Decline in Canadian tourist income sparks calls for road and federal support
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes a 21 million drop in 1938 tourist expenditures in Canada, despite a 1932–37 rebound to 294.682 million. Authors urge federal help for western highways, arguing road quality and trucking pressures limited American visitors and that renewed investment could create jobs and boost national wealth.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
George
Elizabeth
West
United States
U.S
Norse Visit Confirmed by Toronto Researchers Findings
Prof T F McEwraith of the University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum told the Ontario Historical Association that Lake Nipigon finds in recent years prove Norse visitation of Canada about 1000 years ago. He cited a 10th century sword, shield handle fragment, and axe head turned over to the museum by a Port Arthur seeker.
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T. F. McEwraith
University of Toronto
Royal Ontario Museum
Ontario Historical Association
Lake Nipigon
Canada
McIlwraith
Port Arthur
Early birds long had teeth in ancient era
Fossil evidence shows that some of the world’s earliest birds possessed teeth for millions of years, a trait later lost as beaks evolved. This dental arrangement reveals insights into their evolution and feeding strategies.
Coin Toss Sets Mount Murray and Murray Bay Names
Two Scotsmen who served under General Murray in the conquest held a coin toss on the La Malbaie river in Quebec to decide east and west land. Malcolm Fraser named the east Mount Murray, John Nairne named the west Murray Bay, with Manoir Richelieu later staying on Nairne’s land.
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Jacques Cartier
France
la Malbai River
Quebec
General Murray
Malcolm Fraser
Mount Murray
John Nairne
Murray Bay
Origins of vegetables roots from world wide heritage
An article in The Saturday Evening Post traces how common beans once fetched high prices for Burpee, and explains vegetables like corn, beans, squash and many others originated in various regions. It notes plant immigrants adapt to diverse soils from Imperial Valley to Ontario and records seedsmen’s cross, backcross and doublecross approach.
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Saturday Evening Post
Southwest
Palestine
Siberia
Europe
Peru
Persia
Africa
Egypt
China
Imperial Valley
New Jersey
Colorado
Florida
Ontario
Risk Of Food Shortage Warns UK War Time Minister
Sir Herbert Matthews, member of the Great War food ministry, told the congress of industrial transport that the United Kingdom faces a graver risk of food shortage at the outbreak of another war than in 1914. He urged large purchases of Canadian wheat and calls for spreading oil supplies nationwide for emergency readiness. He warned the country is worse off due to a larger population, fewer merchant ships, poor land and a reduced farming workforce.
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Herbert Matthews
Great War Food Ministry
The
Congress of Industrial Transport
United Kingdom
Government
Herbert
Almanac Ad Predicts Tense Berlin then Calm in Fall
Prime Minister Chamberlain cited Old Moore's Almanac at a Cardiff rally to suggest Europe will see tension in early September followed by calm later. The almanac forecasts Venus influencing Rome and Berlin in October and anticipates progress toward peace on a broad, lasting scale.
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Chamberlain
Europe
Old Moore
England
Cardiff
Wales
Berlin
Rome
Dog L P Tyndall Profile and Rover the Charge Seeker
A Kingston North Carolina man says his dog Rover is well behaved enough to warrant a charge account and notes the dog’s appetite shifts from beef to frankfurters and hamburgers. A Russia locomotive reportedly uses 40 percent less fuel and travels 1000 to 1400 miles without water. There’s an expected surge in Georges and Elizabeths baptized in Canada this year. The host remarks in a Caribbean accent about a rough night and strong whiskey at home.
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L. P. Tyndall
Kingston
N.C
Rover
Russia
Georges and
Elizabeths
Canada
Wealthy German’s London scheme to transfer £60,000
A German industrialist in London paid a solicitor to witness the destruction of English stock certificates. The documents burned, yet after six months new certificates were issued, enabling the German to reclaim the £60,000 while remaining in London.
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London
England
Berlin
Overseas Daily Mail
Escort Ships Glasgow and Southampton Armored Yet Not Capital Ships
The Glasgow and Southampton, escort cruisers for the King and Queen on their return voyage aboard the Empress of Britain, are 9100 ton sisters with 700 crew. Built 1933 and 1934, they mount 12 six inch and eight four inch guns, carry two aircraft, and reach 33 knots. They are oil driven and not capital ships. The Glasgow bears a historic link to the First World War battles and is celebrated by the Admiralty for its enduring name.
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Southampton
Glasgow
Coronel
von Spee
Falkland Islands
Admiralty
Toronto Star
Eagle roped by cowhand at Rincon Ranch
In Tucson Arizona a cowhand named Jose Romero on Rincon Ranch rope t a large eagle that had killed a week old calf. The bird, heavy with its meal, could not fly.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jose Romero
Rincon Ranch
Italy mandates Italian fiber content for textiles
Italy decrees that textile products should use Italian fibers as far as practicable, aiming to boost domestic industry while guiding manufacturers toward greater local sourcing and potential price implications.
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Italy
England's Oldest Windmill Still Turning in Outwood
England's oldest windmill, built in 1665 at Outwood, remains operational. The historic mill continues to grind, preserving a structural landmark and local heritage for visitors and residents alike.
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England
Outwood
Women writer library drive by Grace Thompson Seton
Grace Thompson Seton leads a National Council of Women project to curate Biblioteca Femina, a global library showcasing books by women across science sociology art and travel. Canada features strongly, with Seton aiming to include her own A Woman Tenderfoot in the Rockies and works from every country.
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Grace Thompson Seton
National Council of Women
Committee of Letters
Biblioteca Femina
Canada
Seton
Dominion
Ernest Thompson Seton
Manitoba
Rockies
Long Range Field Gun Sets New Army Range Record
The United States Army unveiled its longest range field gun, a 155 millimetre weapon firing a 100 pound shell about 15 miles. In tests at Fort Bragg North Carolina the round traveled 25 000 yards and cratered ground sixteen feet deep. Colonel Ralph McT Pennell said it was the longest shot from a standard field gun and the system is now standard for deep fire on enemy reserves dumps and communications beyond lines.
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United States Army
Fort Bragg
N.C
Ralph McT. Pennell
Field Artillery Board
Army Ordnance
Pennell
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Marks 175th Birthday Anniversary
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph celebrates 175 years since its 1764 founding as the Quebec Gazette. It later became the Chronicle Telegraph through amalgamations with the Morning Chronicle in 1874 and the Daily Telegraph in 1925.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
The
Quebec Gazette
Chronicle-Telegraph
Morning Chronicle
Daily Telegraph
New Guinea Tribe Reported With Colorful Women and War
Reports from Rabaul describe a newly found New Guinea district where women of varied color from brick red to near white carry bone bags on their backs. The article notes constant inter-tribal warfare and claims the women do not work hard but enjoy leisure. Separate note on spiders mentions spinning spools as openings to internal silk glands and thread thickness based on active glands.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
Japan issues 8 million aluminum one-sen coins replacing copper
Japan circulates 8 000 000 new aluminum one-sen coins to replace copper units of the same value and save copper metal.
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Japan
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Iobac Inny
Grownins
Claude C. Bonter
Argentina
Grasslands
Pampas
Plains
Britain
Old Moore’s Almanac
Orient
Auxiliary Army Corps
Durham
Durham Starch
Appleford Paper Products
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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