Canadian Wheat Consumption Decline Prompts Review
A Canadian Wheat Board statistician reports a sharp drop in per capita wheat use from about 4.5 bushels annually to 16.59 bushels by 1935. The piece discusses possible causes, including shifting diets and regional supply dynamics, and suggests examining markets in the East and Britain for potential remedies.
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Aguiey
Janis McAnah
Canadian Wheat Board
Shanes
Nll
Canada
The
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Jay Sarre
Great Britain
Scotland
J. Davis
University of Stanford Research Institute
Regina
United States
Via
India
Brn Ten
Coupertee
Spricea
Sebadidare
Jimmbré
United Kingdom
Dine
Man's Will and Economic Cycles Signal Change
A Stratford Beac con-Herald editorial argues economic depressions and booms are not inevitable. It asserts human will can avert crises and shape trends, noting the mechanical universe but stressing agency. Egypt reports five hundred large factories now equipped with modern machinery.
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Stratford Bea‘con-Herald
Oes
Egypt
Western Canada Broadcasting Coverage Woes Report
The corporation notes unsatisfactory reception across prairie areas with widespread interference from outside Canada. Western coverage is inadequate, causing great inconvenience to thousands. Survey results near completion and board considers temporary redress while awaiting permanent comprehensive plans.
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Canada
Prairie
Corporation
Board’ of Governors
Uct
Violinist Criticizes Radio for Diminishing Concert Magic
Famous violinist Fritz Kreisler said in San Francisco that radio has cheapened music and harmed the art. He argued broadcasting makes the art and the public receive less of the artist's conception, though it may not affect top concert stars. He noted serious listeners invest in tickets, while broadcasts cheapen the experience.
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Faia Rireisley
Fritz Kreisler
San Fran
Cisco
Toscanini
United States stamp collectors seek to buy famed 1856 British Guiana stamp
Delegates of the American philatelic ring plan to present a proposal for the United States to unite and purchase the 1856 British Guiana stamp valued at $40,000. The stamp, once part of Arthur Hind's estate, is now with his widow who has remarried. Hind bought it in 1923 in Paris for $32,500. Collectors call it the only one of its kind.
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United States
British Guiana
America
James Waldo Fawcett
Washington
Congress
Arthur Hind
Utica
N.Y
Hind
Paris
Fawcett
Walnut Wafers From Scattered Recipe Notes
A compact wartime style recipe fragment describes walnut wafers with Purity Flour butter brown sugar and chopped nuts. Steps include mixing and dropping from teaspoon onto a greased sheet and baking at about 400 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes, then cooling before removing.
Kamloops Man Named 1936 BC Rhodes Scholar
E Davie Fulton of Kamloops, son of a former provincial minister, was chosen BC Rhodes scholar for 1936 by the selection committee. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1935, and is the son of the late F J Fulton KC, attorney general in 1906. India ordered 60,000 pairs of horseshoes from Great Britain.
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Kamloops
E. Davie Fulton
British Columbia
Payie
University of British Columbia
F. J. Fulton
K C
Richard McBride
India
Great Britain
World Church Sermons Prompt Longer Messages
Fragmented OCR text reflects a community debate over church sermons. It suggests parishioners seek longer talks and more attentive listening, arguing ministers should deliver extended sermons to address global conditions.
Bayer Co wins injunction over Tyler Beyer in Aspirin case
The Bayer Company of Windor Ontario secured a judgment from the Exchequer Court of Canada against Max Beyer of Winnipeg Manitoba. The ruling restrains Beyer from selling or distributing tablets not manufactured by Bayer as Aspirin, asserting infringement of Bayer's registered trade mark.
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Bayer’Co
Windbor
Carade
Max Beyer
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bayer Company
Max Heyer
Bayer, Co
Bayer
Vague OCR Fragment Signals Odd Dialect in Golf Scene
Fragmentary text shows a doctor facing a humorous exchange about shoes and clothing. The garbled lines mention golf, a Cadillac, and a tense moment as characters speak in a rough dialect, with unclear actions and many unreadable phrases.
Rugged retirement visit prompts royal comfort scene
In a fragmented account, Lord Ormathwaite, master of ceremonies, surprises Queen Mary visiting a suburban two story house. The scene centers on an aging Lord who is blind and bedridden, his wife long deceased, as Mary and Christina Forester offer warmth and a rug for his knee in a quiet garden setting.
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Onmathwaite
Ormathwaite
Giled Miry
Mary “Beras
Christina
Forester
Abe
Lord Ormathwaite
Mary
Quotations on a Car and a Home Inquiries
A garbled OCR fragment shows a dramatist John Drinkwater remarking on audience expectations in London. The text includes broken questions about miles per gallon color upholstery speed mirror and affordability, with incomplete phrases and stray punctuation.
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John Drinkwater
London
Veterans Hearing Concludes as Commission Delays Unemployed Vet Count
In a statement chairman J. G. Baktray said the commission relies on voluntary local committees of prominent business leaders to aid its task. The enumeration of unemployed veterans is slowed as returns from the commission questionnaire continue to arrive.
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Ody
Ee Cone J. G. Baktray
Saya
Wisifad
Reading A Speech Art Mastered By Few Orators
A fragmented report on reading speeches in modern campaigns notes Roosevelt and Landon falter in public delivery while H. M. Ewart’s reading at the Sunday Times Book Exhibition in Dorland Hall is held up as an ideal example. The piece remarks on manuscript dependence and the moment of turning pages as decisive in delivery.
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Roosevelt
Landon
Tex
Ewart
Sunday Times
Dorland Hall
London Daily Ma
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