Advancement In Canada For Indian Education Modernization
Canada has expanded Indian education with 350 schools and 15,743 pupils as Parliament funded new, fireproof facilities. Brandon residential school opens July 18, 1930 under United Church leadership, led by Rev. J. A. Doyle. Curricula include academics to grade 12 level, domestic science for girls, and agriculture and crafts for boys, plus health and nutrition programs aiding self-sufficiency. Provincial prairie records show 65,104 acres sown, 65,104 bushels grain, 71 acres to root crops yielding 61,448 bushels, and 87,766 tons hay and fodder.
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Department of Indian Affairs
Dominion
Presbyterian
United Churches
Brandon
Manitoba
United Church of Canada
J. A. Doyle
Thompson Ferrier
Canada
Prairie Indian
Prairie Provinces
Twilight Durations Across Latitudes Near The Equator
The article explains daylight and twilight vary by latitude, with near equal day and night at the equator. It notes extremely short twilight there and longer twilight as one moves away from the equator, stating annual figures: 4407 hours daylight, 864 twilight, 3495 night at the equator, and 4450 daylight, 2403 twilight, 1913 night near the poles, per the Christian Science Monitor.
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Equator
Tropics
Kipling
Christian Science Monitor
Kilted plaits on bodice pattern for girls fashion
Describes a Paris model design Style No 915 for girls ages 10 12 and 14 with a long waist bodice and pointed outline joining skirt. Details fabrics include blue repy woollen wine red crepe wool dots and trims. Size guidance yard measurements and price request to Fashion Bureau with name and address.
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Paris
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union Address
Winnipeg Pattern ordering details list the Union located at 1T5 McDermot Ave. Pattern number is not specified. The note references Winnipeg and printing style in a newspaper context.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg Pattern No
English Hen Wins Egg Laying Contest at Ottawa Farm
The 11th Canadian egg laying championship at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa was won by a white Leghorn pen entered by Rich ard Green of Farrington Park Prest on England. Second went to Mrs. W P Thompson Birch Hills Sask third to University of British Columbia. The event spanned 52 weeks with top birds earning high scores, while egg size weighed in under contest rules. Only 142 of 800 entries qualified for official registration.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Richard Green
Farrington Park
Preston
England
W. P. Thompson
Birch Hills
Sask
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island Reds
University of British Columbia
Rhode Island
N.P
Dan Russell
New Westminster
B.C
Plymouth Rock
Pratt Experimental Farm
Morton
J. K. Dugan
Cobblehill
W. J. Thompson
University of B.C
Ayrshire Heifer Calves Sold to Dominion Experimental Station
Four Ayrshire heifer calves purchased by Capt. Dan Waters Fintry BC at the UBC draft sale have been accepted by Dr. E S Archibald Director of Experimental Farms for the Dominion Experimental Station Windermere BC. The calves Auchendrane Minstrel's Famie Muncraig Valentine’s Polly Netherhall Lovely Afdelia and Nethercraig Majestic Beauty were imported in dam and are of exceptional breeding.
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Dan Waters
Fintry
B.C
University of British Columbia
E. S. Archibald
Dominion Experimental Station
Windermere
Nethercraig Majestic Beauty
Great Ayrshire cow sets top milk record at Indian Head
The R.O.P. report for Tullochgorum Dorothy (82210) from Indian Head Experimental Farms shows 15 351 pounds of milk and 600 pounds of fat in 305 days with three milkings daily in the mature honor roll class. This is the highest record of the year so far and Dorothy's third consecutive record.
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Indian Head
R.O.P
Ayrshire
Dorothy
Canada hay crop outlook shows ample supply and regional variances
The seed branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture reports 1930 hay yields likely just under 1929 total but with ample provincial surplus. Maritime provinces plan 35 000 tons surplus. Quebec and Ontario regions show gains, while western Canada faces tighter alfalfa stocks. Alberta and British Columbia vary. overall export potential strong in timothy and dyke hay.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Pas
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Seed Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada sees higher apple and potato yields in final estimate
The markets extension division reports apple production at 3,165,936 barrels, near five year averages but 750,000 barrels below last year. British Columbia up ~450,000, Nova Scotia down, potato crop 47,262,400 cwt, up 7,300,000 cwt. Ontario onions at 18,090 tons, up 20.5 percent from 1929.
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Canada
Fruit Branch
Dominion Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Women of India forge secret language among selves
Indian women, constrained to companionship largely within their sex, have created a distinct freemasonry of women. In parts of the country a women’s language exists that men cannot understand, reflecting their unique social circle and communication.
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India
Four Fifths of Paroled Prisoners Reoffend, Study Finds
Dr Sheldon Gleuck of Marvard Law School reports a survey of 500 Massachusetts state reformatory inmates released from 1911 to 1922 shows about four fifths return to crime within five years after parole.
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Sheldon Gleuck
Marvard Law School
Massachusetts State Reformatory
Canadian Farmers Urged To Use New Feed Screenings Grades
Statement from seed branch culture notes Canada Grain Act grades for screenings sold from terminal elevators. No. 1 Feed Screenings include broken wheat and wild buckwheat. No. 2 allows more wild oats and coarse grains and suits sheep feeding. Oat Scalpings renamed Mixed Feed Oats. Prices are low. mixtures of barley and wild oats sold at 89 cents per cwt delivered to Montreal Sorel and Quebec.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Montreal
Sorel
Quebec
Soil Improvement Train ends Canadian tour in Quebec
A three week soil improvement train tour began in Coaticook September 15 and ended in Vercheres October 4. Organized by the Quebec Department of Agriculture with partners, it tested 5,000 soil samples from visiting farmers and demonstrated lime and fertilizer use to over 10,000 attendees.
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Quebec
Coaticook
Vercheres
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges
Seed Branch
Dominion Department of Agriculture
C.N.A
Glasgow Port Opens for Cattle Shipments to Glasgow
Hon Robert Weir minister of agriculture announced steamship companies will run a service from Canadian Atlantic ports to Glasgow at 15 per head. Previously cattle boats went to Liverpool with rates as high as 20. Opening Glasgow port aids feeder stock trade for Scottish cattlemen while Liverpool trade seeks fat cattle.
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Robert Weir
Glasgow
Liverpool
Weir
Telegrams Sent and Received in Canada in 1929 Rise
Canada processed 18,029,973 telegrams in 1929, up by 1,172,753 from the prior year. The network covered 360,833 miles of telegraph lines nationwide.
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Canada
Fickle Lovers Return Over Two Thousand Marriage Licenses
England's office of marriage certificates shows more than 2,300 licenses were returned by fickle brides and bridegrooms since January 1, 1930. The figures reveal a steady stream of cancellations as couples reevaluate nuptial plans.
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England
Working ManFamily Medical Expenses Average 140 Year
A statement from the U S Department of Labor notes that a working man's family spends about 140 each year on doctors bills and other medical expenses.
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U.S. Department of Labor
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Bs Hamel
T. Ferrier
Madrid
DafAron
Annette
Great Ayrshire
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific Railway
Quellette Avenue
Chatham Street
Windsor
Ont
C.pr
Cecil E. Jackson
Western
Western Canada
E. B. Ramsay
Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners
Canadian Club
Toronto
Afr
Ramsay
Russia
Vierra
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