Canadian Wheat Surplus Aims For Value By-Products
Scientist at McGill and the Canadian Pulp and Paper Research Institute propose converting surplus wheat into valuable by products via chemical methods. Monosodium glutamate from wheat is highlighted, with a call for a $500000 five year research budget and note that China already profits from the additive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pulp and Paper Research Institute
McGill University
W. Boyd Campbell
Forest Products Laboratories
China
Dominion
Britain to Expand Royal Air Force by 500 Aircraft
In Commons, Stanley Baldwin outlined a plan to add 41 squadrons and about 500 machines to the Royal Air Force over four years. Most new squadrons will defend home shores with 33 centered at home and the rest for fleet air arm or overseas service. Expansion pace depends on finance, with aims to avoid overloading annual estimates.
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Royal Air Force
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
Baldwin
Fleet Air Arm
Global drought grips farms from North America to Danube
Across continents farmers suffer from drought with England enduring its hottest spells in 41 years and Central Europe facing reduced yields. Weather experts cite cyclical dry and wet periods since 1930 with no full explanation, while a historic rose planted by Abigail Adams blooms again in Quincy Massachusetts.
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Europe
England
Manchuria
Spain
Weather Bureau
Abigail Adams
John Adams
United States
Quincy
Mass
Odd Dialogue Sparks From Mixed Signals
A playful exchange features a diner requesting two boiled eggs for exactly four minutes while a waiter asserts they will be ready in half a minute. The text shifts to a quip about Japan claiming leadership over China after millennia of such claims.
Dress Pattern No 404 Offers Slimming Comfort
The advertisement promotes Pattern No 404 for sizes 36 to 48 inches bust. It highlights a dress in white tub silk with nautical blue coin dots, with stripes checks and floral prints also usable. Prices listed as 20 cents in stamps or coin.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order details list Winnipeg Pattern No and Name with the address 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The note provides ordering guidance from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union for patterns and is presented as a brief mail order reference.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canadian Barley Preferred in Holland for Feeding Uses
The Agricultural Department of the Canadian National Railways notes Dutch buyers favor Canadian barley for its softer skin and whiter flour when milled for feed. It also highlights better germinating power and lower odor. Dutch imports peaked in 1929 at 41 percent of Canada’s shipments, but have since fallen to negligible levels while Holland remains a large importer of feeding grains.
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Holland
Agricultural Department
Canadian National Railways
Netherlands
Canada
Weighs Twelve Tons Electric Excavator Erected in Corby
Europe’s largest electric stripping shovel rises at Corby England for the Corby steel tube rolling mill project. It scrapes earth to depths of fifty to seventy five feet in adjacent ground, moving up to 500 tons per hour. The 100 foot jib and twelve ton bucket prove its giant capacity.
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Europe
Corby
England
Iodine's discovery behind ancient goiter cures
The text notes ancient use of seaweed and burnt sponge to treat goiter, but states iodine as the curative agent was not discovered until 18590.
Alberta plans forestry rules to curb soil drift winds
Premier Reid says new regulations may be passed soon requiring homestead entrants to retain 10 to 25 acres of bush and wood-lot on each quarter section. The measure aims to anchor soil, reduce wind intensity, and beautify the landscape across the country.
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Alberta
Premer Reid
European Wheat Market Threatens Canadian Exports
Canadian trade commissioner J C McGillivray warned in Holland that Europe can rely on Argentine and other soft wheat if the price gap becomes too wide. He noted European buyers want quality flour but will avoid costly wheat, stressing the buyers’ judgment on price.
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Europe
Canada
J. C. McGillivray
Holland
Switzerland
Germany
Combination Feed Improves Soybean Silage Quality
The article advises against using soybeans alone for ensilage and promotes a blend of soybeans and corn in a one to three ratio. It notes both crops can be grown together or separately and mixed at filling, with easier harvesting and a superior mixture when grown separately.
Early Quebec Potatoes Arrive on Montreal Market
Report indicates potatoes from Quebec first appeared in Montreal on June 26. The arrival marks the start of a new seasonal supply with potential impacts on local prices and consumer choices.
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Quebec
Montreal
Canada Leads World In Egg Grading And Oyster Research
Ottawa experts J. J. Cowie and A. T Cameron toured the Ellerslie oyster station in Prince Edward Island to promote careful culture and leasing plans for Malpeque Bay. They cited Canada as the first to institute a practical egg grading system in 1918, noting rising per capita egg consumption and a $30 million market value.
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Canada
J. J. Cowie
Ottawa
Biological Board of Canada
A. T Cameron
Ellerslie Station
Prince Edward Island
Malpeque Bay
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Non-Profitable Producers and Hen Moult Timeline
The guide explains that hens finishing moult by September 1 become non profitable producers. Hens not moulted by mid September but still laying can continue with adequate feed into autumn. Best layers moult after October 15. poor layers moult in June and resume after late moulters.
British Columbia to Act on Unemployment Insurance Likely
British Columbia plans possible unemployment insurance, contingent on Dominion action. Hon. George M. Weir, BC secretary and education minister, spoke in Vancouver about timing. The article notes longer summer daylight in northern regions and the hoonooman sacred monkey of India.
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British Columbia
Dominion
George M. Weir
Vancouver
Reissue of 1931 German fruit import order cites Canada
A 1931 German order governing fresh fruit imports has been reissued. It specifies Canada and requires all Dominion imports to be shipped directly to designated ports and, on arrival, inspected for San Jose scale and railroad worm.
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Germany
Canada
Dominion
Arrval
San Jose
Baseball Shoes Cost and Durability Facts
Baseball shoes cost 16.50 a pair and are made of kangaroo. The average player wears out two pairs of shoes during a single season.
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America
Japan
Campbell
Churchill
St. Lawrence
Russia
Ww. N. U
Ruth Rogers
Phyllis
European Wheat Market
Department of Fisheries
Mr. Cowie
A. H. Needler
B.C. Plans Action
India
Hoonooman
Sokoto
Waziri
London
Lagos
Emir
Gwandu
Kano
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