Advances in Chemistry Spark New Textile and Material Uses
The article notes chemistry's role in developing new materials from unusual raw sources. It mentions cotton tar for pulp, a process to produce rubber from a plant in the southern United States, synthetic rubber from Georgia woods, a light weight concrete from waste plate, glass cloth fabrication in Sweden, and a high speed glass spinning method. It predicts rapid discoveries in fabrics, building materials, and bonds, suggesting broad benefits for mankind.
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United States
Georgia
North Wales
Sweden
Gs Jong
Winnipeg Free Press
Western cities applaud cash relief plan at mayors’ conference
Delegates at the western mayors conference in Calpery praised cash relief as reducing disturbances and easing relief trade for small merchants. Winnipeg’s Mayor John Queen noted cash relief is not used locally but supported it pending council review, with Saskatoon’s Mayor RH Pinder and Moose Jaw’s Harris Johnstone also reporting success with the scheme.
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Western Canada
Calpery
Winnipeg
John Queen
Cash Rellifg
Mr. Pinder
Saskatoon
Harris Johnstone
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Alberta Bitumen Roofing Material and Milling Developments
Alberta news notes bitumen refining expansion as a major industrial development. It cites Mey Murry sands, a Calgary plant, and shipments to Carluats of Alberta for roofing material. References a July 1 1834 wheat crop estimate and distribution figures, with imported volumes and potential harm concerns.
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Calgary
Batumont
Vt Ibs Bimhria
The Necessity For Farm Accounting
The Dominion Department of Agriculture promotes a simple farm accounting method to track receipts, expenses, and inventory. It helps assess net worth, improve credit, insure assets, settle estates, and guide next year’s plans, with a weekly one hour record routine.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Half Century Ago Juries Suffered Hardship Before 1870 Reform
The article reflects on historic jury mistreatment before 1870 including denial of food and drink and long verdict deliberations. It notes Lord Kenyon cases and the literal injunction to lay heads together. It also mentions improved Canadian canned fruit exports, with apples up over 200 percent and pears rising in shipments during the 1930s to 1950s.
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London News
Lord Kenyon
Canadian Honey Marketing Improves Amid Weather Struggles
The record notes three consecutive years of unfavorable weather causing a below average honey crop in Canada and other UK suppliers. Despite this, marketing has steadied as producers clear surplus stock at higher prices. Five year trend shows Canada gaining footing in the British market, with quality and grading emphasized to maintain gains against intensified continental competition and foreign honey imports.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Football as social event extends games into daylong affair
Football in England shifts from sport to social event with all day groundside meals. Spectators arrive early for luncheon and stay for tea after the match. Big clubs Woolwich Arsenal West Ham Charlton Nottingham Forest Notts County offer meals and drinks, signaling grounds resembling first class hotels.
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England
Woolwich
Arsenal
West Ham
Charlton
Nottingham Forests
Notts County
Legacy Leaves 20000 to Warsaw Jewish Community Under Condition
In a will drawn by Mark Kilt the estate is left to the Warsaw Jewish community but only if the Rabbi curses his brother Alexander Kilt. The issue now is whether such a legacy is acceptable and observable. Quebec faces conifer seedling blight from fungi with preventive actions by Dominion and provincial authorities.
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Warsaw
Mark Kilt
Alexander Kilt
Quebec
Dominion
Brain Operation Milestone Marked at London Hospital
At the Hospital for Epilepsy and Paralysis in London the 20th anniversary of the first brain operation was celebrated. Surgeon Wylie McKissock demonstrated the historic procedure using a skull and hammer, recounting Alexander Henderson’s initial attempt with Rickman Godlee guiding the pioneering effort. The note noted progress from high mortality to about twelve percent today.
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London
Uben
Wylie McKissock
Unis
Alexander Henderson
Dumfries
Rickman Godlee
Henderson
New Bermuda packing method adapts British Columbia 20-Th
Civic authorities in Birmingham England color the article around a new school that uses Canadian timbers for its frame outer walls and Sitka spruce in doors and frames. Red cedar shingles gain no preservative. Cost runs about 25 percent less than brick. The Bermuda tomato packing method adapts the British Columbia 20 Th system, in use since 1931 and recently modified.
