Fire loss in prairie provinces drops but remains near a million
Fire statistics from Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba show annual losses around 1 million per year 1935 to 1937 with Alberta near 1.5 million in 1937 and per capita losses ranging from 1.93 to 1.12. Officials cite four main causes cigarettes chimneys stoves and flammable liquids and urge strict home heating inspections and proper fireguard around stubble burns to avert further damage.
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Prairie
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Eec
More Doctors Than Lawyers in Canada Census
A census shows over 8 000 people employed as lawyers and 544 as magistrates, with a lawyer for every 1 200 residents and a doctor for every 1 000. The piece notes bodily ills may outnumber lawkeepers and hints at social rule compliance. It also mentions a glacier skating rink near the Jungfrau and vaccinations in silk worms, per the report.
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Canada
Kitchener
Alfalfa Presents Valuable Surgical Coagulant Found
Dr G G Moe of the University of British Columbia states alfalfa yields a product useful in surgery for stopping bleeding. He spoke at a farmers field day on alfalfa’s coagulation properties. The piece also notes the fallacy of spring water purity and Siberian granary construction against heavy snows.
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G. G. Moe
University of British Columbia
Glad To Be Back Italian, New Canadian Citizen
Stratford man Mr Festoso, now naturalized Canadian, discusses life in Italy versus Canada. He recalls heavy taxes, limited freedoms, and high living costs in Italy while praising Canada’s personal freedom and ability to mind one’s own affairs. He notes Italians endure ongoing sacrifices and lack of voice in political matters. Natives of Timbuktu boil and eat hippopotamus steaks, with hides two inches thick left on.
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Jomph Festos
Italy
Festoso
Stratford
Canada
Timbuktu
Mills offer vast catalog of steel products worldwide
Steel mills advertise about five hundred products in 100000 different shapes sizes and finishes. England shows a land decline of twenty million acres since 1918. Territorial Army recruiting breaks post war records in Britain. South Africa plans sixty million dollars for railway development.
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England
Britain
Territorial Army
Alberta Wheat Pool Seeks Vancouver Elevator Expansion
Alberta Wheat Pool plans to lease extra terminal facilities in Vancouver to raise storage. It may take over the Vancouver harbor board's No 2 elevator with 1.8 million bushels capacity, boosting total storage to about 6.0 million bushels. The Vancouver pool is 4.5 million bushels. This expansion aligns with western wheat moving to Pacific terminals amid Pacific coast storage around 21 million bushels.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Vancouver
Calgary
Vancouver Harbor Board
Orso
Alberta
Pacific
Wheat Board
Pacific Coast
Forest cover best controls floods and erosion says expert
Dr. C G Bates of the U S Forest Service cites reforestation as the key to flood control in the Great Mississippi Valley. He argues well kept forests absorb rainfall, reduce runoff, and offer more lasting erosion relief than artificial reservoirs, with limits defined by economics.
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Pxteneiott
C. G Bates
United States Forest Service
St. Paul
Minn
American Association For the Advancement of Science
U.S
Bates
Great
Mississippi Valley
Italy tightens foreign name ban on cafes and clubs
A Fascist circular forbids Italian venues from using foreign sounding names like Metropole Beau Sute Bellevue and Monte Carlo Nights in favor of Italian style naming. It also requires staff able to speak foreign languages. The article also notes Canada berry exports to Belgium in 1937 and odd notes on bird digestion and porpoise teeth used as money in some islands.
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Italy
National Fascist Federation of Places of Entertain
Metropole
Bellevue
Monte Carlo
Bagdad
Hollywood
Villa d'Este
Venice
Canada
Belgium
Servant of Public Prince Arthur of Connaught
The piece lauds Prince Arthur of Connaught as a model servant of the public with a slim figure and limp, admired for duty over indulgence. He mixed with all ranks, offered sympathy acts, and was cherished by both army and navy, though health limited his later years. Tributes reflect heartfelt regret at his passing.
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Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Army
Navy
Montreal Star
Dr Koo Urges League to Aid China in War Against Japan
Chinese delegate Dr Wellington Koo told the League of Nations assembly that at least 1,000,000 Chinese have died since the war began on July 7 1937 and 30,000,000 wounded or homeless. He cited 2,204 Japanese air raids since Jan 1 1938 and over 1,000,000 Japanese troops in China, urging mediation and an embargo on arms and materials, plus new measures to deter gas use and bombing.
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Wellington Koo
League of Nations
League Assembly
Japan
Koo
China
Chin
League Council
75 Year Old Sock Knitter Finds Joy in Wool
J R Webster of St Helens Ontario in West Wa wanosh Township lauds knitting as a hobby that grew into work. He began with socks and gained demand from lumber and pulp camp workers for all wool products. He declares knitting is not a woman's job and enjoys keeping threads from knotting.
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J. R. Webster
St. Helens
Tokyo Disaster Recalled As Japan Buoyed By Fortitude
The Detroit Free Press recalls the Sept 1 1923 earthquake tidal wave and fire that devastated Tokyo with immense loss. Estimated property damage ranges from 2 500 to 900 000 dollars and casualties include 99 331 known dead 43 476 missing and presumed dead and 1 063 733 injured. The piece notes Japan's seismic activity and praises the nation's resilience amid foreign policy critiques.
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Tokyo
Detroit Free Press
Japan
California
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