Canada Sees Tourism Wealth Grow From Foreign Visitors
The Senate highlights growing foreign tourist wealth entering Canada and backs federal co operation with promotion agencies. Roads expansion and See Canada First push aim to boost travel within remote districts, while a favorable tourist balance is seen as cash in hand. The committee mix reflects east and west interests guiding promotion bodies across the provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Meighen
United States
Dominion
Old World
New York
Europe
Ghost Town Parkwood North Carolina Remains Desolate
In Parkwood North Carolina a deserted village rests 40 years after inhabitants left for unknown reasons. Ruins of homes and a winding stream mark the former millstone town once bustling near Carthage. The Grand Hotel record shows Moses Faber of Baltimore paid 75 cents for one night on April 2, 1891, with illegible clerk name.
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Parkwood
Carthage
Grand Hotel
Moses Faber
Baltimore
Brantford Woman Pioneered Ontario Journalism in 19th Century
Brantford Ontario contends over the title of first woman journalist on the continent. Alice Lemmon Keeler Hart began writing editorials a century ago for Brantford's Sentinel, with rival claims by Anne Royall and Kate Massiah. F D Deville recalls Hart's career predating others by about 30 years. Hart joined editorials after marriage to David Keeler who started a paper in 1833 before Brantford Courier and Grand River Advertiser.
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Brantford
Ontario
Alice Lemmon Keeler Hart
Anne Royall
Kate Massiah
Montreal
F. D. Deville
David Keeler
Nathan Gage
Rochester
Keeler
Edna Ferber
Cimarron
Crested Wheat Grass Seed Demand in Western Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin notes seed supply lags demand due to drought in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The drought‑resistant crested wheat grass, especially the Fairway strain, yields better in northern moisture‑rich districts and commands premium prices, signaling a shift to improved Western Canada seed stocks.
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Canada
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Crested Wheat Grass Bulletin
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Grain leader predicts Europe to buy Canadian wheat
Grain Growing Expensive Jackson Dodds, joint general manager of the Bank of Montreal and president of the Canadian Bankers' Association, tells the Canada Club in the Old Land that European wheat production is uneconomical. He forecasts a return to normal times will prompt many nations to purchase wheat from Canada and other grain lands, a result he says would be sensible and cheaper. Brantford Expositor.
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Jackson Dodds
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Canada Club
Old Land
Europe
Brantford
Strange deal in Colorado bridge match at Boulder
Dr. Leonard R. Pratt of Boulder and R. C. Martin of Denver teamed to hold all red cards in a contract bridge game against their wives in Boulder Colorado. The wives bid seven vulnerable and won on a laydown, scoring 2 460 points and earning a 70 premium for a rubber game.
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Boulder
Colorado
Leonard R. Pratt
R. C. Martin
Denver
Fast Fire Engine Installed at Brooklands Track
A fast fire engine claimed as the world's quickest is installed at the Brooklands track in England. It can exceed 100 miles an hour and in tests covered the 2.75 mile circuit in about one and a half minutes.
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Brooklands
England
Jaunty women's jumper dress pattern ideas and fabrics
The article suggests cottons linens tub silks or lightweight wools for a jaunty jumper dress with guimpe options in white brown novelty stripe white organdie nautical blue linen and gabar dine checks. It notes Style No 900 fits sizes 12 through 20 with yardage for jumper and blouse and a 20 cent pattern price.
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Gabardine
New Wingless Paddle-Wheel Air Craft Proposed
Professor M K Kirksten of the University of Washington outlined a future air craft at Berkeley for the Society of Mechanical Engineers. The design resembles a ferry boat with paddle wheels but moves through air instead of water, using air as the driving medium.
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American Association, Society of Mechanical Engineers
Berkeley
California
To-Morrow
M. K. Kirksten
University of Washington
Kirksten
Ocean
Danger From Hopper Poison Threatens Saskatoon Animals
Dr. Norman Wright, veterinarian, warns that careless handling of grasshopper poisons has killed five cattle four horses and a dog within ten miles of Saskatoon. He notes a wagon loaded with poisoned bran and flour attracting attention as poison dripped to the ground and splashed onto a dog and livestock.
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Saskatoon
Norman Wright
Wright
Increase Of Scientific Knowledge Will Drive World Recovery
Charles F. Kettering of General Motors argues that rising scientific knowledge will stimulate global recovery. He warns much remains unknown, notes sun energy as a key source, and envisions advances in aviation, weatherless navigation, and everyday technology while urging continued effort toward a better, forward-moving civilization.
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Charles F. Kettering
General Motors Corporation
Radio Dangers Placed Workers Within Ten Feet Of Element
A report warns that radio exposure threatens workers who operate within ten feet of a powerful element. Safety officials advise distancing and protective measures to minimize health risks and equipment interference.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order guidance from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Pattern numbers appear as Narme and related notation unclear in the fragment. The item notes how to order by mail or in person with unspecified pattern details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
World wool market brightens as Canada influences trade
The 14th Annual Market Review from Canada’s Dominion Department of Agriculture notes Canada’s noncompetitor status in world mutton but a real impact on prices and demand. It highlights favorable lambing, strong wool sales gains in early 1934, and improved grower returns aided by good seasons in Australia and New Zealand.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Australia
New Zealand
Women Fasting Riskier Than Men In Starvation Study
Prof H J Deuel of the University of Southern California Medical School told the AAAS that women who fast or starve for slender figures face greater health risks than men. He said women develop more pronounced acidosis during a week of fasting and cannot burn fat as efficiently as men.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
H. J. Deuel
University of Southern California Medical School
Power in chaff cited by cereal chemist at Toronto millers and bakers meet
A cereal chemist told a Toronto convention that chaff and straw from cereal crops hold vast power. He suggested using surpluses for heat and, more importantly, to improve soil quality for farmers.
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Millera and Bakers Convention
Toronto
Two William St. Silver Forks Sell in London Auction
A London sale fetched 875 dollars for two William St. silver forks, noting strong bidder interest and a mid market price. The pieces were described as fine examples of the era with detailed craftsmanship and provenance.
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William ST
London
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W. H. Dennis
Halifax
Severa
Dennis
Carolina
North Carolina
The
Alice Lemmon
Ireland
Bride
George Brown
Globe
Upper Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie
Grand River Commercial Advertiser
D’acres Hart
Brant County
Furepe
Utes
TafAo
By Rath Rogers
Famous Agricultural College
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
O.ac
G. I. Christie
Narme
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