Progress in Radium Extraction From Great Bear Lake Ore
Investigation by the Mines Branch Ore Testing Division under W B Timm reports progress from lab to pilot plant scale with radium extraction surpassing 97 percent for one ore type. Details cover concentration methods with barium precipitation and plant siting plans, noting the lake’s size and historical Arctic exploration context.
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Great Bear Lake
Mines Branch
Department of Mines
Ottawa
W. B. Timm
Timm
Great Bear Lake Territory
Lake
North American
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Great Slave Lake
We forgot to stamp the letters in Madrid
A brief humorous exchange quotes the chief and a boy in Buen Humor, Madrid, lamenting the mistake of not stamping letters. The light remark captures a playful moment in a local humor page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buen Humor
Madrid
New Rayon From Sugar Cane Waste Developed
Chemists have created a process to convert bagasse, the waste left after sugar extraction, into high grade cellulose the base material for rayon. This offers an alternative to wood pulp as a source for rayon production and could change supply dynamics for manufacturers. Sugar cane mills accumulate between 250000 and 500000 tons of bagasse each year, much of which currently serves as insulation material or fuel.
New Potato Chip Factory Opens in Lethbridge Alberta
A new industry launches in Lethbridge producing potato chips and waffles using modern machinery. Local potatoes will be abundant in supply and chips will be sold in dust proof containers. If successful the operation may expand the plant and output beyond initial production.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Floral Barometer Shown in Victoria Park London Ont
A unique floral barometer in Victoria Park, London Ont, tests well. It records daily barometric pressure and weather changes with two floral hands, one moving and one stationary. The outer edge displays stormy rain change fair and dry in colored plants, and pressure numbers 26 to 31.
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Victoria Park
London
Ont
Canada
Elk Island Park Shows Fine Buffalo Specimens Near Edmonton
Elk Island National Park in Alberta, Canada, just an hour from Edmonton, houses robust buffalo with dark thick pelage. Visitors should avoid approaching on foot while autos may be used for safe viewing. Moose and elk in the sanctuary are also well developed.
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Elk Island National Park
Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Elk Island Park
Guess Again Shrank Helps Cornsilk Find Croydon
A motorist stops at a desolate crossroads and asks a farmer named Cornsilk if this is the way to Croydon. The farmer, startled, learns the driver guessed his name, and replies with a reverse guess directing him to Croydon.
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Shrank
Cornsilk
Croydon
When Time Flies
A reflective meditation on aging, noting how youth slips by unnoticed at first yet accelerates as life unfolds, and how the sense of time grows urgent as old age nears.
Tea Harvest Pulse Shows Regular Plucking Cycle
Tea leaves are plucked from the plant every seven or eight days indicating a steady harvest rhythm. This routine ensures fresh growth and consistent production cycles across plantations.
Control of Tuberculosis Says Eradication Possible
Dr Norman Bethune of Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal outlines that proper control methods can eradicate tuberculosis in civilized communities He cites advances in treatment and the elimination of climate as a factor and notes early detection can cure even advanced lung cases He mentions a new technique to collapse the affected lung by air injection through a needle to reduce adhesions.
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Norman Bethune
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Bethune
Holiday Spoiled For New York Visitors
Four young women from a New York town endured embarrassment during a Quebec trip as summer green costumes and winter attire clashed with the warm sun. They hid three pairs of new skits and faced laughter from locals while adjusting to unfamiliar weather.
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Quebec
New York
Canada
Legion Defends Pension System Amid Fraud Rumors
Col. F J Picking of Toronto, president of the Ontario command of the Canadian Legion, rejected reports of pension fraud saying they mislead the public. He told district Legion members the allegations were publicized to smear ex-soldier citizens and their organizations.
