Power Versus the Tractor on Western Canadian Farms
The article argues that neither horse nor tractor dominates prairie farming. It cites Professor A. E. Hardy of the University of Saskatchewan noting soil conditions shape which power yields better results, and stresses farmers must weigh economics, land, and personal aptitude. A blended approach may serve some regions and families best.
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Canada
Prairies
Prairie Provinces
A. E. Hardy
University of Saskatchewan
Hardy
Help Ve. E
Proud Mother And The Pianist Frank
A short humorous note highlights a pianist named Frank praised by a proud mother and a professor. Witty exchanges suggest quirks of bachelor life and domestic pairing in a civic or school context.
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Frank
Canadian Turkeys To Britain Reach Near Million Pound Mark
Canada expects exports to the British Isles for the 1936 Christmas trade to approach 1,000,000 pounds with most coming from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The first shipment in 1932 sold well due to quality. All birds are graded packed and inspected under Dominion Government standards before shipment.
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Canada
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Explains Bile Flow
An old ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming two pounds of bile must flow daily for digestion. It argues free bile prevents gas, constipation, and sour feelings and touts no calomel or mercury while urging readers to ask for the product by name.
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Carter
Foreign capital inflow boosts U S holdings to record high
The U S Treasury reports a net inflow of 2 281 659 000 from abroad from January 1 1935 to September 30 1935. Funds mainly came from Great Britain Switzerland France the Netherlands and Canada. Foreign holdings in the United States near seven billion dollars as of September 30, a possible record.
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Roosevelt
United States Treasury
Great Britain
Switzerland
France
Netherlands
Canada
Commerce Department
Treasury
Selected Recipes for Quick Muffins
This old recipe outlines making muffins with flour sugar salt and baking powder, plus graham flour milk egg and melted butter. Mix dry ingredients then add wet, fill muffin tins half full, bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes.
CNR Staff Appointments Announced by W A Kingsland
W A Kingsland announces multiple Canadian National Railways staffing changes. J P Johnson to general superintendent of the northern Ontario district based in North Bay replaces W T Moodie who moves to Vancouver. Other rail positions shift several division chiefs and assistants including Cochrane, Levis, and Laurentian divisions with new acting or replacing appointments.
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J. P. Johnson
Calgary
Canadian National Railways
Northern
Ontario
North Bay
W. A. Kingsland
Central
Mr. Johnson
W. T. Moodie
Moodie
Vancouver
British Columbia
Castle Bar
Que
Grand Trunk
Warwick
W. J. Atkinson
Levis
Cochrane
H. Wright
J. H. Pakenham
Cochrane Division
Laurentian Division
J. A. Trudel
J. L. Alain
Parent
Seats For Coronation Seatings Close January First
Canadians may apply directly to Canada House in London for seats in the Canadian high commissioner's allocated sections for the coronation procession. The subscription list closes January 1 and applications must be made individually.
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London
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Dominions
Canada House
Radium Prices Fall Worldwide Amid Canadian Deposits
Dr J E Gendreau director of the Radium Institute Montreal notes a drop in radium price from 50000 to 21000 per gram on world markets as discovery of rich radium deposits in the Great Bear Lake district Canada boosts supply and lowers costs.
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Great Bear Lake
J. E. Gendreau
Radium Institute
The
University of Montreal
Dentists Warn About Denture Bite Myths
A dental health note counters a claim that false teeth are weaker bite tools. It also references a statistic that an accident related dental death occurs in the United States every six minutes.
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United States
Egyptian delegation memos seal treaty signers in London
Special seals were issued as memos to members of the Egyptian delegation who signed the Anglo Egyptian treaty in London. Ninety three percent of the world s 34 000 000 telephones are inter connectable. Fifty bodies the size of the moon would be required to form one mass as large as the earth.
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London
Praise For British Navy One Canadian Pays Tribute
A Canadian doctor lauds the British Navy for its service to Empire citizens abroad. When a critically ill child needed a consultant, a member of the Canadian medical circle boarded HMS Robin anchored in port and the ship sailed to deliver care, allowing the doctors to reach the bedside within six hours. The toast at festive gatherings will honor the British Navy for its understood meaning of service.
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R. L. Cockfield
Kei Kwong
Shekki
South China
Empire
H.M.S. Robin
Memorial Stone Carried from England to Normandy Grave
A Devon father pushes a heavy Devonshire stone by handcart from village to coast Then a ship takes it to Rouen France and a barge carries it upriver He hauls the stone onto his son's grave at the English war cemetery in Rouen and sobs that he has done the last thing for him.
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England
France
Rouen
Devonshire
Devon
Centennial of the U.S. patent system marks Edison era
The Voice Of Edison notes the patent system turning 100, with celebrations nationwide in museums and patent attorney banquets. A Washington dinner featured inventors, including a speaker recalling Thomas Alva Edison through the phonograph, the late inventor's famous device.
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Detroit
United States
Washington
Thomas Alva Edison
Political Job Fails to Prevail Then Prevails
A wry exchange notes a persistent pursuer of a political post who finally lands the job. The dialogue underscores a sudden turnaround as the once-hopeful figure secures employment, prompting amused commentary on perseverance paying off.
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Shaw
Pontons
Para Schools Limited
U.S
Graham
Edwardsburg
Canada Starch Company Limited
Montreal
Voice of Edison
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