Alberta election essay on responsible government and Social Credit
The article argues voters must weigh personal representation and party policies, stressing Canada’s government as a major enterprise. It outlines how choosing MPs and forming a cabinet shapes national policy, warns against deadlock, and urges Canadians to judge groups by leadership and capability to govern amid a diverse, industrialized nation.
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Alberta
Canada
House of Commons
Punch The Five Ingredient Drink From India In England
A passage notes the origin of the drink named from the Hindoo word punch meaning five, tied to a royal commemoration in Paris for King Alexander. It mentions rapid child growth in April to June and a survey reporting 11 million words spoken annually in Europe. It also remarks on women needing more zeros in counts.
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India
England
Man
Europe
Shark meat and the rising shark catch industry
Capt. Jean M. Ellerich tours from the Philippines to New York advocating shark meat as a new delicacy and a promising livelihood. He cites a growing shark catch business, uses for shark products from leather to fertilizer, and notes high value for shark teeth in distant markets.
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Philippines
New York
Jean M. Euerich
Ellerich
Agia
Willing to Take Risk of a Freezing Test in Hollywood
Stephen Simkhovitch a 34 year old writer and scenarist signed a contract in Hollywood to be frozen solid and possibly revived for medical science. Dr Ralph Willard a Russian born chemist reports six years of freezing and reviving animals and claims tuberculosis could be overcome. Simkhovitch says he wants to do something for humanity and to see if there is life after death. He is the son of V C Simkhovitch a Columbia University professor and Mrs Mary K Simkhovitch head of Greenwich House New York.
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Stephen Simkhovitch
Hollywood
Cal
Ralph 8. Willard
Simkhovitch
V. Cc. Simkhovitch
Columbia University
Mary K. Smkhovitch
Greenwich House
New York
Toronto Artist Displays Tiny Oil Portrait of Hepburn
A Hungarian-born Canadian artist, Joseph Hilpert, exhibits at the Canadian National Exhibition a miniature oil portrait of Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn. The painting, created in three and a half months, uses single hairs as brushes and measures about one eighth of an inch with a head only a quarter of an inch. The beaked eye detail showcases extraordinary craftsmanship.
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Mitchell F. Hepburn
Joseph Hilpert
Toronto
A Matter Of Choice Ethopia Or Abyssinia Debate
The American National Geographic Society urges using Ethio pia as the official name for the mixed race nation, arguing it reflects modern usage. Friends of Italy oppose the shift, noting historical ties and familiarity with Abyssinia.
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Abyssinia
Ethiopia
American National Geographical Society
Friends of
Italy
Unusual Bombard Rescues Turin in 1640 Siege
Turin endured a rare bombardment during a French siege in 1640, then was saved by an unusual bomb. The episode stands out for an unexpected maneuver or device that halted the assault and allowed relief forces to lift the siege. The event highlights a remarkable wartime turning point in early modern Italy.
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Turin
Italy
Smallest Adult in World Girl Nineteen Stands Twenty-One Inches
Margaret Ann Robinson declared smallest adult in world at age nineteen, standing twenty one inches tall and weighing eighteen pounds. Born in Denver, she quit growing at five months, weighs under twenty two pounds, and performs in show business while avoiding milk and eggs. Her mother makes clothes, she signs contracts for Shrine circus exhibitions, and her father notes she is nine and a half inches shorter than Tom Thumb.
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Margaret Ann Robinson
George
Hamid
Broadway
New York
Denver
Shrine Circuses
Tom Thumb
Barnum
University of New Hampshire
Must Learn Over Again Operation On Throat Forces Famous Singer
Amelita Galli-Carei, famed soprano, required 15 years into fame to relearn singing after a goitre blockage. The tumor was removed, doubling tracheal air capacity, with lessons to regain clear tone through reconditioning of throat muscles at Henrotin hospital.
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Amelita Galli-Carei
Goitre
Henrotin
Camouflage Police Trap Speeding Drivers In London
London police use disguises to catch speeding motorists. Officers blend in as ordinary vehicles such as grocery trucks, complete with fake lettering, then spring on rule breakers. The tactic, described as unfair by some, involves loud signals to stop unwary drivers.
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London
Scotland
Britain
Canada to Represent at Berlin World Poultry Congress 1936
The World's Poultry Science Association holds world congresses every three years. Canada will participate and be represented at the next congress in Berlin, Germany, in 1936, promoting scientific and practical poultry knowledge.
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Poultry Science Association
Canada
Berlin
Germany
Free Thinking Dr Inge Urges Independent Thought at Oxford
Free Thinking Dr. Inge, late Dean of St. Pauls, tells his hearers at St. Marys Oxford that originality means thinking for oneself not merely differently from others. He warns free thinking is fine only with emphasis on the latter. A New York city directory compilation would require about 00,000 working days for the unemployed.
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Inge
St. Paul's
St. Mary's Oxford
New York
Two Piece Dress for Town or Country With Short Sleeves
Ellen Worth presents a black chiffon two piece dress with white chiffon collar and bows. Designed for business women and weekend parties, it offers suit options in shantung linen pastel silks dotted batiste and similar fabrics. Pattern No 332 fits sizes 16 to 40 with specified fabric yardage and trimming. Patterns 15 cents. mail orders to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Summer Fashion Book available for 15 cents.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Dairy industry named key U S agricultural sector
The dairy industry is described as the most important branch of American agriculture despite largely serving domestic markets and having minimal export impact. Dairying was the last major agricultural sector to endure the downturn.
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United States
Vatican Rail Line Idle Amid Vast 1929 Investment
The Vatican’s new line built at 2.385 million dollars funded by Italy under the Lateran treaty sits idle a year after completion. The 2615 foot line features a grand station a tunnel and bridge but no trains or rolling stock orders. The pope shows no plans to operate the line, while Italy and the crown consider lending trains for future cases.
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Nning
Vathan City
Pope Pius
Vatican City
Vatican Hill
New York
San Francisco
Has Unusual Powers Open For Girl Of Their Own
In Prague at Nuasle a villa, Marie reportedly causes doors and floors to move as she nears, with a servant, mistress, and cook noting unprompted openings and self-acting floors. The cook says potatoes rolled to Marie in the cellar. A psychical research society investigates the claims.
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Marie
Nuasle
Prague
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