Vancouver Grain Shipments Boost Western Route Trade
Vancouver handles a growing share of Canada’s wheat exports, moving 44 percent in the crop year to July 31, 1932, while U S and Eastern ports account for 19 and 37 percent respectively. McKee notes the shift isn’t at Eastern Canada’s expense and cites favorable Alberta crops and China flour trade prospects as key factors and challenges.
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United States
Robert McKee
Vancouver Merchants Exchange
Canada
Vancouver
Mr McKee
United States Atlantic Coast
Eastern Canada
McKee
Alberta
Pacific
China
Australia
United States Farm Board
Mr. Mc
Discovery at Tabgha Sparks Holy Land Mosaic Find
A fourth century church near Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee yields a stone believed to be the miraculously used boulder from Christ's loaves and fishes. Behind it a vivid mosaic shows a basket bread loaves and two fishes. A western mosaic floor 15 by 21 feet features storks and birds, remarkably preserved after 1600 years.
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Sea of Galilee
Tabgha
Tiberias
Palestine
Constantine the Great
Holy Land
Dentist Accepts Payment in Chickens
A dentist proclaims he will take payment in chickens as reciprocal exchange for dental work. The note frames reciprocity with a humorous twist. The text also cites a 1927 World population estimate of 1.96 billion by the League of Nations.
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League of Nations
Planning for London Mansion Turn Toward International Hostel
St Dunstan's in Regent's Park, unused for four years since it housed war blinded soldiers, could become an international hostel for children. The School Journey Association with 4,000 teachers backs the project to host 120 children nightly, offering a travel library and maps as part of the plan. The treasury set a nominal rent of 300 dollars as offices push the conversion.
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St. Dunstan's
London
Movement
United Kingdom
Empire
Europe
Regent's Park
Children’s Park
School Journey Association
Lord Burnham
Office of Works
Treasury
Queen Victoria
St. John’s Lodge
Lord Bute
Arthur Pearson
Marler Calls Canada an Experienced Nation at Vancouver
Canadian Minister to Japan Hon. H. M. Marler told students at the University of British Columbia that Canada is not a young country but an experienced one. He cited empire reach and trading rank as proof and urged Canadians to seize opportunities in foreign trade for national life.
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Japan
Canada
H. M. Marler
Vancouver
University of British Columbia
Atlantic
Pacific
Mr. Marler
Migrating Birds Caught in Tar on Ohio Road
Summer incident near Tiffin Ohio saw workmen laying pavement spread tar on a road drawing a large flock of migrating birds to land. The local state game warden and crew freed about 500 birds, many coated in tar and unable to fly afterward.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Braemar Named Coldest British Town
Braemar is described as the coldest town on the British Isles with an average yearly temperature of 113 degrees above zero. The detail highlights Braemar’s extreme climate in a regional weather overview.
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British Isles
Braemar
War gas marks sold in Koenigsberg at 25 cents each
Gas protection supplies are offered in Koenigsberg Germany with gas marks priced at twenty five cents per unit. The sale highlights civilian preparedness amid ongoing air raid risks and wartime shortages.
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Koenigsberg
Germany
Poetic Justice Follows Woman Over Stamp Smugglers Fate
A well to do British woman was fined 25 pounds plus 7 pounds 7 shillings costs after presenting a used three halfpenny stamp at a post office. The note targeted a betting commissioner with bets that could have earned over 22 pounds. The letter was not delivered and no bets were placed.
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London Morning Post
Farming as a Business Says Ottawa Economist
Dr J Coke assistant director of agricultural economics argues in the Economic Analyst that the modern farmer is an entrepreneur and business owner who buys and sells commodities employs labor and aims for a satisfactory living. He urges agriculture to be organized on a business basis.
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J. Coke
Agricultural Economics
Ottawa
The
Economic Annalist
Landlady and maid quarrel over fresh eggs complaint
The landlady notices Mr Newbeard has a new grievance this morning. The maid responds that the issue concerns the eggs. The exchange hints at domestic tensions in a light humorous tone.
Apple Belt Moves North Shifts Canadian Orchard Reach
The Dominion Experimental Farm at Beaverlodge Alberta reports standard apples grown 428 miles north of the Canada US border. Crab apples ripen farther north but standard apples have not. A new market opens as British Columbia ships over 750 boxes to South Africa via Montreal Cape Town in a refrigerator car.
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Canada
Dominion
Beaverlodge
Alberta
United States
British Columbia
South Africa
Montreal
Cape Town
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Bacon Hogs In Canada Explore Production Possibilities
G B Rothwell Dominion Live Stock Commissioner outlines bacon hog production in Canada. He says pig production potential has never been fully explored and stresses building export markets alongside maintaining quality. Climate limits exist but are offset by feed quality variety.
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Canada
G. B. Rothwell
Dominion
Inventor of Lie Detector Sees Errors in Tests
Dr John A Larson the inventor of the lie detector admits the device is fallible with error rates from 5 to 25 percent. He says no one should be jailed or released solely on its evidence and highlights its strongest value as aiding truth without coercion. He notes seven unmasked deceivers in eleven years, urges cautious use. His book Lying and its Detection is published by the University of Chicago Press.
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John A. Larson
Lawson
August Vollmer
Berkeley
California
Larson
Man With Two Hearts Found in Pittsburgh Man
Edward Reynolds, 32, of Pittsburgh, is found to have two hearts after a swimming accident at age 20. A doctor treating a broken arm noticed the heart on the right side, and later X rays revealed a second, smaller heart on the left side.
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Edward Reynolds
Pittsburgh
Reynolds
Centre of Lloyds Business
Philip Jordan writes in the Fort nightly Review about Lloyds main function in underwriting. The Room sits at the center of Lloyds where access is restricted to subscribers, with the Latine bell signaling important news and royal visits, and tolling when ships are lost.
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Philip Jordan
Lloyd's
London Stock Exchange
Chickens Travel By Plane to Is land Lake Mission
Aviator W A Spencer from the Great Bear Lake district arrived in Winnipeg by aeroplane from the north carrying 70 birds to the Is land Lake Catholic Mission. The fowls gave local children their first view of tame chickens and eggs are selling for a dollar a dozen. Spencer predicted an early winter as cold weather set in two weeks earlier than usual in the north.
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W. A. Spencer
Great Bear Lake District
Winnipeg
Island Lake Catholic Mission
Spencer
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