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Birmingham
England
Bermuda
British Columbia
Picture Taking Innovation At Cleveland Exposition
A description of a clever machine that captures a man’s portrait in about twenty five seconds after a coin is inserted. The device places a subject behind a booth, uses a lens mirror, and frames the shot while the man smiles for the camera.
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Cleveland
Canada’s Berry Industry Growth and Dairy Shifts
The article traces Canada's dairy and berry sectors, noting steady berry expansion and a shift in dairy output. It highlights a long tradition of cheese and butter production, fading exports, rising domestic milk and cream consumption, and the factory system and cold storage advances that shaped dairy here. It cites historical milestones from 1864 to 1895 and export peaks in the early 1900s, with butter and cheese trends evolving over time.
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McReage
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
den Mark
Dominion
Tomato Canning Boom Transforms Canadian Trade
Historic view recalls when tomatoes were seen as ornamentals and poisonous. It notes the shift to edible fruit and the rise of canned tomatoes and tomato juice, driven by export growth from Canada. By 1934 Canada shipped nearly 10 million pounds to 31 countries, led by the British Isles, prompting grower interest in canning investments.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Canada
British Isles
London Free Press
Canadian firms miss sales by exclusive agents in Great Britain
The Canadian Trade Commissioner notes firms appoint exclusive agents in London or the south, depriving themselves of Scotland sales. He argues for separate representation in Scotland to avoid this lost opportunity and warns there is little argument to counter this view.
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Great Britain
London
Scotland
Canadians Embrace Poultry Grade Tagging Rise in Sales
The record shows higher display and sale of poultry on grade during the recent holiday season, indicating growing familiarity with official grades. This marks the strongest year for grade tagged poultry since its introduction.
US agricultural census shows 6 268 642 farms in 1980
The 1980 United States agricultural census reported 6 268 642 farms nationwide reflecting the scope of farming activity at the time.
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United States
Odd Hobbies From Aged Chester Man To Clergyman Bookish Quirks
An elderly Chester man amassed curios from around the world including tram tickets in alphabetical city groups and a vast library of newspapers, theatre programmes, and shipboard fish tanks. Others are a K C railway ticket collector with 20 000 tickets, a sailor converting a storm visit into an on board aquarium, and a Siam king with matchbox covers in hundreds of languages. A Scots lawyer built a colossal genealogy cutting collection, while a clergyman hoards ranges of animal board shapes. These strange hobbies reveal quirky human leisure passions.
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Chester
K.C
London
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Thames
Chulatongkorn
Siam
Ancient .44 Winchester Rifle Tells Buffalo Hunt Story at Duck Lake
An old .44 rim fire Winchester rifle linked to the Riel uprising is described as treasured by Joseph Seesequasis, an Indigenous man from Duck Lake reserve Saskatchewan. Beardy’s Band member used it during the rebellion while elders recall its hunting past and lineage through Sinmer Chief’s family.
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Riel
Joseph Seesequasis
Duck Lake
Saskatchewan
Beardy
Sin Mer
Ontario Buys Partridges From Alberta Government
The Ontario department of pan and fisheries contracted to buy 200 partridges from the Alberta government at one dollar per bird. The birds will be released to Ontario to stock prosager sath them. Previous imports from Fitz land cost seven dollars fifty cents per patr and failed to thrive.
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Ontario Department of Pan and Fisheries
Alberta
Ontario
Fitzland
Billboard disputes prompt removal orders in Hawaii
In Hawaii authorities ordered removal of beer signs after a dispute sparked by women's organizations. Officials said the boards were nuisances and noted a rise in petitions and protests. The situation reflects ongoing tensions over public advertising and community standards.
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Tte
Auther
Hawai
Hawaii
Hily
Hila
Nuigances Sa Nove
Yan Pe Hawal
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