Agricultural outlook and market prospects for 1939 survey
Do minion agricultural experts outline 1939 prospects with modest price gains and higher export activity. They cite 1938 wheat abundance, potential yield changes, and renewed trade with Canada markets. hogs beef cattle dairy poultry eggs and wool incomes likely steady or improved despite lower prices. Prairie moisture varied, seed supplies double previous year with rust resistant varieties urged.
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United States
Canada
National Advisory Committee On Agricultural Services
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
King and Queen set to decide on Sandringham cottages
At Sandringham the King and Queen may visit estate cottages as villagers keep homes tidy. The King’s agents report modernizing work using materials from across the country and tenants expressing thanks during Christmas. Further alterations are planned for spring and a decision on York Cottage awaits the royal return in February.
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Sandringham
Span
Elizabeth
Margaret Mnmay
George V
Bor
York Cottage
Queen Alexandra
London
Resourceful Dentist Wins Tooth Pull With Hockey Pact
Saint John dentist Dr. F Gordon Sandon used a hockey offer to calm a fearful patient. The boy agreed to a tooth extraction if he could go to a game, and four friends arrived for the promised outing.
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F. Gordon Sandon
Saint John, N.B
Dr. Sandon
Maclean's Magazine
Aids to Popularity by Rev G R Balieine
Popular London preacher Rev G R Balieine after 30 years as vicar at St James Jamaica Road Bermondsey offers a self examination list to gain popularity. The questions urge readers to reflect on promises, sarcasm, vanity, fault finding, and envy and to mend conduct.
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G. R. Balieine
London
St. James
Jamaica Road
Bermondsey
Pearson's Weekly
Suitably Rewarded Foxhound Receives Medal For Saving Man
A 90 pound foxhound named Bugs earned a bronze medal at a Philadelphia banquet on January 24 for saving a man from drowning. Beaver Hunting and Fishing Club honored the dog after it braced on ice and pulled caretaker Harlan Place to safety. In Pike County the incident began when both Fell through ice. Oyster shells found 4000 feet underground in Texas oil fields.
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Bugs
Philadelphia
Beaver Hunting and Fishing Club
Harlan Place
Pike County
Place
An Opinion Of Canadians
The Canadians are a people accustomed to liberty and skilled in democratic self government. They enjoy free speech free press and conscience and justice and tolerance. Their views on moral questions and political matters align with ours and their response to Europe and Asia today will mirror ours. They have shown the ability to train and arm large troops and stand with the world’s finest divisions. Our northern boundary is not unfortified and we should seek more fortifications on distant frontiers.
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Europe
Asia
Composer Rice Feigned Mastery to Impress Guests
Edward E. Rice, composer of Evangeline, who could not read music, halted a rehearsal to critique players, prompting a musician to threaten that they would “follow your beat” if he spoke to them that way.
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Edward E. Rice
Mr. Rice
Office humor about lunch break and a missed meeting
A lady asks for Mr. Smith. The office boy says he has gone to lunch with his wife. The lady remarks and asks to tell him his typist called when he returns.
Watermelon Weight Trick Reported in Chinese Markets
Merchants in parts of China reportedly increase melon weight by injecting or pouring water into watermelons before sale. The practice aims to raise prices by presenting heavier fruit, prompting concerns over fairness and labeling.
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China
Duel on Stage Triggers Labor Code Flap at Moscow Opera
A clash at the Grand Theatre in Moscow involves Ivan Kozlovsky the tenor and Vasili Droviannikov the bass. Kozlovsky sang an aria in bass and Droviannikov responded with tenor lyrics, prompting a backstage confrontation. Labor code authorities cited both performers for violations.
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Grand Theatre
Moscow
Ivan Kozlovsky
Vassili Droviannikov
Kozlovsky
Droviannikov
Freedom in Monarchy and Republic Paralleled in Opinion
M W Bingay of the Detroit Free Press contrasts Soviet Russia’s suppression of opposing views with Britain’s stronger individual rights under a monarchy. He notes Britain allows greater liberties than the United States in some areas and criticizes Mussolini’s Italy for obeying one man’s orders over the people.
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M. W. Bingay
Detroit Free Press
Russia
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Italy
Muassolini
Japan Bans Fashion Shows to Curb Unnecessary Purchases
The ministry of commerce and industry prohibits fashion shows across Japan claiming they incite customers to buy unnecessarily. It hints at possible state takeover of dress designing to curb consumer spending under the economy program.
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Japan
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
First pawnbroking house opened in Bavaria in 1198
The report notes the world’s earliest pawnbroking establishment started in Bavaria in 1198. It also mentions the Queen Mary ocean liner offering 60 000 cubic feet of refrigerated space.
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Bavaria
Log Cabin Panel in Easy Stitchery Log Cabin Pattern
The Log Cabin Panel in Easy Stitchery Log Cabin pattern 6290 features a transfer panel measuring 15 by 19 inches. It includes materials list, stitch illustrations, a color chart and key. No Alice Brooks pattern book publication is listed.
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Alice Brooks
Dietary shift hints at future farming trends across Canada
The article notes rising attention to dietary habits may signal new farming directions. Studies by the League of Nations and governments show higher demand for meat milk eggs and fresh produce. If consumption grows, farmers would shift from cereals to higher priced animal products, impacting land values and marketing methods.
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League of Nations
Canada
Butter valued as a nutrition staple through history
The article notes butter’s ancient use and nutrition, with quotes from Laura C. Pepper and Dr. E. V. McCollum urging butter as a spread and cooking fat rich in vitamin A. It traces Canadian dairy history from early settlers to creameries and separators, and mentions a Passport rule and Keats' swift composing.
Congo peacock misidentified for decades in Belgian museum
A pair of mounted birds called Congo peacock were discovered to be a distinct species 35 years after mounting in a Belgian museum, previously believed to be common peafowl until 1927.
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Congo
Museum of Carelessness Shows How Accidents Happen
In Vienna a museum demonstrates accident likelihood using photographs and machinery. The note adds that Ponce de Leon discovered Florida on March 27, 1513.
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Vienna
Ponce de Leon
Florida
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Farmers of
Texas
Empire
Sabu
The
New York Times
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave . Winnineau
Dorothy Thompson
New York Herald Tribune
Carthage
Brest-Litovsk
Versailles
South
Central America
Germany
Marketing Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Oshawa
Calgary
Uxbridge
St. Romauld
Claresholm
Belleville
Columbus
St. Pierre
Ste. Famile
Ancienne Lorette
Laura C. Pepper
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
National Dairy Council
E. V. McCollum
John Hopkins University
America
Pago-Pago
Keats
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