New Uses For Wheat And Grains Studied By NRC Survey
National Research Council surveys explore turning surplus wheat and grains into commercial products. Research covers screenings from lake elevators, straw utilization, and fermentation to produce fuel, alcohol, sugars, and solvents, with focus on technical and economic feasibility and seasonal price effects.
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Research Council
National Research Council
Matronal Research Council
Canada
Demand for Wheat: Europe Buys Canadian Grain Again
The monthly grain report by E A Ursell shows Europe renewing purchases of Canadian wheat and predicts continued imports in April. Exports from the Dominions totalled 16,660,843 bushels, with 15,095,843 cleared from seaboard ports. Vancouver and Prince Rupert led Pacific shipments at 5,872,855 bushels. Atlantic ports sent 3,633,988. in-bond milling imports reached 1,565,000 bushels.
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Europe
E. A. Ursell
Dominion Board of Grain Commissioners
Dominions
Seaboard
United States
Bend
Ursell
Montreal
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Pacific
Canada
Atlantic
Bond
Canadian egg plant may become important horticultural factor
The Dominion horticulturist reports cross breeding between Negasaki and Black Beauty produced a larger, earlier egg plant suitable for Canadian conditions. The program aims to fix the type, enabling a crop fit for Canadian markets and expanding horticultural value across the country.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Dominion Horticulturist
Canada
Light bulb converts eighty per cent to light
A Berlin scientist has produced an incandescent lamp that turns about eighty per cent of supplied electric energy into light, far higher than modern lamps which emit roughly six per cent as light and the rest as heat. Suk in Japanese warehouses once held a value around sixty thousand dollars.
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Berlin
Wheat imports show Soviet Russia leading UK in early 1931
Trade figures for January to March 1931 list total UK wheat imports at 11 million bushels with Soviet Russia supplying 10.8 million, Canada 4.04 million, Australia 8 million, and Argentine Republic 7.587 million. Canada remains the top source for wheat flour imports, delivering 752,343 cwt versus 492,214 cwt from the United States.
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Canada
Soviet Russia
United Kingdom
Départment of Trade and Commerce
Harrison Watson
London
England
Soviet
Russia
Australia
Argentine Republic
United States
Why a Plumb Line Leans in Northern India
The piece explains a curious plumb line experiment in Northern India where a line tilts southward due to heavier soil in the Deccan Plain compared with lighter rock in the Himalayas. It notes immense snakes, high fatalities, and contrasts mountain mass with dense plains as the tilt cause.
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India
England
Himalaya
Deccan
Packing Plant Established by Eastern Syndicate in Saskatchewan
A Prince Edward Island syndicate bought a three-quarter section near Long Lake Strasbourg Sask to raise hogs and produce bacon for England. Buildings for 5000 hogs planned with machinery and Yorkshire stock already shipped to Long Lake for early operation.
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Prince Edward Island
Long Lake
Strasbourg
Sask
England
Chicago police captains under scrutiny for excess bank accounts
A Chicago inquiry shows twelve of seventeen police captains investigated have excessive bank accounts. One captain earning 4000 a year bought 48000 in securities over four years, yet, at least, did not waste his substance in riotous living.
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Chicago
Ancient writers faulted city noise before modern vehicles
Horace Pliny and other writers of ancient Rome complained of city noise long before automobiles streetcars and radios, a Writer of the Classical Week notes.
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Horace
Pliny
Rome
Astronomer Sets Doom Date Not In This Century
Sir James Jeans arrived in New York aboard the Mauretania and stated the world’s end would come in a million million years barring unforeseen accidents. New Yorkers continued with weekend plans.
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Gabriel
James Jeans
New York
Mauretania
James
Safflower Tested as Flax Substitute in Western Canada
Safflower, resembling a thistle without prickles, is being tested in Western Canada as a partial flax substitute. Seeds yield a drying oil for paints and varnishes while the old cake serves as stock feed. Experts suggest safflower as a possible supplementary crop to flax in the Prairie Provinces.
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India
Egypt
Canada
Prairia
Fashion Patterns and Sizes in Spring Fashion Magazine
Our large Fashion Magazine shows the latest Paris styles for spring and summer for adults and children. Also instructive lessons in sewing. Price of book 15 cents. All patterns 25 cents in stamps or coin coin preferred. Wrap coin carefully.
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Paris
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions for pattern orders note the Winnipeg pattern office at 175 McDermot Avenue. The message lists Pattern No water, suggesting a catalog item or order reference.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Farm to City Shift Recedes amid Timely Hay Trade Talk
A Scottish inquiry to the Manitoba timothy market signals renewed interest in prairie hay shipments via Churchill. The Pas Board of Trade and regional officials weigh prospects as urban life faces scrutiny, noting farming offers health, outdoor activity, and frugal living. The piece frames a broader shift away from urban excess toward agricultural roots.
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Timothy Hay
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
Board of Trade
Thamas
Glasgow
Scotland
Timothy
Canada
D. A. Ross
Pas Board of Trade
G. B. Johnson
Alberta Beef Exports Considered to Britain
British Consumers Cooperative eye Alberta cattle shipments of 4400 to 500 head weekly. Alberta officials and stockmen discuss quality guarantees and feed lot production near Raymond. Delegation includes George Riddle W Eastwood George W Brooks and A C Wieland.
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Britain
Alberta
Co-Operative
Co-Operative Society
British Isles
Alberta Stockmen's Associations
Raymond
British Consumers’ Co-Operative
Manchester
England
George Riddle
W. Eastwood
George W. Brooks
A. C. Wieland
Montreal
Wheat in Tutankhamen Tombs Won’t Germinate Worldwide
Egyptologist Sir Wallis Budge debunks myths that ancient wheat from tombs will sprout on farms. He notes that recovered ancient wheat has never sprouted under controlled trials at Kew Gardens, and excavators found no wheat in Tutankhamen’s tomb. Modern wheat found in tombs is storage wheat, not ancient grain.
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Tutankhamen
Egypt
Sir Wallis Budge
Sir Wallis
Times
Kew Gardens
London
England
Tutankhamen’s Tomb
Iceland Sends Frozen Meat Abroad Amid Trade Push
Iceland ships frozen meat to several countries as part of an export push while discussing various economic measures. The move accompanies ongoing talks on trade relations and market access with partner nations.
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Iceland
Fresh Water Fisheries Revenue by Canadian Provinces
The Canadian Information Bureau notes inland waters hold over half the globe’s fresh water and generate large fish revenues. In 1929 Ontario led with 3.92 million dollars, followed by Manitoba 2.745 million, Alberta 733 thousand, Saskatchewan 573 thousand, and Quebec 564 thousand. New Brunswick sees smaller commercial returns from deep sea fishing, while whitefish yields about 2 million nationally, led by Ontario with Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta close behind.
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Canadian Information Bureau
Globe
Canada
Dominion
Newfoundland
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
New Landing Field Invention On Tall Buildings
A garage and landing field for aircraft atop tall office buildings is described. Incoming pilots steer their craft into a wind tunnel twice the width and height of the machine, with side fans controlled by a signalman to match wind speed. On stopping, the propellers and fans start together to cushion the landing.
Pocket Radio Aids London Police On Patrols
Pocket radio sets under two pounds with a 100 mile range are to be carried by London policemen on rounds to stay in touch with headquarters.
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London
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Dorfbatbier
Berlig
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