Russia Salvage Effort Targets Treasure From Sunken Black Prince
In Balaclava Bay divers surface a gold coin from the 1851 era aboard the sunken British cruiser Black Prince. The tale of drowned treasure continues as nations and firms pursue vast riches from shipwrecks, with depth limits and high costs often blocking recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Balaclava Bay
Balaklava Bay
George TV
Spain
Caribbean
Argosies
Art- Admiralty
Seunkend
Laurentic
Ireland
Div
Interest Grows in Aeroplane Clubs Across Canada
The Department of National Defence recently announced support for light aeroplane clubs in Canada. Ottawa hosts the first club with prospects of more, as the government offers two De Havilland Moth light aircraft per club under strict supervision and care requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Natonal Defence
Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Prospectors Exemptions Questioned in Merritt Deer Case
A Princeton man convicted of deer killing out of season in Merritt British Columbia challenged the claim that prospectors are exempt. The magistrate held that lone prospectors in unorganized territory may shoot game only under the law and fined the defendant $25, noting the area north of the sird parallel near Quesnel as unorganized territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt B.C
Princeton
British Columbia
Quesnel
Sixes and Sevens A Rich Bachelor Seeks Help
A wealthy bachelor laments his tangled affairs and asks for a capable woman to manage his household. A girl agrees softly to find an able bodied woman to organize the home and support his daughter, with terse, dialect filled exchanges about meals and trust.
Fashion Pattern Describes Ladies Frock with Rever
The description outlines a stylish dress pattern No. 1669 for sizes 16 18 and 20 years. Features include a matching or contrasting rever two box plaits in front and a back cut in one piece with long bleeves and shaped cuffs. Materials and yardage are specified with pricing at 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern orders are issued through the Winnipeg pattern desk at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice lists Pattern No Ones and mentions size options, instructing readers to send requests to the Union office for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Hartswick recalls a vague trip on Highway 16B
The speaker describes returning from a motor trip labeled as trip No. 451 on Highway 16B from Road System D657 to the Transcontinental Trail 112M. A second note contrasts optimism and bachelorhood with a wry line about happiness through marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartswick
Guerney
Wool Research Work To Study Wool Growing In Canada
A Toronto meeting of a special committee chaired by Dr. H. M. Tory outlined final plans for research into wool growing and manufacturing in Canada. Prof. Sackville reported on examination methods for Canadian wools, stressing western woods, while A A McMillan urged site importance for efficient flocks. Wade Toole warned that imported ram breeds, particularly Shropshire and Oxford rams from England, have ruined western Canadian flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Toronto
H. M. Tory
Alberta
J. P. Sackville
University of Alberta
West
A. A McMillan
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Wade Toole
Ontario Agricultural College
England
Tisdale
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers’ Association
Mr. Toole
Oxford
Spirit Of Adventure Dims In British Youth Emigration
J Bruce Walker director of European immigration for Canada's immigration department says youth in Great Britain show less spirit of adventure. He cites social and political factors leading to greater reliance on agencies and aid rather than self initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
J. Bruce Walker
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Bruce Walker
Ottawa
Harvard honors Best with dormitory room name
Dr Charles Best co inventor of insulin is honored at Harvard when the new medical dormitory opens and the common room is named the Charles Herbert Best Room. President Lowell presides as Best attends the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles II. Best
F. G. Banting
Harvard
Harvard Medical
Charles Herbert Best
Dr. Best
Lowell
Electric Lights Increase Winter Egg Yields in Hens Study
A Kapuskasing Experimental Station trial in Ontario over three winters compares 100 hens per year in two pens, one with electric light and one with morning light. The lighted group averaged 5990 more winter eggs, though overall yearly eggs were lower, with little impact on pullet body weight or feed intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kapuskising
Ontario
Fifty Miles Of Books The British Museum Library
The British Museum Library holds nearly 4,000,000 books on fifty miles of shelves. Before the 1875 reading room, readers came to a small basement space with few chairs. Now 600 to 700 readers visit daily, seated at wheel-like desks around two concentric circles with a 1,000-volume printed catalogue around the outer circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
British Columbia Farmers Support Joint Council Proposal
The advisory boards of farmers institutes in British Columbia back proposals from a Vancouver meeting of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to form a joint council of farmers and manufacturers to discuss national issues. English progress is noted with Britain building fast naval craft motor cars and an aero plane of 200 miles per hour.
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Farmers Institutes
Farmers of
British Columbia
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Vancouver
Council of Farmers and Manufacturers
Great Britain
Louis Mathon Dies at 101 as Crimea War Veteran
Louis Mathon, aged 101, is reported as the oldest survivor of the Crimean campaign and the last Crimean veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Mathon
France
England
Albino Brown Trout Hatchery Curiosity at Banff
A Canadian story reports fifty albino brown trout at Banff government fish hatchery. Fifty fish survived from 118 009 eggs, with five dying young. Some will be released to streams while others remain as curios. pink eyes and pure white skin mark these rare fish.
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Canada
Anf
Sunsuer
Banff
Mount
Assiniboine
Interesting Sidelight On North West History And Indian Customs
The article notes Ottawa Department of Agriculture support for sheep farming including fencing loans for club members and outlines a standard fence specification. It discusses Canadian Geographic Board insights on how Great and Lesser Slave Lakes and Slave River got their names, tracing to the Etcharcottine people and Cree interactions, with the term slave used by rivals as a pejorative.
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North-West
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Pamphet
Canada
Great Slave Lake
Slave River
Slave Lake
Geographic Board of Canada
North West
Saskatchewan River
Battle River
Ottawa River
Great
Slave Lakes
Peace River
Sout
To Repair British Houses of Parliament
The cost to repair the British Houses of Parliament is estimated at almost 6 million dollars and the work will occupy about fifteen years. The scope includes extensive interior and exterior work with a large maintenance staff and 1500 fireplaces in the two Houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willi
Parrliament
Charles Barry
Unconscious Pest Carriers From Tourists Spread Gypsy Moth Risk
New York State Forestry warns light fiber-like debris from camping areas can carry gypsy moth eggs long distances. Evidence suggests the pest has crossed the Hudson, with motorists urged to cooperate to prevent further spread as the infestation expands beyond New England.
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New York State Department of Forestry
New England
Hudson
Middle West
Being Born Great Lacks Guarantee Of Finishing Great
A reflective aphorism notes that birthright does not ensure final greatness, emphasizing persistence and effort beyond initial potential. It contrasts inherent talent with realized achievement, urging continuous striving.
Excuse For Existence Boosts Horsepower in Urban Freight
An excerpt notes the horse’s ongoing economic role despite autos. In short hauls, a two horse team costs two cents per minute versus six cents for a large auto truck. Milk firms also save about $102,000 yearly delivering one million dollars of milk with one horse wagons, as urban congestion grows.
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New York
Dobbin
Health Education and Social Hygiene in Canada
The article argues health education is essential for national welfare, linking health to happiness and progress. It endorses Social Hygiene as a movement for mental moral physical and social well being and cites Sir Arthur Currie praising citizen support. It notes English doctors can now raise capital to buy practices via a new insurance plan. It includes an unrelated quotation about a first and second husband.
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Sir Arthur Currie
G.C.M.G
McGill University
Montreal
England
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Rastus
Talkiox
Ones Nee Wees
Spirit of Adventure
MacDonald
Sandy
MacPherson
Aweel
Library of British Museum
Arctic
North Pole
Social Hygiene
Sandagsiesse-Sirix
Stockholm
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