West and East Agree on Wheat Market and Rail Profits
The article argues that Western Canada's wheat shortfall and grain shipment tie ups reveal Eastern Canada’s dependence on western prosperity. It cites Ontario press noting wages of the wheat market affect rail profits and East-West understanding grows as grain carriage yields profits for railways. The piece emphasizes mutual benefit, shared fortunes, and national unity between regions east of the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Ontario
Toronto
Wrest
Canada
Great Lakes
Prairie Provinces
Railway Commission
United States
Canada establishes reference monuments in western towns
In summer 1929 the Geodetic Survey of Canada and the Department of the Interior set up fundamental reference monuments in fourteen towns and cities across Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Municipalities granted the sites usually in city parks. Each pier bears a bronze plate with the monument’s elevation latitude and longitude per the survey.
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Geodetic Survey of Canada
Department of the Interior
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Geodetic Survey
Average life of derelict ships cited as 30 days
Shipping authorities say derelict ships have an average operational life of about 30 days before being abandoned or scrapped. The figure reflects hazards at sea and rapid decommissioning of nonfunctional vessels.
Canadian Scholar Totals in 1928 Education System
Government figures show 2,342,391 scholars in Canadian educational institutions in 1928. Publicly controlled K-12 attendance reached 2,054,298, while 23 universities enrolled 56,042 students, including 20,900 women.
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Canada
From Weed to Feed: Sweet Clover’s Changing Role
Farmers once treated sweet clover as a stubborn weed but now grow it for hay and pasture and to enrich soil. The shift reflects evolving agricultural practices and soil management understanding across regions.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for excess stomach acid
Reduce stomach discomfort with Phillips Milk of Magnesia a tasteless dose neutralizes acid quickly. For fifty years physicians have trusted this safe remedy to correct excess acids and relieve sour stomach and indigestion.
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Magnesia
Life Expectancy Worldwide in Early 20th Century
A summary of life expectancy figures from 1900 to 1927, noting New Zealand leading among nations with male birth life expectancy about 63 years and female about 65, Australia slightly lower yet highest outside Europe and America, and India at about 22 years for males and 23 for females. United States around 59 years with small gender gaps. Denmark's men over 60 and women about 62, reflecting European standings.
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Europe
America
New Zealand
Louis I. Dublin
Harper's Magazine
Australia
India
Rome
United States
Denmark
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Blood to End Rheumatism
A Ontario woman reports sixteen years of rheumatism finally relieved after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The remedy is claimed to enrich and purify the blood, banishing rheumatism sciatica neuralgia neuritis and boosting health. Pills cost 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Photographs and fingerprints sent by radio between Berlin and Buenos Aires
Police exchanges show ten fingerprint prints sent in eight minutes with clear indexing. Photographs proved harder to transmit, though ink drawings from photos transmit perfectly. Each side also sent sketches of its police chief, reproduced excellently.
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Berlin
Buenos Aires
Hints for Exhibitors at World Grain Exhibition
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture issues a booklet on exhibits and preparation for the World Grain Exhibition and Conference to be held in Regina from July 25 to August 6, 1932. Copies available from the department. Hon. W. C. Buckle serves as chairman of the Saskatchewan executive committee.
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Department of Agriculture
Regina
W. C. Buckle
Saskatchewan
Law With Teeth Targets Austrians Aboard Drying Prohibition
Two thousand Austrians many miles from America are kept dry by a prohibition law with teeth. They are individuals who committed minor offenses while intoxicated and have sentences that activate when they take another drink.
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America
Catarrhezone Steam Therapy Aids Child Croup Colds
A guide recommends boiling water with Catarrhezone and inhaling medicated steam to relieve a child’s croupy cough. The method aims to reduce inflammation and provide quick relief, claiming suitability even for infants and noting Catarrhezone is sold in 50 cent bottles by druggists.
Canada faces agricultural imbalance warns expert
R D Colquette argues in The Country Guide that Canada’s wheat boom masks declines in butter lamb and other products. He warns of a growing deficit in key exports, urging production to fit market demand while noting wheat remains dominant in western regions.
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Canada
R. D. Colquette
Country Guide
Winnipeg
New Zealand
Mr. Colquette
Plan for regu lar airship link Japan to North America
A group of Japanese businessmen organized to establish a regular passenger and air service between Japan and the United States and Canada. Four Graf Zeppelin like airships would be used, with a target fare of 1500 per passenger. The plan, financed at 75 million, awaits government permits and international agreements, with full preparations to proceed.
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Japan
United States
Canada
Globe
Seki Hoshino
Tokyo
Mr. Hoshino
Odd Maya Jawbone Pendant Unearthed by British Expedition
A carved human jaw bone with hieroglyphs, made into a pendant, was found by a British archaeological expedition in British Honduras. The artifact is tied to prehistoric Maya culture and suggests ornate jewelry practices.
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British Honduras
Senators Backed by Woman in Troubles Ahead
A provocative line suggests a woman will be blamed for any future mishaps affecting the Senators. Meanwhile, used-car auction sales occur in Africa. Campers Carry Minard's.
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Africa
Veterans face shortened lifespans after war service
Hon Dr Manion told a parliamentary committee that few men who served in actual theatres of war between 1914 and 1918 would live to age sixty five. Major Wright’s figures show about 30 000 postwar deaths among 348 904 veterans, suggesting mortality will rise in the coming decade. The Oshawa Times notes the veterans’ hardships and calls for sympathy and support from the public.
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Manion
Parliamentary Committee On Pensions
Manton
Major Wright
Pensions Department
Canada
Oshawa Times
Melfort Kiwanis Plots Seed Grant For Teens
Melfort Saskatchewan Kiwanis Club will supply 250 teenage boys with two bushels of registered grain seed each enough to sow an acre. A cup and other prizes will be awarded in the fall for the best grain. The United States plans an exhibit on its billion dollar poultry industry for the World Poultry Congress in London this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melfort, Sask
Kiwanis Club
United States
London
Moths In Arctic and Old Mittens Found Testifying
A note on Arctic moths states none exist, while paired white woollen mitts hang in Ottawa for O S Finnie, head of the North West Territories and Yukon Interior Service. Knitted in England 80 or 90 years ago, the mittens were cached on Dealy Island in 1852 by McClintock’s expedition and rediscovered by Inspector Joy last spring. Also praised is Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as relief after years of seeking help.
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Arctic
O. S. Finnie
Ottawa
Finnie
North West Territories
Yukon
Dealy Island
Inspector Joy
Giant Spruce Cut Down In Vermland Parish
A spruce over 275 years old and 125 feet tall was felled in Gasborn parish in Vermland. The tree measured 44 inches at the base and was divided into five sections yielding more than 118.43 cubic feet of solid wood plus splints for pulp.
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Gasborn
Vermland
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Plan Daring Venture
Pacific
Minard’s
Douglas
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s Is Good Company
J. D. Kellogg
Lbeentad
King OF
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CIA
Appleford
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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