer, his DSC award, and his record of testing planes and engines while advancing flight science.
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Jimmy Doolittle
United States
America
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Barsart
Wiley Post
Clyde Pangborn
Doolittle
Aviation
Feld
New York Post
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Norway
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France
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Aei
Hei OM 2 CoLeg
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