Hidden Wealth in Western Canada Sparks Mineral Boom Talk
The piece highlights vast untapped natural gas oil and mineral potential from Alberta to Manitoba. It cites Turner Valley finds, Manitoba copper and gold, and Athabasca lake discoveries, noting heavy capital and advanced science needed to unlock vast wealth in western Canada.
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Prairie Provinces
Rocky Mountains
Manitoba
International
Arctic Circle
Turner Valley
Alberta
Athabasca Lake
Saskatchewan
Major Howard
Winnipeg
Dorsey Hager
New York
Handard
Hager
Lloydminster
Alberta-Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion representatives meet coronation commission for first time
For the first time in history dominion representatives attend a coronation commission meeting at St James Palace to discuss their role in the ceremony next May. Prime ministers and high commissioners were appointed July 20 to serve on the commission. Attendees include Stanley Bruce and Charles Water, high commissioners for Australia and South Africa in London.
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Dominions
St. James’ Palace
Stanley Bruce
Charles Water
London
Australia
South Africa
Vas
Just A Slight Error In Dividend Overpayment
William E. Merchant of Winston-Salem balances a million dollar sense with a $1 000 014 50 cheque from a company in which he owns stock. The payment was meant to be 1 450 dollars. He returned the cheque after noting the overpayment and missing cents.
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William E. Merchant
Winston- Balem
N.C
Merchant
Man Teaches All He Knows Then Becomes Interrating
A proverb-like remark notes that three hours of a man imparting knowledge can lead to his becoming interrating. The sentence plays on the idea that sharing too much knowledge may reduce perceived value.
Vimy Memorial Honors Feature French Stamps and Medals
Canada and France mark Vimy Ridge memorial with two special stamps issued by the French government. A dedicated postal service operated at Vimy on July 26 1936. Albin de Possesse presented a memorial medal to the Canadian Legion party showing the monument and inscriptions In Memoriam and Canada France. Medals will be awarded in gold to the King, in silver to Hon Ernest Lapointe and in silver to Marshal Henri Petain.
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Vimy
Canada
Vimy Ridge
France
Albin de Possesse
Canadian Legion
Ernest Lapointe
Marshal Henri Petain
German Mayor Uses Unemployed to Gather Medicinal Herbs
A Leipzig report says a Rhone Mountains town mayor assigns the unemployed to collect herbs for a medicinal industry. Plans extend to require district school children to gather herbs one hour weekly. A Swiss watchmaker Georges Peliaton claims an electric watch powered by a tiny storage battery.
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Rhone
Germany
Leipzig
Georges. Peliaton
Navy bids still for battleships despite air threat
A British government committee report is expected soon on the battleship versus bomber debate. Tests suggest planes may not sink battleships. construction continues with tenders for two 7.5 million pound super-dreadnoughts and four more later. Construction districts include Barrow-in-Furness Clyde Tyne and Belfast. Advances in anti aircraft guns and naval air arm expansion aim to repel air attacks.
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Barrow-in-Furness
Clyde
Tyne
Belfast
Naval Air Arm
Bounty Returns for Wolves Marks Northern Regulation Shift
government reintroduces a bounty on wolf pelts after rising prey and rising wolf numbers. The new policy pays five dollars per pelt with trappers keeping the skin, aligning with other provinces and reversing earlier rules where the Dominion retained skins.
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Wensee
Northwest
San
Dominion
Stishere
Veteran blacksmith returns to work to shoe horse at 90
Charles Gibbs of Edmonton, long time blacksmith, came out of retirement to shoe 10 year old Joseph Haire’s 30 year old mare Nelly. Gibbs had always wanted to shoe a horse at age ninety and achieved that goal.
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Charles Gibbs
Edmonton
Joseph Haire
Nelly
Odd Will Opens Burial Dispute In Sudbury Ontario
Sudbury Ontario probate reveals Celina Charbonneau a school teacher who died in February left a 1928 will describing a traditional burial without embalming or silk or white cotton and a pillow of wood shavings covered with white cloth. The estate valued at 16000 dollars earmarks most for church use with income for her brother and sums for nieces and nephews. Furniture to be divided among those attending the funeral.
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Sudbury
Ont
Celina Charbonneau
Appointed Soil Specialist Succeeds Barnes in Prairie Lands
Dr Alfred Leaney Edimonton Alberta is named soil specialist to succeed the late Sidney Barnes who led soils investigations for Western Canada under the Dominion Department of Agriculture. Leaney brings training in agriculture from the University of Alberta and a Ph D from Wisconsin with a decade of Alberta soil research and fertilizer field work.
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Alfred Leaney
Edimonton Alberta
Sidney Barnes
Western Canada
Dominion
Experimental Farms
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Mr. Barnes
Prairie Provinces
Leahey
New Soil Research Laboratory
Swift Current
Sask
Alberta
University of Alberta
University of Wisconsin
Research Council of Alberta
Gold Cake Recipe and Local Facts from Tarpon Springs
A home bakers guide outlines a butter sugar yolk cake method with flavoring and milk, baked in a leaf or shallow pan at 375 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes. The item also notes imports of American toilet soaps into the Philippines and identifies Tarpon Springs, Florida as the sponge capital of the world.
Quebec safety group mulls sound-absorbing truck device
The Province of Quebec Safety League may recommend a rear mounted gadget for trucks that uses a sound absorbing unit to convey approaching vehicle noise to the driver via a microphone. The device aims to improve highway safety for truck operators and other road users.
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Notorista
Province of Quebec Safety League
Fur Pelts Gathered More In Louisiana Than In Canada And Alaska
A Louisiana report notes that annual fur pelts harvested in the state exceed the combined totals from Canada and Alaska, highlighting Louisiana as a leading fur producing region. The finding contrasts with expectations of northern dominance in fur collection and cites regional trapping activity and market demand.
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Louisiana
Canada
Alaska
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