Canada gains Sverdrup Islands as Norway protests
The Ottawa Journal notes Canada’s acquisition of the Sverdrup Islands for 67000 paid to Commander Otro Sverdrup for 1898 to 1902 explorations. It highlights Arctic expansion, limited practical value of the rabbit colony, and the forward push of profitable exploitation toward Churchill and Moose Factory, with Norway’s government not protesting loudly.
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Sverdrup
Arctic
Canada
Dominion
Otro Sverdrup
Government of
Norway
The
Cana
Dian
Nova Scotia
Inspector Joy
Arctic Circle
Hudson
James Bays
Churchill
Moose Factory
Ottawa Journal
Apple Continent North America Among World’s Best Orchards
The article lauds North America as a top apple continent from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico with orchards in Nova Scotia Quebec Ontario and the Okanagan Valley. It notes debate over the finest variety and highlights Baldwin as favored by some cooks. It cites USDA figures showing rising apple consumption and mentions markets in New York Chicago and Philadelphia. It also recalls historical price levels during the California gold rush and lists 7500 recorded American varieties, with only about fifty of commercial importance. Great Britain is described as Britain's enduring customer.
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North America
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Okanagan Valley
Baldwin
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York Times
California
Great Britain
Decrease In Fall Plowing Across Canada In 1930
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics crop report shows fall plowing for next year’s crops at October 31 1930 reached 36 percent nationwide, down from 46 percent in 1929 and 29 percent in 1928. Provincial figures are given for Prince Edward Island 60 Nova Scotia 32 New Brunswick 72 Quebec 74 Ontario 60 Manitoba 60 Saskatchewan 21 Alberta 8 British Columbia 43, with 1929 figures in brackets.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Alberta gasoline sales rise in first nine months
Preliminary figures from the Deputy Provincial Treasurer show Alberta bought 37,000,000 gallons of gasoline in the first nine months, generating $1,850,000 in revenue after refunds for industrial use. Last year nine months purchases totaled 34,600,000 gallons.
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Alberta
National Undertaking Links BC to Trans-Canada Telephone System
The B C Telephone Company announces the start of construction on British Columbia's link in the national trans-Canada telephone system. The provincial link carries a cost of $1 250 000 with cooperation from all Canadian telephone companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Child Steals Cake Tension Rings a Charleroi Bakery
A report notes a boy stealing a cake at a local baker with adults remarking on the act. The scene is set in Charleroi with named observer Moustique commenting on the incident.
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Toto
Moustique
Charleroi
Woollen frock with bolero jacket pattern from Paris and New York
Tingey patterns describe a practical woollen frock with a bolero jacket available in sizes 6 to 14. The ensemble features a box-plaited skirt and long-sleeve blouse, with fabrics including tweed like cottons and wool challs. Ready for immediate delivery, cost 25 cents plus shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave. lists pattern number ww som a and size details. The classified item directs readers on how to obtain specific sewing patterns through the Winnipeg establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Planters Win Enviable Place At London Exhibition
Planters showcased Empire tobaccos at the London exhibition, with Canadian baccos gaining wide praise for aroma and flavour. The piece notes Canadian and other Empire tobaccos excel due to careful cultivation and scientific methods, securing profitable markets in Britain and abroad.
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London
England
Soviet Union Buys Twenty Thousand Pigs from Germany
The Soviet Government purchased twenty thousand pigs from German farmers for several million marks and transported them to Russia via Poland in sealed wagons. Payment includes 20 percent in cash with the remainder on credit guaranteed by Germany. The pigs are stated for breeding, but German observers fear many will enter Russian slaughterhouses.
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Russia
Poland
Germany
Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders Plan Winter Catalogue Rollout
About 3000 to 4000 Saskatchewan poultry breeders will receive a winter catalogue booklet. The Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders Association executive arranged the distribution. Catalogues will list record of performance flock owners, approved flock breeders, and turkey breeders, with 15 to 18 such flocks in the province.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders’ Association
Alberta’s Rhodes Scholar Kenneth Conibear Named
Kenneth W. Conibear of Fort Smith NWT has been selected Alberta’s Rhodes scholar for 1930. He studied at home in a sparsely equipped north land, will graduate from the University of Alberta in honors philosophy next May, and departs in September for a three year Oxford course.
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Kenneth W. Conibear
Northland
Alberta
Conibear
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
University of Alberta
Oxford
Policy To Boost Canadian Agriculture At Winter Fair
Hon. Robert Weir, Canada’s Federal Minister of Agriculture, outlined a constructive policy to raise agriculture prosperity. The plan includes supplying sires and bacon type breed sows at cost, breed horse imports, and locating livestock facilities every two years. Laboratories would diagnose poultry diseases and curb imports of infections while promoting home grown feeds and scientific marketing to sustain growth.
