Population Of World Rises Steadily Says League Of Nations
The League of Nations Statistical Department reports world population at end 1931 near two billion twelve million eight hundred thousand with Asia home to over half the total. Europe exceeds 506 million on Jan 1 1932, while Africa sits around 142 million, Africa showing a decline from 1930. The report notes Russia 127 million, Germany 64 million, Britain 40 million, France 42 million, Italy 41 million, Poland 32 million, Spain 24 million, and warns continued growth will pose major future challenges.
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Statistical Department
The
League of Nations
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Poland
Spain
Fertilized Pasture Rotational Grazing Increases Carrying Capacity
Dominion Agriculture experiments at Experimental Farm Nappen Nova Scotia show fertilized pasture supports 2.15 cows per acre under continuous grazing, 1.7 cows under rotational grazing, and 1.40 cows on unfertilized continuous grazing. Grain fed per milk output. Results indicate feed savings per cow per day: 1.1 pounds of meal on rotationally grazed and 1.96 pounds on continuously grazed, relative to unfertilized pasture.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Nappen
N.S
Radio manners in decline disturb private conversations
A columnist laments radio interruptions by loud announcers and songs. The piece argues such disruptions insult families and disrupt host guest exchanges, contrasting with past etiquette. It ends with a jab about a marriage remark and money from an aunt.
Glasgow plan for recreational and educational facilities
Glasgow Scotland announces plans to provide recreational and educational facilities for the unemployed. The city aims to create programs, spaces, and services to assist jobless residents through community centers and public programs.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Toy Bank Sales Boom Amid Thrift Trend Not Opening Banks
A 1932 survey shows toy coin depositories in the United States rose 70 percent since 1929 with over four and a half million sold. Banks that refuse to release deposits until five or ten dollars accrued topped popularity, while new designs included multi coin registering models and safes. Industry expects heavy replacement as most banks are broken into within two years.
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Tom Thumb Savings Bank
United States
Simple day dress with balanced silhouette and belt
Describes a compact day dress suited for average figures and youth. Dark blue crinkly wool crepe forms the base with white crepe silk collar. Coral red bone buttons and leather belt provide color. Available variations include long sleeves and sizes 14 to 38 bust. Pattern No. 515 costs 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg Pattern No. Name Town Here Size lists address at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Includes instructions for placing orders and selecting pattern numbers. Trade publication style notes availability and sizing details for customers seeking postal or in-person service.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Size Of Ranch Breeding Ewes Affects Income In Alberta Saskatchewan
An economic survey by the Federal Agriculture departments analyzes 87 ranches to show income rises with breeding ewes up to 1,500 to 2,000 per ranch, then declines. Smaller flocks under 500 average 141, while 1,500 to 2,000 flocks yield about 2022, suggesting an optimal herd size.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Agricultural Economics
Experimental Farms
Federal Department of Agriculture
A Discriminating Buyer in British Poultry Trade
British consumer is a discriminating buyer says Mr. W A Brown after studying the poultry market. He identifies five essential points for a satisfactory trade: high quality, uniform grading, proper weights, attractive display, and delicacy of quality pleasing to the consumer. Also a joke about a cracked ladder ends the note.
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W. A. Brown
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Brown
Alarm clock that brews tea patented in England
A novel device patent in England covers an alarm clock that brews tea before the user rises. The invention integrates time signaling with beverage preparation, aiming to start the day with a ready cup.
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England
Spinach And Carrots Said To Boost Beauty
Dr. J. Howard Crum of New York told delegates at a trade display and fashion show that a woman's beauty depends on diet. He urged daily intake of spinach or carrots with milk, claiming it slows aging and enhances complexion, and warned against worry and fear as detractors of looks.
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J. Howard Crum
New York
Seeds Survive Forty Years In Buried Test
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports an experiment by Michigan Agricultural College testing weed seed viability. Seeds from Black Medick Peppergrass Pig weed Ragweed Wild Primrose Common Plantain Purslane and Curled Duck germinated after forty years buried in sand bottles slanted mouth down. The agrostologist wonders how long weed seeds can last.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Michigan Agricultural College
Dominion
Greatest and Smallest Length Measured Distances
The greatest length measured is from Earth to the most distant known nebula about 140,000,000 light years. The smallest length is the hydrogen atom nucleus diameter a little more than one millionth of a billionth of an inch.
