Canada Clay Deposits Support $30 Million Industry
Canada’s clay resources power diverse industries with over $30,000,000 invested and more than 5,000 workers. Pottery, stoneware, and fireclays dominate use, with deposits in Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and others. The ceramics labs improve processes, cutting brick drying time by half and saving thousands at multiple plants.
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Canuts
Dominion
Quebec
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
United States
Department of Mines
Prairie Provinces
Husband Sets Trap After Mouse Sighting
A wife quotes a local note from Pages Gaies in Yverdon about spotting a mouse and planning a trap for tomorrow. The exchange hints at precautionary action and potential self capture risks.
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Pages Gaies
Yverdon
Chic Paris to New York frock pattern with bolero jacket
All Tingey models are created in Paris and sketched there with American patternmakers adapting for New York women. The dress features a separate bolero, shoulder-strapped main dress, and a curved skirt that meets the bolero. Mid blue crepella-like wool was the original, with fabrics like tweeds and jersey suitable. Pattern sizes 16–20 and 34–40, ready for delivery, hand cut, pattern price 25 cents.
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Paris
New York
Judge Questions Name Change Request in Court
A court hearing reveals the applicant asks to change his surname from Muggleworth to Pullman saying his wife suggested sharing the same name for consistency with their towels. The exchange shows the judge probing the rationale behind the name change and its sincerity.
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Muggleworth
Pullman
World Grain Exhibit 1932 gain from British Union backing
Warner Baxter former president of the National Farmers Union of Great Britain told the Regina Board of Trade that his union would co operate to promote the World Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina in 1932. He said 130 000 members could publicize in the Old Country and urged good display of Canadian exhibits to attract many exhibitors.
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Old Country
National Farmers’ Union
Warner Baxter
Birmingham
England
Regina Board of Trade
Saskatchewan
Baxter
National Farmers’ Union of Great Britain
Regina
Canada
Quality Is Assured by Government Inspected Produce
The shipping point inspection service of the Fruit Branch, Dominion Department of Agriculture, has built trust from producer to consumer. Five years ago 2,839 carloads were inspected. last year 25,760 carloads, up 9,281 from the prior year, with uniform standards and confidence boosting premium prices in larger and export markets.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Federal Inspection Service
Must Grow More For Less in Canadian farming costs
E S Hopkins of the Dominion Department of Agriculture argues that lower costs are essential for farmers in Canada. He says in a low price era the path to relief is cutting production costs further through heavier yields and labor saving machinery. He notes growing domestic and export competition requires higher efficiency and better quality to win markets.
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Canada
E. S. Hopkins
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Spare Boyfriends Provide Chuckles and Caution
Betty jokes that she carries two boyfriends as a spare for any situation. Joan questions the habit, prompting light humor about using companions as a practical backup. The exchange highlights witty banter between familiar characters.
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Joan
Betty
First Class Equipment Boosts Farm Labor Efficiency
Dominion Agriculture officials note land labor and capital drive crop costs. The human labor factor now exceeds its 15 year-ago level, so farmers must equip hired workers with first class gear. Modern machinery cuts field work hours per acre from 20 in Eastern Canada and 11 in the West to 2.5 with combines.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Eastern Canada
Western Canada
May Own Sugar Plantations May Inherit Barbadoes Properties
The Hon Gerald David Lascelles, five, may become owner of sugar plantations and other property in Barbadoes under the late Earl of Harewood's will. The unsettled estate totals $386,009 gross and $293,288 net. Property is left on trust for Edward Cecil Lascelles and heirs in tail male, failing him to Princess Mary's son and his heirs in tail. Edward Lascelles is married but childless.
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Princess Mary
Gerald David Lascelles
Barbadoes
West Indies
Earl of Harewood
Harewood House
Leeds
Edward Cecil Lascelles
Edward Lascelles
The Conductor Kisses The Kindergarten Mistress
A playful anecdote unfolds as a kindergarten class imagines the breeze kissing their teacher. The teacher recounts arriving by bus and a gentle touch lands on her cheek, prompting the children to exclaim that it was the conductor.
Rock asphalt used widely in rebuilding worn roads
Rock asphalt is being extensively employed in rebuilding worn out pavements, signaling a shift in road maintenance methods and material use. The move may affect durability and long term costs for municipal infrastructure projects.
Western farmers rise with optimism and hard work
The Regina Morning Leader-Post notes Western farmers’ cheerful mood and resilience amid economic strains. It highlights insects beneficial to gardens and cites A. E. Warren of the Canadian National Railways saying prairie farmers remain hopeful, with seeding steady and prices not deterring effort. Sir Henry Thornton in New York signals improving Canadian business activity. The piece praises prairie grit, orderly optimism, and industrious seeding as a national effort to recover from crop failures and the stock market crash.
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A. E. Warren
Canadian National Railways
Prairie Country
West
Mr. Warren
Canada
Warren
Sir Henry Thornton
New York
Sir Henry
Federal Reserve Board of
United States
Republic
Setbagic¢He
Regina
Higher Standard Of Living Indicates Increased Meat Purchase
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports rising per capita meat and poultry consumption in 1929, signaling a higher standard of living. Beef pork mutton and lamb rose from 156.14 to 157.81 pounds, poultry from 10.12 to 11.88 pounds, and eggs from 30.59 to 30.87 dozens per person, with Canadian families consuming larger shares of beef hogs sheep fowls turkeys geese and ducks.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Predicts Larger Farms in Western Canada Demand
Addressing the Canadian Club of Winnipeg, A. BE. Ottewell, registrar of the University of Alberta, predicted much larger farms in Western Canada using mechanized labor. He cited C. S. Noble of Nobleford, Alberta, harvesting 50 000 acres in 1929 at 30 bushels per acre with a combine harvester and thresher, one acre in 744 minutes.
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Canadian Club of
Winnipeg
A. BE. Ottewell
University of Alberta
Canada
C. S. Noble
Nobleford
Alberta
Ship Surgeon Says Seasickness Is Simply Acetonaemia
The ship’s surgeon asserts that seasickness is simply acetonaemia and implies a straightforward chemical basis. He emphasizes a single, identifiable cause tied to alcohol metabolism rather than a mysterious or mysterious ailment.
Human body includes about five hundred muscle movers
A rough count places roughly 520 muscles acting to move the human body, with many skeletal muscles coordinating function. The system’s complexity underlies daily motion from simple flexing to complex athletic actions. Further study maps each muscle’s role and training implications.
Duke of Westminster Seeks Buyer for Flying Cloud Yacht
The Duke of Westminster offers his yacht Flying Cloud for sale after a Mediterranean cruise. The 1195-ton vessel is 191 feet long and features a ballroom dining room eight bathrooms three sitting rooms a smoking room and richly antique furnished cabins with four posted beds. The ship carries a 14500 square foot white sail spread and walls adorned with oil paintings.
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Duke of Westminster
Flying Cloud
Mediterranean
Safer Night Landing Lamps On Planes In England
A simple safety device on select English planes uses wing mounted searchlights whose beams converge to form a crosslight patch. Pilots gauge altitude by the distance where the light cross appears on a surface, aiding night landings. Also includes a lighthearted cartoon exchange about marriage and seeds.
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England
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Ewe Ee Ee
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taffion
Eva A. Titgey
CHIC
Wianipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Kane
British National Farmers’ Union
Virginia
Sue Pollard
Governor Pollard
Shenandoah
Eyepress
Britain
Darlington
Glasgow
Scotland
Automobile Association
Sakes
Boh
Peter
Gutierrez
Madrid
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