Canada’s Clay Industries Attract Huge Investment
Canada holds vast clay resources across nine provinces used in cement paper textiles and land and oil purification. Clay-working industries employ about 5 000 with invested capital surpassing 36 million dollars. Research in ceramic manufacture improves drying of prairie bricks cutting drying time by half and saving thousands of dollars per plant.
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Canada
Dominion
Quebec
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
United States
Department of Mines
Prairie Provinces
Chic Paris Made Pattern for American Women Frock
Tingey models created in Paris and sketched there, patterns adapted in New York for American women. The frock features a separate bolero jacket and shoulder strap adjusted main dress. Mid blue crepalla-like wool inspired the original, with suitable lightweight fabrics and colors. Sizes 16 to 20 and 34 to 40. Pattern price 25 cents. Pattern Department.
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Paris
New York
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders are handled by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 375 McDermot Ave. Customers should provide pattern numbers and quantities to place requests. Contact details and payment terms are listed in the printed notice.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
To Match the Linen Judge
A courtroom exchange reveals an applicant seeking to change his surname to Pullman to align with his wife and towels. The judge questions the motive and authenticity of the request while probing the reasons behind the proposed name change.
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Pullman
Will Boost Grain Show Stresses World Exhibition 1932
Warner Baxter of Birmingham England, past president of the National Farmers Union, told the Regina Board of Trade that UK support would publicize the World Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina in 1932. He noted the union's 130,000 members could reach nearly all potential exhibitors. Baxter urged assurance of a strong display for Canadian exhibits to attract many entries.
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Old Country
National Farmers’ Union
Warner Baxter
Birmingham
England
Regina Board of Trade
Saskatchewan
Baxter
National Farmers’ Union of Great Britain
Regina
Canada
Quality Assurance by Federal Fruit Inspection Service
The shipping point inspection service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture has built buyer confidence in government certificates. Five years ago 2,839 carloads were inspected, rising to 25,760 last year with a 9,281 carload increase. The program promotes uniform quality, enhances market appeal, and yields premium export prices.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Federal Inspection Service
Must Grow More For Less Excerpt on Canadian Farming Costs
E S Hopkins argues lower costs are essential for Canadian farmers. He promotes heavier yields, labor saving machinery, and quality to compete domestically and for export in a low price era. The piece emphasizes growing more for less while maintaining market quality. Betty asks why Joan brings two boyfriends. Joan says it helps to carry spare.
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Canada
E. S. Hopkins
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Joan
Betty
Virginia Governor's Daughter Named Shenandoah Apple Blossom Queen
Virginia claim to pageant glory as Sue Pollard, daughter of Governor Pollard, is selected as the Shenandoah apple blossom festival queen. The announcement highlights her status as the royal honoree for the annual event.
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Sue Pollard
Governor Pollard
Virginia
Shenandoah
First Class Equipment Boosts Crop Output
Dominion Agriculture officials note land labor and capital drive costs with human labor up 15 years. Field farmers urge paying the hired man well by using first class gear so he can do two days work in one. Modern farm machinery cuts labour per acre from 20 hours in Eastern Canada to 11 with horses in the West and to 2.5 hours with a combine.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Eastern Canada
Western Canada
May Own Sugar Plantations In Barbados By Will
The five year old Hon Gerald David Lascelles could inherit sugar plantations and other property in Barbadoes under the will of the late Earl of Harewood. The estate totals about 386000 gross value with 293288 net. plantations are left on trust to Hon Edward Cecil Lascelles with heirs male, failing which to Princess Mary's son and his heirs in tail. Edward Lascelles is married and childless.
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Princess Mary
Gerald David Lascelles
Barbadoes
West Indies
Earl of Harewood
Harewood House
Leeds
Edward Cecil Lascelles
Edward Lascelles
Conductor Kisses Upbeat Bus Anecdote
A kindergarten mistress tells pupils about the wind and recalls a morning when the bus ride produced a gentle kiss on her cheek. The children cheerfully guess the kiss came from the conductor, turning the moment into a playful tale.
Rock asphalt use expands in road rebuilding
Rock asphalt is widely applied to refurbish and rebuild worn out pavements, aiming to restore durability and smoothness to aging road surfaces.
Western Farmers With Optimism and Work Ethic Highlighted
Regarded as a model of resilience, Western farmers press ahead despite crop setbacks and stock market troubles. A. E. Warren notes rising optimism and steady seeding, while Sir Henry Thornton signals improving Canadian business. The piece highlights insects aiding gardens and the prairie farmer as a beacon of faith and industry.
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A. E. Warren
Canadian National Railways
Prairie Country
West
Mr Warren
Canada
Warren
Sir Henry Thornton
New York
Sir Henry
Federal Reserve Board of the
United States
Republic
Higher Standard Of Living In Canada Through Food Consumption
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes rising Canadian living standards as per capita meat and poultry intake increased from 156.14 to 157.81 pounds for beef pork mutton and lamb and poultry consumption rose from 10.12 to 11.88 pounds per person. Eggs rose from 30.59 to 80.87 dozens. An average family consumed more than nine tenths of a beef, over two and a half hogs, over four FIFths of a sheep or lamb, seven fowls, three quarters of a turkey and about half a goose and half a duck in 1929.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Predicts Larger Farms Addressing the Canadian Club of Winnipeg
A. E. Ottewell of the University of Alberta predicts much larger Western Canadian farms using mechanized labor. He cites C. S. Noble of Nobelford Alberta harvesting 50 000 acres in 1929 at 30 bushels per acre with a combine and thresher, one acre every 744 minutes. A ship's surgeon mentions seasickness as acetonaemia, prompting why he would call it simply.
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Canadian Club of
Winnipeg
A. E. Ottewell
University of Alberta
Canada
C. S. Noble
Nobleford
Alberta
Human Muscles Count and Function Overview
A rough estimate suggests about 520 muscles control bodily movement. These muscles enable locomotion posture breathing and various reflex actions through coordinated contraction and relaxation.
Expensive Luxury Yacht Flying Cloud Offered by Duke of Westminster
The Duke of Westminster lists his yacht Flying Cloud for sale after Mediterranean cruising. The 191 foot vessel features a ballroom dining room eight bathrooms three sitting rooms and a smoking room. Antiques adorn the cabins and walls with masters works. Tonnage is 1195 and sail area 14 500 square feet.
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Duke of Westminster
Flying Cloud
Mediterranean
Makes Landing Safer On Dark Nights
A simple device installed on some English airplanes aids night landings. Beneath each wing a small searchlight emits converging beams forming a bright cross on distant surfaces. The pilot uses the distance between the beams to judge altitude and proximity to the ground.
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England
Seinfeld Style Quip Reveals Garden Wedding Gift
A humorous exchange between a stenographer and a clerk imagines their future marriage. The clerk reverses the flower tradition by offering a box of seeds so the wife can grow her own blossoms. The line reflects a playful, garden themed joke about domestic life.
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Bob
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