Canada US trade pact viewed as cautious step forward
The piece argues the Canada US trade agreement signed in Washington on Friday November 15 marks a tentative move toward freer commerce. It notes benefits will emerge slowly due to quotas demand seasonal shifts and shifting supplies while highlighting live cattle duty reductions and potential price impacts for Western Canada. It warns against overoptimism and expects further concessions with Washington observers split on immediate effects.
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Prairie
United States
U.S.A
Radio Dealers’ Association
Winnipeg
Canada
Daily Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Ercial
Sawfly Larva Sprays Predators With Acid Shower
A sawfly larva defends itself by releasing a spray of corrosive acid to deter predators. The behavior demonstrates a chemical defense mechanism used by the larva as it grows.
Survival Of Old Days Venison Gift To Windsor Town
The venison panquet given to the Prince of Wales by Windsor's mayor recalls medieval times when King John ordered annual venison gifts to Windsor. Successive sovereigns kept the custom in different forms, preserving a historic townwide tradition.
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Prince of Wales
Windsor
John
Windsor Forest
Leaving School German Girls Must Serve Year as Helpers
A historical note states that upon leaving school German girls must spend one year as a mother's helper with no pay beyond board and lodging before entering business. This compulsory period is outlined as part of job preparation and social norms of the time.
German Ship Elevator Near Rothensee Aims 11000-Ton Vessels
A ship elevator being built near Rothensee Germany about eight and a half miles north of Magdeburg where the Midland canal crosses the River Elbe. It will resemble Niederfinow in capability to lift 11,000 ton ships but differs in construction being built deep underground with two hydraulic floats moving in 210 foot shafts. Massive concrete caisson supports the structure with 60 foot pillars and thick cast iron walls.
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Rothensee
Germany
Eght
Madeburg
Elbe
Niederfinow i
Niederfiow
Roth Censee
Canadian Authors Association announces nationwide book contest
The Canadian Authors Association opens a fiction or non fiction contest for Canadian residents as of Sept 16 1935. Entries must be 60000 to 125000 words in English. Closes June 1 1936 with winners published within six months. Eminent judges named. Application blanks available from George J McLeod Limited Toronto. Secretary P O Box 1424 Montreal.
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Canada
Pelham Edgar
Canadian Authors’ Association
S. Morgan-Powell
Montreal Daily Star
C. R. Sanderson
Toronto Public Library
George J. McLeod
Limited
King St. West
Toronto
Ontario
Canadian Authors’ ‘Association
P.O. Box
Montreal
Quebec
Curious Old Laws Still Legal in Britain
A Hastings court case prompts lawyers to cite ancient statutes that remain unrepealed and could imprison a person. Still illegal are smoking in the street Sunday radio broadcasts Christmas dinner over three courses making a mince pie an abominable and idolatrous thing playing billiards on a Sunday and inducing others to drink too much liquor.
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Britain
Hastings
Primitive James Bay Indians Largely Unchanged Through Centuries
Dr Truman Michelson of the Smithsonian reported that the James Bay Indians in northern Ontario have altered their language customs folklore and mythology little in eight or ten centuries. He suggested they resemble primitive Algonquins who inhabited eastern North America before European contact.
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Truman Michelson
Smithsonian Institute
Danube River Drought Strands Ships, Belgrade Stoppages
The famed Danube is drying up due to an unprecedented drought. The Sava and Danube meet near Belgrade and are now lower than in over 50 years, forcing the abandonment of Sava navigation and stranding many ships on sand banks. Only small vessels under four feet draft can pass the Danube, and Belgrade to Vienna river service has ceased.
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Blue Danube
Danube
Sava
Belgrade
Vienna
Magnetic poles weaken compass pull near earth
A fragment notes that as one nears the earth's magnetic poles the compass needle experiences a weaker pull. The text briefly mentions an uncompleted cleaning tip using a flannel cloth dipped in oatmeal for painted woodwork, and a reference to rubber latex in cement work.
Life insurance men urged to uphold trusteeship for Canada's future
Finance Minister Charles Dunning addressed the 42nd annual meeting of The Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association in Toronto. He noted assets of 2.5 billion dollars and 3.5 million policyholders, saying big interests carry a duty of trusteeship vital to Canada’s future and urged officials to emphasize their trusteeship to the people.
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Canadian Life Insurance Officers’ Association
Charles Dunning
Toronto
Dunning
Canada
Mr. Dunning
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Wakefield
Yorkshire
England
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Shipley
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Life Insurance
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Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
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