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Canada
Robert Weir
Toronto
Weir
Not the Last Word on Hudson Bay Fish Sterility
The report notes sterility in deeper Hudson Bay waters but says shallower James Bay and the Hudson estuary, plus Northern Manitoba inlets, still produce diverse fish and commercial catches.
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Hudson Bay
James Bay
Manitoba
Deaths from alcoholism decline in 1929 US data
Census Bureau figures show 4,339 deaths attributed to alcoholism in 1929 in 46 states DC and nine cities, down from 4,627 in 1928. The report highlights a drop in alcohol related fatalities across the registration area.
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United States
District of Columbia
Shipment of cattle to Great Britain from Montreal grows
Another shipment of cattle left Montreal with about 600 head aboard and a follow on shipment of 400 head planned. Observers expect additional orders to proceed before year’s end.
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Great Britain
Montreal
West wins at Royal Winter Fair Swine Club Judging
In Toronto the West dominated the Royal Winter Fair Swine and Calf Club contests. Alberta teams swept both Dominion champions and captured the Robb Trophy for Swine Club Judging and the W J Black Trophy for Calf Club Work. A group photo lists winners from British Columbia Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and Ontario with CN Railways noted.
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Toronto
Alberta
Dominion
Robb
W. J. Black
H. R. Bowman
Agricultural Dept
Canadian National Railways
Vancouver
B.C
Avery McConnell
Wiseton
Sask
Ivan McDonald
T. P. Devlin
W. E. Schmidt
Robert Wyllie
Vegreville
Alta
Borden
Vernon McNeight
Camrose
Bill Perry
Armstrong
Agnes Creighton
McConnell
Man
Sadie McConnell
Arthur Nash
New Vermiculite Mineral Found In Alberta For Insulation
A new mineral vermiculite with potential uses in insulation and sound treatment is reported in Calgary tests. The material expands drastically when heated, reducing its bulk weight and offering high temperature resistance, light weight, and sound absorption capabilities. Researchers note commercial potential and ongoing western tests.
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Calgary
Angus Graham
Toronto
Bureau of Standards
Washington
G. R. Anderson
University of Toronto
United States
Canada
E. N. Alley
West
Mitchell to Promote Saskatchewan Grain Farming
Three time winner of the world's wheat championship, Key Mitchell of Dahinda Saskatchewan, will not seek further honors at Regina 1932. He plans educational work with Saskatchewan farmers to boost show participation and better grain production, despite limited financial incentives for experimental farming.
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Chicago
Manitoba Creamery Butter Exports Reach Record Heights
Manitoba dairy commissioner M. A. Gibson reports since 1915 nearly 20 million dollars worth of creamery butter has left Manitoba. The peak came in 1925 with 260 carloads valued at 2,007,600 dollars, and this year 60 carloads reached the Toronto market selling Manitoba product at a premium over local butter.
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M. A. Gibson
Manitoba
Toronto
Difference Between a Scotsman and a Cocoanut Joke
A joke unfolds as a small company member asks the group for the difference between a Scotsman and a cocoanut. After no answer, a speaker claims being Scots and offers a drink. The joker replies yes, and the punchline lands: buy a cocoanut.
Germany Issues New Aviation Rules For Aircraft Maneuvers
New aviation rules in Germany require planes to fly over cities at altitudes enabling four forced landings at an airport. Aircraft must pass others on the right and keep wide to the left when approaching airborne planes. Red landing lights must be displayed as a plane nears landing.
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Germany
Air Line To Cape Town Opens Great African Airway
The British government plans rapid air route development despite the R 101 tragedy. Early next year a new airway across Africa to Cape Town will open with large multi engined machines carrying 40 passengers for safer travel.
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Africa
Cape Town
Douglas fir ranked among strongest Canadian woods
Tests by the Forest Products Laboratories show Douglas fir to be one of the strongest and stiffest Canadian woods. The study, conducted for the Forest Service of the Department of the Interior and Canada, highlights its superior structural qualities.
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Forest Products Laboratories
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
New Deer Hybrid to Bolster Alaska Reindeer Herds
A new deer species, the two thousand carideer a cross between woodland caribou and reindeer, will be distributed to Alaska reindeer herds. Nunivak Island experiments in the Behring Sea created this heavier animal by five years of interbreeding, says W B Miller director of the project.
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Alaska
Nunivak Island
Behring Sea
W. B. Miller
Wheat shipment sale to Mexican Government announced
A consignment of 200 000 bushels of wheat was sold to the Mexican Government on behalf of the Canadian Wheat Pool. The deal was arranged by the Canadian trade commissioner and announced at the office of Hon. H. H. Stevens, Dominion Minister of Trade and Commerce.
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Canadian Wheat Pool
Mexico
H. H. Stevens
Dominion
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Tafnon
Eva A. Tingey
Planters
Federal
Minister of Agriculture
Northern Bay
Britain
Poultry Husbandry
Dominion Experimental Farms
J. C. Mitchell
Dahinda, Sask
Air Line
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