Prairie drought battle gains momentum across three provinces
Federal and provincial boards with universities, under the Federal Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Act, tackle soil drifting and water scarcity. Dr. E. S. Archibald says soil drift can be cut to a minimum. water projects could boost prairie water by 30 to 40 times. Canada plans 1 million dollars annually for five years, with farmers forming local groups to cooperate.
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Prairie Provinces
Board of Agricultural
E. 8
Archibald
Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Regina
Water Conservation Committee
Saskatchewan
West
Silver Shield Gift Reaches King and Queen at Buckingham
News of the World reports a silver shield arriving for King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. The shield from a group of Chinese bankers bears an inscription wishing long life and perpetuity to Their Majesties.
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Buckingham Palace
Whooping Cough Declared Most Contagious Among Children
An early health note asserts whooping cough is the most contagious childhood illness, warning parents and caregivers to take precautions and watch for symptoms in young children.
Canada Wheat and Oats Output in 1835 Revised
Canada revised 1835 wheat production to 273,971,000 bushels, two million less than 1934. Oats yield 416,369,000 bushels, about 30 percent above 1934. Barley gain reaches 87,512,000 bushels, up 38 percent.
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Canada
Young Briton Recovers From Multiple Fractures
The 16 year old Ernest Gardner of Buckinghamshire England has suffered seven breaks to his left arm six fractures to his right leg one fracture to his right arm one collarbone fracture and a fractured left leg all believed caused by brittle bones.
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Ernest Gardner
Buckinghamshire
Eng
Strawberries Hold Higher Water Share Than Mith
A fragmented line notes that a larger percentage of water is contained in strawberries than in mith. The brief hints at a comparison lacking full data, suggesting a focus on moisture content in fruit versus another item.
Railway Problems and Land Settlement in Canada
Dr. H. M. Tory told the Canadian Club in Vancouver that railway overspending and land settlement schemes went hand in hand. He argued railways were valuable but built without country needs careful study, leading to rails in unwanted areas and roads in underserviced regions. He blamed parallel land schemes for eventual abandonment of roads and settlements.
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Canada
H. M. Tory
The
Canadian Club
Vancouver
Tory
Radium Supplied by Canada for Toronto Cancer Clinic
Ontario government receives three and a half prams of radium from Great Bear Lake for the Toronto General hospital cancer clinic replacing rentals from New York. Price paid for the radium was 42 800 dollars per gram. The arrangement began with a March 1934 rental and ends next March when the rental radium is returned and the Canadian supply assumed.
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Great Bear Lake District
Ontario
Toronto General Hospital
J. A. Faulkner
New York
Toronto Hospital
Ontario to re open Ambrose Small disappearance probe
The Ontario government will reopen the 1912 disappearance case of Toronto theatre magnate Ambrose J. Small. Attorney General Roebuck reported to Patrick Sullivan that Senior Solicitor W B Common would interview Sullivan and the Misses Small to review their evidence and letters from friends.
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Ontario
Ambrose J. Small
Toronto
Roebuck
Ottawa
Patrick Sullivan
Sisters of Small
W. B. Common
Small
Sullivan
Caribou Herd Delays Driver on Trans-Canada Near Rennie
A Winnipeg motorist bound for Kenora encountered a large drove of caribou crossing the Trans-Canada highway near Rennie Manitoba. He estimated about 250 animals in the herd in good condition. Caribou were common decades ago but only sporadically seen now.
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Rennie
Manitoba
Kenora
Winnipeg
Germany builds vast military machine for future war
Frederick T. Birchall describes a German government move to enlist and classify nearly all men born in 1913 and 1916 into a potential nation in arms. He warns the Reich plans a two tier force including a standing army and a huge reserve ready to mobilize. The piece contrasts Germany's preparations with France, Italy, Japan, and looming imperial ambitions beyond the Rhine.
