Canadian Wheat Problem Warns of British Market Loss
The article argues Britain and Europe are drifting from Canadian hard spring wheat to Argentine soft wheat and fancy breads. It cites Sir Francis Floud warning of bleak agrarian prospects, price spreads widening, and stresses boosting demand for high quality Canadian bread to counter future shortages and expanding Western Canadian wheat supplies.
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Great Britain
England
Canada
Prairies
Sir Francis Floyd
Commerce Club
University of Toronto
Sir Francis Floud
Sir Francis
Western
Scarcity of fur animals in Saskatchewan drives price rise
Scarcity of fur bearing animals like fox mink otter coyote weasel and skunk is reported by provincial game officials. Mink and otter are few, skunk and weasel drives active in the south with limited kills. Coyotes are plentiful in central and western areas but not heavily harvested. Jack rabbits, pests last year, are scarcer this year though demand remains strong with prices of 16 to 17 cents versus about 10 cents last year for prime rabbits.
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Saskatchewan
Game Branch
Relief costs vary by province in November figures
Figures from the federal labor department show wide relief cost variations across provinces in November. Ontario averages 7.62 dollars per unemployed person while Prince Edward Island averages 1.51 dollars. The national average is 6.52 dollars and administration costs are not included. Provinces listed include Prince Edward Island 1.51 Nova Scotia 4.15 New Brunswick 3.15 Quebec 5.44 Ontario 7.62 Manitoba 7.19 Saskatchewan 6.19 Alberta 7.33 and British Columbia 7.30.
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Fedral Labor Department
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Whittling Now Fine Art Whittling Gains Notice
Herbert Anderson known as Andy, once a Colorado cowboy, turned spare-time jackknife carving into a notable art. He carved lifelike Indians and rugged characters around campfires and later ran a "trading post" devotee to wood figures. No formal lessons, just instinct and wood.
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Herbert Anderson
Colorado
Andy
Thunderstorm Interrupts Stage Talk in Farce
A renowned actor performing a play was interrupted mid speech by a thunderclap from above. He quipped that the noise came in the wrong place, prompting a stormy reply from a stagehand who claimed it came from heaven.
Hogs Shipped From Calagry to Seattle Fetch Profit
A shipment of 160 hogs moved from Calagry to Seattle yielded profits, with prices above the line covering extra freight duty and processing costs. The report notes the gain was sufficient to offset these additional charges.
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Calagry
Seattle
Proves Earth Is Round Visuals from 14 miles up shown by National Geographic Society
Washington display by the National Geographic Society presented still and motion pictures from a November 11 stratosphere flight led by Captain Albert Stevens. Officials called the data more important than the altitude record, showing a 200 mile horizon arc and a curved Earth line using infrared filtered imaging.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Albert Stevens
United States Army Air Corps
Stevens
Parmelee
S.C
South Dakota Territory
Mystery Echo at Balaton Baffles Hungary Researchers
Hungarian residents mourn a vanished lake echo once a tourist lure at Lake Balaton. Scientists propose trees muffled the sound as they grew, while officials weigh cutting trees to revive the echo without destroying the lake’s scenery.
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Hungary
Lake Balaton
Halifax businessmen form study group on Social Credit
Halifax group of about a dozen business and professional men meets to study the Social Credit plan. Edward S. Dixon, Halifax tourist bureau manager, says no party is being formed, only an inquiry into the scheme’s details and implications for unemployment and health insurance.
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Halifax
Social Credit
Edward S. Dixon
Great Criminal Pathologist Sydney Smith in Scottish medical circles
Professor Sydney Smith Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine at Edinburgh University is praised as one of the greatest criminal pathologists. Renowned in Egypt before 1928 he served as principal medico legal expert and professor. His role in the Lee Stack murder case helped secure a decisive verdict in 1925.
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England
Sydney Smith
Regius
Edinburgh University
News of
Egypt
University of
Lee Stack
Sirdar
Water lilies travel study links London cop and American botany professor
American botany professor Dr. Henry S. Conard travels 4000 miles to London to visit Constable Robert Trickett keeper of a water lily pond. The two scholars have exchanged five years of correspondence on water lilies and Trickett, a Royal Horticultural Society fellow, is noted at Kew Gardens for identifying rare specimens. Trickett owns many botanical works and treasures Conard's autographed water lily monograph.
