Army Of Enumerators Will Be Employed In Taking The Decennial Census Of Canada
Canada plans a 14 000 person census crew with 245 commissioners to guide teams. New rules, longer schedules, and use of aeroplanes in the north mark the 10 year census process for June 1st, including detailed origin and nationality data and immigration rules.
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Army of Enumerators
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
International Statistical Organization
Civil Service
Predictions of rocket planes reach speeds over 3000 mph
German craft expert Von Opel forecasts planes 25 miles high traveling 3000 to 5000 mph within years. He notes current models are experimental and not yet practical. A second item mentions why a burglary was reported late and a witness cites theft of watch money and trousers.
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Fritz von Opel
von Opel
Hummel
Hamburg
Encouragement for Saskatchewan Swine Breeding Stock Purchase
Hon. W. C. Buckle announces a new Department of Agriculture plan to aid swine breeders in Saskatchewan. Farmers may buy sows by paying 25 percent upfront and giving notes for the balance, replacing the prior 50 percent cash option due to money scarcity.
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Saskatchewan
W. C. Buckle
Department of Agriculture
Buckle
Fashionable slendering house frock pattern description
The pattern features a gored skirt with a basque bodice, open V neckline, and partial belt to slim hips. Style No. C-891 comes in sizes 16 to 44 inches bust and requires specific fabric yardage. Sketched in blue and white dimity with white pique collar and blue bindings. Send 25 cents and your name, address, pattern number, and size.
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Fashion Bureau
Substitution Of Barley For Corn In Animal Feed
Researchers study replacing corn with barley in hog and poultry rations. Barley rivals corn for hog finish and may partly replace corn in laying mash. Poultry vitamin differences exist, but barley can fatten chickens well when ground. If barley price favors corn, farmers should use more barley this winter.
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Canada
Saskatoon Poultry Association Egg Laying Contest
The Saskatoon Poultry Association launches an egg laying contest from November 1 for twelve months to collect trap nest records of individual birds. The aim is to help members improve egg production for profit, aiding those lacking time or facilities for breeding true to type birds.
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Saskatoon Poultry Association
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order guidance from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The notice provides contact details and steps to obtain patterns through mail or phone, reflecting vintage sewing pattern distribution.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Language reform case for a global auxiliary tongue
A Swedish language professor posits that English would suit as an international language if its spelling were simplified and a few other complexities smoothed. The idea hinges on accessibility and linguistic efficiency for international communication.
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Lan
Vancouver Motor Truck Co Shows Rapid Early Growth
The B C Motor Truck Company, a Vancouver based producer, started 21 months ago at a quarter of a million dollars and reports nine months of output already matching last year’s total. A humorous exchange follows about silence and a banker loan, then a police stop joke about speeding and a girl claiming she only learned to drive yesterday.
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Vancouver
Drive Canada to Buy Home Fish for Growth in Industry
The Toronto Mail and Empire argues that increasing Canadian fish consumption will boost the domestic fishing industry, reduce imports totaling 4.17 million in 1929, and support thousands of workers. It notes the industry’s $60 million capital, $50 million output, and ripple effects through iron, brass, rubber, cordage, flour, textiles, engines, and clothing sectors.
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Canada
Toronto Mail
Empire
Moose Jaw stock yards handle record cattle hogs and sheep
The Optimeter reports over ten years the Moose Jaw stock yards processed about 792,994 cattle 51,081 calves 696,345 hogs 258,944 sheep and 15,112 horses. Those sheep and swine totals exceed Saskatchewan’s 1929 figures for the same animals. Saskatchewan totals that year were 1,166,913 cattle 207,551 sheep 599,909 swine and 1,122,757 horses.
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Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Co-Operative
Saskatchewan
Revival meeting protest turns personal kindness lesson
In a revival meeting a masculine woman extols kindness to her husband, recounting how she welcomes him home after drinking with a kiss rather than anger. A heckler from the crowd quips that the husband deserves it, framing the moment as a sharp social aside.
Howell Powell Exchange On Working For A Living
Powell responds that he works for a living while Howell questions the effort, illustrating a blunt exchange about earning income. The dialogue hints at job stakes and personal viewpoint without broader context.
Study Of Taxation Seen Needed Across Dominion
The Toronto convention of the Canadian tax conference and the Canadian civil service research conference urges a thorough study of federal and provincial taxation. Delegates warn against tax duplication and demand uniform rules, with Kemp proposing restrained reforms and a possible rise in the federal income tax.
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Toronto
Canadian Civil Service Research Conference
A. E. Crysler
Toronto Board of Trade
H. R. Kemp
Department of Economics
University of Toronto
Kemp
Curious Dining Customs Across Nations
A British narrator surveys how eating manners vary by country, noting differences in gravy soaking habits in France, soup drinking from the spoon, and hands resting on the table. A tale recalls a guest imitating local manners and a host responding with a humorous finger bowl moment.
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France
Germany
The Magnetic Compass Across Seas and Land
The magnetic compass has been common for over seven centuries and is now used more widely than ever. It guides sailors at sea and underwater, surveyors, explorers on land, aviators, and miners in deep pits, wherever direction is needed.
Pathway to success climbs hills not crooked.
A compact saying emphasizes progress through uphill effort rather than crooked means. It promotes steady work, integrity, and resilience as the route to achievement.
Champion Sheep Shearer H Swinehart Wins At Regina Show
H Swinehart of Huntoon named champion all around sheep shearer at Regina exhibition grounds during Saskatchewan sheep and swine show. A Simpson of Regina took second. judges included W C Heron and others. Hand and machine shear results listed with several riders and locations. Arthur Howes of Huntoon won Heron challenge cup for best Saskatchewan bred Oxford sheep three years or under.
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H. Swinehart
Huntoon
Exhibition Grounds
Regina
A. Simpson
W. C. Heron
L. J. Rushton
J. A. Simpson
Archie Stewart
Abbotsford
Calvin Fraser
Mather
Man
J. Whitehead
Nutana
Sask
Ben Wilson
Shellbrook
J. Bayne
Lemans
John Brisbane
Laura
John Jones
Bangor
Winnipeg Stock Exchange to Build New Main Street Exchange
Officials of the Winnipeg Stock Exchange are commended for approving a construction program including a new exchange building on Main Street at an estimated cost of about $25,000.
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Winnipeg Stock Exchange
Main Street
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United States
Tafoy Quand
Annette
Paperimentel
Eavee
Arenes
B.C. Motor Truck Company
Howell
Powell
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairies
Victoria
E. W. Beatty
Mountain Resort
Crysler
J. G. Hay
Dominion
William C. Coulter
George Brigden
Brigden
Britain
Meir
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