Pay Visit To Northern Indians Reports From The North
Indian agent J W Waddy and company returned after a two month trip along northern water trails to inspect conditions pay treaty money and distribute supplies. Over 990 were vaccinated for smallpox while beaver trapping tensions and fur species declined due to hunting fires and white trapper poaching concerns. The census showed 128 women per 100 men among 2300 visited with a hopeful outlook despite scarce fish caribou and rising beaver trapping disputes.
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J. W. Waddy
Ne A la Crosse
Pas
Big Eddy
Leeder
Mr. Waddy
Pelican Narrows
Waddy
R.C.M.P
Saskatchewan
Drowning Comment Sparks Widow In Munich Verse
Quote from Jugend Munich features a remark on Mrs Meyer's husband drowning and the dread of becoming a widow before divorce. The exchange highlights social attitudes toward marriage and separation in 19th century German culture. The fragment preserves a dramatic echo of private grief and public judgment.
Missionaries Help Governed Reserves Provide Aid
The text notes that the reserves are supervised by missionaries acting as government dispensers of medicine with assistance from the department of Indian affairs, caring for the sick and overseeing the community.
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Department of Indian Affairs
Finishing Broilers and Market Ready Birds
Finishing broilers to 2%% pounds or under 1 pound yields marketable birds. Bulletin guidance from Ottawa advises palatable mash with milk and green food, clean yards,防 lice control, and cleanliness in utensils. For dressed broilers, a pasteboard carton sized 6 by 6 by 11 inches suits 2 to 3 birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Elford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
How To Sleep Best From 9th International Congress
Findings presented at a sleep symposium in New Haven challenge old ideas about rest. Researchers say true relaxation comes from curled kitten-like poses and sprawling, swimmer-like postures, while a too-narrow bed restricts comfortable options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
H. M. Johnson
Mellon Institute of Pittsburgh
Institute
Free Farm Lands Open to Settlers in Western Canada
The Canadian Government offers free homestead lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. In ten months 9031 entries for 160 acre quarter sections were made, totaling 1 444 960 acres. Large tracts remain available near railways markets and schools priced at 15 to 20 dollars per acre with long payment terms.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Clock in Castle Rushen Marks 800 Years of Runs
The Queen Elizabeth clock in Castle Rushen Isle of Man has run for eight centuries without adjustment. Recently removed for repairs the single hand clock with three wheels was presented to Queen Elizabeth I in 1597 remaining a historic timepiece with unique mechanism.
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Castle Rushen
Isle of Man
Queen Elizabeth
Royal Canadian Air Forces Take 88000 Aerial Photos in 1928
During the 1928 season the Royal Canadian Air Forces captured 88 000 aerial photographs across Canada for the Topographical Survey of the Department of the Interior. Of these 17 500 were oblique views and the remainder were vertical views.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Air Forces
Department of the Interior
Suspect dialogue on double life in a light exchange
A witty exchange centers on Mrs Junebride accusing her husband of leading a double life, while he retorts that only a single man can afford such a life. The banter plays on social forms and humor.
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Junebride
If You Are Tall and Skinny Eat Crisco
A reader suggests a brisk, odd tip about gaining height by using Crisco shortening as a dietary aid. The note plays on Crisco's identity as a shortening product.
Widespread Growth of English Across the World
The English language spreads as a lingua franca in Asia and Europe. Nations like Norway Denmark and Sweden adopt English in schools while Finland may replace Swedish as a second language. In Estonia German Swedish Russian and Yiddish coexist with English in education. Prague reports English as compulsory in Czechoslovak schools with radio programs for adults.
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League of Nations
League Commissions
Orient
Asia
Europe
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Esthenia
London Spectator
Prague
Czecho- Slovakia
Vancouver
Device to Facilitate Landing of Packages
A Swiss engineer has developed a device to drop small packages from an airplane. The aluminum shell carries a precision watch and parachute. The watch, set for altitude, releases the parachute at about 3000 feet, allowing a slow landing near the target area.
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Department of Commerce
Where Governments Are Quite Powerless
A discussion argues that religion lies beyond political control and that Sunday observance is a personal, deeply rooted practice. It contends that governments cannot dictate belief or worship and notes potential uprisings if rulers tried to redefine rest days or impose worship.
Asuncion Club Hosts Banquet From Buenos Aires Flight
Friends of Eduardo Pena editor of El Liberal say they set a precedent by ordering a lavish banquet from a Buenos Aires restaurant 700 miles away. The meal was flown by plane and served hot at the Asuncion Club.
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Asuncion
Eduardo Pena
el Liberal
Buenos Aires
Asuncion Club
Grass Cakes A New Cattle Feed From England To Canada
An unusually dry Canadian summer harms cattle and field yields while milk supply drops to half normal. Researchers at Cambridge University and Imperial Chemical Industries study grass cakes as a high protein feed made from young grass, dried and compressed for transport and winter use. The product aims for 25 percent protein, vitamin richness, and easy storage, with future expansion to large grassland protein production.
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Canada
Cambridge University
England
Cambridge
Imperial Chemical Industries
Jealott’s Hill
H. H. Woodman
School of Agriculture
First Lake Tragedy and the Griffon’s Lost Voyage
The Griffon, La Salle’s ship and the lakes first cargo carrier, disappeared between Green Bay and Niagara River after delivering furs to repay debts. Its fate marked the perilous beginnings of Great Lakes navigation and helped pave the later era of extensive inland seaway traffic.
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Great Lakes
Canada
United States
la Salle
Mississippi
Lake Erie
Griffon
la Sallie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Montreal
Lakes
Niagara River
Moral princi ple in a traveling salesman
Two commercial travellers debated a third’s character. One defended him while the other disparaged his honesty. The first claimed he has lots of moral principle. the second replied he ought to have because he never uses any.
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Weill
Trade and policy views voiced by British official in Canada
Lord Privy Seal J H Thomas addressed the Ottawa Canadian Club outlining intra empire trade principles. He urged fair treatment of Canada as Britain’s best customer, cited The Hague conference, and defended Britain’s stance on peace and principle in international relations. He noted Premier Ramsay MacDonald’s U S visit and Snowden’s Hague position.
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Canada
United States
J. H. Thomas
Ottawa Canadian Club
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
the Hague
England
Snowden
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
MacDonald
Hague
Saskatchewan Leads in Coal Mines Across Canada
The News Letter of August 17, 1929 reports 292 Alberta mines 55 Saskatchewan mines 40 Nova Scotia 35 British Columbia 14 New Brunswick and one in Yukon Territory. Total 437 mines with over 146 million dollars invested and more than 28 350 workers employed nationwide.
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Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Canadian Government Information Bureau
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Yukon Territory
Stock-taking cost father his job in brewery tale
A wry exchange compares a father who lost his brewery job over stock-taking with a joke about sending a letter in a pocket. The fragment mentions tall banana trees and a note about posting a week late, ending with “Pages Gaies, Yverdon.”
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Gaies
Yverdon
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Churchill
Western
James Colley
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Department of Colonization and Development
Company
H. C. P. Cresswell
London
Russia
Donald Fraser
Victoria
Rockies
Mr. Fraser
Scotland
Britain
Fien
J. H. Themes
Saskatchewan Coal Mines
Sonnie
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