Canada and World Affairs Briefly
The Aviation League of Canada may invite Sir Samuel Hoare to lecture in Canada. Canada’s asbestos exports totaled 10,801,645 dollars, up about 190,000 from the year before. Dr D L Bailye resigns from the Dominion rust research lab to join a Botany professorship. Toronto bacon and hams exports in December 1927 were 953,145 dollars, down 40,000 from November. The UK bought 790,817 dollars of Canada’s total exports. Admiral Sir John de Robeck, a 1925 Dardanelles commander, died in London. Sixteen Esquimalt sailors went to Liverpool for six months of gunnery and torpedo training at Port Sunlight. President Coolidge faced urged talks to rejoin the world court. Lady Roblin, former Manitoba premier’s wife, died in Winnipeg. she was from Prince Edward County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Bailye
Dominion
Department of Botany
Toronto University
Canada
United Kingdom
John Michael de Robeck
Dardanelles
London
Esquimalt
Vancouver Island
Liverpool
Port Sunlight
Coolidge
United States
Lady Roblin
Sir Rodmond Roblin
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Prince Edward County
Ontario
Silk grafts offer tendon replacement says Munich clinic
A Munich medical weekly reports Prof Fritzange of the University of Munich has developed silk tendon substitutes. In a Lange method clinic 55 silk grafts show 97 percent success with natural tendon growth around the silk, protecting the bone angles. Silk also aids attaching torn muscle bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Fritzange
University of Munich
Lange
Proper Telephone Etiquette And Clear Speech
The passage advises using direct mouthpiece speech for clarity and prompts speakers to enunciate every word. It notes misunderstandings can occur if the listener misreads tone and suggests maintaining calm but can show anger if needed to convey urgency. It reflects a humorous exchange about misperceived signals and the importance of articulation in telephonic communication.
Selkirk and Canadian Place Names Across Dominion
The article traces Sir Lord Selkirk and Earl Selkirk's imprint on Canadian geography including Selkirk settlements in Prince Edward Island, Selkirk water on Vancouver Island charts since 1546, Selkirk Bay and Cape in the Boothia Peninsula, Baldoon in Ontario, and Manitoba features like Selkirk town, Selkirk Island, and Point Douglas. It notes places in British Columbia Mount Daer and Daer Creek, a Yukon settlement Fort Selkirk, and trading posts linked to Selkirk birthplaces and estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Thomas Douglas
Daron Daer
Sherkleagh
Earl of
Victoria Harbor
Vancouver Island
Selkirk
Melville Peninsula
Boothia Peinsula
Kent County
Ontario
Baldoon
Wigtownshire
Scotland
Manitoba
Selkirk Island
Lake Winnipeg
Point Douglas
Winnipeg
Red River Valley
Lord Selkirk
Northwest
Haldimand
Sudbury
British Columbia
Yukon
Pelly
Lewes
Record Run Sets 15000 Mile Speed Mark
Hon Vincent Bruce and wife drive a British car across France and around a speedway totaling 15000 miles at over 68 mph on average. A 21 hour stop due to a mishap kept actual speed below the record potential. Piston travel and engine revolutions logged huge figures as they surpassed the existing record by 48 hours despite winter weather and a skid at 80 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Recipes For This Week From Betty Barclay
A short weekly recipe uses shredded chicken and ham with spaghetti and peppers. Simmer green pepper mushrooms and butter, add meats and paprika, cook briefly, then add spaghetti cream and salt. Temper with egg yolks mixed into the cream and remove from heat.
lemon orange meringue cold drink
A recipe style note describes beating egg whites with sugar until stiff, folding in orange juice and lemon juice in two stages, then layering with crushed ice in a glass before serving. It instructs gradually adding sugar and salt, and combining yolk mixture with remaining fruit juices for a light dessert drink.
