National Marketing Board Would Facilitate Wheat Agreement
A memorandum from the central board of Canadian wheat pools argues a national marketing board would greatly aid the London wheat agreement. It supports a fixed farm quota, delivery controls, and a domestic price for wheat, linking policy to broader agricultural reform and producer safeguards.
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National Marketing Board
London
The
Canadian Wheat Pools
Canada
Wheat Pool Boards
Departments of Agriculture and Agricultural Colleges
Salesman Pushes Confidence Car to Customer
A salesman insists the featured model is the best choice while the customer demands a test ride, stating I want one to ride in. The exchange emphasizes sales pressure and buyer eagerness in a car showroom encounter.
Egypt Adopts First Child Labor Act in Egypt
The Egyptian Parliament enacts a pioneering child labor act similar to British standards. It bans work for under 12, restricts hours for youths and provides daily and weekly rest periods and safety measures. Effective the day after Christmas, the act introduces a Cairo Children’s Charter in Egypt.
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Great Britain
Egypt
Egyptian Gazette
Adorable woollen fashion for girls this season
A pattern illustrates a pagoda red hairy wool len model worn by a mother and suitable for a schoolgirl. Paris plaits shoulder capes, brown accents enhance a velveteen bow and leather belt. Styles include plaid woollens and wool crepe with sizes 10 to 16 years and a 20 cent pattern price.
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Paris
Birds As Weather Prophets and Migratory Shifts
Ornithologist W C Wynne Edwards of McGill notes birds predict nothing and seek abundance like humans. Pine grosbeaks shift south earlier this year due to seed crop failures, not wintering cues. The common Canadian goose migrates along the Atlantic from maritimes to the Gulf of Mexico, feeding on eelgrass whose rapid decline prompts government study into a bacteria causing ecosystem disturbance.
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W. C. Wynne Edwards
McGill University
Canada
Hudson Bay
sub-Arctic
Montreal
Edwards
Arctic
Atlantic
Maritimes
Gulf of Mexico
Faceless Clock Gains Popularity in London Station
A new faceless clock in a London railway station shows time on three moving slats three feet tall. Large circular reflectors brighten the digits, readable from all areas of the station day or night, with predictions it will spread to other English stations.
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London
England
Horses Increase in Sweden Despite Motor Rise
Sweden shows a growing horse population from 542 158 in 1902 to about 653 000 twenty five years later excluding army horses and Stockholm. Saddle and harness trade suffered in the slump, but brighter times are foreseen as the industry adapts.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Shoe Shop Exchange Proves Quick Wit in 19th Century
A shoe shop proprietor jokes about serving two arriving ladies while an assistant asks to wait on them. The proprietor instructs the helper to stretch shoes instead, illustrating brisk, humorous storefront banter from the period.
Wildlife policy success as elk repopulation expands Canada
Canada reports progress in wildlife conservation with elk restocking from Buffalo National Park to British Columbia and other regions. Six bulls and twenty cows shipped to Kamloops area, joining booming elk populations in Banff Riding Mountain and Buffalo Parks, aided by protection programs and cooperative government actions.
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Department of the Interior
Buffalo National Park Wainwright
Alberta
Kamloops Briish Columbia
Government of
British Columbia
Adams Lake
Canada
Dominion
North American
Prairies
Manitoba
Banff National Park
Banff Park
United States
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Banff
Jasper National Park
Brazeau
Southesk
Buffalo Park
Buffalo National Park
Riding Mountain Natinal Park
Riding Mountain Park
Riding Mountain
Zoological Gardens
Ontario
Pembroke Crown
Burwash
Westerner Honored Riddell Named AAAS Fellow
Regina College chemistry chair Dr. W A Riddell is named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC for outstanding work in chemical reactions in the dye industry. Born in Oakner Manitoba, he earned his BA and BSc at the University of Manitoba.
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W. A. Riddell
Regina College
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Washington, D.C
Association
Riddell
Oakner
Man
University of Manitoba
Swearing In New Governor Shows Imp ressive Ceremony
In preparation for the swearing in of Sir Montague Butler as Isle of Man governor a five foot six inch bog oak staff carved by Manx craftsmen is ready. Butler will hold the staff at Castle Rushen and vow to deal uprightly between the sovereign lord and king and his subjects within the isle. The ceremony is described as elaborate and impressive.
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Sir Montague Butler
Isle of Man
Montague
Castle Rushen
Lyeth
Weather cycle across the globe repeats every twenty three years
Dr Charles G Abbot of the Smithsonian Institution notes a global climate pattern recurs on a 23 year cycle, ranking it second only to the year itself for long term climate analysis. He cautions daily details will vary, preempting critics who will search for earlier records.
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Charles G. Abbot
Samhsonian Insttution
Himslf
White pavement markers prove most efficient in tests
In a series of tests to determine the best color for traffic markings on pavement, researchers found white markers to be the most efficient option. The study compared visibility, durability, and cost across colors, with white outperforming alternatives.
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N. U
Britain
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taio
Ruth Rogers
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Earl OF Athlone
University of London
Alce Tae
Queen Mary
Dr. Riddell
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