Suggestion to raise 400 million for prairie irrigation drive
The Globe and Mail urges Canada to launch a nationwide campaign to raise 400 million dollars to irrigate Western Prairie lands struck by drought. It argues the emergency warrants large spending, financed by future gains from increased production, and stresses action now to protect arable areas, create employment, and reduce sectionalism.
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Canada
Toronto Globe and Mail
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Prairie
Grouth
Western
Linking East And West Through Air Travel
The dawn-to-dusk flight from Montreal to Vancouver marks a milestone in trans Canada aviation. It signals not just a single trip but the broader shift toward rapid links from Lethbridge to Vancouver and Toronto to Winnipeg, tying extremes with air mail and express service. This transition foreshadows social and economic changes and closer national ties across Canada.
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Canada
Transport Howe
Montreal
Vancouver
Dominion
Air Mail
Air Express
Lethbridge
Winnipeg
Toronto
Toronto Globe and Mail
The Lightest Men Debate Among Nations
A joke about English Irish and Scottish men arguing over lightness ends with a Cockney claiming lightermen on the Thames. The text notes global motorcycle counts at 2,750,000 with 85 percent in Europe and reports a London banquet using 12,000 plates with 100 broken.
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London
Saskatoon Fruits Highlight Dominion Morden Station Work
The Dominion Experimental Station at Morden Manitoba reports a strong July Saskatoon harvest and ongoing work to develop native and prairie fruit varieties. Selections from Montana Peace River and other prairie points are tested, with hybrids and albino forms grown. advice notes cutting shrubs four inches above ground when transplanting next April.
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Morden
Dominion
Manitoba
Canada
Prairies
Saskatoon
Dominion Experimental Station
Montana
Peace River
Churchill River
Superstition Links Hair Cutting to Moon Phase Beliefs
A folklore claim links cutting hair during the waxing moon to abundant regrowth. The belief appears in popular culture and is noted as an old superstition without scientific backing.
Emergency Government Aid for Livestock Crises and Drought
The Dominion Government outlines livestock relief policies for drought areas in the prairie provinces. Programs include Feeder Freight refunds, feeder purchase benefits, movement of stock to feeding zones, equipment transport assistance, and Feed and Fodder subsidies. Cattle, horses, and sheep qualify, with deadlines and provincial coordination through Agriculture Canada and stock grower offices.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Fereder
Canada
British Columbia
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Michael Building
Calgary
Alberta
The Mysterious It That Powers The Super Salesman
A London Evening News squib asks what enables a top dealer to outsell peers. The piece cites a middle-aged salesman whose elusive “it” even persuaded a policeman, parked for overage, to buy a vacuum cleaner. No solution or recipe is offered.
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London Evening News
Birds Propel Forward by Back Wing Thrust Mechanism
The description explains how a bird moves by pushing air backward with the wings held over the head. The wings sweep beneath the body to sustain lift between strokes, enabling continuous flight until the next rearward wingbeat.
La Paz Tops World Elevation as Capital on Andean Crest
La Paz Bolivia is described as the world’s loftiest capital perched on a mountain summit about 12 470 feet above sea level. The article notes its high altitude location shaping city life and access.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Pillowed Pets Needlepoint Pattern for Cushions
Delightful needlepoint motifs feature a tabby cat and a dog named Rover. Pattern 5911 provides transfers, material needs, color suggestions, stitch illustrations, and 81 by 9 percent inch dog and 84 by 9 percent inch cat designs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Rover
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Japan to harvest historic wheat crop near fifty million bushels
Japan plans to produce a wheat harvest approaching fifty million bushels as part of a five year plan to reach domestic self sufficiency. The program aims to match consumption with local output while permitting imports from Canada and Australia for milling quality flour. The move signals reduced reliance on foreign grain and a sterner stance in international affairs.
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Japan
Canada
Australia
Navy selects Sea Dragon Salt Sea Wolf class names
The U S Navy has chosen Sea Dragon Sea Lion Searaven and Sea Wolf as names for four new submarines reflecting a maritime theme.
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U.S. Navy
Seadragon
Sealion
Searaven
Seawolf
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Hawaiian Islands
Cork
Ayr
Thames
Europe
England
Captain Medley
London Mendicity Society
Alice Brooks
Lee
Alice
Brooks
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