Insect Menace Warns Man of Agriculture Threat
Dr. L O Howard former U S Department of Agriculture entomologist warns of an insect war threatening civilization. He cites $2 billion yearly losses and says insects outpace humans unless we use mind, chemicals, and airplanes to defend crops. He blames farmers for aiding pests and urges stronger government action.
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L. O. Howard
United States Department of Agriculture
Century Company
Dr. Howard
Earth
Howard
United States
Rio Grande
Bureau of Entomology
Pianist Mark Hambourg Reveals Cat Phobia in Sydney Interview
Renowned pianist Mark Hambourg tells Sydney interviewers he hates cats with a lifelong horror. He says any cat in the room triggers immediate departure and notes he can sense a feline presence even when unseen. He recalls ridicule and self-laughter but remains uncured.
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Mark Hambourg
Sydney
Europeans in French Morocco Reach Two Hundred Sixty Thousand
Report notes 260000 Europeans now in French Morocco. Quoted line from Lustige Sachse of Leipzig describes mountain air as wonderful to breathe, while lamenting leaving cigarettes at home.
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French Morocco
Lustige Sachse
Leipzig
Pessimists Cited Across History in Regina Address
George C. McDonald of Montreal quoted several historic pessimists to argue that doom predictions often misjudge the future. Notable lines from Pitt Wilberforce Grey Wellington Disraeli Adelaide Shaftesbury are cited as examples. The piece notes such forecasts once rang true to many observers but cautions against assuming ongoing ruin.
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Regina
George C. McDonald
Montreal
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
William Pitt
Wilberforce
Lord Grey
Duke of Wellington
Disraeli
Adelaide
William IV
Marie Antoinette
England
Lord Shaftesbury
British Empire
Detroit
Scholarships Awarded By Canadian Pacific Railway
Two scholarships funded by the Canadian Pacific Railway were granted to Claude DeGuise and Maurice La douceur. The awards cover five years of tuition at Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal, and up to four years at Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal. The Polytechnique award targets apprentices and young staff under 21, plus minor children of employees. The Hautes Etudes Commerciales award offers three years for BA degree holders or equivalents under 23, or four years for BSc or B Litt holders under 22, for permanent staff descendants as eligible.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Claude DeGuise
Place Viger
Montreal
Maurice Ladouceur
Shawnigan Falls
Yecole Polytechnique
University of Montreal
l'Ecole Des Hautes Études Commerciales
l'Ecole Polytechnique
l'Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales
Permament
China Buys Canadian Cows Headed for Hong Kong
China orders 50 head of registered Ayrshire cows from British Columbia breeders aged two and a half to six years at freshening. Shipment will go to the Hong Kong Dairy and Cold Storage Company. Prior orders include ten registered cows monthly and other large Orient purchases. Journey from Vancouver to the Far East does not injure the cattle.
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China
British Columbia
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Hong Kong
British Columbia Holstein Association
B.C
Orient
Vancouver
Far East
Surgeon Declares Radium Ineffective Against Breast Cancer
Sir George Lenthal Cheatle of King's College Hospital, honored for cancer research, states radium is worthless for treating breast cancer. He adds that understanding cancer's cause remains elusive and cautions against overestimating progress.
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George Lenthal Cheatle
King’s College Hospital
London
England
Royal College of Surgeons
Englishman's Novel Idea in Poultry Housing
A British concept proposes weather tight movable poultry houses on wheels for about 80 birds. The design uses slatted floors in place of perches with inside mash hopper and water trough, enabling frequent relocation to fresh ground and aiding economies in small flocks while noting larger houses rely on labor efficiency.
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Bedfordshire
England
Car No 41498 Ends 28 Month Wanderings Across North America
A Central Vermont freight car No 41 498 completed 28 months of travel covering every US state and Canadian province except Nova Scotia and reaching Mexico. Built in Pittsburgh in 1929 for auto use, it also carried wheat and pulpwood, logging 38000 miles. Its journeys highlight meticulous car records and per diem settlements for road-car use.
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Central Vermont
Canada
Nova Scotia
Mexico
Pittsburgh
Lawyer Objects To Beneficiary Marriage In Ironic Plea
A humorous courtroom exchange shows a lawyer warning that a husband’s will designates his fortune to a cousin if his wife remarries while the client reveals she plans to marry the cousin himself, highlighting a tangled testament and motive.
Drama of Transportation Opens New Wheat Route from Churchill
The shipment marks a milestone as Farnworth and Warkworth steamers depart Churchill on September 18 and 22 with Western Canada grain bound for Britain and Europe. The first car of wheat is dumped into the 2,500,600 bushel Churchill elevator with Mrs. A L Jacobs presiding. a CN train carries the initial load toward the port, as Saskatoon government elevator also loads the first shipment. The event highlights the CN wheat corridor from northwest Saskatchewan and credits the Canadian Wheat Pool.
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Farnworth
Great Britain
Orient
Churchill
Warkworth
A. L. Jacobs
Canadian National
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canadian Wheat Pool
What Quebec Does For Tourists
The province has spent 155 million for road extension and improvement over 20 years, building 15 500 miles of roads with 5400 miles of main arterial links. The system includes nearly 3 000 miles of hard surface roads and 20 foot pavement widths. Four years saw 800 miles of main roads widened and paved. Tourism gains come from beautification with thousands of ornamental trees and free lime for roadside buildings, plus medals for attractive premises often awarded to women. Free cooking classes for rural hotel staff improve meals for visitors.
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Quebec
U.S.A
Department of Roads
Montreal
Province of
Poultry Grading System Expands Under Government
The Dominion Department of Agriculture extends quality grading for poultry. Two classes Milk fed with white fat and Selected with yellow fat. Within each class are grades Milk-fed A B and Selected A B C. Birds will bear government standard marks on the breast.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
British Ships of 1930 Five Largest Vessels
Built In Britain lists the five largest ships of 1930 with three built in Britain. The Empress of Britain is 42,000 tons, Warwick Castle 21,000 tons, and Reina del Pacífico 17,300 tons. The note includes a humorous exchange from Strix Stockholm.
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Britain
Empress of Britain
Warwick Castle
Reina del Pacific
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Jas
B.C. Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Snid Omnibuses
States
Canadian National Railways
Province
Tas
Sondagsnisse-Strix
Stockholm
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