Feeding and Marketing Hogs to Meet Exacting Demand
Canadian hog producers face pressure to shift focus from breeding to feeding and proper finishing. Consumers demand precise weights and finish, with overgrown hogs now challenging price differentials. Packers urge adjusting feeding methods to align supply with market needs and avoid future corrective steps.
Demand Patterns in Hog Meat Weights and Quality
The article argues that demand for pork products is constant across weight classes and quality levels. It warns that feeding practices create imbalances, with light lean hogs undervalued and overfinished heavy hogs overproducing fat cuts, risking marketability in Britain and domestic sales. It urges producers to adopt sound, balanced production and avoid expedient feeding.
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Wiltshire
Canada
Britain
Incentive Clock Combines Timekeeping and Savings Bank
A French device on the market merges a clock with a savings bank. It will not run unless the owner deposits a fixed amount daily or at set intervals. The clock shames late savers by stopping until funds are added, promoting timely payments in an era of time-based installments.
Science Will End Depression Through New Mass Markets
At a New York science symposium sponsored by the American Institute, Dr. H. H. Sheldon of New York University argued that science will end the current business depression by creating widely used new products. He cited ultraviolet light indoors, artificial weather, aviation safety devices, electric clocks, and automatic refrigeration as potential breakthroughs driving mass production and employment.
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New York
The
American Institute
H. H. Sheldon
New York University
Sheldon
Ways children annoy parents studied at college
Dr Mandel Sherman says 2124 ways children annoy parents were identified in a survey of 32 families at Georgia State College. Disobedience tops the list with other annoyances including slowness, hurrying, and being too eager. He notes parenting style shapes future adult behavior and parental attitude affects the annoyances.
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Mandel Sherman
Washington
Georgia State College
Sherman
May Use Bay Route If Government Grants Privileges
J. A. Campbell, K. C., urged at The Pas that Hudson Bay Railway could open to continental railways if the government grants running rights. Campbell, a former MP and bay route advocate, noted CN Railways operates the line for now and that CPR would seek running rights after testing is completed.
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Hudson Bay
J. A. Campbell
K.C
Pas
Campbell
Bay
Churchill
Canadian National Railways
Canada
United States
Canadian Pacific Railway
Auditor Charles Blake Gordon joins Canadian Pacific Railway
Named Auditor of Disbursements, Charles Blake Gordon began as a 1903 stenographer in the vice president’s office and rose to secretary to the president. He later served as secretary-treasurer and comptroller of the Kettle Valley Railway before taking the Auditor of Disbursements post on January 1, 1931.
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Charles Blake Gordon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Railway
Thomas Shaughnessy
Kettle Valley Railway Company
British Columbia
Kettle Valley Railway
British Women Live Longer Than American Counterparts
An eight year Millbank memorial fund study finds English and Welsh women outlive US women and also outlive English and Welsh men. American women aged 25 to 64 have over 30 percent higher death rates than English and Welsh women, while American men in the same age bands are at least 15 percent higher than British men. The pattern holds across all eight years and for each age group.
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United States
Millbank Memorial Fund
Canada Moves to Second in World Gold Output
The article notes Canada rose to second place among world gold producers in 1930, surpassing the United States as South Africa remains the leader. It cites a $43 million Canadian yield vs $41 million for the U S, with Ontario mines expanding dividends and new ore bodies, while Bannockburn hints at a broader gold production era.
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Canada
South Africa
Natural Resources
Dominion Department of the Interior
Dominion
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
United States
Ontario
Chronicle-Telegraph
Bannockburn
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lord Melchett
International Nickel Company
Beau wrap over dress pattern from Tingey offers slim lines
Paris designed Tingey garments are sketched in Paris and patterns produced in New York. The wrap over dress features flattering lines carried from skirt to bodice with a graceful scarf. It can be made in silks such as marocain or satin in shades from black to greens. Sizes 16 to 20 and 34 to 42, ready for delivery. Send 25 cents with name, address, pattern number and size to Fashion Bureau.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns Accress Winnipeg Newspaper
A Winnipeg notice lists a pattern order guide from a local newspaper union located at 475 McDermot Ave. The item references pattern access and sizing details for readers seeking sewing guidance.
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Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Simple Science Lesson Sparks Humble Professor
A zoology professor confesses ignorance of how electricity works to a young housewife. She calmly explains by pressing a button the light comes on, revealing a lighthearted exchange about modern science. The brief ends with a quip about a father-in-law paying for the electric setup.
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