Four Day Mail Link With Britain Seen As Air Progress Grows
Post office officials foresee renewable four day mail transmission between Canada and Great Britain within a year as aviation advances. Aerial routes may deliver London letters to Vancouver in about two and a half days, with trials showing faster transshipment at Belle Isle.
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Great Britain
Canada
Post Office
London
Vancouver
Tvo
PB. T. Coolican
Postminster-General
Straits of
Belle Isle
New York
Sunfish Isles
FR. B. Bennett
Straits
United States
Bermuda
Azores
Britain
Coolican
Irish
Newfoundland
United States Service
Mid- Atlantic
Lisbon
Montreal
Winnipeg
British Columbia
Japan
United States Aviation
Unalaska
Aleutian Islands
Kuerle Islands
Tokio
Self Government For India Premier Ramsay MacDonald Speech
Premier Ramsay MacDonald outlined Britain's path toward Indian self government in a broadcast to the British Isles India and North America. He said recent incidents did not trigger the conference and warned against abandoning freedom and justice as a settlement path. He argued educated Indians pose increasing challenges if self rule is delayed.
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British Isles
India
North America
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Great Britain
German farmer pays tax in cabbages at tax office
In Holstein town of Heide Germany a farmer, unable to pay cash taxes, delivered four tons of cabbages to the tax office and declared the claim settled after refusing to pay in money. He had previously offered to pay in kind with cabbages and awaited a response from the tax collector.
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Holstein
Heide
Germany
Miner Receives Vice Presidency in Forestry Association
Jack Miner of the Miner Bind reservation in Kingsville Ontario has been appointed to the vice presidency of the American Forestry Association, a body with hundreds of thousands of members. George D. Pratt serves as president. An orator nicknamed a Senileman speaks beyond his opinions.
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Jack Miner
Miner Bind
Kingsville
Ont
Washington
American Forestry Association
George D. Pratt
Morning Hardest Mornings Muhing Teo Seunter
Fragmentary note in Spanish English mix recounts a hardship in waking up and a jest about a fur coat. It mentions a man apologizing, a wife, and gossip between men in Madrid. The exact context and names are unclear due to the garbled OCR.
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Madrid
Luxurious Paris Pattern Dress With Indelible Blue Tone
All Tingey patterns are designed in Paris and cut in New York. The described evening dress is a sleek feminine gown in transparent velvet with a striking blue shade, featuring a full skirt and fringed edges. Variants in lace or other soft fabrics are suggested. pattern sizes 16 to 20 and 36 to 40, ready for immediate delivery. Send 25 cents in stamps to Fashion Bureau with name address pattern number and size.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
Record Milk Output Boosts Butter Market in December 1930
C. W. Anderson, president of the Saskatchewan Co-Operative Creameries, notes December 1930 saw unprecedented milk production. He says the rise settles the butter situation for the first time since New Zealand's fall announcement, and that the new year starts better for the dairy business.
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C. W. Anderson
Saskatchewan Co-Operative Creameries
New Zealand
Mr. Anderson
Bankruptcy Laws Modified Across England and Scotland
The piece notes bankruptcy laws have softened for debtors with history of harsher treatment in Scotland where debtors wore distinctive costumes and in England where, before 1861, bankrupts were nearly criminals. It highlights societal stigma and censorship, with newspapers once dodging the term by using B-kr-pts in lists of the unfortunates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
England
Heavy poultry shipments boost Prairie Provinces trade
The Prairie Provinces shipped 1,750,000 pounds of dressed poultry on Canadian Pacific lines between December 3 and 20, with 30 carloads from Manitoba, 22 from Saskatchewan, and 16 from Alberta. Japan seeks silk cocoon price stabilization.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering guide from Winnipeg Pattern No. a appears in a notice attributed to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 375 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Siva is listed as a contact or author.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Bright Outlook For Canada Amid Optimistic Address
Sir John Aird, president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, told Toronto reporters that Canada would endure the current economic downturn with greater strength and would eventually outpace the United States. He urged British capital flows and restructured debt relations, predicting Canada would become the U.S. bread basket through diversified farming and stronger financial ties.
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Canada
Toronto
Stenographic Reporters’ Association of Ontario
Sir John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Dominion
Sir John
United States
New Brain Food Sodium Bromide Surprises Scientists
A saltlike chemical, sodium bromide, shows mental improvement in mentally ill patients at Utica state hospital when given in high doses. Psychologists link benefits to faster brain function and better motor coordination, though effects vary among individuals.
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Utica
N.Y
Soviet ban on killing breeding livestock sparks penalties
In the Soviet Union harming a pig bred for reproduction could bring two years in prison or exile. The Central Executive Committee bans killing any livestock capable of reproducing. A fragmented dialogue about domestic conflict follows with remarks on a husband throwing a biscuit and the reaction of two women.
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Soviet Union
Central Executive Committee
Farthest North of Canada Mapped From Air in Alberta
The northeast corner of Alberta has 4 870 square miles mapped from the air in the Fitzgerald sheet of the National Topographic Series. The four mile to the inch map shows Lake Athabasca and Slave River, with details of terrain, timber, wildlife, and potential water power. Fort Smith and Fitzgerald host posts, stores, and RCMP facilities, with evidence of trade routes, forestry, and prospect for shipping ice bound whitefish to Chicago.
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Alberta
Leningrad
Russia
National Topographic Series
Surveyor General
Ottawa
Lake Athabaska
Fort William
Northwest Company
Slave River
Great Slave Lake
Fitzgerald
Fort Smith
Buffalo National Park
Wainwright
Athabaska
Portage Road
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
la Butte
Salt River
Gulfais River
Peace Point
France aims to fix wheat price and buy Canadian grain
French policy makers propose a fixed wheat price near two dollars a bushel to support domestic farmers. The plan would not directly affect Canadian exports, as tariffs would adjust with world prices. Canada and France have a buy agreement for seven and a half to nine and a half million bushels annually, with past imports reaching 18 million.
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France
Canada
Millers
Preventive Measures Credit Lives Saved Through Knowledge
Sir George Newman chief medical officer reports Britain saves about 40000 lives yearly due to preventive medicine and enlightened motherhood. He notes disease and disability in schoolchildren remain static and urges a complete school dental service to offset the decline in birth rate.
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Britain
Sir George Newman
Board of Education
Sir George
Soybeans grown in Canada yield oil and meal value
Soybeans in Canada produce about 240 pounds of oil per ton and the meal serves as high value cattle feed. The plant is mainly cultivated in southwestern Ontario but grows in all provinces with increasing production.
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Ontario
The Ubiquitous Canadian Strawberry
The strawberry grows wild across Canada from coast to coast with a northern reach to the 64th parallel about three degrees from the Arctic circle. The note highlights its extensive range across provinces and regions.
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Canada
Arctic Circle
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Rykov
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U.S.S.R
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Soviets
Nancy
Sally
C.N.R
Canadian National ‘Railways
Edenwald
Regina
Laird Mennonite
Saskatoon
Bekevar
Kipling
Calder
Yorkton
Redberry
Louis Belagh
Snouw-bird
Laird
H. H .Funk
Ss Agricultural Hall
Edenwold
W. Winkler
Fitzgerald Country
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