Mortgage figures show two thirds of Canadian farms debt free
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics bulletin based on the 1931 census finds that two of every three farms in Canada have no mortgage debt. In the three prairie provinces, less than half are mortgaged, with Ontario and Western provinces showing lower mortgage-to-value ratios than commonly believed.
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Dominion
Western Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
Ottawa
Western
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Yukon
Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Maritime Provinces
Children Honored for Daring Drownings in London Corridor
In a London County Hall corridor a Roll of Honor lists about 406 schoolchildren who received Royal Humane Society awards for saving or attempting to save others from drowning. The London Schools Swimming Association credits four decades of work with youth. Ages span ten to fourteen, and a new device measures audience applause intensity and duration.
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County Hall
London
England
Royal Humane Society
London Schools Swimming Association
Ten-Year-Old Fingerprint Link Reunites Oregon Robbery Case
Omaha police arrested Thomas McTyree on a vagrancy charge. Fingerprints matched a ten-year-old Oregon charge for robbing a box car. Sheriff O H Abbott demanded McTyree serve a prison term. A separate money and jewel case worth $3000 tied to a Plymouth London woman was recovered on a boat train to London.
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Thomas McTyree
Omaha
Washington
McTyree
Oregon
0. H. Abbott
Plymouth
England
London
Static Eliminator Aids BBC Listeners In Britain
The British Post Office endorses a Post Office engineer’s static eliminator that clears interference from street lamps vacuums and other devices. Britain’s radio scene grows with 5 million sets 200 stations and 1.8 million new sets this year at an average price of 85.
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Deview
British Post Gliese
British Broadcasting Company
Atlantic
B.B.C
Post Office
Great Britain
London
Olympia
Britain
Europe
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Increase In Indian Population More Indians In Canada Now Than Ever Before
Department of Indian Affairs officials note a rising Indian population in Canada with 1931 census listing 122 920 red men, up from 108 012. United States Indigenous population sits at 332 297 per 1930 census. Provincial counts are given for Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Quebec, the North West Territories, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island.
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Canada
Department of Indian Affairs
Dominion
Department
United States
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Quebec
North West Territories
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Yukon
Prince Edward Isand
No Autographs From King and Prince, Says British Consul
George Bailey Beak the British consul general in Boston announced that the King and the Prince of Wales refuse to give autographs and that no exception will be allowed under any circumstances.
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England
Prince of Wales
George Bailey Beak
Boston
Persian Balm Beauty Adends to Elegant Femininity
Persin Balm creates and preserves youthful complexions. It tones and stimulates the skin and cools like morning dew. Swiftly absorbed by tissues it leaves the skin soft and smooth. Described as unrivaled for feminine elegance and a delightful daily use. A peerless beautifier for the exacting woman.
Aurora Intelligence Report From Hudson Bay Trip
Dr Arthur H Compton Chicago scientist returns from a cosmic ray expedition along the Hudson Bay northwest shore. He travels via Winnipeg toward Michigan home and notes the northern lights peak near Churchill with visibility from Chesterfield Inlet only to the south. Douglas Egyptian Liniment advertised for blisters and hair regrowth without scars.
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Hudson Bay
Arthur H. Compton
Chicago
Winnipeg
Michigan
Churchill
Chesterfield Inlet
Canada’s Wood Pulp Exports Reach 760000 Tons in 1930
Do minion Bureau of Statistics figures show Canada exported 760,220 tons of wood pulp in 1930, valued at 39,059,978 dollars with an average price of 51.38 dollars per ton. Also notes a quote on honesty and a South American arrow tip poison curari.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Forest Service Department of the Interior
The Dress At The Picnic With Diamond Tints
An Ontario reader recalls using Diamond Tints to revive a faded dress without boiling. The dress turned a vibrant green after a simple rinse, allowing her to attend a big all day picnic where she amazed onlookers with the repaired garment.
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Ontario
Women Loggers Work At Vancouver Inlets
At Deep Cove across the inlet from Vancouver husky young women are logging, lifting five cords of shingles in a week. One mother of three, small in stature yet strong, handles heavy timber with patient help from a horse, proving women can do hard forest work.