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Earth
Education backgrounds of Declaration signers and Lord Mayor show danger
Half of the 56 signers were college bred with varied education. Sixteen had classical schooling, two were tutored, and sixteen had little formal learning. The London Lord Mayor's Show may be canceled due to traffic congestion.
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London
Cost of Churchill Port Operations and Downing Street Doorman
A historical clipping notes that Churchill port costs will remain moderate due to natural breakwaters and details the 13.37 million dollar expenditure with projected 18.8 million total, potential savings if dredging equipment is sold. It also recounts how 10 Downing Street keeps a night doorman, a tradition started under Lloyd George to prevent latch entry during war.
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No. 10
Downing St
England
London
David Lloyd George
Downing
Lloyd George
Churchill
D. W. McLachlan
Engneer
Hudson Bay
Engineering Institute of Canada
Ottawa
Churchill Harbor
Mr. McLachlan
Port Nelson
McLachlan
Grassy Slough
The chicken of today speeds to early maturity
Professor J C Graham of Massachusetts State College notes the modern hen matures rapidly due to intensified rearing. Chickens bred in incubators often never reach the yard before laying. Hens once began laying at eight to ten months now start at five to seven months.
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J. C. Graham
Massachusetts State College
Promising Cattle Feed Trade Seen in Britain
UK Trade Commissioner notes a rising cattle feeds market in Britain. The Commercial Intelligence Journal reports Canada's 1931 imports of bran and milling offal reached 22,262 tons, with 6,000 tons shorts and middlings. Britain imports about 300,000 tons yearly, with Empire nations contributing about 76,600 tons in 1982.
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United Kingdom
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Canada
Great Britain
Smallest New Testaments Found in Australia and England
The two smallest New Testaments are believed to be in Australia and presented to the Commonweat Nations Library in England. One, under three-quarters of an inch long and half an inch wide, is used for swearing-in witnesses and belongs to Major Jones, chief of the Commonwealth Investigation Branch. The other measures three-quarters by five-eighths of an inch and a quarter of an inch thick, donated by Mr. Hubert Hass of Essex, England.
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Australia
Major Jones
Commonwwealth
Commonweat Nations
Hubert Hass
Essex
England
White Bread Banned for Romanian Soldiers and Students
Government announces restriction on white bread import or sale in Romania. Soldiers policemen and boarders in schools and colleges will receive rye bread and maize porridge as alternative sustenance for the next harvest period.
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Romania
Mail carrying a tenthousand bags sails to America
In December a British mail shipment loaded ten thousand and nine bags carried Christmas correspondence to the United States. The voyage underscores the scale of transatlantic postal service during the season.
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Britain
America
Canadian Cattle Export Rules Equalize With UK Agreement
The British Ministry of Agriculture bi lateral deal with Canada ends segregated handling of store and fat cattle for export. Fat and store cattle may move to inland points with female quality checks, no branding required, one day isolation, no veterinary officer aboard. Canada recognizes London Quarantine Station as per terms.
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United Kingdom
Ministry of Agriculture
Canada
London Quarantine
Department of Agriculture
Powerful new engine built in France at Sotteville les-Rouen
The Super-Mountain is billed as the world's most powerful railway engine, completed by the French State Railways at Sotteville les-Rouen. It develops 2,800 horsepower and operates with almost complete automatic control, even replenishing coal to its boiler as needed.
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Sotteville les-Rouen
Largest organ installed in Liverpool cathedral
The new world’s largest organ sits in Liverpool’s cathedral with five keyboard rows, 222 draw knobs, 168 stops and 10 934 pipes. Electro pneumatic action powers the mechanism under 25 horsepower, while a Venetian quip about carrier pigeons and parrots adds a dash of humor to the record.
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Liverpool
England
Great Bear Lake Larger than Great Slave in Canada
Canada’s two largest lakes wholly within its borders are Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake, with Great Bear Lake the larger of the pair. The fact underscores the vast northern water bodies that shape Canadian geography and regional identity.
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Canada
Canadian Territory
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
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