Research Director Predicts Wheat Price Rally Amid Surplus Decline
Major H. G. L. Strange of Searle Grain Winnipeg told Regina Board of Trade that wheat may rise to 67 cents at country elevators as surpluses fall. He linked price trends to historic wars, noting 1913-14 levels could reappear, with prices possibly reaching 87 cents including market factors. He dismissed wheat board critiques and China market fears, arguing global demand signals and exchange rates will push prices up while noting futures markets already explore many outlets for Canadian grain.
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Searle Grain Co., Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina Board of Trade
Major Strange
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
George Broomhall
Liverpool
England
Germany
Wheat Board
Canada
Dominion
China
Can
Graceful for the Matron Pattern in Navy Crepe Silk
A chic pattern for larger figures features a slendering navy crinkly crepe silk dress with a rever neckline. The back panel uses a bias yoke and vertical center seam, with white crepe trims and a navy print. Style No. 533 covers bust sizes 36 to 46 inches. 3 1/2 yards needed for size 36 plus 4 1/2 yards contrasting. pattern price 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union Address
Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave offers pattern orders. Pattern No Neame Town appears in the listing with ordering instructions and contact details for readers seeking sewing patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Bacteria speeds peat to coal in months
A Cincinnati scientist isolates the coal germ and shows a bacterium can inoculate peat beds so they burn into coal in a short time, speeding up a process nature takes millions of years.
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Nature
Segentiat
Cincinnati
Red Bullet Seaplane Breaks World Speed Record
Italian aviator Francesco Agello piloted the red speed plane Red Bullet to a lake Garda record with an average 426.5 mph over five laps. The prior mark of 408.8 mph was set by Lt. George H. Stainforth in 1931.
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Francesco Agello
Lake Garda
Italy
Agello
George H. Stainforth
England
Government to review pensions for excess incomes
A review of incomes for government pensioners will assess totals and reduce salaries if found excessive. Mayor W J Stewart of Toronto outlined this position. The article contrasts farm boys mastering carburetors with old horse handling, noting a return to knotting halters.
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W. J. Stewart
Toronto
Germany’s Debt Paid in Horseflesh Comforts Paris
The article notes Germany’s wartime debt repayment to France through horse meat, a Parisian delicacy. It cites 31,912 horses butchered last year for boucheries chevalines, many former cab horses. French doctors defend horse meat’s medicinal value and suitability for anaemic individuals.
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Germany
France
Alberta exhibit at Regina World Grain Show
An Alberta grain exhibit is planned for Regina World Grain Show with a $5,000 expenditure noted by Hon. George Hoadley. He cited Manitoba's reported $5,000 grain exhibit as a potential model for provincial action. A separate item mentions high demand for automobiles in Argentina in January exceeding supply.
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Alberta
Regina
George Hoadley
Manitoba
Argentina
New Sprouting Method Boosts Cattle Fodder Supplies
German expert Dr. Spangenberg promotes a rapid grain sprouting process to yield fresh cattle fodder in ten to fifteen days. Riddled grain is sprouted on perforated sheets with a liquid mixture, claimed to raise milk production by 18 to 22 percent in tests, though experts doubt wide fattening feasibility due to costs and nutrient losses.
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Spangenberg
Dr. Spangenberg
German Agricultural Society
Luebeck
Agricultural Society
Chinese landlord grants mercy in Halifax rent tale
In Halifax's northwest end a unemployed father faced eviction as creditors pressed hard. A Chinese landlord paid the overdue back rent, presenting a receipted bill for over 150 dollars, erasing the debt and dissolving any remaining local animosity.
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Halifax
Doctor Boy in Montreal Hospital Refutes Pain Claim
Ten year old George Ross arrived at Royal Victoria Hospital for a minor operation. Before anesthesia the doctor promised no pain. Upon waking George said the procedure lasted seven and a half minutes, using a nearby clock to verify the claim. Also notes Vienna residents are eating less food per person than last year.
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Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
George Ross
George
Vienna
Austria
Benzol Found in Turner Valley Waste Gas
Reports indicate benzol, an anti knock agent for gasoline, is present in the waste gas from Turner Valley, signaling industrial byproducts affecting air quality and prompting potential regulatory scrutiny.
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Turner Valley
Last Lord Marcher Dead Sir Marteine Lloyd
Sir Marteine Lloyd, head of the old Welsh noble line tracing to royal houses of England and Wales, died April 4 at 81. He was the sole Lord Marcher in the United Kingdom, held until now the title and rights, appointing annually the Mayor of Newport, Pennsylvania, in the Barony of James. He owned over 160000 acres across four counties, among Wales’ most prominent landowners. Bees show a fondness for blue flowers.
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Sir Marteine Lloyd
England
Wales
United Kingdom
Henry VIII
Newport
Penn
James
Sir Marteine
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