Hudsons Straits Air Survey Sets North Hazardous Work
The Hudsons Straits air survey will depart Halifax in early July aboard the Canadian government ship Stanley. Royal Canadian Air Force personnel plan fifteen months of daily Arctic observation work amid severe weather, with six Fokker seaplanes tested for the mission and depots established at Nottingham Island Port Burwell and Lake Harbor.
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Halifax
Stanley
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Pole
Fokker
Lawrence
Straits
Nottingham Island
Port Burwell
Labrador
Lake Harbor
Baffinsland
Air Force
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Alex Johnston
Department
Department of Marine
Hudson's Bay
Port Nelson
Fort Churchill
Charles A. Dunning
Northwest Territories
Arctic
Birth Rate Leads World White Races in Canada
Canada reports the highest birth rate among white races at 23.4 per 1000. Saskatchewan tops provinces with 24.7 and New Brunswick exceeds it at 27.1. Saskatchewan also records the lowest death rate in Canada and globally at 6.8 per 1000. Next is New Zealand with 3 per 3000.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Saskatche
New Zealand
Engagement Broken Over Movies and Van Rumor
A witty exchange questions why Alice ended her engagement after she learned of her suitor's movie work. The tale contrasts a preacherly inquiry with a humorous observation about life in MA, where a probate-will note is described as scrawled on a seven foot strip of paper.
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Alice
Massachusetts
Bhach
Advice for Airmen: Chew Gum and Click Ears Training Note
The British Air Ministry issues flight training guidance noting high altitude pressure affects the ear. Swallowing helps equalize pressure, chewing gum keeps head muscles active, and ears can be clicked by pinching the nostrils and exhaling. The procedure aims to relieve pain temporary deafness and related ailments from unequal pressure.
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British
Air Ministry
Registered Seed Grains Demand Surges in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Seed Pool reports business more than doubling from last year led by strong calls for forage crop seeds and a larger rise in seed oats than seed wheat. Ample offerings exist at cleansing plants, straining current facilities to the limit.
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Saskatchewan Seed Pool
Patterned Fashion: Two Piece Frack Suit for Morning to Evening
Winnipeg readers are offered a practical two piece frack pattern suitable for morning shopping or afternoon bridge. The blouse No 1347 features a high or turned back collar, gathered shoulders, two patch pockets and a belt. The skirt No 1341 has box plaits and joins a body lining. Sizes 34 to 44. prices 20 cents per pattern. fashion book 16 cents.
Canadian Fur Auction Sales Highlight Strong Week in Montreal
The Canadian Fur Auction Sales Limited reports a strong five day sale session in Montreal with total raw fur production valued at $1,500,000. Silver fox skins reached 2,660 lots, top price $415, while Canada’s 1925-26 fur season total stood at $11,905,586, below the 1924-25 and 1923-24 levels. Muskrat led pelts at 1,953,545 valued $2,014,175. Beaver, mink, red fox, white fox and silver fox followed in importance.
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Montreal
F. UH. Pingree
Canada
Alfalfa Seed For Denmark: Two Carloads Shipped From Alberta
Grimm alfalfa seed grown in the Brooks district was shipped to Denmark where trials have proven successful. Danish growers bought two car loads, with demand higher but US growers limiting supply. Alberta seeders were paid 34 dollars an acre clear for their crop.
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Alberta
Denmark
Brooks
Cap
United States
B C Has Advantage in Dairying
Dr G C Creelman former president of the Ontario Agricultural College predicts British Columbia will become the greatest dairying district in Canada. He cites year round grazing as a major benefit while Ontario farms must feed stock for six months.
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G. C. Creelman
Ontario Agricultural College
British Columbia
Canada
Pacific
Ontario
Premier Mackenzie King to Welcome Delegates at Poultry Congress
Official welcome will be delivered by Premier W L Mackenzie King on behalf of the Dominion of Canada to delegates of the Worlds Poultry Congress at the opening on July 27. A tangential dialogue and a quip about marriage appear in the text alongside a miscellaneous note on money making schemes.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
Dominion of Canada
German Firm Insures Against Weather Risks
A German insurance approach offers weather coverage for any period up to a year, enabling insured holidays or plans to be protected against rain and cloudiness. The concept mirrors Lloyds style guarantees and reflects a progressive era trend toward broad risk coverage, though implementation details and potential misinterpretations remain to be seen.
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Lloyd’s
Beautification Push Boosts Canada Plant Trade
A Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics report shows wholesale purchases of ninety nine thousand rose trees and nine hundred thousand ornamental trees and shrubs for homes. Homemakers bought half a million plants plus bulbs and florists moved fifteen million plants, with over one million two hundred thousand dollars spent. results exclude imports and amateur growers. The piece notes weekend motor accidents and cites a coin forgery joke.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Payiss
First Refugee from Chinese War Returns to New York
Mrs. Melvin Southwick of Harri son New York reached New York on April 12 aboard the Empress of Scotland after fleeing Hankow China with her 12 week old infant. She traveled via Shanghai to Kobe and then to New York while her husband remained in Hankow as Standard Oil representative. She was met by her mother Mrs. Freda Becker and described as unshaken by the voyage and public attention.
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Melvin Southwreck
Harrison
N.Y
New York
Impress
Scotland
Hankow
China
Shanghai
Kobe
Japan
Standard Oil Company
Freda Becker
Southwick
Miss Southwick
Western Inland Fisheries and Forage Crops Boost Rural Industry
Alberta led forage crop and poultry car tours reaching 20 districts with 1656 attendees. Seed sales totaled 6559 lbs valued at 954.10, while lectures by James Murray promoted crop rotation and livestock care. Canada’s inland fisheries expand with whitefish and pike markets, new filleting of pike boosts eastern and western trade and profits.
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Alberta
Canadian National Railways
Alberta Department of Agriculture
James Murray
Canada
Great Lakes
Prairie Provinces
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Reindeer
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Canadian
Lesser Slave Lake
The Carat Measure for Gold Explained
The term carat originated from tiny uniform seeds used as weight standards for jewellery. Today carat denotes purity, not weight, with 22 of 24 parts gold in 22 carat, though 18 15 or 9 carat alloys are more common due to golds softness and need for harder metals.
De Luxe Airplanes Introduce London Paris Aerial Service
Imperial Airways launches the Silver Wing Service with three engined Argosy aircraft carrying twenty passengers each. Planes will depart London and Paris at noon daily and feature buffets and bars on board, naming aircraft after cities. No licensing rules exist for aerial restaurants or beverages.
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Imperial Airways
City of
New York
Washington
Americans Buy London Clothes Fashion Plague Hits Hotels
An official at a London hotel notes American visitors treat hotels as depots for clothing with some patrons leaving up to ten suits behind. The piece highlights London as a global masculine fashion hub and reflects quirky exchanges about postage and letters.
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London
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