Disappearances of Deep Sea Vessels Stir Mystery
The Copenhagen missing with sixty aboard prompts renewed look at sea vanishings. Other cases include the Mary Cornish found adrift with bloodstains but no crew, the Braille Galline trapped in an iceberg, and a junk crew vanished in the China Sea.
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Denmark
Bopefems
Copenhagen
Iland
United States
Cyclops
New York Sun
Mary Cornish
Mid- Pacific
China Sea
West Indies
Boy Separated From Father After Accident in Hull
Six year old Peter Archer of Hull suffered serious injuries after being knocked down by a motor omnibus. While being taken to Hull Royal Infirmary by ambulance, the vehicle stopped for a man injured at work who proved to be the boy’s father.
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Peter Archer
Hull
England
Hull Royal Infirmary
Brown confronts butcher over faulty scales in reform bid
A distressed Mrs. Brown tells a butcher’s boy she will shop elsewhere if weights are wrong. The fragment hints at a broader discussion of accuracy and possible misweighing in market trades.
Saskatchewan Farmers to Get Free Transportation For Fodder
Drought hit districts in Saskatchewan will import fodder at no transport cost under an agreement between the Saskatchewan government and two railway firms. Freight charges for fodder into dried out districts and buying outfits will be shared and reduced by 5 percent, per Frank W. Thompson of the Canadian Freight Association.
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Saskatchewan
Sasksichewan
Frank W. Thompson
Canadian Freight Association
New Varieties Of Rust-Resisting Wheat
The Department of Agriculture reports two or three wheat varieties resistant to rust have been developed. Dr J H Grisdale states experiments confirm earlier prospects. No names yet. it will take two to three years before seed distribution begins.
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Department of Agriculture
J. H. Grisdale
Department
Dr. Grisdale
Printed silk crepe semi-sports dress for in-between seasons
A silk crepe dress in capucine tones with brown trim features a rolled deep V neckline with frill, hip yoke flare, inverted plait for fullness, and trimmed sleeves. Sizes 16 to 42 bust, pattern No. 627. fabric yardage given for medium size. color options include plain tomato red and several silk crepe and georgette shades. Pat tern price 25 cents in stamps or coin.
Canada Dairy Industry Shows Strong Growth in Butter and Cheese
The Financial Post notes Canada's dairy sector is flourishing with higher per capita butter consumption at 29.31 pounds, aided by oleo-margarine elimination. Cheese exports rise as Canadian Cheddar commands a premium in British markets, while internal risk comes from pressure to break up herds amid high dairy cow demand.
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Canada
United States
New Zealand
Canadian Business Review
Cockfield, Brown & Co
Montreal
Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Dominion
Financial Post
How To Order Patterns Address Winnnipeg Calon
Pattern ordering note appears with an address at 175 NeDermot Ave Winnipeg. The fragment mentions a pattern number and unclear names. Contains unverified details about how to place an order and where to send requests.
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Winnnipeg
Calon
NeDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Insect Extermination by Light and Electric Traps
A historical note describes electric light traps using a lamp over a water oil film to lure pests into oil. An electrified screen stable door is reported feasible, with high voltage static killing insects but safe for humans.
Dinner plans and a sharp-eyed saying
A playful exchange has a fiancé inviting his partner to dinner and asking her to tell her mother he’ll arrive early. A proverb compares a vulture’s height to a chick or wren picking at tiny objects invisible to the eye.
Rambouillet Sheep Best for Beginners in Manitoba
Rambouillet sheep, widely distributed in North America, are hardy, disease resistant, and produce high quality wool. Ewes are good mothers and a Ram bouillet foundation enables quick formation of quality blackface flocks. Manitoba farmers receive carefully selected Rambouillet stock this fall.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Livestock Credit Company
Child Mistakes Royal Figures in Garden Tale
The narrative recalls young Lord Macduff, heir to Con naught, recognizing various royals in a Bagshot garden. His nurse guides him as he misidentifies the King and his grandfather, while a childlike confusion about lineage unfolds amid a broader set of aphorisms and facts.
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Lord Macduff
Prince
Princess Arthur
Connaught
Bagshot
Duke of
Daily News Bulletin for Far North Residents Initiated
Edmonton station to supply a daily wireless news bulletin for residents of the Far North including Aklavik and Mackenzie District. Charles Stewart’s department of the interior collaborates with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signallers and Department of National Defence to provide a 500 word daily summary read at northern receiving stations.
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Far North
Edmonton
Aklavik
Arctic Circle
Charles Stewart
Royal Canadian Corps of Signaliers
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Department of National Defence
Department of the Interior
North West Territories
Yukon
Dominion Lands
R. B. Matheson
Soviet Grain Trust Runs Giant Farm on Machines
Soviet official M Kalmanovich says the Grain Trust cultivates 350000 acres this year with machines and controls 11000000 acres in 1931 plans. The Giant Farm in the Northern Caucasus covers 120000 acres. 650 tractors worked 9 days. The state service plans to plow 2500000 acres next year and be paid a crop share.
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M. Kalmanovich
Soviet Grain Trust
New York
Grain Trust
Caucasus
State Machinery and Tractor Service
Large Ranch Authorized on Alberta Prairie Holdings
The Pigdon Ranching Company south of Medicine Hat received authorization to lease 99,681 acres, far exceeding the 25,000 acre limit. The firm owns 3,000 cattle, 100 horses, and 56 pure-bred Hereford and Shorthorn bulls, reflecting a large scale operation in Southern Alberta.
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Prairies
The
Canada Gazette
Pigdon Ranching Company
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Chemistry Professor Munro Leaves Manitoba for Queen’s University
Dr L A Munro assistant professor of chemistry at Manitoba Agricultural College for four years has severed connections there and moves to Kingston Ontario to join Queen's University as assistant professor of chemistry. He earned a BA and MA at Dalhousie and a PhD at McGill. Some gourds weigh as much as 0 pounds.
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L. A. Munro
Manitoba Agricultural College
Kingston, Ont
Queen's University
Dr. Munro
Dalhousie
McGill
Queens
What is a Canadian and how defined in law
The article notes calls to define Canadians in the census and cites the Immigration Act. It describes three categories: someone born in Canada who remains non alien, a British subject with Canadian domicile, or a naturalized Canadian who has not lost domicile or become an alien.
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Canada
Mc Master Professor Named To Canadian Combine Inquiry
Kenneth W. Taylor of McMaster University economics department is appointed by Minister of Labor Peter Heenan to assist in the preliminary inquiry under the Dominion Comines Investigation Act into the alleged motion picture industry combine in Canada. The Department of Labor announces the appointment. Also notes a legal dispute over air rights above property and the sale or lease of air. Sugar detected in the sap of nearly 200 plants and trees.
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Kenneth W. Taylor
McMaster University
Peter Heenan
Canada
Department of Labor
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George
E. W. Beatty
Canadian P Pacific Railway
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Beatty
Esme Porter
Tom Running Deer
Sir Henry Thornton
Western
Canadian National Railways
Western Provinces
Pacific
Sir Henry
Southern Alberta Company
Eastern University
Mr. Dupont
Moustique
Charleroi
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