World's Grain Exhibition Promises Historic Canadian Event
The Worlds Grain Exhibition and conference will be held in Hegina in 1932, drawing 50 to 60 countries. Canada marks Saskatchewan's fiftieth anniversary with a $1,000,000 federal grant, while prizes exceed 200000. The program covers wheat and other crops plus an international conference for grain research and farming.
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Canada
Hegina
Ixeninion
Prairies
Saskatchewan
W. R. Motherwell
J. A. Mooney
D. T. Fiderkin
Ernest Fheades
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
Onnce
Windows Versus Light Treatments Boost UW Poultry Output
University of Wisconsin experiments show window opening nearly matches ultraviolet lamp exposure or cod liver oil feeding in increasing egg production. FE Hart and JG Halpin led trials with 3 pullets per pen from October to April. Closed windows yielded 2337 eggs. quartz lamp raised output to 3261. combined irradiation and sun reached 3269 eggs.
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University of Wisconsin
FE. B. Hart
J. G. Halpin
Agricultural Chemistry
Poultry Husbandry
White Blackberries Found By Georgia Gardener
A Georgia gardener two years ago found a white blackberry bush in the woods and took a cutting. He successfully cultivated white blackberries, a horticultural oddity. The berry tastes like the regular fruit, but fertility of the bushes remains undetermined.
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Georgia
Byrd Acquires Eighty Dogs For Antarctic Expedition
Commander Byrd ships eighty sled dogs to support the Antarctic expedition. The dogs join the crew as the team gears up for subzero travel and scientific missions across uncharted terrain.
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Byrd
Sage brush as feed shows protein in western plains forage
Dominion Chemist analyses from Ottawa indicate young sage brush plants on the western plains have fair protein content and are valuable forage for sheep. Authorities note sages can attract bands of sheep for brief periods, though grazing may be intermittent afterward.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Plains
Cape Style Cape Coat for Girls in Military Collar Look
The cape theme for girls ages 6 to 14 features a navy blue homespun cape coat with a turn‑over military collar and neck band. A brass button at neck and waist closes the garment with a stitched belt defining the waist. Pattern No. 604, priced 25 cents, shows material requirements and choices in lacquer red suede finish, tweed, velveteen, velour, and checked wool.
Canadian Eggs Earn Fine Reputation in Britain Market
Canada’s eggs are praised for quality and careful production as British regulations require each imported egg to bear an identification mark. W A Wilson notes marking laws boost consumer confidence. August prices favored unmarked home eggs, while fresh Canadian eggs may find demand when English supply runs short.
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W. A Wilson
Agricultural Products
Canada
Great Britain
Wilson
England
Wanderlust Of the Birds and the Mystery of Migrations
The passage ponders why millions of birds migrate, focusing on Arctic terns and Northern Hemisphere species. It questions why birds travel vast cycles before winter, whether preglacial memory explains the pattern, and why humans remain comparatively stationary. It ends noting the mystery of memories in birds versus humans.
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Arctic
Antarctic
Hemisphere
Mission of a Newspaper and a Maid in Ruse
A Virginia pilot editor asserts journalism should serve readers of higher discernment. In Charlottesville Louis I Jaffe criticizes trivial content. A servant questions long service, preferring change over a rut.
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Louis I. Jaffe
The
Virginian Pilot
Institute of Public Affairs
Charlottesville
Prince Leo Galitzine Takes to Musk Rat Ranching Near Edson
Alberta welcomes Prince Leo Galitzine a Russian prince now rancher on 400 acres beside a 150 acre lake 5 miles south of Edson. He plans a musk rat colony with three miles of fencing costing 2000 dollars and will run the operation with a manager and helpers. Dividend expectations begin around 1932.
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Alberta
Peter the Great
Leo Galitzine
McLeod River
Edson
Louvain University
Airplane shipments reveal surprising uses and risks
The piece notes that airplanes carry diverse cargo from gambling machines smuggled into France to bullion shipments by banks. It describes an English aviator allegedly smuggling gambling gear through Le Bourget to Deauville, and recounts a stunt where a man rode as cargo, paying his own freight to reach a destination by air.
