Giant Airplanes To Carry Passengers Across The Atlantic
Aviation expert Jose Navarro envisions colossal planes with nine Napier Lion engines and a 185 foot wingspan to fly passengers Atlantic bound. French aviators Drouhin and Landry recently logged over forty five hours and four thousand kilometers foreshadowing transatlantic service yet airframe constraints and engine noise require breakthroughs.
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Atlantic I
Cero
Atlantic
Jose Navarro
Drouhin
Landry
Minneapolis Journal
Europe
United States
Navarro
Santolument
Law
Wheeling
London
New York
Cats For Hay In 1924 Report From Cap Rouge Experiment
Dr Shutt Dominion chemist reports on an experiment at Cap Rouge Quebec comparing oat hay varieties by dry matter yield and quality. Tanner produced 5180 pounds, Victory 4455, Gold Rain 2739. Banner topped for high protein and low fibre with Victory close behind. Public access to the full report from Ottawa publications branch.
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Shutt
Dominion
Cap Rouge
Quebec
Victory
Banner
Largest Cavalry Boot Built in Doebelin Germany
developers claim a giant cavalry boot forged to mark the guild anniversary in Doebelin Germany. The boot uses ten cow hides and measures 5.9 feet in length with a 164 feet foot. It will stay on display at the town hall as a permanent exhibit.
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Doebelin
Germany
Foot of Canadian man loses foot in subway incident
Patrick Mongeon, a Canadian, joked and smoked for about 45 minutes while workers tried to free his foot caught between two cars on the Hudson-Manhattan tube. The foot was amputated without anaesthetic and Mongeon remained cheerful during the operation.
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Patrick Mongeon
Hudson-Manhattan
Mongeon
July Silver Output From Cobalt Mines Tops 466000 Ounces
Preliminary estimates show Cobalt mines produced about 466000 ounces of silver in July with value under $300000. Nipissing led as the top producer, followed by O'Brien and Mising Corporation among others.
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Nipissing
O'Brien
Mising Corporation
McKinley Darragh
le Rose and
Mendge
Swine Breeders Group Meeting Report Published
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa released a 60 page pamphlet detailing proceedings from the Western Swine Committee meeting held in Saskatoon Saskatchewan on April 32 4 of the current year. Presided by the Dominion livestock commissioner the session included chief livestock officials and swine breeders from various provinces. Topics covered include western swine marketing problems estimation of the ten per cent premium for selects educational issues breeding and feeding concerns. The publication is offered free from Ottawa's publications branch and is praised as valuable to both small and large breeders.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Saskatoon
Sask
Dominion Livestock Commissioner
Cod Liver Oil Helps Chicks In Saskatchewan Trial
An experiment at Indian Head Saskatchewan Dominion experimental farm tested cod liver oil in chick feed. Two groups, oil and no oil, showed higher survival and growth in the oil group, with reduced weakness and improved vigor after administration.
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Indian Head
Sask
Dominion Experimental Farm
English Firm 817 Years Old Air records for longevity
Discovery at North Walsham, England, reveals a firm has operated for six years, contradicting claims of extreme age. The firm of Messrs. R. W. Farman, basket makers, supposedly founded in 1108, is said to have existed since then in a father to son succession, employing six people.
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North Walsham
Eng
Messrs. R. W. Farman
Prophecy on Canadian Wheat Trade With Orient Declared
The article notes Hon. Dr. J. 41. King predicts the Orient will become a large importer of Canadian wheat. He cites that imports from Canada for 192% 24 increased by 460 percent, signaling swelling grain trade between Canada and Asian markets.
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Orient
J. 41. King
King
Canada
Basis Of All Prosperity In Agriculture Alarm At Three Rivers Exhibition
Quebec minister of agriculture J. Caron told a luncheon at the Three Rivers exhibition that agriculture remains Canada’s solid asset while noting growing misery among laborers, and he denounced those who discourage farmers amid a powerful industrial era.
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Hon. J. Caron
Quebec
Three Hivers
Canada
Egg production lags despite progress says English poultry expert
Sir Francis Floud, secretary of the English Poultry Club, notes that egg output per hen rose from 72 eggs per year in 1908 to 160 in 1924, but argues it should have reached 120 previously and that higher production would boost national wealth.
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English Poultry Club
Francis Floud
Sir Francia
Emigration Figures From Britain to North America and Australia
Official figures show 10 600 British wives and housekeepers left for North America and 6 6000 to Australia last year. Over 70 000 men migrated to North America for agricultural work. Total British Isles emigrants in 1924 reached 115 800 to other parts of the empire. A farmer’s donkey hitch fails on a hill until a passerby helps. the farmer jokes I never could have done it with one ass.
