Canada Leads In Air Transport Growth Says 1928 Figures
An Eastern paper notes Canada carried 74,689 passengers and 2,404,632 pounds of freight by air in 1928, with most use in northern regions. It cites miners, prospectors, and governments using planes for exploration, survey, forest patrols, and fire protection, while eastern routes remain limited to Montreal to Albany. One Winnipeg firm carried over 10,000 passengers last year aiding mineral exploration.
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Great Lakes
Claire
Canada
United States
New York Times
Dominion
The
Times
Montreal
Albany
New York
Ontario
Manitoba
Sub
Arctic
Winnipeg
Alberta Co Operative Association marks ninth year growth
At the close of its ninth year the Southern Alberta Co operative Association in Lethbridge reports 1635 members up from 40 provisional in 1923. Last year 500 new members joined and business totaled 879345. Produce marketed reached 660 cars with stock handled at 28700 hogs and 6000 sheep.
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Southern Alberta Cooperative Association
Lethbridge
Vikings Ran Smelters on Gotland Uncover Longhouse Ruins
Remains of a chieftain's house about 1,000 years old have been uncovered on Gotland island. The building measured about 185 feet in length. Lumps of burned iron were found alongside knives and arrowheads, indicating smelting activity by Viking settlers.
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Island
Gotland
Divorce Rumor Circulates Around Millers in Vienna
Word of a potential Millers divorce in Vienna circulates among social circles. The rumor centers on whether a long marriage can endure, with friends noting strain from public life and past separations.
Japanese minister sees growing Canadian lumber trade
Iyemasa Tokugawa the first Japanese minister to Canada said Japan would increase imports of Canadian pulp wood as a major part of expanded business. He passed through Winnipeg on the way to Ottawa and will return west after presenting credentials. He plans to study contacts for closer economic relations between Canada and Japan.
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Japan
Iyemasa Tokugawa
Canada
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Canada grows as a manufacturing nation in export surge
A Manufacturing Nation Canada moves to the forefront of global production. Half a century ago the Dominion exported manufactured goods worth 3 million dollars. Last year exports topped 450 million dollars in finished products and about 200 million in partly manufactured items.
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Canada
Dominion
Parisian styled dress pattern with flared sleeves and velvet
A new dress pattern, Style No. 697, features brown sheer velvet with a criss cross collar and chartreuse green crepe satin accents. It offers sizes from bust 16 to 42 inches, with options in dull black silk crepe and other colorways and pattern price of 25 cents in stamps or coin.
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Copenhagen
Destiny for Canada Presses Role in World Affairs
The invitation to Canada to participate in disarmament conferences signals its growing wealth and influence and its duty as an interpreter between the United States and Great Britain. The piece warns of dangers from domestic party strife and external national interests while predicting a high destiny for the Dominion.
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Canada
United States
Great Britain
Regina Daily Post
Cannot Forget Their Ages The Joneses Add New Child
The first grandchild of William Jones and his wife, described as Negro, has appeared at 1907 July Jones’s residence near Kingston North Carolina. The baby will be christened either 1929 July Jones or July 1929 Jones as the family names children by birth year. Nineteen Hundred Jones lives in Baltimore while the fate of 1908 November Jones is unknown.
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Joneses
William Jones
July Jones
Kingston
N.C
Jones
Minerals Are Necessary In Animal Nutrition
The study notes minerals in foods are essential in the nutritive processes of animals. It explains past beliefs that mineral needs were small and neglected, and cites recent research showing their importance for health and well being, especially with more artificial feeding stuffs.
Aerial Patrols Map 1928 Saskatchewan Fires
Summer 1928 aerial patrols across Saskatchewan forests covered about eighteen million acres. Planes detected sixty one fires, revealing vast regions nearly unreachable by other means in summer, with canoes the only access.
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Saskatchewan
New Zealand Car Ownership Compared With Canada
New Zealand has over 130000 passenger cars excluding motorcycles and commercial vehicles. The car to person ratio is one per eleven people, matching the same proportion reported for Canada.
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New Zealand
Canada
Scouts Play Santa to New Canadian Kiddies on Farms
The Boy Scouts of Canada distributed repaired toys to thousands of children including new settlers and veterans. They aim to help at least 5,000 prairie farm children this season and have 800 new arrivals listed. A postage fundraiser method was proposed with parcels displayed in stores to raise funds for mailing costs.
