Dominion boosts grants to Canadian fairs and exhibitions
The Dominion government announced higher grants under Minister of Agriculture Robert Weir. Class A summer and winter fairs may receive up to 5,000 dollars, with 4,000 dollar minimums and additional 500 dollar allocations for boys and girls’ clubs, junior activities, and judges. Winter fairs rise to 4,000 dollars, with up to 500 for junior work and 500 for judges, totaling 5,000 if requirements are met.
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Dominon
Robert Weir
Quebec
Canaa
Department of * Agriculture
Dommon Department of Agri
Iculture
Department of Extension
Canadian Federation Of The Blind Convention Names Officers
Montreal hosted a three day Canadian Federation of the Blind meeting with Philipp Layton reelected president for a seventh term. Lord Athelstan was named honorary president, J A Conley first vice president, Harvey Smith second vice president, T R Fenton treasurer, and Gilbert Layton secretary. Speakers urged progress in treatment of the blind, noted Canada’s lag in the British Empire, and discussed secret ballot and minimum wages for blind workers.
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Montreal
Philipp Layton
Canadian Federation of the Blind
Federaion
Lord Athelstan
J. A. Conley
Regina
Harvey Smith
Saint John
T. R. Fenton
Gilbert Layter
Canada
British Empire
Rocket planes to carry passengers in upper stratosphere
Scientists and aeronautical experts say Soviet experiments prove the feasibility of rocket planes that could transport passengers 20 to 30 miles above Earth. The congress predicted these craft would outpace current machines and enable access to heights not reached by balloons, as France plans to market its wheat surplus.
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Cientiats
Prance
May Mean New Industry in New Process for Flax
Ontario textile firms show strong interest in the Prarklin E. Sith flax process promoted from Lancashire England with aims to make linen cheaper. A W Hyndman of the Royal Bank of Canada in Charlottetown cites a Gordon letter noting six Sarnia flax mills operated during WWI but ruined by Russian trade with Belfast and a wish to grow and scotch flax for Lancashire markets. Franklin Smith, Charlottetown native and British government consultant, leads experiments mixing waste flax fiber and cotton into a new fabric with Canadian government farm cooperation and Ottawa trials to use tinseed straw as raw material for the fabric.
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Ontario
Ita
Lancashire
England
A. W. Hyndman
Royal Bank of Canada
Charlottetown
J. A. Gordon
Gordon and Son
Sarnia
Ont
Belfast
Gorton
Franklin Smith
Prince Edward Island
Ottawa
Farma
Jokes In Stone And Shared Borders In Old English Homes
In ancient English church architecture humor appears as carved scenes showing a monk preaching to geese. Domestic clues appear at a Bedfordshire Hertfordshire border farmhouse where a long room bears the inscription If you are cold, go to Hertfordshire, half in each country, reflecting cross border living.
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England
Bedfordshire
Hertfordshire
Adequate Punishment Seen Key to Curb Reckless Driving
The Calgary Herald argues that education campaigns fail while 99 of 100 traffic infractions receive light fines. It calls for harsher penalties, longer driving suspensions, and seizure of vehicles in reckless driving cases to deter danger on the roads.
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Calgary Herald
Northern fur trader lands plane full of pelts in week
Rochester fur trader Joseph Mirfuet landed at the municipal airport in a ski equipped plane with a $5,000 cargo of valuable pelts gathered during a week long visit to Northern Ontario. His only difficulty was starting the engine in sub zero weather. Canadian tobacco may find new use in citric acid production in Europe, with Italy cited as the chief supplier of citric acid from lemons.
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Joseph Mir Fuet
Rochester
Muunicipal
Ontario
Europe
Italy
Indians Hold 13 Million In Federal Treasury Funds
The Indians of Canada reportedly hold 13,602,000 in the federal treasury, earning five percent interest to be distributed among the Indians. The article notes a growing native population, about 1,000 more per year, and lists January 1985 registrations of pure bred cattle with the Canadian Livestock Records, including 417 horses, 70 cattle, 963 sheep, 682 swine, 1,841 foxes, 720 dogs, 723 poultry, and 3 goats.
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Canada
T ‘Hey
Dominion Minister of Agriculture
Storytelling pictures in snapshots and why they matter
John van Guilder argues that photography should tell stories like picture books and films not just capture scenes. He cites common misuses such as posing a child with a boat or car and urges using shots that convey narrative, from picnics to adventures, to engage viewers meaningfully.
