Pasture Lands Survey Led by Saskatchewan University Professor
Professor L F Kirk of the University of Saskatchewan is appointed Dominion Agrostologist to survey all Canadian pasture lands. The move aims to boost the cattle industry by testing grasses and improving forage. Kirk, raised near Hazenmore, will oversee grasses development in Canada. He holds degrees from Saskatchewan and Minnesota and has worked on clover and grass varieties.
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Saskatchewan University
Canada
L. EF. Kirk
Uniersity
Saskatchewan
Dominion
House of Commons
Robert Weir
Weir
Kirk
Ottawa
Univer
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Dominion of Canada
L. E. Kirk
Hazenmore
Regina
University of Minnesota
Motor truck competition prompts broad tariff cuts across rails
Express companies move to slash rates as truck rivals gain ground. Ottawa reports say schedules filed with the railway commissioners reflect a Dominion wide survey. Companies cite policy change and aim to regain patronage by asking manufacturers and jobbers what rates would restore rail patronage.
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Board of Railway Commissioners
Ottawa
Railway Commission
Commission
Travelling In Russia Amid Rail Delays and Lines
The article notes extensive breakdowns and wrecks on Soviet railways in 1930 making travel an adventure. Tickets require standing 12 to 24 hours at windows for dates split by even and odd days and must be secured a fortnight before travel. Water’s weight and hurricane origins are briefly mentioned.
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Soviet Union
Wall Street Journal
Character outweighs skin color says Lord Willingdon
In the Natal Daily Advertiser, Lord Willingdon argues character, not race, defines a man. He states heroism virtue and sacrifice are universal while skin color should not determine worth.
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Lord Willingdon
Daily Advertiser
Natal
Mining at Great Bear Lake Expands Eldorado Properties
Mining at Great Bear Lake progresses with Eldorado holdings aimed at expansion. Pitchblende veins extend 3 700 feet and 2 000 feet, about 10 feet wide overall. One vein carries pitchblende about two feet wide and the other about ten inches. South silver showings run roughly 12 000 feet with native silver detected in several areas.
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Eldorado
Great Bear Lake
Toronto
Lord Dawson contrasts Elizabethan schooling at Cheltenham College speech day
Lord Dawson of Penn argued that Elizabethans had few books yet read the Bible with exactness guiding life, while modern schools hold many books but people know the Bible poorly making its guidance implicit rather than explicit.
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Lord Dawson
Penn
Cheltenham College
New Earthquake Alarm Demonstrated in Argentina
A San Juan device designed to alert sleepers to impending quakes was tested successfully. Invented by an Argentine, it supposedly powers on lights and rings a bell at first tremor. The test triggered the mechanism by shaking walls with a flash powder explosion.
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San Uan
Argentina
Record of Performance for poultry breeding proposed
The system provides records and certificates for birds meeting egg count and breed standards. Ottawa supplies leg bands report forms and inspector support, with weekly submissions to Ottawa and monthly visits to verify records and assist breeders. inspectors offer vital guidance during visits.
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Ottawa
R.O.P
Sun Spots and Furs Debate at Canadian Conference
At a Canadian Biological Conference in Matameck Quebec a debate focused on whether sun spots predominantly drive cycles of plenty and want in fur bearing animals. Charles Elton cited Hudsons Bay Company records showing ten year abundance cycles while proposing climatic control as a key factor. Dr Huntingdon of Yale linked temperature and barometric pressure peaks from the Canadian northwest influencing broader North American climates.
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Matameck
Quebec
Charles Elton
Oxford
England
Hudson’s Bay Company
Huntingdon
Yale
Canadian Northwest
North America
Push Button System Powers 47-Story New York Hotel Boilers
A push button control feeds pulverized coal to the boilers in a 47 story New York hotel. When pressed to the correct setting, coal is automatically released from bunkers to the fire box, maintaining steady heat.
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New York
Pattern for a jacket with collar and pockets description
The fragment describes a sewing pattern jacket with left side-front slash finishing at the end, attached collar and patch pockets. It lists seven pieces and proportion measurements, with sizes 27, 32, and 35 inches, plus yardage for plain material, binding, and a 25 cent pattern price in stamps or coin. It instructs careful pattern comparison before cutting and wrap coin for payment.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern No Size Name Town. Help your wife says a famous domestic expert when she mops up the floor mop up the floor with her. Austria has launched a program for greater agricultural production.
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Austria
Mabel Tastes Mockery as Kitty Teases Fashion
In a playful exchange, Mabel jokes about not wanting the other person’s shoes while Kitty responds that there would be no room for Mabel’s feet. The light banter showcases their witty rapport and comedic timing.
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Mabel
Kitty
Electro-motive Car rolls out of Winnipeg to Arborg run
The Canadian Pacific Railway unveils a gas electric electro motive car No. 48 on its western lines. Built for 56 passengers, it operates 400 miles at 30 mph with 60 miles at full power. The unit includes a 17 foot baggage and express compartment and a four cylinder engine room. First train orders go to C W Lister as R A Gamble and E D Cotterell oversee the launch.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Arborg, Man
Weyburn
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
C. W. Lister
R. A. Gamble
E. D. Cotterell
Manitoba
Centre
R. M. Pyne
Motive Power
J. D. Muir
United States Proposals For A Year’s Holiday In War Debts
Proposals and background from the London conference outline a ten year repayment plan from 1933 to 1943 with three percent interest. The protocol preserves annuities through the Bank for International Settlements, relending to the German Railway, and continuous servicing of external loans. Belgium and Germany settle German marks left in Belgium, while Yugoslav concerns about hardship are noted.
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United States
Conference of Financial Experts
London
Foreign Office
Bank For International Settlements
Belgium
Germany
Bulgaria
Jugo- Slavia
Bank of International Settlements
Japan exports rice to China after crop surplus
Japan which is densely populated and mountainous has shifted from importer to exporter of rice in 1929. Fertilizer driven intensive farming, government policy, and large use of sulphate of ammonia and super phosphates spurred a surplus, with annual fertilizer expenditure over 300 million yen.
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Japan
China
Hong Kong
Praise For New Treaty Between Canada and Australia
The Royal Bank of Canada in an August letter says the new treaty broadens Canadian producers access to the Australian market. Autos newsprint timber and canned salmon get favorable treatment with more products expected to gain exposure as exporters expand. US exports may fall by about 25 million dollars but new opportunities could yield larger long term gains.
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St. Vigor
Canada
Australia
Royal Bank of Canada
United States
Banff National Park Pools Draw Big Visitor Numbers
Banff in Banff National Park Alberta offers five sulphur springs operated by the Department of the Interior for year round visitors. The Cave and Basin pool attracted over 54000 guests last season while the Upper Spring on Sulphur Mountain served about 35000 patrons. A naturalist notes a butterfly eats little.
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Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Department of the Interior
National Park
Milkman Delivers Grade A Says Lady Wants Weather Variet
A housewife complains her milk is thin asking if it is rain exposed. The milkman retorts it is Grade A milk. She quips for fine weather variety. The exchange ends with a request for matches to light a petrol lighter in Charlerois.
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Tmr
Russia
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Charleroi
N. U
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
CPLR
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