Population Up Worldwide Says League Of Nations Figures
The League of Nations Statistical Department reports world population at about two billion twelve hundred thousand at end of 1931 with Asia home to over half the people and Europe over 306 million. Africa counts 142 million and Australia ten million. The report notes ongoing growth and warns population rise will become a major policy issue within decades.
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The
League of Nations
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Poland
Spain
Fertilized Pasture Increases Cattle Carrying Capacity
Dominion Department of Agriculture at Experimental Farm Nappen Nova Scotia reports fertilizing pasture at 475 pounds per acre raises carrying capacity. Continuous grazing yields 2.15 cows per acre, rotational grazing 1.70, vs unfertilized continuous grazing at 1.40. Grain fed per milk output.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Nappen
N.S
Greatest and Smallest Length In The Universe
The passage notes the greatest length measured as the distance from Earth to the farthest nebula at about 140,000,000 light years. It contrasts with the smallest length, the diameter of a hydrogen atom nucleus, just over one millionth of a billionth of an inch.
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Earth
Canadian Lakes Great Bear and Great Slave Compared
Canada’s two largest inland lakes wholly in its territory are Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake. Great Bear is larger. Glasgow plans to offer recreational and educational facilities for its unemployed residents to enhance welfare and skills.
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Canada
Canadian Territory
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Glasgow
Scotland
Losing Their Manners in Radio Homes
A historical note laments declining manners in households after radio arrived. It argues interruptions during guest host conversations became common as loud announcers or singers disrupt discussions, criticizing any remark about the behavior as insulting to the family.
A Youthful Day Dress For Small Figures
A simple smart day dress that balances slimming fit for the average figure and youth. Dark blue crinkly wool crepe with a white crepe silk collar and coral red bone buttons and leather belt. Style No. 515 fits sizes 14 16 18 20 years bust 36 38 inches. fabric yardage given. price 20 cents. coin wrap advised.
How To Order Patterns Pattern No Name Town
Pattern order guide lists pattern number and name with town reference. Readers are directed to request by number and provide size and fabric details.
Size Of Ranch Flocks Affects Income For Alberta Sask Sheepmen
An Agricultural Economics study based on 87 ranches in Alberta and Saskatchewan shows income rises with breeding ewes up to 1,500 to 2,000 per ranch, then declines. Ranches with under 500 ewes averaged 441 dollars, while 1,500 to 2,000 ewes averaged 2,022.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Agricultural Economics
Experimental Farms
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Spinach Diet Promises Beauty Says New York Surgeon
Dr. J. Howard Crum, a New York plastic surgeon, told delegates at a trade display and fashion show that a woman's beauty depends on diet. He advised daily spinach or carrots, followed by a quart of milk, to improve complexion and reduce aging, and warned that worry dulls looks.
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New York
J. Howard Crum
Largest Organ In Liverpool Cathedral Draws Crowds
The world’s largest organ resides in a Liverpool cathedral. It features five keyboards, 222 drawknobs, 168 stops, and 10 934 pipes. An electro pneumatic action drives the pipes with motors totaling 35 horsepower.
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Liverpool
England
Door Attendant at No 10 Downing Street and Churchill Port Costs
The article notes a night and day door attendant at Downing Street, a change from Lloyd George’s time, ensuring visitors are scrutinized. It also reports Churchill port costs are moderate, with dredging plans and water supply provisions. Engineering details include $13,372,896 spent to date and a $12,500,000 net cost if plant assets are leveraged. A Grassy Slough reservoir supplies 17 million gallons for locomotives ships and camp use with a 10 inch pipeline to Churchill townsite.
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No. 10
Downing St
England
London
David Lloyd George
Downing
Lloyd George
Churchill
Olight
D. W. McLachlan Engieer
Hudson Bay
Engineering Institute of Canada
Ottawa
Churchill Harbor
Mr. McLachlan
Port Nelson
McLachlan
Grassy Slough
Seeds of weeds germinate after forty years buried
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports an experiment by Michigan Agricultural College testing weed seed viability. Seeds of Black Medick Peppergrass Pig weed Ragweed Wild Primrose Common Plantain Purslane and Curled Duck germinated vigorously after being buried twenty inches deep in sand for forty years with bottles slanted mouth down. The agrostologist asks how long weed seeds will last.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Michigan Agricultural College
Dominion
Toy Bank Sales Surge Amid Thrift Craze in 1932
United States toy banks sold over 4.5 million units in 1932, a 70 percent rise from 1929. Banks that require five to ten dollars to accumulate before opening drew youth and adult buyers, with designs ranging from coin registries to safes and cash register hybrids. Manufacturers expect high replacement rates as most banks are broken into within two years.
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Tom Thumb Savings Bank
United States
Ifet
Bread Ration Policy aims at rye and maize porridge
A notice states white bread is forbidden until the next harvest for soldiers police and school boarders in Romania. They will receive rye bread and a stiff maize porridge instead, as part of the rationing plan.
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Romania
Fragmentary Christmas Mail Carried to Antibes Yet Noted
A garbled note claims a marriage reason tied to an aunt’s fortune. A single line mentions 19,000 barrels of Christmas mail from Britain to Antigua in December, but context is unclear and details are fragmentary.
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Bbrtain
Anitriea
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