World's Grain Exhibition and Conference at Regina
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics booklet on 1927 Canada shows agriculture as the dominant industry with 38.1 percent of value. The piece urges support for next year's World's Grain Exhibition and Conference at Regina, highlighting global participation, 200000 dollars in prizes, and three exhibit divisions plus technical conferences from July 25 to August 6.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
Ottawa
Regina
Scientist Mc Lennan to leave Toronto for Surrey England
Professor John Cunningham McLennan, head of the University of Toronto physics department, will leave the institution soon and establish his home in Surrey England. An internationally noted scientist, he first discovered and produced helium in commercial quantities and served as scientific adviser to the British Admiralty during the war.
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John Cunningham ‘McLennan
University of Toronto
Surrey
England
McLennan
Admiralty
Pipeless organ converts electricity into music
A new device converts electrical energy into musical sound using a pipeless organ concept. The idea suggests people would welcome a means to turn radio music into usable electricity, implying a dual benefit of entertainment and power generation.
Alberta Coal Receives Share Of Saskatchewan Relief Orders
Alberta domestic coal operators will get a proportionate share of relief coal orders from Saskatchewan, said C. G. Durham, secretary of the Alberta Domestic Coal Operators' Association. Alberta mines will supply one ton in four for eastern Saskatchewan, taking most orders for the western part of the province. Orders are expected to reach about 250,000 tons.
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Abberta
Saskatchewan
C. G. Durham
Alberta Domestic Coal Operators’ Association
Alberta
Fear In Brit Dole Affects Wide Range Of Unemployed
The 10 percent cut in Britain's unemployment benefits, the dole, will affect unemployed men and women from ages 16 to 65. Workers must increase weekly payments to the dole fund, and employers' contributions rise under the national economy bill. Youths 18 currently receive 2.50 a week, rising to 4.25. single men cap at 4.25. Unemployed women 16 to 21 get 1.25 to 3.75, with dependents and children benefits unaffected.
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Britain
Lovely green voile dress dyed with Diamond Dyes
A Quebec reader recalls how a faded imported green voile dress was revived by Diamond Dyes. She reports tinting and dyeing with Diamond Dyes produced a smooth, even color without spotting or running, creating a dress that seemed newly purchased for about 15 cents.
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R.F
Quebec
Wrigley Experiments In Wheat Purchases Continue In Canada
The William Wrigley Jr Company reports a successful test of buying Canadian wheat with receipts from gum sales in the Dominion. Indirect business benefits offset temporary losses, with plans to extend the program to December 1 and likely beyond.
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Wrigley Company
Wiliam Wrigley Company
Canada
Dominion
William Wrigley, Jr
Don’t Submit To Asthma Remedy Sale Ad
A promotional notice urges readers suffering from asthma to try Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Remedy. It promises relief and urges immediate action, claiming the trial will dispel doubt and that the remedy is sold by dealers everywhere.
Shortage Of Laying Hens Report Warns Of Market Strain
An unprecedented movement of laying hens from farm to market prompts a Department of Agriculture report predicting a possible shortage if shipments continue at the current rate. The study notes receipts are moving into consumption despite the high volume. A separate note promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as helpful for children with colds and croup and for pains in people and cattle.
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Department of Agriculture
Thomas
Alcohol a Normal Brain Stimulant Says Expert
New York toxicologist Dr. Alexander O. Gettler told United Press alcohol is present in the brain and liver of every human being from abstainers to drinkers. He said a half drop of ethyl alcohol can be found in the brain using a new distillation method, and that alcohol is a normal component in brains of animals too.
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Alexander O. Gettler
New York
United Press
Asbestos Used to Make Fireproof Garments and Tools
A remark on asbestos noting its unique properties that allow weaving into fireproof garments and molding into instruments resistant to heat, highlighting the mineral's distinctive applications.
Science on Sea Improves Freshness of Trawled Fish
British Fishery Research Station at Aberdeenshire has equipped the trawler City of Edinburgh with a small aboard laboratory. New methods extend freshness from under a week to 10 or 12 days without changing ice storage. Fleet fishing farther afield means longer trips, up to two weeks, benefiting North Sea fishermen and the wider Empire's fishing industry.
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Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Pocketbook Rolls From Week's Cake Flour Mix
This rolling dough recipe uses 2 cups sifted special cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon shortening 33 cup milk. Sift dry ingredients mix with shortening add milk to soft dough knead 2 to 3 minutes roll to 14 inch thick cut 2 inch circles fold press edges rise 20 minutes bake 425F brush with melted butter bake finish yields 16 small or 9 large rolls.
Spicy cucumber pickle recipe yields sweet mingle with spice
A recipe lists 12 ripe cucumbers, 1144 cups sugar, 2 cups vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon whole cloves, 1 tablespoon whole allspice, 2 tablespoons cinnamon bark, 1 tablespoon white mustard seed. Instructions: cut cucumbers into one inch slices.