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F. J. Picking
Toronto
Ontario
The
Canadian Legion
Legion
Alberta Wheat Pool to continue marketing system this summer
Alberta Wheat Pool will keep its current marketing setup this summer and will not hold a membership plebiscite on alternate marketing methods. The decision, announced in Calgary, follows a resolution from the pool’s annual meeting last fall urging a plebiscite. Uruguay bans export of currency and negotiable papers without permit.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Calgary
Dainty Pink Dotted Voile Dress for Young Girls
The pattern describes a pale pink dotted voile dress with white frills and picot edging, cross over collar, and pink pearl buttons for small girls aged 2, 4, and 6. It notes fabric options including dimity, batistes, dotted swiss, and pastel crepe de chine with possible plain bindings in blue pique or gingham, pattern No. 492, size 4 requiring 244 yards of 35 inch material plus contrasting, price 25 cents in stamps or coin.
How To Order Patterns Town Address Guide
Pattern order instructions reference Winnipeg Union at 173 McDermot Ave. The listing shows Pattern No. and Name Town for customer requests. The fragment suggests a mail order or shop card format with location details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Airplane Orchestrated By Train Passengers On Flying Scotsman
Passengers on the London to Glasgow Flying Scotsman directed the Hercules airliner flying overhead by radio from the train. Pilot O B Jones steered the aircraft as requested while passengers spoke with those aboard the plane. It is believed to be the first two way plane train conversation. An aerial hung in the observation car due to limited roof clearance under bridges.
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London
Glasgow
Flying Scotsman
O. B. Jones
Riding Mountain Park A Scenic Playground For Tourists
Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba offers a grand scenic playground with lakes like Clear Lake nine miles long and golf on a nine hole course. The park hosts elk bear and moose and provides fishing swimming tennis and camping for visitors and Manitoba residents.
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Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Riding Mountain
Clear Lake
Department of the Interior
Canada
Belgian Baroness Buffin Arrives in Canada for Photography and Fishing
Baroness C. N. Buffin a Belgian sportswoman and huntress arrives in Canada with fishing rods cameras and a gun. She plans to photograph moose and their families and may shoot an exceptional animal if the season is open. She has hunted since 1918 and says adventure has not yet come her way.
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Canada
C. N. Buffin
Algeria
Buffin
Sugar Shortage Strangles Moscow Ration System
Moscow faces a serious sugar shortage with ration cuts from 3% to 1% pounds for white collar workers and 2 pounds for workers per month. Prices rise from 10 to 15 cents a pound in Torgain stores that accept foreign money, while ration-store prices stay at 21.14 cents. Citizens still cannot buy candy despite confectionaries being removed from ration lists, signaling factory strain.
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Moscow
Housewives Desire Sunshine Amid Health Claims
Physicians warn housewives who stay indoors risk confinement related health issues and lack of sun exposure. They advise prioritizing outdoor time in summer over dusting and keeping beds unmade if needed to gain fresh air and sunlight.
Speed boost method for watercraft teased at Yale meeting
A new approach to nearly doubling speed for boats up to 50 feet long was presented to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at a Yale gathering. The method aims to reduce water resistance rather than increase engine power.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Yale
Wool clip gains in Prairie Provinces total over seven million pounds
Alberta produced 4 554 000 pounds of wool while Saskatchewan yielded 1 605 000 pounds and Manitoba 1 202 000 pounds for a total of 7 361 000 pounds in the last year.
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Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Quality Increases Beef Sales In First Four Months
The Live Stock and Meat Trade Review reports a rise in beef sales with over 2,000,000 pounds more sold in the first four months, about 3,525 head of cattle. Total sales reached 7,047,365 pounds in 1932 versus 5,032,396 pounds in 1931.
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Markets Intelligence Service
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Measuring star brightness at Dominion Observatory Ottawa
Using a photo electric photometer attached to the telescope at the Dominion Observatory Ottawa measurements of a star’s brightness reach within half a percent. The instrument mainly tracks brightness changes in variable stars.
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Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Woman Shriek Angers Husband in Oslo Caricature
A cartoon from Oslo features a wife shrieking in pain and a husband replying that he has no remedy. The caption notes the man blocks the noise with cotton wool.
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Pitchblende
Franklin
Dease
Simpson
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Norman
Great Bear River
Douglas Bay
Northwest Territories
Ww. N. U
Rayon
Elk Island Animal Park
Uruguay
Anglo-American Alliance
Atlantic
A. F. Stanley-Clarke
Huzzars
Vivien St. George
St. Mary Abbot's Church
England
Ottawa Journal
Russia
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