Hog Industry Drives Canada’s Trade With Britain In 1934
Canada exported over 28 million dollars of pork products to the United Kingdom in 1934, placing hogs second to wheat in trade importance. The gain of about seven hundred thousand dollars from 1933 to 1934 supported thousands of Canadian workers and related industries, underscoring hog production as a national asset and urging steady expansion and protection of market share amid keen bacon competition.
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Britain
Canada
United Kingdom
Aeport
England
Valuable Manuscripts Unpottished Letters Of Elizabeth Browning
Unpublished letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning sold at public auction in London for 15000 pounds. The collection from Lieut Colonel H P Moulton Barrett includes a six year old missive to her mother and 111 letters to her sister Atabel, plus 57 to her brother George, detailing elopement with Robert Browning and married life. The sale, dated Sept 18 1846, marks the most important Browning material since 1913.
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Wimpole Street
Browning
Canada Aims to Expand Hog Exports to Britain
The article discusses the 1938 Ottawa Agreements quota of 280 million pounds of ham and bacon per year and Britain’s demand for Canadian pork. It notes Canada’s underutilization in 1936, growing exports to the United Kingdom, the importance of maintaining customers, and the rise of hog grading to reward quality. It highlights small-scale Canadian hog production and the role of by-products in profitability.
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Canada
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Joke Miss Anderson At Algonquin And Great Lakes Traffic Surge
Actress Judith Anderson shared lunch at the Algonquin whereFrank Case the hotel owner joked about men dining alone and not paying. The Soo 1929 record shows Great Lakes tonnage at 138,574,441 tons, surpassing Atlantic Gulf Pacific ports and rivaling France’s merchant fleet.
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Judith Anderson
Algonquin
Frank Case
Miss Anderson
Great Lakes
Soo
Sault Canals
Panama
Suez Canals
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
United States
Holland
France
Arthur News-Chronicle
Helium Export Debate Shapes Peace Time Policy
Major General Oscar Westover testifies before a Senate sub committee on helium exportation arguing peacetime use for humanitarian scientific and commercial airships is approved while warning in war the choice of gas matters little since military aims override gas considerations.
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U.S. War Department
Oscar Westover
United States Army Air Corps
United States
Senate
Westover
War Department
Tweedsmuir lauds leaders and public speaking in Canada
At a St John New Brunswick luncheon, Lord Tweedsmuir named Cecil Rhodes Lord Cromer Theodore Roosevelt William Gladstone and Herbert Asquith as builders and leaders. He praised Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Balfour, praised Kipling, and warned radio may erode oratory while journalism appeals more to him than writers.
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St. John NB
Tweedstmulir
Cecil Rhodes
Lord Cromer
Theodore Roosevelt
William Gladstone
Herbert Asquith
Lord Balfour
Wilfrid Laurier
Lawrence of Arabia
Rudyard Kipling
Canada
Newsboy Chest Sign Protects Pupils In Traffic
A mobile battery powered glass tube chest sign on Philadelphia newsboys flashes the paper name to aid visibility and boost safety in traffic. The unit includes a shockproof base, a 48 hour single cell supply, a vibrator and transformer carried in the apron.
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Philadelphia
Dutch Treat Tea Towels Twosome Pattern
Chinese style Dutch Twins Hans and Hulda star in a playful cross stitch tea towel motif set. The seven motifs cover each day, with color floss options and basic stitch tips. Order pattern 5868 by sending 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Winnipeg 175 McDermot Ave. E.
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Hans
Hulda
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg
Wncon
McDermot Ave. E
Canadian Minister Stresses Export Market Rules for Livestock
Hon J G Gardiner told 600 Holstein breeders in Guelph that export, breeding and feeding are the three key phases of livestock production. He cited English practices, noting many Canadian dairy cows fail to meet UK standards and that ear damaged cattle are favored for government bonuses. He urged better market information for Canadian producers.
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J. G. Gardiner
Guelph
Gardiner
England
Cheshire
Mr Gardiner
Fingli
Glasgow
British Railways Passenger Traffic Reaches 109 Million
British railways carried 109,933,434 passengers in the recent month marking a strong showing for the network. The figure underscores steady demand across routes and peak travel periods as services continue to run nationwide.
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British Railways
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Motherland
Ord
Setead
George
Ase
New York Post
League of Nations Society
Ford Tweedsemir
Lord Tweedsmuir
League of Nations
Chateau Laurier
Catrine Wilson
R. C. Wallace
Queen's University
R. J. Manion
Railways and Canals
John W. Dafoe
Dafoe
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Dominion Command
Canadian Legion
National Council of Women of Canada
Trades and Labor Congress
Social Service Department
The
Church of England In Canada
Ottawa Journal
Alice
Brooks
Apay
Realisatic
Alice Brooks
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