Figures On War Costs And Futility Of Armed Conflict
A 1929 General Electric Review piece argues war harms all, with historical costs from Napoleonic to World War I. It notes billions spent, lives lost, and claims US property could be bought for far less than wartime costs. The article urges engineers and business leaders to oppose future wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canadian
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
United States of America
General Electric Review
Rural Credits Board Expands to Six Provinces
The Dominion Farm Loans Board now operates in Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Manitoba joins as the sixth province in the scheme. Since inception through October 16 the board approved 807 loans in four provinces totaling 100000 dollars with 67 rejections and 178 pending applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Dominion Farm Loans Board
J. D. MacLean
Alberta
British Columbia
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Prizes For Canadian Fruits At Imperial Show
Thirteen first prizes in apples one first in pears and four seconds in apples were awarded to Canadian exhibitors at the Imperial Fruit Show held at Bingley Hall Birmingham. Nova Scotia led with eight first prizes and three second prizes went to Nova Scotians. Charles A Bentley of Berwick Nova Scotia won five first prizes, while Associated Growers of British Columbia Limited Vernon BC took three prizes.
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Bingley Hall
Birmingham
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Nova Scotia
Nova
Associated Growers of
British Columbia
High Canada permits tally tops prior year record
Building permits issued in Canada for the first eight months totalled 168 606 059 dollars, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports, a new record and 16 percent above the 1928 peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Paris vogue dress Style No. 675 for youth market
A black crepe satin back button dress features a feminine hip wrap and side puff. Sleeves are slim with darts below the elbows and the pattern offers sizes 16 through 42 inch bust. Available in velvet prints and canton crepe with a 25 coin pattern price.
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Paris
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order note for Winnipeg readers. The item lists McDermott Ave Winnipeg as the address and includes pattern number details though the text is garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Queer Training Admits Farm Work Refusal by Returning Men
About 200 men returning to England acknowledge they accepted public funded training with free board and transport to Canada but did not intend to work on farms. They claim they never saw a cow or a plow during training, prompting questions about the training provided and its cost and may explain Canadian farmers’ refusal to pay 10 pounds monthly wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
Truth
London
Arctic voyage planned aboard Graf Zeppelin in April
Dr Walter Blistow of the Aerial Arctic Society announced a 12 member Arctic expedition led by Fritz Jof Hansen aboard the Graf Zeppelin. The aims include mapping deep and shallow Arctic boundaries, studying meteorology, and planning a future ice field scientific station. The Wife and Husband exchange adds a wry domestic aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Blistow
Aerial Arctic Society
Graf Zeppelin
Fritz Jof Hansen
Blisten
British Empire Not Commonwealth Claims at Royal York
Sir John Sandeman Allen argues the empire divides into three parts, with the British commonwealth of nations as one governing body amid 407 independent nations and colonial empire regions. He notes Pax Britannica keeps India under native princes. Hailstorms, rare in polar areas, are common in sub tropics. The White House was painted white to erase 1814 fire marks.
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Commonwealth of Nations
Toronto Board of Trade
Royal York Hotel
John Sandeman Allen
J.P
M.P
Royal Empire Society
International Chamber of Commerce
House of Commons
British Commonwealth of Nations
India
Pax Britannica
White House
Changed Methods in Handling Milk
New York dairy leaders met state officials to isolate the bacterial count as a basis for paying farmers per pound of milk. Emphasis on sanitary husbandry spans stables, grooming, utensils, cooling, and post pasteurization bottling to cut counts and raise per capita milk consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United
New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Department of Farms and Markets
College of Agriculture
Experimental Station
Geneva
Crows Nest Pass Agreement Affects Grain Rates On Churchill Route
In the Hon Charles A Dunning era the Crow’s Nest Pass accord would govern eastbound grain and flour rates on the Hudson Bay Railway. An Ontario study at Kapuskasing shows artificial lights in poultry farming increase winter egg production but do not raise yearly totals.
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Crows Nest Pass
Churchill
Charles A Dunning
Crow's Nest Pass
Hudson Bay
Dominion Experimental Station
Kapuskasing
Ontario
Increased Demand for Beef and Hudson Bay Route Progress
Canada faces high beef prices next spring due to cattle shortages and steady demand. Trade data show nil fresh beef exports to the United Kingdom. U S shipments drop from 1 1 million to 487 912 dollars. Grain and Hudson Bay railway developments progress with the railway due next summer and Churchill port open in fall 1931, while ice and weather conditions remain mild.
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Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Churchill
Fort Willam
Dunning
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay
Railway Board
Hudson Straits
Bay
Dominion
Atlantic
Fox Channel
Road Rage Reflections On Driver Etiquette
A wry look at motorist behavior argues space in newspapers for daily accidents. A moose scent joke and a brief dialogue about acting satire the piece, noting consequences of crowding and careless driving.
Governor Visits Insane Hospital Receives Call Note
An amused exchange occurs when the Governor visits a state insane hospital and is told by an operator that the caller is not identified. The operator answers that he may not know who the governor is but knows the governor is at the hospital.
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Seven Hills
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Vancouver
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Calif
Philip Bolton
Dmitry Fufaev
Semen Shastakon
Boris Syeringov
Arctic
John Sandeman
Muskete
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