Giant Airplanes to Span the Atlantic Dream
Aircraft expert Jose Navarre advocates building enormous planes to carry about 150 passengers across the Atlantic aided by nine Napier Lion engines. Recent French flights of 45 hours over 4,000 kilometres show progress toward transatlantic air travel with improved speed safety and landing systems. Navarre seeks financing while experts work to reduce wing span and engine noise for a potential 35 hour London to New York flight.
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Atlantic I
Atlantic
Haere
Rart
Jose Navarre
Droughin
Landry
Minneapolis Journal
Europe
United States
Navarro
Tip
Santosamont
Low
London
New York
Largest Cavalry Boot Forged For Doebeln Guild Anniversary
A claimed world record large cavalry boot was built to mark the 100th anniversary of Doebeln boots guild. Ten cow hides supplied the leather for a 5.9 foot foot and 16.4 foot shaft. The boot will stay as a permanent exhibit at the town hall.
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Doebeln
Germany
Plucky Canadian Foot Amputation After Subway Crush
Patrick Mongeon, a Canadian, joked and smoked for about 45 minutes while doctors attempted to free his foot from between two cars on the Hudson Man tube. The foot was amputated and neon anesthesia used as Mongeon remained cheerful during the operation.
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Patrick Mongeon
Hudson-Manhattan
Mongeon
Silver Output From Cobalt Reveals July Production
The July output of silver from Cobalt totaled about 400000 ounces according to preliminary estimates. The value was under 300000 dollars at roughly 3 06000 dollars per year. Nipissing led as the top producer followed by O'Brien Mining Corporation McKinley Daragh La Rose and Menaxo.
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Ailver
Nipissing
O'Brien, Mining Corporation
McKinley Daragh
la Rose
Menaxo
Oat Varieties Compared for Hay Value at Cap Rouge
Experiments at Cap Rouge Quebec test oats for hay value across varieties over years. Crops cut in late milk stage. Banner yields 6189 pounds dry matter in 1924, Victory 4455 pounds, Gold Rain 2799 pounds. Banner lowest protein, highest fibre. Victory close behind.
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Cap Rouge
Quebec
Banner
Victory
Ottawa
Swine Breeder Meeting Report Issued By Ottawa
Ottawa department of agriculture publishes a 69 page report detailing the Western Swine Committee proceedings held in Saskatoon on April 3 and 4. The document covers marketing problems premium estimates breeding feeding and related educational issues, and is available free from Ottawa publications.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Saskatoon
Sask
Dominion Livestock Commissioner
Cod Liver Oil For Chicks Shows Beneficial Effects
An experiment at Indian Head Saskatchewan Dominion experimental farm tested cod liver oil for feeding chicks. Two groups, 48 and 49 birds, showed 46 and 44 surviving respectively. oil-fed chicks grew more and avoided leg weakness seen in the non oil group. Oil amounted to two percent of wet mash. after adding oil to lot 2, leg weakness disappeared and vigor improved in a few days.
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Indian Head
Sask
Pominion
English Firm 817 Years Old Found. North Walsham Discovery
A surprising find in North Walsham England reveals a basket making firm founded in 1963 by R W Farman and run by a family for generations. The business employs six people and is claimed as the oldest continuous firm in the region.
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North Walsham
Eng
Messrs. R. W. Farman
Should Fill the Bill Circus Pitch Sparks Laughs
A circus proprietor seeks a dwarf and an agent boasts of a real midget. The exchange belts with humor about size and nerves, ending in a punchy quip that plays on the dwarf being so short he fears neuralgia.
Wheat Market in the Orient Prophecy by Minister King
Hon. Dr. J. H. King, minister of public works, predicts the Orient will soon become a major importer of Canadian wheat. He notes Orient grain imports in 1923-34 rose by 400 percent, signaling increased trade potential.
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Orient
J. H. King
King
Canada
Dates Set for Regina Saskatoon Sheep and Swine Shows
Saskatoon and Regina plan sheep and swine shows with tentative dates in late October and early November. A graduated prize scale aims to enlarge prizes for utility class exhibits. A sale accompanies the shows to help breeders update stock, with winners possibly advancing to the Toronto Royal show.
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Regina
Saskatoon
W. Johns
D. T. Elderkin
A. M. Shaw
Mr. Johns
Toronto
Johns
Adlay cereal sparks experimental interest in Philippines
Experts note adlay, a new cereal in the Philippines, shows high protein and fat content. They say it could rival wheat and rice, offering productive yields, good feeding value, and potential as a domestic staple. Natives previously ate it in a half wild form but cultivation had not begun.
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Philippines
India
Asia
Air Force urged to spray wheat fields against rust
Group Captain J Scott proposes using air force planes to spray wheat from low altitude to halt rust spread. He cites western Canada trials in Manitoba and argues spraying could cover vast areas quickly at modest cost, saving farmers millions annually.
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Air Force
Department of National Defence
J. Scott
Air Branch
Manitoba
Scott
Air
Not Working To Capacity In Egg Production
Sir Francis Floud of the English Poultry Club argued that egg producers lag behind progress. He cited 1908 averages of 72 eggs per hen and 1924 at 100, saying 120 eggs per hen would boost national wealth.
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Sir Francis Floud
English Poultry Club
Sir Francis
Emigration from Britain to Dominions reaches 1924 total
Official figures show 106600 female migrants from Britain to British North America last year with 6000 going to Australia. Over 10000 males moved to British North America for farming. Overall emigrants from the British Isles in 1924 totaled 115600 to other parts of the empire.
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British Isles
British North America
Australia
Empire
Too Much For One A Farmer And His Donkey
A farmer struggles with a heavy cart on a steep hull until a passing tourist helps pull it. Grateful, the farmer thanks the pedestrian and remarks he could not have done it with one ass.
