Unemployment In Canada Sees Decline Yet High Payroll Losses
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a bleak start to 1931 with an unemployment index of 1917 and a net loss of 62 400 employed persons from Dec 1 to Jan 1. Manufacturing, construction, transportation, mining, and trade fell, while logging rose. the maritime provinces gained due to seasonal activity and winter ports. Ontario and the prairies saw sharp declines, with payrolls dropping from 80 382 to 75 664 across 754 firms surveyed.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Paris Fad Uses Map Cloths for Tea Table Covers
The latest Paris trend features map cloths embroidered with colored maps suitable for tea tables. Drink tea over Ireland the Isle of Man and the Barbary States as river and mountain names appear on parchment shaded cloths resembling atlas pages.
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Paris
Ireland
Isle of Man
Westinghouse Lab Claims Record 1,000,000 Degree Heat
Westinghouse laboratories report a record temperature near 1,000,000 degrees in a vacuum tube study. A small electrode spot where an electric arc occurred reached this extreme heat, purportedly 165 times hotter than the sun’s surface.
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Westinghouse Laboratories
Hot Water Treatment Controls Loose Smut in Wheat
The Indian Head Experimental Farm reports a modified hot water method to control loose smut in wheat. Grain is soaked in 86 F water for four hours, then treated in 112 F water for ten minutes, then cooled and dried carefully to prevent germination.
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Indian Head
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Livestock Branch Sees Shift in 1930 Cattle Industry
The Dominion Livestock Branch notes that demand for fed calves and yearling beef shifts production toward finishing in mixed farming areas with ranges remaining primary for breeding and rearing. This change expands opportunities and accelerates turnover on ranges.
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Dominion Livestock Branch
Electric Screen Aims to Electrocute Flies in NY
Electrical experts in New York report work on a special screen linked to a lighting circuit to kill flies with a single contact. The concept echoes Thomas Edison early cockroach eradicators. As a youth Edison used foil strips and a battery to kill roaches, then chose not to patent the idea for humanity.
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New York
Edison
Boston
Airplane Used for Funerals by Queensland Settlers
In remote Queensland, Australia, a specially built plane is used as a hearsed service. Mourners ride in passenger aircraft to follow the hearse, attend the burial, and return to their plantations all in one day.
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Queensland
Australia
Wiggin supports partial cancellation of Allied war debts
Albert H. Wiggin of Chase National Bank argues that the United States should initiate a partial debt reduction with Allied borrowers. He stresses practical business benefits rather than ethics, noting Britain bears heavy annual payments and would gain from softer terms for the sake of ongoing trade.
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United States
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Wiggin
Mr. Wiggin
Sam
Washington
Britain
Ottawa Journal
The Half Century Mark in Work Life
The article argues against retirement age, asserting usefulness depends on work type. It says manual labor requires strength, while mental labor has no age limit. It notes many top executives surpass sixty and remain capable, often as good or better than before.
Eskimos Domesticate Husky Dog in Canadian Arctic
Eskimos of the Canadian Arctic rely on a single domesticated animal, the Husky dog, for work and companionship. The breed serves as a key helper in transportation and hunting, reflecting the region's adaptation to harsh conditions.
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Eskimos
Canadian Arctic
Five Years With Package Bees Findings for Manitoba Beekeeping
Prof A V Mitchener of Manitoba Agricultural College spoke at the Manitoba Beekeepers convention in Winnipeg on package bees. He outlined origins from Alabama to Texas and showed two pound packages yield more honey than three pound ones, averaging 167 pounds before May 1 and 116 pounds after May 1 over five years. Prices fell from about 5 to 3 dollars from 1922 to 1930 with more declines expected in 1931.
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A. V. Mitchener
Manitoba Agricultural College
Manitoba Beekeepers
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiania
Texas
Mitchener
Brandon Indian School Modern Residential School
The Brandon Manitoba facility for education of Indian children features a fine assembly hall four dormitories four classrooms a large study room recreation rooms for boys and girls sewing room sun room hospital ward and nurses quarters plus a laundry with modern hygienic appliances Adjacent first class buildings include a top cow-barn and four residences for the principal and staff families
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Brandon
Manitoba
Australians Devour Chocolate and Boost Local Industry
Chocolate consumption in Australia nears 35 million dollars in the past year, with thousands employed in chocolate factories. Australian writers and artists contributed romantic branding and packaging. In a separate note, a tiger defeats a lion in a hypothetical combat.
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Australia
Judge jailed debtor for $35 after spending on radio
Judge J G Wallace of Woodstock condemned the tendency to spend on luxuries while debts remain unpaid. He jailed a man who owes $35 under a judgment summons, criticizing down payments on a radio since service of the summons and calling for more jail terms to enforce debt payment.
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J. G Wallace
Woodstock
What a Comma Can Do
A humorous note from Tit-Bits recounts a priest misreading a plea for prayers. The line about Peter Bowers goes from wife’s husband at sea to husband visiting his wife, altering the meaning with a single comma.
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Peter Bowers
Manitoba Youth Collects Vast Tree Seed Harvest
Dauphin youths gathered 139 sackfuls of tree seeds weighing 1.5 tons. A pound of Manitoba maple seed holds about 13,000 seeds, yielding an estimated 39,754,000 seeds. The effort aims to plant several million trees on Canada’s western prairies in 1931.
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Dauphin
Manitoba
Canada
Prairies
Aspirants For Honors In The Pas Carnival Beauty Contest
Seven candidates entered the beauty competition tied to the carnival in The Pas. Contestants include Miss Francis Federal Regina Miss Bertha St Godard Flin Flon Miss Irene Bisson who works in the superintendent's office of Canadian National Railways Winnipeg Miss Lucy Gagnon Hudson Bay Junction Miss Billie Arffman Cranberry Portage Miss Dorothy Moor CN telegraphs Saskatoon and Mrs Opal Harvey The Pas. Photos by Canadian National Railways.
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The
Pas
Francis Federal
Regina
Bertha St Godard
Flin Flon
Irene Bisson
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Lucy Gagnon
Hudson Bay Junction
Billie Arffman
Cranberry Portage
Dorothy Moor
Canadian National Tele
A Good Type Of Investment Life Insurance Rising as Safe Choice
In the face of widespread investment tests since 1929, life insurance stands out for honesty, integrity, and stewardship. Across many sectors, the safest route appears to be life insurance, which consistently meets modern financial challenges and preserves value.
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Rome
Institution of Life Insurance
Taking Exercise In Winter Walks for Health Reward
The piece argues winter walking remains vital for health despite snow and cold. It cites that brisk, cheerful walking yields benefits and that many famous figures valued the open road, urging reluctant winter exercisers to maintain the habit.
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Macauley
Coleridge
Dickens
Thoreau
Criticism Across Biblical Figures
The passage notes that figures such as Eve, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Elijah faced persistent criticism. It argues that none of these pioneers had easy lives or escaped detractors, from Ark construction to desert hiding.
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Eve
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Moses
Israel
Joseph
Elijah
Jezebel
Ahab
Ancient ball games hint at football roots
The Greeks called it episkuros and the Romans adopted the term har pastum, suggesting early forms of football influencing later games. The note traces athletic threads across civilizations and hints at evolving ball sport traditions.
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Episkuros
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Gemutliche Sachse
Leipzig
Professor Mitchener
Brandon Indian School
Manitoba Tree Seeds
Betty
Bessie
Queen OF the Pas
Miss Frances Federal
Saskatoon
Opal Harvey
Cana
Dian National RailwAys
Irene M. Bisson
Dorothy Moar
Miss Lucy Gagnon
Mars
Karikaturen
Oslo
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