Foreign Capital in Canada
The Wall Street Journal cites that total foreign capital in Canada is 5,742.42 million, with US sources supplying 3.54 billion and British capital the remainder. Domestic capital controls 65 percent of Canadian investments, while US funds dominate pulp and paper and railway securities. Western Canada seeks more capital, possibly from British Columbia, as US money profits rely on administering projects directly, indicating capital will source beyond domestic means and tariffs.
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Wall Street Journals
Gnandei
Caneda
Washington
Canada
United States
Dominion
British Columbia
Western
Western Canada
Town planning aids rebuild after Wainwright and Tofield fires
Wainwright and Tofield move to rebuild on approved plans with government town planning commission support. A local planning commission is created in Wainwright and a province wide standard building by law is adopted. Venus distance and heat notes appear beside unrelated items. Two youths jailed for stealing from a reporter, Houdini link, and a quoted obituary line follow.
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Wainwright
Tofield
Lloydminster
Government
Town Planning Commission
H. L. Seymour
Life of Will Adams to be published this autumn
An Englishman tied to Japanese history for 360 years will have his life chronicled by Sam Lewis. Adams, Drake’s storekeeper and survivor of the Armada era, landed in Japan in 1600 with five crewmen aboard Charity and rebuilt a career in service to the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Will Adams
Tokyo
Lord Hight
Baron Pilot
Japan
Sam Lewis
Fleet Street
Adams
Drake
Far East
Using Old Postage Stamps Warns Against Reuse
The article notes a few individuals still try to reuse postage stamps, even in Canada. Postal authorities stress that using a used stamp on mail is a serious offense and punishable by ten to fifty dollars per case. Such mail is not returned to sender but held for Postmaster General instructions.
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Canada
Canada Grows Tobacco Surging Past Four Million Pounds
Canada produced more than 4,500,000 pounds of tobacco over the past three years, according to Dr. N. T. Nelson chief of the tobacco division. Ottawa notes Canada is becoming a world supplier and increasing emphasis on foreign markets. About two thirds of smoking tobacco sold in Canada is home grown and about 40 percent of cigar tobacco is Canadian.
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Canada
N. T. Nelson
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Insect Control In Canada Saves Pine Forests
The bark beetle outbreak in British Columbia threatened yellow pine forests about six years ago. Dominion and Provincial Departments of Agriculture cooperated to destroy over 56,000 infested trees at a cost of $100,000, saving stands valued at $600,000.
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Yellow Pine
British Columbia
Dominion and
Provincial Departments of Agriculture
Field Crops in the Peace River District
The Department of Agriculture reports very good field crop yields in the Peace River District despite drought and grasshopper threats. Spring wheat Reward and Garnet yielded 36 bushels per acre, Turkey Red fair wheat 26 4 bushels, fall rye 38, and peas Chancellor 20 4. Potatoes Irish Cobbler 207 bushels. hay yields ranged from 2,090 to 2,710 pounds for various grasses and clovers. Western rye and brome show good adaptation to local conditions in dry years.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Fort St. John
Peace River District
Crime in Russia: Murder Rates Higher Than Western Europe
Soviet data show murders and personal crisis reports declining but still exceed Western Europe and possibly American levels. Health official Dr. L L Leivovitch notes fewer murders yet rising violence injuries, with alcohol and overcrowding blamed for widespread harm.
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Soviet Russia
Western
Europe
America
Durability Of Hair Across Mammals And Relic Scalp Display
The article notes hair as the last body part to decay and capable of lasting a century. It cites a Chicago bank window display showing a scalp taken over 100 years ago by an Indian brave, with hair unchanged in color and texture. It claims hair resists aging and only dissolves under heat with pressure or in strong alkaline or acidic conditions.
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Chicago
Why Women Live Longer Says Centenarian Club Official
Dr Maurice Ernest secretary of the Centenarian Club explains that women breathe more often than men in a minute and that this active breathing helps burn more waste products. He notes statistics show women centenarians are in the majority.
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Maurice Ernest
Centenarian Club
Britain to Grow Soya Bean For Food and Industry
J L North of the Royal Botanic Gardens reports successful tests of dozens of soya bean varieties and says a May sowing with September harvest will suit Britain, enabling farmers to secure seed for a versatile crop used in food and industry.
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England
J. L. North
Royal Botanic Gardens
British Isles
Sugar Factory Aims at Lethbridge Beet Drive
Plan for a sugar factory on the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation project seeks to feed 5 000 acres of beets next season. The August beet excursion to growing areas was arranged by factory officials as part of Profitable Farming publicity.
