Awakening interest in wildlife protection across the border
The article notes a growing conservation impulse in the United States and Canada urging broad public participation to protect game birds, fur bears, and fish. It cites studies on crow predation, regional clubs targeting crows, and Saskatchewan's sweepstakes to reduce crow and magpie numbers as a forward step for preserving songbirds and wildlife heritage.
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United States
Canada
H. G. Carson
Saskatoon
Fish and Game League
League
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan trials cross wheat and rye
University of Saskatchewan conducts experiments crossing Chinese wheat with rye to fuse rye hardness with wheat milling qualities. Early results show stored chromosomes yielding plants that retain rye traits, though cross results are not always constant.
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University of Saskatchewan
Zeppelins Expand as Faster Airship Plans Unveiled
Building larger airships begins at Friedrichshafen for a craft bigger and faster than the Hindenburg. The new Zeppelin aims to carry 80 passengers, reach 160 mph, and span nearly as long as the Queen Mary. German mail services adopt cadmium red for boxes and vehicles.
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Friedrichshaven
South Atlantic
Canada restricts advertising cures for obesity laws
The article notes that Canada prohibits advertising a cure for obesity. It cites regulatory intent to prevent misleading health claims and protect consumers from unverified treatments. The piece underscores legal consequences for false obesity cure advertisements.
Mining Prospects Grow in Northwest Territories in 1936
Geological field work by the Department of Mines indicates a strong prospecting push in 1936 across the Northwest Territories. Yellowknife and Great Slave Lake regions, including Yellowknife area and the east arm islands, will host five major mining firms and many individual parties. 10,000 square miles north of the Great Slave Lake area were surveyed last year, with about a third showing favourable prospects for precious metals within the southern Yellowknife Game Preserve.
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Department of Mines
Northwest Territories
Department of the Interior
Cameron Bay
Great Bear Lake
Fort Smith
Alberta
Yellowknife
Great Slave Lake
Yellowknife Game Preserve
Grandma Olsen Prefers Alberta Wheat Life at 93
Mrs. H. M. Olsen, age 93, favors living on her Alberta wheat farm near High River over Arizona fruit lands or California homes. Born in Denmark and married in New York, she crossed to Salt Lake City and walked 1,100 miles to Alberta in 1905, praising wheat and Alberta’s farming.
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H. M. Olsen
High River
Alberta
Arizona
California
Grandma” Olsen
Must Be Almost Perfect Honor Cow Breaks Milk Record
A dairy cow named Must Be Almost Perfect Honor produced 38 606 pounds of milk with 1 402 pounds of butterfat in a year. The figures equate to the milk consumed by over 200 people daily, enough for 838 880 ice cream cones, and butter for eight families daily, barring relief rations. The Stratford Beacon Herald hails it as a model for farmers.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Tourists Hope Canada Travel Peak Reaches 1929 Level
D. Leo Dolan director of the Canadian Travel Bureau told an Ottawa banquet that tourist inquiries for Canada this year nearly double those of the same period last year. He noted most inquiries come from United States citizens seeking visitation.
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Canada
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Ottawa
Ancient
Mystic Order of Samaritans
United States
English Motorist Recalls Trap on Brighton Run
A driver of a small car talks about a misfortune while recounting a trip from Brighton. He mentions hitting a trap and jokes with a friend about whether there is any cheese in it.
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Brighton
Global transport in 1931 and 1830 mail coach era
The record notes that in 1931 there was one automobile for every 56 people worldwide, and in 1830 about 1,400 mail coaches departed London daily, illustrating rapid shifts in transport modes and accessibility across eras.
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London
Value Of Advertising In 1936 McKim Foreword
The Edmondton Journal notes that advertising today has greater opportunity than ever, demanding sound planning, sincerity, and persistence. It argues that advertising must inform and prove value, sustain demand, and give buyers value for money through honest, consistent efforts.
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McKim Directory of
Edmonton Journal
May Visit Vimy King Edward Expected To Attend Unveiling
The Havas News Agency reports King Edward will travel to France on July 26 to unveil Canada’s war memorial at Vimy Ridge. He would land from London, return the same day, and be greeted by Albert Lebrun, Henri Petain, and the French premier. The trip would mark his first foreign journey since accession and connect Anglo French friendship.
