Too Many Varieties At Royal Winter Fair
A Canadian newspaper column argues the Royal Winter Fair should cut the number of sheep and poultry breeds. It notes many breeds are redundant or impractical, cites past wins by New World breeds, and calls for crossbreeding trials and production standards to focus on egg laying and profitability.
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Canadian National Exhibition
The
Royal
Canada
Chicago
University of Saskatchewan
Dean Shaw
National Research Council
the Royal
Royal Poultry Show
Torconto
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Mediterranean
George Rook
England
Charles Harington
Monument to the average taxpayer urged in Gananoque
The Gananoque Ont Reporter lauds a thrifty individual who keeps home fires burning and runs the wheels of government. He is described as the backbone of the country in good and bad years, bearing burdens without complaint and deserving a tall enduring monument like Atlas.
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Atlas of Old
Name on the Regis Terfire Incident
The hotel clerk and a forest creature argue over a signature at the registration desk. The clerk insists the name is the one written, while the creature debates the meaning of the signature, revealing a humorous misunderstanding.
Villagers in Frittenden Defend Quiet Life
In Frittenden Kent population around 700, residents rebuff description as the forgotten village. They reject cinema or railway as essential, yet declare contentment with current amenities and pace of life.
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Frittenden
Kent
England
Japanese Residents Pressed by Brazil Abroad
Next to Japan, Brazil has the second largest Japanese resident community. The article notes the sizable diaspora in Brazil, highlighting cultural ties and migration patterns between the two nations.
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Japan
Brazil
New Cane OAC 211 Soybean Varieties Show Boon
Farmers in North America are testing a new soybean strain known as O.A.C. 211. It is praised for better adaptation to local conditions and higher yield potential. Trials in Ontario and nearby regions report promising early results. Researchers note the line may outperform older cultivars in tough climates and heavy soils.
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Dee
North America
Anton
Moray
O.A.C
Gurdon Mole
Wanted Fire Insurance Color Lady Knew What Was Needed
Mrs Mose Johnson enters an insurance office in a tale of miscommunication. She demands fire insurance for her husband, while the clerk suggests life insurance, noting the husband has been fired several times. The exchange reveals a sharp, humorous misunderstanding in a colored community anecdote from a Goblin-style voice.
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Mose Johnson
Discover Ancient Axes From Australia’s Earliest Inhabitants
A clipping reports 1400 axes and many knives from the Paleolithic era found between Portland Victoria and Kingston South Australia. The artifacts are believed to be used by Australia’s earliest inhabitants more than 10 000 years ago. A stray line notes Indian ants building a honeycomb 18 feet high and a Scottish Lane Saay seems to phrase a favor.
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Portland
Victoria
Kingston
South Australia
Australia
Black Nassau man bids to start horses with fire
Nassau resident George Washington Nicodemus age 81 promotes a new approach to horse starting using small fire crackers under hoofs to avoid whipping, citing farm feed needs and safety. He calls his horse Maggie a partner in a campaign echoing colonial days and Victoria era beliefs. A Detroit Free Press note mentions 1934 auto injuries statistics.
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Assan Darkie
Darkie
Bahamas Country Club
Queen Victoria
Thia
George Washington
Nicodemus
Nassau
Bahamas
Maggie
Yassuh
Bose
Blood Transfusions Through Canning Technique Reported
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes a method of canning human blood for long range transfusions. Blood is canned in South America and shipped to Italy and France with up to 27 days between canning and transfusion and an average of 76 days. Dr. R Palazzo and Dr. J Tenconi of Hospital Italano Buenos Aires performed 395 such transfusions over two years.
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American Medical Association
South America
Italy
France
Buenos Aires
Journal
R. Palazzo
J. Tenconi
Hospital Italano
Berlin to Reward Good Motorists With Medals
Berlin police announce a program to reward safe drivers with gold or silver plated medals. A motorist who demonstrates continued safe navigation of the Wilhelmstrasser will receive the honor, intended to complement penalties for unsafe driving.
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Berlin
Germany
Wilhelmstrasser
Remarkable 50 Year Old Brain Operation Retold
Nova Scotia doctors recount the pioneering open air brain surgery by Dr Samuel Nelson Miller who removed a skull bone to expose a shoemaker John Lee’s brain. Lee watched his brain via mirror without chloroform, then returned to cobble shoes days later. Miller, 86, pioneered open air TB treatment.
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Nova Scotia
Samuel Nelson Miler
John Lee
Wilmot
Hhe
New York
Lee
Miller
Mount Hawley
N.S
Codfish Landlubber Says Sea Life Makes Them Sick
A Nova Scotia codfish bred ashore and returned to sea in a tank shows seasickness and reluctance to feed, while researchers at Halifax and St. Andrews note tame behavior when fed by hand and a color-changing streak, turning lighter on light backgrounds and nearly black on dark ones.
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Biological Board
Nova Scotia
Biological Board of Canada
Halifax
St. Andrews
N.B
Quintuplets in film praised by Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt returns from Callander Ontario after 10 days of filming with the Dicone quintuplets. He hails the sisters as five Garbos and praises their health intelligence and charm. Hersholt portrays Dr Allan Dafoe in The Country Doctor and calls the child stars outstanding in the new movie.
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Jean Hersholt
Hollywood
Callander
Ont
Joe Garbos
Hersholt
Allan Dafoe
Dr. Dafoe
Aseek Ad We Toon
Barley Commission Reports Progress on Grain Research
Progress reported by the National Barley Committee outlines advances in plant breeding, variety testing, zonation, crop testing, and seed supply. Dr. A J Anderson heads the new Department of Barley Research. malting tests by the University of Manitoba lab and co operation with two major Canadian malting firms are cited. About 20 percent of malting barley samples from last year matched true to name, with many showing inferior mixtures.
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National Barley Committee
National Research Council
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Barley Research
A.J. Anderson
Anderson
University of Manitoba
LH. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Saskatchewan
Wisconsin
Manitoba
Alberta
Dominion
Provincial Departments of Agriculture
Board of Grain Commissioners
Repatriation of Chinese under federal BC plan continues
Under joint Canada British Columbia arrangements, elderly Chinese, many who arrived as paying $500 head tax, proceed home. Eleven from Victoria area and many from Vancouver and mainland points embarked December 14 on a trans Pacific liner. Since inception a year ago and including earlier groups, over 400 Chinese have been repatriated with consent and shared transportation costs.
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British Columbia
Victoria
Icinity
Vancouver
Mainland
Thief Caught by Fingerprints in Dartmouth Case
Dartmouth police solved a long cold burglary by matching fingerprints to Parker Hutchey. A stolen radio remains were found in Hutchey’s attic after the prints were kept and finally identified. Hutchey had previously been convicted of stealing iron.
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Dartmouth
Parker Hutchey
Hitchey
Airgrams Rise in Popularity on German Flights
Airgrams priced at four cents per word have gained success with federal postal department offers to German plane passengers. Messages are received and replies sent by wireless.
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Federal Postal Department
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Lane Saay Cpene
Favor
Scotland
Detroit Free Press
United States
Lady Astor
Lady Nancy Astor
William Waldorf Astor
House of Commons
Barley Commission
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