Standard Time And Time Zones Across Canada Established
Canada adopts six standard times from Atlantic to Pacific driven by transport and radio advances. The Dominion Observatory explains zone boundaries based on meridians 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, and 135 with Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, and Yukon zones. A note credits Sir Sanford Fleming for initiating standard time globally.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
Sir Sanford Fleming
Washington
Globe
Pacific
Halifax
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Calgary
Vancouver
Dawson
Cornwall
Ontario
Greenwich
Quebec
Northwest Territories
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Regina
Alberta
Territories
Kamloops
British Columbia
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Enforce Safety Measures for Canadian Theatres
J Grove Smith Dominion Fire Commissioner told the Ottawa conference that motion picture theatres in Canada now rank the highest property class for fire control. The year saw theatre fire losses under 4000 dollars, a world record low. There are 8270 theatres handling 546000 miles of inflammable film yearly, due to provincial inspections and licensed operators led by Col John A Cooper of the Motion Picture Exhibitors Association.
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Canada
J. Grove Smith
Dominion Fire
Ottawa
Smith
Dominion
John A. Cooper
The
Motion Picture Exhibitors Association
Versatile spring fashion pattern No. 423 explained
The text describes a tub silk and cotton novelty dress with sleeve options for town wear and printed crepe silk versions. It notes skirt fullness, a smart buttoned shoulder design, and sizes 14 through 38 with busts 36 and 38. The original uses marine blue crepe silk with navy trim and a matching belt buckle. Pattern price is 25 cents.
Joneses slow spark interest in their ascent
With the Joneses easing their pace, public attention shifts to their forthcoming rise. The narrative centers on anticipation around the couple's next moves and potential achievements as observers track progress.
When Books Were Bricks
A fragmentary tale compares ancient Babylonia libraries to modern public libraries in Canada. It notes 32,000 clay bricks as books, a king’s son as librarian, a rescued waif tied to a priest, and a clay blackboard used for lessons, ending with a broken brick.
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Canada
Babylonia
Maxima
Birds Menace Planes In Air Collisions
Reported freak accidents show birds and kites colliding with aircraft. One incident at thirty feet involved a kite tearing a propeller blade and turning the plane over. Another in India describes a British officer landing after a lower plane edge was crushed by a kite, leaving a broken kite and injuries.
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India
Short Verse Exchange Sparks Bon Mot in Paper
Editor protests lengthy poems and receives a concise reply titled The Ballad of the Tradesman. Trust Bust. The United States imported over 55 million stems of bananas in 1931. Cook Islands in the South Pacific issue new pictorial stamps.
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United States
Cook Islands
South Pacific
Every Farmer Should Have Account Book
Farming is a business and farmers need records of receipts expenses and inventory at year start and end to see why it does not pay. The Dominion experimental farms publish a simple useful account book to track each farm department and determine profitability. It can be obtained from the Publications Branch Ottawa for ten cents.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Britannia Yacht Returns to Cowes Waters At Forty
The king's yacht Britannia will again sail in Cowes waters this year despite being 40 years old. Throughout her long career she has won more than 200 first prizes, a record unmatched by any vessel of her class.
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Britannia
Cowes
Pugilism and Sugar Cane Origins Across Continents
The word pugilism derives from Latin pugil meaning fighting with fists. Sugar cane is native to India, highlighting historic crop origins.
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India
Victoria Observatory Finds Star Many Times The Sun
The Montreal Gazette notes a Victoria Observatory report of a newly observed double star in Cassiopeia, named H D 698. The two lobes weigh 134 and 50 times the Sun, separated by 150 million miles, about 3 100 light years away, with a temperature and luminosity far exceeding Earth’s sun and calcium lines detected in its cooler spectrum. The piece blends science awe with reflections on astronomy.
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Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
B.C
Cassiopia
Earth
Eggs in Canada 1931 Would Circle the Globe Twice Over
Canadian hens laid 286,882,447 dozen eggs in 1931 totaling 3,442,489,364. Eggs end to end would stretch over 54,300 miles. Ontario led with 116,562,567 dozen from 13,585,910 hens, Saskatchewan 42,602,264 from 5,232,420, Alberta 34,454,408 from 4,070,400. Value reached 49,206,845 dollars at 17 cents per dozen, with an average per-egg price drop from 27 to 17 cents since 1930.
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Canada
Globe
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
New Serum Proves Promising for Whooping Cough Prevention
Dr D T Fraser reported at the Ontario Health Officers Assoc convention in Toronto that a serum from Connaught Laboratories and the University of Toronto shows potential in preventing and treating whooping cough in infants. It has already proven effective at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and in Manitoba hospitals, used in about 150 cases over six months.
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Ontario Health Officers’ Association
Toronto
D. T. Fraser
Connaught Laboratories
School of Hygiene
University of Toronto
Fraser
Manitoba
Buenos Aires Keeps Building Focus On Apartments
In Buenos Aires nearly all new construction centers on apartment houses, signaling a shift in urban housing. Local planners and developers emphasize multiunit dwellings to accommodate growing city population and changing living patterns.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
University of Michigan Houses World’s Most Complete Good Roads Library
The University of Michigan possesses what is described as the most complete library on good roads in existence, highlighting a major resource for the study and development of road systems.
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University of Michigan
Temperature Range Of Gulf Stream By Season
The Gulf Stream shows seasonal warmth with surface temperatures near 62 degrees in winter and rising to about 88 degrees in summer, indicating a strong year round warm current influencing regional climate.
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The
Gulf Stream
A Real Bird Lover at Kiddieland Roller Coaster
The Cincinnati zoo roller coaster Kiddieland resumes after a robin family takes shelter on the rails. Director Bill Eberhardt postponed opening to allow Mr and Mrs Robin and their four youngsters to settle in.
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Stockholm
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Chio
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Prince of Wales
British Scots Fusiliers
London
Gordon Camp
Aldershot
Lionel Hitchman
Boston Bruins
Hartt’s Island Pool
St. John River
Fredericton
N.B
Hitchman
A. O. Seymour
Canadian Pacific Railway
William Tell
Hudson Bay
New York
Victoria Observatory
Betureen
Empire
British Empire
Transportation Committee
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
St. Lawrence
Chesterton
Job
Montreal Gazette
England
Robin
Hummel
Hamburg
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