Anglo Japanese Friendship Addressed in Ottawa Luncheon
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa spoke at a Ottawa luncheon on Japan’s foreign policy and Britain’s friendly relations. He noted London conference results, hopes for armament reduction, and Japan’s shift to a democratic system after unequal treaties. He urged Canada and Japan to cooperate for mankind’s advancement.
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Iyesato Tokugawa
Ottawa
Japan
Knowedge
Iyemasa Tokugawa
Canada
Viscount Willingdon
George Perley
W. L. Mackenzie King
Prince Tokugawa
House of Peers
London
England
United States
Great Britain
China
Russia
Britain no longer the dominant partner of empire nations
Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, secretary of state for the dominions, says Britain is now a dominion and not the leading among equals. He emphasizes that the imperial conference will advance the progress of co equal partnership within the empire.
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Britain
Dominions
J. H. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Saskatchewan corn show to be held at Maple Creek
The Corn Growers Association decided at Weyburn to hold Saskatchewan's provincial corn show in 1931 at Maple Creek, the center of the province's corn belt. The event closes the Weyburn corn and seed grain shows preparing for the world grain exhibit in Regina in 1932.
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Maple Creek
Canada
Corn Growers’ Association
Weyburn
Regina
Elevator Four Blot of Golfers Office Building
A humorous line plays on a farce in a city office setting. A narrator notes a blot of golfers gathering in an office building while a punchline suggests people duck when the call of four is shouted in an elevator. The exchange blends office scene with a risible image.
Toxoid Treatment Promises Diptheria Immunity for Children
The Canadian Social Hygiene Council explains how diphtheria germs attack the throat and how antitoxin cures the disease if given promptly. A newer toxoid prepares healthy children to prevent diphtheria, with New York trials showing strong protection and near zero ill effects, urging parents to vaccinate before school age.
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New York
Canada
Notable New York Lawyer Secretly Dines With Secretary
A distinguished New York bar member known for lunching at the Bankers Club often arrives with his secretary though he rarely eats with him. Friends see this as a ruse to avoid invitations while still appearing sociable, using the secretary to claim a business discussion when pressed.
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New York
Bankers Club
Lawyers Club
Bankers
Canadian Aviator Plans Transcontinental Nonstop Flight
Plans call for Captain J. Errol Boyd of Toronto to attempt a non-stop Atlantic to Pacific flight upon return to Canadian soil, following a recent Atlantic crossing with Lieut. Harry Connor in the Bellanca monoplane Columbia.
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J. Errol Boyd
Toronto
Atlantic
Harry Connor
Columbia
Pacific
Sinkage of Logs Costs Eastern Canada Millions Annually
It is estimated that about two and a half million dollars yearly are lost in Eastern Canada due to log sinkage during floatage from woods to mills. The issue is being studied by the Forest Products Laboratories of Canada, Department of the Interior. Italy protests heavy business taxation.
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Canada
Forest Products Laboratories of Canada
Department of the Interior
Red Cap Rewarded for Honest Help at Winnipeg Depot
Pat Ardery a CPR red cap at Winnipeg gave a passenger three dollars for train expenses to visit his sick father in Toronto. A few days later the same man sent five dollars by mail as repayment. Ardery kept faith and his fellow workers cheered his act, proving optimism pays.
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Pat Ardery
C.P.R
Winnipeg
Toronto
Pat
Redcap
C.P.R. Train
Break Monotony by Seeking Intellectual Leisure
Leisure Time argues youth can escape grey monotony by pursuing literature and intellectual pursuits. It urges using even a small brain section to earn money while the rest engages in noble tasks, warning against brain atrophy and becoming a mere calculating machine.
Purity Of Language Arliss Rejects Sloppy Speech
George Arliss, honored with a gold medal by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, denounces sloppiness in American English. He praises American diligence in language while arguing English usage abroad often deteriorates. He supports slang but condemns lazy diction and careless delivery.
