Great Powers Responsible for Final Disarmament Says Ottawa Leader
Sir George Perley and Miss Winnifred Kydd spoke at an Ottawa gathering on disarmament. Perley urged that ultimate responsibility rests with the great powers and noted the Geneva conference progress amid global disruptions. Kydd highlighted moral disarmament and use of media to mobilize public opinion for peace. a Canadian petition of 500,000 names was showcased at Geneva.
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Sir George Perley
Ottawa
Sir George
League of Nations Society
National Council of Women
Women's Canadian Club of Ottawa
Canadian Club of Ottawa
Geneva
France
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
State Stimson
Herr Bruening
League of Nations
Miss Kydd
Horses still rely on hand tools as curry comb demand grows
The Canada Wood Specialty Company of St. Marys Ontario is filling an order for 75 000 curry comb handles showing horses remain farm work, while fishers also use them. Canada sells about 500 000 curry combs annually.
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Canada Wood Specialty Company
St. Marys
Ontario
Canada
National committee tests rust resistant wheat varieties
The National Research Council's agriculture committee in Ottawa seeks rust resistant wheat from all agencies for final testing. Selected varieties will be trialed widely and the grain analyzed by the Dominion Department of Agriculture and western universities. A forthcoming final report on grain drying is in press, and an extensive study on the impact of the combine harvest is underway.
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Canada
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Prairies
British Columbia
National Advisory Committee On Agriculture
The
National Research Council
Ottawa
H. M. Tory
Robert Newton
Division of Biology and Agriculture
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Newton
Combine
Old vessel Coriolanus sails to Bath for refit at Bath Iron Works
The bark Coriolanus, once Queen of the Jute Clippers, sails for Bath Maine to be refitted with her square rig. A Boston syndicate headed by C Nelson Rogers will reenter her in trade with Africa after spars are installed. Built in 1876 at Dumbarton Scotland she won London Guild gold for beauty and once set a 69 day London to Calcutta passage.
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Coriolanus
Bath
London
Calcutta
Boston
Africa
Arctic
Tropics
New England
C. Nelson Rogers
Bath Iron Works
Dumbarton
Scotland
Interesting Discovery By Archaeologist In Old Gaza
Sir Flinders Petrie reports another secret passage at Old Gaza in Palestine. A tunnel extends under the walls and into the desert, echoing a prior 500 yard tunnel found last year. He estimates fifty more years to finish excavating the area.
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Sir Flinders Petrie
Old
Gaza
Palestine
Abraham
Sir Flinders
Little Play Outfit in Light Blue Linen for Young Girls
The pattern describes a light blue linen dress with white dot trim and scalloped caped sleeves. Matching gathered bloomers fit knee bands with elastic waist. size 4 requires 24 yards of 35 inch fabric and 1 yard of ribbon. Pattern Style No. 472 fits ages 2, 4, and 6, price 25 cents.
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Batiste
Patterns Order Notice From Winnipeg Union
Winnipeg patterns address 175 McDermot Ave. pattern number name town springs holder with a spoon on a French inventor’s device to be clipped to a kitchen utensil. Arsenic can be used in wood preservation processes.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Emissaries Of Scottish Commerce Win Warm Canada Reception
Scottish Trade Mission to Canada enjoyed stronger than expected ties with Canadian buyers and Scots descendants. Fifty percent extended their stay as exhibitors reported direct sales and robust interest in Scottish crafts and produce. The mission’s spirit, led by Duke of Montrose, impressed Montreal and Toronto business circles, emphasizing reciprocal trade and long-term connections.
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Canada
Dominion
Vancouver
St. Lawrence
Scotland
Glasgow
Robert Chapman
A. M. Wiseman
Toronto
James Craig
Col
Historic Scotland
Wiseman
Qurely
Duke of Montrose
Clan of
Graham
Knights of
Nova Scotia
Duke
Nor fork Fishermen Superstitious Over Weather Vane Change
Norfolk fishermen blame a crow weather vane for bad weather and poorer catches. The Cro mer town council plans to remove the crow vane and replace it with a ship in full sail, honoring local superstition and seeking better crabs and lobsters.
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Cromer
Sitle
Norfolk
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