Saskatchewan Lignite Coal Advances in Canadian Fuel Plans
New processes at the Winnipeg Heat Company plant claim Saskatchewan lignite can outperform U S steam coals in large boilers and lower fuel costs. Saskatchewan production is expected to rise from 820 000 to about 1 500 000 dollars. 4 million investment supports 500 miners. Government officials say subvention on Canadian coal will continue while a permanent policy is developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Heating Company
Winnipeg
United States
Toronto
Ontario
James Pay
R L. Sutherland
University of North Dakota
Heben
N.D
North Dakota
Wall Street
Manitoba
W. A. Gordon
Advertising Brings Merchants and Customers Together
John McKinlay of Marshall Field and Company extols newspaper advertising as the most effective publicity for retail stores. He asserts the firm is the largest purchaser of white space in the west, and that good goods, fair pricing, and courteous presentation are aided by advertising in newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKinlay
Marshall, Field and Company
Marshall, Field and Co
Lethbridge Herald
Foolish Question Sparks London Taxi Confusion
A hurried man in Regent Street hailed a taxi and shouted Waterloo. The deaf driver asked for the destination and the passenger corrected him, noting Waterloo as the battlefield, not the station. The exchange ends with the passenger’s exasperated insult.
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London
Regent Street
Waterloo
Purple and Green Chicks Bred by Serum Injection
Scientists injected eggs with a serum on the nineteenth incubation day. Hatchlings appeared purple or green, with researchers hoping to produce a blue chick by combining serum components.
Mother-in-Law and Son-in-Law Exchange
A brief dialogue features a mother-in-law complimenting and a son-in-law noting that the nearest star is millions of miles away. Rete Travaso presents a concise exchange with a touch of wit and distance.
The One Thing Needful Faith and Bank Safety
A short reflective note argues that a bank can only endure with depositor faith. Without confidence, even strong banks can fail from runs as fear accelerates withdrawals. The author urges faith in steadfast guardians and higher beliefs to safeguard savings and futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neo Bank
United States
Finis
Richard S. Bond
Dressler and Ambassador Washburn Child Wander Rome Gates
During a Rome visit actress Marie Dressler walks with Richard Washburn Child, then American Ambassador. They find locked baths at CaraCalla and, with Child’s joke Open Sesame, wander through ancient gardens and ruins until tired. An attendant explains the spot is closed for safety, as collapse is expected soon.
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Rome
Marie Dressler
Richard Washburn Child
Eternal City
Baths
Caracalla
Mr. Child
Magnetic needle direction survey in Canada history
The text traces the historical measuring of the real direction of the magnetic needle across Canada. It notes beginnings with Jacques Cartier in 1534 in the Gulf of St Lawrence, then Drake in 1570, John Davis in 1585, William Baffin in 1615, Cook and Vancouver on the Pacific Coast in 1778 and 1792, and Franklin in the interior in 1819.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Jacques Cartier
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Sir Francis Drake
Pacific
John Davis
Davis Strait
William Baffin
Baffin Island
Cook
Captain Vancouver
Sir John Franklin
Interior
Would Not Stand A Street Standoff At Fifty-Second Street
A woman steps into traffic on Fifty-Second Street near Madison Avenue when a limousine blocks her path. The driver backs up and forwards, prompting her to retreat to the curb. In Whitehall a blind stenographer Violet Harper is appointed to a clerkship. British telecom cables total 7,660,000 miles underground while overhead lines reach 1,300,900 miles.
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Fifty-Second Street
Madison Avenue
New York
Whitehall
Violet Harper
British Government Telephone and Telegraph Service
Federal plan keeps Indian Head and Sutherland nurseries open
Ottawa considers placing tree nurseries under the Dominion Department of Agriculture as part of a prairie mixed farming drive. The program would involve tree planting and grass sowing to reduce soil drift and provide shelter and grazing, with provincial cooperation sought. The nurseries previously cost about $90,000 annually to operate.
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Indian Head
Sutherland
Prairies
Ottawa
Forestry
Department of Interior
Dominion Department of Agriculture
World Should Be Rebuilt Says H G Wells at RIBA
Activist author H G Wells urged global rehousing and city rebuilding before the Royal Institute of British Architects. He warned of social disaster without new employment from large construction programs and foresaw towns rebuilding themselves as people change wardrobes. In 1929 Canada had 22 ink plants, output $3,038,049, with 16 focused on printing inks or rollers and 6 on writing inks.
