Decline in Canadian Wheat Use Sparks Inquiry Findings
James McAnsh of the Canadian Wheat Board reports per capita wheat consumption in Canada fell from about 4.5 bushels to 3.9 between pre 1929 and 1925, prompting questions about causes. The piece discusses potential shifts in diet, Western grain dynamics, and strategies to open new markets and boost demand, including bread campaigns and product innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turgeon Grain Inquiry Commission
James McAnsh
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
Mr. McAnsh
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
West
East
Great Britain
Scotland
J. S. Davis
University of Stanford Research Institute
Regina
United States
China
India
United Kingdom
Valuable stamp and British Columbia Rhodes scholar named
The world’s rare 1856 stamp valued at 40000 drew American collectors seeking a US purchase plan. It came from Arthur Hind’s estate and is now with his widow who remarried. E Davie Fulton of Kamloops was chosen BC Rhodes scholar for 1936 after graduating from the University of British Columbia in 1935.
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British Guiana
American Philatelic Congress
America
James Waldo Fawcett
Washington
Congress
United States
Arthur Hind
Utica
N.Y
Hind
Paris
Fawcett
E. Davie Fulton
Kamloops
British Columbia
Davie
University of British Columbia
F. J. Fulton
K.C
Richard McBride
The Family Buys A Car
A family discusses purchasing a new car with questions about fuel efficiency color upholstery speed and mirror visibility as neighbors wonder how they can afford the purchase.
Ancient Egyptian factories upgrade with modern machinery
A note mentions five hundred large factories in Egypt receiving modern machinery. It also provides a recipe fragment using Purity Flour butter brown sugar egg and nuts with bake instructions at 400 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes. Pineapples are about 87 percent water. 2181.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Reading a Speech Mastered by Lord Hewart at Dorland Hall
The London Daily Mail notes that Roosevelt and Landon fail to read with proper focus while Lord Hewart at the Sunday Times Book Exhibition at Dorland Hall demonstrates ideal technique. His speech relied on quotations and a manuscript, and turning pages made the paper noticeable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Landon
Lord Hewart
Sunday Times
Dorland Hall
London Daily Mail
Bayer Wins Trademark Case Over Aspirin Infringement
The Bayer Co. Ltd of Windsor Ontario received Exchequer Court judgment against Max Beyer of Winnipeg Manitoba. The ruling permanently restrains Beyer from selling or distributing aspirin tablets not manufactured by Bayer, alleging infringement of Bayer’s registered mark.
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The
Bayer Co., Ltd
Windsor
Ont
Exchequer Court of Canada
Max Beyer
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bayer Company
Bayer Co
Exchequer Court
No Middle Course
A doctor finishes a golf round and a Black caddie asks for shoes from the locker. The doctor inquires about size. the caddie admits he has never bought shoes, saying he either fits or he does not.
Global arms total rises despite war aims
League of Nations figures show 8.2 million troops in permanent forces, three million more than at the great war start. The piece argues wars settled nothing and warns against inevitability of booms and depressions, urging human action to shape economic storms. It notes other trivia such as India ordering 60,000 pairs of horseshoes from Britain.
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League of Nations
Niagara Falls
Stratford Beacon-Herald
India
Great Britain
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B.C. Rhodes Scholar
United Kamloops
Santa
Claus
St. Vincent
Christie's Biscuits
Christie Biscuit
Eres Oie
VER
Marti
Calgary
Edmonton
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