Canadian tourism drawbacks and US visitor spend contrast
The United States and Canada exchange tourist traffic with Americans spending 206 million dollars in Canada last year while Canadians spent 51 million dollars in the United States. Per capita, Canadians spent 536 dollars in the U S for every Canadian, versus 1.73 dollars per American in Canada. The Natural Resources Service warns against overcharging tourists and notes generally positive feedback, with many US visitors planning to return. The report also highlights growing interest in Canadian geography and travel routes. A Maryland traveler praises Canadian hospitality and courteous policing, while tar sands in Alberta are described as a substantial deposit spanning about five thousand square miles.
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The
Merce
United States
Dominion
Boards of Trade
Canada
Maryland
Saskatchewan Tops Health Rankings in Nationwide Death Rates
Ottawa dispatch notes Saskatchewan records the lowest annual death rate per thousand at 6.9 based on December totals, while infant mortality shows gradual improvement nationwide. Alberta marks the largest improvement, dropping from 113.2 to 68.8 in the same period, with Quebec posting the highest infant mortality and Ontario the lowest among provinces.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion
Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
She Is Married Now Die Muskete Vienna
A fragment quotes a dialogue: She is married now. That is not an answer. Die Muskete in Vienna.
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Die Muskete
Vienna
Sir Alfred Mond Elevated to Peerage in Birthday Honours
Sir Alfred Mond, already a Conservative MP, was raised to the peerage in the king's birthday honours list. A by election will be required in his constituency. Mond serves as president of Mond Nickel Co. in Canada and heads a new maritime venture announced last week.
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Sir Alfred Mond
Mond Nickel Co
Canada
Maritimes
Glass Houses for a New Moscow Architects Vision
The piece envisions a future Soviet Union where living spaces are mostly glass. New Moscow structures emphasize transparency with glass walls framed by steel and concrete, contrasting with ornate historic buildings. Increased openness contrasts with traditional curved church forms and old Russia’s domes.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Old
Russia
Clergyman Returns to Law for First Marriage Service
A former magistrate turned clergyman conducted his first marriage ceremony. He asked the bride, Wilt thou have this man to be thy wedded husband, and she replied I will. He then turned to the bridegroom asking for his defense.
Mystery snail vanishes from British Museum exhibit
The British Museum laboratories searched for a rare snail that disappeared from a cardboard mount after twenty years. Found in a distant wing, it had fed on the glue holding it to the board and returned to its display with stronger adhesive support.
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British Museum
Mauseum
M. Escargot
Evolution of the moldboard plough into modern tractors
The passage contrasts early moldboard ploughs requiring three men and four to six oxen to till rugged prairie sod with modern tractors. It notes dramatic productivity gains—from one to two acres per day in colonial times to ten to eighteen acres per hour with a three to five bottom plough—demonstrating vast efficiency improvements.
Alberta bituminous sands pave western road crisis
Tests show northern Alberta bituminous sands can be used for paving and road construction. With an effectively unlimited supply, these sands appear to solve permanent paving needs in the western provinces.
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Alberta
Employment Upward Across 6504 Firms May 1
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 6,504 firms show rising employment on May 1 with payrolls up 36,070 to 883,047. Index rises to 105.5 from 101.1 April and 100.6 last April. The text notes a demographic remark about hair and eye color.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Perfume Used On Masks Reduces Anaesthetic Distress
German surgeons reportedly sprinkled perfume on masks used in operations to ease anesthesia. They claim patients fall asleep faster and experience less coughing from the toxic odor, reducing discomfort during procedures.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Pattern Service
Pattern order guidance from Winnipeg Newspaper Union details item names and towns with sizes. The notice lists Pattern No and Name for customers in Winnipeg and surrounding areas.
New Settlers for Saskatchewan Lead German Colony
European enthusiasm for Canadian settlement grows as Dr. Von Seeberg brings 27 experienced German agriculturists to land near St. Walburg, Sask. They were placed by F. J. Freer of the Canadian National Railways. The photo shows Dr. Von Seeberg with members of the party in Winnipeg.
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Canada
Dominion
von Seeberg
St. Walburg
Sask
Germany
F. J. Freer
Canadian National Railways
Dr. von Seeberg
Boy
Winnipeg
National Museum Of Canada plans extensive western field work
The National Museum of Canada will conduct major field programs in Western Canada during 1928. Researchers will probe Sulphide bearing deposits with radiate prospecting in Rouyn Quebec and in Ontario while collecting for exhibition and study. Other scientists will study Indian sites at Fond du Lac Prince Rupert and northern biogeography near Wood Buffalo Park.
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Ae Aia
Arizona
Southwest
Canada
Rouyn
Quebec
National Museum of Canada
W. H. Collins
Western
H. I. Smith
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Four Reefs
National Museum
Europe
J. C. Boileau Grant
University of Manitoba
Fond du Lac
Lake Athabasca
C. B. Osgood
Mackenzie River
Fort Norman
Oregon
C. H. Young
Manitoba
Treesbank
International Boundary Line
Lake of the Woods
Mississippi Valley
Should Be Preserved Prehistoric Indian Pictographs
Harlan A. Smith of the National Museum of Canada photographed red pictographs along the Six Mile Plots near Sicamous on the Canadian Pacific Railway main line. Some appear as men and a canoe, others undecipherable. they are visible from the west side of Lake Mara and presently undefaced. He urges protection under the British Columbia Provincial Antiquities Act.
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Sicamous
Canadian Pacific Railway
Harlan A. Smith
National Museum of Canada
Ottawa
Lake Mara
Expert claimers and self control in moral quips
A collection of aphoristic lines noting that expertise proves ignorance to some, self control defines freedom, and a misattributed claim about Adolph Sax. The quotes include a German publication line about Meggendorfer Blaetter and a cautious classroom moment where truth spares the student from punishment though the father bears the cost.
Manitoba Vet Orders 210 Herd Inspections for Milk Shipping
Dr. J B Still Dominion Veterinarian for Manitoba reports inspections of 210 farms and herds from Winnipeg to the boundary. Owners seek to ship milk into the United States under new regulations.
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J. B. Still
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Boundary
United States
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Red Deer River
Cypress Hills
Red Deer Valley
Toronto
Edmonton
New York
B.C
Adolph Sax
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Munich
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