Air Mail Services Expand in Canada with New Routes
Canada’s air mail system carried 119 301 pounds in the quarter, reaching 379 424 pounds since the year’s start. Half the services operate from Montreal with two new routes planned Amos to Liscow Quebec and Peace River to North Vermilion Northwest Territories. 500 aircraft and 717 pilots exist nationwide. Western Canada Airways led mileage with 413 013 mi, moving 76 572 pounds of mail and 5 564 passengers.
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Air Mai
Canada
Montreal
Civil Aviation Branch
Department of National Defence
Amos
Liscoe
Quebec
Peace River
North Vermillion
North West Territories
Dominion
Western Canada Airways Ltd
Winnipeg
Man
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Lethbridge-Edmonton
Alberta
Airways
Forrest, Man
Regina
Sask
Maple Creek
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Boeton asphalt touted as non skid road surface
A Chelsea demonstration shows Boeton asphalt from the Dutch East Indies forming a non skid road. After watering and high speed braking, no skids occur, and drivers cannot force skidding. The material is said to owe its properties to a natural uniform mix of bitumen and shells.
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Dutch East Indies
Chelsea
England
Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster Abbey Historic Meeting Hall
The Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster Abbey, a cedar panelled stone building dating to 1376, housed abbot guests and notable events. It witnessed Henry IV’s death, Henry V’s coronation, Bible revision work, and recognizable figures Addison Isaac Newton.
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Westminster Abbey
Jerusalem
Lidyngton
Westminster
Henry the Fourth
Henry the Fifth
Addison
Sir Isaac Newton
Richard the Second
Machinery’s Role in Labour Shift Across Industries
St. Thomas Times Journal argues machinery displaces some workers but creates vast new industries. It cites historic mob actions against threshing machines in Hardness Kent and Wright’s cotton mills, yet notes progress from automation, autos, broadcasting, and future unknown sectors.
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Hardness
Kent
England
Richard Arkwright
Chorley
Lancashire
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Canadian Pacific Scholarship Awarded to Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown of Lennoxville Quebec won the Canadian Pacific Railway scholarship at MacDonald College after high scores in the Junior Calf Club competition held in Sherbrooke. Brown totaled 719 points against Stanley Doig who had 714. The award allows study at any Quebec agricultural college with Brown choosing MacDonald College.
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Clifford Brown
Lennoxville
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway
MacDonald College
Sherbrooke
Dean Barton
MacDonald
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Argenteuil
Ottawa
Temiscouata
St. Lawrence
Stanley Doig
St. Jerusalem Club
Housekeeper Walks Vast Distances While At Home And In Town
A historical note reports that people in routine tasks walk substantial distances. Average daily walk about 8 miles with a policeman reaching 14 miles and a letter carrier 22. A golfer walked 8.5 miles for 18 holes. A housekeeper indoors travels yearly as far as Boston to San Francisco, and when shopping downtown averages about 80 miles in stores.
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Miles
Boston
San Francisco
Women farmers rise as training farms bloom across England
The Over-Seas Daily Mail notes pleasant spots near training farms for girls highlighting a shift toward female involvement in agriculture. It describes young women running farms or working as gardeners and poultry workers, pursuing practical education to advance farming knowledge for homes, dominions, and parental farms.
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Daily Mail
London
England
Dominions
Geodetic Survey of Canada Shapes Dominion Development
The Geodetic Survey of Canada under the Department of the Interior provides an accurate basis for many surveys. It supports map creation, boundary delineation, and the planning of power plants, dams, canals, railways, and irrigation works across the Dominion.
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the Geodetic Survey of Canada
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Flood Lighting Trial For English Church Exterior
England undertakes a trial to illuminate the exterior of a church with flood lighting. Authorities test the effect on visibility, ambience, and church grounds at night.
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England
Elderly Mind and Body Longevity Debate
Toronto Globe notes a U S surgeon warns against extending life without preserving mental vigor. It argues a sound mind accompanies a long body, advocating wiser living over chasing wealth and public prominence. The piece celebrates serene old age and urges youth to heed elders.
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United States
Toronto Globe
Playing Steady Game in Business Parable
A business visitor compared steady progress to golf, noting a 79 score one day and arguing that failing to break 80 in the first half of 1930 while reaching near 80 earlier does not mean ruin, since steady gains daily matter more than one off performance.
