Federal Reserve to Handle Canadian Currency Exchange
The Federal Reserve Board announces a plan to let member banks use Fed facilities to collect and convert Canadian paper currency into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. The Fed banks will absorb shipping costs and deduct actual charges from conversions, aiming to reduce costs below historic 1 percent. Canadian tourists may find U.S. merchants willing to take Canadian currency near par.
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Federal Reserve Board of the
Federal Reserve Board
Department of Commerce
Federal Reserve
U.S
Canada
Feders Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Douglas fir timbers show lasting strength after 55 years
Professor McAllister of the University of Oregon reports on Hayden Bridge timbers from 1874 found in excellent preservation. Tests on old versus new timber show age does not worsen knots or fibre quality and reveal high compression strength, with old beams outperforming many new ones.
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FLHH
McAlillirter
University of Oregon
McAlister
Hayden Bridge
Eugene
Heyden
McAllister
United States Forest Service
Best Market For United States Goods
Canada led as the best market for U S products in 1929 for the second year running with purchases near 1 billion dollars and 18.1 percent of total exports. The United Kingdom followed with 867.99 million in goods bought, while Japan ranked second in U S exports with about 431.87 million. Canada’s imports rose to 504 million, the highest postwar total.
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Canada
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Department of Commerce
United Kingdom
Japan
Puppy survives after stuffing nails and metal at London college
An Alsatian puppy at the Royal Veterinary College in London is saved after stomach contents including 67 nails of various sizes two screws three bolts with nuts one bolt 16 brads one stud a piece of steel drill and a lump of coal weighing 15 ounces are removed. A man says I see where my time has come as he receives his watch from a mail order house.
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Royal Veterinary College
London
England
Berlin Note Confirms Refugees Amid War Turmoil
Fragmentary text shows Berlin scene with phrases in German about a man named Jakob and a return walk amid upheaval, suggesting a wartime imprint on daily life and movements.
Cannibals Turn To Football And Cricket In Solomon Islands
Dr. C. E. Fox reports Solomon Islanders abandon past cannibalism for sport. Football sung of barefoot skill, while cricket is hailed as the national game. Tales of two innings matches, odd balls into sea or tree, and ritual batting noted amid praise for agility and fielding.
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Solomon Islands
C. E. Fox
Auckland
New Zealand
Solomon Islanders
Dr. Fox
Excavation of Trajan's Market Finds 150 Stores
Rome historians report completion of excavations at Trajan's Market revealing a total of 150 shops in the ancient shopping complex. The discovery enhances understanding of the market's size and urban layout in imperial times.
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Rome
Clean Seed Guarantees Better Harvest and Fewer Weeds
The article cites Cicero on sowing and urges growers to use clean seed. It notes field-tested benefits from Dominion Agriculture and the Canadian Seed Growers Association, and describes seed-cleaning methods from primitive winnowing to modern plants in Moose Jaw, stressing that even affordable clean seed pays off with higher quality and yields.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Moose Jaw
Poultry Exhibitors Plan Air Deliveries for World Congress
Exhibitors at the fourth World Poultry Congress arrange aeroplane conveyance of fancy birds to the Crystal Palace. Leading air services will fly birds from Continental Europe to the congress site when officials are ready.
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Europe
Crystal Palace
Losses from poultry diseases cost farmers millions yearly
Estimates show twenty six million dollars is the annual loss for farmers and poultry raisers from diseases in flocks. Much of this is due to internal parasites and preventable. Elford urges keeping young chicks separate from adults and on clean soil to reduce the losses.
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F. C. Elford
Dominion
Holland Plans Produce Airport in Delft
Delft Holland will establish a farm produce airport to ship fresh vegetables fruits and flowers to leading European cities. The district is known for its produce and already sees large amounts of fruit vegetables and cut flowers transported by air.
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Delft
Holland
Europe
Give Chicks A Fair Show In Separate Flocks
Dominion live stock expert WA Brown urges farmers to keep baby chicks in separate pens from older hens to boost later egg production and early pullet development. Separate groups by age and type improve fed growth, egg yield, and early readiness for dressed poultry.
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Brown
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Canadian Roses For China Shipped From British Columbia
Three hundred rose bushes from H. M. Eddie & Sons, B.C. Nurseries, and Layritz Nurseries totaling 35 varieties have been shipped free to the British Legation in Peiping China. Victoria assembled and packed the plants under district horticulturist E W White with freight and packing costs covered by the Provincial Government. Australia’s coal strike continues for several months.
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British Columbia
Peiping
China
H. M. Eddie & Sons
Sardis
B.C
Turn Loss Into Gain Growing Demand For Dairy By- Products
The Dairy and Calm Storage Branch reports rising demand for dairy by products in Canada. Butter and cheese output grows weaker while miscellaneous factory products and various forms of milk use rise, boosting dairy production by over 13 million dollars in five years.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Messiah Performance at World Poultry Congress 1930
During the triennial World Poultry Congress in 1930 visitors may attend a Messiah performance. An orchestra and 2,000-voice choir will be conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, who offers his services as a free gift. The event presents a rare chance to hear a world famous composer’s work on a grand scale.
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Thomas Beecham
Only One Name Allowed In Early English And American History
The article notes traditions of single given names in England before the Stuarts and in North America. It cites a statute banning multiple names for children and observes that Mayflower members and signers of the Declaration had no middle names. It also states the first five U S Presidents used only a single given name.
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England
North America
United States
Manitoba plans hydro extension to all main centres
The Manitoba Government aims to extend the provincial hydro system to all main centres within three years. Administrator D G McKenzie requests expenditure of 2,660,114 dollars, including 902,508 for transmission lines and 220,000 for farm services.
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Manitoba
D. G. McKenzie
War play producer buys London theatres for million
Maurice Brown, once unknown in theatre, has purchased the Globe and Queen's theatres in London's West End for $1,000,000, drawn from profits of his war play Journey's End. In Hornsey England loudspeakers and phonographs are banned in stores.
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Maurice Brown
Globe and Queen's Theatre
West End
London
Hornsey
England
The Prevention Of Sickness In Ontario Health Wastage
An Ontario analysis shows 54 percent of deaths could be postponed by early illness detection. Public health officials warn that regular medical exams could prevent many diseases and premature deaths, urging toxoid vaccines and comprehensive disease control efforts.
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Ontario
Canada
Winslow
Yale University
United States
Oldest temple in Japan stands in Nara at Horyu-ji
The temple Horyu-ji in Nara, built over thirteen hundred years ago from wood, claims to be Japan’s oldest temple and perhaps the world’s oldest wooden structure. It houses priceless art treasures and evokes memories of Nara’s historical era of artistry and literature.
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Nara
Horyu-ji
Japan
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