London market absorbs Canadian borrowings signaling trend
The New York Herald Tribune notes two Canadian issues in London as a forerunner of greater London borrowing by Canada during financial strain. It cites British Columbia and Alberta issues oversubscribed and links this to expectations of eventual Canadian US dollar parity despite current Montreal fund discounts.
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London
New York
New York Herald-Tribune
British Columbia
United States
Montreal
England
Reasonable Plan for Unemployed Pennsylvanians to Farm
A prominent Pennsylvanian suggests state funding to buy farms for unemployed city workers, stock them with livestock and equip them with tools and seed. The plan ignores urban workers lacking rural know‑how, likening them to inexpert back-to-the-landers and drawing a contrast with Alberta beef exports totaling 100 million pounds in 1931 per the Provincial Livestock Commissioner.
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Pennsylvania
Alberta
Garlic Imports Reach 284 Thousand Pounds Last Year
The United States imported 284 060 pounds of garlic in the previous year, reflecting ongoing demand in domestic markets and supply chains. The figure highlights how garlic trade volumes respond to market shifts and agricultural production trends.
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United States
Conservatives Push Tightening of Empire Content Rules
The central council of the National Union of Conservative Associations in London with 500 delegates unanimously urged Britain to amend Empire Content regulations. They seek higher local content in imperial goods, arguing U S exports pass via Canada and the Irish Free State to evade duties.
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Britain
Central Council
The
National Union of Conservative Associations
London
United States
Canada
Irish Free State
Railways Report Heavy First Four Months Losses
Interstate Commerce Commission tabulation shows 164 Class I steam railways posting a net loss of 76.49 million dollars for the first four months of the year, reversing last year’s 0.96 million dollar net income. April alone logged a 20.68 million loss versus 2.62 million income in 1931.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Dress patterns for young girl party and everyday wear
The notice outlines fabric choices for a youth dress suitable for parties or daily use. It specifies fabrics like taffeta crepe de chine and chiffon in pale hues, with a navy crepe yoke and capelet sleeves. Size 8 10 12 14 details and two contrasting fabrics required. Price 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns Winnipeg Pattern No
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists address on McDermot Avenue and provides pattern number details for mail orders.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
George E Carter Promoted to General Passenger Agent Eastern Lines
George E Carter, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway, becomes General Passenger Agent Eastern Lines with Montreal headquarters effective July 1. He succeeds the late George A Walton, who died at sea May 18 aboard the Empress of Australia. Carter’s career spans Saint John, Quebec, New York offices, and a 1928 district post, with military service in the Princess Pats and overseas.
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George E Carter
Canadian Pacific Railway
Eastern Lines
Montreal
R. G. McNeillie
George A. Walton
Carter
Saint John
N.B
Imperial Army
Canadian Corps
Canadian Pacific
Quebec
New York
Europe
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Traffic Club of
Kiwanis Club
Makings of a Toy Builder in a Village
Tony Sarg, later a famed artist and puppet master, grew up in an English village with no toy shop. A customer orders oil petrol sparking plugs a paraffin can and pie tins and the clerk suggests assembling them in the back room. The tale illustrates early self reliance shaping Sarg’s life.
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Tony Sarg
Sarg
Weed Menace Seed Crop Cleaning Advice
The Dominion Seed Branch warns that rogues in seed crops, especially Bladder Campion Catch Fly Couch Grass Rib Grass Ragweed Ox-eye Daisy and Perennial Sow Thistle, must be policed rigorously. Growers should rogu e their fields and pull weeds before seeding to ensure a clean seed crop with market value.
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Dominion Seed Branch
North explorer Eyes new polar expedition for rich ore
Vancouver captain James C. Critchell-Bullock, companion of John Hornby, plans a northern voyage to locate gold silver and radium finds in the North West Territories. He notes Hornby discovered the Great Bear Lake radium area and left samples diaries and maps. A Vancouver assay shows $136000 per ton in free gold.