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Havas
Edward
France
Canada
Paris
Vimy
London
Albert Lebrun
Henri Petain
Vimy Ridge
Patrician Patron’s Generous Praise Backfires in Faerie Queene Tale
A summary from the Christian Science Monitor recalls how the Earl of Southampton rewarded Spenser for the Faerie Queene with increasing sums of money as he read more, finally shouting to turn the author out lest he be ruined by the poem’s grandeur.
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Spenser
Earl of Southampton
Christian Science Monitor
Building Split in Two on Caughnawaga Reserve
Police say a two story wooden house on the Indian reservation at Caughnawaga Quebec was split from roof to cellar in a lightning caused accident. Police Chief John Jacks estimated damage at 500 dollars with no occupants in the home at the time.
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Caughnawaga
Que
John Jacks
Non Sinkable Lifeboat Promises Safe Escape At Sea
Catalan engineer Cosme Salomo Vila unveils a 25 to 30 foot non sinkable lifeboat that seats 40 to 50, launches from sinking ships in all weather, and remains dry with a renewing air system. Demonstrations in Madrid impressed officials from the Spanish ministry of marine.
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Cosme Salomo Vila
Madrid
Ministry of Marine
Salomo Vila
Mataro
Bran Cheese Biscuits for Tea or Salad
A brief recipe notes using Quaker Natural Bran and flour with baking powder salt cheese and shortening. It describes mixing dry ingredients adding cheese shortening boiling water egg and forming thin rolls cut with a cookie cutter. Bake slowly at under 300 degrees for a tasty tea time accompaniment.
Ram say appointed commander in chief of East Indies
Commander of East Indies Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Ramsay has been named commander in chief of the East Indies station. He is married to Lady Patricia Ramsay, daughter of the Duke of Connaught and honorary colonel of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
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Alexander Ramsay
East Indies
Royal Navy
Alexander
Patricia Ramsay
Duke of Connaught
Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
Canada
Lady Patricia
Princess of
Great Britain and Ireland
Architect Lives 141 Years Behind Time in Georgian Ampthill
A. E. Richardson of London University resides in a Georgian house at Ampthill aiming to recreate a 1795 domestic setting with no modern features.
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A. E. Richardson
London University
Ampthill
National Institute for the Blind production figures
Last year the National Institute for the Blind in Britain produced 832 015 books and newspapers and 0,000 pieces of Braille music, reflecting its output across accessible reading formats and Braille material.
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National Institute For the Blind
Britain
Thieves Return Stolen Goods After Police Threats
A Romanian gang of burglars sent a large parcel of stolen items to Buzau police chief with a note claiming to spare the police by moving their crimes elsewhere. MP Moceanu’s stolen fur coat prompted interior ministry to threaten dismissal of the police if the coat did not reappear within 24 hours. The next day the parcel arrived at the police station containing the coat.
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Buzau
Roumania
Bazan
M. Moceanu
Ministry of Interior
Earl of Willingdon Named Warden of Cinque Ports
The Earl of Willingdon, recently back from India where he served five years as viceroy, is appointed Warden of Cinque Ports with a comfortable salary and residence at Dover Castle. The king has also granted him a Marquessate, succeeding the late Marquess of Reading. The Cinque Ports include Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich and date from ancient coastal privileges.
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Earl of Willingdon
Cinque Ports
Dover Castle
Lord Willingdon
India
Canada
Marquess of Reading
Hastings
Romney
Hythe
Dover
Sandwich
England
Coal price soars in Aklavik as air deliveries dominate supply
In Aklavik NWT coal costs near its weight in gold due to scarcity. Air shipments supply most of the outpost and traders pay sky high prices. France explores resin as road surfacing material for new uses. Early plows were handmade from crooked branches operated entirely by hand.
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Aklavik
N.W.T
Sub- Arctic
France
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Dougla
Sir Alexander Ramsay
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Willingdon
Frank J
Shag) Shaughnessy
Montreal Royals
CROWN
Edwardsburg
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Canada Starch Company Limited
Stanley Street
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