Canada to Dominate Wheat Exports Through December 1886
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada will control the export wheat market from now until December, with competition limited to the Danube countries. With favorable crop conditions in Argentina and Australia, and a reduced U S export role, world imports may rise modestly while Canada’s available supplies shrink from the previous year. The Japanese crop and Orient exports remain steady, but overall Canadian exports will be lower than 1935 36 due to decreased domestic supply and a smaller 1936 crop.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Danube
Australia
Argentine
United Kingdom
Europe
United States
Russia
Orient
Japan
The Tragedy Of Accidents On The Farm
A leading magazine survey finds fatal farm accidents outpace city occupations due to uninspected machinery and varied dangers. Major causes include poor building repair, careless livestock handling, and improper equipment use, with many tragedies caused by small, preventable issues like loose floorboards and unsafe poisons.
Banana imports from Jamaica lead Canada supply chain
Jamaica supplied the bulk of Canada’s banana needs with 2,191,141 stems imported in the year ended March 31. Total imports from all sources reached 2,967,234 items, with remaining supply from the British West Indies, United States, and Central American sources.
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Jamaica
Frisco Utah Ghost Town Stands Vacant After Silver Boom
The Frisco Utah ghost town once home to 5000 residents and a 1875 silver output of 100 million tm now lies vacant. An experiment at the London Zoo aims to breed a tiger lion hybrid called a ligon, signaling a bold biological endeavor.
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Frisco
Utah
Lon, Gon Zoo
Ontario Greenhouses Use Few Windows To Cut Heating
Two experiments at the Ontario Agricultural College explore minimal window greenhouses to reduce heating costs. One project uses muslin canopies and insulated walls to trap sun heat during noon, while side by side two gardens grow the same vegetables with identical water. The muslin-enclosed garden advances faster, staying humid and cooler than the open plot.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario
O.A.C. Fells
Australian Digger Revealed as Rand Gold Discoverer
After fifty years of archival work in Pretoria James Gray of the Institute of Chemistry identifies the Rand gold field discoverer as Australian digger George Harrison who found the main reef in 1886 and vanished from history after a recoverer’s claim. His true life and fate may remain unknown.
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Witwatersrand
Pretoria
James Gray
Institute of Chemistry
Rand
George Harrison
Harrison
Earthquakes Increase Worldwide Claim by Indian Geologist
Dr. A M Heron, director of the Geological Survey of India, says earthquakes are more frequent. About 2,750,000 lives are thought to have been lost globally in the past two centuries. Disasters arise from irregular crust loading along fault lines, with about 400 quakes yearly but most are minor. Destructive events have risen in the last three centuries.
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A. M. Heron
Geological Survey of India
Heron
Bishop Lovett Dons Robes In Hairdressing Parlor
When Dr Neville Lovett was enthroned bishop of Saliabury England he donned his robes in a beauty parlor in a tradition dating back to 1226. Bishop Poore the first bishop of New Sarum also vested at this spot now a women hairdressing shop. Business paused at the shop during the ceremony.
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Carricee
Neville Lovett
Saliabury
England
Poore
New Sarum
Actor’s seaside lodging leads to grubby digs
An actor visiting a crowded coastal resort laments accommodation woes. He questions bed sheet cleanliness, prompting the landlady to recall a previous guest who swam every Friday. Meanwhile plans to extend Paington harbor, unique for its girl harbor master, are under review.
Grave danger to southern Saskatchewan wild ducks report says
J Dewey Soper reports grave to very serious breeding conditions for wild ducks in southern Saskatchewan. Canvassing 3600 miles, he notes green winged teal and ruddy duck greatly reduced, canvasback and redheads near low ebb. Crane Lake is bone dry. Conditions, now widespread, threaten regional waterfowl and affect hunters nationwide.
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Saskatchewan
J. Dewey. Soper
Prairie Provinces
Department of the Interior
T. A. Crerar
Soper
Winnipeg
North America
Long Bicycle Ride From Buenos Aires To Dallas
Argentina boys Victor Scarrafia and Vicente Gregori Espasa began a 8,000 mile tandem journey from Buenos Aires on January 1, 1934 aiming to set a record for travel by tandem bicycle to New York. They planned to return home by boat.
