Machines Aid Canadian Census Effort Not Replace Jobs
The piece argues machines in Ottawa do not uproot workers but expand output. It highlights two devices that count 240 facts at 245 cards a minute, detecting discrepancies and errors while enabling far more data to be tabulated for Canada’s 1931 census. The system preserves employment and promises invaluable data for research and policy.
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Census Bureau
Ottawa
Canada
Limman
A. E. Thornton
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
F. Bellisle
Washington
United States Census Bureau
Thornton
United States
Bellisier
Dominion
Bureau
Bureau of Statistics
New Tire Guarantee Aims For More Satisfactory Service
Major tire makers announce a new 9 to 12 month guarantee for private passenger car tires with full road hazard coverage except punctures and running flaws. The warranty includes repairs or pro rata adjustments and covers stone bruises, cuts, wheel misalignment, and faulty brakes. Dealers push certificate with each tire to ensure coverage.
Canadian Seeds Exchange From Dominion Expt Farms Branch
A report from the Division of Botany at the Dominion Experiment Farm Branch details the annual seed exchange. It records 1 557 species and 4 802 seed packets sent to 110 botanical gardens worldwide, plus 159 rooted plants and 11 cuttings. Returns include 21 171 seed packets and 21 cuttings from foreign gardens. Additional supplies aided scientific workers in Canada, and 28 seed packets of Canadian wildflowers were sent to the War Graves Committee for European battlefields planting. The report also notes studies on noxious weed life histories and chemical eradication methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Botany
Dominion Experimental Farms Branch
Canada
War Graves ‘Committee
Battlefelds
Europe
Only One Answer to Japan's Threat to Leave League
The London News Chronicle argues Japan should be ignored for threatening to quit the League over Manchuria. It condemns any appeasement and asserts there can be no hesitation between a supine League and one denied Japan's support for refusals, urging unwavering stance.
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Japan
League
Manchuria
League of Nations
League of Trons
London News Chronicle
Improve Wheat Prices by Reducing Acreage Proposal
Winnipeg Tribune argues that cutting wheat acreage after Russia and the Balkans ceased exporting would more effectively raise prices than conferences or legislation. It notes the dome painting requires thirty-two men for about three months and 4,300 pounds of paint, and adds a small factual aside about the rapid growth of apple trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Balkan
Winnipeg Tribune
Capitol
Washington
Forage Crop Distribution Policy Extended in 1933
The federal government will continue the forage crop distribution policy started last year under Minister Robert Weir. A provincial committee led by agrostologist T. M. Stevenson, with S. H. Vigor and Nelson Young, will select growers and oversee seed purchase and distribution of brome, Western sweet clover, and alfalfa. Each farmer may apply for one seed type up to 25 acres, with alfalfa limited to 10 acres. terms include pound-for-pound seed return or cash payment within two years.
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Robert Weir
T. M. Stevenson
Forage Crop Laboratory
Saskatoon
S. H. Vigor
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Regina
Nelson Young
Dominion Seed Branch
Dominion
Passenger rail risk tiny says statisticians
A railroad passenger faces a one in 37,500,000 chance of death by accident. Statisticians note the odds of getting struck in the eye are similarly minuscule, underscoring the rarity of such injuries on rail travel.
Soviet Trade Credit Demands in Italian Pact Are Too Favorable
St Thomas Times Journal reports that Italy’s 1924 trade pact with Soviet Russia expires next August and may be terminated. The article notes one sided terms, cash for Italian purchases versus four years four months for Soviet credit, and adds the USSR seeks longer credit possibly up to seven years, a demand deemed excessive.
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Russia
Italy
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Not Enough To Go Round Farmers Keen On Getting Pure Bred
Reports to A A MacMillan show Saskatchewan breeders, like other Canadian hog breeders, seek pure bred stock. Pure bred sows from Moose Jaw Industrial Farm were bought for federal Broad Sow distribution, selling so fast that demand exceeded supply.
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A. A. MacMillan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Canada
Moose Jaw
Federal Department
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Arrowroot Biscuits
Cuest Corps
Vicks
VapoRus
Soviet Russia
New Brunswick
South Carolina
Mra
A. Black
Wallaceburg
Ont
Milburn
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