Fifty years of railway progress Canada’s great C P R anniversary
Fifty years after the first sod on May 2 1881 the Canadian Pacific Railway began an era that tied together British North America. The piece notes the critics fears the rapid build and the subsequent expansion of transcontinental lines, the government takeovers and the CN and the nation’s pride in a modern transport system while warning Canadians to temper impatience with prudent growth.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Pacific Coast
Montreal
Port Moodie
B.C
Canada
British North America
Messrs. Mackenzie and Mann
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
National Transcontinental
Grand Trunk
Government of Canada
Canadian National Railways
Two of a Kind in a Street Gaffe
A wife recounts Mrs West's troubling habit to Bert as they walk. She says Mrs West turns around and looks back each time they pass in the street, and he asks how she knows, prompting a quiet, patient response.
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Bert
New Style Typewriter Coinin the Slot for Public Use
In Germany the latest public typing machines allow a thousand spaces per coin. If the text requires more, an additional coin enables extended typing.
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Germany
Manitoba Copper Mines Output and Prospects
The Western Canada News Bulletin notes one Manitoba copper mine can process 9,000 tons daily and produce 60,000,000 pounds of zinc and 30,000,000 pounds of copper yearly, with gold valued at $1,000,000. A second mine, not yet producing, has ore proven worth over $100,000,000.
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Manitoba
Western Canada News Bulletin
Free matches end in British House of Commons
About 12,000 boxes of free matches are handed out in each session and no longer supplied in smoking rooms or refreshment counters of the Commons.
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House of Commons
Alaska Forests Span Vast Area Fueled by Dense Coverage
Alaska's forests cover an area equivalent to the combined size of Missouri Maine and New Jersey, underscoring vast timberlands across the state. The statement highlights the extensive geographic scale of Alaska's woodland resources.
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Alaska
Missouri
Maine
New Jersey
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Praised by Miss Griffin
Miss Rose Griffin of Ashern Manitoba reports five years of palpitations and sleepless nerves. After three boxes the nerves calmed and sleep returned, and she calls the remedy wonderful. Available at druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co. Ltd in Toronto.
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Miss Rose Griffin
Ashern
Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Ltd
Toronto
Calgary Exhibition Poultry Entries Open for July Show
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede invites entries for poultry classes from breeders. Forms are mailed by the exhibition board for July 6 to 11. Entries close June 20. Dr. D S Macnab urges participation even if one or two birds. He emphasizes breeding birds true to type and shows as valuable beyond prizes.
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Calgary Exhibition and Stampede
Exhibition Board
D. S. Macnab
Calgary Poultry Association
Special Bread Pudding From This Week
Scald milk with butter and soak stale bread cubes. Mix salt sugar vanilla and almond with eggs, then combine with milk and add toasted coconut. Bake in a greased dish set in a hot water bath at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Serves 6.
Senorita Carell Delights Prince of Wales in Bolivia
Senorita Fatma Carell impressed the Prince of Wales during a special Bolivian performance honoring royal brothers and was asked to be introduced. She has recently arrived in Europe for engagements in London and Paris.
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Senorita Fatma Carell
Prince of Wales
Bolivia
Senorita Carell
Europe
London
Paris
Acme Newspictures
Butter Scotch Cookies and Worm Powders Advertisement
A recipe for butter scotch cookies yields eight dozen cookies using cake flour soda cream of tartar butter brown sugar eggs vanilla and chilling then baking slices. An accompanying ad promotes Miller's Worm Powders as an effective vermifuge for children claiming it acts without purgatives.
Homicide Rates Rise Across U S Cities Says Study
Statisticians report a decade and year surge in murders. In 31 cities with 25 million people the three decade average homicide rate doubled, rising from 8.5 to 10.9 per 100000 in 1929 1930. England and Wales has a far lower rate. Convictions in murder cases are falling as homicides grow nationwide according to Minneapolis Journal.
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United States
England
Wales
Minneapolis Journal
Tiny Machine Screws Show Micro Precision
Watch screws are the smallest made for use in machines. Some are only one thirty fourth thousandth inch long with a head diameter of one twelve thousandth inch. A screw of this size has 360 threads per inch and 482000 of them weigh a pound.
Hudson Bay Insurance Rates To Fall With Experience
Hon. R. J. Manion told the House of Commons that Hudson Bay shipping insurance will drop as the route proves safe. He noted difficulty in comparing grain shipping costs to other routes and cited high rates on experimental routes. If accidents remain few, rates should decline and the route may prove successful.
