Saskatchewan Recovers a 90 Percent Comeback Report
Winnipeg Tribune reports from Regina that Saskatchewan shows a 90 percent comeback in a year with large wheat areas boosting buying power. Government relief costs drop from 18 million to 1 million. 8 million acres seeded. 58 thousand families on relief down to 9 thousand. most farmers able to meet taxes and seed costs. harvests varied with many 10 to 20 bushel per acre yields. budget balanced and rural services normal with harvest workers.
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Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Tribune
W. L. MacTavish
The
Tribune
Regina
Northerly oil well powers boats at Great Bear Lake
Fort Norman’s Imperial Oil Well No. 2, drilled in 1920 and long inactive, now yields about 200 gallons daily of high quality gasoline and fuel oil. Ray McPhie of Edmonton was the first customer as the well reopens June 30 under Imperial Oil.
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Fort Norman
Great Bear Lake
Ray McPhie
Edmonton
Imperial Oil
R. W. McKinnon
J. Rowan
Judge Keeps Word In Baldwin Island Visit Salute
An Ottawa judge honors the departure of Sir Stanley Baldwin and Mrs Baldwin by saluting from the Empress of Britain. Five years earlier Baldwin received a book from Judge Camille Pouliot on Orleans Island. On return trips, Pouliot sent a French edition and invited Baldwin to Manoir Mauvide Genest. Watchers on the Empress saluted with flags dipping thrice and the ship answered with three siren blasts.
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Stanley Baldwin
St. Jean
Baldwin
Tomato's Journey From Ornament to Edible Favorite
The tomato, native to the Western Hemisphere likely Peru, began as an ornamental garden plant. Mexicans called it xitomatoe and its North American record appears around 1871. It gained popular favor late in the 1800s as a nutritious fruit.
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Hemisphere
Peru
Mexico
North America
Dominion Fruit
Sweet Clover For Silage Timing And Handling Advise
E S Hopkins notes the best stage to cut sweet clover for ensilage is full bloom. He says haul promptly after cutting, avoid added water, and reports storage silage from three to nine months shows no palatability loss or damage.
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E. S. Hopkins
Dominion Field Husbandman
Nyasaland and Kenya Colony Racehorse Counts
Nyasaland now has only five horses and Kenya Colony just four as regional equine numbers decline. The note highlights shrinking horse populations in colonial territories and hints at broader declines in livestock resources within the administration.
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Nyasaland
Kenya Colony
Piano comeback as households revive the instrument
Observers debate a piano’s return amid the rise of phonographs and radio. Musicians once dub it passive versus active listening, yet many now seek the piano as a versatile solo instrument, drawn by its tonal range, rhythmic color, and mastery by one performer.
Britain Still Farms and Exports Surpass Commonwealths
A London Times writer estimates that the value of UK farm output exceeds that of Canada and Australia combined for the average predepression year, at about £300,000,000 versus £275,000,000 in the dominions.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
London Times
Dominions
Bees Get Drunk on Lime Nectar Says English Apiarists
Beekeepers in London report bees becoming intoxicated after feeding on lime tree nectar. The article notes drunken behavior, ground falls, and danger to bees from wasps feeding on intoxicated insects. It cites other plants with similar effects and mentions overripe plums as a cause for wasps.
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London
Churchill Theatre Closes After Yearlong Struggles
The sole Churchill theatre folds after a year of poor attendance. More than 500 men camped nearby for construction, but silent films and amateur nights failed to draw crowds. Talkies also flopped, ending the era of entertainment in the town.
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Churchill
Wall section of Turpin era Camberwell cage collapses
Part of the 200 year old Camberwell cage wall in England has fallen, with historians noting it was once linked to the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin. No injuries reported. Authorities assess safety and potential restoration plans.
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Camberwell
England
Dick Turpin
Earth’s Age Debated as Radioactivity Measured in Finland
Scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Finland’s Geological Commission study radioactivity in pre Cambrian rocks to refine Earth’s age estimates. They aim to adjust Kelvin’s 27 million year calculation by accounting for heat loss from radioactive elements, possibly narrowing to within a few million years.
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Finland
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Geological Commission of
Lord Kelvin
New York Evening Post
Challenge Of Old Habits In American Life
A reflection on changing economic habits and lifestyle, noting that workers face pressure from long comfort, rising expectations, and the shift away from frugal meals like buckwheat pancakes and fried pork. The piece contrasts past wage struggles with present luxury, urging caution in appetite and ambition.
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Auto
Economic optimism and milestones cited in brief
The passage argues that a business recovery base is reached and prices will not drop, boosting buying. It also notes Jersey cattle purity on Jersey Island for 500 years and claims Vladimir Russia hosts the world’s largest plastics factory.
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Jersey
Island of
Vladimir
Russia
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Island Home
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