Prairie Drought Rehab Plans Outline National Effort
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act guides cultural, land use, and water projects to restore drought harmed areas in western Canada. It details soil drift control, grass seeding, community pastures, irrigation, dugouts, and large water schemes across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta to sustain wheat wealth and farm families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Dominion
Canada
House of Commons
Departments of Agriculture and Lands
British cereals by Empire production ranking
The Imperial Economic Committee reports rice leads Empire cereal output with wheat close behind. Maize is scarcely grown, rye area is negligible except in Canada, and Empire rye production is under one percent of world total. Canada is the sole Empire rye exporter and Empire rye imports largely go to the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
Imperial Economic Committee
Canada
United Kingdom
Eire
Douglas Hyde
de Valera
George
Dublin
Fireman Takes Quick Action on Open Office Window
North Sydney Nova Scotia fireman Charlies Coleman answered a phone call during duty asking him to close an office window left open. He promptly complied, showing readiness to help beyond his regular duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Coleman
North Sydney
N.S
Cost to raise a child to age eighteen in Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a 1931 census based estimate: raising a child to eighteen costs about 5700 dollars, with 77 for physical needs, 10 for health and recreation, 13 for education. Feeding costs 1550, clothing 800, shelter 2000, health and social 600, education 750.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Ottawa Journal
Record Miscellany From Ontario Family And World Facts
A Peterborough county Ontario family of 17 children is noted as unusually large for the era with daily baking and wag h tasks described. Other items include J W Zaharee carving 9007 letters on a grain of rice for a world record and a definition of the dog watch in nautical time. It notes an airplane can land with half a propeller and keratin as the shared main ingredient of hair and nails.
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James Crough
Otonabee Township
Peterborough County
Ont
J. W. Zaharee
Moon and Mars Show Clean Solid Surfaces to View
The statement notes that only the Moon and Mars have solid surfaces visible from Earth. It highlights that these bodies present discernible terrain features and reflect sunlight for observers, contrasting with gas giants.
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Moon
Mars
Controversy Over Eire Status Ends With Yale Tragedy
Joe McKenzie 79 a Yale B C railroad era figure famed for frontier whiskers and local color was found dead in his Yale cabin on the Fraser river bank. Canadian writer Alan Sullivan who sought area material for The Track of Destiny and The Great Divide called to pay tribute and share memories.
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Eire
Yale
B.C
Joe McKenzie
Andrew Onderonk
Fraser Valley
Canadian Pacific Railway
Frontier
Alan Sullivan
Sullivan
McKenzie
Canadian Good Roads Convention to Open at Bigwin Inn
Official representation from all nine Canadian provinces is assured for the 24th annual Good Roads convention to be held at Bigwin Inn on Lake of Bays Ontario September 6 to 8. Hon Frank M MacPherson BC highways minister will lead the western delegation. other provinces will send their highways ministers or senior officials. Flowers were historically crafted in China Egypt and Rome.
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Canada
Canadian Good Roads Association
Bigwin Inn
Lake of Bays
Ont
Frank M. MacPherson
British Columbia
Old Quebec rewrites clash with century old bylaws
Re organization of the archives bureau in Old Quebec updates civic rules while enforcing long standing bylaws from 1844 that bar street carpentry and forbids hoisting coal to upper windows. A neighbor swearing case lands Henry Pizotte in recorder's court as the civic code regulating master and servant relations remains invoked. Wood pulp is converted to rayon using common salts and chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec City
Henry Pizotte
Recorder’s Court
Handiwork Quilt Pattern for Beginners and Experts
A Winnipeg Newspaper Union notice advertises Pattern 6184 for a lattice quilt. It promises easy piecework from scraps, with strips cut and patches snipped as needed. Includes Block Chart, pattern pieces, cutting and sewing directions, yardage and finishing details. 20 cents required, stamps not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot
Better Living Conditions In The World Of The Future
The article outlines Canada’s illustration stations and district farms under the Experimental Farms Service, showcasing farm organization, crops, and revenue from livestock and dairy sales. It reports on future living prospects including solar energy, synthetic fibers, and abundant resources, with Dr. Frank Lathe discussing inexhaustible potential supplies and substitutes for exhausted minerals.
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Canada
Experimental Farms Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Frank E. Lathe
National Research Council of Canada
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Australia
New World
Italy
Japan
America
Lathe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cabot Endowment Fund
Lecture on modern dance music provokes mixed views
A visiting lecturer in Toronto denounces modern dance music as Moronic and pagan while critics note his rhetoric may spark curiosity rather than deter interest. The piece also mentions public figures and a Darting aside on boredom and civility, plus a note about Java storms and a Tunbridge Wells tank relic in scrap iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitus
Ottawa Journal
A Matter Of Choice In Hong Kong Dining Floors
In Hong Kong Cantonese restaurants charge higher prices on upper floors for identical food. The roof garden level offers prettier waitresses, better service, more ambience, and real ivory chopsticks, tempting diners to pay more for the view and status.
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Hong Kong
Token Of Friendship From Cuba To Roosevelt
President Frederico Laredo Bru sent a token of Cuban friendship to President Roosevelt. The gift is a 100 word message written on a piece of white human hair three inches long. Vincente Garcia Maldonado, Cuba’s foremost miniature writer, labored 75 hours with a special pen and filtered ink to inscribe the words. The message is readable only through a microscope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederico Laredo Bru
Roosevelt
Vincente Garcia Maldonado
Cuba
Hobbling Holstein calf nets bid from show company
In Belleville Ontario a Holstein calf born with one hip and one leg missing moves easily despite the impairment. A show company has made an offer for the animal.
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Belleville
Ont
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Board
ES Archibeld
Dommen Experimentsi Farms Service
Land Utilization Committee
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act
Prairie Provinces
Prairie Province
Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick Banting
Beieve
Banting
Health
the Health League of Canada
Toronto
Austria
von Starhemberg
Paris
Heinrich
Switzerland
Belgium
China
Egypt
Rome
Trians
Alice Brooks
E. C. Dudley
Java
Tunbridge Wells
England
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