Unique All Canadian Banquet at Royal Winter Fair Menu
Several hundred farmers from across Canada attended a November banquet at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto where every menu item was made from Canadian farm products. Dishes featured oysters from Prince Edward Island and shellfish from the region, sugar from Alberta, celery from British Columbia, fruits from Ontario, bread from Saskatchewan wheat, turkeys from Manitoba, cranberries from New Brunswick, drinks limited to apple cider from Nova Scotia, grape juice from Ontario, and ginger ale made in Canada. Cheese came from the Caratian Government Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, with nuts supplied by Ontario and British Columbia. The event demonstrated Canada can feed itself despite importing some seasonal foods from the United States.
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Canada
Toronto
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Raymond
Irthbridge
British Columbia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Caratian Government Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
United States
Swiss Watch Makers Rally Against Japanese Timepieces
Swiss authorities and Jura district dealers confront a flood of imported Japanese watches sold by the pound in Geneva at 18 francs per pound. In reaction, export duties of 9000 francs are imposed to curb foreign competition, with manufacturers demanding stricter quotas on all foreign watches.
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Geneva
Japan
Jura
Switzerland
England Sees Fresh Canadian Chickens Arrive
Fresh Canadian chickens are shipped to Britain for the first time due to tariff changes. Empire poultry now enters duty free while foreign poultry pays three pence per pound, replacing the prior ad valorem rate. Canada previously supplied mainly cold storage poultry, with Hungary and Ireland among top sources.
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Britain
Great Britain
Empire
Hungary
Irish Free State
Serbia
France
Canada
Printing Crime News Publicity Is Punishment
Dr. S. Parkes Cadman argued that publicity punishes crime more than concealed acts. He warned that secrecy would let rogues flourish and thieves and assassins act with less fear if not named, noting newspapers receive many requests to suppress names in police court news.
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S. Parkes Cadman
Police Court
Chatham News
Paris Sleeve Trends For 491 Pattern Designs
Paris offers several sleeve options to lift shoulder height with two new ideas. The pattern features buttoned wrapped closing for tailored chic and slimming effect. Style No 491 fits sizes 14 to 40 inches with a size 16 requiring 275 yards of 54 inch material. Price 20 cents.
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Paris
Alberta sheep population rises as small farms expand
Alberta farms show a shift to mixed farming with more sheep on central and northern properties. Wool demand grows, prices rebound, and 72,159 farms reported sheep in 1931, up from 59,856 in 1926, while total sheep numbers rose from 510,000 in 1927 to 833,700 in 1932. J. F. Andrew notes small flocks fit northern farming, signaling northward population movement.
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Alberta
England
J. F. Andrew
Andrew
Brightening up European stations to lure tourists
The article notes a shift in Europe and Britain toward making railway stations more inviting to visitors. It cites damp, cold stations as a deterrent and mentions fare reductions encouraging rail travel, plus new Thames water taxis offering a pleasant commuter option and easing London traffic.
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Europe
England
Britain
Thames
London
Basic English Proposed For Global Use In Ice Cap Tests
Report describes Basic English as a simplified global language with 850 core words used to aid international communication. It notes its adoption by the Orthological Institute and interest from Canada, China, Japan, and the United States, including Pacific coast schools. The piece also covers Byrd Antarctic work using seismographic gear and coded radio directions starting January 1, 1934.
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Tulsa
United States
Byrd Antarctic Exploration Party
Antarctic
Seismograph Service Corp
Canada
Institute of Pacific Relations
Banff
Club
Orthological Institute
Cambridge
Europe
Far East
American Pacific
China
Saskatchewan Fall Rye Acreage Drops From 1932
Fall rye acreage in Saskatchewan falls to 240,000 acres in 1933 from 264,000 in 1932, a 24,000 acre drop. Canada totals show a 50,200 acre decrease, with Saskatchewan posting the largest decline among provinces.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Advice For Dentists On Small Talk At Dental Visits
The Western Pennsylvania Odon tological Society cites Dr C A Whitmer of the University of Pittsburgh who urges dentists to use applied psychology to soothe patients. He notes many patients fear pain though they are not in acute distress and suggests treating them as if in pain before a reassuring question.
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Applied
Western Pennsylvania Odontological Society
C. A. Whitmer
University of Pittsburgh
Early Peopling of Canada Claim By Dr Barber
Dr Marius Barber told the Royal Canadian Institute about early settlers crossing the Bering Straits into Alaska and moving to British Columbia and western Canada as late as 1300 A D. The address focused on how Asiatic peoples contributed to Canada's early peopling.
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Bering Straits
Alaska
British Columbia
Canada
Marius Barber
Royal Canadian Institute
Terrific high altitude storms reported above Earth
Dr Charles P Olivier of the University of Pennsylvania describes hurricanes sixty miles up in the atmosphere. Winds reach 150 mph at a 55 degree angle with trains lifted by the air a balloon could rise at twice train speed. Observations from fourteen stations between New York and Fredericksburg Virginia record trains moving at 143 mph at altitude.
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Charles P. Oliver
University of Pennsylvania
Olivier
New York
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Soviet Flight Fails to Beat Record Over Stratopheric Sky
The Argonaut reports the Soviet high altitude flight eleven miles up failed to surpass Prof. Piccard's record. Moscow expresses disappointment as the sky displayed a soft purple hue rather than red during the ascent.
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Stratsphere
Prof. Piccard
Moscow
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Royal Winter Fair
Germany
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tahoe
Ruth Rogers
The
Orthological Institute of
Cambrige
Whitehall
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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