Medical Breakthroughs Highlight Endocrine Symposium Discoveries
Reports from an American Chemical Society endocrine symposium in Buffalo describe advances in hormones and growth disorders. A New York clinician details a girl who nearly tripled her height after pituitary hormones, while Montreal General Hospital doctors note diabetics may tolerate high carbohydrate diets with very low fat, reducing insulin need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chemical Society
Buffalo
William Engiebach
New York City
Englebach
Montreal General Hospital
I. M. Rabinovitch
Progress In Electrical Development In Canada
Charles Malegarto, president of La Cie Parisienne de Distribution D Electricite, leader of French electrical engineers, believes Canada will see remarkable electrical growth. In a Quebec interview he cites Canada's industrial scale, pulp and paper mills, and high annual electricity use as factors driving stronger electrical utilization than in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Malegarto
la Cie Parisienne de Distribution D’electricite
Canada
Britain
Quebec
M. Mailegarto
Dominion
France
British Columbia firm lands 15000 nursery stock order
A British Columbia coast company has secured an order for 15 000 nursery plants from a large Eastern Canada firm. The shipment includes ferns aspidistra palms dracemas and crotons as noted by the Department of Agriculture market newsletter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Calf Club Receives 28 Ayrshire Heifers From Trail Farm
Twenty eight Ayrshire heifer calves were supplied this year by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company farm at Trail for boys' calf clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayrshire
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Trail
Chima Calls for Global Sympathy Over Yangtze Flood
The Yangtze flood, described as surpassing all precedents, has devastated a dense, prosperous region and overwhelmed dikes, with enormous human misery. The catastrophe exceeds past Western experience and demands sympathy from the civilized world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yangtse
Szechuan
Hankow
Tibet
China
Ichag
Yellow River
Britisher Likes New Things ties Than American Visitor
The article contrasts the ordinary American visitor in London with the Britisher who favors the Empire’s distant possessions. It notes the Britisher’s interest in new enterprises and willingness to endure remote trading posts to rule or influence colonies and encourage diverse creeds to coexist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kenya
Africa
Ceylon
Egypt
Ashantee
Fur Farming Demonstration Farm Planned Near Winnipeg
A twenty acre fur and game farm plots west of Winnipeg to be run by Dr. J. H. Allen for studying fur bearers. The facility will raise game birds including Mongolian and ring necked pheasants and hatch and release. Mink, marten, fisher and fish will be stocked with water enclosures for beaver otter and muskrat propagation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Winnipeg
J. H. Allen
V.S
B.v.sc
Marten
Fisher
Fithh
Nervous Barrister Faces Confusion Over Names
A young barrister in his first case irritates the court by misnaming the plaintiff Jones as Smith and the defendant Smith as Jones. The judge, noting the potential for confusion after a new name Brown, asks for clarification to keep the jury straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanke
Jones
Smith
Brown
Oyster discovery boosts hopes for industry revival
The article notes a finding that oysters cure anaemia and suggests prices could rise similarly to a previous liver market surge. If true, the oyster trade may lift from the current slow season and recover as demand grows.
