Standard Time And Time Zones Across Canada
A government pamphlet details six distinct time zones across Canada from Atlantic to Pacific, tracing the adoption of standard time to Sir Sanford Fleming and a 1884 Washington conference. It explains Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, and Yukon standard times with meridian references and regional usage. A separate note mentions a delegation of Jewish and Arab orange growers heading to the Ottawa Imperial Conference.
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Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
Canada
Sir Sanford Fleming
Washington
Globe
Atlantic
Pacific
Halifax
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Calgary
Vancouver
Dawson
Quebec
Ontario
Northwest Territories
Sydney
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Cornwall
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Regina
Alberta
Territories
Kamloops
British Columbia
Greenwich
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Palestine
Enforce Safety Measures for Canadian Theatres
J Grove Smith Dominion Fire Commissioner reports film theatres in Canada lead fire control rankings at the annual conference in Ottawa. Last year film fires cost under 4000 dollars, a world record for safety. There are 820 theatres handling 546000 miles of flammable film yearly, credited to provincial inspections and licensed operators led by Col John A Cooper of the Motion Picture Exhibitors Association.
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Canada
J. Grove Smith
Dominion Fire Commissioner
Ottawa
Smith
Dominion
John A. Cooper
Motion Picture Exhibitors Association
British Empire
Transportation Committee
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Genral
Fashionable dress pattern for teens and women offers multiple fabrics
The article describes a versatile pattern Style No 428 for sizes 14 to 38 bust inches. It highlights fabrics such as tub silk cotton novelty wool linen or pique and notes sleeve options and a buttoned shoulder style. The original pattern uses marine blue crepe silk with navy trim and a matching belt buckle. Price is 25 cents plus wrap coin.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions specify ordering patterns via Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 17s McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern numbers and names are listed for selection and ordering.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Prince of Wales visits Scots Fusiliers before Palestine departure
The Prince of Wales in full uniform, Colonel-in-chief of the British Scots Fusiliers, flew from London to Gordon Camp near Aldershot to bid farewell to the 1st Battalion before its voyage to Palestine. The report notes a shift in public interest as the Joneses slow down.
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Prince of Wales
British Scots Fusiliers
London
Gordon Camp
Aldershot
Palestine
When Books Were Bricks
A historical vignette describes ancient Babylonian libraries with 32 000 clay bricks as books, written by incised letters baked in clay. It notes royal interest in librarians, a rescued waif story on a brick, and schools using large baked clay tablets as blackboards.
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Canada
Babylonia
Birds Menace To Planes In Aerial Collisions
Air travel faces hazards as birds collide with aircraft, causing damage. A kite strikes at thirty feet, tearing a propeller blade and overturning a plane. In India a British officer lands after a kite hawk bludgeons a wing, leaving the bird with broken bones near the crash site.
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India
Short Verse Remonstrance and Banana Import Note
The editor scolds a poet for long verses and receives a brief reply titled The Ballad of the Tradesman Trust Bust. The report notes 55,000,000 stems of bananas imported into the United States in 1931 and mentions Cook Islands issuing new pictorial stamps in the South Pacific.
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United States
Cook Islands
South Pacific
Bruins Defender Proves Skill On St John River
Lionel Hitchman of the Boston Bruins demonstrates top hand defensive prowess at Hartt's Island Pool on the St John River near Fredericton New Brunswick. He firmly handles an 80 pound silver salmon that he proudly holds. Sportsmen report fishing better than ever this year per A O Seymour CPR general tourist agent.
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Lionel Hitchman
Boston Bruins
Hartt’s Island Pool
St. John River
Fredericton
N.B
Hitchman
A. O. Seymour
Canadian Pacific Railway
Every Farmer Should Have Account Book
A simple useful account book helps farmers track receipts and expenses and an annual inventory of livestock, feed, and implements. The Dominion experimental farms publish this tool to identify which farm departments pay and which do not, available from Ottawa for ten cents.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Britannia Yacht Returns to Cowes Waters at 40
The king's yacht Britannia, aged forty, will again sail in Cowes. In her long career she has won over 200 first prizes, a record unmatched by any vessel of her class.
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Britannia
Cowes
Pugilism Origins and Sugar Cane Origins
The note explains that pugilism derives from the Latin pugil meaning clenched fist fighting. It then states that sugar cane is native to India.
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India
New Star Discovery Described By Victoria Observatory
The Montreal Gazette notes that Victoria Observatory reports a faint double star in Cassiopeia named HD 698, consisting of two lobes 150 million miles apart and about 3 100 light years away. It weighs 184 and 50 times the sun, with a luminosity 1 400 times solar and a cooler spectral type with calcium lines detected.
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Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
B.C
Cassiopia
Earth
Eggs Lay Count Sets Canadian Record in 1931
Canadian hens produced 286,882,447 dozen eggs in 1931 valued at 49,206,845 dollars. Ontario led with 116,562,567 dozen from 13,585,910 hens, Saskatchewan 42,602,264 from 5,232,420, and Alberta 34,454,408 from 4,070,400. The average price dropped to 17 cents per dozen.
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Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
New Serum Proved Successful for Whooping Cough
Dr D T Fraser of Connaught Laboratories reports at Ontario Health Officers Association in Toronto that a new serum shows promise for prevention and treatment of whooping cough in infants. It has been used for six months in about 150 cases and shows success at the Hospital for Sick Children and in Manitoba hospitals. Physicians note deaths from whooping cough rival diphtheria, especially in infants under one year.
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Ontario Health Officers’ Association
Toronto
D. T. Fraser
Connaught Laboratories
School of Hygiene
University of Toronto
Fraser
Manitoba
England
Apartment Building Boom Sweeps Buenos Aires
Nearly all construction in Buenos Aires centers on apartment houses as urban growth accelerates. Local planners note a shift from other structures to residential blocks, reshaping city skylines and housing availability.
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Buenos Aitres
Argentina
Michigan Completes Prolific Roads Library
The University of Michigan houses the most complete library on good roads in existence, reflecting a comprehensive collection that supports transportation studies and policy research.
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University of Michigan
Gulf Stream Temperature Range
The Gulf Stream shows seasonal temperatures from about 62 degrees in winter to 88 degrees in summer.
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The
Gulf Stream
Robins Seize Kiddieland Roller Coaster Home
A family of robins nested on the Kiddieland roller coaster rails at Cincinnati Zoo delaying the season opening. Director Bill Eberhardt closed the ride to let Mr and Mrs Robin raise four youngsters, keeping the attraction shut until the birds move.
Two Maids Engaged in Registry Office Arrangement
Hum mel from Hamburg reports a couple hires two maids at the registry office. One maid begins work on the first of the month, the other on the fifteenth, while the couple confirms they normally keep only a single maid.
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Hummel
Hamburg
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Stockholm
Ww. N. U
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Tso
Chio
Wee Eee
Lonian
William Tell
Hudson Bay
New York
Victoria Observatory
Empire Ship Service
Empire
St. Lawrence
Chesterton
Job
Montreal Gazette
Robins
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