Expansion of Canada’s Resources After World War Promises Growth
The 1931 decennial census data underscores Canada’s population rise and settlement. Postwar resource development fuels optimistic prospects: wheat yields rise, gold and nickel outputs grow, and major industries including lumber, pulp and paper expand. Newfoundland remains outside Dominion. Coal, cobalt, asbestos, and pitchblende gains are noted with strong export potential.
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Ameda
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Dominion
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Lower Canada
Ontario
Upper Canada
Northwest Territories
Hudson's
Ebay Company
Manitoba
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Arctic Circle
Newfoundland
Labrador Coast
Alaska
Europe
Great Bear Lake
Henry Laureys
New York Times
Alberta Police Merger With RCMP Nears Conclusion
Ottawa dispatch reports long discussed plan to amalgamate Alberta Provincial Police with the RCMP under federal supervision as in Saskatchewan. Alberta Mounted Police numbering 150 and provincial force about 200 would join with minimal disruption. pensionable members and halted recruitment would speed absorption. final development expected after New Year. Alberta officials refused comment.
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Edmonton Journal
Ottawa
Alberta
RCMP
Saskatchewan
Mounted
RMP
Giant Eight Pound Man-Eating Crab Shown by Ship Sailors
On arrival at Albany airport the crew of the SS San Gabriel displayed a giant eight inch long, eight pound man eating crab caught in the Bering Sea off Alaska while transporting lumber and canned goods from the Pacific Coast. Japanese are said to capture them frequently.
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Pacific Coast
Albany
Bering Sea
Alaska
Farmers Advocate Defines Agriculture As All Sciences
The Farmers Advocate calls agriculture a combination of all sciences. A farmer kicked by a horse sees stars and becomes an astronomer while wheat market kicks reveal mortgages and turn him into a mathematician. Britain’s cost of living is 45 percent higher than in 1914. A German quote chides a person asking to borrow a key.
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Farmers Advocate
Peterboro
Ontario
Money Market For Canada Is Discussed
Sir Charles Gordon of the Bank of Montreal and other bankers met the Prime Minister to discuss a Canadian money market. An exchange market in Montreal could relieve the depreciation of the Canadian dollar in New York and affirm monetary independence from New York bankers. An authority said direct handling of Canadian drafts and cables from Canada could lift the dollar’s New York rate from 81 to 90 cents.
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Charles Gordon
Bank of Montreal
New York
Montreal
Dominion
London
Canada
Muskrats Becoming Menace In Europe
European officials warn of a growing muskrat invasion imported from America. From five released near Prague to a central European population of about 100 million, the rodents threaten crops and riverbank stability, with Scotland calling eradication impossible and Britain facing widespread damage.
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America
Europe
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Britain
Scotland
Allan River
Carse Breck
Woman Sees City from Empire State Building Imagination
Helen Keller, renowned blind educator, recently touched the glass of an observation tower at New York's Empire State Building. She compared the vista to imagination and described feeling suspended above the city.
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Helen Keller
New York
Empire State Building
Amendment to Civil Service Act for sons of ex servicemen
The Ottawa Citizen indicates that an amendment to the Civil Service Act may be proposed in the coming parliamentary session to extend the fathers' government appointment preference to sons of ex service men who served in the Great War.
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Ottawa Citizen
Argentina to Send Expert Commission for Trade Pact with Britain
The Argentine government announces it will dispatch a commission of experts to London to negotiate a commercial agreement with Great Britain. The move signals a formal effort to establish a reciprocal trade pact between the two nations.
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London
Creat
Britain
Lake Erie Fish Catch Totals About 30 Million Pounds
The annual Lake Erie catch runs around 30 million pounds. Eels are fish, not reptiles, clarifying their classification in the fish family.
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Lake Erie
No Objection to British Coal Imports
Mines Department officials report no objection to increased imports of British anthracite coal into Canada. They note past profit issues due to lack of return cargoes and potential need for more storage. Imports have risen modestly, with three month totals ending October showing growth.
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Canada
Mines Department
London
United Kingdom
United States
Carnegie Fellowships Will Be Awarded in Canada 1932
The Royal Society of Canada will select ten Canadian students for the first $1,500 travelling fellowships funded by the Carnegie corporation. Eligible applicants may be up to 32 years old with a master’s degree, pursuing advanced research across literature, history, archaeology, sociology, political economy, and related sciences in French or English. Lawrence J. Burpee chairs the merit-review board.
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Royal Society of Canada
Carnegie Corporation
Society
Lawrence J. Burpee
Kaiser Outwitted By Prize Pig Tale Of War And Loss
The 1914 prize pig bought in Somerset was sent to Germany, became a Red Cross fundraiser while interned during the war, was killed by a Zeppelin raid in Norfolk, and left the ex Kaiser Wilhelm seeking repayment from the enemy debts tribunal. Somerset farmers billed for maintenance.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Kaiser
Potsdam
Somerset
Red Cross
Norfolk
Garment Pattern Inscription for Child’s Blouse and Skirt Set
Pattern notes describe a child’s two piece outfit including a separate blouse with neck slit and collar, set in sleeves, gathered waistband, and a skirt with plaits and two piece band. Eleven pieces total with measurements and cutting guidance to compare with chart before cutting.
Abnormal Times Hogs Price Fluctuations Through History
The piece recalls hog prices around 4.20 dollars in the 1890s, compares them to wartime highs, and notes ten hogs could yield 400 to 500 dollars then versus under 90 dollars now. It mentions a 25 dollar suit vs 50 dollars during the war and warns prices may not return after empire economics.
Slim Margin of Comfort in Snake Study
Boston report notes a king snake five feet ten inches long swallowed a boa constrictor five feet six inches long. The four inch difference is described as the margin of comfort sociologists discuss.
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Boston
Accelerodrome Proposed to Speed Up Airplane Flight Experiments
Louis Bleriot proposes an accelerodrome a three kilometer circular track with a cable attached fuselage to test engines props and airframe at speeds toward 1000 kmh. He argues such a facility allows safe rapid study of machines and propellers while minimizing human risk.
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Louis Bleriot
Bleriot
Aero Club of France
Stainforth
English Channel
A Small Volume On The British Empire For Senators And Merchants
A proposal urges the Federal Government to publish a concise history of the British Empire detailing each part and its products. The aim is to align sentiment with substance, aiding businessmen shipowners teachers politicians and voters in recognizing the empire’s scope beyond Canada.
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Canada
Gandhi’s home remedy for colds and copper output
Gandhi states a simple cold preventive using bicarbonate of soda salt lemon juice and water. The note adds a 1930 tally: British Columbia produced 93,318,885 pounds of copper. A quip ends with a marriage joke about being complete.
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Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
British Columbia
Royal Gifts For Loneliest Island Visit To Tristan da Cunha
The cruiser Carlisle sails from South Africa to Tristan da Cunha, bringing Christmas gifts for about 160 residents living simply. Gifts include stores, provisions, and cars from the king and a butter churn from the queen, funded through the Tristan da Cunha Fund run by the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Empire Society.
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Carlisle
South Africa
Island of
Tristan da Cunha
Great Britain
Tristan da Unda Fund
Royal Geographical Society
The
Royal Empire Society
Weathered Baths and a Referee in Stockholm
A specialist says cold winter baths prevent rheumatism while warning of cold paths. The fragment ends with a street scene in Stockholm featuring Kasper and a quip about a football referee who has been shouted at for half an hour.
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Kasper
Stockholm
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Carnegie
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Hudson Bay
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Tristan
Lantic
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