Population shifts toward Canadian born through years of depression
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada at roughly 16,535,000 in 1935, only 185,000 above 1934, marking the largest yearly gain since 1928. Immigrant barriers keep newcomers out while natives stay, producing natural increase that balances former immigrant losses. From 1911 to 1930 the population rose from 7,207,000 to 12,060,000, an average 157,000 annually, and from 1930 to 1934 the population grew again by about 157,205 each year despite restrictions.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Heavy Water Sparks Dare by Toronto Man
G H Carter a 48 year old government employee from Toronto bets $50 that he can drink a thimbleful or glass of heavy water without ill effects. The compound valued at 10000 a quart was discovered by Dr Harold C Urey who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Heavy water consists of two deuterium atoms and one oxygen and is studied by researchers for potential health applications.
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G. H. Carter
Toronto
Harold C. Urey
Islands of the British Isles Near Scotland and Ireland
The British Isles contain over 5000 charted islands with many along Scotland and Ireland coasts. The Hebrides number about 500, most uninhabited. Shetland and Orkney have over 50 inhabited islands, plus about 150 uninhabited.
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British Isles
Scotland
Ireland
Hebrides
Shetlands
Cereal Disease Expert Joins Rothamsted Research Team
Dr. Frank Greaney of the Rust Research Laboratory Winnipeg has gone to England for a year at Rothamsted Experiment Station to study root rot disease in cereals and fertilizer effects. His work aligns with Rothamsted's renowned fertilizing experiments familiar to researchers worldwide.
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Frank Greaney
Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
England
Rothamsted
Edmonton Exhibition's 1934 fair shows record profit
The Edmonton Exhibition Association reports a profit of 15984 dollars for its 1934 operation, claiming the summer fair was the most successful class A event on the North American continent. Manager Percy W. Abbott addressed the annual shareholders meeting. The article also mentions Tai Shan and its near 7000 steps to the summit, noting centuries of kneeled ascent for worshippers.
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Edmonten Exhibition Association
North American
Percy W. Abbott
K.C
Chua
Drought Rituals Attempt Rain in Madras Presidency
Amid severe drought across Madras Presidency districts, towns hold religious ceremonies. Effigies of Kodumpepi are dragged through streets as mourners beat their breasts seeking divine punishment remission. In Dharapuram, barefoot processions and prayers preceded rains that night for the first time in eight months.
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Madras Presidency
Dharapuram
Discovery Links Hen Instinct To Prolactin At AAAS
A report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science identifies prolactin as the chemical behind brooding instinct in hens. Researchers Oscar Riddle Robert Bates and Ernest Lahr of the Carnegie Institution at Cold Spring Harbor described the breakthrough in explaining behavior and consciousness origins.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Oscar Riddle
Robert W. Bates
Ernest L. Lahr
Carnegie Institution of Washington Station For
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y
Football Fatalities Prompt Action by Eastwood
Prof. Floyd H. Eastwood of New York University reports a four year survey showing college and club football fatalities fall while high and preparatory school deaths rise as a growing share of total. The year’s high school percentage is 56.5 versus 36.3 in 1931, urging reforms.
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United States
Floyd H. Eastwood
New York University
Eastwood
American Football Coaches Association
Return To Native Land Chinese Workers Head Home
One hundred fifty Chinese workers in British Columbia, destitute and unable to find jobs, begin returning to China at government expense. Minister G S Pearson says the move is voluntary to reunite families and reduce future support costs. All are BC residents with no barrier to future return when able.
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China
British Columbia
G.S. Pearson
Pearson
King George IV Died After Goodwood Race Victory
The tale says King George IV died content after Fleur-de lis won the Goodwood race in 1830. Postboys carried race results from Goodwood to Windsor Castle. A joke follows about a wife asking if she could depend on her detained husband.
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George IV
Goodwood
Windsor Castle
Fleur-delis
One Fifth of U.S. Homes Lacking Kitchen Sinks
A report notes that about twenty percent of American households lack kitchen sinks. The finding highlights gaps in housing conditions across regions and income levels, with implications for daily life and basic amenities.
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United States
Montreal scientist pursues polio vaccine hope and sleep sickness cure
Dr. Maurice Brody reports progress in developing an anti paralytic vaccine aimed at infantile paralysis now called polio. He says final proof awaits epidemic studies while noting his work may also offer a path to preventing sleeping sickness as vaccinated rats resist intracerebral viral injections.
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Montreal
Maurice Brody
Pittsburg
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ottawa
Senseless War Talk Provokes Pacifist Scaremongering Opinion
General Smuts condemns senseless war talk and notes pacifists drive scaremongering. He argues repeated warnings create belief that another war is near, reflecting Belfast Telegraph commentary.
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Smuts
Belfast Telegraph
Peas Pack in Canada Reaches 42 Million Pounds
Canada in 1934 produced about 42 million pounds of canned peas. The output equals roughly four pounds per person in the Dominion. Ontario leads with major canning, while Quebec and British Columbia are the main other pea canning provinces.
