Population of Canada shifts to native born growth
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes Canada’s population in 1935 reaches 10,835,000, up 185,000 from 1934 as immigration controls persist. It marks the largest yearly rise since 1928 and highlights a trend toward a growing Canadian born population despite barriers. The period 1911 to 1930 saw growth from 7,207,000 to 10,206,000, with similar annual increases in the 1930s.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Heavy Water Bet Enlightens Toronto Man’s Dare
G H Carter a 48 year old government employee from Toronto bets fifty dollars that he can drink a thimbleful or a glass of heavy water with no ill effects. Heavy water, valued at ten thousand dollars a quart, is a recent discovery by Dr Harold C Urey and is used by researchers. It contains two atoms of deuterium and one of oxygen and occurs in one of every five thousand drops of water.
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G. H. Carter
Toronto
Harold C. Urey
The British Isles Islands Count
The text notes over 5000 charted islands around Britain and Ireland, mainly off Scotland and Ireland. It highlights the Hebrides with about 500 islands, most uninhabited, and lists over 50 inhabited Shetland and Orkney isles plus about 150 uninhabited ones.
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British Isles
Scotland
Ireland
Hebrides
Shetlands
Scientist Dr Greaney to study cereal diseases in England
Dr Frank Greaney of the Rust Research Laboratory Winnipeg has travelled to Rothamsted Experiment Station in England for a year to study root rat disease of cereals and the role of fertilizer in cereal crop diseases. The Rothamsted program is renowned for its soil and fertilizer experiments worldwide.
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Dr. Greaney
Winnipeg
England
Frank Greaney
Rust Research Laboratory
Rothamsted
Bank Savings Draw Romanian People Boost
Romanian savers increase deposits as households add funds to bank accounts amid steady incomes and cautious spending. Financial officials report growth in retail deposits, supported by stable rates and household financial confidence.
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Romania
Drought Rituals Halt Thirst in Madras Districts
Across several districts of the Madras Presidency drought drives religious rites to appease God. Molten heat and scarce water spur processions dragging effigies of the “Kodumpapi” symbolizing great sinners, with mourners beating their chests. In Dharapuram Muslims walk barefoot to a village for rain prayers, and rain falls that night for the first time in eight months.
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Madras Presidency
Dharapuram
Discovery Pinpoints Hormone Behind Hen Instinct
Dr. Oscar Riddle Dr. Robert Bates and Ernest Lahr report at AAAS that the instinct to brood is driven by prolactin a powerful chemical. The finding from Carnegie Institution Washington at Cold Spring Harbor New York offers a new view of behavior and consciousness origins.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Oscar Riddle
Robert W. Bates
Ernest L. Lahr
Carnegie Institution of Washington Station For
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y
Football fatalities rise in high school games, study shows
Prof Floyd H Eastwood of New York University reports a four year survey on football deaths. Fatal injuries in college clubs and sandlot games decrease while high and preparatory school fatalities rise as a share of total. The 1932 percentage stood at 56.5 versus 36.3 in 1931.
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United States
Floyd H. Eastwood
New York University
Eastwood
American Football Coaches Association
Return To Native Land Chinese Migrants Leave BC
One hundred fifty destitute Chinese workers unable to find jobs begun a voluntary return to China funded by the British Columbia government. Minister G S Pearson said the move saves future support costs and allows them to reunite with relatives, with no bar to future return when financially able.
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China
British Columbia
G. S. Pearson
Pearson
Edmonton Fair Profitable Showing at 1934 Exhibition
The Edmonton Exhibition Association reported a profit of 13984 for the 1934 summer fair. Manager Percy W. Abbott, K.C., announced at the annual meeting that the fair was more successful than any other class A fair on the North American continent.
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Edmonton Exhibition Association
Percy W. Abbott
K.C
Vaccine Pioneer Sees Hope Against Infantile Paralysis
Dr Maurice Brody, a 31 year old Ottawa bacteriologist, reported at a Pittsburgh meeting that his anti paralysis vaccine shows promise against infantile paralysis and may aid future epidemic studies. His work also hints at a potential path to defeating sleeping sickness as vaccinated rats survive virus injections.
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Montreal
Maurice Brody
Pittsburg
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ottawa
Senseless War Talk Draws Condemnation by General Smuts
The Belfast Telegraph reports General Smuts condemning senseless war talk as timely noting pacifists fuel scare tactics. He argues repeated warnings create belief and that pacifists constantly claim we are on the brink of another war.
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Smuts
Belfast Telegraph
Monkeys Suffer Tooth Trouble Similar to Humans
A study notes that monkeys and apes experience dental ailments in the same way as humans do, highlighting parallels in tooth decay gum disease and extractions among primates.
Climate turning milder in Dominion over fifty years says expert
Napier Denison of the Dominion meteorological observatory notes that British Columbia and the Dominion show a gradual rise in average temperatures over the last half century. Winnipeg and Toronto among others have warmed by several degrees, with cycles of warm and cold years evident.
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Pacific
Napier Denison
Dominion Meteorological Observatory
Victoria
British Columbia
Winnipeg
Denison
Toronto
Montreal
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
Calgary
Charlottetown
Pel
Pacific Coast
Fort St. James
Turkey finishes paying old debt to Britain from 1874 Balkan era
Pay Old Debt Turkey completes £6000 instalment payments dating to loans first issued sixty years ago tied to 1874 and Balkan War era. British officials praise prompt and regular settlements. A separate note states that one fifth of U S homes lack kitchen sinks.
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Turkey
Britain
Great Britain
United States
Amateurs Discover Easy Mobile Movie Making
John Van Guilder explains how home movie kits fit within the budget and skill of ordinary snapshooters. A ~40 dollar 8 mm camera captures full scenes, film is cheap, finishing is included, and even 16 mm outfits offer affordable options. He notes color in some 16 mm sets and urges readers to try movie making alongside snapshots.
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Bill
Hollywood
John van Guilder
Millions Lost as Canadian Paper Currency Is Destroyed Annually
The Ottawa river carries sixty million dollars in Canadian money from Parliament buildings to the sewer each year. Bills of all denominations wear out in nine to ten months with forty million dollars of one and two dollar notes destroyed annually. The Finance Department now processes worn currency by paper mill methods using chemicals and heat before disposal.
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Ottawa
Parliament
Department of Finance
Indians blame white man for caribou disappearance
Indigenous people from Fort Chipewyan in Alberta claim whites caused the loss of thousands of caribou once roaming the bush. They cite an old superstition about how wild animals should be killed and accuse a white hunter of wounding and then kicking a caribou with a gun butt.
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Fort Chipewyan
Alberta
Edmonton Journal
A Bachelor's Life Unravels One Undarned Task After Another
A humorous reflection shows single life as a sequence of unfinished chores and small duties. The narrator chronicles daily odd jobs and fleeting aims, portraying independence with a light satirical tone.
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