Trade pact seen as step toward freer Canada US commerce
The article reviews the Canada United States trade agreement signed in Washington on Friday November 15. It notes cautious optimism about benefits for Western Canadian producers and consumers but warns immediate gains are unlikely due to supply, demand, quotas, and logistical factors. It highlights live cattle tariff cuts as key for Western agriculture and discusses potential regional and political reactions in both nations.
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Prairie Provinces
United States
U.S.A
Radio Dealers’ Association
Winnipeg
Canada
Daily Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Wheat Exports via Churchill Reach Over Twelve Million Bushels
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool directors report at Regina shows Western Canada exported 12,446,000 bushels of wheat via Churchill since 1931. The recent season saw 2,407,600 bushels sent abroad through the Hudson Bay route, down from a 4,050,000 bushel peak in 1834. A sawfly larva sprays its enemies with acid.
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Canada
Churchill
Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Hudson Bay
Tradition of Christmas Pie Passed Through Irish Governors
From 1813 to 1931 the King of England received "four and twenty woodcocks baked in a pie" as a Christmas custom begun by Lord Talbot and continued by viceroys and governors general of Ireland. In 1932 Donald Buckley, governor-general of the Irish Free State, did not send the pastry.
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England
Lord Talbot
Ireland
Donald Buckley
Irish Free State
Venison Banquet Gifted to Prince of Wales at Windsor
The venison banquet, presented to the Prince of Wales by Windsor’s Mayor, traces back to King John’s effort to curb Windsor Forest poaching. Successive monarchs continued the annual town gift in various forms as a survival of medieval practice.
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Prince of Wales
Windsor
John
Windsor Forest
German girls required to serve as mothers helper
On finishing school German girls must serve as a mother’s helper for a year before entering business. They receive no pay beyond board and lodging during this period, a practice noted as part of post schooling expectations.
Magnetometer inventor predicts two year weather cycle
New Weather Predictor Selby Maxwell, meteorology instructor at Northwestern University, claims a magnetometer can forecast world weather two years ahead. He cites irregular earth moon sun motions, likening atmospheric slosh to a pan of water. Maxwell warned of little snow this winter and a drouth next winter.
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Selby Maxwell
Northwestern University
Evanston
United States
Navy
Maxwell
Fashions A Telescope From Odds And Ends
Randad Cole of Clinton, University of Western Ontario student, built a telescope from sheet metal, windshield glass, and plate glass over 18 months. He ground the lens, fashioned a six inch mirror, and crafted the base and instruments largely by hand. Astronomical professor Dr. H R Kingston praised it as a highly successful amateur telescope.
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Randad Cole
Clinton
University of Western Ontario
Saturn
Jupiter
H. R. Kingston
Cole
Royal Water Fair highlights Alberta entrants at Royal Winter Fair
Charles Bull of Calgary won the senior yearling bull class in Hereford beef cattle. Kendall Stock Co. of Kew, Alberta, and Frank Collicutt of Croasfield, Alberta, placed second and third. W Crawford of Frost, Hanton, Alberta won first in the bull junior yearling class with Donald Stanway third. Hughes Bros. of High River, Alberta took second with Wintercott Bardolph. Prince of Wales Ranch of High River, Alberta won best in the bull two years and under three class of Shorthorn beef cattle.
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Alberta
Charles Bull
Calgary
Kendall Stock Co
Kew
Alta
Frank Collicutt
Croasfield
W. Crawford
Frost
Hanton
Donald Stanway
Hughes Bros
High River
Wintercott Bardolph
Prince of Wales Ranch
Bapton Orator
No Vaccination Mark Aims To Simplify Immunization
Dr Lloyd Arnold of the University of Illinois predicts a pill form vaccination that eliminates the vaccination mark. He described a two pill method to deliver vaccine or dead bacteria to the small intestine via a bile pill taken before the vaccination pill to protect the contents from stomach digestion.
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Mary
Lloyd Arnold
University of Ilinois
Medical College
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Sounds Like Good Advice
A farmer asks for horse health guidance in a country paper. The editor replies with a dry, humorous rule: when the horse seems normal, sell him. The quip reflects practical cunning and rural wit of the era.
New Ship Elevator Near Rothensee Germany
A ship elevator is under construction near Rothensee Germany about eight and a half miles north of Magdeburg where the Midland canal meets the River Elbe. It will lift ships of about 11 000 tons using two hydraulic floats in 210-foot deep shafts and rests on a massive concrete caisson.
