Disappearances Of Deep Sea Vessels Cited In Ocean Mysteries
The article surveys unexplainedmissing ships including the Copenhagen with sixty aboard off a South Atlantic island, likening its fate to the Cyclops. It recounts cases like the Mary Cornish, Emile Galline, a Chinese junk, and a Dutch tramp steamer, noting scant clues and lingering questions about their crews and fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennmark
Copenhagen
South Atlantic
United States
New York Sun
Mary Cornish
Mid
Pacific
Emile Galline
Cape Horn
China Sea
West Indies
Strange coincidence as ambulance stops for injured man
Six year old Peter Archer of Hull was being driven to Hull Royal Infirmary after being knocked down by a motor omnibus when the ambulance halted for a man injured at work. The man proved to be the boy's father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Archer
Hull
England
Hull Royal Infirmary
Weighs and Mountains Mistake Cited in Leipzig
Mrs Brown scolds a butcher’s boy over the shop’s scales promising to buy elsewhere if the error is not corrected. The exchange includes a pun about a mountains that fall and a mispronounced word, captured in a Lustige Sachse fragment from Leipzig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lustige
Saskatchewan frees fodder imports for drought areas
The Government of Saskatchewan and two railway companies agree to cover all freight costs for fodder imports and buying outfits into drought-stricken districts. The province will pay freight charges while railways cut their charges by 50 percent, per Frank W. Thompson as head of the Canadian Freight Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Government of
Frank W. Thompson
Canadian Freight Association
New Rust-Resisting Wheat Varieties Found
Department of Agriculture reports two or three wheat varieties that resist rust have been developed. Dr. J H Grisdale notes experiments confirm earlier prospects with no names yet, and two to three years are needed before seed distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
J. H. Grisdale
Department
Dr. Grisdale
Silk Crepe Dress Suit for In-Between Season Wear
Printed silk crepe semi sport style in capucine tones with brown trim features a rolled V neckline with frill, inverted plait at center, and flare hem. Style No. 627 offers sizes 16 to 42 inches bust. yardage 3 Yds 39 inch plus N 35 inch contrast. Various color crepes listed with pattern price 25 cents in stamps or coin. Wrap coin carefully.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg union at 175 McDermot Ave outlining pattern selection process and contact details. Includes address and pattern code reference for subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada Dairy Industry Shows Strong Growth In Butter and Cheese
Canada’s dairy sector expands as per capita butter consumption rises to 29.31 pounds, aided by oleo-margarine removal and superior butter. Cheese, led by Canadian Cheddar, gains global market position due to quality, grading, and marketing. Industry warns internal herd management risks and urged leadership from government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
New Zealand
Canadian Business Review
Cockfield, Brown & Co
Montreal
Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Dominion
Departments of Agriculture
Financial Post
Insects Exterminated by Light Rays and Electricity
The article describes electric light traps with a lamp over oil to drown pests, and a feasible electrified screen stable door. The screen uses high voltage static to kill pests while being harmless to humans.
Dinner plans tease a kiss from a new fiancé
A cheerful exchange between a boyfriend and his fiancée leads to plans for dinner and a note that he will visit the fiancée’s mother early. The lighthearted dialogue hints at upcoming family introductions and wedding preparations.
Vulture and Chick Compared in Observations of Vision
A vulture surveys from great height while the chick or wren picks at tiny objects invisible to the human eye, illustrating contrasting foraging and perceptual abilities in birds.
Rambouillet Sheep Breed Described as Hardy and Profitable
The Rambouillet sheep, though little known in Manitoba, has wide distribution across North America and offers hardy traits, disease resistance, and excellent wool. Ewes are strong mothers and ram bouilles can quickly build a high quality flock for blackface breeds with careful breeding. Manitoba farmers receive carefully selected Rambouillet stock this fall through the Manitoba Livestock Credit Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Manitoba Livestock Credit Company
Little Lord Macduff Confuses King with Uncle George
In Bagshot grounds Lord Macduff, son of Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught, mistakes the King for his Uncle George while walking with the Duke of Connaught. A playful line notes women cannot win on a lead pencil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Macduff
Prince
Princess Arthur
Connaught
Bagshot
Duke of Connaught
George
French Perfumery Industry Worth 36 Million Annually
The French perfumery sector generates about 36 million dollars each year, reflecting strong demand for luxury fragrances. This figure highlights the industry’s economic impact and ongoing consumer interest in fine scents.
