Canada Made History Thirty Years Ago With First Empire Plane Flight
Thirty years ago Canada made history when the first aircraft to fly in the British Empire ascended about 20 feet over Baddeck Bay Nova Scotia. A D McCurdy piloted the Silver Dart with Bell at his side, marking a milestone alongside later Trans-Canada Air Lines machines and pioneering wireless from a plane.
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Canada Mae
British Empire
Baddeck Bay
Nova Scotia
A D McCurdy
Montreal
St. Hubert
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Winnipeg
Canada
Edmonton
Seattle
TCA
T.C.A
McCurdy
Trans-Canada
Florida
Cuba
Sheepshead Bay
New York
New York World
Morse
Baddeck
Alexander Graham Bell
Aerial Experiment Association
Bell
London Times
United States
Col. More-Brabazon
England
Safeguard by kerosene deter Coyotes in Alberta farms
Alberta farmers in the Bragg Creek district use coal oil soaked kerosene on hanging gunnysacks to deter coyotes from sheep and turkeys. They claim coyotes avoid the smell, and kerosene rings may protect nests. further notes discuss unrelated anecdotes about a traffic stop and other wildlife headlines.
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Bragg Creek
Alberta
Canadian News In Africa Seen From Ackerman
Lieut. Colonel C. H. Ackerman of Peterborough recalls Canada’s during five weeks in South Africa. He notes four items read abroad: 10000 tons of fish shipped to Spain. a MP proposal to rename the country the Kingdom of Canada. a Labour MP in England predicting Canada’s neutrality in the next war. and two English explorers temporarily lost in northern Canada.
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C. H. Ackerman
Peterborough
Africa
Examiner
Col. Ackerman
South Africa
Canada
Spain
Kingdom of
Peterborough Examiner
Japan Plans Undersea Rail Link Across Chosen Strait
The Japanese Railway Ministry will fund scientific studies on an undersea rail link between Karatsu in Saga and Fusan in Chosen. The electric single track line would run with tunnels about 200 meters below sea level, at an estimated cost of 1.5 billion yen with 800000 yen allotted in 1939 for geological surveys at six tunnel entrances. The project aims to ease congestion and support continental policy, amid broader historical notes contrasting weights and origins.
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Japanese Railway Ministry
Chosen Strait
Karatsu
Saga Prefecture
Fusan
Chosen
Sacred zebu roam Indian streets disrupting traffic
In India the sacred zebu are permitted to wander freely through urban areas, blocking roads and grazing at fruit stalls, reflecting a cultural reverence that clashes with modern city life.
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India
Weather notes show record Saskatoon moisture and cold February
University of Saskatchewan observer reports 8.81 inches of moisture for Sept 1 to Feb 28, 1939, a 4.78 inch above normal, with February 1939 the second coldest on record. Predictions suggest normal or better precipitation for the 1939 growing season. February mean temp 12.3 degrees below normal.
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University of Saskatchewan
Sidney G. Cox
University Physics Department
Cox
Saskatoon
Global spread of coconuts via ocean currents
A study explains coconuts travel widely by floating across oceans, distributing seeds far from their tropical origin. Researchers map how currents and drift patterns carried coconuts to distant shores, fueling biodiversity and human use in new regions.
Cucumber Bottled Garden and Onion Ban Report
Sounds Quite Easy George A Robinson of Bennington Vermont grows cucumbers in a bottle sized greenhouse. He plans to seal with sugar and vinegar for later use. An ordinance in Waterloo Nebraska bans barbers from eating onions between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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George A. Robinson
Bennington
Waterloo
Neb
Australia to Open First Tung Oil Mill
Australia will establish its first tung oil extraction mill, signaling a new industrial venture. The project aims to develop local production capabilities and reduce reliance on imported oils. No dates or company names are specified in the text.
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Australia
Three Piece Jumper Suit Pattern by Alice Brooks
Exclusive design by Alice Brooks for a three piece jumper suit in stockinette stitch. Pattern 6312 offers six eight and ten year sizes with illustrations and stitch guides. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for this pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
World Poultry Exhibit Heads to Cleveland July 28 1939
Readers learn details of the 7th World Poultry Congress and Exhibition to be held in Cleveland from July 28 to August 7, 1939. It outlines the Competitive Live Bird Show Pageant of Poultry and Commercial Breeders Exhibit with rare birds, entry deadlines, judging dates, and awards. The article also summarizes Rehabilitation Work in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act outlining cultural work water development and land utilization across open plains.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Dominion Department of Agriculture
P.fr.a
P.F.R.A
PFRA
Svedoff Crew Declines Rescue Amid Polar Drift
The Soviet icebreaker Svedoff drifts within 275 miles of the North Pole, the farthest north reached by any vessel. The 15 crew members decline an airlift and new crew relief, choosing to remain at their posts to cross the Polar Basin and reach open water near Greenland. They continue hydrographic, meteorological, and magnetic observations as cables are lengthened in deep water.
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Svedoff
North Pole
Polar Basin
Pole
Greenland
Fridtjof Nansen
Fram
Ivan Papanin
New York Times
Starlings Shelter in Steamship Markland Dock
The steamship Markland entered Regent's canal dock at Stepney as a snow storm drove hundreds of starlings to shelter aboard. Dock officials said two to three hundred birds clustered around the funnel hatch covers and even into the engine room, delaying the vessel by a day due to weather.
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Regent's Canal
Stepney
England
Decline in Canadian Rail Travel Reflected in Profit Gap
The 1923 to 1937 shift shows passenger numbers dropping from 38 million to 18 million as more families rely on cars. The Niagara Falls Review notes surprising travel habits and links to rising railway deficits, while England reports 25 million first day King George VI stamps sold.
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Canadian Railways
Niagara Falls
George VI
England
Sailors’ Windjammers Still Sail On Says Mrs Eriksson
Mrs Sven Eriksson wife of the Herzogin Cecile skipper says windjammers face fewer acts of God but overall decline. She notes a Swedish ship owner retains over a dozen square-rigged vessels trading around the Cape to Australia and the Spence Gulf while wheat freight staying above £1 a ton keeps most ships in service for about 26 more years.
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Sven Eriksson
Salcombe
Devon
Eriksson
South Africa
Cape
Cape of Good Hope
Spencer Gulf
Aaland Islands
Banana cutting customs differ among South American natives
A fragmented sentence notes practices in South American communities where native groups avoid cutting bananas crosswise due to beliefs about causing early death in the family.
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Howard Carter
King Tut
Tut-Ankh-Amen
London
Lord Carnarvon
Pharoah
Carter
Tommy
Otes
Weil
Grantham Canal
Japan
America
Pope Pius the Twbleth
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius
Lincoln
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Abraham Lincoln
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Three Prairie Provinces
Pageant of Poultry
Sal
Seven Seas
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