Island Falls Power Feed Sparks Northern Mining Growth
Saskatchewan opens first hydro electric plant at Island Falls with three generating units delivering 54 mile transmission to Flin Flon. Whitney interests and Hudson Bay Mining advance northern development linking Island Falls to mining towns and future power sites across Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Saskatchewan
Island Falls
Flin Flon
Manitoba
Whitney
Pas
Flin Floo
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company, Ltd
Jack Hammerl
Churchill
Fiin Fion
Flin Fion
Northwest
Sherritt-Gordon
Cold Lake
Consolidated
Nipissing Mines
Churchill Minerals
Dominion
Hudson Pay
Shut Out Foreign Wheat In Italy June duty increases
Italy raised duties on wheat and flour on June 5 to protect agriculture. Wheat duties rose from 73 cents to 86 cents per bushel while wheat flour duties increased from 3.91 to 4.57 dollars per 220 pounds. No conventional duties apply.
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Ottawa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Italy
German carp reputed to live up to 150 years
A historical note claims the German carp can reach ages as high as 150 years. The statement reflects traditional beliefs about the species longevity, though exact lifespans vary by environment and care.
Lumber In Transit Moisture Study By Canadian Labs
The Forest Products Laboratories of Canada and the Department of Interior conduct a moisture content study on lumber shipped from the Pacific Coast to Montreal and Ottawa. Vancouver tests vessels with boards measured for moisture, while Ottawa and Montreal labs verify moisture on arrival to assess absorption during transit.
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Forest Products Laboratories of Canada
Department of Interior
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Montreal
Ottawa
Eastern Consignees
Practical rayon crepe dress with jabot fringe detail
Pattern No. 3267 offers a printed rayon crepe dress with a circular two-piece skirt and jabot frill starting at the right shoulder. Available sizes 16 through 42 bust, with options in crepe satin and various color combinations. Pattern price 25 cents and must include pattern size.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions for ordering sewing patterns via the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern numbers unknown. customers are advised to provide pattern name and size when ordering.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Paying the Birds and the Cherry Net Question
Sir Richard Owen kept a garden where nets were not used on some cherries. A friend asked why. He replied the unnetted cherries were the salaries of his orchestra and the wages of his choir, a metaphor for rewarding the birds with the fruit.
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Richard Owen
Canadians Eat More Dairy and Poultry in 1929
The Royal Bank of Canada monthly notes Canadians are among the best fed globally with rising dairy intake. Butter consumption rose from 23% pounds per person in 1920 to 29 pounds in 1929, milk use requires 450 million gallons, and per capita eggs and poultry intake increased while beef rose little and mutton and lamb fell off.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Some People Immune From Tuberculosis
A National Tuberculosis Association booklet shows variation in TB death rates by ethnicity. Native-born and Russian groups have lower rates, German males and Irish both genders higher than natives, Italian males low but Italian females high, and Negroes markedly higher than whites. Death rates have declined since 1900, with 1927 rates under half of 1904, saving about 130000 lives annually.
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National Tuberculosis Association
United States
Prairie Apples Seeds Growers Aim for Tough Prairie Fruit
The Experimental Station at Morden Manitoba planted 25 000 apple trees from seeds in 1916. seedling trees spent a year at Ottawa and came from 16 hardy mother varieties. About 8000 seedlings fruited and were recorded as promising for prairie growing.
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Morden
Manitoba
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Duchess of York returns anonymous birthday gifts
The Duchess of York followed court rules and returned many birthday presents for Princess Elizabeth from people unknown to her. Unidentified anonymous gifts were donated to hospitals.
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Duchess of York
Elizabeth
Prohibit Private Sale Of Explosives For Safety
A Toronto Telegram editorial argues that explosives for public celebration should be banned for private sales. It notes numerous child injuries from matches and fireworks and urges public displays by licensed pyrotechnicians as a safer alternative.
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Toronto
Toronto Telegram
Animal Curfew Proposed in France to Quiet Nights
French officials push a late night curfew banning dogs barking cats serenading and roosters crowing after 10 PM. Farmers must enforce the rule on their livestock while city residents note similar limits on horns and loudspeakers in Paris and Saint Nazaire.
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France
Paris
Saint Nazaire
Timber From Home Best For Long Term Nation Economy
The piece argues that while modern transport allows timber trade across borders, the optimal policy is for nations to grow timber domestically in fertile areas where farming is impractical. It notes China imports North American timber and South Africa sources from northern Europe, but emphasizes self sufficiency.
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China
North America
South Africa
Europe
We Call Diplomacy in Navy Examination Joke
An admiral questioning a navy candidate asks who the three greatest British sailors are. The student replies that the other two are Nelson and Drake, adding that he did not catch the admiral's name. The remark ends with a quip about brains and opinion.
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Nelson
Drake
European Countries Move To Curtail Wheat Imports
The Farmer's Sun reports on a plan to create a world wide crop and market intelligence service under Empire schemes. Lloyd and Grisdale discuss central reporting to aid empire marketing, with Germany raising wheat duties and Russia expanding collective farming, signaling warnings for Canadian agriculture.
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E. M. H. Lloyd
Empire Marketing Board
J. H. Grisdale
Imperial Agricultural Bureau
Lloyd
Canada
Empire Board
Empire
Canadian Wheat Pool
Dominion
Great Britain
Farmer's Sun
Wheat Pools
United States Farm Board
Germany
Russia
Italy
Brazil
Remember Your Home Town
Many railroads advertise excursion rates over the weekend to lure city dwellers back to their old home towns for a brief vacation. The piece urges workers to close their desks Saturday noon and travel, praising the village atmosphere as a source of character and success and warning that forgetting home deprives life of a major satisfaction.
Water Power Growth Outpaces Population in Canada
New figures from 1918 to 1928 show population up 16 percent while turbine horsepower installed surged 125 percent. The data highlight a rapid expansion of water power relative to people across the decade.
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Canada
Rubber neckties enter French fashion scene
The non-skid necktie appears in France with sheets and threads of rubber forming four in hand or bow ties. They are vividly colored and touted for longer wear as they do not fray, though it is unclear if they will stretch out of shape.
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France
Tests Of Spelling At Toronto Colleges Describe Poor Results
Two Toronto institutes reported weak spelling results from recent tests. At the first school 131 examined found 68 good spellers, with 3% poor or bad and under half fair. At the second 157 examined showed 62 good, 62 poor or bad, and about 20 percent fair. Officials urged inquiry into causes and remedies.
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Toronto
Tattooed skin infection protection questioned in medical note
May Not Be Superstition writes Dr Rose Jordan in the British Medical Journal. The piece questions whether tattooed skin offers protection against tropical infections or if the belief is mere superstition. The column intertwines reporter banter and a city editor quip about an iron ore island used as a US bombing target.
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British Medical Journal
Rose Jordan
Tortola Island
United States
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