Canada Year Book 1931 announces new edition
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics releases the 1931 Canada Year Book, a 1148 page volume revised with up-to-date data up to press. It covers physiography, history, government, demography, production, industry, trade, transportation, labor, prices, finance, insurance, education, health, and public administration with maps, charts, and 1928 census insights. It is available free from the Dominion Statistician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Statistics
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Canada
League of Nations
Public Finance of
Dominion Statistician
Soya beans offer new prairie farming path
The article argues for shifting from wheat to livestock and mixed farming on the Canadian prairies and promoting soya bean production. It notes Manchuria as the current supply source and highlights similar climate, machine harvest capability, and varied uses for soya beans including oil, flour, casein, silage, and fertilizer benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Canadian
Prairies
Japanese Town Finds That Temperance Pays
The town of Kawaidani in the silk worm district observed five years of total abstinence from liquor and notes financial gains. It erased a $14,000 education debt, built a $22,500 school, and reports $29,000 in savings bank deposits plus $4,700 in postal savings since adopting prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kawaidani
Japan
Silk Worm
Egg Market Improving In Dominion Says Market Review
The Egg and Poultry Market Review published in Ottawa notes a definite improvement in the egg market across the Dominion. It observes renewed producer confidence with demand for pullets rising as flocks are expanded beyond earlier spring plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egg and Poultry Market Review
Ottawa
Dominion
Comet Flashes Across Sky Then Vanishes From View
The Washington Naval Observatory reports Ryves' comet, a white ball of holes, sped through the sky at about 100 miles per second and likely will not return. It was probably not visible to the naked eye. A local fire insurance office clerk notes one claim from a newly married couple for burned cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryves
America
Washington Naval Observatory
Fire Insurance Office
Cactus plants native origins traced to America
A historical note highlights that cacti spread worldwide but originated as natives of the American continents. It emphasizes their American origins and global distribution across continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World
America
Canadian National Inter national Limited Aims for World Fastest Long Distance
The Canadian National Railways seeks the fastest long distance train by shortening the International Limited Montreal to Chicago schedule. The Montreal to Toronto run now covers 334 miles in six hours, 55.7 mph, while Montreal to Chicago averages 47.3 mph over 848 miles in 17 hours 50 minutes. If the schedule is cut by 20 minutes, CN would top the 48 mph mark set by the New York Central’s Century. The speeds come from the Hudson type locomotive with six drivers and a booster, capable of sustained 500 mile runs with up to 18 Pullmans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Chicago
Toronto
North America
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Canadian National
International Limited
Christian Science Monitor
Gull Army Decimates Grasshoppers On Manitoba Soil
A one sided clash in Manitoba sees Franklin gulls swoop in and wipe out swarms of grasshoppers. Residents watch as the birds fatally attack the pests, recalling Utah’s hopper massacre of 1878 and a monument in Salt Lake City to the gulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Gulls
Manitoba
North End
Utah
Salt Lake City
Morocco’s Sultan Arrives in Paris With Heir
The Sultan of Morocco lands at Gare de Lyon to attend the International Colonial Exposition. The monarch and his young son are pictured, first-ever image of ruler and heir. They’re greeted by a distinguished party including President Doumer and Premier Laval of France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gare de Lyon
Paris
Morocco
Doumer
Laval
France
Germany Advances Grain Loan Scheme to Help Farmers
The government launches a grain loan program to ease farm finances by letting farmers store surplus grain under bond. It advances 50 percent of the current price via negotiable certificates at four percent interest and offers additional loans on government receipts. The plan aims to let farmers realize 75 to 90 percent of grain value without disrupting market flow.
Demand for Lighter Hay Bales Promoted by Agriculture Dept
The Seed Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture reports complaints from hay dealers about farmers packing hay in bales of 150 pounds or more. They argue lighter bales of 110 to 120 pounds would sell more readily to buyers like carters and truckmen who carry bales to feed lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Soviet North Conquest Expands Arctic Presence
The Soviet Union advances an Arctic program expanding exploration and exploitation north of Europe and Asia. It claims Franz Josef Land as part of Soviet soil, operates radio and meteorological stations from Wrangel Island to Franz Josef Land, and plans the northernmost electric station in the Murmansk region. Experimental vegetable cultivation in the Arctic is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Russia
Franz Josef Land
Wrangel’s Island
Murmansk
Arctic
Clyde River to Port status and shipyard layoffs
The Clyde once a shallow river limited ships but Glasgow dredged the channel to enable port and shipbuilding growth. Now dredging continues to keep depth, while unemployment rises as only a few ships are under construction and hundreds idle. A veteran notes the old rivet din.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Firth
Glasgow
Canadian Ports Take Bigger Share Of Overseas Trade
Canada routes more overseas trade through its own ports reaching about 83 percent of total overseas trade in the last fiscal year. Grain flows keep U S ports active, with over 27 percent of exports passing via United States ports because grain enters the U S and is shipped overseas from New York and Portland in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canadian
Buffalo
New York
Portland
How To Make Friends
The piece urges people to act as friends first and discard prejudices. It argues mutual impressions shape behavior and that many strangers could be friendly if they tried to learn one another. Encourages repeating the idea to prompt first steps in friendliness.
His own Property Joan and the Country Holiday
A city girl on holiday in the country attracts a young farmer's attention. During a moonlit stroll they spot a cow and calf rubbing noses. He longs to imitate the sight and the girl encourages him, noting it is his cow anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Special awards at Central Canada Exhibition Horse Show Ottawa
Canadian Percheron breeders awards were captured by G. T. Fraser of Yale Sask at the Central Canada Exhibition in Ottawa. He won first prize for Canadian bred stal lions with Masterpiece 2nd and Spark Plug the mare took first honours in her class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
G. T. Fraser
Yale
Sask
Toast and scrape breakfast duty shared at home
A light exchange contrasts the morning routine with a wife who burns toast and a husband who handles the scraping. The quip highlights shared chores and a playful domestic dynamic.
Expedition To Greenland Investigates Wegener Theory Findings
The German Greenland expedition founded by Prof Alfred Wegener reports ice thickness near 2700 meters at center Greenland and limited evidence supporting continental drift. Observations suggest Greenland and Scandinavia movements, meteorological data, and the need for cross comparison before firm conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Alfred Wegener
Research Association of German Science
Berlin
Switzerland
Professor Wegener
Scandinavia
First Northwest Mounted Police Fort Marked in B C
A rugged stone cairn in southeast British Columbia near the Calgary line marks the site of the first Northwest Mounted Police Fort in British Columbia. Lady Steele unveiled a bronze tablet listing Superintendent Sam Steele and inspectors Z T Wood C F A Huot and Surgeon F H Powell with D Division men as founders in 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Calgary
Northwest Mounted Police
Lady Steele
North West Mounted Police
Sam Steele
Samuel Benfield Steele
K.C
M.G
Z. T. Wood
C. F. A. Huot
F. H. Powell
Steels
Millions For Relief Plan Faces Winter Budget
Montreal group proposes about 6,000,000 for unemployment relief this winter with half covered by the Dominion and Quebec governments, each contributing one quarter. The note ends with a quotation from Pages Gaies about weddings and divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Dominion
Quebec
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary
Kasper
Stockholm
W. N. UL
Ent
CNR
Germany
Havana
Machado
B.C
Fort Steele
Gaies
Yverdon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!