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James C. Critchell-Bullock
Vancouver
John Hornby
North West Territories
Hornby
Great Bear Lake
Critchell-Bullock
Death Insurance and Lighthouses in the Bahamas
In a Bahamas lighthouse tale a keeper faces an abrupt death as the light and duty demand a grave in rock before sundown. E. H. Sayer, Imperial Lighthouse Service engineer on furlough in Canada, explains the death insurance scheme amid his 12 Bahamian stations. A Berlin inventor markets a projector for mountain side ads. The US and China lead in poultry production.
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Bahamas
E. H. Sayer
Imperial Lighthouse Service
Canada
Imperial Government
Canadian United States Peace Park Dedicated
Photographs capture the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park dedication by the Canadian government and U S Congress to honor 117 years of peace. Sir Charles A Mander delivers the dedicatory address with E T Scoyon and H Knight present. Rotary clubs from Canada and the U S conceived the park. Chief Two Guns White Calf makes Lady Mander Princess Shining Star during ceremonies.
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Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
United States Congress
Charles A. Mander
England
E. T. Scoyon
Glacier National Park
H. Knight
Waterton Lakes National Park
Rotary Club
Cardston
Alberta
Rotary Clubs of
Canada
United States
Two
Lady Mander
Blackfeet
Shining Star
Eminent French Professor Denies Gulf Stream Existence
The piece compares mortality stats in Ontario with calls for caution before holidays. It cites Professor Georges Le Dannois of the French Sea Fisheries Bureau declaring there is no Gulf Stream, noting the Sun’s humorous counterpoints about climate, fishing, and history.
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Georges le Dannois
French Sea Fisheries Bureau
New York Sun
North Atlantic
Sargasso Sea
Gulf Stream
United States
Europe
Hydrographic Office
le Dannois
Benjamin Franklin
France
Richard
Hundred Acres Of Roses at Blatna in Bohemia Draws Visitors
In Blatna Bohemia a 100 acre rose plant established by Jan Boehm attracts nature lovers from central Europe. He introduces two new roses yearly with varieties like Masaryk Jubilee Bozena Nemcova the thornless rose Briand Paneurope and Krasna Uslavanka. Despite high altitude and cold winds he has bred hardy roses and grows many European varieties.
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Blatna
Bohemia
Pisek
Strakonice
Europe
Jan Boehm
Masaryk
Boehm
Elatna
Les
Bohemian Forest
Christian Science Monitor
Major cereal firm boosts ad budget with newspaper focus
The head of a leading cereal company announces a one million dollar increase to the current years advertising appropriation, with most of the funds allocated to newspaper advertising. The piece notes skepticism among smaller firms about advertising value and reports Japan raw silk exports rising about twenty percent from 1930.
Canadian Trade Frustration Over Smoot Hawley Tariffs
Colonel W L McGregor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce blasts U S tariff pleasantries and the Smoot Hawley Act at a San Francisco convention. He warns Canadian lumber and copper exports face new restrictions and cites decades of effort to trade with the United States ending. The Montreal Star reports his blunt view that Americans are unwilling buyers despite importing a quarter of Canada’s exports. A final cartoon joke about a father and son follows.
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W. L. McGregor
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
American Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Canada
United States
Montreal Star
Tokyo Traffic Leaders Seek Reduce Bicycle Car Collisions
Tokyo traffic officials search for methods to cut the high rate of bicycle and automobile collisions by implementing safety measures and better street design.
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Tokyo
Japan
Diamonds Found Only as Single Crystals Not Mass Formations
The statement asserts diamonds do not form in mass crystals but occur as individual crystals. It emphasizes that natural and synthetic processes produce discrete crystal structures rather than bulk aggregates.
The Flying Tank Emerges as a New War Machine
A prototype fighting machine dubbed the flying tank debuts, promising enhanced mobility and armor. Military engineers emphasize its potential impact on battlefield reconnaissance and assault operations.
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Madrid
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George E. Carter
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Grave
Berlin
China
United States Peace Park
Ontario
U.S
Bobby
Dad
John
Sondagsnisse Strix
Stockholm
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