Trade pact with Canada seen as first step toward freer bilateral commerce
The Canada United States trade agreement signed in Washington on Friday November 15 is viewed as a cautious start toward expanded trade. Experts caution benefits to Western Canadian producers and consumers will take time due to supply demand gaps quotas and shifting markets while praising duty reductions on live cattle and other items. Some cautions note immediate price drops are unlikely for radios and other goods and political reaction in both countries could shape future concessions.
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Washington
Prairie
United States
U.S.A
Radio Dealers’ Association
Winnipeg
Canada
Daily Press
Roosevelt
Wheat Exports Via Churchill Reach Over Twelve Million
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool directors report in Regina shows Western Canada exported 12 446 000 bushels of wheat via Churchill since 1931. In the just finished season 2 407 000 bushels left by Hudson Bay route, down from a 1934 peak of 4 050 000.
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Canada
Churchill
Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Hudson Bay
Traditional Christmas Pie Honor Drops in Ireland History
The custom of presenting the King with four and twenty wood cocks baked in a pie ran from 1813 to 1931 in Ireland. Begun by Lord Talbot, it was observed by viceroys and governors general. In 1932 the Irish Free State governor-general Donald Buckley did not send the pastry.
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England
Lord Talbot
Ireland
Donald Buckley
Irish Free State
Survival Of Old Days Venison Banquet Tied To Windsor History
The venison banquet given to the Prince of Wales by the Windsor mayor is a survival of medieval custom when King John offered venison to Windsor to deter poaching in the year. Successive sovereigns have continued the practice in various forms.
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Prince of Wales
Windsor
John
Windsor Forest
German girls must serve as mothers help after school
After finishing school German girls must spend a year as a mother's helper before entering business. They receive no wages beyond board and lodging during this period.
Weather inventor Selby Maxwell predicts two year forecast
Northwestern University meteorology instructor Selby Maxwell unveiled a magnetometer based method claiming to forecast world weather two years ahead. He cited a mid November northeastern storm and said his charts and blueprint were shared with navy meteorologists. Maxwell described the earth moon sun motions as irregular causing atmospheric slosh and accurate long range predictions.
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Selby Maxwell
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
United States
Navy
Maxwell
Amateur telescope built from junk earns praise
Randad Cole of Clinton, a University of Western Ontario student, crafted a six inch telescope from sheet metal, windshield glass, and wood. He ground his own lens, made the mirror from plate glass, and built the base and instruments on his lathe. Dr H R Kingston praised the device as a highly successful amateur telescope.
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Randad Cole
Clinton
University of Western Ontario
Saturn
Jupiter
H. R. Kingston
Cole
Royal Water Fair highlights Alberta beef winners at Royal Winter Fair
At the Royal Winter Fair Charles Bull of Calgary exhibited the senior yearling Hereford bull winner. Kendall Stock Co. of Kew, Alta and Frank Collicutt of Crossfield, Alta placed second and third. In the bull junior yearling class W. Crawford of Frost, Hanton, Alta won with Donald Stanway. Hughes Bros. of High River, Alta were second with Wintercott Bardolph. Prince of Wales ranch of High River entered Bapton Orator and topped the two years and under three Shorthorn class.
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Alberta
Charles Bull
Calgary
Kendall Stock Co
Kew
Alta
Frank Collicutt
Crossfield
W. Crawford
Frost
Hanton
Donald Stanway
Hughes Bros
High River
Wintercott Bardolph
Prince of Wales Ranch
Bapton Orator
No Vaccination Marks The Pill Cure Vision
Dr. Lloyd Arnold of the University of Illinois outlined a pill based vaccination concept to bacteriologists in Indiana Michigan and Ohio The method uses a bile pill to protect the vaccine in the stomach allowing the vaccine to reach the small intestine where it is absorbed into the bloodstream The plan aims to eliminate vaccination marks.
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Little Mary
Lloyd Arnold
University of Illinois
Medical College
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Sounds Like Good Advice in a Farmer’s Letter
A farmer asks for horse advice after noting alternating normal and severely lame behavior. The editor’s blunt reply: wait for the moment the horse seems normal again and then sell him. The anecdote plays on misdirection and practical humor.
