Junior Wheat Clubs in Alberta Show Strong Youth Wheat Gains
Alberta youth wheat clubs sponsored by the Wheat Pool and the Department of Agriculture report 1385 boys seeding extensive acreage with certified seed. Close mentorship by agricultural experts boosts methods and stand formation, marking notable improvements in Alberta wheat fields under national Boys and Girls Work coordination.
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Alberta
Alberta’ Wheat Pool
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alll Jantor Club
Canasta
Canadian Council On Boys
Not Likely To Happen The Suez Canal Blockade Scenario
The New York Sun speculates that a single bomb could close the Suez Canal, forcing Rome to face isolation from Ethiopia and jeopardizing Italian empire plans. It notes Britain’s Cape route as a fallback while Italy relies on Suez for access, urging caution about war risks and gatekeeping.
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Rome
Suez Canal
Suez
Italy
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Sta
India
Cape of Good Hope
Acklis Ababa
Mediterranean
New York Sun
All Under One Roof In London News Halls
A new central headquarters in Leet Street unites Reuters News Agency The Press Association Havas News Agency and others. The nine foot bunting designed by Sir Edward Lutyens marks the unveiling as the hub for rapid collection and distribution of news across Europe.
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Europe
Misread Lineage and Tales in Cats and People
A fragmented passage contrasts cats and humans with playful lines about origins paws tails fur and behavior. It notes cats have four paws while people have one mother and forefathers, and that a cat smelling a rat excites both cats and people.
Fine Type Of Mes it Water Mariners Manel At Skill
The late Captain James Motascel of Purl McNicat, a fine type among Great Lakes captains, died recently. He rose from the foot of the ladder to the CPLR fleet and retired with a spotless record. The article honors lake ship captains who navigate narrow channels, fog, and storms, highlighting the Saint Marys Canal route and the prowess of 600 foot freighters.
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Manel
Great Lakes
James Motascel
Purl McNicat
Toronto
CPLR
Golrron
Shipa
Cittreas
Sarnia
Windsor
Lake Superior
Sant Canala
America
St. Mary's
Japan Faces Heavy Strain in China War Front
New World Herald Tribune reports China estimates place 63 divisions of regular Chinese troops and guerrillas behind Japanese lines across Manchuria Jehol and Inner Mongolia. About 1 million Japanese in China are tied to guarding supply routes and key cities while Chinese morale and wider war outcomes loom large.
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Japan
China
Manchuria
Jehol
Inner Mongolia
Paotouchen
Bcia
Great Wall
Hainan Island
Chungking
Chow En-tai
Lves
New World Herald Tribune
Increased UK Market Seen For Canadian Goods
BD H Gibson reports from England and Europe that Britain offers growing demand for Canadian products. He says coordinated efforts with government agencies could secure more orders, boosting Canadian industry and employment through stronger trade with Great Britain.
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H. Gibson
Toroato Board of
England
Great Britain
Canada
Farmer Returns Extra Payment Says News
A Chatham News item questions a farmer’s claim of being overpaid two dollars from a public fund and his subsequent return of the funds to the treasury. The piece mocks the notion that a clear conscience outranks money, suggesting the farmer may have kept the money by mistake.
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Chatham News
Treasury
Origins Of Precious Stones And Their Strange Names
The article traces how stones like agate and topaz earned their names from places: the Achates river in Sicily and the Topazos island in the Red Sea. It notes their long association with magic and lore. It also states that British housewives purchase 1.6 billion tins of foodstuffs annually.
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Achates
Sicily
Topazos
Red Sea
Two Kinds Of Humorists And Their Craft
The piece distinguishes humorists into two kinds those who rely on humor in a newspaper ticket and those who crack jokes to prove a point while earning living. It traces history from twenty years ago when humorists were paragraphers to today as columnists.
Salt Added To Water Helps Athletes In Heat
Many athletes add salt to drinking water in contests to replace salts lost in perspiration. Maintaining salt levels aids energy and reduces fatigue, supporting gland function. The practice may also help busy people during hot weather and is framed as a simple fatigue remedy in heat.
Allied N A F Spy Exchange Aimed at Nazi Network
French sources report that the United States Great Britain and France agreed to share information after Paris spy exposes. High French officials estimate about 10,000 spies and informers in Europe and America with about half as many counter espionage agents pursuing them. Paris intensifies efforts after Otto Abetz expulsion revealed a Nazi spy propaganda network.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Paris
Europe
America
Otto Abetz
Gift Of Island Splux Island Presented To Lady Tweedsmuir
In the Gulf of Georgia area, Gift Of Island Splux Island in Tricomah Channel 1 was presented to Lady Tweedsmuir wife of the governor general by the British Columbia government. Her Excellency during a prior visit to Cowichan airbridge farm school expressed interest in arranging a Gulf Island children’s camp. The government granted the four acre island which had reverted.
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Splux
Tricomah Channel 1
Gulf of Georgia
Lady Tweedsmuir
British Columbia
Elairbridge Farm School
Cowichan
Gulf Island
Wanted Bridge Players Advert Says Smart and Chic
A playful newspaper snippet notes an ad seeking two middle aged women for bridge with no trumps and adds a trivia line that there are about seven hundred Bahama islands while only thirty are inhabited.
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Bahama Islands
Remarkable Precision in Mint and Clockwork Timekeeping
A St. Thomas Times-Journal account notes British Mint testing for exact coin weight and uniformity using a long history of the Trial of the Pyx. It also highlights Big Ben’s tower clock, with annual time variation about one second and a century-old mechanism corrected by a pendulum.
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California
London
Pariament Building
St. Thomas
Telephone Courtesy and Delays in Business Calls
A reader laments telephone courtesy as firms force others to wait for busy executives. The piece argues that making others wait wastes time and harms deals, urging prompt, respectful calling practices to avoid irritation and miscommunications.
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Midenesa Jl
Gwen
Ducks abundance rises in prairie provinces predicts expert
Ducks Unlimited chief naturalist B. W. Cartwright forecasts a larger duck population across western prairie habitats based on reports from game bird haunts. The news signals improved hunting prospects for the season.
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Thas
Prairie Provinces
B. W. Cartwright
Ducks Unlimited
Man learns value of credit as children grow and charge items
A man discovers how much credit he has only after his kids reach adulthood and start charging purchases to him.
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