Water Districts Proposed to Rebuild Western Canada
T C Main of Winnipes outlines a plan to form water districts in western Canada to provide domestic and farm use water, support gardens and limited irrigation, and raise rural living standards. He argues drought threatens national prosperity and urges comprehensive studies of prairie groundwater to avoid costly trial and error.
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T. C. Main
AMELC
Winnipes
Enngineering Institute of Canada
Drouth
Experimental Fox Ranch studies on parasite control and rations
The Experimental Fox Ranch at Ipouiaccide erat and the Daca Experimental Farms report work on external parasite control by kerosene spray in kennels nests and woodwork, three times yearly reducing need for powders or mite solutions. They test vitamins A and D for growth and canine rachitic issues, study protein impact on fur, and explore dried meat meal or fish meal as substitutes for fresh meat in summer, plus iodine needs of liver foxes in captivity.
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Ipouiaccide Erat
Daca
A Wonderful Garden Canberra Garden City Vision
Canberra Australias capital under Griffen plan grows into a world class garden city with 2.75 million trees and shrubs 40 miles of hedges 20000 roses planted as mosaic works. Walks boulevards and gardens form a vast landscape project. Seasonal pests appear and a witty card sender issues a fifty cent greeting. The eastern mountains are about 300 million years old in current form.
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Canberra
Austral
Walter Burley Griffen
Chicago
Wets Ounntien Ime Miguest Mountains
Coal Triumphs Over Oil on British Railways
A British company showcased an eleven-year-old coal burning steam locomotive at Wembley proving coal can still compete with diesel. The Flying Scot ran 188 miles London to Leeds in two hours or 156 miles at an average 77 mph with bursts to 100 mph. It’s claimed to be among the most famed engines, having logged 653000 miles in service.
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British Rail
London
Leeds
Wembley
War Veterans Well Treated says Canada Has Done Fairly Good Job
Brigadier-General Alex Ross of Orkton Sask Dominion president of the Canadian Legion told a Ottawa service club Canada has fairly good job caring for ex settlers. He praised Australian veterans and urged reduced repentence and more support for ex soldiers families while noting barley acreage and production in Canada is lower than the 1928 22 average.
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Canada
Alex Ross
Orkton
Sask
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Ottawa
Rose
Australe
Beitah
Lens care tips for amateur photographers endure
Letters from snapshooters complain of smudgy pictures and blame dirty lenses. Guidance covers cleaning with a soft linen handkerchief, avoiding pressure, and using the shutter opening for access. Emphasizes care, practice, and reading "How to Take Good Pictures" for beginners and advanced amateurs. John van Guilder signs off.
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Guild
Camras
Boxameras
Tomato Trade Expands Across Canada and Prairie Fertilizer Zoning
The piece notes a dramatic rise in Canadian tomato exports from 300,000 pounds in 1927 to nearly 10,000,000 pounds in 1934, with Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia as major production centers. It also outlines trial results on cereal fertilizer zoning across the prairie provinces, detailing responses to phosphate and nitrogen and regional variations.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
British Isles
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
England gardener revived after four minutes death on operating table
John Puckering, a Warwickshire market gardener, was declared dead for four and a half minutes during surgery at Arley. A doctor massaged his heart, and he woke to life and returning health. He recalls a blissful predeath vision of thousands of happy people and three familiar faces. He later spoke of seeing his deceased wife and daughter, and said the grave holds no terror.
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England
John Puckering
Ife
Arley
Warwickshire
Puckering
Klarena
Alree
Empire News Service plan to secure inter empire news interchange
The fifth Imperial press conference in Cape Town approved a resolution to create cooperative news associations modeled on The Canadian Press. The Canadian delegation led by E Norman Smith of the Ottawa Journal moved the measure, with Frank J Burd of the Vancouver Province seconding. Delegates from Australia New Zealand South Africa India and Singapore supported the plan.
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Empire
Imperial Press Conference
Cape Town
E. Norman Smith
Ottawa Journal
Canadian Press
Frank J. Burd
Vancouver
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Singapore
Bananas Grow At New York Botanical Gardens
The New York Botanical Gardens plans a cactus house expansion with banana plants. The project may show visitors the origin of banana splits and include a couple of coconut palms. Fashion observers note black vent towels as this year novelty while fashion leaders visit a printing office.
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New York Botanical Gardens
Irish to Be Only Language in Classrooms Under Gaelic Drive
Government aims for a hundred percent Irish speaking nation in the Free State by banning English as a teaching medium in infant classrooms where a competent Irish teacher exists. About one third of 14,000 teachers in southern Ireland are certified Irish speakers, with others required to take Gaelic courses during vacations. The Church of Ireland has opened a preparatory college where only Gaelic will be spoken for teacher training.
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Camonn Ae Vawras
Irish Free State
Free State
Grain Yields Rise in Manitoba Isolated Points
Grain matured quickly in Manitoba isolated farming points with Cormorant reporting 83 days to ripen. Wheat weighed 69 pounds per bushel, averaged 2 bushels per acre, while Hudson Bay line barley yielded 103 bushels per acre at 49 pounds per bushel.
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Manitoba
Cormorant
Vas
Hudson Bay
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