World Wheat Situation Summary for Western Canada
Western Canada seed time shifts focus from yield to price as farmers face a world market where prices stay below production costs. Donald M. Marvin of the Royal Bank of Canada outlines 1932 to 1933 supply trends, with Canada supplying over half of wheat exports and carryover projections around 120 to 180 million bushels despite bumper European crops and tariffs.
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Canada
Donald M. Marvin
Royal Bank of Canada
Orient
Europe
Germany
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Holland
Scandinavia
Czecho-Slovaka
France
Russia
United States
U.S
Broomhall
Australia
The Civilized Savage and the Plane Mystery
Two German airmen in remote North Australia abandon their plane due to privations. On returning they find the craft guarded by mission-raised natives and later stripped by souvenir hunters in Melbourne. Radio keeps lighthouse keepers amused while awaiting lighthouses. News of Cobham’s 10 000 mile non stop flight plan from England to Australia unfolds.
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North
Australia
Melbourne
London Evening News
Alan Cobham
England
Western Fair Circuit Announces 1933 Attractions Lineup
Secretary J E Rattle reported contracts for the western Canada circuit attractions are set by the five fairs. Despite tight budgets the 1933 schedule aims to match prior years with nightly Bird of Paradise shows sponsored by A Thayin. The plan includes five or six musicians per center and acts like Four Night Hawks, Seven Tip Tops, Nine Toyama Japs, Rita and Dunn, Three American Clowns, and Master Eugene.
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J. E. Rattle
Western Canada
A. Thayin
A. Rinley
Rita
Dunn
Eugene
People Giving More Time To Horticulture
The Dominion Horticulturist at the Canadian Government Experimental Farm in Ottawa notes during the financial depression people have more time for home beautification. Increased correspondence on ornamental horticulture reflects efforts to improve surroundings and apply test plant collections and growing methods. Canada grows hardy shrubs and plants that perform well abroad, adapted to local climate.
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Dominion
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
Forecasts Revival Of The Timber Industry In 1933
A. E. Parklow district forester told the Prince Rupert chamber of commerce that timber stocks are at their lowest in three years and that any upturn in business will trigger immediate logging and milling activity. He noted dwindling yard stocks of poles and scarce replacements for railways and utilities, predicting 1933 should show at least a partial return to normal activity after 1932's low ebb.
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A. E. Parklow
Prince Rupert
Wedding Dress Pawned 40 Years Later in London
A wedding dress pawned 40 years ago is the subject of a London pawnbrokers inquiry. Interest was paid until recently when payments ceased and the owner vanished. The dress passed through several shops and is now held by Robertson's Ltd. The former owner never returned to claim it.
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London
Robertson's Ltd
Indoor Gardening Opens Seeded Year Across Canada
Canadians begin indoor gardening season as seed catalogs arrive. A. E. McKenzie Company of Brandon mails its prairie catalogue with standard varieties and new introductions suited to Canadian soil and climate. It highlights Sand Cherry and Crested Wheat Grass, and promotes two contests with $5,215 in prizes for World Grain Exhibition attendance forecasts and related predictions.
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A. E. McKenzie Company, Ltd
Brandon
Prairie Provinces
Canada
McKenzie
Regina
Hypnotic Apples Speed Banana Ripening Claim
Sir William Hardy told the British Association of Refrigeration that placing Canadian apples with bananas in a refrigerator can rapidly ripen millions of bananas exported to Canada from the British West Indies. He said air passing over elderly apples carries emanations that influence other vegetables, speeding up young apples while potatoes nearby show little growth.
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Canada
British West Indies
Sir William Hardy
British Association of Refrigeration
Sir William
Egypts One Paper Mill in Alexandria Faces Demand
Egypt operates a single paper mill in Alexandria producing cardboard for cigarette boxes from locally sourced wastepaper and rags. In 1931 only forty six tons of pulp were imported. A project seeks to build a new mill using local vegetation, but higher grade paper may require imported wood pulp.
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Egypt
Alexandria
No Use For It Lady of the House Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a tramp asks a practical question about moss while a lady questions his work ethic. The dialogue turns on the value of moss to a man in his condition, highlighting class clash and streetwise wit.
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Thomas Mann
American woman marries third of three brothers
An American lady marries the third brother after divorcing the other two, a remarkable compliment to her mother-in-law.
Industrialization Leads South China in Importance
South China continues to prioritize industrial growth as its defining focus, signaling a shift toward manufacturing and infrastructure development. Officials highlight sustained investment, rising output, and expanding job opportunities amid regional economic planning.
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South China
Literary Tribute To Lady Nicotine In English Letters
The piece traces tobacco's rise from its introduction in England by Hawkins Lane Drake and Raleigh to its role as muse for literary figures. It cites King James I’s objections yet notes tobacco’s broad popularity and lists James Barrie Kipling Mann and others who praised cigars and smoke as a literary and cultural symbol.
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John Hawkins
Ralph Lane
Virginia
Francis Drake
Walter Raleigh
England
James I
Europe
James Barrie
Rudyard Kipling
Kim
Invitation to Mollison and Amy Johnson to tour Canada
Aviation leaders propose inviting Capt James Mollison and Amy Johnson to tour Canada this summer. The plan, to be sent to Ottawa’s civil aviation department, envisions a trans Atlantic flight first and then a Dominion tour with stops along the trans Canada air mail route and a return nonstop flight.
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James Mollison
Amy Johnson
Canada
Department of Civil Aviation
Ottawa
Mollisons
Dominion
Trans- Canada Air Mail
Modern bar seships powered by electric motors
The statement notes that electric motors on modern bar seships possess energy rivaling a million men, highlighting high power levels and advanced propulsion tech.
Argentina ships 15.6 million tons in ten months of 1922
Data shows Argentina exported over 15,600,000 tons of products in the first ten months of 1922. A second line comments that women may lack imagination but know what they want when they want it.
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Argentina
Cape for Abyssinian Emperor Crafted by Montreal Furriers
The Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa ordered a royal cape for Haile Selassie from a Montreal furrier. A sample garment was sent to Montreal to ensure accuracy. The finished cape cost 1200 dollars, made of Alaska seal trimmed with ermine and lined with black cashmere, with red velvet facing and black satin trim.
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Montreal
Abyssinia
Solomon
Canada
Haile Selassie
Lion of Judah
Bank of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Alaska
Artificial Heart Report From Moscow Institute
Report from Moscow states two doctors at the Institute for Blood Transfusion devised an artificial heart showing remarkable results in dog surgeries. They restored life to a dog's entire organism and then performed several heart operations with the real heart temporarily disabled for about four and a half minutes. The advance raises hope that similar human heart procedures for currently incurable diseases may become possible.
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Moscow
Institute For Blood Transfusion
Leicester A Tragedy by William Dunlap 1794
The first American tragedy staged, Leicester, also known as False Deception, dates to 1794 and features William Dunlap as author.
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Leicester
William Dunlap
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