Western Canada census refutes foreign birth myth
A Ottawa census bulletin based on the 1931 census shows 1 492 657 of the three prairie provinces' population are born in Canada with both parents British or Canadian born. Only 400 770 are foreign born to foreign born parents. Intermarriage and second generation Canadians shape a distinct Western type while naturalization warrants careful, informed guidance.
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Prairie
Canada
Ottawa
Europe
C. H. Cahan
Saskatchewan
Niagara Gorge Snapshot Sparks Confusing Phrase
A garbled OCR extract mentions the Niagara Gorge as about 25 000 years old and references uncertain phrases about London Bolivia Finland and a public works program, yielding a fragmentary regional note with no clear event.
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Niagara Gorge
London
Japan Pearl Crop Expands Across 40 000 Acres
Japan vastly increases pearl production with over 40 000 acres of waters planted with more than 3 000 000 pearl oysters. The crop, planted now, will not be harvested for seven years and yields are forecast in the millions of dollars. Oysters are seeded with mother of pearl and raised on steel cages suspended above sea floors. Regular surface inspections and treatments fight disease. About 69 percent fruit, five percent marketable.
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Japan
Britain declares five year war on slums to wipe out disease pits
The government orders England and Wales housing authorities to submit by September 30 comprehensive plans to clear slums by 1938. Areas with insanitary back to back houses will be demolished or refurbished, affecting up to a million dwellings, with a nationwide drive amid press campaigns and royal support.
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Great Briain
England
Wales
Edward Hilton Young
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Leeds
Bristol
Hull
Sheffield
London
Canterbury
York
Prince of Wales
Immunization Cuts Manitoba Diphtheria Deaths Sharply
The Winnipeg Tribune notes a dramatic drop in diphtheria deaths after immunization began in 1923. By 1929 the provincial death rate fell to 10.3 and to 5.2 in rural areas, with 62 deaths in unimmunized regions and none among immunized residents since 1930.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Manitobsince
Winnipeg Tribune
Woman slim by Kruschen Salts reduces weight and gains energy
A 53 year old woman, 5 ft tall, lost 7 pounds after six months of Kruschen Salts without changing her diet. She reports less hip bulk, easier stair climbing, and improved energy, mobility, and mood while aiming for normal weight. Kruschen described as a mineral blend supporting glands, nerves, blood and organs.
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Tam
J. H. Kruschen
Eskimos Reported to Regain Extra Rib in Evolving Trait
Dr. T. D. Stewart of the Smithsonian announced the finding that some Eskimos have a 25th rib, a trait seen mainly in males north of the Yukon. He examined 200 Eskimo skeletons from Alaska and found the extra rib in about 12 percent, suggesting hereditary influence and ongoing evolution.
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Adam
T. D. Stewart
Smithsonian Institution
Yukon River
Stew=fart
Alaska
Thunderstorms in Java People Grow Used to Yearlong Rumble
Java residents endure hundreds of storms each rainy season with many severe events. Only a sudden overhead crash jolts awareness as the yearlong thunder fades from daily life. The piece notes Australian National Bank fronts and mentions Funoy bay spanning about 8 000 square miles.
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Java
Wages Raised at Fraser Mills Plant
An across the board one per cent wage hike affects 750 workers at Fraser Mills, New Westminster, B C, as demand for lumber rises. The plant now outputs about a quarter of a million feet daily while Kin Queen mill runs double shifts. Employment jumped from roughly 450 to 750 since last winter as ship cargoes stay heavy and rail shipments rise.
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Fraser Mills
Western Lumber Co. Ltd
New Westminster
B.C
Amlion
Kinfle
World Cities by Population in 1932 Census
New York leads as the world's largest city with 8,202,518 people in 1932 per the New York Merchants Association census. London remains second, Berlin surpasses 4,000,000, and Chicago is above 3,276,000 with eight cities over 2,000,000 and thirty-one over 1,000,000.
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Poplin
New York
New York Merchants’ Association
London
Berlin
Chicago
The Queen of Norway Purchases Three English Bunting Horses
The Queen of Norway reportedly bought three English bunting horses in a notable equestrian move. Details on the source and buyers remain limited.
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Queen of
Norway
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