President Visited Nipigon Fishing Resort on Western Tour
E. W. Beatty chairman and president of Canadian Pacific Railway and company directors touring western properties visited Nipigon fishing and hunting resort. Beatty received chrysanthemums from Esme Porter and spoke with Tom Running Deer, Indian guide at the camp, during a several hour stop on their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Nipigon
Mr. Beatty
Esme Porter
Tom Running Deer
Daily News Bulletin Service For Far North Residents
A northern wireless news bulletin, organized by Hon Charles Stewart with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signallers and in cooperation with the Department of National Defence, will deliver a 500 word daily update to Arctic communities. The bulletin will be broadcast from Edmonton to stations in Fort Smith Resolution Simpson Aklavik Herschel and posted at Northwest Territories and Yukon offices for free reading by residents.
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Aklavik
Arctic Circle
Charles Stewart
Interior
Royal Canadian Corps of Signallers
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Mackenzie District
Fort Smith
Resolution
Simpson
Herschel
Arctic
R.C.C.S
Edmonton
Stewart
Department of National Defence
Department of the Interior
North West Territories
Yukon
Dominion Lands
R. B. Matheson
Soviet Grain Trust Runs Largest Machinery Farms
M Kalmanovich, head of the Soviet Grain Trust in New York, says the trust cultivated 350000 acres this year. The Giant Farm in the Northern Caucasus covers 120000 acres. 650 tractors worked nine days. The trust plans 6000000 acres under control in 1931, with 2250000 sown next winter and spring. The state service, funded at 25000000, operates tractors and will be paid in crop shares, ploughing about 2500000 acres next year.
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M. Kalmanovich
Soviet Grain Trust
New York
Grain Trust
Caucasus
State Machinery and Tractor Service
Large Ranch Authorized Amid Prairie Expansion
The Pigdon Ranching Company south of Medicine Hat in Southern Alberta is authorized to lease 99,681 acres despite rules limiting holdings to 25,000 acres. The firm owns 3,000 cattle, 100 horses, and 56 pure-bred Hereford and Shorthorn bulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Canada Gazette
Pigdon Ranching Company
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Lmit
Manitoba Chemist Leaves For Queen’s University Post
Dr. L A Munro, assistant professor of chemistry at Manitoba Agricultural College for four years, resigns and moves to Kingston Ontario to join Queen’s University as assistant professor of chemistry. He earned a BA and MA at Dalhousie and a PhD from McGill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Munro
Manitoba Agricultural College
Kingston, Ont
Queen’s University
Dr. Munro
Dalhousie
McGill
Queens
Gourd Weights Highlight Heavy Harvests in Fields
Farmers report gourds reaching up to 80 pounds as they harvest in the region. The unusually large fruit signals strong yields and potential market interest for oversized gourds in local markets and fairs.
What is a Canadian and how defined by law
A Canadian is described in the Immigration Act as a person born in Canada not an alien a British subject with Canadian domicile or a person naturalized under Canadian law who has not become an alien or lost Canadian domicile The text notes agitation to define Canadians in the next census to two years hence.
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Canada
Canadian film industry combine inquiry appoints McMaster professor
Professor Kenneth W. Taylor of McMaster University economics department is named by Minister of Labour Peter Heenan to assist in the preliminary inquiry under the Dominion Combines Investigation Act into the alleged film industry combine in Canada, announced by the Department of Labour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Taylor
McMaster University
Peter Heenan
Canada
Department of Labor
Air ownership rights and sugar in plant sap notes
Fragmentary item quotes a legal dispute over whether property owners own the air above their land and if it can be sold or leased. It also references sugar found in the sap of nearly 260 plants and trees, and a stray line about a bachelor. The source is a miscellaneous clipping from Charleroi.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TafRong
Sir Gilbert Clayton
Irak
Gilbert
Far North
Sir Henry Thornton
Western
Canadian National Railways
Pacific Coast
Sir Henry
Southern Alberta Company
Eastern University
Mr. du
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