Chinese Replacing Foreigners in Government Posts
The article notes a shift in China as highly trained Chinese workers replace foreign employees across government service. It observes that foreigners with life posts are being displaced, with several relinquishing posts to Chinese staff each month.
Tablet Erected for King's College Founding in Windsor
A tablet placed by the National Parks of Canada Branch marks the 1789 founding of King's College in Windsor Nova Scotia. It proclaims the college as Canada's first university and the oldest in the British overseas dominions.
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Windsor
Nova Scotia
National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
King’s College
Canada
British Overseas Dominions
Air mail totals from Postmaster General blue book year
The blue book shows 8274 pounds of mail carried on the Winnipeg Calgary and Regina Moose Jaw Edmonton air routes during the year ending March 31, 1930. There were 180 scheduled trips, 173 completed, totaling 82653 miles. Across 25 Canadian routes the period saw 425280 pounds carried and 688219 miles flown.
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Winnipeg-Calgary
Regina-Moose Jaw- Edmonton
Doctor Defends High Heels At Medical Assembly
Dr Frazer Gurd of McGill University Medical School Montreal defends high heels at the International Medical Assembly in Minneapolis saying elevated heels prevent flat feet and reduce ankle fractures in falls.
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Frazer Gurd
McGill University Medical School
Montreal
International Medical Assembly
Minneapolis
Farm risks outpace airship in pursuit of profit
The piece contrasts the famous airship disaster with farming perils, noting the millionth chance haunts both. It warns farmers that misjudgments in markets, weather, and management derail profits, while praising caution over bold conjecture as the path to steady yields.
Violet light reaches deep ocean by new diving sphere
The American Museum of Natural History reports a Bermuda expedition by the New York Zoo logical Society under Dr. William Beebe. Fifteen deep sea dives to 800 feet used a steel diving sphere with quartz windows. As depth increased red and yellow colors faded, blue vanished, leaving violet rays at the furthest depths where water still glowed dimly.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York Zoological Society
Bermuda
William Beebe
Resume Reindeer Trek Across Canada’s Arctic Roof
Canada resumes the 2000 head reindeer drive to the Mackenzie River delta after a summer pause. The operation, funded by the Canadian government via a New York firm, aims to feed Eskimos and Indians in the north and deliver on schedule by early 1921.
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Canada
Interior Department
Ottawa
Mackenzie River
Loman Corporation of
New York
Northland
Private Planes Rise in England Among Business Elite
The number of privately owned aeroplanes in England is rising with nearly 300 individuals operating their own aircraft and over 24 owning two or more. Businessmen are using planes for sales teams and one quarry ships stone samples by air to customers.
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England
Two Sailors Log Mutual Sober Remark in Ship Journal
The captain notes the mate is drunk today while the mate, seeing the entry, records that the captain is sober today. This exchange highlights a playful yet pointed互tale of role reversal aboard the vessel.
Prevention Of Diphtheria A national push to immunize children
The piece argues diphtheria can be virtually eliminated in ten years if Canada funds prevention as it does cure. It explains diphtheria as a germ disease and praises toxoid immunization, noting safe injections under skin and urging public health departments to provide toxoid to all children through family doctors.
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Canada
City of
New York
Public Health Department
Canned Chicken Forecast From Government Report
The veterinary director general notes a rise in poultry products under government inspection and forecasts expansion in Canada’s canned meats. Canned whole chicken debuted last year and, from initial reception, is expected to grow substantially in the market.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Canadian Cattle Welcome Promised at Birkenhead Port
Mayor T McClellan promised a welcome for Canadian cattle at Birkenhead when the meat trade section of the National Union of Distributive Workers presented. He said a considerable proportion of the 15 000 cattle available for export could be received before year end.
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Birkenhead
England
T. McClellan
National Union of Distributive Workers
Dahlia Market Expands With Over Eight Thousand Varieties
The market now offers more than 8000 varieties of dahlia, showcasing a vast selection for gardeners and collectors. This breadth highlights growing interest in diverse colors forms and garden displays across regions.
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Timma
Gothenborg
Toronto University
Patricia Sugarmori
Vancouver
Tami Maruyama
University of Toronto
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Science
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Niagara Gorge
Alaska
Hummel
Hamburg
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