Canada can lure US tourists with smart promotion
An editorial urges Canada to launch a US advertising campaign to highlight the value of Canadian dollars, the sights and shopping available, and favorable customs allowances. It endorses the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to lead fundraising from railways hotels and governments to boost tourism and dollar parity this winter.
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Canada
United States
Europe
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Lethbridge Herald
Hog Grading Rules Boost Premiums for Select Bacon
Canada Gazette adopts revised hog grading regulations to end flat price trading by commission men. The rules apply official grades to all hog trades, ensuring original producers receive a premium of one dollar on select bacon and eliminating gat-price trading in favor of price differentials.
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Canada Gazette
Strongest Building Planned on Tatoosh Island
A massive new structure will rise on Tatoosh Island off Washington, designed to endure severe earthquakes and winds reaching 120 miles per hour, marking a landmark in coastal engineering.
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Tatoosh Island
Washington
Robot proves useful as a letter sorter
A mechanical robot proves useful as a letter sorter in Vienna. A Baedeker style exchange imagines a husband asking to change a five pound note and the response awaits the morning.
Bacon Type Hog Policy Promises Breeder Bonuses
A new bacon type hog policy announced by Minister of Agriculture Robert Weir aims to boost production. The Federal Department buys suitable boars for farmer clubs, covers delivery costs, and pays bonuses of 20 or 15 dollars based on boat use, with funds shared by Dominion and provincial governments. At least 10 farmers forming a club are required, each owning a broad sow, contributing to the purchase price.
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Robert Weir
Dominion
Federal Department
Should Work Both Ways Ploughman Tale
An English clergyman, farming economically, notices a ploughman resting on the handle during a hot morning. He suggests the man cut the hedge while the horses rest. The ploughman politely agrees and adds a humorous quip about the clergyman peeling potatoes in the pulpit.
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James
The Difference Rastus Jokes About Men and Women
The cartoon features Rastus claiming a man pays two dollars for a one dollar item while a woman pays one dollar for a two dollar item, sparking Sambo’s puzzled reaction. The dated humor reflects stereotype laden patter from the era.
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Rastus
Sambo
Las
Turnip Unearthed Resembling Human Hand Found in Scotland
A turnip unearthed at New Elgin in Scotland drew attention for its realistic hand like shape with four fingers and a thumb. Local farmers described the find as unusual and notable for its lifelike form.
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New Elgin
Scotland
Cattle Freight Rates Cut Between Saint John and British Ports
The freight rate on live cattle from Saint John New Brunswick to Birkenhead or Glasgow has been reduced from 15 to 12 per head for large cattle and 10.80 for small cattle, a 20 percent cut. Minister Robert Weir announced the reduction after months of negotiations with steamship companies. Ten sailings are planned from Saint John February to April with capacity of two to three thousand cattle, plus small reductions in various landing charges and ongoing efforts for further savings along the line.
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Saint John
N.B
Birkenhead
Glasgow
Robert Weir
Weir
Milk and Butter Records Set by Alberta Cows on Pa cific Railway Farm
Mona Pontiac Walger a four year old Holstein on the Canadian Pacific Railway farm at Strathmore Alberta produced 30464 pounds of milk and 1160 pounds of butter in 1931 setting a Canada milk and butter record She was the first Alberta cow to exceed 30000 pounds of milk in a year Primrose Lily Pietje also on the Strathmore farm set a Canadian butter record with 1210 pounds and was second in milk production in 1931 The man who is too busy to be happy is to be pitied.
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Mona Pontiac Walger
Canadian Pacific Railway
Strathmore
Alberta
Canada
Primrose Lily Pietje
New Plane Designed For Cheaper Flights
Canadian test flight at Curtiss-Reid airport Montreal introduces the Courier, a small high wing mail plane designed for low cost operation. Built for 140 mph speed and 5 1/2 hour endurance, it features a Gypsy 111 engine, metal tubing frame, and open cockpit for the pilot. Demonstrations were held for Ottawa officials and post office department officials.
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Canada
Curtiss-Reid
Montreal
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
I. Vachon
R. N. Bell
John A. D. McCurdy
San Francisco Bridge Heights Limit Pencil Pushing Debate
Engineers set a practical limit of about 10 000 feet for suspension spans, noting San Francisco's 4 200 foot bridge would be the longest for a time but not the ultimate maximum.
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San Francisco
Fragment on Indian Empire governance by local rulers
One third of the Indian Empire comprises 708 states of varying size and character, each governed by its own Indian ruler. The passage notes the fragmented administration under multiple local authorities within the imperial structure.
Planning a garden through winter for steady spring bloom
The article urges early garden planning in winter Canada to improve results. It covers choosing shade and sun plants, rotating annuals, using seeds, equipment like tractors, spacing rows, intensive layouts, hand tools, fertilizers, straight rows, and a year round bloom goal with clumps for flowers and strategic placement near the house.
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Canada
Three In One Barber in Country Town
A man visits a country barber for a shave. The barber cuts him but stops the bleeding with a small paper patch. Afterward the man pays half a crown and praises the barber as a versatile artist a barber butcher and paperhanger all in one.
Life is Worth Living Only If You Believe It
A terse philosophical note argues that personal meaning hinges on one’s belief in the value of life. The statement frames self-worth as a subjective judgment tied to inner conviction.
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