Mistaya Map Sheet Shows Canada's White Roof Of Rockies
The Mistaya Map Sheet from Canada's Topographical Survey details the Alberta British Columbia boundary and the Mistaya region with Banff Jasper Yoho and Kootenay parks. It highlights Takakkaw Falls Howse Pass and the Banff Lake Louise Jasper trail, plus glaciers, passes, trails, and tourist routes through mountain country.
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Kipling
Himalayas
Canadian Rockies
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Banff Jasper
Yoho
Kootenay
Dominion
Topographical Survey of
Department of the Interior
Banff Park
Yoho Park
Takakkaw Falls
North Saskatchewan River
Campbell
Mons
Freshfield
Wapta
Waputik
Howse Pass
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Hudson Bay
Blaeberry River
Columbia
Yoho National Park
Canadian Pacific
Banff
Yoho Parks
Jasper Park
Banff-Lake Louise- Jasper
Balfour
Bow
Bush
Clearwater
Howse
David Thompson
Joseph Howse
Earl of Southesk
Sir James Hector
Close Cutting Might Solve Weed Problem
University of Saskatchewan researcher T Pavlychenko promotes a ploughless summer fallow. He reports that most soil moisture evaporates from plant leaves and that cutting the above ground portion of weeds suffocates them. A sharp light draft implement could rip weeds just below the surface. A duckfoot cultivator with sharp shovels could work very shallowly to keep weeds from regrowing.
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University of Saskatchewan
T. Pavlychenko
University
West
Great Plains
Pavlychenko
Stormy Days Beneficial for Saskatchewan
The Regina Leader argues that dull blustery days and harsh rain are vital for the land. It praises nature's resilience and calls for a poet to celebrate dark wet weather over sunlit days.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
British anti-dumping proposal on Dominion flour
Sir Malcolm Robertson, chairman of Spillers Milling, urges Britain to impose an anti dumping duty on Dominion flour. He argues Dominion sales to England are at lower prices than in their home markets and proposes allowing imports only if UK prices equal the origin country price plus freight.
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Malcolm Robertson
Spillers Milling Firm
Britain
Dominion
England
Malcolm
Dead Sea Ecosystem Averts Life and Outflow
The Dead Sea lacks an outlet and contains no animal life. Birds and other animals avoid the region due to its harsh conditions and high salinity.
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Dead Sea
Hawaii Demands Better Quality Merchandise
Residents of Hawaii push for higher quality goods and standards, seeking improved merchandise than in the past and pledging to support makers who meet stricter expectations.
Sheep as Profitable Low-Cost Farm Incomes
Harvey O. Powell of the Dominion Agricultural Credit Company urges prairie farmers to maintain a small flock of breeding ewes. He argues sheep provide steady income with minimal care, and that good breeding ewes, though pricey, hold value as foundation stock for grain farmers.
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Harvey O. Powell
Amanager
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company, Limited
Mr. Powell
Evils Of Gambling by Sir Walter Runciman
In a Sunday at Home piece, Sir Walter Runciman argues against gambling on the stock exchange and horse racing. He warns against borrowing to fund such bets, urges living within income, and notes gambling’s grip across social classes causes misery despite culture and morality.
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Walter Runciman
Stock Exchange
Woman Returns Love Letters By Mail After Quarrel
After a violent quarrel the young lady gathers the man’s love letters and ties them for return by mail. The postmaster questions if they are second class matter and the girl retorts with a sharp remark about flattery.
Picture by Devis Sells for 8200 in London
A painting titled The Love Song by Devis, signed and dated 1749, brought a record price of 8200 dollars at a London sale.
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London
Devis
Canada’s War Memorial Exhibition in Ottawa
The King authorized an autumn display of Canada’s national war memorial in Ottawa. Planned for a site likely between Marble Arch and the bandstand, the 50,000 pound sculpture by the March brothers features 19 heroic figures under a 60 foot Arch of Sacrifice and is built at Farnborough Kent. Vernon March, the designer, died two years ago.
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Hyde Park
Canada
Ottawa
Marble Arch
Vernon March
March
Farnborough
Kent
Sydney March
Portraits Behind the Hearts Honors Cards Revealed
Two hearts honors in playing cards are portraits. The King of Hearts is said to depict King Henry VIII in robes of state, while the Queen of Hearts shows Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VIII.
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Henry VIII
Elizabeth of York
Park Lane
London
England
Dudley House
Alford House
Marble Arch
Dorchester House
Grosvenor House
Model Aircraft League to Hold National Gathering in Winnipeg
The third annual national gathering of the Model Aircraft League of Canada will be held in Winnipeg toward the end of August. Plans were announced in Ottawa after a meeting attended by Major-General J. H. MacBrien, president of the Aviation League of Canada.
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Model Aircraft League of Canada
Winnipeg
Ottawa
J. H. MacBrien
Aviation League of Canada
German efforts drain flooded Nogat estuary land
German engineers at the Nogat estuary have built dams and drainage works to reclaim 4,000 acres of arable land that were submerged, following Dutch techniques to dry the area.
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Holland
Nogat
Belgium to Buy 250 Passenger Cars for Rail System
Belgium's national railway plans to spend 1 725 000 dollars to purchase 250 new passenger cars. The announcement accompanies a broader expansion in rail services across the country and signals a major fleet upgrade.
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Belgium
National Railway
Rust Resistant Wheat Examined For Baking Quality
At a Winnipeg meeting of field crop disease committees the quality for baking of rust resistant wheats under study was debated. The Agriculture Department stated tests show most new varieties have high milling and baking quality, comparing favorably with Marquis, countering a press dispatch that claimed poor milling and baking results.
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Winnipeg
Department of Agriculture
Deta
Almost Unlimited Market for Canadian Cattle in Britain
John Horton of Winnipeg asserts Britain could absorb 100000 Canadian cattle if regular shipments exist. He notes demand for cattle weighing 900 to 1100 pounds and cites favorable British response, including a successful Birkenhead shipment. Horton backs a first boat load to England via the Hudson Bay route.
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Britain
John Horton
Winnipeg
Horton
Birkenhead
England
Hudson Bay
Villagers dig tar holes along Grand Trunk road near Chandernagore
Villagers along the Grand Trunk road through Chandernagore dig wide holes in the road to obtain tar for lighting fires. Some pits reach four feet in diameter and a foot deep, creating hazardous disruptions near Calcutta.
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India
Chandernagore
Calcutta
Great Britain to Pay US Debts as US Demands
The report states Great Britain will pay its debts to the United States if required by the U.S. Also mentioned are Nebraska’s tax free status for buggies and a note that the sun loses 360,000 million tons of matter daily in heat emission.
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Great Britain
United States
Nebraska
Planning a Year in the Garden and Lawn Care
The article outlines sequencing for vegetable planting by groups and timing for early mid and late crops. It adds advice on flower planning for cutting beds and guidelines for lawn care including weed removal rolling reseeding and feeding for a healthy lawn through the season.
Shade devices aid sapling growth in Germany
Arborists provide specially made sunshades for young trees in Germany. The wooden framework holds closely woven netting placed on the south side to shield saplings from the noonday sun. Growers report unusually rapid growth since the device was introduced.
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Germany
Just Bad Manners At Dublin Legation
Describes followers of De Valera leaving a social function in Dublin as the Governor General arrived while the orchestra played God Save the King. The incident is framed as bad manners, not an Irish trait. A separate quip from Stockholm contrasts a suitor’s awkward line about marrying a daughter.
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de Valera
Dublin
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Model Aircaft League
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Motion
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Ceylon
Aptee
Sondagsnisse-Stria
Stockholm
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