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Boy Scouts of Canada
Scout Association
Saint Nick
Prairie Farms
Santa Claus
Reindeer
Boy Scouts
Farmer Gustav Elgert Wins Alberta Wheat Awards
Gustav Elgert of Wetaskiwin reaps top prizes from Edmonton Board of Trade and Alberta Government for the best field of wheat in the northern province. His 100 acre crop averaged 46 bushels per acre and graded No 1 hard. Seed by Dr Seager Wheeler Rosthern Sask. Elgert came to Canada with no capital and built a notable farming success.
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Gustav Elgert
Wetaskiwin
Edmonton Board of Trade
Alberta
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Elgert
Canada
Back Seat Guidance to KOA Station
A driver coachs a novice in parallel parking by guiding steering tweaks and patience. The dialogue ends with success when the car settles and the narrator remarks the learner achieved KOA station alignment.
Dual-organism lichen explained as fungus and partner plant
The lichen is described as two organisms in one living unit. One component is a fungus that offers support and protection while the other creates the food they share.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Local notice details steps to order sewing patterns from the Winnipeg pattern service. Includes the address 175 NeDermot Ave and reference to the Union newspaper as the source. Describes mail or in person ordering options and pattern selection guidance.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
NeDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada Ranks Fifth in World Trade and Leads Wheat Exports
A Canada focused review shows the nation ranking fifth in aggregate trade in 1928 while leading world exports in wheat. The thirty-seventh annual Trade and Commerce report highlights gains in egg production, export growth, and shifts toward direct foreign trade through Canadian ports aided by steamship subsidies and new tariffs divisions. It notes Canada’s strong performance in newsprint nickel asbestos cobalt and wheat exports with rising per capita trade and favorable balances.
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Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
F. C. T. O'Hara
United States
United Kingdom
South America
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
West
South Africa
Newfoundland
Canadian
South and West Africa
Widow Confronts Porter Over Train Time Inquiries
A sharp exchange at the station centers on a widow asking when the Leeds train leaves. A porter replies five hours, prompting the widow to reveal she speaks for a cousin visiting that weekend and demands respectful service. The porter concedes with a brief apology.
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Leeds
Government Sheep Moved From Crow's Nest to Lethbridge Farm
Nearly 2,000 sheep moved from Crow's Nest area to the Lethbridge Experimental Farm via CPR. Arthur Newman reports the flock thrived on the mountain grazing. Geo. Walker of Lethbridge led the summer herd with assistance from H. M. Dingwall.
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Crow's Nest Mountain
Sentinel
Lethbridge Experimental Farm
C.P.R. Arthur Newman
Geo. Walker
Lethbridge
H. M. Dingwall
Quebec Bridge Opens To Daylight Highway Traffic
The Quebec Bridge spanning the St Lawrence River now carries highway traffic during daylight hours while approach work continues. The conversion by the Quebec government costs about $500000 and aims to extend the bridge’s usefulness beyond rail service.
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Quebec Bridge
St. Lawrence
Canadian National Railways
Province of
Quebec
Prize Cattle Footage Promised by News Team
Mr. E Ward Jones says Pathe News will film prize Holsteins from the CPR Supply Farm at Strathmore. The cattle have won prizes across Western exhibitions. He fears how to make the animals perform for admirers.
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Alberta
E. Ward Jones
Pathe News
C.P.R
Strathmore
Mr. Jones
Saskatchewan to Double British Boys Quota under Aid Scheme
Hon J F Bryant states the Government aid plan covers one third by Imperial Federal and Provincial governments. He notes 100 boys were absorbed last year and the coming year quota will be doubled.
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Saskatchewan
J. F. Bryant
Troubles Of An Editor On Temple Quote Misprint
A misquote turns Archbishop Temple's remark about moderating drink into a humorous error. The article notes the original teetotal stance and the next morning's paper misreports his statement, altering meaning. The anecdote highlights editorial slips and the risk of misquotation.
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Archbishop Temple
Necklace of Sit ing Bull bear claws in San Diego museum
A necklace of bear claws believed worn by Chief Sitting Bull is received by the San Diego Museum. A joke exchanges about a doctor’s report suggests a near heart stop. En Rolig Half Timma, Gothenberg.
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Siting Bull
San Diego Museum
Timma
Gothenborg
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