Great Progress in Prairie Provinces Agriculture
The Prairie Provinces show major growth in farm land and production from 1891 to 1931 and 1961 to 1911, with land expanding from 15 to 57 million acres. Wheat dominates in Alberta and Saskatchewan, mixed farming covers large areas, dairying expands in eastern Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan, while ranching concentrates in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta.
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Praire
Canada
Prairie Region
Prairie Provinces
Dommon
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Praiie
Dry Belt
Manitoba
Park Belt
Calgary
News of the world urged by Fort Erie Times Review
The Fort Erie Times Review argues radio cannot provide definitive news without press coverage. It urges readers to turn to newspapers for clear, world-spanning reporting, contrasting radio’s speculative phrasing with print accuracy. The piece highlights editors as primary sources guiding public knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daventry
England
Radio City
New York
Fort Erie
Watch Keeps Good Time in Amersham Baker’s 253 Year Old Treasure
Mr Clement Toovey a 79 year old baker of Whielden Street Amersham preserves a solid gold watch 253 years old believed unique in the world. handed down from his great great grandfather he uses it regularly and has only spent 2¢ in 45 years when a hand loosened. Also notes Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act applications and Swift Current Saskatchewan and a censour phonograph record in the Society Islands.
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Clement Toovey
Whielden Street
Amersham
Toovey
Global towns move to hush auto horns
Peace for sleepers spreads through Europe and North America as cities from Rome to Madrid and Toronto curb horn honking. New York Chicago Ottawa and others push anti noise measures with bylaw actions and night time bans to quiet motorists.
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Rome
Pars
Berlin
London
Florence
Naples
Madrid
New York
Chicago
Toronto Board of Control
Ottawa
Toronto
Norman Lett
Garibaldi’s French Inn Stand Turns Attacking Defenders
Garibaldi hides across the border in France and is recognized by Inn patrons. More than twenty attackers vow to seize him, but he invites them to dine. He tells of his cause and adventures, winning their support and repelling the soldiers with his charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garibaldi
Italy
France
World Poultry Congress to Open in Berlin Next Year
Preliminary notice for the World's Poultry Congress to be held in Berlin at the Opera Kroll, opening July 24 with Chancellor Hitler. Delegates will tour Berlin and Rhine region, then attend Olympic ceremonies and a Rural Germany tour. A six week continental trip for Canadians is planned with visits to France Switzerland and Belgium and a stay in England on return. Several nations have confirmed participation including Canada Argentina Australia China Czecho Slovakia Great Britain Ecuador Estonia Haiti Holland Hungary Italy Mexico Norway Southern Rhodesia Sweden Switzerland and the United States.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Rhine
France
Switzerland
Belgium
England
Canada
Argentina
Australia
China
Czecho-Slovakia
Great Britain
Ecuador
Esthenia
Haiti
Holland
Hungary
Italy
Mexico
Norway
Rhodesia
Sweden
United States
Rusted Wheat High Protein Values Reported
The second report on 1935 crop protein content from the federal grain research laboratory notes rusted wheats under special grades No 4 through No 6 with protein contents of 13.4 13.1 and 13.3 percent on a 13.5 percent moisture basis. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba wheat samples show 14.2 14.9 and 13 percent respectively. Results were about the same as in 1934.
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Federal Grain Research Laboratory
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Mosquito Plague Reported Across Canada in 1934
Increased abundance of mosquitoes was reported in New Brunswick, Southern Quebec, parts of Ontario including Niagara Falls and Stamford in Welland County, the three Prairie Provinces, and Kamloops and Cariboo districts of British Columbia, where they were an exceptionally severe pest.
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New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Niagara Falls
Stamford
Welland County
Prairie Provinces
Kamloops
Cariboo
British Columbia
Weighing advice as fan over scales influences sale
Texas state inspector W S Bussey warns housewives to note fan airflow in shops as it can alter scale readings. He found an electric fan above a Dallas meat store scales added from half to a full ounce to displayed weight depending on fan speed and bundle size during an inquiry into faulty meters in Dallas stores and gas stations.
