Persistent efforts unfold the white mystery of the Antarctic
A New York Herald Tribune report traces Byrd and Ellsworth expeditions in the late Antarctic peril era. It notes fragile ice, shifting glaciers, and near disasters as explorers push toward mapping the continent. The piece highlights how ongoing flights from ships and planes try to reveal coastlines and geography previously unseen, amid dangers and uncertain land masses.
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Antarctic
Elleworth
Bay of Whales
Ellgworth
Ross
Weddell Sea
Byrd
America
Ellsworth
Admiral Byrd
Ross Sea
Wilkins
South America
Graham Land
Hearst Land
Marie Byrd Land
Aerolane
New York Herald Tribune
The World’s Smallest Book From Holland 1674
The article notes fascination with tiny books. It cites Carl Van Lange as maker of a 1674 Dutch volume titled The Court of Flowers. The book has 49 pages, each under an inch in length and width, and is bound in calf leather with gold leaf and a gold clasp.
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Holland
Carl van Lange
Farm Star Power Drives Saskatchewan Farm Size Rise
The Agricultural Economics branch notes spring wheat areas show farm sizes expanding from 1241 to NAS acres between 1901 and 1931, with Saskatchewan exemplifying rapid coreage per farm growth since 1911. By 1991 Saskatchewan farms averaged 408 acres with improved land rising from 835 to 2459 acres, and wheat-sown acres increasing similarly.
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Spring Wheat
Cal
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Small farmers of Haiti dominate agricultural output
The article notes Haiti as a land of small farmers with only about two percent of agricultural production from plantations. Coffee is the chief crop, but it largely grows wild and is harvested rather than cultivated. It also comments on Canada Haiti trade issues and a casual remark from sportsmen about big geometry.
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Negro Republic
Haiti
Canada
New York
Tree nursery activity and possible scams noted
A fragment notes activity at a tree nursery involving an estimated 170 items or individuals connected with s.ms casing or dealing. Further readable context is limited, but the item suggests a focus on nursery operations and related transactions.
Arable and smart day wear for heavier figures
Charming day wear described for matrons with heavier builds in navy blue crepe and two tone belt buckle adornment. Notes availability in sizes up to 26, requires 134 yards of 39 inch material. Includes practical, sun smart crepe options and an easy sewing pattern.
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How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
The notice lists how to order sewing patterns from Winnipeg's Newspaper Union located on McDermot Avenue. It provides the street address and directs readers to contact the publisher for pattern orders and delivery details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canadian Turkeys Feed Study Reveals Grain Yields
Experiments show five and a half pounds of mixed grain per pound of turkey flesh when turkeys are not free range, but most Canadian turkeys are free range, altering efficiency. Prairie data suggest grain costs per 16 pound turkey vary, with feeds per flesh pound around four pounds, affecting 1931 1982 price comparisons and gross returns.
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Canada
F.C. Elford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Prairie Provinces
Insects as Earth's Most Dangerous Competitors
A historical note argues that insects, though structurally remarkable, are mankind’s chief rivals for dominance on earth. It states that over 600000 insect kinds have been studied and likely as many more spores exist, with humans and insects both seeking food and space.
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Whelworld
Slums Gardens Bring Nature to London Children
Efforts led by the London Children's Fund transform eight slum plots into gardens to educate poor children about nature. Each garden is owned by the respective child, reflecting a charity drive to improve urban life. Report notes heavy rainfall in El Salva tore area and damage in Harbin with wide property and crop losses amid war-related turmoil.
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Lon
England
London Children's See Fund
el Salvatore
Harbin
Manchukuo
Advance In Price Of Gold Stimulus To Canadian Mining
Rise in gold prices boosts Canada's mining sector with many idle properties revived and plans for mill installations. Companies forecast 20 to 30 new producers by year end as surface work, drilling, and shafting accelerate. Steel, tools, and clothing demand also climbs, reflecting broader labor and economic effects.
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Canada
United States
Benets
Survey backs newspapers as best advertising medium
A Los Angeles survey finds 17 percent ignore ads in yards while 85 percent of women and 81 percent of men look for newspaper sale ads. Frustrated ads are preferred 9 to 1 and newspapers remain the cheapest most effective publicity form for all businesses.
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Los Angeles
Wiaries
World wheat surplus in doubt as stocks show shift
The Food Research Institute reports the world wheat crop, excluding Russia, now 190 million bushels larger than four months ago estimates, yet 200 million bushels smaller than 1932. Exports from US and Canada are tighter, Europe larger, and Russia’s inclusion barely changes the picture. The institute notes surpluses are still burdensome for 1933 34.
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Russia
Lhe
Food Research Institute of Stanford Unitity
Calif World Whoare
Sunnl cx
Canate
Institut
Cancel The Permit Courts Weigh License To Drive In Acora Case
Scottish courts seem to pend on cancel of the License to drive and the knowledge that an acora charge in court affects the driver. The term of years undoubtedly has an effect in producing caution in drivers.
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