Relief Expenditure Burden Across Western Canada Debt
The article argues the Western provinces and municipalities face a mounting debt from drought and unemployment. It calls for a national solution, including a conference to redefine taxation powers, amend the British North America Act, and grant the machinery to levy funds where available to relieve past and future expenditures. It emphasizes inequitable tax burdens and the need for federal support to enable solvency.
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Canada
Eure
Western Canada
Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Hus
Beauty In Old London From Seven Great Bridges
Overseas Daily Mail praises London's timeless charm noting views from St Pauls Ludgate Hill and the Embankment at night. It highlights narrow courts, ancient taverns, churches, and riverside vistas from all seven bridges with vivid imagery of a city where history coexists with modern skyline.
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London
Strand
Tower
Lambeth
Embankment
Overseas Daily Mail
Making An Empire Signor Mussolini Notions Of Empire
The Melbourne Australasia commentary portrays Mussolini arguing sacred service to the empire. It contrasts English explorers and colonists with modern weaponry, noting early incursions into Australia by figures like James Cook and the use of violence by small native encounters, framing empire building as exploratory and episodic rather than large scale conquest.
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Signor Mussolini
Australia
James Cook
Douglas fir spars bound for Britannia yacht
Two large spars from Cowichan Lake, 103 feet and 90 feet, shipped to Great Britain for His Majesty's yacht Britannia. United States aeronautics industry produced 44 million dollars worth of aircraft and parts in 1934.
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Royal Yacht
Cowichan Lake
Great Britain
His
Yacht
Britannia
United States
Serum Offers Hope Against Infantile Paralysis
Dr. E C Rosenow of the Mayo Foundation told Kentucky physicians that a new serum, the result of 19 years of work, is effective in treating infantile paralysis if used within 48 hours of contraction. He compared its efficacy to the diphtheria serum and said the demonstration was pretty conclusive.
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Rosenow
A. T. McCormack
Kentucky State Board of Health
Arabs Find New York Car Changing Bedouin History
The London Sunday Express notes Bedouins in Arabia, long desert traders by camel, now displaced by motor cars. They are growing corn where it never grew, settling to build cities, and the car is altering the map of the world and the history of these people.
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London Sunday Express
Arabia
Smart Dress For Larger Figures In Vogue This Fall
Fashion note by Ellen Worth highlights a fuller-figure wool dress with V-neck jabot collar and bias seams. Describes options in dark plum wool crepe with satin collar, and black satin back crepe variants. pattern No. 448 fits sizes 36 to 48 with detailed yardage. Pattern orders via Pattern Department, Winnipeg newspaper office. Londoners abandon umbrellas after a wet weekend, leaving a record 1158 umbrellas in transit.
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Newspaper Union
SfcDernot Ave
Winnipeg
Norway Sparrows Tax Sparks Farmer Protests in Bergen
A quirky levy called the Sparrow tax requires each farmer in Ikkylven, Norway, to pay 30 kronor annually to fund prayers against crop damage by birds. Farmers argue returns are poor as sparrows still attack harvests. The remark about China setting aside 166000 acres for cotton experiments adds a broader note on cautious optimism.
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Norway
Ikkylven
Europe
Nyriken
Bergen
Added To Honor Roll Another Set Of Men Prove Heroes
A dauntless group added to the honor roll of heroes who risked their lives in scientific tests for humanity. Dr J F Corven of Tanganyika Africa assisted by H C Smith and an African native subjected themselves to sleeping sickness infection to study virulence. A drug proved effective in the Dakarisk Consepres test.
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J. F. Corven
Tanganyika
Africa
H.C. Smith
Five Years of Marriage and a Food-Loving Husband
A brief exchange recalls a marriage of about five years. She did not become a good wife in traditional terms, but she did master an unusual talent: turning meals into challenging, humorous one liners for her partner.
Philips Milk of Magnesia Offered For Indigestion Relief
Doctors say much of what is called indigestion is actually excess stomach acidity from acid forming foods in a modern diet. A rapid relief method is to take Philips Milk of Magnesia after meals to neutralize acidity and ease the trouble.
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Philips
Playful talk as daughter questions a dancer’s life
In a clipped exchange a mother frets over a daughter’s marriage plan to Phil, who is described as a playboy preferring dance to meals. The daughter quips she’d rather swim than cook, while a note on film development hints at photograph processing and film section separation.
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Phil
Tokio Subway Ultra Modern Tops World Cities Say Seattle Returnees
Passengers aboard the President Jefferson report Tokio’s subway blends New York, Paris, and London features with unique touches. Coin slots magnify coins for guard detection, enamel straps snap back, doors have soft edges to avoid injuries, and 200 passenger cars depart every three minutes from each station.
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Seattle
Jefferson
Tokio
New York
Strange City Of Lama Lined With Ruins Of Palaces
Lama, an ancient Arabian city of mystery, sits on a small island near Mombasa in the Kenya Colony. Its narrow streets, scarcely lit by sun, are lined with palace ruins. Inhabitants are descendants of Persians who founded the island around A D 700 and prize their historic aristocratic origin. They have long produced poets, architects and jewelers. The people earn a living from coco-palms, fishing and ambergris collection.
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Lama
Mombasa
Kenya
Lamu
Canadian Flyers Praised by Byrd At Toronto Civic Event
Rear Admiral Byrd lauded Canada's northern pilots at a Toronto civic reception, stating they know polar flying best after long experience over snow and ice in sub zero weather. He credited Canadian flyers with readiness for Arctic or Antarctic expeditions.
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Byrd
Dominion
Canada
Toronto
United States
Rainbow Snow Storm Delights Australian Alps
Varied colors of snow fell across the Australian Alps this winter. Hotham Heights turned chocolate brown within hours, Mt. Buller covered in a red layer half an inch thick, and St. Bernards Hospice reported pink snow in two layers with a white 6 inch strip in between. The odd spectacle ends with a humorous note about a grandstand where everyone sits.
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Australian Alps
Hotham Heights
Mt. Buller
St. Bernards Hospice
Free Vicks Aids Offer Free Cold Control Guide
Free samples of Vick Aids to Better Control of Colds are distributed by local druggists. The ad touts decades of Vicks research, outlines Va-tro Nel and VapoRub benefits, and promotes free trial packages with the complete Plan, aiming to help Canadian families prevent and shorten colds at home.
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Vicks Vatronol
Vicks VapoRub
Vicks
Vicks Plan
Vicks VapoRule
Uiroat
Cols
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