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Cabling
Berlin
Frederick T. Birchall
New York Times
Absest
Europe
Mussolini
Ethiopi
Birchall
Germany
Reich
France
Ethiopia
Italy
China
Rhine
New Zealand Labor sworn in to aid workers and unemployed
Prime Minister Michael J. Savage leads the new government promising to lift the unemployed and restore wage levels to pre 1931 norms. He aims to mobilize the financial system for development, avoid foreign borrowing, and end public debt expansion. Labor's W H T Armstrong says a statutory minimum wage will be set for men and women with an arbitration court fixing higher rates.
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New Zealand
Michael J. Savage
Reserve Bank
W. H. T. Armstrong
Women pilots praised by B C instructor in air club remarks
Harold Wilson of the Aero Club of British Columbia says women pilots are as capable as men when taking up flying for sport. He notes limited prospects for professional female pilots and cites women’s poor judgment of distance and speed as a factor. Kenneth Main of Toronto Flying Club disagrees with this view.
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Harold Wilson
Aero Club of
British Columbia
Canada
Kenneth Main
Toronto
Wilson
Zuyder Zee Becomes Yssel Meer As Dutch Dyke Reclaims Land
The Zuyder Zee is renamed Yssel Meer as the great dyke and pumping systems reclaim inland sea territory in Holland. Areas once under water five years ago are drained, now farmland supports two villages, with sluices guiding river inflows.
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Holland
Zuyder Zee
Yssel Meer
Zee
Women and hair in old photographs
The remark notes how comparing past images to present can suggest changes in beauty standards, focusing on a woman with hair styled in a knot. It touches on evolving perceptions of female appearance across eras.
Chocolate Layer Cake with Fudge Frosting Recipe
A historical recipe lists ingredients for a chocolate layer cake with unsweetened cocoa, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder and soda, vanilla, and sour milk or buttermilk. Instructions include melting chocolate, mixing with half cup sour milk, beating eggs, and baking 25 to 30 minutes. Frosting uses sugar, water, egg whites, vanilla, lemon juice, salt, and a boiled sugar syrup beaten to stiff peaks and flavored with chocolate and walnuts.
Oldest Horses Record Lifts Names From London Answers
R A Brown of the National Horse Association notes the oldest reliable horse is old Billy who died in Cheshire about a century ago at 62. Others include Paramatta who died in 1874 at 63, Tommy the Welah pony at 52, a Crimean War pack horse at 49, and Mick the Hull cab horse foaled 1888 who remained alive recently in London.
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R. A. Brown
National Horse Association
Old Billy
Cheshire
Manchester University
Paramatta
Tommy
Mick
Hull
London Answers
Ontario to tax Central Bank of Canada, premier says
Hepburn states Ontario can impose corporation tax on the Central Bank of Canada, calling it a private institution subject to corporate taxation. Separate tests show that worry slows recovery from fractures and illnesses and increases pain.
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Hepburn
Ontario
Central Bank of Canada
Employment rises in Canada amid steady relief costs
Canada sees its highest employment level since December 1930 while unemployment relief costs stay high. Public works boosted jobs, yet about 1,000,000 Canadians still receive direct relief. The welfare council notes regional shifts and warns of rising social dependency despite overall gains.
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Canada
Canadian Welfare Council
Welfare Council
Relef
Grouth
Saskatchewan
King George V Gifts Scout Beacon In Hyde Park
The silver-gilt push-button used to light the Jubilee Scout Beacon in Hyde Park is presented by King George V to Imperial Scout Headquarters. The stand bears the inscription commemorating the bonfire lighting on May 6th 1935.
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King George
Hyde Park
Imperial Scout Headquarters
George V
Boy Scouts
Coal expert asserts Alberta coal reserves overestimated
British coal authority Sir Montague Barlow, visiting Alberta, says the province’s coal resources were over estimated though stating the issue will not affect anyone for a century. He notes no immediate problem for Western Canada’s energy outlook.
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Montague Barlow
United Kingdom
Alberta
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