Economic Empire Trade Plan Urged by Quebec Publisher
Hon. Frank Carrel urged a permanent economic organization within the British Empire to boost inter empire trade. He proposed a body similar to the League of Nations, an empire educational campaign, empire warehouses, free ports, uniform cable codes, and coordinated trade agencies to unite the empire’s commercial efforts.
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British Empire
Frank Carrel
Quebec
League of Nations
Carrel
Calgary Board of Trade
Ottawa
Mr. Carrel
Empire Commercial University
Great Bear Lake Mineral Claims Boom Reported
Reports from Ottawa indicate extensive staking of mineral claims near Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories with more expected in summer. Prospectors have used air routes and water transit as ice breakup approaches, prompting a reprint of the Interior Department manual on surveying Dominion Lands claims for land surveyors.
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Ottawa
Great Bear Lake
North West Territories
Department of the Interior
Dominion Lands
Dominion Land
U S Wheat Exports Rise In March Amid Mixed Trends
U S wheat exports picked up in March with a March index of 79 versus 73 in February and 74 in January, while other export groups declined. All major European nations except Italy increased shipments year over year, and total exports for the season reached 106,998,000 bushels, up from 102,309,000 a year earlier.
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United States
Italy
Bees Prepare For Season S Work And Honey Harvest
Beekeeping notes that bees require abundant food and cold protection for strong winter colonies. The queen stops laying in fall, houses fill with winter stores, and a compact cluster forms. In spring, egg laying resumes, influenced by weather, and 2 500 eggs daily may occur as the season warms. Three factors—prolific queen, food supply, insulation—determine spring strength and honey yield. Telegraph wires in East Africa are mounted on tall poles to deter giraffe damage.
New guimpe dress pattern for girls ages six to twelve
This pattern offers a yellow swiss blouse with white dots and a French blue linen skirt with suspender straps. It includes options in tomato-red pique with white dimity and navy blue wool with red and white gingham guimpe, Size 10 requires 1 1 2 yards of 35 inch material for blouse and 1 1 2 yards of 39 inch for skirt. Price 25 cents.
Pattern Orders From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order note from Winnipeg Pattern No. Size. Town Siberia is described as nearly twice as large in area as Canada.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Siberia
Canada
Report Urges National Radio System for Canada
A parliamentary report favors a federally owned nationwide radio broadcasting system for Canada. It proposes high power national stations, a three member commission with provincial assistants, private 100 watt stations where needed, and license and ad revenues reinvested in radio. The study credits current stations yet says expansion is needed for broader quality and reach. Dr. Raymond Morand presents the report, endorsed by nine committee members.
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Canada
House of Commons
Parliament
trans-Canada Chain Broadcasting
Commission
Raymond Morand
Hussex East
Seed Oats From Alberta to Saskatchewan Drought Areas
Saskatchewan authorities request more seed oats as drought hits the province. G M Stewart of the Dominion seed branch in Calgary says further shipments will come from Alberta once the Peace River surplus is exhausted. Earlier, one million bushels were sent from Peace River to Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
G. M. Stewart
Dominion Seed
Calgary
Peace River
Stewart
Prediction Fire Will Be Unneeded in Future Civilization
Dr Walter Hough chief curator of anthropology at the U S National Museum says fire will no longer be necessary as other natural trees will be utilized. He notes the germ of this future phase is already developing in modern invention and cites ongoing progress in technology.
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Walter Hough
U.S. National Museum
Hough
Saving Canada's Antelope at Nemisham National Park
The Nemisham National Park antelope herd grew from 42 fenced animals in southwestern Alberta in 1915 to 425, showing successful captivity under officials from the National Parks of Canada and the Department of the Interior.
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Nemisham National Park
Alberta
Canada
National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
Inventions Flourish Under Depression and Need
The Wall Street Journal notes a surge in patents and patent filings as unemployed workers use idle time to develop mechanical devices. It cites a record six month period for inventions and patent activities. It also mentions Europe’s oldest oak forest in Oldenburg dating to the Middle Ages.
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Wall Street Journal
Europe
Oldenburg
North
Germany
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East Africa
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Elizabeth Scott
Royal
Memorial Theatre
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