International load line convention aims to safeguard sea travel
A London signed accord adopted by Canada sets rules for ship load lines. It divides oceans into hazard zones, mandates international load line certificates after surveys, and excludes warships fishing vessels small crafts and inland waters. If five nations ratify, the pact takes effect.
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London
England
Canada
Alexander Johnston
Great Lakes
Johnson
Merchant Marine Service
Industrial Canada shows high domestic production shares
Dominion Bureau of Statistics data reveal Canada dairy produced over 98 percent of the 34 691 765 pounds of cheese and two thirds of 299 348 271 pounds of butter consumed in 1923 8. Sugar refined in Canadian refineries exceeded 98 percent of 244 963 712 pounds in 1929. Salt consumption reached 497 371 tons with two thirds Canadian made. In the first half of 1930 over half of 14 077 677 tons of coal available to Canadians was mined at home.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Airfields Multiply Worldwide Behind Military Purpose
The report notes growing numbers of government owned airports in many nations from Switzerland to Venezuela used for military purposes. It cites Switzerland operating six lines from its airports and Venezuela boasting fifteen landing fields. The text also mentions a moon crater theory involving rapid meteor impacts and explosive ejecta creating crater-like rims.
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Switzerland
Venezuela
Canada Builds National Farm Network From Experimental Work
The Dominion Department reports extensive experiments across Canada from 641 horticulture to 63 beekeeping. Past results show Marquis and Garlet wheat improving northern yields, with Reward wheat recently entering markets. The programme underlines Canada’s push to meet agricultural needs through centralized experimental stations and coordinated advances.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Holland’s Rebellion Against Darkness and Sea Claim
The article argues that Northern Europe’s churches glow with colored windows due to less sun. It credits Holland’s land reclamation and inventive spirit, noting the Zuyder Zee drying into farmland, vibrant tulip fields, and Dutch painters like Rembrandt and Vermeer shaping light as a national trait.
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Paris
Europe
Holland
Verhaeren
Zuyder Zee
Rembrandt
Vermeer
van der Heist
How Trees Die
Trees do not die of old age as humans do. Death results from accident or disease, usually decay in the trunk that blocks the water and food supply. A tree keeps growing while alive, though growth slows with size.
Eva A Tingey Paris Styles Patterns for Autumn Wear
Paris designed Tingey models and New York produced patterns showcasing caped effects and modish sleeve details. Features include crepe silk chiffon rubbable chiffons and sheer wools with sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 40, pattern numbers 7216 7204 and 7226, ready for delivery, hand cut, 25 cents.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
Souvenir Falls From Coste Flight Reaches New Hampshire
Two Portsmouth girls, Alice and Irene, recover a chart dropped from the French plane Question Mark during the final lap of the Paris to New York crossing. The chart, carried by Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, landed in orchard owner John Steff’s yard and the girls seized the valuable memento.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Paris
New York
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
John Steff
Alice
Irene
Canada Rubber Industry in Global Trade Spotlight
A Bureau of Statistics report notes Nigeria bought 300 pairs, Barbados 3030 pairs, and Trinidad 6555 pairs of rubber soles from Canada in June. Canada, though not a raw rubber producer, has a strong rubber exports sector supplying markets worldwide.
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Bureau of Statistics
Nigeria
Canada
Barbados
Trinidad
Bishop Gallagher Urges Confidence Amid Economic Talk
Detroit News quotes Rt. Rev. Michael J. Gallagher urging optimism in business conditions. He calls the current mood low but says people with money and steady jobs should invest now to stimulate activity, urging courage and faith and practical common sense.
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Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Gallagher
Detroit News
Not Soon Enough We Say Goodbye In Quiet Pause
A young man attempts sentiment as he plans to leave, asking if Miss Eleanor would feel sorrow if she knew he would depart tomorrow. She notes the time, wishing for tonight rather than tomorrow.
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Eleanor
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order notice lists Winnipeg Pattern No Name ee Size and provides address 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. No further details or dates appear.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Demand For Bacon Increasing In Canada This Year
The Dominion Department of Agriculture notes hog production is at a low point in the current cycle. Domestic demand is very active and supplies are just enough to meet it. Hog output remains steady, but consumption outpaces production. Prospects point to higher bacon production next year and potential bacon exports as prices adjust.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
North Dakota Farmers Exhibit Grains at Regina Show
E G Booth extension agronomist from North Dakota Agricultural College announced that durum wheat flax sweet clover and alfalfa seed from North Dakota farmers will be shown at the World Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina in 1932.
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North Dakota
Regina
E. G. Booth
North Dakota Agricultural College
Manitoba Butter Honors At Canadian Exhibition
Manitoba exhibitors led with top scores and major awards for creamery butter at Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition. Consumers' Creamery Beausejour won the silver cup for highest scoring creamery butter and first prize for salted butter in 14 pound boxes.
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Manitoba
Toronto
Consumers’ Creamery
Beausejour
City Dairy, Ltd
St. Claude
Manitoba Co-operative Dairies
Brandon
Modern Dairy, Ltd
St. Boniface
Shoal Lake
Nine Books That Shape Mme. D Esterres House
Special correspondent reports Mme D Esterre founder of Danvers College in Chelsea England shares her philosophy and teaching method. Born in Ireland 72 years ago she adopted 12 children and continues to teach with vigor. The nine books she deems essential are the Bible Arabian Nights Plato Republic Homer Horace Shakespeare and Grimm Fairy Tales.
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Edith Grove
Chelsea
London
England
Mme. D’esterre
Danvers College
Daily Mail
Ireland
Mme. D'Esterre
Field Husbandry Finds Optimal Mangel Seed Spacing
Dominion Department of Agriculture experts report thinning 6 to 9 pounds per acre of top grade mangel seed and spacing plants nine inches apart yields the most per acre. Conclusions come from five years of planting and thinning studies.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Hoover Presses Button Lights Lindbergh Beacon In Chicago
President Hoover activated a switch in Washington triggering the Lindbergh beacon in Chicago, touted as the world’s strongest aerial light. Two beams flashed skyward from the Palmolive Building, one visible 300 miles and another 200 miles away.
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Hoover
Washington
Chicago
Palmolive
Steam-Powered Engines Run Near Lardareho Italy
Volcanic steam is utilized to operate stationary engines in the region near Lardareho Italy. The setup uses subterranean heat sources to power machinery in a rural area, reflecting early industrial experimentation with geothermal energy.
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LardareHo
Italy
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