Protein content in wheat grading may become necessary
E B Ramsay of Winnipeg, chair of the grain commissioners, urged Canada to lead in introducing protein content into wheat grading. He noted high protein wheat difficulties in markets for low protein mixing and outlined potential shifts in terminal elevator operations and sample markets if such a change occurred, including preserving cargo identity through eastern inspection. He warned speculators risked entering markets when prices were high.
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E. B. Ramsay
Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
Canada
Ramsay
H. G. L. Strange
Learie Grain Company
Major Strange
Fort William
Port Arthur
Montreal
U.S
United Kingdom
Northern
Ramgay
Commission
Eastern
Stalling the Creditor and the Cash and Carry Dilemma
The Toronto Globe and Mail discusses the rise of cash and carry as merchants push to avoid bad debts. It notes doctors grocers and tradesmen suffer when customers delay payment, harming suppliers and broader credit networks.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Canada Ships Horses to Trinidad and England for Constabulary Use
A Canada to Trinidad shipment of 12 saddle type horses left Montreal on September 30 for the Trinidad and Barbadoes constabularys, marking the fifth consecutive annual supply. The animals, bays and chestnuts, were 15.3 hands tall and about 1,150 pounds, aged 4 to 6, bred in Ontario stations and chosen by Staff Sergeant Farrier Dingrey. A separate September 27 cargo of 50 Clydesdales and Percherons departed Montreal for London, England, mostly west-raised and selected by the English buyer who paid a premium. Future mounts for the islands are expected to be purchased in Canada.
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British West Indies
Montreal
Trinidad Constabulary
Canada
Ailsa Craig
Ontario
Farrier Dingrey
Trinidad and
Barbadoes
Dominion Department of Agriculture
United States
British Isles
London
England
West
Seamstress Madame Bertha Gounod Dies at 77
Madame Bertha Gounod famed for making clothes for royalty in Monte Carlo and St Moritz before World War I died at Englewood Hospital of heart disease at 77. A WPA sew ing project in New Jersey employed her last years, she kept working rather than take charity, leaving a small life insurance policy for funeral expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Bertha Gounod
Monte Carlo
St. Moritz
New Jersey
Englewood Hospital
Madame Gounod
Englewood Relef
John Hoban
WPA
Mme. Gounod
Mary
England
Princess of Teck
Marie of
Romania
Woodrow Wilson
Rothschild
British Isles Inch Rise and Fall Across Britain
Scientists report Britain rises in the north and sinks in the south due to global geological shifts. Compared with worldwide earth expansion and contraction, Britain's total change over 50 years amounts to seven inches with no cause for alarm.
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Britainia
Britain
Pearson's Weekly
London
Temperature of a healthy body remains near blood heat
The text states that a healthy body's temperature rests almost at blood heat and varies only on the surface by a small fraction of a degree. It includes an odd figure 986 degrees Fahrenheit and a stray 2226.
Exact Information From Melion Institute Shaving Study
Researchers at Melion Research Institute Philadelphia examined used razor fragments to trace hair and skin transfer from shaving. They found shaving removes skin along with hair, causing irritation. beard darkness did not predict hair density. Hair density peaks at the chin, then upper lip, upper cheek, and lower cheek.
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Melion Research Institute
Philadelphia
St. Thomas Times-Journal
High official figure on world letter output
The Manchester Guardian notes sixty five thousand million letters written globally each year. It estimates per person output around thirty two, though this ignores babies and illiterates and uncounted messages from jungles and shipwrecks. The United States leads in letter writing despite phones and TV.
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The
Manchester Guardian
Jungle Post
United States
Oldest Vessel Ellen Afloat Under Plumb Family
Gravesend shrimper Ellen, owned by the Plumb family, is believed to be Britain’s oldest vessel. Curly Plumb, the skipper, notes the 160-year history since 1837 when his grandfather bought her and his father shrimped until age 80, with a goal to continue the tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Curly” Plumb
Ellen
Gravesend
Wessel
Plumb
Mr. Plumb
Eighteen Foot Highway Declared Too Narrow By Experts
A study cited by the New York Sun concludes an eighteen foot highway is too narrow for modern traffic. Researchers from McLean hospital Johns Hopkins and Maryland agencies found twenty foot roads adequate and twenty two foot roads best for mixed heavy traffic. The work also notes drivers seek wider margins of safety than technically necessary.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Maryland State Roads Commission
New York Sun
British film firms halt production as revenue from U S declines
Isidore Ostrer, president of Gaumont British, blamed the U S refusal to cooperate for Canadian revenue losses in British film. He announced ceasing production at Shepherds Bush to consolidate the firm. He said U S attitude prevented cost sharing and hurt British industry overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Isidore Ostrer
Gaumont- British Picture Corporation
London
Shepherd's Bush
America
Britain
Farmer seeks V notch pigs ear cutting transfer device
An Ohio farmer asks the Chicago Street Car Company for a V type punch to notch pig ears for identification. He recalls using a similar transfer tool in Chicago years ago and seeks a device to mark small pigs with V notches, sending a sketch of pig ears.
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Ohio
Chicago Street Car Company
Chicago
Parks and open spaces span 6703 acres in London area
The City of London maintains about 6703 acres of parks and open spaces, but only three acres lie within city limits, highlighting a large external green area under city stewardship.
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City of
London
Just Outline and Single Stitch Thoroughbreds
Outline and single stitch embroidery pattern offers a wool or floss design in deep colors for home decor. Pattern 5956 includes motif transfer 11 by 13 inches a color chart key materials and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union Household Arts Dept for pattern access.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Nera
Making friends by showing genuine interest, York talk
F D Reilly told the York Local Council of Women in Toronto that many people seek social contact, and the best path to friendship is being interested in others. He compared this to a dog seeking connection and urged replacing scowls with smiles to convey warmth and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Reilly
York
Burmese spider glows when frightened turns on its light
A Burmese native spider species produces light when startled, effectively illuminating itself as a defensive response. Researchers note its phosphorescent glow activates under threat, revealing unique bioluminescent behavior in the genus.
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Burma
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Alice Brooks
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