Arctic Expedition Reveals New Franklin Insights
The Hutson's Bay Company magazine article by William Gibson revisits the Franklin expedition and its search. It notes 105 men left with many graves found, doubts further logs will appear, and lauds McClintock's 1859 conclusion as resolving the mystery. Canada’s Arctic coast is now opening to civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hutson's Bay Company
Beaver
William Gibson
FRGS
Arctic
Franklin
Upat
Gibson
King William Island
Learmonth
D. G. Sturrock
Mr. Gibson
McClintock
Canada
Edmonton Journal
Marconi’s Nova Scotia funding trail linked to editor’s interview
A Canadian editor connected Marconi’s early wireless success to Nova Scotia funding after meeting the inventor in North Sydney in December 1901. The approach drew Premier George Murray’s enthusiasm and finance minister W. S. Fielding’s interest, with Sir Wilfrid Laurier pledging support if funds could be arranged, leading to a hopeful battle won.
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Parlament
Dominion
Gaglierno Marconi
Canada
Ottawa
Alexander Johnston
Sydney
Nova
Poldhu
Cornwall
St. Jean's
Newfoundland
Marconi
Johnston
North Sydney
Nova Scotia
George Murray
Murray
Rt. Hon
W. S. Fielding
Finance Ratmister
Mr. Fielding
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Never Satisfied Morning Blues in a Freezing February Street
A sharp winter scene opens with a reader trudging through below zero air, snow drifting inside a window, and a desire for summer. The piece juxtaposes cold discomfort with a grumbling at heat, then abruptly shifts to a controversial, racist quip referencing a color line and a biblical lineage.
Poison Ivy Control Efforts Across Ontario Beaches
The Ontario Department of Agriculture leads a campaign to eradicate poison ivy in the province focusing on summer resorts and tourist camps. Civic authorities, district representatives, and weed inspectors collaborate, urging citizen cooperation to curb this nuisance and preserve holiday enjoyment.
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Ontario Department of Agriculture
Windsor Star
Mother's Cooking and the stamina of home meals sparked nation building
The article reflects on home cooking as essential for energy and resilience. It credits mothers with providing substantial, practical meals for workers, arguing earlier generations relied on plain, nourishing food rather than exotic recipes.
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Mother
Temperature Variation by Latitude and Dew's Effect on Birds
The text explains how solar rays heat different latitudes due to angle of incidence. Atmosphere weakens rays. vertical sun impact yields more heat than slanted rays. A heavy dew is said to weigh a bird’s tail, hindering flight.
Growth of Canadian Art Signals National Arts Progress
The National Art Gallery trustees report a definite rise in art interest across Canada. Vancouver and Winnipeg galleries receive praise. universities establish fine arts departments. The trustees urge a national gallery building in Ottawa as central to Canada’s cultural status.
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Dominion
National Art Gallery
Vancouver Art Gallery
Winnipeg Gallery
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
McMaster University
Hamilton
Acadia
National Gallery
Canada
Quebec Porpoise Oil Plan Aims At Local Industry
Quebec watchmakers study using processed porpoise oil to replace costly imports from Europe. M.L.A. Hormisdas Langlais of the Magdalen Islands says the scheme would curb porpoise nuisance in the St. Lawrence and open a new profitable industry with government aid possible.
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Quebec
Europe
Hormisdas Langlais
M.L.A
Magdalen Islands
Langlais
St. Lawrence
Ross's Goose Mystery Baffles Arctic Nesting Rights
Canadian waterfowl lore notes Ross's Goose as a small white migrant that nests in the far north after wintering in California. U S Biological Survey observers seek to solve its northward migration path from Alberta beyond Great Slave or Great Bear Lake, aided by permits from the Northwest Territories and National Parks Bureau. The nesting place remains unknown.
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Canada
Ross
Department of Mines and Resources
National Parks Bureau
Northwest Territories Administration
Arctic
Two Climbers Scale North America’s Unclimbed Peak Mount Lucania
Bradford Washburn Jr. and Robert H. Bates announced reaching Mount Lucania in Alaska, planting a National Geographic Society flag after arriving by plane from Burwash Landing. They also claimed a July 11 ascent of Mount Steele, the second ever, at 16 600 feet.
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Mount Lucania
North America
Bradford Washburn, Jr
Cambridge
Mass
Robert H. Bates
Philadelphia
Balder
Alaska
Burwash
Canadian
Yukon
Mt. Lucania
National Geographic Society
Mount Steele
Washburn
Father and boy trade a final travel question
A tired father answers a last question from his son as the child asks how far it is to and fro. The exchange captures a moment of simple curiosity and parental patience in a domestic scene.
Finhance for linens with cutwork roses pattern
Pattern 5697 describes simple cutwork with buttonhole stitches to form small squares and delicate rose sprays for towels pillow cases and decorative sets. It notes pattern 5687 includes transfer motifs 8 by 11 inches and 2% by 64% inch motifs with stitch illustrations and material lists. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E Winnipeg.
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Finhance
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Jungle Return Plans By Mrs Martin Johnson
Mrs Johnson widow of famed big game hunters intends to return to East Africa to live in the jungle settlement she and her husband built years ago. She says civilization brings more danger than the jungle and she would rather face wild beasts with her gun.
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Martin Johnson
East Africa
Wilds
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Columbia University
Billy Bishop Returns to Flight After 15 Years of Grounded Life
Canada’s famed war ace Billy Bishop, aged about 40, native of Owen Sound, flies solo again with the Montreal Light Airplane Club after 15 years. He recalls war days and notes flying is harder to learn now, yet his famed touch remains, as friends recall his 72 confirmed kills.
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Billy” Bishop
Canada
Owen Sound
W. A. Bishop
Montreal Light Airplane Club
Thomas Wrathall
Col. Barker
V.C
Toronto
Ottawa
Canadian teen stowaway Creck to be deported from Halifax
Steve Creck of Vegreville Alberta, aged 18, sailed illegally aboard the U S freighter Liberty after six weeks in Halifax. Claiming Canadian citizenship, he sought to join the British navy but lacked proof. Deported to Halifax will occur aboard the City of Flint after immigration officials ruled him deportable.
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Steve Creck
Vegreville
Alta
Canada
Halifax
United States
Liberty
London
Hull
Leith
Hamburg
Bremen
Boston
City of
Flint
Platinum mining towns rise along Alaskan coast
The article describes a booming Platinum Mines town of tents and log buildings on a bleak Alaskan seacoast. E A Rasmunson of the Bank of Alaska forecasts tremendous platinum production by 1939 that could shock world markets. Alaska output rose from 84,600 in 1934 to 264,600 in 1935 and 312,000 in 1936.
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Platinum
Alaskan
E. A. Rasmunson
Bank of Alaska
Anchorage
Alaska
United States Bureau of Mines
France Tops $250 Million Yearly From Foreign Visitors
France earns over 250 million dollars annually from foreign visitors. The figure underscores tourism as a major economic driver for the country, with Paris and other regions drawing travelers from Europe and beyond.
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New York Post
News of the World
Porpoise
Alice Brooks
Alice Brovoke
F. A Wyatt
University of Alberta
E. S Hopkins
A. F. Palmer
W S. Shepil
Dominion Experimental Farm
Alberta
Wyatt
Alberta Wheat Pool
Regina
Prairie Provinces
Federal Department of Agriculture
Glenborg
Glasgow
Fields
France
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