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Hudson Bay
R. J. Manion
House of Commons
W. D. Euler
Waterloo North
Canada
Whitehall Theatre Offers Home Delivery Tickets by Motorcycle
The Whitehall Theatre in London now delivers theatre tickets by motorcycle messengers within 12 miles of the West End. Patrons simply call the theatre to order seats and pay on delivery with no extra charge. Persian Balm promises quick relief from weather effects and promises a clear, smooth complexion and soft hands.
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West End
Whitehall Theatre
London
England
Ornithologists Plan Sub Arctic Bird Study Expedition
Studying bird life in North with J B Semple of the Carnegie Museum Pittsburgh Pa leaves with two assistants for James Bay and Hudson Bay to study sub Arctic birds. They will be gone three or four months.
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J. B. Semple
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
James Bay
Hudson Bay
Russian Workman Free From Czar Slavery
A workman who left a job he enjoyed to take a position his bosses needed celebrates his release from czarist oppression. The remark highlights relief at gaining personal freedom and the absence of autocratic control.
Astronomer views universe as finite, within reach of study
Sir James Hopewell Jeans pictured in Washington argues that the universe is a finite space, comparable to the earth's surface. He notes modern astronomy sees limits to space and expects future telescopes to explore the whole cosmos as a single, comprehensible whole.
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Washington
James Hopewell Jeans
Columbus
Earth
Engineer claims unsinkable ship in Germany
A German engineer asserts the invention of an unsinkable ship based on a three foot steel model that with 55 pounds load and side holes cannot sink. When submerged it rises, water drains through the holes, and the vessel resurfaces. An authority also asserts geese can live 50 years, noting some humans reach that age.
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Germany
Gold prospects not promising near Fife Lake south of Moose Jaw
Professor F H Edmonds of the University of Saskatchewan geology department questions large gold discoveries in the Fife Lake area south of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. He notes Saskatchewan gravels and glacier-transported material could host only small placer gold or re-sorted deposits, not expected to yield major finds.
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Fife Lake
Moose Jaw
Sask
F. H. Edmonds
Department of Geology
University of Saskatchewan
Hay Mountain Creek
Saskatchewan
Rockies
Japanese Buy British Columbia Eggs For Poultry Stock
Five thousand BC eggs were shipped to Japan in one week as Japanese experts visited BC farms selecting hatching stock. They placed large orders at the Record of Performance offices in Vancouver with eggs priced from five to thirty dollars a dozen. T. J. Smith notes Japanese buyers are expanding into poultry, using BC stock as the foundation of their industry.
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British Columbia
Japan
Winch Building
Vancouver
T. J. Smith
R.O.P
B.C
Mr. Smith
When Asthma Comes Do Not Despair Remedy Help
When asthma strikes, turn to Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy for immediate relief. Choking stops and breathing returns to normal with no effort. Thousands have used this famous remedy and found relief. get a package today.
Valuable Tablets Found in Ur Relate to Abraham Era Worship
Archaeologist C Leonard Woolley brought stunning 4000 year old religious sculptures and inscriptions to London from Ur of the Chaldees. He notes the tablets reveal common people's worship and shed light on the history and religion around 2000 B C.
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London
England
C. Leonard Woolley
Abraham
God
Australia Moves To Nationalize Overseas Transport
Australia advances policy to nationalize overseas transport networks with new legislation. Government cites strategic and economic goals while outlining framework for ownership and regulation and potential impacts on carriers and international routes.
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Australia
Canada to revise twenty to thirty trade treaties
Hon. H. H. Stevens said in the House of Commons that 20 to 30 Canadian trade treaties will be revised within the coming year. Poland, seeking a commercial treaty, may be considered during the review. Canada’s trade with Poland was $139,000 in imports and $73,000 in exports in 1930.
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House of Commons
H. H. Stevens
London
England
Poland
Canada
Composition of Canadian House of Commons by origin and profession
The 245 member body is 215 Canadian born with 53 French-Canadians and 58 of Scotch origin. Irish parentage accounts for 41 and 12 English. Religiously 76 Roman Catholic 60 United 49 Anglicans 49 Presbyterians 7 Baptists 4 Lutherans 3 Jews 3 Unitarians 1 Mormon. Professions list 72 lawyers 32 farmers 80 doctors 17 merchants 12 manufacturers 13 businessmen 8 lumbermen 3 druggists 4 dentists 6 journalists 8 preachers.
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House of Commons
Canada
At-Home Remedy Promises Clearer Skin With Peroxine Powder
Advertises 2 oz Peroxine Powder to treat blackheads at home. Instructs to sprinkle on a cloth and rub in a circular motion for washed away blemishes. Claims satisfaction or money returned.
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Canadas Railway
Manitoba Copper Mines
Vleeamalks
Calgary
Poultry Association
Betty Barclay
Bay Insurance Rates
North
St.charles
Borden Co., Limited
Blackheads
Aeao Or Products
Hamilton
Ontario
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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