Persian Balm Promises A Lovelier Complexion
A vintage advertisement extols Persian Balm as a cooling soothing lotion that softens rough skin caused by weather and adds delicate fragrance. It claims the product gives a rose leaf texture to the skin and softens hands, branding it a peerless toilet requisite for women.
Saskatchewan Dairy Industry Gains 35 Percent in Seven Months
Saskatchewan dairy output rose in July to 2,805,316 pounds, up 337,600 from July last year. For the first seven months, production reached 11,437,871 pounds, 3,048,971 more than the January–July period of 1930, a 36.3 percent increase.
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Saskatchewan
Vast Produce Exports to England Reach Ten Million Pounds
Records show onions potatoes and tomatoes valued at £10,000,000 shipped to England from Spain France and the Channel Islands during the previous year.
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England
Spain
France
Channel Islands
Relief fraud case in Hamilton draws stern verdict
A Hamilton man who regularly received city relief and bought a $291 radio with payroll and cash from relief was prosecuted. He had worked since June 30 and drawn a $60 cheque, keeping $19 cash and aiding with groceries and clothing. He was fined $40 and ordered to repay the $19. The Calgary Herald notes such fraud strains relief services and calls for ongoing prosecutions to deter repeat offenders amid heavy relief demands.
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Hamilton
Calgary Herald
Final Stage Of Low Mood In Canada Trade Outlook
The Toronto Mail and Empire reports E. W. Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, saying the coming winter will be the final stage of three years of low mood. He notes insider knowledge of economic tendencies and warns of a hard winter but optimism for a turnaround as Canada and the world move back toward normal trade and business conditions.
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Canada
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fredericton
N.B
Beatty
Toronto Mail and Empire
Mc Fadden Publications to Publish Six Magazines in Canada
Mc Fadden Publications announces six magazines to be published in Canada with 200000 readers and available at current prices. It has secured a Dominion charter and will run a nationwide advertising campaign to promote the publications and support the printing industry.
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Canada
McFadden Publications
Dominion
Office Busy The Manager Absent For Lunch
A witty exchange reveals an office scene where the manager is away at lunch with his wife. The lady caller asks to speak to him when he returns with his stenographer, noting that his wife called. The dialogue captures a snapshot of midcentury workplace humor and social norms.
Wind measuring instrument records wind drop in 1.2 seconds
A new wind measuring device claims to be so sensitive that it can register a wind pressure drop from eighty five miles per hour to zero in one hundred twentieth of a second, marking a notable advancement in meteorological instrumentation.
Begging Seen As Harder Than It Seems
A remark challenges the notion that begging is easy, noting that many assume it is simple to obtain money by asking for help. The speaker asserts they would not envy a beggar after observing the effort required over weeks.
Nevada Excavations Hint Early Human Presence in North America
Excavations in Nevada reveal evidence suggesting humans existed on the northern continent before the ice age era. Researchers point to artifacts and fossil indicators that push back current timelines for early settlement. Further studies aim to verify dating and regional spread across North America.
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Nevada
Excessive Highway Building Warned by British Engineer
Sir Alexander Gibb, a British engineer, told the Empire Club of Toronto that Canada should curb highway expansion. He warned subsidies for highways could burden future generations and said only pioneer routes opening new areas justify new roads, while parallel high capacity trucking risks debt. Transportation he called a crucial factor for Canada's development.
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Alexander Gibb
Canada
Empire Club of
Toronto
Unemployed Placed on Canadian Farms Under New Plans
The ranks of the unemployed have been reduced by 15,000 as men are placed on farms in Canada under plans by Minister of Immigration and Colonization Wesley A. Gordon. The soldiers' settlement board, in cooperation with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways, reports 3,749 families and 10,609 single men placed nationwide, with Ontario placing 800 families and 2,000 singles and Quebec 4,150 families and 300 singles.
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Canada
Atomic hydrogen shown in welding heat demonstration
The opening session of the American Physical Society witnessed a grand display of atomic hydrogen flames seen as the world’s hottest welding heat yet cooler in the gas. Scientists observed workers in goggles gas masks and asbestos gear manipulate the flames at General Electric, creating near perfect airtight metal joints as part of a physicists’ exhibit.
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American Physical Society
General Electric Company
Auctioned jewel donated to Victoria and Albert Museum
The famed Canning jewel valued at about 50000 dollars, scolded by the Earl of Harewood at Sotheby’s last June, was presented to the Victoria and Albert Museum by an anonymous American friend. The 16th century piece is believed to have been sent by the Grand Duke of Tuscany to a Mogul emperor.
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Earl of Harewood
Sotheby’s
Victoria and Albert Museum
Tuscany
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