Canadian business revival seen by Babson official
Ralph B. Wilson of the Babson Statistical Organization told Canadian businessmen that a revival is forming despite a low current activity level. He cited improving barometers like car loadings and newsprint, predicting total Canadian business to rise in 1933 and reach normal by late 1934 or early 1935. He warned hard work remains but expects better years ahead for the Dominion.
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Rabson Statistical Organization
Ralph B. Wilson
Babson Statistical Organization
Wilson
Dominion
Mr. Wilson
Librarian Brings Traveling Library To Arctic Camps
Miss Jessie F. Montgomery of the University of Alberta describes her traveling library program sent to lumber camps and remote farms in Canada. She gathers reader requests from miners and farmers, mails books across vast distances, and reports highly appreciative returns though some prefer adventure over highbrow romance.
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Beyond
Canada
England
London Daily Star
Jessie F. Montgomery
Department of Extension
University of Alberta
Arctic Circle
Photographer Takes Mounted Portrait with Wary Husband
A man plans a mounted portrait after the photographer asks if the photo should be mounted. He worries how his wife will react, noting she has never seen him on a horse.
Woman mocks husband as a waste-basket manufacturer
An observer notes a witty exchange as a woman downplays her spouse’s work describing him as a mere manufacturer of waste-baskets. A quoted unappreciated poet echoes skepticism about waste and poetry with clever wordplay on the con tray.
Unusual Plan Aims to Grow Celery Earlier
Bermuda seedling project moves Canadian grown celery seedings to Bermuda for re planting then ships full grown celery back to Canada. Eugene W. Outerbridge of Bermuda outlines an experiment to beat the celery market by three months with seedlings from Canada and shipments backed by Canadian National Steamships. The scheme envisions Bermuda climate prevents early planting, seedlings grown in Canada three months prior, then shipped north in January and February under a registered brand in distinctive crates.
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Bermuda
Eugene W. Outerbridge
E. Worak Outerbridge Company
Halifax
Canada
Outerbridge
Pictou
Nova Scotia
Montreal
Canadian National Steamships
Bicycle Boom Drives British Industry and Clubs
The London exhibition highlighted wide bicycle popularity in England with 500 new clubs formed and about ten million riders. A manufacturer noted a 30 percent rise in employment over 25 years, tied to economic pressures pushing motorists to pedal power and countryside recreation.
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London
Britain
Economic Progress and Labor Livelihoods
The Brooklyn Eagle asserts that recovery signals profitable activity and sustained work for capable laborers. It argues prosperity should provide decent sustenance, room to save, and the ability to endure necessary sacrifices to avoid excessive spending.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Ban on Muskrat Imports Shocks British Markets
Britain imposes a ban on the importation of muskrats, prompting concern among traders and wildlife officials about supply chains and potential shifts in fur industry dynamics.
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Britain
Heroic Canadian youths praised for WWI gallantry in London
General J C Seely lauded four young Canadians from the Authors' Club for heroism during the final months of the Great War. He recalled Lieutenant Flowerdew of the Royal Canadian Dragoons leading a charge at Murray Ridge, mortally wounded yet urging his men to carry on. The tale, drawn from the official report, describes a decisive assault that broke German resistance and altered the course of history in the eyes of the speaker.
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Authors’ Club
London
England
J.C. Seely
Seely
Flowerdew
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Murray Ridge
Flowerden
Conductor Introduces Second Number Amid Stage Nerve
A school band conductor announces playing Rule Britannia as the second piece. A nervous schoolboy mutters to a peer that he just played it, revealing stage jitters and behind the scenes tension.
Forest service replaces hardtack with canned bread for rations
Officials announce substitutes for Uncle Sam’s forest service crews nationwide and in Hawaii. Missoula Montana will pack the yearly rations without hardtack and replace it with cans of brown bread and other items. Each pack includes hash pork and beans roast beef fruit coffee and a candy bar. The bread allotment totals 32 000 pounds.
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Uncle Sam
Forest Service
United States
Hawaii
Missoula
Montana
Rangers
Good Rule To Follow Toronto’s Baby Quest Idea
A column notes Toronto’s clever rule like asking the first mother to find a baby, wonders if such a method could improve country fairs and hidebound status symbols. It mentions an ostrich in South Africa reaching seventy as a contrasting aside.
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Toronto
St. Thomas
Finishing Bacon Hogs and Pork Market Incentives
The article argues finishing hogs yields higher profits amid low pork prices. It cites 1929 and 1932 price effects, notes premiums for select hogs, and reports Dominion Experimental Farm tests showing barley and fish meal as viable finish feeds. It highlights early maturing hogs and efficient feed use as key to premium bacon production.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Nappan
Nova Scotia
Exhibits Show Britain's Aerial Prowess at Paris Show
Britain's contribution to the Paris inter national aero show is strong though smaller than some years. Shaord asserts British superiority in aircraft design and construction with warplanes, aero engines from 140 to 800 hp, and a first public view model of the automatic pilot alongside essential components and materials.
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Britain
Paris
Shaord
Great Britain
le Bourget
Editor's Fortune From Country Newspaper Career
A Sun article notes an editor who retired with a $100,000 bank balance after 30 years in country journalism. He credits success to strict honesty, economy, and diligence, while also citing the recent death of an uncle who left $9,500 as part the fortune.
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Farmer's Sun
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Calgary
Poland
Warsaw
Edward Wittig
Hardtack
American Forest Rangers
South Africa
Golly
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