Young Canadians Win McGill Scholarships
Three minor sons of Canadian Pacific Railway employees win five year McGill University scholarships in Montreal. Michael Montague Madge, David K. Gowans, and Keith W. Shaw will study architecture and chemical engineering, maintaining their studies until bachelor of science. They scored 775, 730, and 722 marks respectively, aged 17, 18, and 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill University
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Michael Montague Madge
H. Madge
Foster, Que
David K. Gowans
D. J. Gowans
Eastern Lines
Keith W. Shaw
J. A. Shaw
Messrs
Madge
Gowan
Mr. Gowans
Mr. Shaw
Canadian grown prunes signal new Vancouver Island developmen
Experiments at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Sidney B C show Italian prunes can be grown and dehydrated locally and meet demand. Superintendent E M Straight says dried plums and prunes valued at a million dollars are imported annually into Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Island
Dominion Experimental Farm
Sidney
B.C
E. M. Straight
Canada
Russia Expands Gramophone Industry Under Five Year Plan
Russia shifts to domestic gramophones with 6 000 sets produced after aims. Plans call for 37 000 machines in 1931 and 25 000 000 records to be pressed, tied to propaganda value alongside radio. Poland expects 2 000 000 dollars from its state lottery this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Pullman House Keeping And Sleeping Car Growth
The Pullman Company has expanded comfort for overnight travelers with evolving sleeping car services. A company circular notes annual purchases of 98,738,000 sanitary drinking cups, 3,822,280 boxes of safety matches, 9,146,000 paper bags for hats, and 4,115,900 cakes of soap. Europe has 2,000 sleeping cars for 480 million people, while the United States has over 3,000 cars with lower per mile rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman Company
Railroads
Pull Man Company
Europe
United States
Home Canning Campaign Urges Housewives to Preserve Produce
The Fruit Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture launches a Dominion wide effort urging housewives to can all possible foods for winter use. It stresses a critical need for relief and practical, effective methods to prevent waste from field or garden in both rural and urban homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Man Complains of Train Noise After 22 Years
Richard W. Oldfield of Haverstraw New York reports twenty two years of train whistles and smoke from the New York Ontario and Western and West Shore Railroad near his home. Village trustees investigate his nuisance complaint seeking relief from locomotive activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Oldfield
Haverstraw
N.Y
Mr. Oldfield
New York, Ontario & Western
West Shore Railroad
Church ministers monthlong Michigan trip query
Hix asks about a minister’s month in Michigan. Dix confirms the trip is for a vacation as decided by the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hix
Michigan
Dix
Drought Distress in Western Canada Prompts Unemployment Note
Senator G D Robertson reports drought driven distress across western provinces with about 200000 in drought areas not counted as unemployed. Individual province totals show British Columbia 38880 Alberta 15450 Saskatchewan 26904 Manitoba 41489 Ontario 180000 Quebec 100000 New Brunswick 8000 Nova Scotia 18000 Prince Edward Island 1500 total 380223.
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Western
Canada
Hon
G. D. Robertson
Saskatchewan
Robertson
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Prairie Provinces
Publisher Urges Cross Border Press Friendship at Toronto
Frank E. Gannett, publisher of 17 papers in New York New Jersey and Connecticut, urged Canadian and United States press to deepen coverage of the other country. He praised Canadian publishers for high standards and careful handling of socially harmful news at the Canadian National Exhibition luncheon in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Frank E. Gannett
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Toronto
Gannett
Advertising North of the Prince of Wales rocks
A Saskatoon trader puts up a lithographed sign on the old fort reading Eat so and so chocolates. The Eskimos purchase bars in the barrens and Churchill where 25 cent chocolates are popular. Scientists note color effects from red to white. The Thousand Islands claim 1.692.
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Old
Prince of Wales
Saskatoon
Old Fort
Barrens
Barren Lands
Churchill
Plethora Of World's Goods In Quiet Winter Supplies
The Regina Daily Star notes abundant world stocks of tea sugar coffee and wheat while excess supplies persist. It argues reduced consumption caused by lagging profits debt and taxation rather than overproduction and calls for debt cancellation and fear removal to renew demand.
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Britain
Regina Daily Star
Churchill Called Paradise For Tourists
John Hooper president of the Canadian Tourist Association and Prof. Pettingill toured Churchill Manitoba praising Hudson Bay as a paradise for sportsmen. Hooper cited abundant wildlife and fisheries including 27 white whales in the harbor and noted furs for sale while predicting new steamship routes to Churchill with rail connections inland. He urged hotel facilities and government support for tourism development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay Territory
John Hooper
United States
Churchill
G. Pettingill
Carnegie Museum
Hooper
Manitoba
Canadian Tourist Association
Churchill Harbour
Hudson's Bay Company
Mr. Hooper
Boston
New York
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
Question on correspondence lessons sparks punchy quip
A snappy exchange quotes a speaker asking about learning by correspondence and replying that he avoids writing to women, signaling a playful, old fashioned tone. The line highlights flirtation and gender norms in light dialogue.
Railways of Cuba Cut Passenger Fares
Cuban railways announce reduced passenger fares across multiple routes to boost travel demand. Officials cite policy aims to ease transportation costs for commuters and tourists while maintaining service levels and schedules.
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Railways of
Cuba
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French Electrical Engineers
Madrid
W. N. UL 1907
Chima
Yangtse Valley
Mississippi Valley
M. M. Madge
K. W. Shaw
D. K. Gowans
Pullman
Motherland
Malcolm MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
Dominions
Philip Sassoon
Air
Oliver Stanley
Home Office
Thousand Islands
Paradise
U.S
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
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