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W. S. Bussey
Texas
Dallas
Bussey
Hamburg Stage opens with penny seat theatre venture
A new theatre called the Hamburg Stage opens in Hamburg where every seat including cloakroom and programme charges costs a penny. The manager, actors, stage hands, programme sellers and box office girls collaborated in painting scenery and making costumes providing jobs for many unemployed actors.
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Hamburg
Interior snapshot tips for memory insurance from John Van Guilder
Interior photography guidance emphasizes timing shutter speeds, tripod use, and lighting to capture memory worthy rooms. It covers sun glare control, lens stepping, and focusing near mid room to sharpen detail while avoiding large foreground furniture.
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John van Guilder
New Reflections on Motor Speed and the Great Car
The New York Times article notes Sir Malcolm Campbell’s record speed of 301.337 mph and discusses the evolution of racing cars. It reflects on future speeds, road conditions, and the engineering demands needed for higher velocities.
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Malcolm Campbell
Sir Malcolm
Utah
Florida
Bonneville
New York Times
Archibald Leads Soil Rehabilitation Effort Across Western Canada
From Ottawa Dr. E. S. Archibald supervises the rehabilitation of western Canadian farms hit by soil drift and drought. As chair of the new farm rehabilitation committee, he coordinates multiple initiatives including shelter belts, new farming methods to keep soil in place, grass use to bind the soil, and water retention strategies for drier regions. He also oversees more than twenty experimental farms nationwide.
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Ottawa
E. S. Archibald
Archibald
Dominion
Toronto Star Weekly
Dog Helps Fisherman’s Catching Labra Dor Tipo Nets Perch
T. K. Jackson of Fulford Harbor B C owns Tipo a small black dog with strong Labrador traits. The animal began fishing about five years ago by grabbing herring from shallow water and soon diversifies to perch in deep water. Tipo only brings palatable fish to his master.
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T. K. Jackson
Fulford Harbor
B.C
Tipo
Port of London Authority Hosts Large Visitor Traffic
The Port of London Authority remains one of the busiest institutions for visitor reception. Chairman Lord Ritchie of Dundee welcomes sightseers from around the world, constantly showcasing hospitality. He has just completed a very heavy month, yet his pleasure in entertaining visitors appears inexhaustible.
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Port of London Authority
Lord Ritchie
Dundee
Grape Vine Reaches 44 Years Of Growth At Kippen
The Kippen grape vine now 44 years old spreads 300 feet this year with 2 014 bunches harvested. An extra 300 bunches were cut green for jelly alongside thinnings. A newly married couple left the church on a motorcycle with the bride on the pillion. The sun spot average at maximum size nears earth size.
King George Flouts Scottish Dress Rules in Scotland
King George departs Scotland wearing his preferred knickerbockers stockings and Royal Stuart tartan kilt on arrival at Ballater, with a felt Homburg. The Princes imitate his attire while the Queen wears tartan ribbons when abroad in Scotland.
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George
Edward
Scotland
Ballater
Peace Bridge Robins Return Delayed By Platform Helper
Two robins that attempted a 14 day nest on a narrow iron ledge of the Fort Erie Peace Bridge finally succeeded when a wooden platform was built by workers. They left for the south and will return next spring to the preserved perch. Superintendent Louis Douglas stated the perch will remain ready for their return. Protests arise over demolition of Dickens cottage in Petersham Surrey where he wrote David Copperfield. The US government records over 885000 pension cases across all wars.
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Peace Bridge
Fort Erie
Ont
Louis Douglas
Petersham
Surrey
David Copperfield
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Water Development Committee
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act
Swift Current
Sask
Society Islands
South Seas
Pennsylvania
R. V. Rasmussen
Deerfield
W. M. Davidson
Meadowvale
J. M. Fraser
Streetsville
Cheap Amusement House
Penny Teatre
U.S
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Washington
Agriculture Department
Dr. Archibald
King George
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