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Rothensee
Germany
Madeburg
Elbe
Niedersinew
Rothenseé
Niederfinew
Canadian Book Contest Announces Open Writing Prize
Canada invites citizens resident as of Sept 16 1935 to submit English fiction or non fiction books between 60000 and 125000 words. Closes June 1 1936. winners published within six months. Judges include Pelham Edgar J Morgan Powell C R Sanderson. Applications from George J McLeod Limited Toronto. Secretary Canadian Authors Association Montreal.
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Canada
Pelham Edgar
The
Canadian Authors’ Association
3. Morgan-Powell
Montreal Daily Star
C. R. Sanderson
Toronto Public Library
George J. McLeod
Limited
King St. West
Toronto
Ontario
P.O. Box
Montreal
Quebec
Curious Old Laws Still On Britain’s Books
A recent Hast ings court case prompted lawyers to cite archaic statutes that remain unrepealed and could jail anyone. Prohibitions include smoking in the street Sunday radio broadcasts Christmas dinner of more than three courses and playing billiards on Sunday. The law could also jail someone who induces another to drink more liquor than is good for him.
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Hastings
Britain
Airborne Blackpool committee holds first business meeting
The Blackpool Airport committee, returning from the Isle of Man, held what appears to be the first business meeting in flight, hearing minutes read and concluding the transaction of business as the plane landed. The piece notes the compass needle’s weakening pull toward the earth’s magnetic poles.
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Air Thei Blackpool Airport
Isle of Man
Primitive state of James Bay Indians in Ontario
Dr. Truman Michelson of the Smithsonian says James Bay Indians in northern Ontario show little change in language, customs, folklore and mythology over the past eight or 10 centuries. He believes they are nearer than other Indians to the primitive Algonquins who inhabited eastern North America before Europeans arrived.
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Truman Michelson
Smithsonian Institute
James Bay
Danube River Drys Up Amid Unprecedented Drought
The Danube and Sava rivers near Belgrade have fallen to depths not seen in over five decades with shallow crossings possible in many spots. All navigation on the Sava is abandoned and ships are stranded on sand banks. Only small Danube vessels with under four feet drafts can pass. Service between Belgrade and Vienna has stopped.
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Danube
Sava
Belgrade
Vienna
Willing To Help Charles Philips Told A Strange Dinner Tale
In 1917 Lord Bal four, visiting Washington, handed back a menu and, after slipping a generous tip, asked for a good meal. The habit recurred, and on the final occasion the tip was tripled. The waiter asked him to send help to illiterate friends. A side note mentions oatmeal and rubber latex cleaning and cement use.
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Charles Philips
Lord Balfour
Balfour
Washington
Watter
Life Insurance Leaders Urged to Uphold Trusteeship Duty
Finance Minister Charles Dunning addressed the 42nd annual meeting of Canada’s life insurance officers association in Toronto. He cited $2.5 billion in assets and 3.5 million policyholders, urging the industry to embrace trusteeship as vital to Canada’s future and to avoid viewing big interests with suspicion.
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Persorm
Canadian’ Life Insurance Officers' Association
Charles Dunning
Toronto
Dunning
Anseta
Canada
Mr. Dunning
Making Canada His Home Nine Year Old Norman Bell Journey
Nine year old Norman Bell from Durham England traveled 5000 miles alone to Canada. Orphaned after his father’s death last Christmas he sought adventure and accepted an invitation from his uncle Arthur S Jackson of Edmonton to live with him at 11820 93rd street.
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W Norman Bell
Durham
England
Norman
Canada
Arthurs. Jackson
93Rd Street
Edmonton
Foot Concious UK Tops Shoe Purchases at Fair
The United Kingdom stands as the most foot conscious nation in the Old World, buying more shoes per person than most rivals except the United States, as organizers report at the Shoe and Leather Fair held at the Royal Agricultural Hall in London.
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United Kingdom
United States
Royal Agricultural Hall
London
Girl With Turned-Up Nose Draws Sharp Attention
In a humorous note the description highlights a girl with a distinctly turned-up nose and a plain, puglike profile. The commentary emphasizes the striking facial trait and its retro vibe, drawing a playful contrast between appearances.
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