Figures Show Agriculture Holds Important Position in Canada
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics graphic traces Canada’s farm progress from 1880 to 1980. Wheat rises from 42 million to 420 million bushels, oats from 83 to 423 million, and field crops expand dramatically. Livestock output also grows, milk and eggs double, and land under field crops climbs from 15.6 to 58 million acres. Agricultural value climbs from 294 million to 1,268 million dollars, while manufacturing and mineral outputs rise. farm products supplied a substantial share of exports and industrial inputs, underscoring agriculture’s growing role.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
People Becoming Robots Says Sir Ernest Benn
Sir Ernest Benn argues at an London luncheon that 2,000,000 people cannot think and that modern education and media turn youth into robots. He claims mass production of schooling, regulated work, and pervasive media erode individual thought across Britain, Russia, Italy, and Germany.
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Ernest Benn
Incorporated Sales Managers’ Association
London
Hollywood
Russia
Italy
Germany
Iceberg Predictions Ahead From Coast Guard Expert
Lieutenant Commander Edward H. Smith of the United States Coast Guard, an iceberg expert, predicts about 630 icebergs will drift south of Newfoundland this year into trans Atlantic ship lanes. He has studied meteorological conditions for months in European and North Atlantic countries.
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Edward H. Smith
United States Coast Guard
Newfoundland
Tomato Arrives in the North After Civil War
The tomato did not reach northern states until after the Civil War, remaining widely known in the South where it was already familiar.
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The
South
Births and Deaths Ride Daily Cycles Highlighting Quiet Hours
Dr Eduard Jenny reports births surge midnight to dawn and peak between two and five am while deaths cluster around the dawn and dusk hours. He notes a 40 percent difference between five pm and five am birth counts and observes rhythmic changes in pulse, blood pressure, and breathing over a 24 hour cycle. Dawn and dusk emerge as the least predictable for deaths.
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Napoleon
Eduard Jenny
Jenny
Charming bloomers dress pattern for little girls
Stacks of frocks for playful girls. The bloomer dress in French blue and white dimity features a white organdie scalloped collar and a back sash. Materials include gingham checks, percale, broadcloth, and linen. Pattern No. 673 fits sizes 2, 4, 6 with specific yardage and 20 cent price.
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Mode
Eoin
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists address at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg and provides fields for pattern number name town size. Reading guidance suggests submitting pattern requests with required details for accurate fulfillment.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canned corn fails to win over Moscow shoppers
Moscow stores face a surplus of 2,800,000 tins of canned corn as Russians view corn as an animal food and dislike it for human consumption. The Moscow Daily News notes reasons include prejudice against canned foods and dietary norms. Officials may need an eat more corn campaign to move the stock.
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Moscow
Moscow Daily News
Soviet Union
Meat Consumption Figures Worldwide and US per Capita
The report cites 1,600 slaughterhouses and 120 million four footed animals killed for food in the US, with US meat intake at 145 pounds per person in 1921, down about 20 pounds since 1900. It notes Europe around 70 pounds per person, Britain highest, Italy lowest, and Japan at 1.5 pounds of meat and 25 pounds of fish annually.
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United States
Europe
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
British doctors isolate influenza virus
Three British doctors recently succeeded in isolating the virus of influenza, marking a milestone in understanding the illness and its transmission. This breakthrough may influence future research and vaccine development.
Britain Sees New World Conditions Met With Less Change
A Britain led by Walter Elliot argues that Britain has met the new world situation with less violent change than others. He warns of growing economic nationalism and urges Western nations to solve more problems at home while maintaining agricultural discipline and leadership. The piece comments on Canadian applicability and the need for cooperative imperial leadership.
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Britain
Walter Elliot
Canada
Great Britain
Elliot
British Empire
Mr. Elliot
London, Eng
Timothy Seed Production In Canada Still Short Of Needs
Domestic timothy seed output remains far below Canada’s consumption. Yields run 200 to 300 pounds per acre with growers earning about 61 cents per pound for No 1 grade seed. Annual demand is about 10 million pounds, with most imports from the United States prior to 1931. Production rose from under a million to five million pounds in 1932 but fell to about 2.7 million in 1933 due to poor weather.
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Canada
Agricultural Situation Bulletin
United States
Canadians to retain nationality for foreign-born wives
The Canadian Alliance for Women’s Vote in Quebec approved a resolution urging that Canadian women married to foreigners and living in Canada be allowed to keep their nationality. The measure, led by Miss Idola Saint Jean, was sent to Premier R. B. Bennett.
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Canada
Canadian Alliance For Women’s Vote
Quebec
Idola Saint Jean
R. B. Bennett
New Egg Grading Rules Take Effect Across Canada
The revised egg regulations are now legally in effect for domestic trading in all provinces except Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Shippers are reminded that all grade A eggs must be clean, free from spots or stains, with the same cleanliness standard across grade A medium and grade A pullet as grade A large. Reasonably clean eggs no longer fit grade A and move to grade B. Cracked eggs must be packed separately and marked Cracks.
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Canada
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Department of Agriculture Egg and Market Poultry Review
Japan Pays League Dues After Resigning from League
Honesty Of The Orient Japan paid 2,000,000 gold francs to the League of Nations and stated this means it will promptly meet obligations while still retaining membership. The move cheers league circles as other countries owe about 22,000,000 francs in fees.
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Japan
League of Nations
League
Albatross Lays Dinner Plate Size Eggs in Falklands
The black browed albatross of the Falkland Islands lays eggs described as large as dinner plates. Researchers note the birds' nesting behavior and egg size as a distinctive trait of this colony.
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Falkland Islands
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