Canadian court reporter Nelson R Butcher dies in Toronto
A veteran shorthand expert from a farm background, Nelson R Butcher, who achieved recognition as a peer of Canadian court reporters, has died in Toronto. The report notes various world happenings including labor shifts, civic ceremonies, and legal changes.
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Nelson R Butcher
Toronto
Ministry of Labor
Canadian Legion
Philippe Roy
France
Vimy Ridge
British Legion
Alberta
Legislative Assembly
Bread loaf weights vary by locality in Canada
Municipal by laws govern loaf weights in most provinces with Ontario as an exception. Ontario sets standard loaf weights at 24 and 48 ounces, while small bread is limited to 12 ounces.
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Canada
Provinces
Ontario
Argentina Exports Lag Behind Year Earlier Levels
Argentina shows exports trailing last year's totals as shipments to key markets slow. Government data indicate lower volumes in energy and agricultural products amid currency volatility and global demand shifts. Trade officials warn results may improve with policy measures and stronger external demand.
Wax wings blamed for looming European war omen
Northern Europe residents fear wax wings signal coming catastrophe as superstition links the birds to war plague and death. The legendary devils birds are described with supposed wax globes at feather shafts and recent sightings revive old fears echoed by past wars.
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Europe
Seagram Gold Cup at Lookout Point Golf Tourney
The six man General Brock total Open at Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill Ontario will award the Seagram Gold Cup to the team with the lowest 72 hole aggregate. The cup is a 18 inch ormolu ebony mounted trophy from medieval craftsmen. Each member of the winning squad earns $50. Entries are anticipated from several clubs.
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Seagram
Lord Darley
Mary
Earl of Bothwell
Darnley
Hhis
Canadian farm values rise in 1934 Dominion report
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes farm livestock in Canada reached 413,897,000 in 1934 up from 403,135,000 in 1933. It estimates average farm land and building value at 23 per acre, down from 24, and records wage and board rates with men earning one dollar more than in 1933. The most famous archer cited is Japan’s Tametomo.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Resurrection and the Empty Tomb Devotional
Early on Sunday morning Mary Magdalene Joanna and others came to Jesus tomb to embalm him. The stone was rolled away and the tomb was found empty. Two men questioned them and Peter looked in but found only linen wrappings and no body. Jesus had foretold his resurrection and urged trust in God as they faced dark days ahead.
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Jesus
Mary Magdalene
Joanna
Mary
James
Peter
Christ
John
Srords
Leather goods use in 1933 farm industry described
The article notes that cowhides valued at 277,547 dollars, sheepskins 134,444 dollars, calfskin 117 dollars, harness leathers 322,940 dollars and other leather goods were used in 1933 by the Canadian miscellaneous leather goods industry. Goat skins and pigskins appeared in smaller quantities alongside trunks bags purses and belts.
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Cana- Man
Eye transplant attempt reported in Fremont Clark case
A Columbia Presbyterian medical center report describes a cornea transplant from a stillborn baby to Fremont Clark of Wadena. Dr Ramon Castroviejo led the operation whose success cannot be judged for days, with the eyelids sewn shut and heavy bandaging to protect healing.
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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre
Fremont Clark
Wadena
Ramon Castroviejo
May Buy A Plane As Eighty Year Old Man Turns Bold
John Hays Hammona, a veteran pony express era engineer, has led a colorful career across four continents. He mined for precious metals under the surface, tangled with Mexican and South African revolutions, and now, at eighty, contemplates buying an airplane to celebrate his birthday on March 31 as he embraces risk he could not take in youth.
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John Hays Hammona
South Africa
Pony Express
Wild West
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Henry VII
Mary Queen of Scots
James I
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