Canada and United States to pursue reciprocal trade deals
Premier Bennett announced in the House that Canada seeks a free entry for natural Canadian products into the United States in exchange for US goods, signaling cross party unity on tariff questions. Washington reportedly may propose overtures to negotiate a trade agreement, with Western Canada hopeful for economic gains and closer North American economic unity.
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Bennett
House of Commons
United States
Canada
United States of America
Washington
Roosevelt
North America
Nature
Western
Maritime
Ontario
Quebec
U.S. Atlantic Seaboard
Canadian leather boot and shoe industry in 1932
Canada showed increased leather boot and shoe production in 1932 with 17,879,218 pairs produced and imports dropping to 343,965 pairs. Great Britain led in taxation with France second and Germany third. A $4,250,000 paper mill is being built at Ellesmere, England.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Ellesmere
England
German police dog operates elevator for owner in Denver
Bal the German police dog visits daily to push elevator buttons for Robert Mullen in a Denver office building, riding between floors unassisted. The report notes post war ship design progress, stating a modern 40,000 ton liner costs less to run to Montreal than a 26,000 ton 50-year old rival.
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Bal
Robert Mullen
Denver
Montreal
Photo-Electric Eye Studies Housewife Sink Trips
A February American Journal of Home Economics report records that an average housewife makes 18 trips daily to the kitchen sink, each lasting about one minute. In a five-member family the total sink time averages 90 trips and 90 minutes, with Washington DC households showing 88 to 152 minutes daily and 32 to 217 trips, prompting calls for further study on kitchen efficiency and design.
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American Journal of Home Economics
U.S. Bureau of Home Economics
Washington, D.C
Stanley
Rich Gold Strike in Consolidated Gold Fields South Africa
F. W. Lee of the US Bureau of Mines reports a potential new South African gold field at Consolidated Gold Fields could hold about one eighth of world production. He cites magnetometer geophysical tests locating the ore, tracing the reef 30 to 40 miles from Middelvlei through Westward properties, signaling possible long term world prosperity.
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Consolidated Goldfields
South Africa
F. W. Lee
Geophysical Section
United States Bureau of Mines
Washington
New York
Lee
Mr. Lee
Middelvle
Gas Pipeline Plans Tied to Alberta Findings
William C. Fisher of Calgary said Alberta conservation commission findings will shape a proposed gas pipeline from Turner Valley to British Columbia and U S Pacific coast cities including Vancouver Spokane Seattle and Tacoma. If 20 year supply is proven the project could proceed for cheap gas.
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Alberta Conservation Commission
Vancouver
British Columbia
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Washington
William C. Fisher
Calgary
Mr. Fisher
Conservation Commission
Turner Valley
Kiwi Robe as Naval Mascot Told by Sir Lionel Halsey
Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey described a flax kilt style kiwi robe given by a Maori chief to the battleship New Zealand’s commander. He wore it in Heligoland action 1914 and at Jutland 1916, noting no damage to the ship, and later it passed to Captain Green before the war’s end.
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Lionel Halsey
Prince of Wales
Authors’ Club
London
England
New Zealand
Dominion
Heligoland
Lionel
John Green
Jutland
Green
Another Use For Radio Fever Machine Described
A fever machine using 30 meter short wave radio waves was described before the American College of Physicians in Montreal. Dr Walter M Simpon of Dayton Ohio presented a device that raises body temperature to treat diseases such as general paresis arthritis and diseases of the limbs. The transmitter broadcasts waves through the patient from large metal plates and is reported to often improve conditions by inducing artificial fevers.
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American College of Physicians
Montreal
Walter M. Simpon
Dayton
Ohio
Orient Buying Wheat Demand Boosts Canadian Exports
Canada has shipped 8 814 011 bushels of wheat to China and Japan so far this season, 677 413 more than at this time last year, with final figures expected to surpass last year by over a million bushels. Bookings to end of March total 365 666 bushels. Only lower grades are sought and Australia has received the lion’s share of the business.
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Orient
Canada
China
Japan
The
Australia
Retina Diagnosis Across Diseases Proclaimed by Dr Ellis
Dr Clarence R Ellis of Ohio State University claims the retina reveals almost every common disease including brain tumors heart trouble cancer and liver inflammation as a diagnostic cue He notes too powerful reading bulbs cause most eye trouble Further items state Canada’s crop acreage rose from 15 6 million in 1890 to 58 million in 1881 and that 90 percent of world clothing is cotton and Danes oppose silver coins.
