European nations ease some nationalistic trade policies
Germany Italy and France show signs of relaxing restrictive trade rules on agricultural products. Dr W Grindley notes gradual shifts since the Bad Eilsen meeting and London wheat talks. He cites Germany’s imports due to a short crop and France’s need for hard wheat while Italy broadens its farm policy. He attributes overall gains to keeping Europe’s large farming populations content.
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Germany
Italy
France
W. Grindley
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bad Eileen
Grindhey
Bad Eilsen
J. Estomer
Macdonald College
W. Ren
University of Saskatchewan
John J. McFarland
Wheat Pools
Grindley
Canada
Poland
Mussolini
Europe
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Sowing Wheat From Planes In Soviet Union For 1935 Harvest
Soviet agricultural authorities report aerial sowing of over a million acres for 1935 harvest. Air sowing equals manual and tractor methods in quality, with 1,000 to 1,250 acres per plane daily and yields about 16 percent higher on air sown fields. planes carry seed in tanks and seed with precise lines between markers, enabling early sowing and access to mud and snow blocked fields.
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Soviet Union
Royal Academician questions fish drawing by pavement artist
A famed Royal Academician asked a street artist what fish his drawing depicted. The artist replied shark, and admitted he had never seen a shark but suggested some Academy members paint angels instead.
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Academy
Honest Driver Faithful Gasoline Saver Near Mason City
Martin, a Illinois farmer near Mason City, reports ten years of contact with motorists on a state highway. He keeps a gasoline can accessible for stranded drivers and, after directing them to it, returns to sleep. No caller has failed to return the can or pay for the fuel.
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Oecar Martin
Mason City
Illinois
Martin
Big Chicago fair patrons consume vast food totals
Report lists meals sold at the Chicago world’s fair this year. Hamburger sandwiches top the list at 4.5 million, followed by 2 million hot dogs and 2 million gallons of coffee. Other items include 775 thousand bowls of chili con carne, 100 thousand corned beef hash sandwiches, 7 thousand hot tamales and 900 thousand ham sandwiches. A packing company restaurant served 34.98 million slices of bacon and 159 thousand steak dinners.
Charming velvet dinner dress with silver collar details
The article describes a black transparent velvet dinner dress with a silver lame collar and back embellishment for a refined neckline. It notes long sleeves with tailored silver lame cuffs and adds a sapphire blue crystal velvet option with crimson trim. Style No. 887 lists sizes 24 15 18 36 38 40 and requires 35 yards of 49 inch material plus 39 inch contrast for size 16. pattern price is 20 cents.
Healthful Dead Sea waters praised by Major Tulloch
Major T. G Tulloch of the Royal Academy spoke before the Royal Society of Arts about Dead Sea waters. He cited twenty five percent salt content and strong radioactivity, noting remarkable rejuvenation after a bath. He observed many business men swim daily for mental and physical boost. The Dead Sea’s healthiness is linked to depth below sea level and higher atmospheric oxygen.
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Dead Sea
Major T. G Tulloch
R.A
Royal Society of Arts
Major Tulloch
Mediterranean
Doctor Questions Nurse on Patient Progress Diary
A doctor questions a new nurse about tracking a patient. She replies with a flirty remark that she keeps a diary to show him. The exchange highlights office humor and professional boundaries.
Losses From Forgeries Top $250 Million Annually
Forgeries now cost about 250 million dollars each year according to latest estimates. Authorities warn the figure reflects widespread fraud schemes across industries.
Alberta Coal and Petroleum Output Rises in Eight Months
Alberta reports total coal production for eight months ending August 31 at 2,574,436 tons versus 2,497,166 last year. Eight month petroleum output stands at 852,228 barrels, up from 632,454. Timber products lists higher lumber production at 55,208,052 board feet for 1933-34 versus 52,736,467 prior year, with other timber lines showing gains.
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Alberta
Ford Starts Tung Oil Venture on Georgia Plantation
Henry Ford, planning to capitalize on tung oil, orders 200 acres of tung trees on his 80,000 acre Ways plantation near Savannah, Ga. Tung oil is crucial for paints lacquers varnishes and enamels and the U S paint industry spends about 100 million dollars yearly on tung oil or substitutes. Ford aims to reduce reliance on Chinese production.
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Henry Ford
United States
China
Ways
Savannah
Ford
Snapshot guidance for animal pictures by John Van Guilder
The piece explains practical tips for photographing animals from pets to zoo dwellers. It covers patience with non cooperative subjects, light, shutter speed, and background choices, plus advice on film and color to capture vivid animal portraits. The author notes preferred setups for kittens dogs squirrels and zoo enclosures.
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Martin Johnson
Frank Buck
John van Guilder
Coordinated Health Program Urged by Welfare Leaders
Leaders of welfare groups doctors and officials in Toronto urged a national health program to link provincial efforts with the federal health department. More than 60 speakers from the Red Cross, the National Council of Women and YWCA called for expanded health education to cut illness and save workdays.
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Canada
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
Toronto
National Health Council
Department of Health
Canadian Red Cross Society
National Council of Women
The
Social Hygiene Council
Young Women’s Christian Association
Bennett
Ottawa
W. J. Stewart
Dominion
J. W. S. McCullough
Ontario
J. T. Phair
Ontario Department of Health
L. A. Pequegnat
R. S. Pentecost
Toronto Academy of Medicine
A. L. McKay
Gordon P. Jackson
George Porter
University of Toronto
Alan Brown
F. F. Tisdall
Mildred Newell
Edmonton
Helen MacMurchy
O.B.E
Percival Foster
National Council of the Ywca
Minerva Reid
W. R
H. S. Mott
Cochrane
Holland Bulbs and Flower Industry Remains Strong
Ernst H. Krelage, president of the General Dutch Bulb Growing Society, says Holland's bulb and flower trade stays vital with global demand not waning. The Haarlem-based society enforces membership and health certificates through Wageningen tests, exporting only healthy bulbs. In 1982 exports reached 7.5 million kg worth about $12.7 million, while 1933 figures show lower weight but higher value.
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Holland
Ernst H. Krelage
General
Krelage
Haarlem
Wageningen
Rain magic and press power in Wisconsin weather bets
The Centuria Inter-County Leader ran an ad seeking about 1 inch of rain for the Trade River area and the nation. Five hours after publication a half inch fell at Trade River and more rain followed across northwestern Wisconsin, illustrating the adage that publicity can move weather and headlines.
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Wisconsin
Centuria
Trade River
Herb Erickson
Wis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
When does railway fog become official fog
An LNER official explains that fog becomes official when a signalman cannot see a fixed signal 200 yards away. The signalman informs the station-master, who then summons fog-men to lay detonators as long as the fog lasts. Special fog service timetables cut trains by about a quarter and slow them down.
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London and North Eastern Railway
Railways Magazine
Opera etiquette with a mouth shut joke and France fingerprints
A man experiments with opera listening methods by asking to listen with eyes closed then a passerby suggests listening with mouth shut. The second item notes that fingerprints are being sent by telegraph in France.
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France
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