West diversifies farming with hogs and dairies rising
Alberta leads with 1,032,169 hogs marketed in 1933, about a third of Canada’s total, while dairy production nears 25 million pounds butter as Alberta shifts from a wheat focus. The piece argues diversification strengthens the West’s economy and stresses need for external markets amid protectionism.
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Alberta
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Ottawa
Quebec
Old Country
West
British Isles
You Create Your Own Happiness Says Thoreau
A Thoreau quote asserts that happiness is self made and that complaints about circumstances reflect the chooser's disposition. It uses mirrored examples of personal fault to argue responsibility, recalling a Swedish inn inscription about provision and effort.
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Henry D. Thoreau
Cunard White Star Superliner No 534 propelling system
Progress on the No 534 propulsion at Clydebank. Queen Mary will launch the vessel. Four engine sets exceed 200 feet total length with 27 boilers across five rooms, 60 000 tubes in condensers, and 257 000 turbine blades requiring hand testing. Propellers weigh 35 tons each with 20 foot spans cast from manganese bronze and carried out in sections due to size.
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Cunard
Clydebank
Queen Mary
Britannia
Hood
Farmer Gambler Faces Weather and Plague Perils
The farmer is described as the world’s greatest gambler, risking weather, soil, and pests like grasshoppers and army worms for a hopeful harvest. He wins occasionally with a big stake, but loses often and must try again, and is portrayed as a good loser necessary to prevent famine.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Pattern House
A Winnipeg paper advertises ordering patterns through the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 MacDermot Avenue. Pattern numbers and naming conventions are shown, guiding readers on how to place mail orders or inquiries.
Unusual Halifax Doctors Save Children With Makeshift Tools
In a Chicago tale later recalled by Halifax physicians two doctors used improvised devices to save lives. One sterilized jackknife and pipe stem to clear a child's windpipe, another used a hairpin and string to keep a choking woman breathing until hospital care. Both survived.
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Halifax
Marshfield onion weather prophet Edward Benesch dies at 69
Edward Benesch known as the onion prophet of Marshfield Wisconsin died at 69. Each New Year’s Eve he sat in his cobbler shop basement by candlelight cutting onions to reveal one suitable for his weather augury. He studied 12 onion circles to forecast the coming year gaining national renown.
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Marshfield
Edward Benesch
Benesch
Wisconsin
Formosan girls pursue dentistry with notable skill
Miss Dorothy C. Douglas, head of a Formosa dentistry school, says Formosan girls show strong interest in dentistry. She cites one graduate as exceptionally good and notes she offers price reductions to Christian patients.
Farmers Favor Tree Belt Across Dried Prairie Areas
Saskatchewan farmers rally behind a federal tree belt plan to reclaim parched prairies. Alan Beaven of the Canadian Forestry Association cites seven benefits including cooling the air, wind break, moisture conservation, and habitat for insectivorous birds. The plan aims to use existing relief outlays with 90 percent directed to labor on farms. Regina Leader-Post.
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United States
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Alan Beaven
Canadian Forestry Association
Beaven
Regina
Apples in Egypt boost Canadian apple trade and appeal
The article notes Egypt's rapid rise to become the fourth largest importer of Canadian apples, with exports reaching 135 177 dollars in 1933. A Canadian Trade Commissioner cites limited economic growth as not fully explaining the surge, while praising apple quality and Egypt's growing appetite for the fruit.
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Egypt
Canada
Methods Of Home Canning One Period Cold Pack
A description of the one period cold pack method for home canning. Food is packed in sterilized jars with liquid and heated in boiling water or steam to sterilize. The method preserves color flavor and texture and prevents bacterial access, yielding intact berries and slices.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Winter Livestock Plans Considered in Calgary Meeting
A Calgary committee of the Dominion Agricultural Credit Company and representatives of the Central Alberta Feeders Association and other co operatives discussed two winter feeding plans for Western cattle. One plan would have feeder cattle bought outright with the credit company funding most of the cost. The other would advance 50 percent of the steer value to help farmers carry stock to spring.
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Calgary
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company
Central Alberta Feeders’ Association
Olds and Southern Alberta Co-operative Association
Credit Company
Costly butterfly race to find new species
Wealthy Scot William Mac Queen leads a scientific expedition into Chilean Patagonia's Aysen district seeking a new butterfly species. He spends £5000 hoping to beat an American party racing to the same region.
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William MacQueen
Aysen
Chilean
The Japanese Idea on Front Page Advertisements
The front page of most Japanese morning papers is used for book advertisements. Japanese practice sees the page often soiled, so only advertisements appear there.
Little Betty Questions Farm Haywork About Needles
Betty, observing farm hands spreading hay to dry, asks politely if they are seeking a needle, signaling curiosity about what lies hidden within the stacked hay. The moment captures a child’s simple inquiry amid rural work.
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Betty
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