Agricultural accounting for farmers discussed by W F Chown
W F Chown, Chartered Accountant, Dominion Agricultural Economica Branch Od ila, argues farmers underutilize accounts due to memory and time constraints. He outlines real estate valuation, depreciation, livestock accounting, departmental accounts, and district cooperative bookkeeping as practical paths to study farming as a unit and improve profitability through structured records and comparisons.
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W. F. Chown
Dominion Agricultural Economica
Odala
Cana
Mr. Chown
Canada Farm Revenue From Field Crops in 1935
Field crops formed the core of Canada’s agricultural income in 1935 with 507 million dollars of the total. Saskatchewan led wheat and oats, Alberta and Manitoba followed in barley and oats, while Ontario produced soft winter wheat and corn. The Dominion yielded 943 million dollars in green farm revenue and 135 million bushels of wheat.
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Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Great Wheat Province
Dominion
Alberta
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
British home accident toll reaches thousands yearly
About 7,800 fatal accidents occur annually in British homes, highlighting domestic safety risks. Authorities urge precaution as fire, fall, and poisoning hazards contribute to the high death toll and demand increased public awareness and prevention measures.
Courage Remains Strong in Western Canada Amid Hard Times
Regina Leader-Post notes that Western Canadians retain courage and community vigor despite five to six years of economic hardship. Local enterprises thrive, towns stay alive, and optimism is urged to sustain development and resilience. The piece emphasizes that a determined people can overcome obstacles and keep living.
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Canada
Regina
King Edward Expands Palace Telephone Network
Believes in using the phone, King Edward VIII has ordered telephones in every room he may use at Buckingham Palace. Additional phones added at St James's Palace and Fort Belvedere. He personally places calls, unlike his predecessor, and all Buckingham Palace calls are secret with devices preventing operator access.
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Edward
Buckingham Palace
St. James's Palace
Fort Belvedere
Edward VIII
George V
His Last Place Gardener Story on a Witty Misses Reference
A careful woman hires a new gardener and asks for references. The man replies he was fired after hitting a warder, explaining no reference was given. The exchange ends with the punch line that his action prevented any recommendation.
Large North Transvaal Nugget Found by Young Prospector
A gold nugget weighing slightly over five pounds, claimed as one of the largest found in the North Transvaal, was reported by a young prospector named J. J. Baker. The nugget was valued at 2500 dollars.
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North Transvaal
J. J. Baker
Souvenir thefts mar ship and train visits
The Queen Mary in New York and the Royal Scot at Chicago faced robberies for trinkets carried by souvenir hunters. The piece urges prosecutions and fines, condemning the senseless practice and noting guests should not be watched for hidden gadgets.
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New York
Chicago
St. Thomes
Fever Therapy Proposed by Colorado Doctors for St Vitus Dance
Three Colorado physicians advocate artificial fever as a cure for St Vitus dance. They treated thirteen nervous patients at the University of Colorado Medical School hospital with fever therapy and reported complete recovery in every case in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Colorado
University of Colorado Medical School
Journal of the American Medical Association
Still Widely Used The Dandelion Esteem In Mont real Gazette
The editor extols the dandelion as a weed with both good and bad effects noting its spread after blooming. He recalls that forefathers valued it as medicine vegetable and salad and credits it as a tonic and fever remedy. Dandelion greens are still eaten in spring and its tap root was used as coffee substitute.
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Montreal Gazette
Bryan as greatest American orator cited by paper
The St. Thomas Times Journal notes that when U.S. newspapers call William Jennings Bryan the greatest American orator they should limit the claim to the United States or risk overlooking Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canada’s premier from 1896 to 1911.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
United States
William Jennings Bryan
America
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Crewel Work Pattern 5543 For Easy Home Stitching
Pattern 5543 offers a transfer motif set with color suggestions and stitch illustrations for crewel work. It lists material needs and provides two motif sizes with reverse motifs and a 20 cent request to the Household Arts Dept of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. This item reads as a small craft notice from a historical newspaper.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
UBC pilots dual purpose poultry project for export markets
At the University of British Columbia poultry department, 2300 juvenile birds are weighed and examined under Prof. E A Lloyd as researchers pursue a dual purpose super chicken. They aim to combine high egg production with strong meat traits to compete in British and European markets amid rising Canadian exports.
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University of British Columbia
E. A. Lloyd
Department of Poultry Husbandry
U.B.C
A.B.C
United States
Dominion
Faculty of Agriculture
Lloyd
Rhode Island
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Orillia Since Doubling Nonresident Peddler Fees
Orillia Ontario doubles license rates for traveling peddlers nonresidents pay 250 while locals pay 125 for one truck and one salesman. Foot and street sellers face 25 outside town and 5 for residents. The bylaw requires one year residence for local license. Port Arthur News-Chronicle comments residents should support home town tradesmen.
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Orillia
Ontario
Port Arthur
One Man War on Crows Balley of Camrose Helps Birds
C D Balley, Camrose theatre owner, has traded 3266 theatre tickets for pairs of crow and magpie feet to fund his war on nest robbers. The Alberta effort by Game Protective Association aids in conserving game and song birds by reducing crow and magpie predation, saving eggs and fledglings across robin, duck, and partridge populations. The piece notes Egypt’s pyramid blocks averaging over two tons.
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Camrose
Alberta
Alberta Game Protective Association
C. D. Balley
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Vancouver Island
Alice Brooke
Alice Brooks
University of B.C
England
J. Sidney Cates
Labrador
Atlantic
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Great Pyramid
Egypt
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