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Deep Cove
Inlet
Vancouver
Help For Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Neglecting asthma allows the condition to deepen. Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is daily aiding long standing cases. Early use might have prevented years of suffering by addressing the trouble in its first stages. Do not neglect asthma, use this preparation at once.
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J. D. Kellogg
Rush to America Enters Slower Growth Era
Commentary from the Washington DC Post notes the end of a mass immigration rush and predicts slower, steadier US economic development as free land and jobs become scarcer. It contrasts with a health ad urging Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for children and mentions the British Museum’s high visitor count, vast library volumes, the Welland Canal’s 327 foot drop over 25 miles, and pine locks.
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United States
America
Washington, D.C
Welland Canal
Wireless Tubeless Telephone Demonstrated By Walter Beans
Walter Beans, a roadside restaurant proprietor on the Lackawanna Trail, demonstrated a tubeless wireless telephone for 30 minutes over 100 feet with a head set in one building and a receiver in another. His home made six volt system and parts are mostly his own design. He predicts future tubeless wireless exchanges and cites March 8 as a milestone in his experiments.
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Mail Cartier
Walter Beans
Lackawanna Trail
Beans
Doylestown
Pennsylvania
London Factory Recast Moved to Chippenham Without Downtime
A complete engineering factory shifted from London to Chippenham, 94 miles away, over three weeks with no loss of working hours. Machines were dismantled at day end and reinstalled by morning. workers and families moved with their tools. In total 760 tons of machinery, furniture for 86 families, and over 100 people moved.
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London
Chippenham
Diet Fats Protect Against Tuberculosis Says Montreal Star
A Montreal Star article notes fat in the diet helps fight tuberculosis. It cites Warsaw’s post occupation decline in TB after fats were restored, and links dust reduction, sanitation, water supply, and personal hygiene to better health outcomes.
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Warsaw
Montreal Star
Worm Powders Promised Fast Help for Children
Untreated intestinal worms threaten infants and young children. Mothers can detect signs of worm infestation and are urged to use Miller's Worm Powders. The product is claimed to act quickly and expel worms without injuring the child.
Monaco Faces Bankruptcy Threat Amid Financial Turmoil
Monaco faces bankruptcy as unemployment rises following a global downturn. M Bouillon Lafonte becomes minister of state and Prince Louis consults the French ministry over Monaco's grave financial crisis.
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Monaco
Monte Carlo
M. Bouillon Lafonte
Chamber of Deputies
Prince Louis
Woman sings of relief from rheumatism with Kruschen salts
A Mrs C reports severe rheumatism in feet and wrists, unable to take medicines due to stomach upset. She credits Kruschen Salts with full recovery, claiming the six minerals act on the bloodstream to reduce uric acid and restore elimination, preventing further poisons.
Wilkins Plans Smaller Submarine for Pole Expedition
Sir Hubert Wilkins in Oslo outlines a 120 foot submarine with a ten man crew to tackle a new Arctic voyage in 1933. The craft will be simpler, cheaper at about 100000 dollars, built in England or Germany, and supported by Prof Harold Svedrup and Norwegian crew. The mission aims to cross the pole and reach a point between the pole and Alaska for scientific observations.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Oslo
Norway
Pole
Sir Hubert
Harold Svedrup
England
Germany
Arctic
Prof
Svedrup
Alaska
Trust Funds Safe Ontario Check-Up Reports Every Thing Intact
Acting premier and attorney general W Fr Price announced a thorough audit of Ontario public funds following Manitoba disclosures. He said all trust funds and commissions are intact and in good financial condition with continuous audits in place. The funds involved amount to several hundred millions in principal and yearly turnover.
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Ontario
W. Fr. Price
Manitoba
Colonel Price
Bank of England Sees War Loans Parcel Prompt Question
An elderly woman brings a parcel of War Loans to the Bank of England and asks if it is for conversion or redemption. The clerk questions whether the bank or the church is involved in the matter, reflecting a mix of humor and doubt.
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Bank of England
The
Church of England
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Mra L. EB. Montgomery
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Salkstoon
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Punter
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Mourderer
Danube
Wilkins
Canadian Mushroom CO
Toronto
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