Revival of Home Industries Along the St Lawrence River
Tourists boost craft production across Canada from Nova Scotia to Quebec. Rug weaving and hand spinning rise in rural areas, aided by women’s institutes and local mills. Handcrafted linens, dyes from onion skins, and Eskimo caribou ivory crafts attract visitors, with markets expanding through handicraft exhibits and shops.
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St. Lawrence River
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Canada
Department of the Interior
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
St. Lawrence Valley
Montreal
Cape Breton Island
Scotland
England
Czecho-Slovakia
A. MacLeod
Baddeck
Cape Breton
Alberta
Clan Donald
Harris
Maritime
Springfield
Massachusetts
W. H. J. Tisdale
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers
Canadian Handicrafts Guild
British Columbia
Ontario
Coast
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Good Word For the Eagle From a Professor of Eagles
Dr. Francis W. Herrick of Western Reserve University studies eagles along Lake Erie. He observes a protected family that kills rats and vermin, eats fish, and shows distinct cries and personalities. Incubation lasts four weeks and an adult can fly about 60 miles daily.
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Benjamin Franklin
Francis W. Herrick
Western Reserve University
Dr. Herrick
Lake Erie
Herrick
Saskatchewan china clay deposits under development
Saskatchewan deposits of china clay at East End are being developed, the Hon. A. P. McNab says. The clay is ideal for china manufacture and is shipped to Medicine Hat for processing. At Estevan another clay suitable for floor tile is under development.
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Saskatchewan
East End
A. P. McNab
China
Medicine Hat
Estevan
Cheerful Preview for Spring Sports and Weather
A light, hopeful note looks ahead to the season with hints of slush and dandelions. Baseball news and early schedules spark optimism as warmer days approach.
Towers Sink 116 Feet In Ground At Woolworth Building
Excavation records show piles for the Woolworth Tower in New York driven 116 feet into the ground as construction advances. Engineers note the deep foundation supports a landmark skyscraper underway in Manhattan.
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Woolworth
New York
Badness More Contagious Than Good, Says Study
A psychologist notes that negative traits spread more easily than positive ones in social networks, urging caution in online interactions. Researchers warn that exposure to adverse behaviors can corrode community norms and trust faster than encouragement.
Northerly Canadian apple orchards thrive near Mount Robson
Edward Walsh cultivates an orchard at Le Grand north of McBride in central British Columbia. Despite temperatures dropping to 50 degrees below zero, his hardy trees produced 90 boxes of apples last season, marking one of the Empire's northern fruit achievements along the Grand Trunk Pacific line near Mount Robson at 2,370 feet elevation.
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British Columbia
British Empire
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Edward Walsh
Legrand
McBride
Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
Walsh
Canada Eyes Steamship Links Across Latin America
Deputy Minister F C T O Hara announced plans to launch steamship services between Canada and Central and South American nations. A Canadian Trade Commissioner's office will be based in Lima covering Peru, LG Olivia, and Ecuador, with ongoing Canadian news reports supplied to newspapers in the region. O Hara spoke after a 14000 mile tour of South and Central America Mexico and Cuba.
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Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
Central and
South America
Lima
Peru
LG Olivia
Ecuador
South
Central America
F. C. T. O'Hara
Mexico
Cuba
Wheat rust progress reported at Regina convention
Dr J B Harrington of the University of Saskatchewan told the Saskatchewan Agricultural Society Association Convention in Regina that Western Canada wheat rust is being addressed. He described rust resistant varieties developed by crossing and noted kola treatment markedly reduces rust effects, far more effective than sulfur.
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Canada
J. B. Harrington
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies’ Association
Regina
British Columbia Expands Sheep Herds With Prairie Ewes
Over the past year British Columbia imported more than 10,000 ewes from Prairie regions, mainly Southern Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta, with another 10,000 expected before spring to boost the flock.
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British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Alberta Oil Firms Plan Record Year of Drilling
Oil operators in the Alberta field prepare for a record year with intensified operations led by Imperial Oil. The program calls for drilling at least ten wells as part of a provincial push to expand development.
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Alberta
Imperial
Vitaminic feeds shown to boost fertility and hatchability
Experiments at Ottawa Central Farm and branch farms indicate that feeding vitamine seeds and bone meal improves fertility and hatchability in breeding poultry. Crude cod liver oil raised fertility in most cases, while chick mortality to three weeks showed no advantage from vitamine feeds. Full details are in the Dominion Poultry Husbandman report.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Department of Agriculture
Oil film on seas may curb evaporation and rainfall
A Indian weather expert suggests a minuscule oil film, produced by ships burning fuel, covers ocean surfaces and slows evaporation. Since evaporation drives rainfall, this could explain the long term slight drop in world precipitation observed over fifty years.
Sir Oliver Lodge Foresees Slow Earth Rotation Stop
In a London lecture Sir Oliver Lodge, British scientist, warned against literal readings of Genesis first chapter. He predicted the earth will one day stop turning and the moon crash, but assured the audience the event would occur millions of years hence.
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Oliver Lodge
London
Canada Wool Exports Rise in Eleven Months to 1927
Exports of raw wool from Canada for the eleven months ended November 1927 totaled 11,178,369 pounds valued at 3,072,534 dollars, up from 4,790,948 pounds worth 1,510,482 in the prior period. The United Kingdom received 2,647,442 pounds worth 709,710, up from 15,276 pounds. The United States took 8,199,757 pounds worth 2,262,696, up from 4,757,776 pounds 1,498,089.
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Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Revival of an old industry showcased at festivals abroad
Festivals promoted by the Canadian Pacific Railway revive an old industry with exhibitions that draw keen spectators. Another festival is planned soon, with additional events scheduled in Paris and Vancouver.
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Canadian Pacific Reway
Wurbec
Paris
Vancouver
Irresponsible Public Utterances Fuel Nation's Drift Toward War
A Vancouver Province editorial warns that idle talk and sensational naval talk by Rear Admiral Plunkett and others push the United States toward conflict. It argues such rhetoric is dangerous, not a planned conspiracy, and emphasizes the need to dam rumors at the source to prevent war.
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Senator Borah
United States
Plunkett
National Republican Cly
New York City
Hughes
Borah
Great Britain
Admiral Plunkett
Vancouver Province
Simple Velveteen Bathrobe Pattern No 1703
A home sewing note describes a bathrobe pattern No 1703 in sizes from 6 to 16 years and bust 36 to 48 inches. It outlines fabric needs for various widths, the long shawl collar, patch pockets and pointed cuffs, with prices for the pattern and a fashion book.
Honey Crop In British Columbia In 1927
The 1927 honey crop value in British Columbia is estimated at 217 078 dollars with bees wax at 5 000 dollars. Apiary equipment value for 18 708 hives at 25 dollars each totals 167 700 dollars. The Okanagan Shuswap and Thompson valleys lead seven districts with 416 949 pounds of honey from 4 727 colonies averaging 81 pounds per hive.
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British Columbia
Okanagan
Shuswap
Thompson
Fisheries In Lead Canada's Oceanic Fisheries
Canada maintains leading positions in the Atlantic and Pacific fisheries plus Great Lakes and inland waters. The passage notes these fisheries stand high in quantity and value among the world's fisheries. A dialogue fragment follows about an engagement ending in marriage.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
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North
Latin America
Alberta Oil Development
Pert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sone
Tom
John Milton
Cambridge University
B.C
Samely Smith
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