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Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Quotable Quarrel Sparks Between Two Housewives
A brief domestic exchange shows Mrs White asking why she cannot get along with her husband. Mrs Brown replies that he is fine in his way, while she feels he is always in hers, illustrating marital friction in a pithy dialogue.
Minerals For Young Chicks Overfeeding Minerals Harmful To Chicks
The article explains that both overfeeding and underfeeding minerals can harm young chicks. Ohio experiment station tests show a typical meat and bone meal mash provides minerals for chicks up to ten weeks, while meat scraps are high in calcium and skim milk supplies phosphorus and calcium. When substituting vegetable protein for meat, extra minerals are advised due to lower mineral content in plant proteins.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Village fashioning case against alleged witch in Hospitalet
Thirty five Hospitalet residents file a complaint with the local judge accusing a neighbor of witchcraft. They claim she predicted misfortunes that later occurred and cursed a horse and a house. Reports describe ghostly white figures prowling, odd sounds, a gong, and a broom defense.
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Hospitalet
Spain
Barcelona
If World War dead could march past you in two seconds apart
A striking thought compares fallen soldiers to a long parade, estimating that at two seconds between each of the World War dead it would take 460 days and nights for all to pass. The piece reflects on memory and scale of loss.
Tokyo Service Honors 187 Imperial Household Animals
Tokyo held a special ceremony honoring 168 horses and 19 cows that served the imperial Japanese household, recognizing their loyalty and endurance in historic duties.
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Tokyo
How About Movies for Snapshooters in Amateur Film
John Van Guilder recalls a friend with a compact 8 mm movie outfit costing about 40 dollars. He notes amateur movie making is cheaper and easier than assumed, with two main film sizes 8 and 16 mm and the potential for color with some 16 mm setups. He argues movies complement snapshots and offer full-action sequences, urging readers to consider trying movie shooting.
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Bill
Hollywood
John van Guilder
Climate records show Dominion milder over fifty years
A Dominion meteorological official notes a half century trend of milder climate across British Columbia and Canada. Winnipeg leads in temperature gains, while Toronto Montreal and Calgary show notable rises. Pacific coast shows smaller shifts.
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Dominion
Pacific
Napier Denison
Dominion Meteorological Observatory
Victoria
British Columbia
Winnipeg
Denison
Toronto
Montreal
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
Calgary
Charlottetown
P.elt
Pacific Coast
Fort St. James
Courage On The Farm At Mrs Schmidt Turkeys
A Kansan farm near Barnard faced drought and isolation as Mrs Albert Schmidt and her team hauled water 15 miles daily from spring to fall. She secured 6000 dollars from a Kansas City dealer after banks refused. Most of her 80 cattle were killed for government use to fund feed. Five hundred turkeys reached markets for Thanksgiving and 2000 for Christmas amid high prices, a hard win against hardship.
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Crouth
Albert Schmidt
Barnard
Kansas
Banks
Kansas City
Detroit News
Turkey settles old debt to Britain after long paid instalments
Pay Old Debt Turkey completes final £6000 instalment on loans dating to 1874 and the Balkan Wars era. British officials praise Turkey for prompt and regular payments as the long debt is cleared.Railway expansion note and League of Nations armament figures follow in brief.
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Turkey
Great Britain
League of Nations
Romania Rises in Bank Savings as Public Confidence Grows
People in Romania increase their bank deposits amid improving economic signals. Analysts note rising household savings and cautious optimism as financial institutions report stronger customer inflows.
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Romania
Taken Out Of Circulation As Canadian bills wash into the Ottawa river
Canada destroys roughly sixty million dollars in currency yearly. From the east block of Parliament a flood of worn notes enter the sewer system. One and two dollar bills alone account for about forty million dollars annually. The Finance Department chemically erases prints then mills the paper before redistribution.
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Ottawa
Parliament Building
Department of Finance
Indians Blame White Man Over Caribou Vanishing
Edmonton Journal wireless despatch says Fort Chipewyan Indians in Alberta blame white hunters for the caribou disappearance. They cite an old superstition that wild animals must be speared or shot, not clubbed, and recount a white hunter wounding a caribou and kicking it down with a gun butt.
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Fort Chipewyan
Alberta
Edmonton Journal
New York Inventor Claims Mighty Sleeping Gas
An inventor in New York state asserts a powerful sleeping gas that can put an army to sleep within a minute. A man with a pocket cylinder can affect anyone within 300 feet with a single discharge, and victims allegedly sleep two hours and awaken unharmed.
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New York State
A Bachelor’s Life’s One Undarned Thing After Another
A fragmented phrase reflects a light hearted view of bachelorhood as a cycle of tasks and small adventures. The gist suggests ongoing, undetermined chores and moments shaping single life.
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