Forest products rank third to mining and agriculture
Canada’s forests cover about 1.22 million square miles with 126 tree varieties. They face fire, insects, and diseases but regenerate well. forests provide a major national industry, wildlife habitat, water conservation, and recreation, with 1936 forest product exports around 209.3 million dollars and total product value near 300 million.
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Canadian Woods
Christmas Present Sought for London Ont Man
One Present Left Postals in London Ontario seek to locate Robert Bragg to deliver a Christmas parcel addressed to Robert Bragg London Ont Hospital Special. Postmen have checked all hospitals but the present remains undelivered as officials keep searching.
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London
Ont
Robert Bragg
Islay
Alta
Training schools for skaters begin in Germany
In Germany, organized training schools for ice skaters are being launched to develop competing talent. Officials say the program aims to broaden access to structured coaching and accelerate progress of promising skaters across regions.
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Germany
Norfolk House Legacy Ends in London as Furnishings Sell
Christies opens a three day sale of Norfolk House furnishings in St James Square. Built in the early eighteenth century the ducal mansion stood nearly 200 years with grand halls windows and mahogany interiors designed by Matthew Brettingham. The music room is to be rebuilt as a Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit.
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St. James’ Square
Christies
Dukes of Norfolk
George III
Duke of Norfolk
William III
Doctor Johnson
Savage
Matthew Brettingham
Brettingham
Victoria and Albert Museum
Moscow
Chicago
New York
Paris
St. Thomas
France clears path to end marital obedience rule
A civil rights bill for women, approved by both the senate and the chamber, would erase the Napoleonic provision demanding obedience and place women on equal civil footing. It grants bank accounts and signing rights while requiring husband consent for business. The next goal is voting rights, blocked four times by the Senate.
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Chamber of Deputies
Lebrun
Miniature pianos spark US sales rebound in late 1930s
In 1932 US piano makers faced dwindling demand until English Swedish miniature uprights entered the market. The seven octave instrument, under five feet long and priced at 250 dollars, offered space efficiency and affordability. By 1937 sales rose 23 percent over 1936 and 1938 was anticipated to rise 30 percent, signaling a shift to mass production and modern living room design.
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United States
New York
England
America
Canadians reading more American news on streets
A Vancouver Province survey shows only about 21 percent of weekly and monthly publications in average stands are Canadian, roughly 35 percent British, with the remainder American. The observation notes heavy American color and imagery on Canadian newsstands.
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Vancouver
Always in a Hurry Often Lates
A brief quip notes that those who move fastest are frequently the ones who arrive late, suggesting irony in hurried behavior.
A Natural Conclusion
A six year old boy drew a tree a serpent and a car with three people. He explained that God rides in the front seat with Adam and Eve and drove them out of the Garden of Eden.
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God
Adam and Eve
Adam
Eve
Garden of Eden
Youth Changes Its Opinions Too Often
A compact aphorism notes that young people frequently revise views while older folks tend to hold beliefs. The saying contrasts generational dynamics and reflects on the pace of opinion change across ages.
World wheat stocks rise only modestly from last year
World wheat carry-over at July 31 is expected to be just above last year’s low. The Dominion bureau notes a small rise to 615 million bushels with the United States as the main source of surplus stocks. Canada and Australia likely hold tight reserves through the southern hemisphere harvest.
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The
Food Research Institute
United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Very Tactful Replies at a Washington Reception
A widow asks a young man to guess her age and jokes about choosing between making her ten years younger or older for brains. Congressman John Allen of Mississippi meets a woman who says he should remember her, and he replies that he spends his life trying to forget her.
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Washington
John Allen
Mississippi
Baby’s Smile Says It All About Humor, They Say
The remark suggests babies display humor through smiles when met with a familiar face. It implies early social bonding and response to affection, highlighting infant observation as a lighthearted measure of early personality.
Two-Tone Crochet Rug Towel and Scarf Pattern 6035
Household Arts Dept. of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union offers Pattern 6035 with instructions charts and color suggestions for a two tone rug a towel band and a scarf. Send 20 cents to obtain the pattern and note the publisher Alice Brooks pattern book from Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Speen Inn Hosts Bride of Former British Prime Minister’s Daughter
Norman Ridgley, longtime resident at Ishbel Mac Donalds Old Plow Inn in Speen Buckinghamshire, prepares to become Bri tain s former prime minister s son in law. Miss MacDonald daughter of the late J Ram sey MacDonald and former hostess to her father confirms marriage plans to Ridgley. The couple plans a private ceremony soon after her father s death.
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Norman Ridgley
Ishbel MacDonald
Ridgley
Aged Cree Chief Sunchild Dies After Treaty Stance
Word from Red Deer reports 83 year old non treaty Cree chief Sunchild dead. He had moved from Battleford country to a settlement northwest of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., twelve years ago with a small band that lived by trapping and handiwork. The band later applied for a reserve.
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Sunchild
Red Deer
Battleford Country
Rocky Mountain House
Alta
Nation eyes new emblem while keeping Union Jack for Empire
The Kingston Whig-Standard argues for adopting a national flag to honor the country at home and abroad, with the Union Jack kept as the emblem of the Empire. The only debated point is its design.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
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