Canadian turkey exports to Britain reach 1.9 million pounds
Canada expects about 1.9 million pounds of turkeys to Britain for Christmas 1936, mainly from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. First Christmas export in 1932 exceeded a million pounds. Turkeys are graded and inspected under Dominion Government standards before shipment.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
British Isles
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Power versus Power: Horse or Tractor on the Prairie Farms
The article surveys the farm power debate in Western Canada, noting that both horse and tractor have roles depending on soil, climate, and economics. Professor A. E. Hardy of the University of Saskatchewan emphasizes that power choice hinges on local conditions and individual farmer circumstances.
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Canada
Prairies
Cudgera
Natural History
Feason
Lssue
Prairie Provinces
A. E. Hardy
University of Saskatchewan
Hardy
Matt
Tle
Franks Piano Skill Sparks Proud Mutter Scene
A lighthearted exchange reveals a proud mother praising Frank's piano playing while a professor notes an unusual lid closing habit. The piece ends with a wry aside on dental care and a statistic about dental deaths in the United States.
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Frank
United States
Wake Up Your Liver Bile Health Guide
A confusing old text urges remedies to stimulate the liver and bowel movements. It promises relief from constipation by taking a tonic labeled Liver Pila, claiming it will produce two pounds of bile and purge waste, with warnings about unhealthy stools and a call to avoid other foods.
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Bowen
Foreign Capital Inflow Shrinks US Funds From Abroad
The Treasury reports a net inflow of 2.281659 billion dollars from abroad for 1935 to 1935. Sept. 30, led by Great Britain Switzerland France the Netherlands and Canada. Foreign holdings in the United States near seven billion dollars as of Sept. 30, the highest on record.
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Roosevelt
United States Treasury
Great Britain
Switzerland
France
Netherlands
Canada
Commerce Department
Treasury
Selected Recipes for Muffins and Grail Flour Mix
Sift together white flour sugar salt and baking powder. Add graham flour. Add milk egg and melted shortening and heat well. Half fill greased muffin tins and bake in hot oven at 425 degrees F about 20 minutes.
CNR Names Johnson New Northern Ontario Superintendent
W A Kingsland announces J P Johnson will become general superintendent of the northern Ontario district with North Bay HQs effective December 1, succeeding W T Moodie who moves to Vancouver. J W Atkinson and J H Pakenham also receive reassignment within the Cochrane and Laurentian divisions.
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Neral
W. A. Kingsland
J. P. Johnson
Calgary
Canadian National Railways
Ontario
North Bay
W. A. Kingland
Central
Johnson
W. T. Moodie
Moodie
Vancouver
British Columbia
Castle Bar Que
Grand Trunk
Warwick
Que
W. J. Atkinson
Levin
Cochrane
H. Wright
J. H. Pakenham
Cochrane Division
Laurentian Division
J. A. Trudel
J. L. Alain
Parent
Seats for Coronation Draw Large London Viewers
Applications for seats to view the May coronation procession in London are closing Jan. 1 with Hon. Vincent Massey directing. Seats along the route are allocated by the British government and to some dominion high commissioners at cost. applications must be made directly and individually. Special seals were issued to Egyptian delegates who signed the Anglo-Egyptian treaty. Also notes on global telephones and planetary mass are included.
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London
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Canada House
Praise For British Navy One Canadian Pays Tribute
Doctor RL Cockfield recalls a Canadian physician who asked for a consultant for his ill child. The HMS Robin, anchored in the port, brought the commander’s orders and the ship sailed to the child’s bedside within six hours. A Canadian guest at a feast proposes a toast to the British Navy for its service to Empire citizens abroad.
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RL. Cockfield
Ket Kwong
Shekki
South China
Empire
H.M.S. Robin
Memorial To Young Airman Father Takes Heavy Stone
A Devon father toils to honor his son by dragging a heavy unpolished stone from village to Rouen France for a war cemetery memorial. A boat and barge ferried the stone to the coast and river, then the father pushed it by hand to the grave, where he placed it and wept, saying the last act he could do.
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England
France
Rouen
Devonshire
Devon
Centennial Banquet Marks Patent System’s 100th Year
The centennial celebration honors the American patent system with historians and scientists across the United States hosting events and banquets of patent attorneys. At a Washington dinner, Edison was cited as the most prolific user of the patent office, heard via a phonograph recording.
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Detroit
United States
Washington
Patent Office
Thomas Alva Edison
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Great Bear Lake
3. E. Gendreau
Radium Institute
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University of Montreal
Tempat
Dee
Raria
Vey
Graham
At-Tatarch Company
Umsens
CNR
Voice of Edison
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