Quality bread demand may save Western Canadian wheat
The article argues Britain’s demand for bread is shifting to lower protein flour and Argentine soft wheat blends, risking Western Canada’s hard spring wheat. Sir Francis Floud warns Canada faces bleak prospects unless price gaps narrow, markets expand, and high quality bread stimulates British appetite.
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Great Britain
England
Canada
Prairies
Francia Floyd
Commerce Club
University of Toronto
Francis Floud
Sir Francis
Canda
Scarcity of Fur Animals in Saskatchewan This Year
Saskatchewan officials report few fur bearing animals trapped compared with prior years. Mink and otter sightings are limited while southern drives target skunks and Weasels with small kill counts. Coyotes remain present in central and western areas but not in large numbers. Jack rabbits, once pests, are rarer this year though strong demand pushes prices to 16 to 17 cents.
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Saskatchewan
Game Branch
Relief costs vary by province for unemployment support
Figures from the federal labor department show wide provincial variation in November for supporting an unemployed person. Ontario costs 7.62, Prince Edward Island 1.51, with an average of 6.52 across provinces. Variations arise from local conditions and relief standards. administration costs are not included. Provincial averages: Prince Edward Island 1.51, Nova Scotia 4.15, New Brunswick 3.15, Quebec 5.44, Ontario 7.62, Manitoba 7.19, Saskatchewan 6.19, Alberta 7.33, British Columbia 7.30.
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Fedral Labor Department
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Otario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Whittling Now Fine Art Whittling Prize Contests
Herbert Anderson known as Andy the cowboy and former Colorado range rider heads a growing scene of jackknife sculptors. He carves campfire figures including Indians and tough characters, turning casual pastime into crafted exhibits and a trading post style workshop.
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Herbert Anderson
Colorado
Andy
Thunderstorm Punchline at Local Theatre
A well known actor performing a play was interrupted mid speech by a thunderclap. He quipped that the sound came in the wrong place. A stagehand retorted it came from heaven, provoking laughs and light-hearted relief during the scene.
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Eaven
Hogs Shipped Profitable From Calgary to Seattle
One hundred sixty hogs were shipped from Calgary to Seattle. Prices above the line covered the extra freight duty and processing charges, making the shipment profitable.
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Calagry
Seattle
Aso
Hungary Mourns Lost Echo At Lake Balaton
The article recounts a persistent echo heard at Lake Balaton that delighted tourists by repeating and adding their words. Scientists proposed that nearby trees absorbed the sound as they grew, and a plan to cut them down risks losing both echo and trees, leaving Balaton silent.
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Hungary
Lake Balaton
Great Criminal Pathologist Regius Professor Sydney Smith
Professor Sydney Smith of Edinburgh University, renowned as a top criminal pathologist, rose to fame in Egypt where he led medico legal work for the government and taught forensic medicine. His notable achievement was guiding the 1925 murder trial of Sir Lee Stack, dramatically reconstructing the case for the court.
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England
Sydney Smith
Regius
Edinburgh University
Egypt
University of
Lee Stack
Sirdar
Halifax businessmen form study group on Social Credit
A dozen Halifax business and professional men formed to study the Social Credit plan. Edward S. Dixon, manager of the Halifax tourist bureau, denied reports of a new Nova Scotia party and said the group seeks to understand the scheme, not form a party. The initiative grows from an unemployment and health insurance focused study club.
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Halifax
Edward S. Dixon
Nova Scotia
Water Lily Inquiry Bridges Atlantic Travel for Botany Expert
American botanist Dr. Henry Conard travels 4000 miles to see a London water lily pond kept by Constable Robert Trickett. Trickett, fellow Royal Horticultural Society, aids in identifying rare specimens at Kew. Their five year correspondence centers on water lilies and related works.
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London
Henry 8. Conard
Grinnell University
New York
Constable Robert Trickett
Trickett
Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Botanic Gardens
Russian imposter Vera Zavarykina marries nine women
A Moscow reported case details Vera Zavarykina posing as a man in Kadievka Don Basin. She allegedly wed and robbed nine women over four years by getting them drunk on the wedding day. The last bride resisted, fled police, and Vera was arrested before further escape.