New Ship Elevator Under Construction Near Rothensee Germany
A ship elevator being built near Rothensee on the Elbe canal will rise 210 feet deep in the ground and use two hydraulic floats to move ships up to 11,000 tons. Shafts 210 feet deep, 33 feet thick walls, and 60 foot high pillars support the structure above a massive concrete caisson.
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Rothensee
Germany
Madeburg
Elbe
Niedersinew
Niederfinow
Canadian Book Contest Open To All Canadians
A national contest invites Canadian citizens residing in Canada as of September 16 1935 to write a fiction or non fiction English book of 60000 to 125000 words. Entries close June 1 1936 with winners announced and published within six months. Eminent judges include Pelham Edgar S Morgan Powell and C R Sanderson. Application blanks available from George J McLeod Limited Toronto and The Canadian Authors Association Montreal.
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Canada
Pelham Edgar
Canadian Authors’ Association
S. Morgan-Powell
Montreal Daily Star
C. R. Sanderson
Toronto Public Library
George J. McLeod
Limited
King St. West
Toronto
Ontario
P.O. Box
Montreal
Quebec
Curious Old Laws Remain on Britains Statute Books
A Hastings court case prompts lawyers to note archaic rules still in force in Britain. Smoking in street, Sunday radio, large Christmas dinners, a mince pie charge, Sunday billiards, and inducing excess liquor are cited as obsolete offences that could still lead to jail.
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Hastings
Britain
First in Air Business Meeting By Blackpool Airport Panel
The Blackpool Airport committee held what is believed to be the first in flight business meeting on the return from the Isle of Man. Minutes were read and business concluded as the plane touched down.
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Blackpool
Isle of Man
Compass behavior near Earth's magnetic poles fades with proximity
As one approaches the earth's magnetic poles the compass needle experiences a diminishing pull. The phenomenon affects navigational accuracy and explains why compasses behave oddly near high latitudes.
Primitive James Bay Indians Remain Largely Unchanged
Dr. Truman Michelson of the Smithsonian Institute reports that the James Bay Indians in northern Ontario have scarcely altered their language, customs, folklore, and mythology over eight to 10 centuries. He says they resemble primitive Algonquins who populated eastern North America before Europeans arrived.
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Truman Michelson
Smithsonian Institute
Danube and Sava Drying Up Amid Unprecedented Drought
Described as unprecedented for the season, the Danube and Sava near Belgrade have fallen to depths not seen in over five decades. Navigation on the Sava is halted with ships stranded on sand, and only small Danube vessels with under four feet draft can pass. River service between Belgrade and Vienna suspended.
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Danube
Sava
Belgrade
Vienna
Balfour Dinner Etiquette and Generous Tip Story
The 1917 event in Washington features Lord Balfour tipping a waiter with a large sum and praising a good meal. Recounted as a tale of generosity, the exchange ends with a gracious response about helping illiterate friends.
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Charles Phillips
Household hacks for woodwork and cement use
A flannel cloth dipped in oatmeal cleans painted woodwork effectively and rubber latex proves successful for cement purposes. The notes highlight simple domestic solutions using common materials.
Life Insurance Groups Urged to Sustain Trusteeship Role
Finance Minister Charles Dunning addressed the 42nd annual meeting of the Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association in Toronto. He noted assets of 2.5 billion dollars and 3.5 million policy holders, stressing life insurers’ duty of trusteeship to Canada’s future and urging officials to emphasize this responsibility to the public.
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Charles Dunning
Association
Toronto
Dunning
Canada
Mr. Dunning
Nine year old Norman Bell journeys alone to Edmonton Canada
Norman Bell, nine, travels 5000 miles from Durham England to Canada by himself. Orphaned last Christmas he answers an invitation from his uncle Arthur S. Jackson of Edmonton to live there. He appears fresh and eager as if stepping from an English grammar school during a half holiday.
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Norman Bell
Durham
England
Norman
Canada
Arthur S. Jackson
93Rd Street
Edmonton
Foot-Conscious Nation Tops Shoe Purchases at Fair
The United Kingdom leads Old World buyers in shoe purchases per capita, second only to the United States, according to organizers of the Shoe and Leather Fair at the Royal Agricultural Hall in London.
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United Kingdom
United States
Royal Agricultural Hall
London
Retrousse Nose Described in Women versus Puggish in Men
A fashion note distinguishes facial profiles noting that women may have retrousse noses while men typically exhibit a plain pug nose. The observation contrasts gendered nose shapes as a stylistic cue.
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