Gold mining spared by nations dropping gold standard
Ontario Minister of Mines How Charlies McCrea says the shift away from the gold standard unlikely to harm mining. He argues bullion remains valuable, Britain and others aim to protect reserves, and US and UK off the standard in stress periods historically kept demand high for gold. He sees prospecting and mining activity likely to accelerate with higher exchange premiums benefiting mines.
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Charlies McCrea
Ontario
Toronto
Great Britain
United States
France
British
Ottawa
Canada
Dark Skin Resists Sunlight Finds Pigment Shield
Dr Forest Clements of the University of Oklahoma reports that darker skin tones resist sunlight more, with pigmented exposure forming a protective storehouse for anti rachitic vitamins. He notes red skin changes less than black and suggests pigment acts as insulation reducing color change.
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Forest Clements
University of Oklahoma
Journal of Physical Anthropology
Clements
Silver Mining In Canada Overview
Silver mining in Canada is not a distinct industry as silver occurs with lead and zinc and with cobalt nickel and arsenic in various ore types. In many lead zinc and cobalt nickel arsenic ores silver often determines ore marketability.
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Canada
Old Harvest Customs in West of England Half Century Ago
The article recalls long vanished harvest rites in western England where witches were scared by strange practices. The last sheaf, viewed as the sacred horse, was feasted on. reapers also tied the mare and sent it as a message to the next farmer, with the cutter winning a prize.
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West of England
England
Milustrated dress pattern promises flattering fit for matron figures
Pattern No. 3205 offers a bias band front waist narrowing design with cross over bodice and back belt. Available in sizes 36 to 48 with 345 yards of 39 inch material for size 36 and 4 extra yards for contrasting. Pattern price 25 cents, wrap coin carefully.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions for obtaining sewing patterns via the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Details cover ordering methods, payment, and delivery options for pattern catalogs and associated stitching guides.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Potatoes Exoduses Aid Drought Areas
The Saskatchewan Relief Commission plans a major potato shipment from the north to relieve dried regions. Over 100 cars of potatoes are ready for shipment with yields around 150 bushels per acre. Grading demos occur daily in Nipawin Edam Frenchmans Butte and other towns. grower associations form at multiple points.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
Nipawin
Edam
Frenchman's Butte
Salvador
Traynor
Senlac
Glenbush
Fairholme
Fielding
Borden
Humboldt
Birch Hills
Prince Albert
Finishing Hogs to Stabilize Market Under Canadian Prices
A. A. MacMillan, Chief of the Sheep and Swine Division, Dominion Live Stock Branch, argues against selling light-weight hogs to chase quick cents. He says such practices demoralize the market and depress prices. He advises finishing hogs to about 200 pounds to steady marketings and improve quality amid realigned Canadian domestic and export prices.
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A. A. MacMillan
Dominion Live Stock Branch
MacMillan
Placer Mining Revives in British Columbia
In British Columbia placer mining sees renewed activity with prospecting ongoing in likely regions. A tractor and dredge are operating on the Lardeau River gravels for gold. Sixty South Wales colliery ponies featured at a London horse show were insured for about $15,000.
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British Columbia
Lardeau River
South Wales
London
Potatoes Save Millions in China and Canadian Freight Cuts
A history of the Green Mountain potato’s role in famine relief in Kansu and Shensi provinces, aided by missionary cultivation since 1897, and the Boxer Rebellion disruption. Then a 1931 notice from Minister Robert Weir detailing 50 percent freight-rate concessions for feeder cattle moving within Canada, plus related policies for breeding stock and provincial stockyards.
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United States
China
Tibet
Kansu
Taochow
Old City
Tennessee
Minchow
Green Mountain
Shensi
Robert Weir
Western
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Fort William
Seaboard
Western Canada
Eastern Canada
British Columbia
Dominion Livestock Branch
Prairie Provinces
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Wahre Jakob
Berlin
Annebelle Worthington
New York
B.C. Placer Mining
Gutierrez
Madrid
St. James’ Palace
Maharajah of
Burdwan
Lord Reading
India
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