Go West Young Man The Westward Population Shift
The article traces Canada’s population moving westward and northward, linking it to shifts in political power and manufacturing centers. It notes the center of population moved from Montreal toward Sault Ste. Marie by 1931, with western provinces gaining representation and economic influence. It highlights growth in British Columbia and projections of northern resource development and trade routes shaping future policy.
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United States
Europe
Asia
Christopher Columbus
Atlantic
Old World
Americas
Japan
Far East
Manchuria
Canada
Canadian Geographical Journal
Great Lakes
Montreal
Sault Ste. Marie
Parliament of
Kingston
Pembroke
Ontario
Sudbury
Maritime Provinces
Vancouver
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Quebec
Churchill-Hudson Bay
Dominion
Poland Seeks Names for 42000 Farming Communities
The government seeks names for 42000 farming communities after most local identifications were chosen five years ago. about two thirds of projects were named then, and now the remaining communities require permanent names.
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Poland
Average Man Speaks Roughly Eleven Million Words Annually
A study estimates the typical male utterance volume at about 11.8 million words per year. Researchers note daily talk, conversation variety, and context influence total word counts for individuals.
Destitute Blind in Canada Lacks Pension Support
Philip E. Layton, president of the Montreal Association for the Blind, laments that Canada has no pension system for the blind while Britain Ireland and New Zealand provide pensions and wage supplements. He notes even skilled blind individuals struggle to find work despite qualifications.
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Canada
Philip E. Layton
Montreal Association For the Blind
New Zealand
Great Britain
Layton
Northern Ireland
Free State
United States protests Persia over air race entrants
The United States formally protested to Persia over the treatment of John H. Wright and John Polando after a forced landing on Oct. 23 between Mohammerah and Abadan during the England Australia air race. They were detained 24 hours despite Persian permission to fly through and land if needed, then withdrew from the race at Karachi.
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United States
Persia
John H. Wright
John Polando
Mohammerah
Abadan
Wright
Polando
Karachi
India
Russia's shifting industrial might in 1934 output shift
Soviet Russia climbs the world ranking in natural resource production. Pig iron output should hit 10,000,000 tons before 1934 ends, pushing Germany to fourth place. Steel and rolled metal exceed 16,000,000 tons, placing Russia behind the United States and Germany. Moscow claims Russia will soon stand beside America in each sector as its vast human machine gains efficiency.
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Soviet Russia
Russia
Germany
United States
Britain
Moscow
America
Squirrel Fights Hawk in Fatal Midair Duel
An amateur naturalist in Schweinitz Silesia witnessed a hawk seize a small mammal near a forest edge. The pair plunged to the ground and the squirrel escaped bleeding yet climbed a pine while the hawk lay dead with a throat wound.
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Schweinitz
Silesia
Patent Claim For Rubber From Christmas Poinsettia
Herman E. Pitman, a St. Louis chemist, seeks patent protection for a formula he says could supply 60 percent of the United States rubber needs. The method uses a poinsettia species, a plant common as a Christmas decoration that thrives in southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman E. Pitman
St. Louis
United States
Queen Mary Enjoys Jig-Saw Puzzle at Imperial Institute
Queen Mary with the Princess Royal and the Countess of Harewood visited a fair at the Imperial Institute. They viewed handiwork by disabled veterans, paused at a jig-saw puzzle booth, and Queen Mary purchased the puzzle.
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Queen Mary
Princess Royal
Countess of Harewood
Imperial Institute
Clocks at Greenwich Observatory Run Ultra Accurate
Two clocks at Greenwich Observatory in England are cited as among the most accurate in the world. Each is checked every 30 seconds by a pendulum swinging in a vacuum.
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Greenwich Observatory
England
Call for Modernizing Criminal Code in Canada
Saint John coroner Dr C L Emerson argues for amending the Criminal Code to better address deaths from automobile accidents. He proposes a lesser charge than manslaughter with meaningful deterrence and supports immediate impoundment of vehicles in fatal crash cases pending brake and equipment checks.
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C. L. Emerson
Saint John City
Saint John
N.B
Emerson
Simplest And Best Way To Handle Milk Surplus
Minister for Agriculture Walter Elliot told a Glasgow Unionist teachers meeting that the simplest method is to let a surplus be consumed rather than repurposed. He hinted a school milk program for Scotland, aiming to extend the scheme by Easter next year from England’s 1,000,000 daily beneficiaries to 3,000,000.
