Wheat Market Foresight Warns Canada on British Bread Demand
The article argues Britain’s shift to lower protein bread threatens Western Canada’s wheat exports. Sir Francis Floud warns Canada risks losing British and European markets as Argentine wheat prices fall and demand grows for soft bread blends. A temporary price parity shift may mask longer term decline unless Canada widens demand or boosts high quality wheat.
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Great Britain
England
Canada
Prairies
Francis Floyd
Commerce Club
University of Toronto
Sir Francis Floud
Sir Francis
Scarcity of Fur Animals in Saskatchewan Reports
Officials note fur bearing animals are scarce in Saskatchewan this year with only a few mink and otter trapped. Coyotes are plentiful in central and western areas, while jack rabbits—once a pest with drives killing up to 1,000 daily—are scarcer though strong demand persists with prices at 16 to 17 cents versus about 10 cents last year.
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Saskatchewan
Game Branch
Relief costs vary by province in November figures
Federal labor department figures show wide provincial differences in November relief costs. Ontario averages 7.62 per unemployed person while Prince Edward Island is 1.51 with the national average at 6.52. Provincial figures include Prince Edward Island 151, Nova Scotia 415, New Brunswick 315, Quebec 544, Ontario 762, Manitoba 719, Saskatchewan 619, Alberta 733, British Columbia 730, with no administration costs.
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Fedral Labor Department
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Whittling Now a Fine Art Prize Contests Attract Attention
Herbert Anderson nicknamed Andy, a former Colorado cowboy who rode the range, rose from campfire carving to a recognized wood sculpture artist. He crafts wooden figures of Indians and tough characters, developing a trading post where he spends all his time carving.
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Herbert Anderson
Colorado
Andy
Out Of His Control Actor Quips During Thunderstorm
A famous actor performing a play was interrupted by a thunderclap during a speech. He quipped that the sound came in the wrong place, while a stagehand retorted that it came from heaven, prompting a quick exchange of glare and wit.
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Eaven
Calagry Hogs Shipments Draw Profit Despite Costs
About 160 hogs were shipped from Calagry to Seattle. The extra price earned over the line barely covered the additional freight duty and processing charges.
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Calagry
Seattle
Hungary Mourns Lost Echo at Lake Balaton
The tale of an industrious echo near Lake Balaton ends as tourism revenue declines. Scientists propose trees muffled the sound, but cutting them risks losing both echo and trees, leaving the lake without its famed feature.
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Hungary
Lake Balaton
Great Criminal Pathologist Sydney Smith in Scottish and Egyptian medicine
Professor Sydney Smith Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine at Edinburgh University is hailed as one of history’s greatest criminal pathologists. He built a reputation in Egypt before 1928 as medico legal expert to the Egyptian government and professor. He played a key role in the Sir Lee Stack murder case, with dramatic reconstruction that swayed the 1925 trial. He demonstrated pistols hidden in a door panel, enthralling the court.
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England
Sydney Smith
Regius
Edinburgh University
News of
Egypt
University of
Lee Stack
Sirdar
Halifax Businessmen Form Study Group on Social Credit
Halifax business and professional men organize a dozen strong study group to examine the Social Credit plan. Edward S. Dixon of the Halifax tourist bureau says they are not forming a party, but exploring the scheme's content and implications. The effort stems from a study club addressing unemployment and health insurance.
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Halifax
Social Credit
Edward S. Dixon
Water lilies draw a scholar and policeman across oceans
An American botany professor Dr Henry S Conard travels 4000 miles to observe a water lily pond kept by London policeman Constable Robert Trickett. The two men have exchanged five years of correspondence on water lilies with Trickett a Royal Horticultural Society fellow and Kew Gardens regular. Trickett owns a large botanical library and treasures Conard's signed monograph on water lilies.
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London
Henry S. Conard
Grinnell University
New York
Constable Robert Trickett
Trickett
Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Woman posed as man to marry nine lovers in four years
Moscow reports Vera Zavarykina orchestrated nine weddings by posing as a man in Kadievka Don Basin. she allegedly drugged brides with vodka to steal valuables. One bride stayed awake, alerted police, leading to Zavarykina's arrest before the scheme finished. She reportedly wore feminine clothes between romances.
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Kadievka
Don Basin
Moscow
Vera Zavarykina
Vera
Beacon Chain Lights Cover 2700 Mile Karachi to Rangoon Route
India builds a beacon chain for aircraft on a 2700 mile Karachi to Rangoon route. Pilots will have beacon lights every 50 to 100 miles and never fly more than two hours without a guiding light.
