Federal Government Urges Forest Protection in Western Canada
A statement by Hon Thomas G. Murphy warns of a severe fire season in 1931 for the Prairie Provinces. It notes drought, low water levels, and the need for public cooperation to reduce fire losses while stressing the federal role in forest conservation and protection.
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Canada
Thomas G. Murphy
Department of the Interior
Prairie Provinces
National Parks
Western
Cansia
Western Forest Services
Pedigree claim sparks skepticism in a wagging exchange
A dialogue shows a doubtful buyer asking if the dog is pedigree while the dealer asserts pedigree status and quips that the dog would not speak to either party if it could.
Night Worker Job Offered by Father in Leipzig
An exchange from Der Lustige Sachse of Leipzig reveals a daughter refusing to sleep for love, while the father offers a night watchman position at his factory. The anecdote highlights family dynamics and a practical solution within the commentary.
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Sachse
Leipzig
Tingey pattern in Paris New York designs for formal wear
All Tingey models are created and sketched in Paris with patterns made in New York. The circular attached skirt flatters the figure in black and white themes and versatile fabrics. Sizes 16 to 20 and 36 to 42 offered, ready for delivery. Send 25 cents and write name, address, pattern number and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No Size
A brief notice directs readers to order sewing patterns from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave reporting pattern numbers and sizes. It outlines where to address requests and how to specify pattern details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada Forest Exports Reach Peak as Protection Becomes Trade Shield
The article argues thirty years of expansion in Canada's forest industry may be peaking. From 1901 to 1930 exports of wood and paper rose from 431 million to 2.645 billion in the last decade, totaling over 4.9 billion. It warns forest conservation is vital to sustaining trade and national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Wood Products and Paper Agency
Canada
Manitoba Wheat Champion Crowned at Brandon Show
Manitoba Wheat champion is John H Beavies of Crystal City after winning the grand championship at the Manitoba Soil Products Exhibition held with the Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon. P J Best of Notre Dame De Lourdes won the oats province title, barley champ is John Wiener of Miami, and amateurs shared top prizes in the Manitoba Wheat Pool events with John Sutherland and Percy Fry victorious in barley. George H Knox of Miami took the Canada Malting Company's cup for malting barley.
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John H. Beavies
Crystal City
Manitoba
Brandon
Beavies
P. J. Best
Notre Dame de Lourdes
John Wiener
Miami
Manitoba Wheat Pool
John Sutherland
Hamiota
Percy Fry
Canada Malting Company
George H. H. Knox
Ascot ties go on sale in Canada after governor general era
A few weeks after Lord Willingdon left Canada for honors in India, Ascot ties once rare here are now sold at half price in leading haberdasheries. The piece notes fashion followers include women and adds a quip about a student insisting on doing sums alone.
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Lord Willingdon
Canada
India
Ascot
Western Beef Producers Association Hints Export Cattle Figures
Officials of the Western Beef Producers Association presented a survey to Minister of Agriculture Robert Weir on cattle suitable for export. Roderick McLeay of High River and George Ross of Lethbridge head the group and plan to reveal details soon. The new estimate is lower than a prior count of 100000 beef cattle.
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Western Canada
Western Beef Producers Association
Robert Weir
Roderick McLeay
High River
Alberta
George Ross
Lethbridge
Nautilus Set for Arctic Voyage In May
Captain Sir Hubert Wilkin prepares the submarine Nautilus and a crew of 18 for departure from New York toward Spitzbergen then across the Siberian Straits. The ship will reach the Arctic region this spring and part of the voyage is expected to be under ice.
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Sir Hubert Wilkin
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Arctic
New York
Spitzbergen
Siberian Straits
Results Of Research On Storage And Drying Of Damp Wheat
Findings from the 1927 initiated programme show that drying efficiency rises with air temperature but baking quality suffers more from hot air. A maximum safe air temp of 180 F is advised, with higher temps causing increasing damage. Other results cover moisture, cold weather effects, two stage drying, single stream air, humidity, final moisture targets, batch versus continuous drying, weight loss, and germination tests as injury indicators.
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Research Council
Edgar Stansfield
University of Alberta
W. H Cook
National Research Council
Edmonton
Stansfield
Cook
Department of Field Crops
Department of Chemistry
The
Agricultural College
University of Manitoba
University of Saskatchewan
Calgary
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Envy and Rights Debate Observed in Public Discourse
A reflective quote notes that envy diminishes as privilege grows and that those behind focus on claiming rights. The remark contrasts wealth distribution with rhetoric on entitlement, suggesting social tension around fairness and opportunity.
Potatoes From Canada Still Entering U S Markets
Canadian seed and food potatoes continue crossing the border despite a Hawley Smoot tariff. January imports reached 25 900 000 pounds of seed potatoes, 9 000 000 pounds for food, with Maryland Baltimore receiving Nordic spuds aboard the steamer Skagatind and New York fed from the same consignment, amid drought pressures.
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Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
United States
Dominion
Baltimore
Maryland
Skagatind
Phrenology Machine Lists 32 Mental Faculties by Fingers
A 1954 device with 1954 sensitive fingers fits on the head to read bumps and print slips rating 32 faculties from poor to excellent. The machine yields a printed summary indicating the subject’s strengths and weaknesses across each faculty.
Lost boy seeks way home to Isaac Goldberg store
A distressed child pleads for help to reach a store run by Isaac Goldberg at 111 South Main Street. The father is showcasing the latest models of women’s smart dresses at unusually low prices.
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Isaac Goldberg
South Main Street
Moose Factory Wins First Commercial Fishing License
A Moose Factory company secures a license to fish commercially and will ship fish to New York and Chicago for the first time. Workmen build warehouses as shipments begin in late May with large orders from US cities.
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Moose Factory
New York
Chicago
James Bay
United States
The Sabbatical Year Concept Explained
The sabbatical year was a seventh year when land of ancient Jews lay fallow for twelve months. Grounded in Exodus 23 10 and other Bible passages the term now also refers to a one year vacation taken every seven years.
German Inventor Builds Silk Wrapped Steel Tube Cannon
An inventor in Germany has created a cannon by wrapping steel tubes with silk to achieve the desired size, leveraging silk thread’s greater tenacity than steel wire of equal diameter.
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Germany
Typing a Postcard for the Handwriting Contest
A brief European quote frames a scene of a writer composing a postcard for a handwriting competition. The dialogue hints at anticipation and creative participation within a cultural setting in Barcelona.
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Esquella
Barcelona
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Christian Science Monitor
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Mer
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Wood, Wood Products & Paper
Manitoba Wheat
J. H. Beavies
Premier
Ishbel MacDonald
Agendam
England
Johnny Fox
Key New
Kingsley Hall
Associated Press
Northern Centre
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