Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1936 to 1941
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Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.1 | Masthead | Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 1. Vol. XCIV. THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS. | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.10 | MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD | MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD meeting again at end of the w'eek.- —Rugby Radio Service. Chances In Ross And Cromarty By-election London, December 31. It is reported that the Conservative Associations in Ross and Cromarty where a by-election will be necessitated by the resignation of the National Liberal member, Sir lan Macpherson, | meeting again at end of the w'eek.-—Rugby Radio Service. |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.11 | NEW LAWS | NEW LAWS Rugby Radio Service. Changes In Legal Status Of Married Women London, December 31. A number of new laws will come into force tomorrow on the first day of the year. The Counterfeit Currency Act, which comes into operation, gives effect to the 1929 international convention for suppression of | Rugby Radio Service. |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.12.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | 1 M TOKISATSU ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHERS ISo. 68-70, Bi»hop Street, PEAAMU i | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.12.2 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 | New Smooth, White SkinIk A HI in Three Days Enlarged. Pores and Blackheads rt f the driest skin is toned up and freshened. CjtOZie 2*Oret^er• Oiliness and shiny nose are also completely banished. Unsightly blackheads, pimples, blotches, Creme Tokalon Skinfood White Colour rough skin-scales and sallow darkened (non greasy) now | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.1 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.12.3 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 | CHANGE OVER TO ROLLEIFLEX and you will change no more. | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.2 | 2 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.13.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | RATES FOR CASUAL BANKS YOU ARE PLANNING A TOUR ADVERTISEMENTS j DIAIMJKHjk choose a beautiful country with HONG KONG AND THE MERCANTILE BANK TOPPING /V TURES p All communications relating to I SHANGHAI BANKING OF INDIA, LIMITED. I Easl Y aC e rom enan 9 •advertisements should be addressed to | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.3 | 3 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.14 | AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL | AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL Effects Of Drought PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT YEAR The ordinary general meeting of Australian Pastoral Company, Ltd., was held at Southern House, E.C., Lord Hunsdon (chairman) presiding. The Chairman, in the course of his address, said: The whole story of the year may be described as a prolonged, and, | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.3 | 3 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.15 | AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL RELATIONS | AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT TO BE ENLARGED On account of the growing participation of Australia in international affairs, the ’Federal Cabinet, it is announced, is reorganizing the Department of External Affairs and increasing the staff. The Department will be divided into two sections. One will be concerned with external political | NA |
| Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle | pinangazette19360102-1 | 2/1/1936 | 1 | pinangazette19360102-1.1.3 | 3 | pinangazette19360102-1.2.16 | WIFE LOST LOOKS, IS AWARDED £2,392 | WIFE LOST LOOKS, IS AWARDED £2,392 Mr. Justice Hawke, at Birmingham Assizes on Dec. 20th, awarded £2.392 damages to a married woman—injured in a motor J accident —of whom he said:— “The w r orst injury she received was woeful disfigurement of the face. I It would not be an | NA |
Column legend
| Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
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| Newspaper title | newspaper_title | Text | - | Title of newspaper |
| Issue id | issue_id | Text | - | Issue ID |
| Issue date | issue_date | Text | - | Issue date |
| Edition | edition | Text | - | Edition |
| Page id | page_id | Text | - | Page ID |
| Page number | page_number | Text | - | Page number |
| Article id | article_id | Text | - | Article ID |
| Article title | article_title | Text | - | Title of article |
| Article text 1st50words | article_text_1st50words | Text | - | First 50 words of the article text |
| Contributor | contributor | Text | - | Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article |
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.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_80a623950e82ff14b5bf26518cbdd310" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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