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Russia
Kadievka
Don Basin
Moscow
Vera Zavarykina
Vera
Pilots to use beacons on Karachi to Rangoon route
Report says the 2700 mile air route from Karachi to Rangoon will have a continuous chain of beacon lights along the path. Beacons will be visible from 0 to 100 miles and aircraft will not fly more than two hours without a guiding light. Experimental metal bags are being tested.
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Karachi
Rangoon
Proves Earth Is Round via Stratosphere Picture Display
Washington shows new visual proof from a National Geographic Society event. Captain Albert Stevens of the US Army Air Corps sponsored a stratosphere flight on November 11 and presented still and motion pictures from the balloon's ceiling. The earth curvature image spans about 200 miles of horizon and 314 degrees of a circle, with infrared-filtered viewing to reveal the curved surface. The Parmelee, South Dakota recording covered over 40,000 square miles of western SD territory.
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Washington
National Georaphic Society
Albert Stevens
United States Army Air Corps
Stevens
Parmelee
South Dakota Territory
Selected Recipes says a Straight Douga Method For Four Loaves
A historic recipe describes soaking a Royal Yeast Cake in warm liquid with sugar, then mixing with whole wheat and white flour, melting butter, and kneading into dough. The mixture rises overnight for four loaves, using 8 cups of whole wheat flour and 2 cups white flour with salted liquid.
Woman Pirate Sue Nakawara Captured by Japanese Police
A 27 year old woman known as Sue Nakawara, once a primary school teacher in Hokkaido Japan, became the mistress of pirate Chen Pai Lin. She participated in hundreds of raids along the China coast. Arrested in Foochow Fukien, she was shipped to Shanghai and will be imprisoned in Japan.
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Nese
China Coast
Sue Nakawara
Japan
Hokkaido
Formosa
Chen Pai-Lin
Foochow
Fukien Province
Shanghai
Woman develops four senses into varied skills in Edmonton
A fragment from a 10 year span notes Horn of Edmonton, starting at age 12, gaining sewing, knitting, weaving, piano, switchboard work, and stenography. Elsewhere in the almanac, deer collisions on Saskatchewan roads rise, a proverb about passing the buck, and a reflection on self-perception by a well bred man.
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Tuud
Horn
Edmonton
Printing Presses For Sale In Regina Sask
Two Chandler & Price Gordon presses 10x15 and 12x18 plus one regy pumas cylinder press and a 28 inch guillotine paper cutter with a Linotype machine. All in excellent condition. Apply Box 26 Regina Sask.
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Chandler & Price Gordon Press
Regina
Sask
Queen Mary Sets New Benchmark in Ocean Liner Luxury
The Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary promises unprecedented luxury for tourist and third class travelers. It features five-deck high staterooms with private toilets in 80 percent, mahogany beds, individual ventilation, hot and cold water, and extensive public rooms including a vast dining saloon, cinema, library, two lounges, a children’s playroom, and a large swimming pool with gym. Public and private spaces for Third Class also show lavish accommodations with dressing tables, ventilation, and sea views from two bridge-side lounges.
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North Atlantic
Cunard
Ant Army Traverses River in Malaya
Observer Carveth Wells reports that vast ant colonies move with military precision in Malaya. The main force waits by a river while scouts pick a crossing, then a ball of ants sails across the current, re-forms on the far bank, and resumes its orderly advance.
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Malaya
Carveth Wells
Declared Perfect Test Misreadings On Public Safety Claim
A garbled excerpt quotes Dr Hubley R Owens chief surgeon of the Department of Public Safety Philadelphia urging sobriety to prevent driving while intoxicated. The fragment mentions Susie and Sallie Samp ton and a nonsensical line about being robbed, but the readable portion emphasizes safe driving and vigilance.
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Hubley R. Owens
Department of Public Safety
Philadelphia
Susie
Sallie Samp‘ton
Rabbi Brickner warns on rising anti-Semitism in Canada
Cleveland rabbi Barnett R. Brickner told the Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto that anti Semitism is spreading across North America with Quebec pushing efforts to turn Canada against Jews, highlighting a growing regional influence.
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Quebec
Canada
Barnett R. Brickner
Cleveland
Toronto
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