Population growth needed to pay national debts in Canada
The Toronto Mail and Empire argues Canada must increase immigration to raise population beyond ten million to handle debts of 2.23 billion, railways, and municipal liabilities. More workers, farmers, and consumers would expand markets, improve rail and industry, and support imperial ties with Britain. Immigration policy should await world market recovery and Ottawa discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
W. A. Gordon
Toronto Mail and Empire
Not As Pictured Patriots Of The British Lords
The Prince of Wales unveils a World War memorial in the House of Lords honoring 245 peers who died or were wounded. The piece argues peers are stout patriots, with sons serving in army and navy, and notes the prewar distrust led by Lloyd George. The Times-Journal reflects on sacrifice and civic duty.
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Home of Lords
Prince of Wales
Royal Gallery
House of Lords
Priory
Lloyd George
Britain
St. Thomas
The Greatest Actor on Courtroom Oath
A cinema actor sues for breach of contract and proclaims himself the greatest actor in the world. A friend mocks his boast, and the actor replies that on oath the claim sounded conceited yet is true.
Right Up-To-Date Bobby Short of Money
A humorous dialogue shows Bobby asking his father for work and then proposing to be put on the dole when surprised by the reply. The sketch reflects economic concerns and family dynamics in a light, comic tone.
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Bobby
Father
Business Is a Wheel Barrow Waiting for a Push
A compact adage notes that commerce remains inactive until action pushes it forward, comparing markets to a wheel barrow needing deliberate effort to move and generate momentum.
Life Is Worth Living Better Than Most Men Live It
A concise reflection on valuing life, asserting that living well surpasses the typical male experience. The statement underscores the premium of purpose and fulfillment over mere existence.
Pretty girl dress pattern with linen and wool fabrics
Describes a smart caped collar dress pattern for girls with a tailored skirt, verted front plaits and arpple flare. Details include a deep blue checked woollen skirt and bolero, a linen blouse in orange red, and color options in pink or French blue. Sizes 6 to 12 years. Material yardage and pattern price 25 cents.
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Balera
Saskatchewan to Place 1200 Families on Northern Farms
The provincial government with federal and municipal partners plans to relocate 1200 families to farms in northern Saskatchewan with potential extension to 2000 provincewide. Land and equipment valued at 300 dollars per family to be supplied, land found, buildings timber sourced locally, and supervision by a natural resources inspector. Delegations from Moose Jaw Saskatoon and Regina supported by cabinet.
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Saskatchewan
Natural Resources Department
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Regina
Bees and honey yield depend on field force and past care
Dominion beekeeper C B Gooderham notes honey crop depends on the number of bees old enough to collect nectar and active field force. He stresses the colony’s strength stems from management over the prior eleven months, not just spring care.
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C. B. Gooderham
Dominion Apiarist
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Color Attracts Butterflies Tests Show Green Was Not Popular
Popular Mechanic Magazine reports German tests with paper and real flowers showing butterflies settle on both in flight, with color preferences varying by species yet none attracted to green. A British inventor projects hot air from a car blower to reduce fog driving danger.
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Popular Mechanic Magazine
Germany
Sensitivity of Nitrogen Iodide Highlighted in Report
A historical brief notes nitrogen iodide as an extremely touchy explosive that can detonate from a feather contact. The source emphasizes its highly unstable nature and cautions readers about its hazardous properties.
Cutworm Warning For Farms In Saskatchewan And Alberta
Dominion entomologist Arthur Gibson warns farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta of potentially heavier cutworm losses in 1932 if weather remains average. Fields crusted from 1 August to 15 September 1931 may escape. reseeded fields cut after 15 September 1931 could be safe if undisturbed in August. Use a diagonally planted wheat indicator strip to judge risk. act if 10‑15 plants per sq yd show injury.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Arthur Gibson
Dominion
Dominion Entomological Laboratories
Treesbank
Manitoba
Indian Head
Assiniboia
Lethbridge
Morrin
Agriculture
Regina
Edmonton
Germany Decrees 100 Percent Tariff On Canadian Goods
The Reichenzeiger reports a new German decree authorizing the finance minister to impose a super tariff on Canadian goods, doubling duties from April 1. Fruits, fish, oysters, flour, butter, paper, aluminum, shoes, and machinery are listed. Canadian wheat is excluded. Duties may be suspended for six months if Canada negotiates a commercial treaty, a step not yet in place with Canada.
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Reichenzeiger
Canada
Germany
Europe
France
Belgium
Holland
Spain
Czecho-Slovakia
Finland
Hungary
Esthenia
Roumania
Lithuania
Canadian Humor in Literature A Stevenson View
Lionel Stevenson argues Canadian humor differs from American and English styles, likening it to Scottish whimsy yet more direct and action oriented. He notes a hearty, good natured joy, an eye for the absurd in the everyday, and a balance between crudity and sentimentality achieved by sunny cheerfulness.
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Lionel Stevenson
Barrie
Beans Make Good Crop at Dominion Station in Alberta
The Dominion Experimental Station at Lethbridge Alberta reports growing interest in field beans across western Canada especially irrigated areas. Lethbridge alone uses six carloads of 30 000 pounds annually and beans are largely imported from Japan the United States and eastern Canada. Plant early to avoid fall frosts and choose small white varieties for market. Oversized irrigation land too rich soil or row spacing slows growth. Montreal Boulevard proposal could cost up to 12 554 000 dollars to span Island of Montreal in Quebec.
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Dominion
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Japan
United States
New German Diving Apparatus For Deep Sea Work
A new deep sea diving apparatus from Germany promises access to depths beyond 10 000 feet. The egg shaped contrivance uses a metal shell that withstands water pressure by automatically adjusting interior air pressure through vaporization of liquid air.
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Germany
Vancouver Harbor Board eyes 100000-box apple cool room plan
Harbor Board remains undecided on building a cool room at a pier to handle the export apple crop from the Okanagan. Glasgow police crackdown targets shoplifters as crime wave concerns rise in the city.
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Vancouver Harbor Board
Okanagan
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Gemutliche Sachse
Leipzig
W. N. UU
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
BY Annette
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Zara Agha
London
L. B. Powell
Weyburn
New Mexico
Rockefeller Foundation
British Columbia
Western
Montreal
Island of Montreal
Quebec
von Hindenburg
Guards Regiment
Berlin
Oberst
von Tiedemann
von Ham- Merstein
Glasgow
Scotland
Buen Humor
Madrid
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