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Victor Scarrafia
Vicente Gregori Espasa
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Dallas
Texas
New York
Espen
When a Woman Marries Again Phrase Gives Perspective
A quoted reflection on marriage states that a woman remarries from dislike of her first husband while a man remarries from love for his first wife, suggesting gendered motives and differing risk appetites in relationships.
Windsor to move royal horses from Windsor to Buckingham Palace
The royal herd, including the Windsor Greys, will be relocated from Windsor Mews to Buckingham Palace. The move reflects motor transport’s rise and will reduce London storage, though Windsor landaus stay for Ascot. The Windsor Greys, introduced by George IV, will appear again at next year’s coronation procession.
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Windsor
Buckingham Palate
Windsor Station
Castle
Windsor Castle
the Castle
Ascot
Buckingham Palace
George IV
Edward
London
George W
Reindeer Experiment Reaches Milestone in Arctic Herd
A Dominion project to supply reindeer to the Eskimo reports a successful second year on the Mackenzie delta. The herd grew to 3,750 with 936 fawns born in April to June. About 500 mature deer will be slaughtered for food and clothing, with the remainder moved to winter quarters. The original herd began at 2,370.
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Dominion
T. A. Crerar
J. A. Urquhart
Aklavik
Arctic Ocean
Alaska
Akjavik
Has No Post Office St Kilda A Remote Hebridean Oddity
Has No Post Office St Kilda, one of the Outer Hebrides, cannot sell stamps locally. Letters are placed in tin cans with postage tied to sheepskin buoys, cast into the sea to drift until recovered. Also noted are a South American clock shaped as a searchlight that reveals a new landmark hourly and a fact that the heart beats about 104000 times daily.
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St. Kilda
Hebrides
Scottie Pup Will Liven Things Up Pattern 56
A playful Scotside dog pattern promises a bright cotton Scottie with yarn whiskers and a gay plaid coat for children. The ad instructs sending 20 cents to Household Artz Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 5006 and directions.
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Household Artz Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Coronation Crowns Shine Through Eight Centuries
The article traces the long history of English coronations from St Edward the Confessor to Edward VII, detailing the crown’s tradition at Westminster Abbey, the weight and design of regalia, royal ceremonies, and notable moments such as Henry V at Agincourt and Richard III at Bosworth. It notes the Crown of St Edward housed at the Tower of London and the shifting use of imperial state crowns across monarchs.
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Edward the Confessor
James T
St. Edward
England
J. G. Noppen
The
Daily Sketch
Westminster
Edward
Wiliam the Conqueror
Confessor
Earl Marshal
Charles I
Robert Vyner
Goldamith
John
Adam Stretton
Henry V
Agincourt
Alencon
Richard Tix
Bosworth Field
Henry of Richmond
Henry VII
Earl of Derby
Henry IV
St. Edward’s
Tower of London
Charles II
George IV
Queen Victoria
George V
Edward VII
Chocolate-loving dog boosts railway station sales
A Yorkshire terrier at a London area station began guarding a chocolate machine after receiving a piece of chocolate. The dog invited passers by to drop a penny for a share, increasing the machine’s takings and puzzling the Automatic Company. The stationmaster’s dog became the unlikely local booster for the station's business.
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London
Automatic Company
No Longer Fashionable Tattooing Among Sailors
The Navy reports tattooing is at its lowest ebb in history as sailors grow more sophisticated and face the upkeep of new designs. Capt Randall Jacobs notes lack of figures but confirms waning interest due to changes in taste and frequent visits to tattooists after meeting new partners.
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United States Navy Department
Randall Jacobs
Mustard’s Early Medicinal Use Traced to 18th Century
Mustard, among the oldest spices, was first valued for medicine not flavor. It was seen as a remedy for scorpion bites and boiled in ale with dried figs as cough syrup. The practice of grinding seeds into powder emerged in 1720 after Mrs. Clements of Durham tried the process and found it tasty.
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Clements
Durham
Parade of Territorials Ends Near Cliff Edge
A Yorkshire coast scene shows a youthful officer ordering a march toward a cliff edge. The officer cannot recall commands to stop or wheel as the line advances. A grim corporal warns the officer that a goodbye may be all that remains. The report also notes that double tracking of the Trans Siberian Railway is nearly finished.
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Yorkshire
Trans Siberian Railway
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Paignton Harbor
Mackenzie Delta
Scottie Pup
Alice Brooks
Howechold
Britain
Dominion Department of Agriculture
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