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Lethbridge Northern
L. N. Colonization Department
Lethbridge
Turkish plan to replace Arabic script stirs regional tension
The Turkish government clings to its Latin alphabet reform by ordering postal and telegraphic offices to reject letters and telegrams addressed in Arabic script from Egypt Syria Arabia and nearby regions.
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Egypt
Syria
Arabia
Circus Director Questions Milo And Carena
The director challenges Milo and Carena over why Carena avoids the lion cage. Hand notes she is afraid due to a mouse inside the enclosure.
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Milo
Carena
Arena
Quaker Family Sparks Debate Over Beliefs in Letter
A young writer describes Quakers as meek and nonconfrontational, claiming her father is a Quaker while asserting her mother is not. The remark highlights family divisions within Quaker identity and prompts discussion of belief practices in the faith.
Mars Seasons Longer Than Earth's By Factor Two
Scientists note Mars experiences seasons roughly twice as long as Earth due to its longer orbital period and axial tilt. Observations cite extended winter and summer cycles, influencing dust activity and weather patterns on the red planet.
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Mars
Earth
Landlord’s demand to tenant prompts defiant reply
An irate landlord wrote to a tenant asking whether he would quit or pay. The tenant responded with a curt formal closing, "Dear sir, I remain, yours faithfully," signaling unresolved tension. The brief exchange hints at ongoing housing dispute and possible legal action.
London Police Strength Recorded at 19 18v
The document notes the total strength of the London police across all ranks as 19 18v, indicating the combined personnel count for the force.
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London Police
Dude Ranching at Kananaskis Alberta
The article describes Canadian and U S city youths attending dude ranches in the Alberta Foothills near Banff. At Kananaskis on Bow River Mrs Bill Brewster runs the famous ranch guiding youths from New York Chicago Montreal Toronto San Francisco and Vancouver. Visitors learn to rope tie calves sleep outdoors wear deerskin apparel and ride mountain trails. They return sun browned with hearty appetites and new skills evidenced by photos of the ranch and its staff.
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Canadian
United States
Alberta
Kananaskis
Bow River
Banff
W. A. Brewster
Bill
New York
Chicago
Montreal
Toronto
San Francisco
Vancouver
Bill Brewster
Bear climbs mountain to view the world
A bear explores a mountain and encounters a string of business signs and summer tourists. A banker accuses a note of forgery while a senator protests he wrote it himself.
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Sen
Eradication Methods for Couch Grass in Field Experiments
An agricultural report from Ottawa describes experiments on couch grass. Clipping to ground level for two months weakens plants. subsequent cultivation and shallow root cutting show high shoot recovery rates, while exposing roots to dry heat kills them. A practical plan involves five inch deep ploughing after hay removal and repeated cultivation until autumn.
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FE. S. Hopkins
Dominion Field Husbandman
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Illustration Stations Boost Livestock at Ottawa Centres
The Illustration Stations in Manitoba parts of Alberta and British Columbia focus on dairy herd improvement. Pure bred sires are used and milk records plus butter fat tests guide selection. Last year production varied widely across stations with fat yield from 74 to 121 pounds per cow. Breeding stock sales included 260 cattle 301 hogs and 202 sheep.
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Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Erect Peace Palace Corner Stone for League of Nations
The League of Nations marked its tenth birthday by laying the cornerstone of a grand Palace of Peace on Lake Geneva shore. Leaders from over twenty nations paused work to attend the ceremony and the start of the building that will host the league's central headquarters.
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League of Nations
Palace of Peace
Lake Geneva
League
Manitoba women's factory clothing group expands output
Sixteen plants in the women's factory clothing industrial group in Manitoba now produce over 2.5 million dollars in goods each year nearly doubling the output from five years ago.
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Women’s Factory Clothing Industrial Group
Manitoba
Lustige Kiste Cartoon Quip Sparks Chivalry Debate
A sharp exchange from Lustige Kiste in Leipzig features a woman threatening to box a man’s ears after an unfavored stare while a male retorts that any man who looked at her deserves the same. The brief cartoon fuels discussions on propriety and gender manners.
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Leipzig
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Sun
Solar Disc
Houdini
Sondagsnisse- Strix
Steckhoum
Bogteheme
Charity
Russia
L. L. Leivovitch
Commissariat of Public Health
Great Britain
Turkey
Mondera
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