Milling And Baking Qualities Of Spring Wheat Varieties
A National Research Council report on western Canadian spring wheat varieties assesses milling and baking quality. It catalogs 25 varieties, with Reward rated best for both milling and baking, Garnet viewed as unsatisfactory for export milling, and Marquis as the standard. The 1928 1929 1930 trials involved DFE and university labs in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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The
Commons Committee On Agriculture
National Research Council
J. C. Malloch
University of Alberta
W. F. Geddes
University of Manitoba
R. J. Larmour
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Reward
Ceres
Marquis
Pioneer
Brownhead
Huron
Kitchener
Preston
Marquillo
Bond salesman on diet or commission joke
A bond salesman in a drug store ordered crackers and water. A friend teased him about dieting, and he snapped that he was not dieting but working on commission.
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Bond
Chantecler Fowl: Canada’s Self-Developed Breed
The Chantecler, created under Rev. Mo Wilfrid at Oka Institute in La Frappe Quebec, was developed by crossbreeding Cornish Leghorn Rhode Island Wyandotte and White Plymouth Rock. Recognized in 1918 after trials began a decade earlier, it aims to endure Canadian winters as a hardy layer and table bird with a notably small pea comb to prevent freezing.
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Mo. Wilfrid
Oka Institute
la Frappe
Quebec
Wilfrid
Leghorn
Rhode Island
Wyandotte
White Plymouth Rock
Canadianism in broadcasting debate in Hamilton Herald
The Hamilton Herald argues Canadians are being pressed toward U S influence in broadcasting and urges stronger Canadian representation at Madrid for allocating sound waves. It calls for broadcasting as good as New York or Chicago with more Maple Leaf influence.
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United States
Not Easy To Answer On Farm Profits And Pigs
The Strafford Beacon Herald notes that precise farming metrics exist for acres, plowing, and crop costs, yet questions about profit from selling milk under two cents a quart and pork at four dollars and twenty-five cents per hundred remain unresolved. The piece casts doubt on achieving fat profits.
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Strafford Beacon-Herald
The Stupid Fifties: Professor Praises Youthful Judgment
A Columbia professor claims middle aged people over 50 are useless and that economic stability will return only after retirement of all over fifty. The piece notes the author is 58, jokes about a world without famous leaders, and argues wisdom accrues with age despite his thesis.
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Columbia
King George
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
Hoover
Chic woollens dress pattern for sports to dinner
A stylish dress model offers options in sports or afternoon wear with sheer woollens for a soft look and crepe silks for a sporty yet refined feel. Raglan shoulders slim the silhouette, designed for home sewing with sizes 16 to 42 bust and a 3 yard 89 inch plus 1 yard 39 inch contrast requirement. Pattern price is 25 cents in stamps or coin.
Plants Think On Seeing the Light
Smithsonian experiments in Washington report plants act like animals when exposed to light. A doctor notes a sensitive coleoptile tip acts as an eye and a bending stem resembles a leg movement, suggesting plants possess brainlike reactions.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Northern Grown Seed Warns Prairie Farmers Against Rust
Herman Trelle, wheat king at Edmonton, urges use of northern grown seed grain to combat rust for Prairie farmers. Reports from Peace River seed show immunity first year but resistance wanes second year, suggesting seed changes every three years. He favors northern Saskatchewan grain for Manitoba and southern prairies, calling the research hunt for rust resistant wheat a wild goose chase.
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Herman Trelle
Edmonton
Peace River
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie
Trelle
Probable Wheat Carry-Over At Smallest Since 1928 Estimates
A Moscow dispatch notes transport delays from missing watches blamed on the Railway Union. A Dominion Bureau review forecasts a small world wheat carry-over for 1932, around 104 million bushels, the smallest since 1928, with Canada and the United States likely to supply about 150 million bushels combined. European markets are described as broader, with varied winter wheat conditions across Europe and notable uncertainty in Russia’s 1932 production progress.
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Transport Union
Moscow
Commissariat of Transport
Union
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Bureau Review
Srain
Europe
France
Spain
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Watermark on Paper in Stamp Forgery Safeguards
Watermarks result from a dandy roll that thins paper to create transparent areas. Many stamps are printed on watermarked paper, but unmarked specimens are not necessarily forged, as some countries do not use this safeguard against forgery.
New Potat o Digging Machine Promises Safe Harvest
Joseph Moran of Ville St. Pierre near Montreal announces a 300 pound potato digging machine of his own invention. He says federal and provincial authorities have inspected it and pronounced it unique in existence that can dig potatoes without injuring the vegetable. The machine consists of twenty parts and can be hauled by horse team or by a motor truck.
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Joseph Moran
Ville St. Pierre
Montreal
Pessimism in Canada Fed minister cites 1929 boom memory
Hon. R. J. Manton federal minister of railways and canals told the Toronto Liberal Conservative Businessmen's Club that the nation suffers a headachelike tone from finance. He warns against undue pessimism and recalls wartime spirit as a path to early prosperity.
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R. J. Manton
Toronto
Liberal-Conservative Businessmen's Club
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Winnipeg pattern order guide lists Pattern No Name Town and Size with address at 174 McDermot Ave. It shows how to place orders through the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Scientist reports witch children among Cherokee in North Carolina
Dr Frans M Olbrechts of Belgium, in a Smithsonian issued report, says 20th century witches are made not born among the Cherokee in North Carolina. Twins are chosen for witch careers and undergo initiation to gain alleged supernatural powers.
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North Carolina
Frans M. Olbrechts
Smithsonian Institute
Navigators Warn Fog Poses Hidden Shore Dangers
A sea captain fears fog as the deadliest navigational hazard. While gales and high seas prompt cautious maneuvering, dense fog forces speed reduction and heightened listening for foghorn signals indicating hidden rocks or dangerous shores.
Japanese War Minister Urges Hands Off Manchuria
General Sadao Araki warns the League of Nations and Soviet Russia to keep their hands off Manchuria in a speech to Osaka's Kokuhon sha, a patriotic society. The remark signals Japan's firm stance over Manchuria amid international tensions. The speech underscores Japan's refusal to yield control in the region.
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League of Nations
Soviet
Russia
Manchuria
Sadao Araki
Kokuhonsha
Patriotic Society of
Osaka
Dentists Require More Than Mechanical Skill
Dr. Walsh, acting dean at McGill Dental Faculty, told Montreal Gyro Club that Quebec’s dental field holds vast potential. He noted one dentist per 3,300 people and argued dentistry is shifting from a purely mechanical craft to a medical level, predicting a future focus on overall mouth health.
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Quebec
Walsh
Dental
McGill University
Montreal
Manitoba House Backs Acreage Basis Wheat Bonus
The Manitoba legislature urges the Dominion Government to base farm bonuses on total acreage seeded rather than bushels. The current five cents per bushel on wheat produced is criticized and a separate resolution calls for a Commons committee to investigate prices of farm implements and parts in western Canada.
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Manitoba
House
Dominion
Canada
House of Commons
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