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Deauville
France
England
le Bourget
Man Builds Simple Shelter From Tarpaulin High In Trees
Andrew Boitz age 28 reports solving the housing and rent problem by constructing a weather proof bunk. After a full day on a $4,000,000 breaker project for the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company at Locust Summit he climbs to a tarpaulin hung by 20 foot ropes from two trees. He crawls inside and the tarpaulin pulls shut at the top creating a weather resistant shelter.
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Andrew Boitz
Philadelpia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Locust Summit
Boeltz
Ants Use Smell to Distinguish Friends and Foes
Experiments show ants detect enemies and identify allies through scent cues. Researchers tracked chemical signals that ants respond to, revealing a nuanced olfactory social system in colonies.
Port McNicol rail employees honored for lifesaving deed
Royal Canadian Humane Society certificates were presented at Port McNicol by Ontario minister Hon. Wm. Finlayson to Car Inspector Alex McCullagh, Constable Harry Gyves, and Chief Clerk J A Dewidson, all of Canadian Pacific. They rescued Mrs Geaudrault, her 3 year old daughter and Margaret Swales after ice broke on the lake between Victoria Harbor and Port McNicoll. Finlayson praised railroad workers for remaining cool in crisis.
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Royal Canadian Humane Society
Port McNicol
Wm. Finlayson
Ontario
Victoria Harbor
Port McNicoll
Growth Of British Juvenile Immigration Praised By Officials
Hon George Headley provincial health minister refutes a Montreal report that Anglo Saxon settlement is unripe in the Peace River area. He cites rapid social services development and favorable conditions as proof of successful pioneer settlement. Officials at the Canadian National Railways Colonization conference note rising British immigration and the positive progress of juvenile settlers, with Rotary clubs aiding their placement.
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Peace River Country
George Headrey
Montreal
Evan Morgan
Earl of Tredegar
Chamber of Commerce
North
Peace River
North American
Hoadley
Canada
Colonization Department
Canadian National Railways
Dr. Black
J. H. Thomas
Britain
R. M. Pym
Railways
Rotary Chibs
Prairie Forest Planting Aids Drought Prone Areas
The Forest Service of the Interior distributes about 8,000,000 seedlings and cuttings annually to prairie farmers. Trees beautify the plains, moderate temperatures, raise humidity, conserve soil moisture, and provide shelter, though they won’t end drought fears entirely. The Manitoba Free Press notes government efforts deserve encouragement and farmer participation.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Manitoba Free Press
Boyhood Crime Tales From Early 19th Century England
Sir Henry Hawkins recalls a boy seen on a farm wagon after execution for orchard robbery. George Godwin notes a nine year old sentenced to death at the Old Bailey in 1833 for stealing two pence worth of paint and being executed.
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Henry Hawkins
Baron
Brampton
George Godwin
Old Bailey
He who knows only his own side of the case
A concise meditation on the limits of partisan understanding noting that knowing only one viewpoint leaves a person ignorant of opposing arguments and broader context. The remark urges open inquiry and balanced judgment beyond personal bias.
Park Zones Proposed for Campers at Prince Albert
J A Wood superintendent of Prince Albert National Park spoke to the Saskatoon Board of Trade Executive outlining zones to please all campers. The southern zone would suit cottage and tent campers, the central area for semi campers, and the northern zone for true camping with canoeing and portages. He noted a central tableland, abundant fish and a 1920 26 catch of about 60 000 pounds with potential 25 percent addition.
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Prince Albert National Park
J. A. Wood
Board of Trade
Saskatoon
Lake Waskesia
Wood
A New Fish Story on Fraser River Salmon
Four men from New Westminster fishing trip ends in misfortune as a salmon leaps into their boat, weighing twelve pounds and landing near the gunwale after a swishing water moment. Avenie dwells in Fraser River runs, salmon story unfolds with fatigue and bad temper.
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Avenie
Fraser River
New Westminster
Leech Understanding Fails Says Professor in Travaso
In Rome, a quip from Travaso has a professor boasting of teaching animals while admitting failure with the leech. The assistant suggests an "American" approach, reflecting a satirical exchange on self made men and accountability.
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Ln Travaso
Rome
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Western Plains
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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Rewsian
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