Douglas Fir Named for Explorer David Douglas
The Douglas fir, Canada's largest timber tree, derives its name from Scottish botanist David Douglas who described it to science after years in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. He contributed to plant knowledge by discovering many species and introducing several to cultivation in Britain.
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Canada
David Douglas
Douglas
America
British Columbia
United States
British Isles
A. Menzies
Vancouver
Europe
Government Budget Director Warns of 90 Million Deficit
Brigadier General Herbert M. Lord, director of the United States budget, warned that the nation could face a deficit of 90 million dollars this fiscal year due to new legislation and tax refunds. He remained hopeful that the books could balance as tax bill returns were sizable.
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Herbert M. Lord
United States
Not For Publication Hotel Exchange The Skeleton in the Closet
A polite hotel manager asks to share views with friends and a guest refuses. The piece notes blue pencils hide deletions, and jokes that a well filled bank book outweighs concerns about a skeleton in a closet.
Poison Dust to Protect Timber in 1929 Campaign
Government forest protection departments plan a heavier insect control drive for 1929 using poison dust spread by specially equipped airplanes. The 1926 dusting effort with a hired aircraft covered 715 acres at 7.04 dollars per acre, a cost deemed modest compared with the trees saved.
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Department of Agriculture
Aviation Advance in Canada Surges in 1929 Fleet
Canada reports 333 airplanes in operation up from 101 in 1928. Of these 333, 246 serve commercial needs and 87 assist government forest protection map work and other speed dependent tasks. There are 44 air harbors, up from 25, and commercial pilot licenses total 190, over four times the prior year.
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Canada
Dominion
Silver Fox Industry Emerges From Fur Trapping Tradition
The article explains how fur trappers kept foxes alive in warm months to preserve prime fur for winter, a practice that led to the modern fur farming industry. It notes other captive animals and highlights the silver fox as the most important among them.
Notable Rocky Mountain Pass Jarvis Pass Description
Jarvis pass is a densely timbered transboundary crossing on the Alberta British Columbia line. Its summit hosts several small lakes whose waters drain to both the Pacific and the Atlantic.
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Jarvis Pass
Alberta
British Columbia
Pacific
Atlantic
Customer Is Always Right Uproars in Class
A professor challenges a student who retorts that because the course is paid for the customer is always right. The exchange highlights tensions over authority and expectations in classroom settings.
Irish Free State to form volunteer defence force
The article notes a plan to create a volunteer defence force in addition to the regular army and national reserves. It presents a family dialogue about disagreement and satisfaction with a husband, reflecting domestic tension before shifting to the broader military policy.
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Irish Free State
Butter mould problems in creamery butter addressed
Dr. E G Hood of Ottawa warns mould spots on butter surface and parchment are still seen although decreasing. Causes include improperly pasteurized cream and unsterilized equipment, with advice to study Bulletin No 48 from the Department of Agriculture to apply preventive measures.
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Canadian Creamerymen's Association
E. G. Hood
Division of
Dairy Research
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Doctor Hood
Westminster to use new international parking sign P
The League of Nations suggests a new road sign P to mark legal parking in Westminster. If tested successfully, the sign will guide drivers in Berlin Stockholm and Copenhagen to safe parking spots without police trouble.
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League of Nations
Westminster City
League
Westminster
Westminstr
Berlin
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Peak Progress Praised in 1928 Trade Review
Minister James Malcolm notes 1928 surpasses 1927 in Canada’s exports and trade. Canada ranks 28th in population yet fifth in export volume, third in trade balance, second in per capita exports, and first in per capita trade balance.
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James Malcolm
Canada
Wheat Harvest Record Near Beaver Lodge
Adelard Hotte threshes 57 acres of Garnet wheat averaging 49 bushels per acre on semi scrub land near the Canadian Government Experimental Farm at Beaver Lodge Peace River Alberta. Land was broken in 1927.
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Adelard Hotte
Beaver Lodge
Peace River
Alberta
Northernmost Western Hemisphere Telephone Pole at Noorvik
The northernmost telephone pole in the Western Hemisphere stands in Noorvik Alaska. The line is maintained by the government.
