Four Day Mail Link Britain Canada Seen By Post Office
Post Office officials foresee a four day mail transmission between Great Britain and Canada within a year as aviation develops. A dramatic pilot last fall delivered letters to Premier Bennett aboard the Empress of Australia, signaling potential speed gains.
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Canada
Britain
Great Britain
Post Office
London
Vancouver
P. T. Coolican
Straits of
Belle Isle
New York
R. B. Bennett
Straits
United States
Berrmuda
Azores
Coolican
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Mid- Atlantic
Lisbon
Montreal
Winnipeg
British Columbia
Japan
United States Aviation
Unalaska
Aleutian Islands
Kuekle Islands
Tokio
Farmer Pays Taxes with Cabbage in German Town
In Heide Germany a farmer dumped four tons of cabbages at the tax office after receiving a last notice to pay. He claimed to settle his tax claim in kind when currency was unavailable. The act followed his offer to pay with cabbages and a note stating the claim was settled.
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Holstein
Heide
Germany
Miner Named Vice President Of Forestry Association
Jack Miner of Kingsville Ontario who runs the Miner bird reservation receives word of his appointment as vice president of the American Forestry Association. The organization has hundreds of thousands of members with George D. Pratt as president. The piece notes a frontier wit about orators and winter mornings.
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Jack Miner
Miner
Kingsville
Ont
Washington
American Forestry Association
George D. Pratt
Luxurious Paris Designed Evening Dress Pattern Ad
Tingey pattern created in Paris and cut in New York offers a sleek flattering evening dress in transparent velvet with a blue hair stripe frill and full skirt. Similar patterns in lace crepe satin chiffon georgette or metal lame with picot-edged trims. sizes 16–20 and 36–40. ready for immediate delivery. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name and address and pattern number and size.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns Accress Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern number details appear limited in the brief city notice. The Winnipeg Pattern ordering note references the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. It hints at a pattern ordering process but lacks a full actionable instruction set or dates.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
December 1930 Milk Production Soars in Saskatchewan Creameries
O W Anderson, president of the Saskatchewan Co-Operative Creameries, notes record December milk production. He says the large output eases the butter shortage for the first time since New Zealand's earlier announcement and that the new year starts better for the dairy business.
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Saskatchewan
O. W. Anderson
Saskatchewan Co-Operative Creameries
New Zealand
Mr. Anderson
Bright Outlook For Canada Prediction From Toronto Address
Sir John Aird of the Canadian Bank of Commerce told Toronto stenographic reporters that Canada will endure the current downturn and grow stronger. He anticipated British capital returning, Canada surpassing the United States in farming prowess, and Canada becoming the bread basket for the U S as British debts are readjusted. He dismissed the idea of a serious panic.
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Canada
Toronto
Chartered
Stenographic Reporters’ Association of Ontario
John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Dominion
United States
Sir John
New Brain Food Sodium Bromide Surprises Scientific World
Sodium bromide, once known for sedative effects, shows surprising mental benefits in high doses at Utica State Hospital. Trials used 50 to 200 grains and produced marked improvement in brain function and motor coordination, with variable results across individuals.
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Utica
N.Y
Bankruptcy Laws Modified
The article notes bankruptcy laws becoming less harsh on debtors, citing historic Scottish and English practices. It mentions bankrupts once wearing distinctive dress and being treated nearly as criminals, with media avoiding the word by spelling it as B-kr-pts in lists of petitioners.
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Scotland
England
Prairie Provinces Ship 1.75 Million Lb Poultry
The Prairie Provinces supplied a large quota of festive season poultry with 177 600 dressed birds totaling 1 750 000 pounds shipped via Canadian Pacific from December 3 to 20. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta contributed 30 22 and 16 carloads respectively. Japan seeks silk cocoon price stabilization.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ban on slaughtering reproductive livestock in Soviet Union
The Central Executive Committee bans killing any livestock capable of reproducing, noting livestock shortages and potential two years' imprisonment or exile for violations. The excerpt also includes unrelated quotes about domestic mishaps and blunt remarks about violence.
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Soviet Union
Central Executive Committee
Winning Saskatchewan Communities in C N R Progress Contests
The first year results of the Canadian National Railways community progress contests in Saskatchewan name Edenwald near Regina as first, Laird Mennonite near Saskatoon as second, Bekevar near Kipling as third, and Redberry near Yorkton as fourth. Captions describe judges at Bekevar, Snowbird school in Laird, H H Funk orchard in Laird, a Calder school, Edenwold Agricultural Hall, and W Winkler farm home in Edenwold.
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Canadian National Railways
Saskatchewan
Edenwald
Regina
Laird Mennonite
Saskatoon
Bekevar
Kipling
Calder
H. H Funk
Laird
Edenwold
W. Winkler
Mapping the Far North Alberta Across the Air
The article describes aerial mapping of 4 870 square miles in northeast Alberta as part of the Fitzgerald National Topographic Series. It outlines terrain, rivers such as Slave River, Lake Athabasca, and trade routes, plus resources like timber, gypsum deposits, and wildlife. Fort Smith and Fitzgerald key settlements with RCMP, schools, and ports.
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Alberta
Leningrad
Russia
Surveyor General
Ottawa
Lake Athabaska
Fort William
Northwest Company
Slave River
Great Slave Lake
Fitzgerald
Fort Smith
Buffalo National Park
Wainwright
Athabaska
Chicago
William Ogilvie
F.R.G.S
Yukon
Portage Road
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Fort
la Butte
Salt River
Little Buffalo River
Peace Point
France Looks to Fixed Wheat Price but Canada Exports Stable
French plans to set a 2 dollar per bushel wheat price aim to protect domestic growers. The tariff would adjust with world prices, not directly harming Canadian exports. France agreed to buy 7.5 to 9.5 million bushels annually, about two thirds of its past three years average, with expectations of around 20 million imports from Canada this year.
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France
Canada
Millers
Preventive Measures Save British Children Says Officer
Sir George Newman chief medical officer reports that annual preventive care and enlightened motherhood save 40000 lives in Britain that would have been lost a generation ago. He notes disease and disability among schoolchildren stay static and urges a complete school dental service.
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Britain
Sir George Newman
Board of Education
Sir George
Soybeans yield oil and meal for cattle feed
One ton of soybeans yields about 240 pounds of oil and a valuable meal for cattle feed. The plant is mainly grown in southwestern Ontario but is cultivated across all provinces with rising production.
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Ontario
The Ubiquitous Canadian Strawberry
The strawberry grows wild across Canada from coast to coast and reaches as far north as the 64th parallel, within three degrees of the Arctic Circle.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
64Th Parallel
Arctic Circle
Quote Exchange on Writing Tools Sparks Dry Wit
A humorous exchange from Pages Gaies in Yverdon contrasts rough writing with paper and a nail. The remark highlights the sender’s struggle with traditional ink versus improvised writing on furniture.
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Gaies
Yverdon
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