Recording Operations On The Farm Accounting Methods
W F Chown of the Dominion Agricultural Economics Branch discusses farm accounting aims problems and practical methods. He favors treating farms as units with departmental accounts and suggests district bookkeeping routes with supervising accountants to produce comparative reports. Approximately 7 800 fatal accidents occur annually in British homes.
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W. F. Chown
Chartered Accountant
Dominion Agricultural Economics Branch
Ottawa
Canadian Chartered Accountant
Mr. Chown
Chown
Mr Chown
Field Crops Of Canada 1935 Farm Revenue And Yields
Canada’s 1935 gross farm revenue reached 943 million dollars with field crops at about 507 million. Saskatchewan led wheat and oats production, Alberta and Manitoba followed in other crops, Ontario produced corn and top potato yields were led by Quebec. Ontario and Saskatchewan faced drought, rust and frost impacting yields.
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Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Alberta
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Optimism and resilience in Western Canada communities
Regina Leader-Post editorial urges faith in local enterprise and Courage of Western Canadians amid years of hardship. It stresses vigorous community initiatives, maintained organizations, and a belief that a hopeful outlook can spur new economic development despite pessimism and past misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Regina
King Edward VIII Champions Telephone Use in Palace
The king favors more telephones at Buckingham Palace and other royal residences. He directs a phone in every room he may use and uses calls himself when possible. Buckingham Palace calls are kept secret by devices to block operator listening.
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Buckingham Palace
Palace
St. James's Palace
Fort Belvedere
Edward VIII
George V
His Last Place Gardener Refused References
A careful woman hires a new gardener and asks for references. The candidate admits no references were given because he hit a warder at his last job, explaining the reason in a casual, amused tone.
Prospector Discovers Massive Nugget in North Transvaal
A young prospector named J. J. Baker found a gold nugget weighing just over five pounds in the North Transvaal. The nugget, reported as one of the largest ever found, is valued at $2,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Transvaal
J. J. Baker
Senseless Souvenir Thievery at Queen Mary and Royal Scot
The St. Thomas Times-Journal laments souvenir theft on the Queen Mary in New York and compares it with robberies during visits of the Royal Scot at the Century of Progress in Chicago. It notes thieves carried screwdrivers to steal trinkets, urges police action and fines, and questions hosting guests if it cannot be trusted to keep items safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Artificial fever proposed as cure for St Vitus Dance
Three Colorado doctors at the University of Colorado Medical School hospital report using artificial fever to treat St Vitus Dance. In thirteen cases the nervous disorder fully recovered, according to their note in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Colorado
University of Colorado Medical School
Journal of the American Medical Association
Still Widely Used The Dandelion Praised By Editor
A Mont real Gazette editor extols the dandelion noting its historic uses as medicine, greens, and a tonic. He recalls dandelion tea for fevers and liver troubles and mentions dandelion beer and the root used as a coffee substitute.
Bryan versus Laurier as great orator debate
The St Thomas Times Journal notes that US papers calling William Jennings Bryan the greatest American orator overlook Sir Wilfrid Laurier of Canada who led as premier from 1896 to 1911.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
United States
William Jennings Bryan
America
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Pattern 5543 Haven't you always wanted to do a bit of interesting crewel work
A vintage ad describes pattern 5543 for crewel work with motifs sized 8 to 10 inches and 11 inch squares, rope silk option, color ideas, materials, stitch illustrations, and a transfer pattern. Readers are invited to send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept. in Winnipeg for the design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
England’s climate limits crops as grass dominates farms
J. Sidney Cates notes England’s latitude restricts agriculture with fruit and corn reliant on glasshouses. He describes mild summers, cool winters, and grass lands comprising about 38 million acres, split into temporary, permanent, and rough grazing, shaping farming in the United Kingdom.
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England
J. Sidney Cates
Labrador
Atlantic
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Orillia Moves to Tax Nonresident Pedlars Heavily
Orillia Ontario doubles fees for nonresident pedlars to 250 dollars while locals stay at 125. Foot hawkers pay 25 dollars outside and 5 dollars inside town. residents must live in Orillia a year. The plan protects home traders and curbs itinerant sales. At UBC poultry program 2500 chicks undergo weight and health testing to develop dual purpose high egg and meat birds for export markets. progress includes Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds under Prof. Lloyd with aim to publish seed stock next year.
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Orillia
Ontario
University of British
U.B.C
United States
Faculty of Agriculture
Lloyd
Rhode Island
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Camrose Man Fights Crows and Magpies with Tickets
C D Bailey of Camrose Alberta runs a one man war against crows and magpies by exchanging pairs of feet for admission tickets to his moving picture theatre. Over the past year he swapped 3266 tickets for 3266 pairs of bird feet, saving many robins ducks and other birds from egg and fledgling destruction.
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Camrose
Alberta
Alberta Game Protective Association
C. D. Bailey
Bailey
Moving Picture
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Island Highway
Victoria
B.C
Vancouver Island
Montreal Gazette
University of B.C
Port Arthur
Great Pyramid
Egypt
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