Mechanization Of Industry And The Part It Plays In Our Industrial Life
Ottawa Journal argues that widespread use of labor saving machines across farming, manufacturing, and mining raises questions about unemployment. It cites tractors, combines, power shovels, bottle bottling, and other devices displacing workers, while noting the jobs created in machine production and related industries and suggesting mechanization may not be entirely harmful to employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Ulan
Ford
Ottawa
Journal
Real test of farm policy judged by the farm home
Federal Agriculture Minister Robert Weir spoke at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto and said the true worth of any national agricultural policy is whether it leaves a visible impression in the farm home. He urged policymakers to envision a simple farm household when shaping reforms.
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Robert Weir
Toronto
Warn Potato Growers Government Requirements For Grading
The Dominion Fruit Commissioner notes a steady rise in grading and marketing of potatoes but says Ontario still exceeds federal standards. Potatoes must be Canada No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 or Canada Fancy, with grower name and address and grade on bags or barrels. Infractions carry serious penalties. A 1255 Ottoman coin was found on a Savannah farm in Georgia.
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Dominion Fruit Commissioner
Ontario
Canada
Witty Exchange Sparks Morbid Joke About Cars
A terse Victorian joke has a man fretting over his wife’s ailment as “the car” causes anxiety. The punchline implies those with leisure view life as a burden, delivered in terse, dry humor characteristic of era dialogue.
Paris colections offer satin blouses and tunic dress set
Among the Paris collections many blouses in satin white and cream appeared. A tunic blouse in gold lame spot design with a black satin skirt and pleated front forms a dress when joined, with elastic at the waist and a slimming effect. Patterns in sizes 14 to 20 available for 25 cents from Fashion Bureau.
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Paris
Fashion Bureau
English aviatrix Winnifred Spooner linked to R-101 rumor
Miss Winnifred Spooner, the English aviatrix once tied to the R-101 crash rumor, reportedly left Croydon bound for America via Rome. From Rome she was forced down in the Mediterranean and swam two miles to shore.
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Miss Winnifred Spooner
Croydon
England
America
Rome
Catanta
Bengali
Mediterranean
It Pays To Know How Returns From Sale Of Poultry
The returns the farmer gets for his poultry now depend directly upon their proper finishing. This includes crate or pen feeding proper killing and careful plucking appearance and quality must be of the best to bring the Milk-fed price premium. The Department of Agriculture through its Publications Branch is distributing without charge a new pamphlet Preparing Poultry for Market No. 125 N S which deals fully with crate feeding killing and dressing and government grades.
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Department of Agriculture
N.S
Federal Farm Loan scheme pays Alberta farmers
Two million dollars have been paid out to Alberta farmers this year under the Federal Farm Loan scheme. Hon J D McLean, commissioner, said 392 applications were approved by mid November and the number could reach 600 before year end as he toured centres with Provincial and Federal Boards.
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Alberta
J. D. McLean
Elevated highways speed New York traffic along Hudson River
The article notes traffic is accelerated by elevated roadways above streets in New York including an overhead north south lane along the Hudson River waterfront enabling faster travel without cross traffic delays. It also mentions ancient Egyptian mummification dating to about 3500 BC and that most small birds have high pitched voices.
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New York
Hudson River
How To Order Patterns Pattern No Name Size Town
Pattern order guide lists pattern names by number and size, with town as a reference. The fragment shows a catalog style entry likely from a sewing or craft publication. It indicates pattern numbers, names, sizes, and associated towns or distributors.
Footprints Of Dinosaurs Found Far North In Rocky Mountains Foothills
Alberta reports a sharp decline in ducks and geese due to hunting as 11 million waterfowl were killed this year. In Canada and the United States the trend threatens species while paleontologist C M Sternberg notes the most northerly dinosaur footprints near Hudson Hope on the Peace River. Over 400 tracks from five species, largest about 35 feet long, were found south of the old Rocky Mountains. Fossil plants accompany the tracks and Canada holds the greatest dinosaur bone deposit near the Deer River in Alberta.
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Rocky Mountains
Benjamin Lawton
Alberta
United States
Canada
Lawton
Edmonton Journal
Peace River
British Columbia
C. M. Sternberg
North American
Sternberg
Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Hudson Hope
International Boundary Line
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic
Ded Deer River
National Museum
Ottawa
Scholarships Set For Junior Judging At World Grain Meet
Five students will receive scholarships worth 300 to 700 dollars each for leading junior grain judging entries at the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference to be held in Regina in 1932. C M Hamilton, committee chairman, announced after the Toronto Winter Fair week meeting. The plan adds post graduate scholarships to a team trophy for the inter college contest.
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Regina
C. M. Hamilton
Toronto
Maritime Board Seeks Eastward Immigration Push
The Maritime Board of Trade at Moncton N B held its annual meeting and endorsed developing immigration and colonization in Maritime Canada. A resolution noted historic focus on the west and stated that desirable immigrants could now be profitably absorbed in the east.
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Maritime Board of Trade
Moncton
N.B
Maritime Canada
Co-Operative Poultry Yields Cash for Western Farmers
Alberta farmers push community co operative marketing to better sell and prepare poultry. Charles Ball of Sedgewick reports 186 birds sold under the program with 46 Milkfed Special 3 Selected Special 68 Milkfed A 7 Selected A and 12 Milkfed B. Average dressed weight 6.2 pounds per bird. Cash advance on the lot $116.31 with about five cents more per pound expected. Income equates to the market price of 400 bushels of wheat. The piece ends with a humorous note about swapping habits for worse ones and a German quote about dress price.
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Alberta
Charles Ball
Sedgewick
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Manitoba
Boston and Maine Railway
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Munich
W. ON. OU
Sts
Minister of Agriculture
Warn Potato Growers
Constantinople
Savannah
Eg Newspaper
Usion
Eva A. Tingey
Federal Farm Loan Scheme
Speedy
Egypt
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Econ
Herman Trelle
Chicago
Trelle
Wembley
Peace River District
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Herbert Holt
Gemutliche Sachse
Leipzig
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