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Walter Elliot
Glasgow
Elliot
Scotland
England
Glasgow Herald
White Leghorn Shipment To France From Canada
Two hundred White Leghorns shipped to France for breeding on a large farm operated by Abbe A Deckman of Villers en Vexin Eure France. The consignment includes fifty cockerels and 150 pullets purchased from ROP breeders in Western Ontario and sent from Montreal aboard the SS Lista on November 15. Deckman visited Eastern Canada to study poultry methods and stock quality, prompted by contacts from the Dominion Department of Agriculture at the World Poultry Congress in London and Rome.
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France
R.O.P
Ontario
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
London
Rome
Three Sugars In Honey Levulose Non Granulating Sugar Leads
A historical note explains honey contains three sugars: levulose is non granulating and often the dominant sugar, while dextrose and sucrose appear in smaller amounts. Dextrose granulates rapidly, and sucrose is present only in trace quantities.
Public demand for entomological spray and cleaning aids
Heavy public interest seeks guidance from the Dominion Entomological Branch on improved sprays for household insects, moth proofing chemicals, and cleaning appliances such as vacuum cleaners to control clothes moths and carpet beetles.
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Dominion Entomological Branch
New Plan Helps Mothers Solve Problem of Colds
Mothers adopt a plan by the makers of Vicks VapoRub to better control colds at home. The article highlights a home approach enabling mothers to manage cold symptoms more effectively.
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Vicks VapoRub
Vicks Plan and Vatronol Offer Cold Prevention Measures
The article promotes Vicks Plan with Vatronol as a home method to reduce cold incidence and duration for families. It claims physician testing and daily home use, advising use of Vatronol in nostrils at early symptoms and VapoRub for chest and throat relief, along with health rules to resist colds.
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Vicks
Vieks
Handwriting analysis promises self knowledge and guidance
Readers expose how Grapho-Analysis reveals character traits through handwriting. The column cites Sarcasm and emotional intensity as fixable through self control, offers personalized readings from Lawrence Hibbert, Winnipeg, with a service for sending samples and a 10c fee per specimen and a stamped envelope.
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Burns
B.J
Winnipeg
J. S
Regina
Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Man
Eagle Beats Plane In Speed Notion On Flight
An eagle can reach 120 miles per hour in flight and outpace a plane in some measures. Yet the bird holds one edge by stopping to roost on a mountain Gide without crashing.
Anti Grasshopper Campaign Saves Prairie Wheat Yields
A Searle Grain Company report tallies savings in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba from anti grasshopper campaigns totaling 17 768 000 dollars. Wheat saved reaches 25 83 000 bushels with Alberta 11 339 000 Saskatchewan 9 632 000 and Manitoba 4 412 000 bushels. overall grasshopper losses reach 14 343 000 Alberta 3 997 000 Saskatchewan 6 344 000 Manitoba 4 002 000 bushels.
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Prairie
Searle Grain Company
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Discovery of a ceremonial medicine stone near Kingston
W Havelock Robb of Abbey Down sanctuary reports an archaeological find on his property a large red granite medicine stone used as a sacred Indian medicine and corn mill complete with grinder. Its age is unknown but thought to date to Champlain's era.
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W. Havelock Robb
Abbey Down
Kingston
Ontario
Champlain
New Aid to Sailors Shoal Fathometer Proposed
The Shoal Fathometer, a new depth-measuring device announced by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, emits a sound so shrill it is inaudible yet gauges shallow water almost as accurately as a foot rule. It promises to aid ships in shoal waters and improve charts of coastal bottoms.
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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Waterspout 5104 Feet High Seen Off New South Wales
In 1898 a remarkable waterspout reached an estimated height of 5104 feet as it was observed off the coast of New South Wales, illustrating the extreme scale of weather phenomena reported in coastal records.
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New South Wales
Bad Weather Skin Care With Hinds Cream
Bad weather causes irritation dryness and cracking of skin on hands neck and face. Since 1875 millions have relied on Hinds Honey and Almond Cream for protection and comfort. The smooth lotion provides immediate relief cooling heals raw skin and prevents windburn when applied before exposure and after washing.
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D. D. Dennis
N. U
Squirrel
Hawk
St. John
Wy Eee
Vicks Vatronol
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