Farm Experts Wrestling With Western Drouth Problems
Dr. BB Archibald led a three day Regina conference on western Canada drought and soil reclamation. The team aims to peg down drifting soil with strip farming and grasses like crested wheat grass while expanding soil stations from 25 to 40 across the west and guiding 5000 applicants for water and community schemes.
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BB. Archibald
Ottawa
Regina Kiwanie Club
Sed
Grouth
Prairie Provinces
Archibald
Canada
Mortiach
Nova
Saskatchewan
Truro
Drouth
Not Interested Woman Faces War Petition
In Windsor a woman declined a war petition saying it felt like an election dodge. A second woman said she knew about war from personal loss with two brothers killed one wounded and her husband forever scarred by wounds, highlighting the human cost in a Windsor Daily Star item.
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Windsor
Windsor Daily Star
Prairie Water Plan Draws Prairie Drought Interest
Residents in the drought area of the prairies showed wide interest as the water development committee under the Prairie Warm Rehabilitation Act reported progress in Regina. Since work began this year the committee has received 5,000 applications for private irrigation schemes including dugouts stock watering dams and small irrigation projects.
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Prairies
Water Development Committee
Regina
BC Timber Workers Jubilant Over Canada US Trade Deal
The Canada United States trade pact grants a quota of 250 million feet per year for western hemlock and Douglas fir from British Columbia, up from under 100 million. Preliminary estimates credit the concession with creating about two thousand forest jobs and broader demand for local factories and goods, aiding consumers after January 1, 1936.
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British Columbia
United States
Douglas Jr
Victoria
B.C
Times
Royal Winter Fair Ends with Broad Success and Strong Sales
Officials praised the Royal Winter Fair as a marked success with larger entries and crowds. Exhibitors reported high confidence, horses and stock judged after on farm display, with top sales including a cow at 1800 and a bull at 1600, and champions selling for 3600 and 1250.
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Dominion
Chicago
Horse Palace
Bercheron
Famous Pigeon Lost A Leg In World War And Dies
The famous World War I carrier pigeon John died in Honolulu at age 17 years 11 months. Hatched January 1918 on a French battlefield, he carried important messages despite wounds from a shell near a front-line dugout. His body will be stuffed and sent to Wright Field Museum in Dayton, Ohio.
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France
United States Army
Honolulu
John
Aeronautical Museum
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Raids Seize Lunar Calendars in Shanghai Drive
Chinese authorities confiscated about ten tong of old style lunar calendars in a series of raids in Shanghai and burned them as part of a campaign to abolish the antiquated dating method. The article notes a separate detail about the Skilluk tribe in Africa who train their hair into hat like coifs.
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Shanghai
Africa
Canada October Auto Output Reaches Record Since 1929
October production in Canada totaled 8 313 motor vehicles, the highest October total since 1929, up 120 per cent from last year as factories ramp up output amid demand.
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Canada
Snapshot Guild guides indoor home photography tips
A reader story explains how to use a floor lamp, reflector and Photoflash or Photoflood bulbs to capture intimate family snapshots indoors at night. Step by step advice covers tripod setup, lens type, lighting positions, film choice and shutter settings for clear group pictures. JOHN VAN GUILDER.
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Snapshot Guild
Snapshet Guild
John van Guilder
Canadian US Students Exchange Suggested by Norman Armour
Norman Armour United States minister to Canada recommended a goodwill exchange among Canadian and United States students. The program aims to expose participants to neighbors activities in commerce education art music and poetry.
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United States
Norman Armour
Canada
Russia Exports Surpass 1929 Auto Manufacturing
The report notes Russia claims to have exported more automobiles in 1929 than it produced domestically. It contrasts the standard 40 foot pitching distance in horseshoes with the automotive export claim.
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Russia
Fines for Almsgivers Spread Through Barcelona Streets
Barcelona municipal police impose on the spot fines of two to 50 pesetas on almsgivers and those aiding beggars to clear streets. The new measure follows a rising belief that almsgiving fuels poverty. Separate notes mention chemists forecasting a future war and shifts from conscription to prescription. Motor lifeboats on large ships will soon have radio telegraphs installed.
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Barcelona
Spain
Warm Tweedy Woot Pattern 5241 Gloves
A crochet pattern advertises gauntlet cuffs in two loose star stitches with bright color stripes. It promises small to large sizes, stitch illustrations, color ideas, and material needs, with a 20 cent payment to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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House Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
German College Admission Rule Sparks Debate On Cooking
The piece notes Germany's education minister Bernhard Rust barred girls who cannot cook from colleges starting after 1937, linking homemaking with education. It contrasts nature's bright light with human lighting and warns eyestrain from dim indoor lighting, urging better illumination for reading and work.
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Hitler
Germany
Bernhard Rust
Montreal Star
Famine Fears Loom Over Bessarabia During Severe Drought
Citizens fear famine as Bessarabia faces a harsh winter with granaries nearly empty. The Romanian interior ministry acknowledges serious hardship and calls for aid to prevent malnutrition and starvation in the drought devastated province. Thousands of livestock perished and crops failed, forcing improvised bread from barley and weed seeds.
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Bessarabia
Prrare
Romanian Ministry of Interior
Rumania
March Of Progress Social Credit Promises New Alberta Form
Premier William Aberhart declares Social Credit will supersede current government, likening it to progress from candles to electric light. He speaks in Montreal with R. J. Magor about Alberta finances, joined by C. Cockroft and W. Fallon. Confidence hinges on predictable outcomes.
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Social Credit
Aberhart
Quebec
Nevitable
William Aberhart
Alberta
Montreal
R. J. Magor
C. Cockroft
W. A. Fallon
Bathurst Opens World Cheapest Nine Hole Golf Course
A new nine hole golf course in Bathurst South Africa claims the cheapest green fee in the world at six cents. The quip notes that neither the man nor his wife drives the car but “coaxes” it indicating humorous wordplay.
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Bathurst
South Africa
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