Great Progress in Prairie Provinces Agriculture
A historical overview traces farmland expansion in the Prairie Provinces from 1901 to 1981. It cites a rise from 15 million to over 110 million acres, shifts in share of total occupied farmland, and growth in improved land and crop areas. It catalogs four main farming types: wheat, mixed farming, dairying, and ranching, with regional patterns across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and adjoining districts.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Prairie Region
Dominica
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dry Belt
Mani Joba
Manitoba
Park Belt
International Boundary
Calgary
Peace For Sleepers Movement To Silence Auto Horns
Global anti noise drive spreads from Rome to Madrid with laws curb auto horns. New York and Chicago adopt measures empowering police to curb disturbances. Toronto argues first, Ottawa cites a 45 year old bylaw banning night horn blowing.
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Rome
Paris
Berlin
London
Florence
Naples
Madrid
New York
Chicago
Toronto Board of Control
Ottawa Civic Socials
Toronto
Norman Lett
News of the world via radio and press role debate
Fort Erle Thyer reviews how radio delivers news in brief form from Daventry and New York, noting radio can only parrot agency reports without the presses. He urges newspapers to provide definitive, timely coverage and asks what, when, and where radio can truly convey.
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Daventry
England
Radio City
New York
Radio Ould
News 4
Fort Erle
Watch Keeps Good Time by Amersham Baker
An ancient gold watch, 253 years old, owned by 79 year old baker Mr Clement Toovey of Whielden Street Amersham, handed down through generations and used regularly for 45 years with minimal repair costs.
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Clement Toovey
Whielden Street
Amersham
Toovey Hhus
Garibaldi Charms Defenders Behind Inn Barrier
Garibaldi, escaping capture, finds refuge in a Franco inn where over twenty men prepare to hand him to authorities. He wins them over with hospitality and stories, turning potential captors into loyal defenders as soldiers arrive to confront the crowd.
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Garibaldi
Italy
Franc
Garibald
World's Sixth Poultry Congress Rooms In Berlin Next July
The World's Sixth Poultry Congress meets in Berlin next year with sessions at the Opera Kell e. The event opens July 24 with Adolf Hitler, includes afternoon excursions in and around Berlin, followed by Olympic ceremonies and a rural Germany tour. A six weeks continental trip for Canadians is planned, with visits to France, Switzerland, Belgium and England. Participants include Canada, Argentina, Australia, China, Czecho-Slovakia, Great Britain, Beus or, Estonia, Halt, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Southern Rhodesia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Rhine
France
Switzerland
Belgium
England
Canada
Argentina
Australia
China
Ceecho
Rusted Wheat Rusted Wheats Protein Content Report
The second report on the 1935 crop from the Federal Grain Research Laboratory notes rusted wheats show special grades No 4 No 5 and No 6 with protein contents of 13.4 percent 18.1 percent and 13.3 percent respectively. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba wheat tests ranged 14.2 14.9 and 13 percent for No 1 grades. Results were about equal to 1934 tests.
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Federal Grain Research Laboratory
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Mosquito Infestation Report Across Canada Grows Severe
Reports indicate an unusually high mosquito abundance in New Brunswick Southern Quebec parts of Ontario Niagara Falls and Stamford Welland Kamloops and Cariboo districts. The pest levels are described as exceptionally severe this year compared with prior years.
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New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Niagara Falls
Stamford
Welland County
Prairie Provinces
Kamloops
Cariboo
British Columbia
Inspector Finds Weight Bias From Electric Fans in Dallas Stores
Texas weights and measures chief W. B. Bussey reports that a ceiling fan above scales in a Dallas meat market added from a half to a full ounce to the apparent weight of packages. He was examining reports of faulty scales when the finding occurred, noting fan speed and bundle size influence the error.
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Texas
W. 8. Bussey
Dallas
Bussey
Hamburg Stage opens as penny theatre for unemployment aid
A new Hamburg theatre named the Hamburg Stage offers every seat and charges for cloakroom and programme at a penny. Manager, actors, stage hands, programme sellers, and box office staff painted scenery and prepared costumes, providing work for many unemployed actors.
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Hamburg
Germany
Interior Memory Insurance How to photograph rooms for lasting images
Practical guide by John Van Guilder on indoor photography from a past era. Advice covers lighting, avoid direct windowing, using shades, tripod use, lens stopping down, focal distance, and handling long exposures. Includes tips for daylight and dark rooms to create sharp, lasting interior pictures.
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John van Guilder
Motor speed talks and racing's evolving era
Wallace addresses reporters in Washington on wheat quality and bread tests while Sir Malcolm Campbell's record car is hailed as an evolution in speed. The piece contrasts agricultural debates with the era’s driving feats, noting advances in car design, safety, and the utopian road prospects for speeds near 100 to 200 mph.
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United States Secenary of Agriculture
Wallace
Washington
Agriculture Department
Canada
United States
Malcolm Campbell
Phyakata
Benken
Malcolm
Daredevila
Utah
Florida
Bonneville
Apeeda
New, York Times
Archibald and Soil Reform Across Experimental Farms
Dr Archibald oversees diverse experimental farms addressing soil drift and drought since the past years. His work integrates tree planting to form shelter belts and multiple enterprises to test resilient farming methods amid environmental stress.
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Archibald
Erenag
Marta
Ieee
Baneas
Dog Named Tipo Shows Skillful Perch Fishing
K. Jackson of Fulford Harbor Coast owns Tipo a small black Labrador mix dog who began fishing about five years ago. The dog dives in shallow water for herring and now retrieves perch from deeper water, returning only the palatable fish to his owner.
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K. Jackson
Fulford Harborc
Tipo
Welcome visitors at Port of London Authority led by Lord Ritchie
The Port of London Authority, one of the world’s busiest, thrives on guest reception under Chairman Lord Ritchie of Dundee who tirelessly hosts sightseers. The Grape Vine’s Kippen vine reaches 300 feet with 2000 plus grape bunches and extra harvests used for grape jelly.
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Ord Ritchie
Port of London Authority
Lord Ritchie
Dundee
Ous
Newlywed Couple Exit Church on Motorcycle
A newly married couple left the church on a motorcycle with the bride riding pillion. A cynical spectator quipped this may be the last time the groom sits behind the bride. At its peak size, the average sunspot equals roughly Earth's diameter.
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Abe
King George Breaks Dress Rule in Scotland Visit
King George does not consistently wear the Scottish dress when leaving the Castle as ordered by King Edward. He arrives in Ballater in the Royal Stuart kilt but often dons knickerbockers, stockings, and a felt Homburg hat. The Princes echo the King’s dress choices, while the Queen wears tartan ribbons abroad in Scotland.
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Scotland
George
Edward
Stuart
Artap
Ballater
Birds Return Obvious From Fort Erie Bridge Platform
Solitary birds endured a 14 day climb to the fort Erie bridge ledge in spring. Workmen built a wooden platform to aid the birds. They have left for the season but the perch will stay for next spring, said Louis Douglas, superintendent of the Peace Bridge Canadians.
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Fort Erie
Louis Douglas
Peace Bridge
Campaign to save Dickens cottage at Petersham from road wreckage
Protest by Dickens fans against destroying the Petersham Surrey cottage where David Copperfield was written. Also notes over 885000 pension cases covering all wars in US government rolls.
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Petersham
Surrey
David Copperfield
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W. M. Davidson
Meadowvale
Ont
J. M. Fraser
Streetsville
Cheap Amusement House
Cyke Snapshot Child
King George
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