Highways And The Tourist Traffic Between Canada And U S
The National Revenue Review analysis notes growing tourist traffic between Canada and the United States with Ontario and Quebec benefiting most. It contrasts eastern and prairie ports, cites 1936 increases, and blames highway conditions in western provinces for underutilization and potential future declines.
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National Revenue Review
Minister of National Revenue
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Windsor
Walkerville
Fort Erie
Niagara Falls
Prairie Ports
Prairie
Eastern
Frogs From New Orleans Sent To Australia Die En Route
Shipped to Australia fro m New Orleans a half dozen giant frogs and their progeny croaked through a long voyage. Of 36 sent to Orange and Burwood farms only 15 survived after seasickness and harsh travel. Frogs kept in a canvas pool aboard the ship were fed minced steak and given ice in heat.
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New Orleans
Orange
New South Wales
United States
Burwood
Pacific
Howe offers trophy for safest Dominion transport
The National Safety League of Canada announced that Transport Minister C. D. Howe has offered a trophy for the finest safety record across railway, waterways and air transportation in the Dominion.
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National Safety League of Canada
C. D. Howe
Dominion
How to Overcome Itching Piles
Annoying itching piles should not be ignored as risk of surgery. A simple remedy from your druggist, Hemroid, is advertised to quickly relieve itching and bleeding and aid healing. It promotes comfort and may avert invasive treatment.
Navy Plans 15 Modern Battleships to Replace Aging Fleet
Navy officers outline a program to replace each 26 year old battleship with a newer design, aiming to lay one or two keels annually for several years. Two additional battleships the Washington and the North Carolina will be built for $60,173,000 each, with contracts set for June. The plan aligns with age limits under the Washington London treaties and requires two to three years per ship. Admiral Leahy tests funding for at least two of the proposed ships next year.
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United States
Navy
Washington
North Carolina
London
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
House of Representatives
Arkansas
Texas
New York
Philippines to establish 1000 postal money order offices
The Philippines plans to set up 1000 postal money order offices, one for every municipality. Officials say the expansion will widen access to banking services and improve government payments nationwide. The move aligns with efforts to boost financial inclusion across the country.
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The
Philippines
Detects Diseases Of Heart By New Cardio Device
Detroit engineer G Hewlett Davis demonstrated a device likened to a radio set that records sound and motion to diagnose heart ailments. The crystal sensor captures vibrations, graphing differences between normal hearts and those with mitral stenosis.
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G. Hewlett Davis
Detroit
Society of Designing Engineers
Davis
Coronation Changes From King George V to King George VI
The piece contrasts coronation plans for King George VI with those of King George V in 1911. It notes radio broadcasts will reach the Empire with a coronation message, postwar veteran leagues forming, and a June review of veterans. The Crystal Palace tragedy is recalled and processional routes expanded to maximize public viewing.
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King George V
Empire
Great Leagues
Exservicemen
Crystal Palace
George V
Dublin
Belfast
London
Historic Chairs On Display At Ottawa Bytown Museum
Descendants donate chairs used by notable figures to the Bytown Museum in Ottawa. Items include a chair once sat in by Simon Fraser and a 1827 black wooden piece by Filias Burpee, Bytown’s first cabinet maker. Other pieces include a chair by an Edward VII era Indian guide and Colonel By’s favorite black wood chair. A six foot high chair used by Ottawa mayors from 1876 to 1903 shows its age in worn leather and chipped carving.
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Bytown
Ottawa
Simon Fraser
Fraser River
Gatineau
Filias Burpee
Edward VII
Canada
Prince of Wales
Tragic Northland Mystery Exposed as Two Brothers Found
Bones of two children, eight and six, believed to be Nick Tansik’s sons, were located near Rock Island Lake seven miles from their homestead. After a two week search in May 1932, Sam Caren discovered the remains beneath a spruce tree confirming a decades old tragedy.
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Northland
Rock Gl Island Lake
Athabasca
Nick Tansik
Rock Island Lake
Sam Caren
Tansik
Pineapple Ice Bon Care and Dessert Pudding Steps
A mixed list of recipe steps and ingredients including pineapple based ice dessert and caramel pudding cake. Instructions cover butter sugar beating, folding in egg whites, pineapple layers with cracker crumbs, and chilling. Also included are cream caramel pudding and custard style batter methods with corn starch and brown sugar.
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Benson's
Seeking Strange Creature Near Grand Atlas Foot
An expedition campaign near Spanish Morocco targets Asso a half ape manlike figure with a dog bark simian posture and roots craving. French explorer Marcel Homet reports the half ape man may be the missing link while Louis Langford joins the team under Moroccan permission to capture if needed.
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Asia
Grand Atlas Mountains
Spanish
Morocco
Asso
Marcel Homet
Louis Langford
War Veterans Seats Reserved for Coronation
The British Empire Service league and Canadian Legion arrange 300 seats for Canadian war veterans at the Coronation. Tickets cost $6 for covered and $4 for uncovered seats, with application open from April 20 to Empire League or Canadian Commissioner in London. Money with application. if covered seats sell out, uncovered seats are allotted and $2 refundable.
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British Empire Service League
Canadian Legion
London
Niga
Canada House
Reflecting On History and Photographs Across Time
The London Morning Post muses on historic moments captured by cameras noting famous scenes from Edington to Runnymede and Agincourt. It wonders if photographs could resolve long standing questions such as Canute and Raleigh while recalling a record Assam rain event of nine inches in 35 minutes.
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Alfred
Edington
Senlac
John
Runnymede
Henry the Fifth
London
Agincourt
Henry
Bankside
Queen Elizabeth
Earl of Leicester
Kenilworth
Cabal
Canute
Raleigh
London Morning Post
Assam
India
Spelling Bee Revival in Radio Broadcasts
A San Francisco Journal piece on the return of spelling contests on radio, arguing that proper spelling matters less in modern language and that many educated Americans remain poor spellers. It notes common stumbling words and questions whether the revival serves a useful purpose.
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San Francisco Journal
Gold Manitou finds high grade ore spurring major mining development
Quebec reports show the Golden Manitou vein hosting high grade gold zinc ore in diamond drilling. The vein traces easterly through Golden Manitou and Fleming, suggesting a major mining development. Ontario’s Martin Bird property near the Quebec border also yields high grade ore on the first level west. Plains Petroleum hits a producing oil well on a 6000 acre tract thirty miles east of Lethbridge and eighty miles southeast of Turner Valley, signaling far reaching impact.
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Quebec
Lamaque
Golden Manitou
Fleming
Ontario
Martin Bird
Plains Petroleum Company
Lethbridge
Turner Valley
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Calgary
Regina
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