Dying is Easy Says Los Angeles Man Williams Bethurum
Williams Bethurum 72 of Los Angeles recalls a near death experience after a revival with adrenaline. He describes fading to sleep like a babe and feeling the worst illness upon revival, reflecting on the eerie return to life.
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Williams Bethurum
Los Angeles
A Sticker For Ma Mother
A brief dialogue features Elsie asking why flies, carriers of disease, are not killed by disease germs and a mother urging swatting to keep flies away. The skit highlights practical child guidance on hygiene and pest control.
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Elsie
The Advantages of Egg Grading in Canada
Canada led in egg grading with the Dominion Department of Agriculture employing thirty one inspectors to oversee exports interprovincial trade and retail. Eggs are sorted into four grades by interior quality cleanliness and weight, a system praised as world class and partly adopted by the United States. Domestic per capita consumption rose from 16.76 to 26 dozen per year between 1920 and 1924 with future demand projected at about 70 million dozen for a near daily egg per person goal.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
United States
Basis Of All Prosperity Agriculture Declares Farmers Solid Asset
Hon J E Caron Quebec minister of agriculture told Three Rivers exhibition luncheon that agriculture is the basis of all prosperity and that farm misery exceeds that of any other worker group in the province. He condemned those discouraging farmers and urged support for the agricultural class.
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J. E. Caron
Quebec
Three Rivers
Canada
Beech Trees Less Prone to Lightning, Oaks Most Struck
A Youth's Companion note advises seeking open ground during storms over shelter under trees, as lightning favors solitary oaks. Beeches are described as rarely struck, nearly immune, prompting walkers to note locations of beech trees while avoiding oaks.
British Columbia film board reorganized new members named
Premier Oliver announced changes to the British Columbia motion picture board of censors. Two new members were appointed, including John R. Foster who has served since the board’s inception in 1917 and is president of the Moving Picture Operators' Association.
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British Columbia
Motion Picture Board of Censors
Oliver
John R. Foster
Foster
Moving Picture Operators’ Association
Chiefs Seek British Flag in Samoa As Sun Shines
Samoan chiefs after a visit to New Zealand declared they wished the British flag to remain in Samoa "as long as the sun shines on the earth."
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New Zealand
Samoa
Pure Water and Feed Tests Highlight Rural Farm Health
A 1920s report stresses the need for pure water in rural districts and details experiments on egg production and hatchability using beef scrap tankage liver tankage and green feeds. It notes typhoid risk from contaminated wells and outlines farm well placement filtration and water testing guidance. The piece urges farmers to obtain official water analysis and sample instructions from the central experimental farm.
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Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Ottawa
Bacteriology
Central Experimental Farm
Mapping Northern Manitoba From Aerial Photos
Northern Manitoba is being mapped from air photographs by the topographical survey branch with three miles to the inch maps. Royal Canadian Air Force crews provide imagery from patrols in the north. Machines are located at Cormorant Lake near The Pas and at Berens River with work extending from Victoria Beach to Norway House and beyond the Ontario boundary along the Hudson Bay Railway.
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Manitoba
Department of the Interior
Royal Canadian Air Force
Cormorant Lake
Pas
Victoria Beach
Norway House
Ontario
Berens River
Canada Exports Dairy Products Rise in 1924 25
Exports of butter and cheese for the year ending June show strong gains over 1923 24. Butter rose to 25 096 120 pounds valued at 8 934 794 and cheese to 134 418 700 pounds valued at 25 733 222. Main markets remain the United Kingdom with notable June shipments to China Belgium and Germany. About thirty countries shared in the dairy exports.
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Canada
Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage
United Kingdom
China
Belgium
Germany
Evangelists urge Britain to mimic U S on law enforcement
A Toronto publication suggests inviting 125 U S evangelists visiting Great Britain to address British citizens on lax law enforcement, noting fewer murders in Britain than in a single American city.
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U. S
Great Britain
Toronto
Separation request after husband left two years ago
Court hears a distressed applicant asking for advice about her estranged husband who vanished two years ago and requests guidance on a possible separation. The magistrate prompts clarification of the applicants needs.
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Applicant
Instalment Plan Highlighted Among Great Works of Faith
A note on the enduring appeal of the installment plan within historic religious and philanthropic efforts. The concept features in discussions of economic ethics and charitable giving across periods.
Record Oat Yield At Ottawa Central Experimental Farm
Farm officials report the largest oats yield ever from Ottawa central experimental farm. One acre of banner oats produced 9544 bushels per acre in a three year rotation with corn and clover no manure or fertilizer used. An adjacent acre in a four year rotation yielded 91 bushels per acre under the same lack of manure with corn preceding given a good dressing of farm manure.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canadian butter exports urged to nail box covers
The Daily News Letter from the dairy and cold storage branch warns that much butter exported from Canada is shipped with covers not nailed. It stresses nailing covers with one nail per corner to prevent covers from coming off or breaking during handling.
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Canada
Dairy and Cold Storage
Communist Delegate Foresees Empire Disintegration
Canadian communist delegate Jack MacDonald at the British empire labor conference argues leadership of England's labor movement shifts from Ramsay MacDonald and Philip Snowden to radical trade unionists John Wheatley and AJ Cook. He predicts the empire will fall apart.
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Jack MacDonald
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Philip Snowden
John Wheatley
A J. Cook
Women Foolishness Linked to Gender Roles Said to Match Men
A provocative remark claims women are naturally foolish because they were fashioned to mirror men. The assertion frames female intellect as shaped by social pairing rather than innate difference.
The Degree of His Scorn Reveals His Rise
The remark exposes how recently the subject ascended to power and his contempt for those beneath him. The comment highlights social climbing and a sharp shift in attitude as status changed.
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