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America
George Arliss
American Academy of Arts and Letters
England
Oxford University
Oxford
Home Market Weighs on Western Canada Producers
The Lethbridge Herald notes Western Canada purchasing power has fallen to less than half of two years ago due to weak wheat prices. It calls on Canadian manufacturers to study the current situation and recognize the home market as real, tied to wheat livestock butter and coal prices. It stresses producers must gain profit to sustain the home market for secondary producers.
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Western
Canada
Lethbridge Herald
Diversified Farming Revenues In Saskatchewan Livestock 1929
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Saskatchewan livestock revenue in 1929 reached 25 million dollars, up from 23 million in 1928 and 22 million in 1927. Other livestock related products show wool at 226 thousand, dairy products 21 million, and poultry and eggs 13 million.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Beef Finishing Drive Reaches Eight Hundred Head
Eight hundred head of cattle have been purchased to date by farmers under the stocker feed policy recently instituted by the Saskatchewan Government to encourage development of the beef finishing industry in the province. Hon. W. C. Buckle, Minister of Agriculture, reports the progress.
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Saskatchewan
W. C. Buckle
Canadian Naturalist Jack Miner Wins Outdoor Life Medal
Jack Miner receives the Outdoor Life Gold Medal of America for 1929, honoring his conservation work in Canada. The honor marks U S efforts to fund sanctuaries nationwide, and Miner notes the significance lies in recognition by the United States of his sanctuary program as a fulfillment of a divine mandate.
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Jack Miner
Outdoor Life
America
United States
U.S
Canada
British women split over term for unmarried status
Miss Isobel MacDonald and Dame Louise McIlroy debated labels for unmarried women at a London exhibit. MacDonald supports bachelor girl reflecting independence and career trends, while McIlroy prefers spinster as a traditional English word. They note war changes and increasing love marriages.
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Great Britain
Isobel MacDonald
London
England
Louise McIlroy
Dame Louise
Louise
Renewing Old Friendships at College Reunion
A dozen busy men and women renewed old friendships at a college reunion, with travel and effort to attend. The piece notes the value of lifelong bonds, the emotional pull of shared history, and the older quartet’s singing, while acknowledging critics who mock sentimental gatherings.
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Walter Ferguson
New York Telegram
Adeline
Should Have Kept Quiet in London Queue
An Aberdonian resident in London contemplates a native Aberdeen rail return. He learns a single ticket costs three pounds two shillings and ninepence, and a return five pounds thirteen shillings and ninepence. He jokes that the Kaiser’s remark from 1918 echoed the impatience of tourists behind him.
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London
Aberdeen
Sandy
Aberdonian
Beets Factory Reaches 899 Carloads by Oct 25
Canadian Pacific records show 899 carloads of beets unloaded at the Raymond factory by October 25. Each car carried about 58 tons, indicating a large portion of the crop had reached the plant by that date.
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Canadian Pacific
Raymond
Seeds From Sahara Desert Seedlings Mystery At Kew
An expedition to the Sahara reports seeds found in sand grouse crops may be unknown to science. At Tanerruff desert, Dr. Chipp of Kew Gardens studies these tiny seeds as rains trigger rapid germination, offering clues to a prehistoric flora.
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Sahara
Retair Botanic Gardens
Kew
Sahara Desert
Royal Botanic Gardens
Maciver
Chipp
Kew Gardens
Dr. Chipp
Alberta Creameries See Butterfat Rise Across Eight Months
The dairy branch reports Alberta's 95 creameries collected 10,765,254 pounds of butterfat in cream for the first eight months, up 6.9 percent from last year’s 10,074,703 pounds. August production reached 2,002,411 pounds, 126 percent higher than August 1929.
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Alberta
Department of Agriculture
City Boy Learns Rural Life Through Simple Truths
A country boy recalls city life and the pull of rural air and space. He jokingly notes the old town’s ragged edges and the lure of forty acres while a buyer jokes about a horse’s pride and debt.
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Stockholm
Eiemoe Hes
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Canadian Social Hygiene Council
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Italy
Scotchman
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Timbuctoo
Alberta Creameries
Rollig
Timma
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