Flexible mortgage terms urged for Western Canada loans
Western Canadian mortgage lending should include elasticity to account for crop failures and revenue fluctuations. The call cites Australia’s model of variable repayments tied to income in good and bad years, urging debt adjustment tribunals to push for flexible future loan terms while protecting lenders from fraud and loss.
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Canada
Australia
P. Grosch
Saskatchewan Municipal Debt Adjustment Organization
Turkey bans swords and uniforms for most visitors
An official Turkish government order restricts carrying swords in Turkey and limits uniform wear to specific groups. The rule applies to foreign airmen soldiers sailors visiting on duty or for sports, forces seeking refuge in Turkish waters or territory, and airmen or crew detained by damage or crash.
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Turkey
How Easter Date Is Set
The excerpt notes that the rule for fixing Easter originated with the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. It states Easter is determined by a church calculation, though the fragment ends before the full method is described.
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Council of Christian Churches
Liquid Air Powers Motor Tested In Japan
Liquid air as a vehicle fuel is being tested in a Japanese laboratory. The motor runs on liquid air cooled to 250 to 350 degrees below zero and uses a small fuel tank of liquid air to drive pistons. The inventor claims almost complete energy recovery and foresees use in automobiles trains ships and especially airplanes.
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Japan
Australia Leads In Long Distance Telephoning
A postal authority report praises Australia for its long distance calls. Highlights include a 19 000 mile Sydney to Valparaiso link via London and Buenos Aires with perfect reception, a 53 minute Los Angeles to Sydney call, and a London to Australia conference linking Johannesburg Bombay Sydney Melbourne Adelaide and Perth. Since service began there have been 1 000 calls with distant regions including Chile the Saar Finland Hungary and Palestine. The latest hookup is with Tasmania.
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Australia
Sydney
Valparaiso
London
Buenos Aires
San Francisco
South Africa
Los Angeles
Johannesburg
Bombay
Melbourne
Adelaide
Perth
Chile
The
Saar
Finland
Hungary
Palestine
Tasmania
Cable cars rejected for Mount Fuji summit plan
Majestic Mount Fuji remains untouched as a cable car route to the summit is rejected by Japan's Home Office. Opponents warn it would mar the mountain's beauty and harm national health by promoting laziness. Aimed at 12,467 feet high Fut, about 90,000 climbers ascend annually.
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Vapdinese
Mount Fuji
Jiji
Fut
Lost city of Yong Peng found by British official
A British government official flying over Johore district in Malaya spotted a large settlement in the jungle. The next day he visited and learned it was the lost city of Yong Peng, home to about 5,000 Chinese rubber planters cultivating over 10,000 acres. The settlement functioned as a thriving agricultural center for nearly a decade with native style amenities.
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Bitish
Yong Peng
Johore
Home Made False Teeth From Motorcycle Parts
Albert Orwin a road worker from Jump near Wombsrell Eng crafts improvised teeth from metal scraps. He first tested knuckle bone and billiard ball shapes but lacked size. success came when melting aluminum from an old motorcycle crank case. The melted alloy was pressed into an impression and hardened for daily use, with Sundays revealing his perfect set.
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Albert Orwin
Jump
Wombsrell
Eng
Fist Orwin
Centipede Blamed for City Power Outage in India
In Peshawar North West Frontier India lights faded for three nights as a power station breakdown puzzled experts. On the fourth night a linesman found a singed centipede on the wires delivering current, the evidence cited for the outages.
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India
Peshawar
New Death Test Aims To End Premature Burial Fears
A British Medical Journal note from Dru, Salisbury, and Melvin of Queen's University Kingston describes a death test using ophthalmoscopic inspection. If retinal veins show blood column rupture after about ten minutes of circulatory stoppage, resuscitation is deemed futile. The article links this to a broader understanding of life and death.
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Wim
Dru, Salisbury
Melvin
Queen's University
Kingston
Ont
Special Prize For Best Finished Hereford Steer
A special prize of 25 dollars will be awarded for the best finished Hereford steer at the Saskatoon and Re fin a spring fairs in 1937.
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Saskatoon
Drowsiness Risks Quiet Driving Breaks
The text urges taking a break from driving when drowsiness steals alert attention and full control of the car. It highlights the need to pause to maintain safety and prevent accidents.
Enique Shoe Shop Opens in St Louis for Exchange Program
A department opened by the Child Conservation Conference in St Louis offers shoe exchanges for people using only one shoe due to foot loss or injuries, pairing them with others who lack use of the opposite foot. Highway tolls were once pale with ash but now with blood.
Shortbread Recipe From Historic Mixtures
A vintage two part shortbread style recipe describes two mixtures. Mixture 1 uses boiling water brown sugar and vinegar or lemon juice, mixed and cooled. Mixture 2 combines shortening oats flour salt and soda, then layered with Mixture 1 in two halves and baked at 200 degrees for about 40 minutes.
Buenos Aires Plans Soft Horn Regulation For Cars
Buenos Aires will refuse car licenses unless horns are mellow and soothing. The regulation requires horns to emit a single soft tone set by the executive department and bans Klaxon sirens or any loud sharp dual or treble tones.
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Buenos Aires
Alaska Don Skuse Returns to Nome After Stop by NY Police
Don Skuse, returning to Nounau Alaska, says he was stopped by traffic cops on Broadway and Fifth Avenue in New York, not for infractions. Officers noted his Alaska license plates and sought information about the territory.
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Don Skuse
Touneau
Alaska
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
New York
Pacific Coast Opportunity for World Development
Dr. Adamantios Plytoides of the University of Southern California argues that Europe is declining and the new world center of opportunity lies along the Pacific. He cites reawakening Japan, China, and Russia as opening vast chances for U.S. business and culture, while European focus on minor backyard conflicts limits their view of global growth.
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Pacific Coast
Pacific
Adamantios Plytoides
University of Southern California
Dr. Plyroides
Japan
China
Russia
Far East
Plytoides
Forgotten Eskimo traces sought by Arctic expedition
Canadian government scientists sail aboard the Nascople to the Eastern Arctic to search Burto Islands near Ungava for traces of a vanished Eskimo race. Anthropologist Douglas Leechman from the National Museum will study ancient village sites to date and locate origins of the extinct culture.
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Arctic
Hudson Bay
Douglas Leechman
National Museum
Burto Islands
Ungava Peninsula
I Rm
Disguise ban in Singapore shocks wig makers
Britain tightens rules in Singapore forbidding disguises including dyed hair and wigs. The new official secret act threatens arrest for wig wearers, with experts warning severe penalties and potential spying accusations in the trading hub described as the Gibraltar of the East.
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Britain
Singapore
Gibraltar
Japanese Scientists Protest Eclipse Viewing Limits
Japanese researchers express displeasure as Russia restricts the number of scientists allowed entry to observe a recent eclipse. They urge broader access for international study and data collection involving astronomy teams and institutions.
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Russia
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