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H. G. Wells
Royal Institute of British Architects
Mr. Wells
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Inventor Hutchinson Unveils Air Photo Enlargement Process
Dr. Miller Reese Hutchinson, once Edison associate, announces a new method to enlarge photographs 48 times. He says the process will ease aerial picture taking and expand imaging capabilities.
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Miller Reese Hutchinson
Thomas Edison
Research Laboratory For Wheat
A Montreal Star editorial argues for an international research network to develop new uses for wheat beyond bread. It cites vast global wheat production and suggests coordinated labs could prevent market shocks from overproduction, potentially transforming world economics and trade. The piece praises scientific exploration and cross‑border cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Star
Wartime Doctor Proposes Insane Recruits Colony
Dr. E F Griffin, veteran of the Great War, told London College of Physiology he offered to form a battalion of insane recruits. He envisioned 100,000 insane Britons housed on an island the size of the Isle of Wight, guided to self care, to end asylum idleness. Griffin received the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross, was wounded four times, and thrice mentioned in despatches.
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E. F. Griffin
London College of Physiology
War Office
Griffin
Queen's Regiment
Fifth Fusiliers
Bees Toil In Canada’s Seasonal Honey Boom
The Bee Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture reports an average 31,000 bees per hive forage daily during peak season, contributing to Canada’s multi million pound honey crop harvested across apiaries nationwide. The data span five years of hive weighing studies. Evidence of prehistoric mining is noted in Africa.
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Canada
Dominion
Bee
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Firearm Traffic Blocked by Commons Repeats Senate Measure
Calgary Herald reports four Commons defeats on a Senate bill to prohibit revolvers and similar weapons. Senator Belcourt pushed the measure through four sessions but it was stalled in the House amid rising crime, bank robberies, and public danger from concealed arms.
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House of Commons
Senate
Belcourt
Calgary Herald
Brook Sound Specification Sparks Estate Project
A Long Island peer sought a brook to complete an estate and hired a landscape architect who builds brooks. After reviewing the ground and cost estimates, the architect asked what brook sound was desired, offering options from a low murmur to a babble or a swish.
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Long Island
New York
Joke On Paper In Angriff Prank Mocking Novel Controversy
Berlin readers laughed at a contributor's prank on the national socialist newspaper Angriff. A subscriber’s letter, praised as a faithful front line soldier’s view, was identified by readers as five pages from All Quiet On The Western Front, the novel objected to by Angriff.
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Berlin
National Socialist
Angriff
Canadian Nickel From Sudbury Ore In Ontario
Canadian nickel is obtained almost entirely from nickeliferous pyrrhotite chalcopyrite ore in the Sudbury district, Ontario. The note highlights the ore's dominance in nickel production and regional context.
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Sudbury District
Ontario
Adam and Eve Inn at Paradise England
An inn in Paradise England named Adam and Eve appears in the brief item. A separate note states nearly 20 000 auto buses are being operated in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
England
Adam and Eve
India
Grey Owl to head beaver sanctuary at Riding Mountain Park
Grey Owl the famed Manitoba beaver caretaker moves to Riding Mountain National Park to oversee Canada's first beaver sanctuary. He tames wild beavers, helps build dams, and envisions tourists meeting beavers daily, with surplus animals sent to other western parks as populations grow.
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Grey Owl
Cabana
Quebec
Riding Mountain National Park
Buffalo Bill
States
Cabano
T. G. Murphy
Manitoba
Ottawa
Beaver
Riding Mountain Park
Riding Mountain
Prince Albert
Banff
Canada’s ad campaign spending by Dominion Government
The Dominion Government spent 92020.77 on advertising by the Department of Trade and Commerce to urge Canadians to buy Canadian goods. Since the present administration took office, funds were allocated to newspapers nationwide with 38023.49 to dailies, 36417.46 to farm papers, 13976.98 to miscellaneous, and 3602.4 to weeklies.
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Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
House of Common
Dutch East Indies Flights Cut to 12 Flying Days
Journeys between the Netherlands and the Netherlands East Indies will require 12 flying days. The new schedule tightens travel time and reflects updated air route planning.
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Netherlands
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Ness
Africa
Cape Breton
Grand Narrows
Nova Scotia
C.N.R
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Vienna
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