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India
Karachi
Rangoon
Metal Bags Try For Marshmallows And Chips
A new packaging trial uses metal bags to keep marshmallows and potato chips fresh. The experiment explores metal packaging as a method to preserve product quality and extend shelf life.
Gifts Reach Fire Victims In Hamilton After Royal Hotel Blaze
A woollen bathing suit along with an Alice in Wonderland hair band and a 1906 automobile party photo were among gifts for victims left homeless by the Hamilton Royal hotel fire that claimed one life.
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Royal Hotel
Hamilton
Ont
Fastidious Dinner Riff Shows Precise Poultry Preference
A brisk exchange in a humorous dining scene features a guest demanding exactly one leg of this year’s cockerel, while the waiter clarifies whether it should be the right or left leg. The quip underlines strict culinary specificity with playful banter.
Proves Earth Is Round From Stratosphere Picture Display
Washington officials of the National Geographic Society showcased film and stills from a November 11 stratosphere flight. Captain Albert Stevens of the US Army Air Corps helped sponsor the ascent and provided images proving curvature. The projection covered a 200 mile horizon, revealing a 31 degree arc while the camera captured 300 miles through infrared screening. The scene, taken above Parmelee South Dakota, documented over 40 000 square miles of western South Dakota.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Albert Stevens
United States Army Air Corps
Stevens
Parmelee
S.D
South Dakota Territory
Selected Recipes Simplified Straight Dough Method
Simplified instructions for making four loaves using whole wheat and white flour with Royal Yeast Cake. Soak one cake in warm liquid with sugar, mix with salted white flour, melt butter, combine liquids and dough, knead, then rise overnight about 16 hours in a warm greased bowl.
Woman Pirate Sue Nakawara Leads Coasts Raids
A 27 year old native of Hokkaido Japan and Formosa mistress of pirate chief Chen Pai Lin is sent from Foochow to Shanghai by Japanese police to begin a prison term in Japan. She led hundreds of raids on junks and coastal towns and was known across the pirate fraternity.
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China
Sue Nakawara
Japan
Hokkaido
Formosa
Chen Pai-Lin
Foochow
Fukien Province
Shanghai
Blind Edmonton Girl Develops Senses for Silent Skills
Agnes Horn of Edmonton has lived blind for ten years since age twelve yet has honed her remaining four senses to sew knit weave play piano operate a switchboard and qualify as a first class stenographer.
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Agnes Horn
Edmonton
Deer Collisions Rise on Saskatchewan Highways
Motorists report frequent deer crossings on Saskatchewan roads. Authorities urge drivers to slow down and proceed with care, especially at dawn and dusk, to reduce hazards and collisions.
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Saskatchewan
A well bred man conceals his true self view of others
A succinct observation notes that a well bred man hides his high estimation of himself while undervaluing others, implying social restraint masks ego and disregard in interaction.
Printing presses for sale in Regina Saskatchewan
Selling assortment includes One Pony Optimus Cylinder Press one 10.15 and one 12x18 Chandler and Price Gordon Press a 26 inch Guillotine paper cutter and one Linotype machine All items in excellent condition Apply Box 326 Regina Sask.
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Pony Optimus
Chandler & Price Gordon Press
Regina
Sask
Cunard Queen Mary Promises Luxurious Ocean Travel
The Queen Mary will offer unprecedented tourist class comfort with five deck long staterooms, private toilets in 80 percent of rooms, mahogany beds, hot and cold water, and individual ventilation. Public rooms include an air conditioned dining saloon, smoking room, library for 1500 books, children's playroom, two lounges, cinema ballroom, writing room, and a large pool with gym. Third class rooms also feature baths, ventilation, and similar high quality public spaces with two forward lounges and a smoking room.
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North Atlantic
Cunard
Ant Army Crosses River In Malaya Maneuver
Carveth Wells reports an insect force in Malaya using military precision to cross rivers. Ants form a rolling ball to ride currents, ducking briefly, reach opposite bank, collapse, then reform and resume their march under scouts’ guidance.
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Malaya
Carveth Wells
City officers urged sobriety to curb drunken driving
Dr. Hubley R. Owens of the Philadelphia Department of Public Safety says staying sober behind the wheel will save citizens. He stresses that careful driving through the city streets is key to stopping driving while intoxicated incidents.
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Hubley R. Owens
Department of Public Safety
Philadelphia
Susie
Sallie Sampson
Anti-Semitism Spreads Across Canada Leader Warns
Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner of Cleveland told the Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto that antiSemitism is spreading across North America with Quebec taking a lead to sway Canada against Jews.
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Quebec
Canada
Barnett R. Brickner
Cleveland
Toronto
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