Recording Farm Operations Accounting Methods Proposed
W F Chown Chartered Accountant Ottawa outlines agricultural accounting challenges and practical solutions. He recommends treating farm as a unit with department accounts for various enterprises and provides guidance on depreciation livestock valuation and district bookkeeping schemes to help farmers build usable records.
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W. F. Chown
Chartered Accountant
Dorminion Agricultural Economics Branch
Ottawa
Canadian Chartered Accountant
Mr. Chown
Chown
Mr Chown
Field Crops Of Canada Dominates Agricultural Revenue
Field crops accounted for about 507 million dollars of Canada’s 943 million dollar gross farm revenue in 1935. Saskatchewan led in wheat and oats production, Alberta and Manitoba followed, with Ontario contributing significant corn and rye outputs. The Dominion produced 394 million bushels of oats and 39 million cwt of potatoes, with Quebec and Ontario as top potato producers.
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Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Alberta
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Optimism Urged For Western Canada Despite Hard Times
Regina Leader Post argues Western Canadians maintain courage and vigor despite five to six years of misfortune. It praises community enterprises, active towns, and resilient people while urging a shift from pessimism to optimism to sustain development and life in the region.
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Canada
Regina
Physicians Endorse Artificial Fever Cure for St Vitus
Three Colorado doctors report artificial fever as a cure for St Vitus dance. At the University of Colorado Medical School hospital thirteen nervous cases received the treatment with complete recoveries, as published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Colorado
University of Colorado Medical School
Journal of the American Medical Association
Five-Pound Gold Nugget Found by Prospector Baker
A young prospector named J. J. Baker reportedly found a gold nugget weighing just over five pounds in the North Transvaal. The nugget, one of the largest if not the largest ever found in the region, is valued at $2,500.
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North Transvaal
J. J. Baker
England’s Narrow Farming Base Largely Grass Land
J. Sidney Cates outlines England’s climate as a limit on crops with high latitudes. He notes crops grow only in glass houses, and that English farming is predominantly grass. Of 48 million acres, arable land is about 10 million, with 38 million in various grass categories.
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England
J. Sidney Cates
Labrador
Atlantic
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
King Edward VIII Expands Telephone Use at Buckingham Palace
The king mandates telephones in every room he may use at Buckingham Palace and at St James's Palace and Fort Belvedere. Edward VIII personally makes calls, unlike George V, and all lines are kept secret with devices to prevent operator access.
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Buckingham Palace
St. James's Palace
Fort Belvedere
Edward VIII
George V
Greatest Canadian premier cited beside Bryan in US papers
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes that when United States newspapers call William Jennings Bryan the greatest American orator they should also acknowledge Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canada’s premier from 1896 to 1911, to avoid a US-only view of greatness.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
United States
William Jennings Bryan
America
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
UBC Poultry Project Aims Dual Purpose Superior Birds
At the University of British Columbia Professor E A Lloyd leads a 2500 chick program to breed dual purpose fowl. Trials weigh measure and record every fortnight to create heavy egg producers that also deliver high quality meat. Advances could boost exports and shift Canadian poultry markets.
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University of British Columbia
E. A. Lloyd
Department of Poultry Husbandry
U.B.C
UBC
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Faculty of Agriculture
Lloyd
Rhode Island
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Crewel Work in Bright New Pattern 5543
Promote a crewel work pattern numbered 5543 with transfers for one motif and multiple sizes. Includes color ideas and stitch illustrations. To obtain, send 20 cents in stamps or coins to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Senseless souvenir theft taints travel sights
A St Thomas Times Journal item compares theft aboard the Queen Mary in New York with pilfering on the Royal Scot at Chicago and during Canadian visits. It notes robbers carry screwdrivers to take souvenirs, calls the acts silly, and urges police prosecutions and fines to curb the practice.
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New York
Chicago
St. Thomas Times-Journal
His Last Place A Gardener With Warder Incident
A cautious woman interviews a new gardener asking for references from his last job. The applicant replies that none were given because he hit a warder, explaining the reason in a distracted, wry tone.
Building blocks of Great Pyramid weighed over two tons
A historical note states that the large limestone blocks used in the Great Pyramid of Egypt averaged more than two tons each. The statement highlights the scale of ancient quarrying and construction without detailing specific quarries or workers.
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Great Pyramid
Egypt
Home accident toll tops seven thousand yearly in Britain
A report notes about 7,400 fatal accidents occur annually in British homes. It highlights common hazards such as stairs fires and poisoning and calls for safer domestic practices.
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Edward
University of B.C
Alice Brooks
Alice Brooke
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