Western Canada's Seaport Set for Summer Activity at Churchill
Churchill on Hudson Bay, Canada's newest seaport, will open in summer 1931 under Manitoba's lease scheme. The townsite lands will be leased, not sold, as housing and facilities grow for harbour, railway, and future trans Atlantic traffic. The Hudson Bay Railway line from The Pas to Churchill reaches regular operation in spring 1931, with CNR to operate the government built railway.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay
Canada
Manitoba
Seaboard
Hudson Bay Railway
Pas
Bay
Dominion Authority
Canadian National Railways
No Bargains In Seeds From Government Tested Seed Advice
New York state seed analyst M T Munn warns against bargain seeds and urges buyers to prioritize purity germination and true to name quality. Canadian expert W J Lennox echoes the call for government tested seed and stresses analysis before sowing to avoid weed infestation and future losses.
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M. T. Munn
New York
W. J. W. Lennox
Dominion Seed
Dominion
Munn
Lennox
Canada
Mr. Lennox
Wanted for a sober family a man to drive horses
Advertisement from 1796 seeks a Philadelphia servant. Requirements include fear of the Lord, ability to drive a pair, wait at table, read a Bible chapter, join in prayer, tend horses, and rise at 7. Obedience to master and mistress, dressed hair, singing, cribbage valued. Wages set at 15 guineas yearly. A closing quip shows casual streetcar banter about supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Philadelphia
Press advertising touted as cheapest sales method
Sir Charles Higham told the Institute of the Motor Trade that the press is the fastest path to productive results and the cheapest advertising form. He argued unemployment would fall only as goods are sold, noting newspapers reject unreliable ads and buyers have confidence in advertised goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Charles Higham
Institute of the Motor Trade
London
Sir Charles
Sumas Town Claims Four Transcontinental Railways Link
Sumas Washington, a tiny border town near Vancouver, claims status as the smallest town on four transcontinental railways and serves as a terminus for lines including the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Canadian Pacific plus the British Columbia Electric. The note contrasts zoo feeding costs in London and jungle lions, plus a quip from Lus tige Blatter of Berlin.
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Sumas
Wash
Vancouver
St. Paul & Pacific
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Canadian Pacific
British Columbia Electric
Paris inspired crepe dress pattern with bolero flair
Chic dressmaker notes a sapphire blue crepe silk gown with bolero suggestion and collarless neckline. It flatters the waist with swathed front and circular tiers that sway with movement, offered as Design No 3015 in sizes bust 34 to 42 with colors dahlia purple black and tomato red and pattern price 25 cents.
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Paris
University on Wheels Seed Cleaning Train Tour
A special lecture train equipped by Canadian Pacific Railway will tour Saskatchewan to deliver seed cleaning information. Officials from the Field Crops Branch and Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture will supervise as the train travels on CP lines to show machinery and methods to farmers.
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University
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Field Crops Branch
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Canadian Pacific
Air travel overtakes other transport in Mackenzie region
H C Ingram inspector of civil aviation returned from an inspection of airlines to Aklavik in Yu kon territory. He said planes have superseded most travel as fog delayed him before reaching Fort Resolution 750 miles north of McMurray. He traveled with Punch Dickens of Western Canada Airways and found locals broadly air minded with only two dog teams seen along the route.
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Mackenzie River District
H. C. Ingram
Civil Aviation
Aklavik
Yukon Territory
Ingram
Fort Resolution
McMurray
Punch” Dickens
Western Canada Airways
Manitoba Buttermakers Win Dominion Butter Trophy
Manitoba Co-Operative Dairy of Brandon captured the Western Ontario Dairymen's Association butter championship trophy in London Ontario. Yeast and mould scores plus a Ottawa chemical analysis delayed the winner announcement.
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Manitoba
Western Ontario Dairymen's Association
London
Ontario
Frank Horne
Manitoba Co-Operative Dairy
Brandon
Ottawa
Manitoba Good Roads Urges Winnipeg Ontario Highway Link
The 20th annual Manitoba Good Roads Association meeting passed a resolution urging the provincial government to complete the highway between Winnipeg and the Ontario boundary as part of a proposed national system.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Viaduct Plan Returns With CPR Train Test at Union Station
Canadian Pacific Railway train 3100 pulled cars onto track three at Toronto Union Station marking a milestone in the $50 million viaduct project. Mayor Bert S. Wemp rode the engine and received driving instruction from Engineer T. Lloyd. A. E. Gillen announced trains would run on six high level tracks by April 15 and work on six more tracks would start immediately, completing by year end 1930.
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Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Union Station
Bert S. Wemp
C.P.R
T. Lloyd
A. E. Gillen
Toronto Terminals Railway Company
National Museum in Ottawa A Treasure House of Wealth and Progress
Dr Charles Camsell addressed Canada’s civil service in Ottawa urging support for a National Museum. He described a future of a grand Ottawa with a national museum that showcases Canada’s rocks, minerals, flora, fauna, timber, fisheries, soils, and industrial resources, linking education, research, and national pride. He noted government steps to establish the museum and urged citizen backing.
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National Museum
Ottawa
Charles Camsell
F.R.G.S
Department of Mines
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Europe
America
National Museum of Canada
Canadian
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Arctic Islands
Rocky Mountains
Dominion
New York
Washington
London
Paris
Berlin
Halifax
Quebec
The Crow as a Pattern of Virtue in Nature
A critical look at the crow praising its ecological role despite its bad reputation. The Biological Survey notes crows control harmful insects and resist extermination calls while farmers use guerrilla tactics against them. John Burroughs calls the crow a born bandit but open and honest in all its ways.
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John Burroughs
Manitoba progress praised by Minister of Mines
Prosperous Manitoba Minister D G McKenzie says no other place has shown greater development in the last forty years than Manitoba and residents have reason to look to the future with confidence, like the builders of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Lord Selkirk's settlers.
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D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lord Selkirk
Farm Loan Board approves 1464 loans totaling 3026050
Since the board began, 1,464 loans have been approved totaling 3,026,050 dollars with an average of about 2,067 dollars. Provinces borrowing include British Columbia 697,900 Alberta 1,543,100 Manitoba 48,800 Quebec 218,100 New Brunswick 396,550 Nova Scotia 121,600.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Alberta Savings Certificates Reach Record 1929 Total
The 1929 sale of Alberta Government savings certificates amounted to 9,856,466 dollars, the largest yearly total except 1926. Outstanding savings stand at 11,715,493 dollars, with purchases since 1917 totaling 64,575,978 dollars. Also noted is a quotation about a theatrical first night miscount in Oslo.
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Alberta
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Western
Marjoribanks
Leicestershire
Marchbanks
Lestersher
Ralph
Rafe
Pole-Carew
Pulbarry
Colquhoun
Kohoon
Wemyss
Weems
Leverson-Gouwer
Looson-Gore
Bertie
Bartie
Kerr
Karr
St. Maur
Seymour
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tanioty
Annebelle Worthington
London Zoo
Winonipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
North Country
Manitoba Buttermakers
Crow
Karikaturen
Oslo
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