Mixed Farming Aids Western Canada Says Hon. Robert Weir
Hon. Robert Weir federal agriculture minister told the Canadian Club in Toronto that mixed farming offers a path out of drought and disaster for western Canada. He urged self-sustaining farms, grazing and poultry expansion, and outlined relief efforts in Saskatchewan where 75 municipalities faced three-year crop failures.
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Weir
Saskatchewan
Mr. Weir
Arthur Meighen
Relief Commission
A Worth While Career for Married Women
The piece argues that running a home and raising a family is a career and that wives and mothers are among the most important individuals on earth if they hold their heads high. It elevates domestic roles alongside professions, business, politics, and the arts.
German coal production hits ten million tons monthly
Germany reports coal output at about 10,000,000 tons each month. The figure reflects sustained high volume in the nation’s energy sector amid ongoing industrial activity and energy policy considerations.
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Germany
German Engineer Proj ects Sky as Screen for Films
Berlin engineer Dr. Mannheimer invents a four foot projection device to display motion pictures and advertising on clouds or mountainsides up to five miles away. Light is mirrored to cast images as large as 130 feet on clouds 230 feet high, requiring only a cloudy sky for a show.
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Berlin
Germany
Mannheimer
Dame Fashion Promises a Big Jacketed Season
A fashion note presents a jacketed outfit for spring with a rose red checked wool model and a beige novelty knitted blouse. It explains options to make a complete dress or separate pieces, notes fabric needs for sizes 14 to 38 bust, and promotes a Fashion Magazine guide with pattern and book prices.
Pattern Address and Germ Temperature Note
Winnipeg newspaper note from the Union at 175 AbDermot Ave mentions patterns and remarks that most germs grow best at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit while some adapt to ice box temperatures.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
AbDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Bahamas Tomatoes to Supply Canada for Three Months
From Nassau Bahamas comes word that Canadian tomato supply will be sourced from the Bahamas for the next three months. An initial shipment of 3,500 crates has been sent, with a plan to ship not less than 5,000 crates weekly. The arrangement follows a Canada West Indies trade agreement.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Canada
West Indies
United States
Hat Height Philosophy Outsider Tales From A Small Town
A colored man visits a local store seeking a blanket. The merchant offers a higher quality item, but the man states he cannot afford it, saying I nevah hangs my hat higher up than what I kin reach. The piece contrasts this modest honesty with broader critique of overreaching in individuals, companies, and nations.
Pat the Irishman Nailed With Left Hand Lesson
Aboard a ship an Irishman named Pat writes with his right hand then switches to his left. The officer asks if he can write with either hand. Pat replies he can, citing his father who told him to learn left hand nail cutting in case he loses his right hand.
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Pat
Cupid statue found incomplete in Italy for Reno park
An antique Cupid statue unearthed in Italy misses a hand, both legs, a nose and an ear. The item is proposed as a city park ornament in Reno. Separately Turkey tightens restrictions on importing motion picture films.
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Cupid
Italy
Reno
When the Power Goes Off We Realize Our Electrical Age
A vivid reflection on life during a power outage. The author notes how essential electricity is to daily life and work from cooking to printing, signaling how deeply modern society depends on connected systems and the unseen force that fuels them. The piece underscores our reliance on electricity and the limits of even experts when power fails.
Canada Far North Transformed by Radio and Air Travel
The Journal Providence notes rapid changes in Canada's Far North as radio and airplanes link distant outposts to civilization. Outposts once deemed worthless are becoming useful through human ingenuity, with future progress likely to reshape the region. The piece also mentions the tiny planetoid Eros, about 20 miles across, valuable for refining Earth–sun distance measurements.
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Canada
The
Journal
Providence
Why the United States Must Help Settle Reparations Question
Analysis argues U S must aid settlement of reparations to stabilize Germany and protect American investments abroad. It links reparations to European demand, debt relations with Britain and France, monetary stability, tariff impacts, and armament cuts within a coherent world policy.
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United States
New Republic
New York
Germany
Europe
Britain
France
Great Britain
Wiggin Committee
Basle Committee
Fraser River cannery tests skinning sockeye for price gain
A British Columbia salmon cannery on the Fraser River experimented with skinning sockeye before canning. The method adds cosmetic appeal, costs about three cents per fish, and yielded a price premium. Skinning is done by hand with a small clamp as the fish are cut, packed, and cooked as usual. Ten skins weighed just over a third of a pound total.
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Fraser River
British Columbia
Dominion Department of Fisheries
American position amidst world debts and unrest
A London Daily Express critique argues the United States faces a hollow prosperity with gold reserves and full employment but empty orders from abroad. It warns that debt and reparations cripple US prosperity, urges the press to advocate truth, and calls for public scrutiny before the ship sinks.
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United States
America
Daily Express
London
England
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Guard of Honor
Parliament
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