Production Stage Reached In Northwest Territories Gold Mining
Northwest Territories mining has entered production with milling on the Con property at Yellowknife. The Gret gold brick, weighing 72 pounds, poured September 5, marks first actual output after years of development. Eldorado and Bear exploration firms push multiple prospects as about 45 companies operate in the Great Slave Great Bear region.
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Canadian Northwest Territories
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Yellowknife
Department of Mines and Resources
Fort South Nwt
Yellowknife-Gordon Lake
Port Hope
Ontario
Eldorado Mine
Pitchblende
Murray Lake
Macdonald Lake
Pensive Lake Thompson Lake
Francois River
Turnback Lake
Beaulieu River
Sunset Lake
Great Slave-Great Bear Lakes
Eldorado Gold Mines
Mining Corporation of Canada
Dome
Indians learned warcraft from white men says professor
Professor T. F. McIlraith told teachers at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto that Indians did not seek massacres but learned warfare after adopting the white man’s firearms. He argued it is hardly fair to blame the Indians for being warlike when they simply copied the enemy.
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T. F. Mcllraith
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Belief on Soul’s Journey After Indian Deaths
The passage notes that among Indians the soul was thought to depart through the mouth and that a death by strangulation barred the deceased from the afterlife of the happy hunting grounds.
First Saxophone Pioneer in Canada Regrets Invention
Edmond Hardy who introduced the saxophone to Canada looks back with regret after decades of leading Harmonie Montreal and arranging concerts across Quebec and eastern Canada. He recalls purchasing, selling, and playing the instrument, then laments its later reception and use.
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Canada
Edmond Hardy
Montreal South
Hardy
Harmonie Montreal
Quebec
United States
Grenadier Guards
Victoria Rifles
Black Watch
Royal Montreal Regiment
Fusiliers de Montreal
Calixa Lavallee
France
Montreal
NYU to Offer Men-Only Cooking Course Prompts Debate
A New York Times note mentions NYU planning a cooking course for men led by Miss Gladys Curry with the slogan Every husband should cook dinner at least once a week. The piece questions gender roles and the practicality of men as cooks amid remarks on science, skill, and chores.
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New York University
Gladys Curry
Miss Curry
New York Times
Much Too Much Canada Outlays Stir Public Debate
The St. Catharines Standard notes a total Dominion payroll and pension bill of 122 million dollars with 65 000 recipients 43 000 across the country. It cites deputy minister of finance and adds provincial and municipal costs, arguing government spending is excessive.
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Canada
Dominion
St. Catharines
Correct Measurements Dr Pullfast Dentist Letter
A humorous note to Dr Pullfast, a west coast dentist, claims the writer’s mouth is three inches wide and five eighths of an inch across the jaw and describes jagged edges and a horse show jaw shape. The writer offers to visit for exact measurements due to spring work.
Hangar for Trans-Canada Airlines planned at Malton Airport
John Schofield chief architect of Trans-Canada Airlines announced a 125000 dollar hangar at Malton airport ten miles northwest of Toronto. Construction would start immediately and be completed by January first of 2275.
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John Schofield
Trans-Canada Airlines
Malton
Toronto
A Common Grievance At C N E Press Day
J C Kirkwood voices a common grievance about introductions. A Belfast City Hall staffer once announced arrivals by saying this is the Lord Mayor, leaving many guests unnamed. The piece notes many people fail to clearly name the person being introduced.
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J. C. Kirkwood
Belfast
Created His Own Job
A young man makes and sells transparent book and magazine covers from cellulose. He cuts covers to standard sizes, binds edges with heavy fibre tape, and offers durable protection from dirt and wear. He sells to libraries, bookshops, and door to door customers, meeting his own needs and those of clients.
Rattlesnake Fangs Lie Backward Until Mouth Opens
A concise fragment notes the rattlesnake’s fangs lie back until the mouth opens, describing a defensive or striking posture. The line emphasizes the mechanics of fang extension and readiness.
Mrs F Miles Named Civil Air Guard Commissioner
Mrs F G Miles eldest daughter of the late Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson becomes the first woman named commissioner for Britain's Civil Air Guard. She can design planes and understands stresses and strains. Six years ago she and her husband moved to Reading in a motor caravan with a bold idea and little capital. They met at an aerodrome where he was an instructor and she learned to fly. Their venture began as a cheap light airplane and the firm they joined has grown into a leading builder of civil and military light aircraft in Britain.
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F. G. Miles
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Civil Air Guard
Britain
Mr. Miles
Miles
Lord Ratendone
Lord Willingdon
New Business Idea On Oxford Street Uses Guide Model
A new merchandising approach places a smiling guide on London’s Oxford Street to direct shoppers and explain store layouts and bargains. In the United States two hundred thirteen hospitals across forty seven cities hold about eighty two grams of radium combined.
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Oxford Street
London
Farm Of The Future May Be Called Upon To Produce Many Things
Frederick T. Birchall notes that German reporters wear uniforms and contrasts it with foreign correspondents. He details diplomatic dress and the broader idea that farms will supply not just food but materials for clothing, shelter, and power as oil becomes scarcer, urging farmers to lead and organize to capture new uses for farm products.
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Free Countries
W. Paton
Montreal
Saycows
Canada
Holland
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Atlantic
Henry Ford
Dominion Youth Training Program Shows Strong Progress
The federal labour department reports the Dominion provincial youth training program is making excellent progress for the current fiscal year. About 50,000 Canadians in province designated ages have benefited, with 32,301 men and 23,156 women totaling 55,457. Parliament funded $1,000,000 last year and about $1,500,000 this year, with provinces sharing the cost equally.
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Dominion
Federal Labor Department
Thatcher Wheat Stands Up Against Stem Rust in Canada
Dominion cerealist Dr. L. H. Newman notes Thatcher wheat in Western Canada suffered leaf rust this year but resisted stem rust well. He says Thatcher is susceptible to leaf rust, with early severe damage in Manitoba, though even damaged stands outperformed non resistant varieties. Experiments continue to reduce leaf rust.
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Thatcher
Canada
L. H. Newman
Dominion
Manitoba
Newman
Meteorite impact distance inferred from luminous air burst
Descriptions note a meteorite blaze in the sky appears above the horizon and disappears from view, indicating observers are at least 200 miles away as it lights the atmosphere before vanishing.
Abolition Effort Pushes Dog License End and Bike Tax
An interview notes a professor dismissing anonymous letters as stupid. Separately England sees a reform movement proposing to end dog licenses and instead tax bicycles to raise revenue.
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England
Relics in Australia Hint at Ancient Cultural Links
E W P Chinnery reports finds in Queensland of pestles and mortars with ancient pottery suggesting ties to early migrations between Asia and the Pacific. Natives recall a man who existed before, while New Guinea shows circles of standing stones and mortars used as mirrors. Turkey ends its consumption tax on medicines.
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Australia
Queensland
E. W. P. Chinnery
Northern Territory Survey Party
Chinnery
Asia
Pacific
New Guinea
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Northwest Territories
Braemer
Young Man
Forbes-Robertson
Brooks
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Frederick T. Birchall
Nuremberg
Turkey
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