Wildlife conservation stressed at Ottawa conference
Delegates at the Ottawa conference on wildlife conservation urged better education for children and discussed registering trap lines to protect trapping preserves. Indian trappers praised for preserving game, while critics blamed white settlers for depletion. The meeting, called by Hon. T. A. Crerar, addressed predator control, natural balance, and the impact of drought and drainage on waterfowl populations.
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Ottawa
T. A. Crerar
Mines and Resources
Indiana
Crerar
Building revival seen in Canada amid farm prosperity
In 1935 Canada spent 160 million on building while 1829 saw 576 million, suggesting lagging revival but forecasters expect a rapid upturn. Prosperity on farms, especially the West’s wheat sales, may drive demand. housing shortages loom in many regions as activity returns. Britain and France empire figures also noted.
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Canada
Galt
Age-Old New Year Levees Formal in Ottawa and Provinces
New Year levees across Canada trace to French regime origins when Governors met citizens in open house. In Quebec the Governor greeted all ranks, from nobles to workers, outdoors. Ottawa and provincial governors now welcome all in morning dress or uniforms, with equal warmth.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Parliament
Canada
New France
Quebec
Chateau St. Louis
Rudyard Kipling
Westminster Abbey Prepares Coronation Amid Labor Shortage
Westminster Abbey closes to the public as Dean Foxley Nor rin hands keys to the Office of Works. Preparations begin immediately to expand seating from 2,500 to 9,000 for the coronation while skilled labor shortages delay gallery and scaffolding work. Faith's chapel will host private devotions. Full pay continues for staff though gratuities from sightseers end. The procession seating demand signals high public interest.
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Westminster Abbey
George V
Magistrate Fines Driver for Overtired Operation
A Hamilton magistrate fined an automobile driver $50 and costs for driving while overtired. The judge argued tired drivers are as dangerous as intoxicated ones, since fatigue creates incapacitation. The note reflects a broader view that fatigue, like intoxication, is an offense under traffic law.
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Hamilton
Arthur Enterprise News
Fresh Water Outflow and Bison Count Reported
The article notes the Amazon river discharges over one million cubic feet of fresh water per second into the ocean and that this fresh water plume extends at least 200 miles from shore. It also mentions a figure of 22,000 pure-blooded bison in North America.
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Amazon River
Ocean
North America
Expanded Canadian postal services add hundreds of offices
In fourteen months Canada added 223 new post offices across provinces including Quebec 79 Ontario 53 and Alberta 17. Total offices reach 12 264 with most run on commission at 70 30 and 20 percent scales. Rural delivery routes up 127 serving about 4000 boxes. nine routes slated to begin January.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Estate Kept Up at Fort Belvedere in Royal Transition
Fort Belvedere the Duke of Windsor’s residence has been cleared of furniture and effects and will remain empty until King George’s decision. Linen and plate are stored at Windsor Castle. Belvedere is kept up and may go to a royal family member or a king’s friend as Buckingham Palace readies a suite for the king and his family at 145 Piccadilly. moving date undecided. A family with an income of $3,000 a year is Big Stuff in Japan.
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Fort Belvedere
Duke of
Piccadilly
Enemies Of Health Fatigues And Worry Cause Arthritis
At the Cleveland convention of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons the arthritis study committee warned that fatigue and worry create soil fertile for rheumatoid arthritis. They urged early treatment, joint care, and an optimistic, proactive approach to relieve and control the disease.
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U.S
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Cleveland
Academy
Committee For the
Robert B. Osgood
Boston
Princess Elizabeth may sit in throne chair at Parliament
Glasgow Bulletin notes the Little Princess Elizabeth could become a central figure as heir presumptive. With King and Queen to open the next parliamentary session, questions arise about whether she will occupy the heir’s chair once reserved for the Prince of Wales in the House of Lords.
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Elizabeth
Prince of Wales
House of Lords
Glasgow Bulletin
Menagerie Manager Adults Clash Over Bear Cage
A wry exchange at the menagerie pits a keeper against a woman who insists her children should roam near the bear cage. The keeper warns the kids, recalling a grim past incident where a bear nearly choked on a knife hidden by a previous boy.
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Menagerie Man
England Scientists Claim Women Walk Badly
A group of English scientists asserts that women walk inappropriately, using the wrong parts of their feet, a claim reported with emphasis on unusual gait observations and gendered critique.
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England
Crochet Rug Set Pattern from 7 Inch Triangles
This paper pattern offers complete instructions and charts for crocheting a rug from 7 inch triangles. It describes using scraps or colorful materials and provides designs for various layouts. Address requests and payment in stamps or coins to Rouen Arts of niece Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. No Alice Brooks patices desk published.
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Oka Alpha Sheraton
Cae Sona Baeior Anurans & Clever Homemaker
Rouen
Arts of Niece Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E. Pes
Rail grading expands for hog sales across Prairie provinces
Canada witnesses rapid advancement of rail or carcass grading in Ontario to the Maritimes, with over 240000 hogs graded in the Prairie provinces in 1935-36. hogs are numbered, weighed, slaughtered, and graded on the killing floor for final payments. Separately, Dr. C M Hincks warns mental illness prevention. work, recreation, social bonds, self knowledge, and self acceptance are vital to healthy living.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Maritime
Dominion Department of Agriculture
C. M. Hincks
Canadian National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Health
Health League of Canada
Hincks Amsorta
Largest Dairy Barn Under Way In New York State
G Sherman Haxton of Oakfield supervises construction of a tile dairy barn billed as the state's largest. When finished in April it will house 360 cows in 28,900 square feet with forced ventilation and heating for comfort. Milk moves by vacuum to a storage tank, pasteurized and bottled without human contact.
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G. Sherman Haxton
Oakfield
New York State
Haxton
Rochester and
Oak-Field
One Way To Check In Florida Winter Resorts Garbage
In Florida large winter resorts rely on daily garbage tonnage as an economic thermometer. Tourists, hotels, and transport firms ignore official data and stock market views, tracking garbage to guide seasonal plans. This year’s garbage is up over last year, several cans above the 1929 low, signaling a strong season.
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Florida
Miami
B.H
Victoria Times
Phrenologist Praised Duke of Kent for Fine Brain Qualities
The Duke of Kent, youngest son of the King, was photographed leaving a phrenologist shop. The analyst claimed the royal visitor possessed a very fine quality brain and described him as fastidious, sensitive, and critical.
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Mayfair
Duke of Kent
Soap Triggers Eruption in Geyser
A column of water and steam spouted when soap was dropped into a geyser, disrupting normal activity and drawing observers. The incident demonstrated how surface soap reduces surface tension and altered the geyser’s eruption pattern briefly.
Berlin eyes new ink for reuse of old periodicals
Berlin authorities push to have German printing adopt a bleachable ink for old papers. Chemists, long seeking a way to remove lampblack inks, devise a manganese dioxide based pigment called Mangangchwartz that bleaches with sulfur dioxide. Government circles foresee growing popularity of the ink.
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Berlin
Progress in Saskatche wan mineral development in 1936
The year closed with about 1,600 claims in the Lake Athabaska area in good standing, signaling considerable progress and expectations of further advancement in 1937.
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Saskatchewan
Lake Athabaska
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