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Clarence R. Ellis
Ohio State University Applied Optics Department
Canada
Twain anecdote and a geodetic survey claim both arise
A tale recalls Mark Twain as a young writer carrying a cigar box, joking that he is moving again rather than smoking. Separately a Washington DC survey machine allegedly predicts the fate of any place and time for centuries, a bold claim about geodetic forecasting.
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Mark Twain
Coast and Geodetic Survey Office
Washington, D.C
Manitoba and Quebec students win Royal Architectural Institute awards
Leonce Desgagne of Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Quebec won first prize in class A among 58 designs. Eric Thrift of University of Manitoba earned first prize in class B from 49 designs. Maurice Germain and G. R. Whale placed in class A, while William Sheets and I. M. Saunders earned honorable mention or third in B. University of Alberta entered designs but won no prize. Jury members included Featherstonaugh, Vautrin, Lecroix, Lyle, and Burden.
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Manitoba
Quebec
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Leonce Desgagne
Ecole Des Beaux- Arts
Eric Thrift
University of Manitoba
Maurice Germain
Montreal
G. R. Whale
University of Toronto
William Sheets
Lowell Wallace
I. M. Saunders
University of Alberta
H. L. Featherstonaugh
Irenee Vautrin
Aviator Delivers Fresh Vegetables to Arctic Miners
Leigh Brintnell, head of Mackenzie Airway Services, flew 500 pounds of Edmonton vegetables to Eldorado holdings at Great Bear Lake on New Year’s Day. Facing 60 below zero, he completed the Edmonton to Great Bear Lake flight without freezing any lettuce or tomatoes, thanks to a special heating device built into his aircraft.
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Leigh Brintnell
Mackenzie Airway Services, Limited
Great Bear Lake
Brintnell
Edmonton
Eldorado
Piccard Aims to Build Stratosphere Plane at 500 mph
Prof August Piccard, explorer of space 10 miles above earth, believes he could construct a stratosphere capable plane within 18 months if funded. He spoke in Los Angeles after a question by Dr John Carruthers about a $500000 budget. He recently ascended to 1045 miles in a balloon for cosmic ray data.
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Piccard
August Piccard
John Carruthers
Los Angeles
Canadian Egg Inspection In 1931
The Egg Grading Service of the Department of Agriculture inspected 769,919 cases of eggs in 1931. Inspection staff also made about 40,000 annual calls on wholesale and retail dealers to check shipments, purchases from producers, and to provide candling and grading guidance per Canadian Standards.
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Department of Agriculture
Rare patenting of medical compounds in U S remains uncommon
The report notes that securing patents for new medical compounds in the United States occurs infrequently, highlighting a barrier or stringent standards in the patent system that limit grant rates for such pharmaceutical innovations.
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United States
Puzzle Craze Drives 1932 Jig-Saw Boom Across Nation
Americans spent about 10 million dollars on jig-saw puzzles in 1932 with 2 million buyers and over 15 million solving simple cutouts. The home entertainment trend boosted related parlor games by 20 to 60 percent and created more than 20,000 jobs as manufacturers, many new, expand. Old colonial and hunting scenes remain popular amid a growing demand for complex puzzles up to 1,800 pieces.
Leacock Proposes 17-Grain Gold Dollar Reform
Professor Stephen Leacock of McGill outlined a plan at the Empire Club in Toronto to reestablish a redeemable gold standard at 17 grains per dollar. He argued immediate price rises and boosted production would follow with Canadian gold as the basis for a paper currency redeemable in gold. He said $60,000,000 of annual gold output would become $80,000,000 under the new dollar and could back $240,000,000 in paper, with one third flowing to mine owners.
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Stephen Leacock
McGill University
Empire Club
Toronto
Immunity From Plagues Powers Sanitation and Health Laws
Immunity from plagues has transformed sanitation and public health laws, ending long battles with typhoid fever from polluted well water, childhood diphtheria epidemics, and widespread smallpox. The St. Catharines Standard notes this development over the past 32 years, marking a major advance for all communities.
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St. Catharines
Appliance For Railroads Invention Detects Mood On Track
An Australian inventor develops a device that instantly detects any sudden low mood on a railway track as a train passes. The chart marks the moment, eliminating the need for daily line inspections.
Census Finds 4060 Homeless In Cleveland Over Three Days
A three day census counted 4060 homeless individuals in Cleveland, including men women and children, highlighting the scale of the crisis and urging action by city agencies and aid groups.
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Cleveland
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