Huge Canada drought relief plan eyed with $400 million
The Toronto Globe and Mail argues for a Dominion wide campaign to devote 400 million dollars to reclaim drought prone Western Canada. It urges irrigation and dam building on the Saskatchewan rivers, arguing the plan would spur long term prosperity and unite the country. The piece also notes the dawn of transcontinental air service and its potential to reshape commerce and national unity.
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Canada
Toronto
Prairie Provinces
Prairie
Grouth
Western
California
Hawaiian Islands
Saskatchewan
Australia
Transport Howe
Montreal
Vancouver
trans-Canada
Dominion
Air Mail
Air Express
Lethbridge
Winnipeg
Toronto Globe and Maul
Tourist boom eyed for Canada tied to Dionne quintuplets
The Canadian Bank of Commerce foresees tourist spending in Canada near the 1929 peak of 300 million dollars as visitors, especially Americans, plan to view the Dionne quintuplets in Callander Ontario. Ontario may retain its lead among provinces with a strong American presence at Niagara frontier.
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Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Niagara Frontier
Callander
Ont
Ontario
Oliva Dionne
Western Canada
Quebec
Maritimes
Is Not Superstitions Joseph Zaffini Story
Joseph Zaffini of Sault Ste. Marie Canada, born in Italy, has long embraced the number 13. He arrived in Canada December 13 1906 and began butchering at age 13, running a shop for 13 years. His family includes 13 children and 13 grandchildren with multiple relatives also bearing 13 birthdays. He notes no terrors linked to the number.
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Joseph Zaffini
Italy
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Halifax
Zaffini
Canada
The Super Salesman It Enigma and Odd Snail Facts
A London Evening News piece asks what fuels exceptional sales skill and cites a midlife seller who converts an overextended policeman into a buyer. It compares sales magnetism to mesmerism and notes some say the talent exists in some people and not in others. The text then adds bizarre snail trivia about shellless behavior and anatomy.
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London Evening News
Begging Letter Writers Alarm Police In London
Police fear rise of begging letter schemes where authors add poems or writings to solicit money. Captain Medley of the London Mendicity Society notes about 1,200 such letters are investigated annually, with several cases of fraud and wealthy individuals profiled as authors. The article also cites a bird propulsion fact and Bolivia’s La Paz altitude.
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Captain Medley
London Mendicity Society
Pillowed Pets Needlepoint Pattern for Cushions
Delightful needlepoint motif features a tabby cat and Rover dog. Includes transfer patterns, color guides, and stitch illustrations for cushions. order pattern 5911 for 20 cents by mail to Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Rover
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Emergency Government Aid For Livestock And Prairie Drought
Dominion policies aid drought areas with Feeder Freight and Purchase options to move cattle and lambs to feeding areas and cover railway costs. It also funds movement of horses cattle and sheep and subsidizes feed and fodder with provincial agreements to maintain minimal family stock and support cattle marketing in drought zones.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Canada
British Columbia
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Michael Building
Calgary
Alberta
New Eye Grown From Tissue In Adult Newt
At Woods Hole Massachusetts Dr E O Schotte of Amherst College reports a method to grow a crystalline lens in an adult newt by replacing the eye lens with tissue from a growing tail. The tail tissue in the eye developed into a well formed lens.
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Woods Hole, Mass
E. O. Sehotte
Amherst College
Aftermath War Horses Return to Quiet Life in England
An English humane society has spent years purchasing feeble war horses kept by Belgian and French farmers after the war. Returned to England, the animals now live out their remaining years with minimal work, as superstition is noted regarding moon waxing and hair regrowth. Florida’s area is stated as 55666 square miles.
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Belgium
France
England
Japan to Harvest Largest Wheat Crop in History This Year
Japan aims to harvest close to fifty million bushels under a five year plan to raise domestic wheat production to match consumption. The strategy allows imports of high grade wheat from Canada and Australia to supply milling quality flour, boosting self sufficiency and reducing dependence on foreign sources amid a assertive foreign policy.
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Japan
Canada
Australia
Lightest men debate among Irish Scottish Englishmen and Cockney
A joke discusses which nation has the lightest men. The Irishman cites Cork, the Scotsman Ayr, and the Cockney claims lighter men on the Thames, ending the exchange with a punchline.
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Ayr
Thames
Navy selects Sea dragon Sealion Searaven Sea wolf for new subs
The US Navy has chosen four names for its upcoming class of submarines Sea dragon Sealion Searaven and Sea wolf. The decision highlights sea themed identifiers and aligns with current naming traditions for advanced undersea vessels.
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US Navy
Seadragon
Sealion
Searaven
Seawolf
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Europe
London
Springbank
Dr. Bruce
Woodstock
T. R. Dent
la Paz
Bolivia
Alice Brooks
Alice
Morden Experimental Station
Morden
Prairies
Prairie Garden
Dominion Experimental Station
Montana
Peace River
Churchill River
Alderleaf
Florida
Miles
Engishman
Cork
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