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Sories
Umar
Ures
International Committee Doing Great Work In Endeavor To Rid Country Of Crop Pests
A Canadian tourist group including Mrs Langley and Messrs Heming Jackson Mundy flew by aeroplane from Kaleteur Falls to Georgetown British Guiana and back, noting the falls from above for the first time. The trip highlighted foreign collaboration in entomology and the long running International Great Plains Crop Pest Committee, formed in Winnipeg in 1920, linking Canadian and U.S. scientists with Mexican colleagues to advance prairie pest control.
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British Guiana
Georgetown
Kaleteur Falls
J. W. Longley
Halifax
Charles W. Heming
Hamilton
Ont
F. I. Jackson
Montreal
Charles Mundy
Oshawa
Art Williams
Garraway Stream
Langley
United States
Canada
American Association of Economic Entomologists
North American
Mexico
Arthur Giteon
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Northwest International Committee On
Winnipeg
Press cooperation cuts suicides in town nearly 100 percent
York coroner Lieut Col Innes Ware says press reporting restraint reduced deaths by own action in a West Riding town. He cites minimal inquest cases among Jews and Roman Catholics and argues most who self-harm are sane, seeking escape from life responsibilities.
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Innes Ware
York
Eng
West Riding
Ware
British BC School to Train British Children
Ottawa immigration department reaches an agreement with the Child Emigration Society of Great Britain to establish a Fairbridge farm school branch in British Columbia. Children aged about 10 will be brought to Canada and kept until 16 before placement as farm workers or house workers. The source of entrants is not disclosed.
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British Columbia
Immigration Department At
Ottawa
Child Emigration Society of
Great Britain
Fairbridge Farm Schools
Canada
House of Commons
Fairbridge
Giria
Defence dept spends funds on Hope airport project
Minister Grote Stirling told Hon. Jan MacKenzie the defence department has spent 62 620 on the Hope airport project in British Columbia. The 70 acre site has 39 cleared and a total rent men are engaged on the work.
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Alport
Tee Defence Department
Hope Airport
Britian Columbia
Defence
Minster Grote Stirling
Jan MacKense
Vancouver Center
House of Commons
Tee Street
Inland is Horselet and the Last Horse Vanishes
Fragmentary read describes a horseless Cape region where the last horse, West Head, is gone and the phrase mole island horseless appears. Mentions Lima Peru and Mexico City founding universities, and a giant 12 foot long jet fish fossil from a sea million years ago in a landscape now the Great Plains.
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Cape
West Head
Mole Island
Fisheu
Great Plains
Canadian Flying Club reports rising flying time hours
George Ross of Ottawa announced at Montreal the Canadian Flying Clubs Association annual meeting that 22 clubs showed a per cent gain in flying time activities. He reported a total of 10,581 hours flown in 1994, with a 32 per cent rise since 1930. Attendees included notable figures from the federation.
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Montreal
Canadian Flying Clubs’ Association
George Ross
Ottawa
Ross
Strange two in one rail locomotive designed in Ireland
An Irish designer reportedly built a two in one engine to run on a single rail reversing the usual two rails setup. The double engine allegedly balances weight by seating passengers on both sides of the single rail, distributing load evenly as the train moves.
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Ireland
Grace Leads Controversial Toss In School Match
Dr. W. G. Grace captained a team against a public school in a cricket match. After anxious moments at the toss he declared it a lady and chose to bat first, then opted for no innings. The opposing captain later realized the coin’s other face showed Britannia on the head.
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W. G. Grace
Ricketer
Queen Victoria
Critannia
Thomas Wedders and His Extraordinary Nose Exhibit
Thomas Wedders, an 18th century showman, built a living by exhibiting his famous nose. The peculiar act drew crowds seeking a remarkable example of human facial anatomy and public spectacle.
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Thomas Wedders
Wedders
Durations of Dog Lifespans Varied Between Breeds
The article notes large breeds like Great Danes often reach around nine years, while many small breeds commonly live from eighteen to twenty years. It contrasts size with longevity and mentions breed differences in life expectancy.
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Federation of the Blind
Toronto
Chesnapshot
Kean
Bill
John van Guilder
Re Frat Univeries
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Lima
Peru
Mexico City
Jet
Canadian Flying Club
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