Additional Post Offices Opened In Manitoba
Inspector J. W. T. Dickson of the Winnipeg postal service opened two new post offices in Northern Manitoba at Narrow Lake and Woman's Lake. The Woman's Lake office is Jackson Manion. Mail will be carried by plane once weekly, replacing dog team mail used by miners for two years. The service began January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. T. Dickson
Winnipeg Postal Service
Manitoba
Narrow Lake
Woman's Lake
Jackson Manion
Western Canada Airways Company
The Dangers of Leisure and Off Duty Accidents
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad reports relief benefits show off duty accidents rose in the year, with sixteen fatalities last year, ten from automobile crashes. The piece argues leisure increases risk as workers leave their caution behind on holidays and days off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Seventy-Year-Old Mailman Sets Persistent Pace in Grand Forks
Frank Gilby, a seventy year old mail carrier in Grand Forks North Dakota, says he has walked 175000 miles over 35 years and remains active. He delivers mail twice daily to about 1000 addresses, climbs 36 stairs twice daily, and handles 600 pounds of mail weekly. He estimates delivering 16500000 Christmas cards in his career and plans to work as long as he can walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gilby
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Gilby
A Gentle Castoria Cure For Baby Grief And Fuss
The advertisement extols Castoria as harmless for babies and effective against colic fever and upset stomach. It emphasizes a pleasant taste and vegetable composition while praising physicians who recommend it and promising a free care guide with each bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Johns Hopkins Campaign Against the Common Cold
Johns Hopkins University initiates a major offensive against the common cold funded by a 195000 gift from the Chemical Foundation. The campaign includes hospital research to fix exact cold symptoms and how colds spread, aiming to discover a cure and reduce industrial losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Maryland
The
Chemical Foundation
Francis P. Garvan
United States Public Health Service
Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Demonstration Train To Visit Saskatchewan For Seed Education
The Canadian Pacific Railway with Saskatchewan Government and University Extension will run a six week seed grain demonstration train across the West toward the end of February. The train, built at Weston Shops, includes motor driven grain cleaning gear and motion picture demonstrations. Demonstration cars will show grain activities and space will host grain and grasses exhibits with on board demonstrators explaining seed selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
University and Extension Service
Saskatchewan
Weston
Canadian Pacific
Non-Stop Railway Record Heads British Rails
Britain holds the record for the longest non stop rail run via the Royal Scot on the London Euston to Glasgow Edinburgh route operated by the LMS. The previous daily benchmark was 22513 miles on the London Plymouth line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Royal Scot
London
Euston
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Plymouth
Paris
Brussels
Buffalo
Cleveland
Canadian Aviation League organized to push independent aviation
Fifty delegates from across Canada including McGill and Toronto University representatives formed the Aviation League of Canada led by Major General J H MacBrien. The Dominion wide group endorsed government action for a strong air force and aims to develop civil aviation, domestic industry, and aeronautics education with Ottawa headquarters and branches nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviation League of Canada
Canada
McGill
Toronto University
Dominion
J. H. MacBrien
Air League
Ottawa
Good Year For Construction In Calgary And Edmonton 1927
Calgary issued building permits totaling 2 299 518 in eleven months surpassing 1926 and 1925 full year totals. Edmonton top line permits reached 2 565 540 in eleven months, exceeding 1925 full year figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Edmonton
MacLean Building Reports
Inventions Wanted and Free Advice Offer
The Ramsey Company, International Patent Attorneys at 57 Rank St Ottawa offers inventors free advice and requests a curree list of inventions wanted. The notice promotes patent assistance and contact for submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curree
Ramsey Company
International Patent Attorneys
Rank St
Ottawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sir Samuel Hoare
British Air Ministry
Francis Henry Ook
Elizabeth Se
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Odin
Vincent Bruce
Betty Barclay
North
Leningrad
Vladivostok
Stull
Jerry
Ted
John Hopkins University
CPR
Britain
Castoria
Jeanne Ginsberg
Bronx, N.Y
Carter
Canadian Aviation League
Canadia
J. H. Munro
Guiki
Green Mountain
J. H. Guild CO
Rupert, VT
U.S.A
Can. Lyman's Ltd
Tt St. Paul St
W. Montreal
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