Warns Against Insect Menace From Dr. Howard Book
Dr L O Howard former USDA entomologist warns of a global insect war threatening civilization. He cites $2 090 900 000 annual economic loss and says insects outpace humans, urging farmers to adopt defensive measures including chemicals and airplanes while praising U S entomology efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O Howard
United States Department of Agriculture
Century Company
Dr. Howard
Earth
United States
Rio Grande
Bureau of Entomology
Cancer Cause Questioned by Sir George Cheatle
Sir George Lenthal Cheatle, King’s College Hospital surgeon and year’s Royal College of Surgeons research awardee, claims radium is worthless for breast cancer treatment. He notes no progress on cancer origins, saying we are no nearer to a solution today than at the start.
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George Lenthal Cheatle
King’s College Hospital
London
England
Royal College of Surgeons
Regina
George C. McDonald
Montreal
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
William Pitt
Wilberforce
Lord Grey
Duke of Wellington
Disraeli
Adelaide
William IV
Marie Antoinette
Lord Shaftesbury
British Empire
Detroit
Shipping Fever and Pessimists Across Time Highlight
The piece discusses shipping fever in cattle, stressing careful handling, feeding, rest, and water management to prevent losses. It then cites pessimists in history, from Pitt to Disraeli, noting their gloomy prophecies and the enduring lesson that optimism and prudent action matter.
Scholarships Awarded By Canadian Pacific Railway
Two scholarships funded by the Canadian Pacific Railway were awarded to Claude DeGuise, son of the Place Viger Station yardmaster in Montreal, and Maurice La douceur, son of the Shawnigan Falls agent. The awards cover five years of tuition at Ecole Polytechnique of the University of Montreal and three or four years at Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Claude DeGuise
Place Viger
Montreal
Maurice Ladouceur
Shawnigan Falls
Yecole Polytechnique
University of Montreal
Yecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales
l'Ecole Polytechnique
l'Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales
China buys Canadian cows for Hong Kong shipment
China orders 50 head of registered Ayrshire cows from British Columbia breeders aged two and a half to six years at freshening. Cattle will be shipped to the Hong Kong Dairy and Cold Storage Company. Previously China placed orders for ten registered cows per month with the B C Holstein Association.
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China
British Columbia
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Hong Kong
British Columbia Holstein Association
B.C
Orient
Vancouver
Far East
Fires Cause Major Losses Across Canada Over Ten Years
Ottawa figures presented by J Grove Smith Dominion Fire Commissioner show 386000 fires destroyed property worth 413000000, killed 3926 people and seriously injured 9858 in ten years. Last year 39200 fires caused 46110000 in property loss. Smith notes annual fire waste about 2800000 daily and a capitalized cost near 2000000000, approaching national debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
J. Grove Smith
Dominion Fre
Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm Deepens Religious Devotion
Reports say Wilhelm now attends frequent services and reads the Bible each morning. He spends afternoons on religious books and prayers mark his evenings, and he is said to have written many sermons later preached to him.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Handling Of Grain Booklet Issued By Canadian Board
The Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada released a concise handbook by T. J. Harrison to explain the Canada Grain Act in plain language. It outlines six parts covering act provisions, elevators, storage in public elevators, grain sale, cash advances on grain, and shipping, with appendices on grain bonds shrinkage tables statutory grades and carloads.
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T. J. Harrison
Manitoba
Board of Grain Commissioners For
Canada
Manitoba Professor Murchie Leaves for Minnesota
Loss to Manitoba Dr. R W Murchie head of Economics and Sociology at Manitoba Agricultural College has accepted the role of Professor of Rural Sociology and Director of Rural Social Research at the University of Minnesota. He has been with Manitoba since 1915 and helped pioneer social and economic rural studies including the first Canadian survey of Rural Church and Community Organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Murchie
Manitoba Agricultural College
University of Minnesota
Murchie
Manitoba
Canada
Riddell
League of Nations
Saskatchewan Survey Of Northern Lands Planned
A press despatch reports the Saskatchewan Research Council has authorized surveying northern sections of the province where lakes and rivers divide land. It is believed that the standard sectional and quarter sectional survey may not be satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Research Council
Two In One: Love or Problem, Punch Societist Says
A noted sociologist quoted in Punch argues the best way to maximize life is to fall in love with a beautiful woman or a great problem. The suggestion playfully asks why not pursue both options.
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Punch
Englishman's novel idea for poultry housing gains attention
English ideas for poultry housing favor mobile wheel houses built from old omnibuses at 25 dollars each. Weather-tight, lighted enclosures hold about 80 birds with internal mash hopper and water troughs. Movable units on fresh ground offer economical benefits, while large fixed houses require more labor for feeding and egg collection.
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Bedfordshire
England
Much Travelled Car No 41498 Returns Home After 28 Months
Central Vermont freight car No 41498 completed a 38 000 mile odyssey lasting 28 months, visiting every U S state and Canadian province except Nova Scotia and Mexico. Built in Pittsburgh in 1929 for automobile use, it carried wheat pulpwood and other goods and its wanderings underscore precise car records and per diem settlements for road use.
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Central Vermont
Canada
Nova Scotia
Mexico
Pittsburgh
Musician Mark Hambourg Declares Cat Phobia in Sydney
Pianist Mark Hambourg reveals a lifelong horror of cats saying any cat in a room forces a departure. He notes frequent laughter at the quirk but remains uncured. Europeans now in French Morocco total 260000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hambourg
Sydney
French Morocco
Dramatic start for new grain trade route from Churchill
Wheat from Western Canada begins a historic shipment via Churchill with the Farnworth and Warkworth steamers. The first car load dumps into the 2,500,000 bushel elevator as a Canadian National train and Government elevator at Saskatoon support the launch. The shipment marks the Canadian Wheat Pool’s inaugural export through Churchill to Britain and Europe.
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Farnworth
Great Britain
Orient
Churchill
A. L. Jacobs
Canadian National
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canadian Wheat Pool
What Quebec Does For Tourists
The province has spent 135 million dollars on roads, creating 15 500 miles of pavement with 5 400 miles of main arteries linked to U S routes. The road system covers inner districts and includes beautification programs with free ornamental trees and whitewashed buildings. Free rural hotel cooking classes ensure visitors are served homelike meals at wayside inns.
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Quebec
U.S.A
Department of Roads
Montreal
Province of
Poultry Grading Tags Mark Quality Under Government System
The Dominion Department of Agriculture extends quality grading to poultry to help consumers choose and reward farmers. Poultry is classified as Milk fed with white fat or Selected with yellow fat, and grades include Milk fed A PB Selected A 3B and Selected C with breast tags signaling class and grade.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Vancouver man wins Kodak prize in Canadian district contest
R C W Lett of Vancouver receives the Canadian grand prize of 1000 dollars and a bronze medal in the Kodak international competition for amateur photographers for his entry The Quest. He also wins first prize in class C for camera studies of games sports pastimes and occupations.
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R. C. W. Lett
Vancouver
Kodak
Mr. Lett
Britain Built Five Large Vessels in 1930
Built In Britain notes that of the five largest ships constructed in 1930 three were built in Britain. The Empress of Britain is 42,000 tons, the Warwick Castle 21,000 tons, and the Reina del Pacific 17,300 tons.
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Britain
Empress of Britain
Warwick Castle
Reina del Pacific
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Ww. N. UL
Robt. Weir
B.C. Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Wilhelm
Dr. Murchie
Manitoba University
Minnesota
States
Canadian National Railways
Province
Kodak Prize
Soncagsnisse-Strix
Stockholm
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