Forty Thousand Miles Of Air Routes Now In Operation Worldwide
Canada leads aviation growth with extensive use of aerial mapping and forest protection by air. Imperial Airways runs daily European routes. Canada expands forest surveying since 1920, mapping 125000 square miles. Aerial photography aids mining, agriculture and pest control. air transport boosts efficiency across engineering services.
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Imperial Airways Limited
Britain
London
Paris
Zurich
Brussels
Cologne
Amsterdam
Southampton
Channel Islands
Europe
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Doninion
Manitoba
Alberta
Fisheries Branch
Pacific Coast
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Department of Cystems
United States
Ays
Ottawa
Mineral enriched feeds for laying hens in winter
The bulletin on Poultry Feeds and Feeding from Ottawa notes hens need minerals beyond alfalfa and bran. It recommends bones shells grits and charcoal as key sources and highlights green cut bone as rich in minerals. Oyster shells are popular. grit aids digestion and charcoal serves as a digestive corrective.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
First Reindeer Round Up Prepares In Alaska
Ak jak Alaska gears up for the first round up of roughly 36 000 reindeer from the Muskekwim River herds to gauge population growth. Reindeer were brought from Siberia 25 years ago to help Eskimos amid famine fears, but herd growth now outpaces demand. Officials warn Alaska ranges may overflow in a decade unless reindeer meat markets expand in the United States.
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Ak Jak
Alaska
Siberia
How To Order Patterns Pattern No ee wees
A brief guide explains how to order sewing patterns with the pattern number ee wees. It outlines the steps to select size, choose mail order or in person, and note delivery options and payment.
Ultraviolet Light Cures Birds at Bronx Zoo
Birds with moulting trouble are being treated with artificial sunlight at the Bronx Zoo. Dr. Charles Noback and Assistant Keeper Scott describe how ultraviolet rays aid calcium absorption and feather regrowth. A sulphur crested cockatoo led the first successful treatment, others including a secmitar babver and a female hummingbird are under care.
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Bronx Zoo
Charles V. Noback
Zoo
Scott
Australia
Bird House
Noback
Monarch Develops High Quality Poultry at Windsor Castle
King displays strong interest in poultry with Windsor gardens housing numerous poultry houses and paddocks. Flocks of fine fowls roam orchards and fields near Freemore as a breeding program expands around the Royal Aviaries once favored by Queen Victoria. Ducks of Khaki Campbell breed now occupy lawns and pond areas as stock birds.
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Windsor Castle
Windsor
Freemore
Great Park
Cumberland Lodge
Royal
Queen Victoria
Weather Rules the Mercantile World in Vague Terms
The passage notes that merchants and manufacturers feel weather as acutely as farmers and the circus. It compares business to a county fair with onlookers, judges, and exhibitors whose attention shifts as days pass and life returns to ordinary rhythms.
Threatened Fraser River sockeye salmon nears extinction
Fraser River's salmon fishery faces virtual collapse as Babcock reports returns at about half of last year. He warns that in four years no salmon may return to spawn, urging US-Canada cooperation to curb overfishing and protect other BC streams. Toronto Mail and Empire notes shared responsibility and policy needs.
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Fraser River
British Columbia
John P. Babcock
Fraser System
Hell's Gate
Alaska
United States
Vancouver
Toronto Mail and Empire
Baronet's Daughter Becomes Aerial Taxi Pilot In London
Miss Steele O'Brien daughter of Sir Timothy and Lady O'Brien has earned a B certificate enabling commercial flying. She bought a moth aircraft and plans paid passenger and cargo runs, hoping to inspire other women to take up aviation as she foresees a growing market.
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Miss Steele O’brien
Sir Timothy
Lady O'Brien
London
London Light Airplane Club
Miss O’brien
Eliott Lynn
Poultry Feeding and Killing Stations Announced
The Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool will open feeding and killing stations in Regina Yorkton and North Battleford. Car loads of live poultry will be assembled at central points when volume is sufficient and pool poultry graders will be in attendance with advanced payments made on the spot.
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Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool
Regina
Yorkton
North Battleford
Shop Girl Chooses Silk Stockings for Bracelet Dilemma
A shop girl offers a range of silk stockings in varied shades to a young man who falters, then suggests a bracelet as an alternative gift. The exchange captures a light domestic shopping moment.
Dominion Mineral Output Might Surpass Wheat Crop Value
Canada sees mining growth redress regional gaps with Ontario Alberta Quebec leading, while Nova Scotia British Columbia and the Yukon share the earlier strong output. 1926 mineral value reached 241 million dollars and may soon outrank the wheat crop in annual value.
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Dominion
Canada
Nova Scota
British Columbia
Yukon
Interior
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Buttermaking On the Farm Precautions for Cream Quality
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin advises on how to produce high quality cream for butter. It stresses cows have ample clean water, constant access to salt, and absolute cleanliness in milking and equipment sanitation to keep milk and cream pure and flavorful.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Arctic Mysteries Highlight Unsolved Northward Quest
Dr R N Rudmose of the British Association argues Arctic clues remain unsolved and Antarctica rests on circumstantial evidence. He notes Enderby Land has seen little search since 1831 and western Weddell Sea shores unpenetrated. He predicts white settlement may push north to Arctic seas. Eggs from China featured at Zoological Society of Ireland banquet. Japan to adopt jury system on October 1, 1928.
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Arctic
R. N. Rudmose
British Association
Brown
Geographical
London
New
Antarctic
Enderby Land
Biscoe
Weddell Sea
Shy English Girls Bypass Street Bootblack
London bootblacks claim English girls refuse steady work and prefer to avoid street shoe cleaning. In Kingsway a well dressed girl ignores the bootblack stand, while she notes she might still offer odd jobs. The bootblack agrees the odder the work, the better the chance.
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London
Kingsway Avenue
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Leas
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Price
Tain
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
London Zoo
Hee
Keeper Scott
Iley
Scottie
Weather and Business
Baronet
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool
Rominion
China
Zoological Society of Ireland
Japan
Confederation
Canadian National Railways
British Empire
Madrid
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