Government Grain Exchange discuss Garnet wheat grading
A Winnipeg conference between government officials and grain exchange representatives focused on protecting elevator companies as Garnet wheat is removed from grades one and two Northern. About 50 to 60 million bushels face loss, with options including compensation or absorbing the loss on old grades. no agreement reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Gratz Exchange
RB. Hanson
Trade and Commerce
John I. McFarland
Grain Exchange
Sidney T. Smith
R. T Evans
Arthur Darby
Hanson
Rod Finlayson
The
Crown
McFarland
Lincoln Ellsworth backs Antarctic meat on menus
Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworth, back from Antarctica, says New York restaurants could win him over with seal steak and penguin dishes. He notes it took 17 penguins to feed his crew and mentions penguin eggs as a polar breakfast option. Ellsworth, 54, plans another attempt to cross the southern world and stresses vast unexplored Antarctic resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lincoln Ellsworth
Explorer
Antarctica
Ellsworth
Miami
Antarctic
Flisworth
Europe
Australia
Five Major Errors Cause Most Motor Fatalities
The Travellers' Insurance Company report lists five driver errors behind 74 percent of 36,000 deaths: excessive speed 6,850. driving on the wrong side 2,470. not yielding right of way 2,740. off roadway 3,820. other reckless driving 2,740. Pedestrians add two major culprits: 4,310 crossing streets between intersections and 2,690 walking on rural highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travellers’ Insurance Company of
United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wheat Bootleggers Targeted in Midwest Diversions
United States agents hunt wheat bootleggers across the Midwest per a Chicago despatch to the Herald Tribune. The report notes storms and pasture shortages led to a wheat duty cut from 42 to 10 percent to aid feed use. Investigators find large feed wheat diversions to flour mills, including a 400 ton Canadian shipment reportedly vanished near St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Midwest
Chicago
Herald Tribune
Canada
St. Paul
Leaks Waste Water and Costs Say Expert
An agricultural economist notes small faucet drips waste water and heating costs. A dripping faucet can use two gallons a day and even more if a leak becomes a stream, while an apple tree is prime at 25 years and reaches its full age around 60.
One-piece dress pattern for growing girls announced
Elien Worth offers a box plait one piece dress pattern Style No 799 for sizes 4 6 8 and 10 years with adjustable belt and fabric yardage. Patterns cost 20 cents and mail orders are taken by Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The Spring Fashion Magazine promises illustrated color fashion features and patterns for all family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elien Worth
Pattern
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Bride, coffin, and wedding ritual stun crowds in Tientsin
A 77-year-old widow marries an 88-year-old farmer with her own coffin in tow, following an ancient custom. Spectators flocked to witness the unusual procession and the coffin is valued as the couple’s cherished household possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
Thinkers as Real Rulers Behind Inventions and Ideas
The text argues that thinkers are the true leaders shaping history and progress. It claims pioneers and thinkers initiate ideas and determine humanity’s path, asserting that the thinker governs the world more than rulers or weapons. The phrase the pen is mightier than the sword is highlighted.
Being a Gentleman Is Simple Hard Work and Duty
A concise aphorism suggests true courtesy comes from doing right when not obliged. It notes that almost forty percent of college graduates have defective sight, implying unnoticed challenges.
Boomerang Torpedo Returns Toward French Destroyer
A torpedo fired near Brest by a French destroyer turned back toward its own ship due to a mechanical flaw. The weapon carried no charge, so damage was nil, but the crew returned to port to recover. A separate exchange questions why a woman is more curious than a man with Miss Winnie replying she has not been curious enough to inquire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
Winnie
Candid photography gear and technique discussed
John Van Guilder outlines candid camera practice focusing on gear, film, and shutter choices. He stresses a small fast lens, panchromatic film, and speeds from 1/1000 to slower than 1 second. He advises steady technique, practice, and relaxing posture for sharp candid shots.
Upward Cattle Prices Signal Livestock Industry Revival
Reports from Western Canada show rising prices for pure bred bulls in Brandon Regina Calgary and Edmonton signaling confidence in the cattle sector. The Calgary sale saw bulls reach a top price of 1500 dollars while U S live cattle demand also grows. The notice notes four flyways guide waterfowl migration Atlantic Mississippi Central and Pacific and urges protection to prevent extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Atlantic
Mississippi
Central
Pacific
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Brandon
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
United States
D. E. Riley
Price Spreads Commission
Denmark
Potatoes for ensilage research in Canada
An Associate Committee on Potato Research formed by the Dominion Department of Agriculture and National Research Council will study potato ensilage. Dr. E. S. Archibald and Dr. E. S. Hopkins will oversee silage trials including potatoes alone and with other crops, comparing with cooked and raw potatoes. Canada’s 1934 potato crop was about 80 million bushels, up 10 percent from 1933 and above the 1929–1933 five-year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
E. S. Archibald
Dominion Experimental Farms
E. S. Hopkins
Potato Research Committee
Farmers Creditors Act Benefit Totals Across Canada
By end of last March 40 316 farmers across Canada sought benefits under the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act with Quebec reporting 11 819 interviews. Other provinces followed: Saskatchewan 8 778 Alberta 8 311 Ontario 5 321 Manitoba 2 832 Prince Edward Island 1 192 British Columbia 1 068 New Brunswick 714 and Nova Scotia 281. Finance Minister E N Rhodes called 3 200 settlements in the act’s short operation strong proof of fairness and honesty between debtors and creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
E. N. Rhodes
Not a Bad Looking Sort of a Girl
A brief exchange reveals mutual flattery as two speakers acknowledge attraction. The man compliments the woman's appearance and the woman accepts with playful doubt, leaving the conversation open to further interaction.
Oldest Complete Neandertal Skeleton Found in Palestine
A Neandertal woman dated about 75,000 years ago is described as the oldest complete skeleton unearthed for scientific study, discovered in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Noisey Claque Shapes Opera Nights at the Metropolitan
A group of about 40 mostly Italian clappers known as the Claque attend Metropolitan Opera performances in New York. They cue applause from stageside and gallery, with leaders like Harold Lodovichetti trained to time cheers and hushes. Singers sometimes pay for opulent ovations, Caruso and Gigli among those who benefited from such support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Metropolitan Opera
Sermaugger
S9th Street
Herbert Witherspoon
Harold Lodovichetti
Claque
Lodovichetti
Caruso
Gigli
Martinelli
Ducks from Eastern Townships Export Push to London Market
The London Fish Trades gazette notes that a large Canadian duck farm in the Eastern Townships Quebec is buying 25,000 export tags and preparing packing for export to England. The farm plans to double shipments to England this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
London
England
London Fish Trades Gazette
Townships
Quebec
Flying Oxes Sent From Chibougamau To Orkelanee
Red Lymburner previously of Niagara Falls south Ontario flew a live ox from Chibougamau to Orkelanee in Quebec last month. He plans to transport another ox soon. A mining company seeks the beasts for rough hauling where roads do not exist.
Hamlen of Pied Piper Fame Claims First Safe Illuminating Gas
A report credits Hamlen of Pied Piper fame with introducing the world’s first non poisonous illuminating gas supply. The claim highlights a historic breakthrough in gas lighting attributed to the German innovator.
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Hamlen
Germany
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Lincoln Fllsworth
U.S
Mars
Florence
John van Guilder
R. C. Lincoln
U.S. Biological Survey
W. G. Ross
KC. M.L
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Fish and Game League
Lincoln
Farmers Creditors Act
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