World Grain Exhibition Plans For Regina 1932
Organization plans and business for the World Grain Exhibition and Conference to be held in Regina from August 1 to 13, 1932 were discussed by prairie province representatives. Officers were appointed, prizes totaling at least 200 900 dollars plus special prizes are planned, and two official languages English and French will publish the prize list.
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Regina
Prairie Provinces
J. A. Mooney
Hon
A. Prefontaine
Manitoba
H. A. Craig
Alberta
C. B. McKee
Regina Board of Trade
F. Hedley Auld
Saskatchewan
A. E. Whitmore
Regina Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association
D. T. Eiderkin
D. T. Elderkin
W. G. Yule
Royal Bank of Canada
G. C. Rooke and Co. I
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
India
China
C. M. Hamilton
George Hoadley
Big Farming Plan For Russia
Thomas D Campbell of Hardin Montana and Pasadena California proposes plant ten million acres of Soviet plains with wheat and flax using American machinery. He plans to sail from New York this month to finalize arrangements made during a Soviet commission visit. Campbell estimates over 100 million dollars in planting and harvesting gear will be bought to grow food for the Russian people.
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Los Angeles Times
Thomas D Campbell
Hardi
Mont
Pasadena
America
Russia
Campbell
New York
How To Order Patterns in Winnipeg Newspaper Union Ad
Pattern ordering guide printed by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave lists pattern number Ti mize Neme Town or, guiding buyers on selecting and mail ordering sewing patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Chinese Five Thousand Years Of Medical Wisdom Unearthed
Michael J. Hagerty reports that ancient Chinese medical texts describe Ma Huang or ephedrine sulphate for bronchial and cold conditions. The drug, used for 5 000 years, is cited as a substitute for adrenalin in catarrhal congestions and appears across case histories and prescriptions in imperial works.
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Michael J. Hagerty
United States Department of Agriculture
Hagerty
University of California Brary
Mien Woo
Ma Huang
China
Shen Hung
Death Duties Hit British Millionaires Hard in 1927
British mortality toll among the wealthy rose last year with $150,000,000 in death duties in 1927. Sir George Wills estate alone yielded $20,000,000 to the treasury from a $50,000,000 probated estate. Several large holdings through trusts or limited companies were tried to ease tax shocks, but the practice remains limited by its disadvantages.
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George Wills
Treasury
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Reach 948 In Operation
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators report 948 current operations handling since last harvest an average of 122000 bushels per elevator. By mid December 1923 total receipts stood at about 115000000 bushels across the system.
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Saskatchewan Pool
Secret Dre men Institute Harvested Foreign Visitor Fees
A German secret institute in Dre men named Stowaways Inc extracted profits from foreigners seeking entry to the United States. Ring leaders have been arrested.
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Stowaways, Inc
Dremen
Germany
United States
Sleep Sparks Sudden Insight Says London Daily Times
The subconscious mind often solves problems during sleep with a sudden insight. Notable examples include Banting receiving the insulin idea at two in the morning and Ampere sleeping on problems to wake with solutions. Psychologists note the mind continues working unseen, yielding valuable but uncontrollable results.
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Dr. Banting
Ampere
London Daily Times
Spectacles Linked To Lifelong Public Service In Virginia
W Stage Modesitt, 83, of Lu lay Virginia, first county public school teacher and long time county assessor book maker, still wears spectacles bought 30 years ago for 25 cents. The expert accountant notes his work demanded accuracy and remains his pride.
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W. Stage Modesitt
Lulay
County Commissioner of Revenue
Modesitt
Death of Beechurst woman hailed as Mother Machree
Mrs Nannie Ball 71 longtime Beechurst Long Island resident known as Mother Machree for her son Ernest R Ball composer of the popular ballad Mother Machree died at home Her son Ernest R Ball died in May 1927 famed for composing numerous ballads including Mother Machree
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Machree
Nannie Ball
Ski Specials Bring Skier Crowds to Laurentians
The Laurentians north of Quebec become a weekend ski Mecca as Canadian Pacific runs Ski Specials from Montreal year round. Enthusiasts ride trains to points, then ski to the next station as time permits, while resort operators count on winter revenue from skiers and the Habitant.
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Laurentians
Quebec
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Remarkable Rise in Homestead Filings Across Western Provinces
Canadian lands records show a sharp surge in homestead entries across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia with October registering 1,899 filings. First ten months of 1928 total 11,521 versus 5,172 in 1927, a 123 percent increase, led by Peace River and Grand Prairie agencies.
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Prairies
Great West
Lands Administration
Dominion Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Natural Resources of Canada
Department
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Othr
Moose Jaw
Lethbridge
Calgary
Prince Albert
Edmonton
Peace River
Grand Prairie
A Strange Indian Tribe Peel River Indians of the Yukon
The Peel River Indians in the Upper Yukon are a puzzling tribe. They are black in appearance with straight hair and aquiline features. They forbid mixed marriages and their origins remain uncertain. Once several hundred in number they prosper but face decline due to aversion to intermarriage with other Indians.
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Peel River
Epstein and artist clash over work ethic in London
Jacob Epstein reproaches a London artist for laziness in a sharp exchange. He mocks the man as a girl novelist who dreams rather than does. The artist retorts seeking introduction and a genial pairing, while Epstein quips the artist would illustrate novels not yet written and paint pictures not yet made.
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Jacob Epstein
London
Epstein
Opal and Congo Inquire On Sis Johnson's Burial Fate
The exchange reveals plans around Sis Johnson's death with family remarks on internment and incrimination. A spoke line cites England Wales and Scotland population density figures. A joke about an optimist and a trunk appears, followed by a request to craft a sentence using annual.
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Opal
Brother Congo
Sis Johnson
Self-Refuting Rastus Joke About Poison Sign
A comic exchange shows Dr. Pearson questioning Rastus after a poisoning incident. Rastus explains he ignored the poison label because another sign below read Lye, implying he trusted the wordplay over the warning.
No, I have pity for a manager with poor audience
A quoted exchange from Meggendorfer Blaetter in Munich contrasts a narrator's claim of tragedy with a remark on a manager's difficulty earning a living from a weak audience. The snippet reflects satirical tone on cultural events.
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Neme
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators
W. M. Gordon
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Express Company
Virginia
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Cleveland Hospital
Cunningham Sanitarium
Cleveland
Orville J. Cunningham
Kansas City
Cunningham
Yukon
England
Wales
Scotland
Sandy
Paul
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