Tree Planting Car Aids Prairie Provinces Farmers
The Canadian Forestry Association tree planting car toured Saskatchewan and Alberta, visiting 56 towns and 160 farm homes. It held 140 lectures with 19 842 attendees and answered 252 inquiries. Farmers report stronger shelter belts using caragana ash and elm, with evergreens like spruces proving durable.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Pegina
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Fusilier
Coronation
Canadian Pacific Railway
Altaria
Alberta
British Columbia Eyes Man-a-farm Plan for Distress
The province weighs a man-a-farm program to ease winter distress. Unemployed men would be housed with farmers, receive shelter and meals, plus a small personal allowance. Farmers gain labor and government training courses to support the plan.
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British Columbia
R. W. Bruhn
Slimming bolero jacket dress pattern description
Distinctive model for a heavier woman emphasizes slenderizing features with a bolero jacket ending above the waistline and a center back inverted plait for height and narrowness. Pattern Style No. 499 fits busts 36 to 48 inches using 39 inch material and 35 inch contrast, priced 25 cents.
Horse Holding Its Own in Canada as Mechanization Spreads
The piece contrasts urban decline of horse transport with rural persistence. It cites a 1931 Canadian census showing 3,129,058 horses, down 9.35 percent since 1921, with declines across provinces though increases in areas with many farms. It notes tractors cost fodder and scarce cash, keeping horses on farms where they remain essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York Herald-Tribune
Granville Street
Hastings
Montreal
Washington
New York
Dobbin
Canada
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
The
Bulletin
World of contrasts marks valedictorian to worker
A sharp remark contrasts high academic achievement with a job under a boss who left school at eighth grade. The line about clothes credits town’s best tailors, underscoring social disparity and public perception. The witty exchange highlights class and success themes.
Empire Marketing Board may extend operations with Dominion support
Expansion of the Empire marketing board is proposed after the Imperial Conference. A special committee could review its future, possibly enlarging its scope to advertise UK and Dominion goods in both directions while sharing costs with Dominions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Marketing Board
Dominions
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Canada
Imperial Conference Committee
London
Burglars Loot Pittsfield Jail Bedding From Empty Cells
Burglars robbed the unoccupied Pittsfield Illinois jail breaking in and stealing bedding from cell cots. Officials plan to bar all windows and doors to prevent future thefts and safeguard prisoners. The note mentions Manchuria forests and coal and iron reserves along with Japan mine outputs to 7 million tons.
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Pittsfield
Illinois
Bottle message reaches North Devon coast after 1500 miles
A bottle cast overboard from the French liner France in September was recovered on the North Devon coast 1500 miles from its start. The writer predicted Jerome would be a lawyer and Sam a doctor, but the ages revealed he meant Jerome eight and Samuel fourteen, tempering the forecast.
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France
Atlantic
Devon
Jerome
Sam
Samuel
Phrase Fragments Reveal Tension in Rome Scene
A fragmentary dialogue from Trevaso in Rome shows a husband questioned about deception and a woman expressing contempt for ignorant men in a terse, dramatic exchange.
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Trevaso
Rome
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Gaies
Yverdon
N. U
Mana Farm Plan
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Pattern Mo
Bismarck
Lord Salisbury
Byron
Overseas Daily Mail
Manchuria
Fushan
Yenai
Vancouver Island
Victoria
Pacific
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