General Survey Looks At Agricultural Outlook For 1939
Canadian agricultural experts map 1939 prospects with hoped price gains, but warn 1938 wheat surplus and record world production limit upside. They expect higher exports and stable hogs beef and dairy income, while butterfat prices may fall early 1939. Seed grain supplies double prior year with rust resistant varieties favored in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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United States
Canada
National Advisory Committee On Agricultural Services
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
King and Queen consider Sutton Sandringham estate plans
At Sandringham villagers keep cottages spotless ready for royal visits as King and Queen may drop in any day. The King supervises modernization of estate housing using materials from across the country and tenants thank him during Christmas. Plans for further improvements target spring execution. The empty York Cottage awaits decisions before February return to London.
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Sandringham
Span
Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
George V
Bor
York Cottage
Queen Alexandra
London
Resourceful Dentist Makes Eight Come Alive for Hockey
A Saint John dentist tricks a fearful patient by offering a hockey game as motivation. The boy agrees to the tooth extraction and returns with seven friends for a wintry surprise, turning a dental visit into a group outing.
Aids to Popularity by Rev G R Balleine
A revival of self examination tips by Rev G R Balleine, longtime vicar of St James Bermondsey, urging readers to assess their behavior in a mirror test. Questions address promises kept, sarcasm, gossip, vanity, optimism, and fault finding as steps to gain popularity.
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G. R. Balleine
London
St. James
Jamaica Road
Bermondsey
Pearson's Weekly
Beetle Bugs Honored for Daring Rescue at Banquet
In Philadelphia at a Beaver Hunting and Fishing Club banquet on January 24 a 90 pound foxhound named Bugs received a bronze medal for saving Harlan Place from drowning after both fell through ice on a Pike County lake. Place aided by pulling Bugs to safety as the dog braced and pulled him to solid footing. Oyster shells found 4000 feet underground in Texas oil fields.
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Bugs
Philadelphia
Beaver Hunting and Fishing Club
Harlan Place
Pike County
Place
An Opinion Of Canadians
The Canadians are a people accustomed to liberty and expert in democratic self government. They enjoy free speech free press liberty of conscience tolerance justice and share our view on moral and political questions. They can train and arm troops and stand with the world’s finest divisions. Our northern boundary is not unfortified and we should fortify distant hemispheric frontiers.
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Europe
Asia
Edward Rice the composer who could not read music
Edward FE Rice, author of Evangeline, could not read a note of music. At a rehearsal he abruptly stopped, rapped with his baton, and criticized the players. One musician retorted that they would follow his beat if he spoke to them that way.
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Edward FE. Rice
Mr. Rice
Lunch with His Wife Puts Mr Smith Away
A witty exchange unfolds in a city office as a caller asks for Mr Smith. The office boy reports he is at lunch with his wife. The woman insists the typist called, prompting a witty response about timing and miscommunication.
Watermelon weight tricks spark market concerns in China
Citizens note merchants dilute watermelons by injecting or pouring water to inflate weight. The practice aims to increase profits, prompting calls for tighter regulation and inspection of produce sold by weight.
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China
Violent Onstage Dispute Alarms Moscow Grand Theatre
A backstage quarrel between Ivan Kozlovsky and Vasili Droviannikov during the opera Rigoletto at the Grand Theatre in Moscow led to both performers being cited by labor code authorities for disciplinary violations. The clash began when Kozlovsky sang a bass aria, prompting Droviannikov to reply with tenor lyrics.
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Grand Theatre
Moscow
Ivan Kozlovsky
Vassili Droviannikov
Kozlovsky
Droviannikov
Freedom In Monarchy States Named by Detroit Free Press
M W Bingay contrasts Russia as a republic while Britain remains a monarchy. He notes Russians are jailed for opinions and British citizens enjoy strong liberties. He cites Mussolini in Italy as example of personal power over the people.
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M. W. Bingay
Detroit Free Press
Russia
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Italy
Mussolini
Japan Bans Fashion Shows Nationwide
The ministry of commerce and industry prohibits fashion shows across Japan claiming they stimulate unnecessary purchases under the economy program. It hints at possible government takeover of dress designing to curb buying. Separately, notes claim the first pawnbroking house opened in Bavaria in 1198 and the Queen Mary liner has 60 000 cubic feet of refrigerating space.
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Japan
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Pattern 6290 Log Cabin Stitchery Tale
Pattern 6290 Log Cabin offers a transfer panel 15 by 19 inches with stitch illustrations color chart and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for this autumn themed pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
A New Trend in Farming Linked to Dietary Shifts
Dorothy Thompson argues in the New York Herald Tribune that changing diets may signal broader farming shifts. She warns democratic nations must arm to secure a just peace and prevent a repeat of Versailles style terms, stressing united bargaining and shared resources to deter German, Italian, and Japanese influence.
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Dorothy Thompson
The
New York Herald Tribune
Carthage
Brest-Litovsk
Versailles
League of Nations
Canada
Butter valued as vital food in historic nutrition view
An Ottawa dairy expert cites butter as a premier nutrition source stressing spread use and cooking, with vitamin A and bone growth benefits for children. The article traces butter’s dairy role in Canada from early settlers to 19th century creameries and notes milk consumption surveys across Alberta Ontario Quebec BC, showing higher farm area intake and regional differences.
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Laura C. Pepper
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
National Dairy Council
E. V. McCollum
John Hopkins University
Canada
Quebec
America
United States
Passport surrender and bond for entry at Pago Pago
An American arriving at Pago Pago must surrender his passport and post a $100 guarantee of good behavior, as if entering a foreign country. Keats composed Ode to a Nightingale in under three hours.
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Pago-Pago
Keats
Congo peacock misidentified for decades in museum display
A Belgian museum reveals two mounted birds labeled as common peafowl were later recognized as Congo peacocks after 35 years. The Vienna exhibit shows how careless handling and photos, machinery, and storage can lead to misidentifications. Ponce de Leon reportedly landed in Florida on March 27, 1513.
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Congo
Ponce de Leon
Florida
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Bavaria
South
Central America
Germany
Marketing Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
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Calgary
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