Saskatchewan Fish and Game Protective Association Opposes US Hunting Methods
Executives oppose baiting live decoys sunken punts and night lights used in waterfowl hunting. A resolution to present at the Ottawa conference April 14 15 16 warns that US failure to ban these methods could derail migratory bird conservation talks and threaten future co operation. The group urges international season alignment and warns wild ducks and geese could go extinct without close Canadian US cooperation. The 1932 Saskatchewan meeting will be at North Battleford June 24 25 with efforts to organize local associations and youth involvement.
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Saskatchewan Fish and Game Protective Association
United States
Ottawa
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
North Battleford
Alberta Legislature backs national unemployment insurance plan
The Alberta Legislature passed unanimously a resolution urged by A. Smeaton demanding a federal or national unemployment insurance scheme acceptable to provinces. It calls on the Federal Government to enact urgent nationwide legislation to safeguard workers against unemployment.
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Alberta
Dominion
A. Smeaton
Labor
Lethbridge
Carrier Pigeons in Germany as Air Photographers
German experiment uses carrier pigeons fitted with tiny automatic cameras to photograph air routes as the birds fly. The device records overflight images, potentially mapping fields and landscapes from unique viewpoints.
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Germany
Climate Clash Reveals Colonial Health Debate
In a fragmentary exchange from Pages Gaies and Yverdon, a speaker notes twelve years in the colonies and questions climate health effects. The response asserts the climate is unhealthy and implies only robust health survives in that setting.
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Colonies
Pages
Gaies
Yverdon
Frenchman Invented Cellophane Not an American
The piece credits M J E Brandenberger of Brandenberger Monsiur Brandenberger as the inventor of cellophane in 1908 1912, noting its wartime use by France and later American rights by Du Pont. It describes many curious uses from hats to kosher wrapping and stage props and mentions Brandenberger living in Paris as an official of La Cellophane.
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Columbia
Brandenberger
Monsieur J. E. Brandenberger
du Pont
Oregon
Arkansas
M. Brandenberger
Paris
la Cellophane
New Yorker
Worthy Of Citizenship Described By Judge Haabsburg
Alvarez Rhody Haabsburg, a Vancouver tailor described by Judge J N Ellis as the liveliest 98 year old he has met, was recommended for Canadian citizenship in naturalization court. Haabsburg recalled Halifax before steamships, claimed 1834 as his birth year, left Halifax 77 years ago, has lived in British Columbia since 1888, and witnessed the first CPR train through Port Moody. He says he has never left Canada more than 24 hours in all that time.
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J. N. Ellis
Alvarez Rhody Haabsburg
Vancouver
Naturalization Court
Haabsburg
Brazil
Halifax
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
C.P.R
Port Moody
Canada
Itls Good Meal at village inn
A kind old man told the innkeeper that a starving man he sent there yesterday had a free meal at his expense. The innkeeper confirms the man ate five pints of beer and a packet of cigarettes, totaling four shillings sixpence.
Edge on Competitors by Advertising in Low Mood Periods
The piece argues that during low mood periods competition falters and bold advertisers gain the edge. It cites Wrigley noting such years as prosperous for those who keep canvassing the public, as audiences seek attention and prefer consistent, even increased, effort.
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Wrigley
Wheat Quota Not On Agenda At Imperial Conference
The London News Chronicle reports Britain will drop plans for a Dominion wheat quota at the Ottawa Imperial Conference next July. It adds British millers accept a home quota with no Dominion quota and notes a possible 10 percent Dominion meat quota in exchange for reciprocal access for British goods.
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London News Chronicle
Dominions
Ottawa
House of Commons
Chronicle
House approves narcotic control convention in Commons
The House of Commons moved by the Prime Minister approved the Geneva 1931 narcotic convention aimed at limiting manufacture and regulating distribution. Canada’s signature was by Dr W H Riddell. Switzerland promotes a Buy Swiss Goods campaign.
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House of Commons
Geneva
Canada
W. H. Riddell
Cigarette Marks 100 Years Since 1832 Birth in War Time
The text links the cigarette to wartime necessity in 1832 when Ibrahim Pasha’s forces besieged Acre. A gunner used tobacco-filled India paper tubes as improvised smoking devices after cannon fire destroyed pipes. By 1840 cigarettes were in London and by 1850 spreading to France and Italy.
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Ibrahim Pasha
Acre
India
London
England
France
Italy
Fear Grasshopper Plague North Dakota Farmers Hope for Cold Wet Spring
North Dakota farmers, especially in the northeast, seek a cold wet spring to curb a severe grasshopper outbreak. They expect federal help to run a systematic campaign across northwest states, but the task remains enormous without natural aid.
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North Dakota
Noisy Visit Ends With Grim Butcher Remark
An elderly woman confronts a butcher asking about diseased meat. The butcher bluntly declares the meat is dead, framing a dark punchline about the shop’s product.
Returning To Mother Country
The British public learns that Dominions send more migrants back to Britain than they receive, despite vast efforts to promote emigration. Canada and Australia show net losses, while the United States also adds to Britain’s inbound flow. The trend hints at a possible permanent shift as Britain faces juvenile shortages and limited employment prospects. The Morning Post notes weak industries and welfare systems as possible pull factors.
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Dominions
Britain
Empire
England
Canada
Old Country
Australia
United States
The
Morning Post
Open Shelf Library in Saskatchewan May Gain Carnegie Aid
T A McInnis, commissioner in charge, says there is no plan to discontinue the open shelf library service in Saskatchewan despite rumors. He notes a Carnegie Foundation proposal to assist the extension is not yet decided but hoped for.
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Open Shelf Library Service
Saskatchewan
T. A. McInnis
Carnegie Foundation
McInnis
Planes Head North in Spring Miner Rush to Great Bear Lake
Six aeroplanes depart from a northern airport bound for the mineral area of Great Bear Lake about 1500 miles away. Five planes are chartered from Canadian Airways and one is owned by Spence McDonough Aviation. The text contrasts mining prospects with salmon life and quotes a Madrid joke about advice from Dr Suarez.
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Great Bear Lake
Canadian Airways, Limited
Spence McDonough Aviation Company
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Wales
Switzerland
Studdy
Sres
Sevier
Brit Saveo
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Madrid
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