Plan to Settle Ten Thousand British Families In B C
British cabinet backed report proposing an empire development company to settle 10 000 British families in British Columbia at an estimated cost of £10 000 000 ($50 000 000) funded by government or public subscription The plan includes land offers from Premier Pattullo and aims to create community settlements with Canadian contractors and a 23 year repayment term for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
Henry Page Croft
R. L Daigleish
Empire Development Company
British Columbia
Sir Henry
Expire Development and Research Committee
Pattulio
British Dominions
Dominions
Canada
First Mercury Shipment From British Columbia Breaks New Ground
A flash of mercury, the first produced in British Columbia, shipped from Bridge River to Eastern Canada, marks a milestone in BC mining history. BC has long imported mercury for gold recovery, and now the province operates its own mine, highlighting Cariboo district mineral versatility.
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British Columbia
Bridge River
Canada
Cariboo
Vancouver
Jewish Population Share Questioned by Local Editor
A local editor argues that prevailing beliefs about Jewish numbers and activities are overstated. Citing the 1931 census, he notes Jews made up 15 percent of the population and asserts the growth since then has been minimal.
Soap Plant From Mexico to Colorado
The text notes a soap plant native to Mexico and Colorado that forms suds when its roots are placed in water and used for washing. It also states that crocodiles swim by moving their tails rather than their legs.
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Mexico
Colorado
Telephone Tangle at Edmonton Dog Hospital
Dr T F Cairns recalls a Edmonton lawyer bringing his dog after a dog fight. Early next morning the lawyer rang to talk to the dog on the phone. The dog’s responses and barking led Cairns to end the call and return the dog to its kennel. The lawyer and wife made the calls three times daily for a week.
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Edmonton
Alberta called Ontario's most valuable colony by Wheat Pool officer
L D Nesbitt of Calgary told Beiseker Board of Trade Alberta is Ontario's most valuable colony and argued Ontario obje ctions to West minimum wheat prices are unfounded. He said Alberta is more valuable to Ontario than Canada to Britain because we avoid tariffs on Ontario goods.
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Alberta
Ontario
L. D. Nesbitt
Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
Board of Trade
Beiseker
Alta
Canada
Great Britain
New glow-in-the-dark surgical tools showcased at meeting
Exhibits revealed light emitting depressors retractors and radio knives crafted from a transparent synthetic that glows green yellow. Tools house electric bulbs and direct beams along curved interiors for better illumination. Medical experts note varying advances in surgical electricity and illumination.
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American College of Surgeons
Moon influence on behavior gains police court support
The Farmer's Advocate notes police court records back the old belief that the moon affects human and plant behavior. It cites more offences during the moon’s fall and waves of wife beating as the moon wanes, suggesting the data may interest women.
Peasant Apron Pattern 6146 Described For Simple Stitching
The notice promotes a peasant apron with decorative cross stitch and details a pattern 6146. It lists transfer motifs including 4% by 19 inch and 34 by 744 inch, two 2% by 4 inch motifs, materials, stitches, colors, and making directions. To obtain the pattern mail 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Shelter belt trees shown to boost farms in Alberta
An Alberta feature highlights wind-breaks planted at Oliver near Edmonton since 1930. Shelter belts protect soil, enable double crops, attract birds, and improve farm life as varieties like lodgepole pine and caragana prove fast growth and resilience against 85 mph winds.
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Alberta
Oliver
Edmonton
Forestry Division
Department of Lands and Mines
Forest Service
Penrose Medal Awarded to Dr. Andrew Cowper Lawson
Dr. Andrew Cowper Lawson, UC Berkeley geologist and former Geological Survey of Canada member, receives the Penrose Medal from the Geological Society of America. President Arthur L. Day lauds Lawson for eminent pure geology research and notable original contributions advancing the science. Lawson, born in Scotland, worked in Ontario on pre-Cambrian rocks during 1882 to 1890.
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Andrew Cowper Lawson
University of California
Geological Survey of Canada
Penrose
Geological Society of America
Arthur L. Day
Lawson
Scotland
Lake of the Woods
Rainy Lake District
Ontario
Sailor Recalls Black Eye After Night Ashore
Captain asks how the injury occurred and the sailor replies he went ashore seeking trouble and found it with the eye in question.
Landlady and Saxophonist Exchange Lights Out Jibe
A landlady warns that the saxophone is driving her crazy. The musician retorts that he stopped playing an hour ago, implying the noise had already ceased. The lighthearted exchange highlights a neighborhood dispute over sound.
Fossil Snail Found by Denver Teen
Paul Gebhard a 14 year old boy from Denver Colorado found the fossil of an ancient snail weighing about 20 pounds. The item was unearthed amid reports that Canada taps about 25 million maple sugar trees annually with most located in Quebec.
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Paul Gebhard
Denver, Colo
Canada
Quebec
Pribilof Islands Seal Trade Earned 15 Million dollars
The Pribilof islands hidden on maps produced fifteen million dollars for the United States through historic sealing operations. This remote fur trade linked the Aleutian chain to widely reported commercial earnings and national resource activity.
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Pribilof Islands
United States
Animals as court witnesses in Sardinia then and now
An old Sardinian custom allowed dogs and other animals to witness trials, with testimony deemed true if the animal showed no dissent. The note recalls Joseph Conrad who, at twenty one, could not speak English yet later wrote for nineteen years before earning any literary income.
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Algowi
Dave Meawasige
Meawasige
Serpent River
Thessalon Point
Ottawa
Cutler
Nicholas Perrot
Lakes Michigan
Huron
Quebec
Bacqueruille de la Potherie
Canada
Perrot
Simon Francis Daumont
Sieur de St. Lusson
Soa
North America
Louis XIV
Sault Ste. Marie Star
J. S. Fulton
Animal Diseases Laboratory
Saskatchewan University
Fulton
Sardinia
Joseph Conrad
Winged Shoes in London and Idaho Lumber Mill
A report notes Bandals canvas wing shoes appearing in London to boost swimming speed. It also cites Potlatch Idaho hosting the world’s largest lumber mill.
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London
Potlach
Idaho
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Cariboo District
T. F. Cairns
Dr. Cairns
Philippines
Arizona
England
Wales
Canada‘’S
James Slack
Merivale
Ont
John Patterson
Dominion Meteorological Service
Toronto
Mr. Patterson
David Dunlap Observatory
Bloor Street
Dominion Observatory
Harringay
Alice Brook
Saskatchewan
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