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Noorvik
Alaska
Smut Diseases of Plants Bulletin Summary
Scientific workers report smut diseases affect both cultivated and wild plants. Fungi infect host tissues, harming growth and often killing plants. Spores differ in size, with eight bunt spores matching hair width and eighteen loose wheat smut spores. The Ottawa Department of Agriculture bulletin covers causes and seed treatments for wheat and other grains.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Erroneous Zodiac Figure Found In Whitaker Almanack
After sixty years a publishing error in Whitaker’s Almanack was found. Capricornus is corrected from a sea goat to its true marine monster form on the title page and calendar of the 1929 volume.
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Whitaker
Capricornus
Navigators' Weather Broadcast Network On Canadian Coasts
Assists sailors with six east coast stations seven Great Lakes stations and three west coast stations broadcasting twice daily at set hours. Provides weather forecasts position and nature of dangers to shipping and delivers urgent hurricane warnings immediately.
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Canada
Great Lakes
West
United Farmers of BC push freight rates to Ottawa
Vancouver report notes the United Farmers of British Columbia backed by the United Farmers movement of the three prairie provinces will present BC’s claim for better freight rates to the governor in council in Ottawa.
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Vancouver
United Farmers of the
Three Prairie Provinces
United Farmers of
B.C
British Columbia
Ottawa
Preparedness Parade Mentioned as Wedding Rehearsal
A speaker described a preparedness parade as a rehearsal of the wedding march, calling it a symbolic preparation for future events. The remark frames public displays as intimate ceremonies guiding personal milestones.
Weather record at Bagio Philippines hits extreme rainfall
The wettest day recorded occurred on June 14 1911 in Bagino Philippines when forty six inches of rain fell.
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Bagino
Phillippines
Ants Sing and Play Music Say Dr Sinegar
Dr Robert Sinegar reports ants emit musical sounds during nest observations on an expedition. He notes ants use a two part instrument the lute and plectrum to create vibrations as the abdomen moves, producing a humming chirp in large groups.
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Robert Sinegar
Staegar
Annoying Paris Banker Prank Uses Roman Cheques
A Paris practical joker writes cheques in Roman numerals causing banks and merchants to chase funds for about an hour per transaction. Recipients are shuffled between offices while tellers honor the notes, with the prank defended as historic French numeral usage.
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Paris
John Doe
France
Limestone deposits by province in Canada
Every province except Prince Edward Island has workable limestone deposits. Ontario leads production, followed by Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Alberta in that order. Saskatchewan limestone is currently inaccessible and not mined.
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Canada
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Alberta
Watermelon Dream Echoes at Sammy’s House
Jimmy reports an almost watermelon score after a visit to Sammy. Sammy’s mother opened the ice box and found a watermelon and wondered if they could share. Jimmy says they would have if Sammy’s mother had agreed.
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Jimmy
Sammy
Patient confides suicidal wish to doctor in comic exchange
A patient tells a physician I often feel like killing myself and asks what to do. The doctor responds Leave it to me in a dark humor exchange. The brief line captures a grim, provocative moment.
Improvement in Canadian Cheese Grading Across Provinces
A year in review shows compulsory grading since 1923 raising cheese quality nationwide. Ontario leads with 96.7 percent in top grades. overall 93 percent of production graded in special or first class, up from 78 percent in the first year of grading.
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Joseph Burgess
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
Ontario
Burgess
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Clean Milk Emphasizes Farm Measures Over Equipment
Dr. Grant Lochhean, bacteriologist, says sanitary quality of milk starts on the farm. He argues clean pails and a clean cow are the main factors in producing clean milk, outweighing barn layout or dairy gear. Contamination must be excluded at stables, animals, utensils, and milking methods.
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Grant Lochhean
Dominion Experimental Farms
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Coins Bring Good Price at Gettysburg Auction
A Gettysburg sale of antique coins realized strong bidding with a 1852 $50 gold piece selling for 109 dollars. The octagonal coin showed a plain one side and a figure with inscription on the other, including the issue date. A second item, an 1806 dated $2 gold coin, sold for 6 dollars.
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Gettysburg
Language learning fades quickly in early childhood
The text notes that languages learned by young children are forgotten easily, often within weeks. It suggests that only people who do not need language learning badly can acquire many languages with ease.
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Geneva
Switzerland
L’ecole Internationale
League of Nations
International Labor Office
International Red Cross
Y.mlc.a
Secretariat
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Mildren
International School of Geneva
U. S
Journal Amusant
W. N
Rocky Mountain
Rena
Freda
Sai
Mas
C.P.R
C.N.R
Sir Henry Thornton
Charles A. Dunning
Minster of
Railways
Canals
E W. Beatty
Dorfbarbier
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