Marked Reduction In Canadian Wheat To Scotland Foreseen
A report by cereal technologist Harry Miller to Agriculture Minister James Garfield notes Scotland shifting from long to short fermentation bread, potentially reducing Canadian wheat purchases. He compares England and Scotland markets, cites Europe's milling trends, and warns Scotland's change could affect Canada’s grain exports.
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Harry Miller
Tir Experimental Farms
James Ganiiner
Surope
Miller
Europe
Canada
Dominion
Britain
England
Scotland
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Not Guaranteed Beekeeping Demonstration Stings Audience
Henry Brown of Cape May Court House Nj demonstrated stingless bees at the Philadelphia Beekeepers Association meeting. He wore a bee hat and placed bees in his mouth to show they were harmless. A four year old girl Tens Brown proved the sting risk by getting bitten. Brown warned that stingless bees can turn hostile if mishandled.
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Henry Brown
Cape May Court House
Philiadelphia Bee- Keepers’ Association
Tens Brown
Brown
Ike
Canadian Eggs Government Stamp Regulation Outlined
Regulations under the Livestock Products Act require export eggs to bear a maple leaf and the phrase Canadian Eggs Government Inspected on a grade stamp. After removal from cases the marks must be obliterated by the person removing the eggs. Evergreen trees shed leaves every three to five years, a gradual process.
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Canada
Rats Devouring Crops Threaten Tristan da Cunha
Descent of rain from 1882 wrecks brings rats to Tristan da Cunha Island threatening crops and Bible pages. Harmola crew reports rats devouring harvests, sparking fears of famine. a Christmas relief ship may bring extra rat poison. Population 157 with five Bibles each.
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Tristan da Cunha
South Africa
South America
Harmola
Durban
Japan
Famous Big Ben clock and Tim pips clock test
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes Big Ben ranks among the world’s most accurate public clocks. The article explains its hourly strokes align with Tim the Greenwich time signal, inviting readers to compare pips with the radio clock. It also contains miscellaneous observations about common sense and humor.
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Big Ben
Tim
Edinburgh Scotsman
Speed and Safety On The Road Urge Lower Speeds
The Toronto Telegram argues high highway speeds endanger others and cites authors of Sense and Safety on the Road who claim a 20 mph trial could cut fatalities by about thirty to one. It warns that a 20 mph standard is unlikely while speed becomes a public enemy.
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Toronto Telegram
Night Driving Dangers Highlight Nighttime Auto Deaths
A study shows fifty eight of every hundred auto deaths occur at dusk or darkness. Drivers travel two thirds as fast at night as by day, with poor visibility and failing to dim headlights blamed for many crashes. Scientists value the human body at under a dollar while Paramount places Gary Cooper at five million dollars.
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Paramount Pictures
Gary Cooper
Canada Wheat Crop Outlook Pessimistic Yet Cautious
Dr. H Barton of Ottawa warns against alarming reports while noting Western Canada will likely see one of its poorest harvests in years. Some districts face no crop due to drought, others expect good prices for a heavy yield. The national crop may reach about 250 million bushels, far below prior bumper years.
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Canada
H. Barton
Ottawa
Barton
Prairie
Hamilton Spectator
Pilot Survives Stalled Plane Between Bungalows
A plane stalled and plunged between two Rochford bungalows in Southend England. Pilot Donald Wallace escaped with minor head and facial injuries after his aircraft landed with each wing bracing a roof.
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Rochford
Southend
England
Donald Wallace
Cross Stitch Kit Pattern 5682 Offers Wool Silk Cat and Dog
Bright cross stitch kitten and bulldog pair adorn ing pillows suitable as gifts or bazaar donations. Pattern 5682 includes dog and cat transfers with material needs and color suggestions. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Arts Dept. to obtain. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Miienas
Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canada Helped Shape New British Empire Says Tweed
Lord Tweedsmuir told the Canadian club in Vancouver that Canada played a key role in the empire’s growth. He argued for a modest world security system via the League of Nations and noted Canada’s influence from Laurier to Borden and the current prime minister shaping the imperial theory.
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Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Vancouver
Britain
Dominions
League of Nations
United States
League
Pacific
Wilfrid Laurier
Robert Borden
Consider Her Palaces and the Housing Plight of Single Women
The six penny pamphlet reports conditions for low paid single women in London noting a typical weekly income around ten dollars and rents above five dollars a week. It cites scarce facilities with many lacking baths and water carried from stairs, and cooking on a gas ring. The inquiry urges a state assisted housing classification for single workers and ministerial inquiry into housing provision.
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London
Swede Seeks Naturalization in Minnesota Weather Quirk
A Swedish farmer named Olsen appears for naturalization papers. Asked if he is satisfied with U S conditions he replies in passable slang yes but adds he would like more rain, hinting at weather preferences in America.
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Olsen
Puzzle From Postmen Solved In Kitchener Letter
Postal authorities in Kitchener Ontario traced a mysterious letter received at city hall showing the word Citterhole in the lower right corner beneath the address. They ruled it was a newly invented form for city hall.
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Kitchener
Ontario
City Hall
Opera To The Arctic Brings Moscow Stars To North
Some of Moscow's famed singers and dancers join a first class company to tour the Arctic this season. Northern Siberians respond with enthusiasm as they experience theatre for the first time.
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Moscow
Datcera
Arctic
Hens Need Lime for Egg Shell Production
A four pound hen laying 150 eggs yearly forms egg shell equal to about half her weight. The hen must assimilate calcium and phosphorus from oyster shell limestone grit calcite and bonemeal to produce shells. Lime is present in meat grain milk and scraps but insufficient for heavy layers.
Poverty gave Cameron a political start advantage
A colonial statesman reflects that his son Don had a later start in politics due to lacking the early poverty his father endured. The elder Cameron notes the benefit of starting with a "big advantage" from poverty shaping ambition and resilience.
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Brian Cameron
Don
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