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British Isles
British North America
Australia
A Sticker For Ma Mother Swats Flies With Disease Warning
A short dialogue features a mother and Elsie debating flies and disease. The mother urges swatting flies to stop disease spread while Elsie questions why disease germs don’t kill the flies themselves.
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Elsie
The Advances of Egg Grading in Canada
Canada led the world in egg grading and standardization with 31 inspectors across the Dominion to monitor exports interprovincial shipments and trade. Eggs are graded by interior quality cleanliness and weight. The system has boosted domestic per capita consumption from 16.76 dozen in 1920 to 26 in 1924 and may reach an egg per person per day with demand for about 270 million dozens.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
United States
Experiments With Adlay Cereal In The Philippines
Experts explore a new cereal adlay in the Philippines noting its protein content comparable to wheat and fat several times higher. Early findings claim adlay is more productive, nourishing, and palatable than many existing cereals.
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Philippines
India
Asia
British Columbia Censors Reorganize Board Appoints New Aides
Premier Oliver announces a re organization of the British Columbia motion picture board of censors and names two new aides. John Ro Foster, a veteran member since 1917 and president of the Moving Picture Operators Association, is released. Samoan chiefs after a New Zealand visit declare they wish British rule in Samoa to remain while the sun shines.
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British Columbia
Motion Picture Board of Censors
Oliver
John Ro Foster
Mr. Foster
Moving Picture Operators’ Association
New Zealand
Samoa
Ancient escutcheon returns to Quebec on Megantic voyage
The White Star liner Megantic arrived at Quebec with Hon. P. C. Larkin, Canadian high commissioner in London, carrying the ancient escutcheon of King Louis XV. The shield, four by three feet, was restored to the city after centuries away, with a public ceremony postponed to September 16 to accommodate travelers.
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Megantic
Quebec
P. C. Larkin
London
Louis XV
France
Wolfe
England
Murray
Hastings
Larkin
Atlantic
Pure Water Supplies and Egg Research Highlight Rural Health
The Dominion poultry husbandman report stresses the need for pure water in rural districts and outlines experiments on feeds and their effects on egg production and hatchability. It warns that shallow wells can spread typhoid and urges farmers to locate wells away from contaminant sources and to ensure soil filtration before water enters the well.
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Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Quana
Bacteriology
Central Experimental Farm
Mapping Northern Manitoba from aerial photos
Northern Manitoba continues to be mapped from aerial photographs with a three mile to the inch map. The interior department survey uses Royal Canadian Air Force crews patrolling the north forests. Machines are stationed at Cormorant Lake near The Pas and at Berens River along the Hudson Bay line.
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Manitoba
Department of the Interior
Royal Canadian Air Force
Cormorant Lake
Pas
Hudson's Bay Railway
Victoria Beach
Norway House
Ontario
Berens River
Exports Of Dairy Products Show Sharp Canadian Rise
Canada reports strong growth in dairy exports for the year ending June, with butter and cheese values rising from 1924 25 to 1928 29. Most shipments went to the United Kingdom, while June shipments included notable amounts to China Belgium and Germany among about thirty destinations.
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Canada
Ye Jast
Dominion Dairy and Egg Storage
United Kingdom
China
Belgium
Germany
Evangelists in Britain Urge Home Visit to Tackle Tax Law
A Toronto Saturday Night reader suggests inviting 125 U S evangelists visiting Great Britain to return home. The note claims fewer murders in Britain than in an American city and urges evangelists to explain how to live and address tax enforcement back home.
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U. S
Great Britain
Toronto
Reasonable Applicant and Separation Question
A humorous exchange in a court scene features a wife asking for advice about her husband who left 25 years ago. The magistrate prompts, and she inquires about separation, while a punchline about instalment plans hints at satire.
Record Oat Yield at Ottawa Central Farm Sets a Record
Ottawa central experimental farm officials report the largest oat yield ever from their fields. One acre of banner oats in a three year rotation yielded 951 bushels per acre with no manure or fertilizer applied to the oats.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Butter Box Covers Improperly Secured in Canadian Exports
The Daily News Letter from the dairy and cold storage branch reports that much Canadian butter exports travel with box covers not nailed. It urges nailing covers with one nail per corner to reduce breakage during handling.
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Canada
Daily News
Dairy and Cold Storage
Canadian delegate predicts shift in British labor leadership
Jack MacDonald, a Canadian communist delegate at the British Empire Labour Conference, says leadership moves from Ramsay MacDonald and Philip Snowden to radical trade unionists John Wheatley and A J Cook, predicts empire disintegration, and asserts women are naturally foolish for matching men.
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Jack MacDonald
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Philip Snowden
John Wheatley
A J. Cook
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Ed Hay
Tors
Britain
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