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London
Henry S. Conard
Grinnell University
New York
Constable Robert Trickett
Trickett
Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Woman Poseur Marrying Nine Women In Four Years Arrested
A Moscow report says Vera Zavarykina, posing as a man, married nine women in four years in Kadievka Don Basin then robbed them. She lured brides with vodka on wedding day to steal their possessions while they drank. The last bride stayed conscious and alerted police, leading to Vera's arrest. She wore feminine clothes between marriages.
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Kadievka
Don Basin
Moscow
Vera Zavarykina
Vera
Selected Recipes Simplified Straight Dough Method
A compact instruction for making four loaves using whole wheat and white flours. The method soaks one Royal Yeast Cake in warm liquid with sugar, then combines flours, salt, sugar, and melted fat before kneading. Dough rises overnight in a greased warm bowl for about 10 hours.
Woman Pirate Sue Nakawara Sent Onboard For Japan Prison
A 27 year old woman from Hokkaido Japan and Formosa became mistress of pirate Chen Pai Lin. She led numerous coastal raids and was known to pirates. Japanese police arrested her in Foochow Fukien province and brought her to Shanghai for prison.
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China
Sue Nakawara
Japan
Hokkaido
Formosa
Chen Pai-Lin
Foochow
Fukien Province
Shanghai
Air Beacon Chain Guides 2700-Mile Karachi to Rangoon Flight
Pilots on the Karachi to Rangoon route will see a continuous chain of beacon lights along the 2700 mile journey. Each beacon is visible 50 to 100 miles, ensuring an airplane is never more than two hours from a guiding light.
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India
Karachi
Rangoon
Blind Edmonton Girl Becomes Skilled Stenographer
Agnes Horn of Edmonton, blind for ten years since age twelve, has trained her remaining senses to sew, knit, weave, play piano, operate a switchboard, and qualify as a first class stenographer.
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Agnes Horn
Edmonton
Gifts for fire victims in Hamilton blaze
Contributions poured in for victims of the Royal hotel fire in Hamilton Ontario. A woollen bathing suit, an Alice in Wonderland hair band, and a 1906 automobile party photo were among gifts for those left homeless by the disaster that claimed one life.
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Royal Hotel
Hamilton
Ont
Noisy Order Propels Poultry Preference Debate
The diner demands a specific bird and leg cut, insisting the year’s cockerel must be chicken, while the waiter asks whether to deliver the right or left leg. The exchange highlights strict dining expectations and service quirks in a humorous vignette.
Metal Bags Try For Marshmallows And Chips
Metal bags are being tested to preserve freshness for marshmallows and potato chips, aiming to extend shelf life and reduce spoilage.
Deer collisions rise on Saskatchewan highways
Drivers report frequent encounters with deer on Saskatchewan roads as cautious behavior shifts yet accidents persist. Authorities urge safe driving and wildlife awareness after multiple near misses and minor crashes.
Man Hides True Opinion Of Self And Others
The statement notes that a cultured man masks his high regard for himself and his low regard for others, suggesting restraint in expression and social decorum.
Printing presses for sale in Regina Sask
For sale at Box S26 Regina Sask are several presses in excellent condition including One Pony Optimus Cylinder Press one 10.15 and one 12 18 Chandler and Price Gordon Press a 26 inch Guillotine Paper Cutter and a Linotype machine.
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Pony Optimus
Chandler & Price Gordon Press
Regina
Sask
Queen Mary Promises Luxury for Tourist Class Travelers
The Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary will offer unprecedented tourist class amenities with five-deck staterooms eight for most rooms private toilets mahogany bedsteads and personal ventilation. Public rooms include air conditioned dining saloon a cinema lounge library and a world of recreational spaces while Third Class accommodations also feature private facilities and advanced public rooms.
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Cunard
Ant Army Marches Across Rivers in Malaya
Carveth Wells reports a vast line of ants marching with military precision in Malaya. Scouts select a river bend as the main force waits, then a ball the size of a coconut rolls across the stream. The current carries the ball and each ant is briefly ducked before landing on the far bank to reform and proceed.
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Malaya
Carveth Wells
Sober driving urged by Philadelphia surgeon
Dr. Hubley R. Owens chief surgeon of the Department of Public Safety in Philadelphia urges sobriety to prevent driving while intoxicated. He notes a simple saying to test sobriety and warns that swerving sedans endanger city streets.
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Hubley R. Owens
Department of Public Safety
Philadelphia
Susie
Sallie Sampson
Anti-Semitism Spreads in Canada Rabbi Warns at Congress
Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner of Cleveland warned at the Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto that anti semitism is spreading across North America with Quebec leading efforts to sway Canada against Jews.
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Quebec
Canada
Barnett R. Brickner
Cleveland
Toronto
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