Changes Wrought By Development Of Electricity During Fifty Years
Winnipeg Free Press notes electricity has transformed daily life and industry over fifty years since the first plant. It highlights per capita consumption, cheaper power, and expanding uses from lighting to medicine and agriculture, praising Winnipeg as a leading electric capital in a new era.
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New York
Edison
United States
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian Flier Shocks U S Crowds At Hadley Airport
Kenneth Unger, a Canadian aviator, wowed about 10,000 spectators in New Brunswick at Hadley Airport with an aerial stunt when the left wing tore off while inverted at 3,500 feet. He parachuted to safety, ignitions off, narrowly avoiding a fire as the plane crashed near houses half a mile away.
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Kenneth Unger
Hadley
New Brunswick
N.J
Unger
Preparing School Launches Pamphlet Provides Useful Suggestions
A pamphlet No 148 titled School Lunches has been reviewed by the Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch. It analyzes how to keep rural school lunches appetizing attractive and satisfying and offers useful suggestions for meeting a real rural Canada need. Copies are free from the Publications Branch Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Dairy and
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Saskatchewan Leads Farmers With Most Autos On Farms
The report shows 71 percent of Saskatchewan passenger automobiles were on farms in 1931, with Prince Edward Island 5 percent, Alberta 54 percent, Manitoba 49 percent, British Columbia 13 percent, and Quebec 18 percent. Ontario had the most autos on farms and the highest per farm total, but only 25.7 percent of its total registrations were on farms.
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Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Desirability of Grades in Cooperative Marketing
The Economic Annalist argues grades help cooperative marketing. Premiums reward care for superior product quality. Canadian farmers should study trade requirements and competitive practices to sell on standardized grade based terms. Develop a sales policy around graded products to meet competition.
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Economic Annalist
Federal
Agricultural Economics Branch
Amused Traveler Seeks Entertainment In Quiet Village
A commercial traveler stuck two hours in a small village asks locals for amusements. An ancient porter lists none of the usual options, saying villagers spend evenings at the store where a new bacon slicer has just appeared. The item notes China’s road-building campaign.
Outlook Improved For Prairie Provinces Grain
George Stephen vice president in charge of traffic Canadian Pacific Railway said on his Montreal return from the west trip that the prairie provinces show a brighter outlook. Drought affected only a small section this year while some districts saw modest gains where no grain was harvested last year. Government relief in Saskatchewan will be small compared with past two seasons.
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Prairie Provinces
George Stephen
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Three
Saskatchewan
Canadian electric railways face closures and deficit
Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows three electric railways ended operations in the year while 20 of 52 Canadian systems failed to cover operating costs. Radial systems struggle with falling patronage and bleak growth prospects. Britain produced nearly seven million tobacco pipes, and Mexico sees rising installment selling.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistica
Canada
Analysis of Live Stock Distribution Across Canadian Provinces
Canada counts reveal 3,115,582 horses with Saskatchewan leading near a million. Ontario holds the largest cow population at 1,114,000 while British Columbia shows the fastest dairy growth. Sheep total 3,622,000 with Ontario highest. swine 4,667,000 led by Ontario and Alberta rapidly expanding. poultry over 65,600,000 with British Columbia fastest rise.
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Canada
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairie
Manitoba
Quebec
The Pedestrian's Paradise of Tangier Virginia
A portrait of Tangier Virginia an island town in Chesapeake Bay with 1500 residents describes a place without automobiles horses or wagons and with many canals and bridges. The piece extols slow pace peaceful streets and absence of pollution and automotive rush highlighting a simple life with limited traffic and no dangerous acceleration.
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Tangier
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Tom, Dick
Harry
Making Leather At Home Instructions From Agriculture Dept
The Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture prepared a special circular to help readers tan leather at home. It outlines processes for freshing liming debairing tanning testing softening and finishing hides and leather of different kinds. New methods shorten the time and effort compared with the old tanning bark method.
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Department of Agriculture
Facts You May Not Know
A collection of curious statements on timekeeping, leap year marriages, weapon usage, currency wear, art opinions, population comparisons, human anatomy, parachute speeds, and India cotton imports. Notable figures include 18 000 versus 18 001 vibrations per hour and a Mona Lisa detail.
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Australia
London
England
Olives And Aged Taster In Cleveland Firm’s Vault
Edward Price, a 71 year old olive taster, has spent 45 years judging products for a Cleveland produce firm. A Seville, Spain shipment enlarged the stock to a record high, requiring tasting from every container. He skips breakfast to keep his palate keen, eats light at noon, and savors nightly meals. He jokes about a Venice gondola sent by his uncle.
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Edward Price
Price
Cleveland
Ohio
Seville
Spain
John and Pauline social note darkly contrasts evening plans
A compact society blurb mentions John asking where the pretty girls are and Pauline replying she will be out with a handsome companion. The item hints at social rumors and personal pairings within the local scene.
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John
Pauline
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U.S
Andrew Rossa
Stevenson Mains Farm
Scotland
Vart Hem
Stockholm
N. UL
Ruth Rogers
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Babel
Montrose
Irene Pump
Jacqueline Des Forges
Arlette Des Forges
Zadwiga
Zofia Clerka
China
Britain
Mexico
Photozeeps, Canadien Nacional
Rasimeys
St. Thomas Times-Journal
India
Venice
Madrid
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