Mass Pessimism and World Economy Comment by Dawes
Ambassador Dawes returning to the United States from London describes global mass pessimism as a result of a long standing economic condition. He notes the widespread gloom has a crippling effect on efforts to improve conditions and highlights the impact on families, including children of unemployed men in Montreal showing signs of malnutrition.
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Bassador Dawes
United States
London
England
Ambassador Dawes
Montreal
Canada
Health Service of Financial Federation
Child Welfare Association of Montreal
Esther Beith
R.N
Child Welfare Association
Morale and population health amid western drought crisis
Western Canada faces crop failures and water shortages with 1931 prospects dark for farmers and livestock. Economies shrink, unemployment rises, and pessimism spreads, while health services report underweight children and dental decay among the unemployed.
Danish Tinned Hams Shake Canadian Market
Danish tinned hams make strong inroads in Canada as Denmark intensifies marketing. They dominate British sales while processing top cuts, packaging attractively, and bidding for larger Canadian consumption. Canadian farmers may find useful lessons in Danish methods and market approach.
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Denmark
Little Kingdom
Enterprising shoe merchant stages rapid sale at Hotel Victoria
In New York at the Hotel Victoria a Seventh Ave shoe merchant shifts from a $3.50 bargain batch to a $6 per pair sale with an extra pair for a dollar more. The entire stock closes in under three hours. A light aside features Lily and another girl debating etiquette and noisy tea.
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Hotel Victoria
New York
Seventh Ave
Demand for Vegetables Spurs Canada Canning Growth
The Department of Agriculture Ottawa notes rising vegetable demand as a key driver of Canada’s canning industry expansion. In 1930 production reached 10,066,614 cans, up 64.8 percent from 1929, reflecting dietary trends and market growth.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Nothing But Wheat To Be Shipped Over Bay Route This Year
Hon. R. J. Manion says no shipments will go from Hudson Bay this year except wheat. The minister cites feeding facilities at Churchill as a key hurdle, noting cattle shipments face insurmountable barriers and have been refused amid numerous requests. Persian Balm promises skin benefits, claiming to soften rough weather effects and enhance complexion.
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Hudson Bay
R. J. Manion
Manion
Churchill
Post Office Denies Air Mail Route Disbandment
Officials deny reports that the Regina Saskatoon Edmonton air mail branch will be disbanded after July 15. The story mirrors earlier rumors of all mail services being scrapped, noting contracts are canceling to allow government review. Contracts end at different dates.
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Regina-Saskatoon
Edmonton
Post Office Department
Regina
German Steel For Russia Trade Deal Arranged in Berlin
The German Iron and Steel Trust will ship to Russia 80 600 tons of bar iron and the same amount of sheet iron plus 40000 tons of steel products over the next two months at unstated prices. The agreement was arranged in Berlin by a Russian trade delegation recently arrived from Moscow.
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Russia
German Iron and Steel Trust
Berlin
Moscow
Icebergs scarce as northern surveys eye Arctic waters
The article notes an unprecedented iceberg shortage in the north Atlantic with only two small bergs located this year, sharply down from 440 last year, while Professor Mawdsley and engineers survey Northern Saskatchewan using aeroplanes to locate mineral resources and assess coal and clay deposits for potential development.
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Arctic
Coastguard
North Atlantic
Christian Science Monitor
J. B. Mawdsley
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Provincial Department of Railways, Labour and Industries
Saskatchewan River
W. G. Worcester
Walter Hasting
British Columbia to husband cattalo herd by buffalo crossing
The first cattalo herd in the province to be bred from a buffalo bull sent from Beacon Hill Park to the Peace River district. Mrs. Emily L. Crawford of Fort St. John will cross the animal with her cattle, marking the first buffalo release outside a park per the Department of Agriculture.
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British Columbia
Beacon Hill Park
Peace River District
Emily L. Crawford
Fort St. John
Department of Agriculture
Banff Angler Lands 20-Pound Lake Minnewanka Trout
A 20 pound trout hauled an angler into Lake Minnewanka at Banff Springs Alberta. The fisherman clung to the line and, helped by a police officer and a boat, secured the prize on the pier amid dramatic moments.
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Banff Springs
Alberta
Minnewanka
Vast Ital Mafia Trial Sees 114 Convicted in Long Sentence ruling
One hundred fourteen defendants were convicted after nearly a year in trial. Thirteen received life, 16 were given 15 to 25 year terms, 16 got 10 to 15 years, and 69 face one year. Fifty seven were acquitted. Charges included 43 murders and 26 attempted murders. Zara Agha noted his first plane ride with 130 years of excitement.
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Ital
Zara Agha
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