Canadian policy and immigration notes in 1925 trade moves
British Columbia freight rate appeal to be discussed January 5 by the Privy Council. J W Collins notes Canadian trade commission aims to establish steamship services to promote trade. Washington builds a new legation in Ottawa with $1,000,000 allocated for land and office buildings. Oriental immigration to British Columbia records 1925 at 573. MacDonald ministry eyes extending farm workers plan to take 3,000 next year. Augusta Stowe Gullen honored as Toronto’s first woman university physician with oils portrait. Hugh Morrison of Edmonton named Alberta Rhodes Scholar 1929 from four candidates.
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Tee
Canadian Privy Council
British Columbis
J. W. Collins
Department of Industry and Commerce
Canada
Washington
British Columbia
J. H .Thomas
Academy of Medicine
Hugh Morrison
Edmonton
Judge Morrison
Alberta Distrit Court
Morrison
Alberta
Air Mail Schedule May Shrink Time On Routes
American Air Transport Association reports tests of a airborne mail pickup device could cut air mail schedules by fifteen minutes on twenty four routes. A 75 foot cable trap at ground level catches the mail bag as the plane flies over, then automatically transfers it to a second bag hauled into the aircraft. Similar tests are underway at sea on the Leviathan. The system envisions planes leaving a city, catching mail near the airport, and delivering it to a distant post office along the line.
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American Air Transport Association
Youngs
Canada’s Forest Areas and Land Use Potential
Canada’s total forest area is estimated at 1,151.454 square miles, including 82.260 square miles of forest on agricultural land. About 1,100.000 square miles are essentially pest land that could be best utilized for forest use.
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Canada
Manitoba Tourist Industry Growth Report
Manitoba tourism contributed about 5.567 million dollars to the province, roughly a million more than last year. Convention visitors totaled 37,000, up 8,500 from 1928, reflecting stronger overall tourism activity and economic impact.
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Manitoba
Nto
Engaged couple banter over chocolates and benzine
An old quasi dialogue from Pages Gales in Yverdon recounts a playful exchange. A fiancé jokes about buying chocolates during engagements while the partner recalls using benzine to remove grass stains from trousers, reflecting casual domestic humor from the era.
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Gales
Yverdon
Telephones Ship At Sea To Talk With Liners
The Leviathan liner 200 miles offshore marks a permanent ocean communication service with New York. AT&T President Walter Gifford opened the line by calling Captain Cunningham. Will iam H Rankin in Atlantic City made the first paid three minute chat with Sir Thomas Lipton. Rate is 21 dollars for three minutes plus seven dollars for each extra minute.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
Rankin
America
Shamrock V. Telephone Company
Pedestrians Wear Lights To Warn London Drivers
Traffic congestion in London has pedestrians rigging luminous rear lights to warn motorists of their presence. A wearable electroluminescent card with a light and reflector hangs from the shoulders by a cord, signaling pedestrians as they move through crowded streets.
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London
Canada’s Highways Grow In Importance To Nation
Roads in Canada carry heavy traffic on passenger and freight routes linking major towns. By the end of 1928 Canada had 64 121 miles of surfaced roads. A note mentions a four-vehicle collision in Birmingham as a stray fragment.
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Canada
Measuring X rays by combined quantity and quality
Dr A Mittchester of New York told the Radiological Society of North America in Toronto that X rays should be weighed as drugs are in pharmacies. He argued that medicine growth rests on knowing both amount and strength, and X-ray effectiveness depends on their combined measure.
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A Mittchester
New York
Radiological Society of North America
Toronto
Mince Meat Delights and Sardine Platter
Betty Barclay shares a two item week recipe set. A mince meat filling uses lemons apples currants raisins nuts butter sugar and spices plus steps to prepare and store for pies or turnovers. The second dish presents sardines with lemon radish parsley garnish arranged decoratively for a cold platter.
Fruit Men Observe Prairies For Trade Attitude
British Columbia fruit men travel to the Prairies to study crop handling and gauge consumer and retail reception. The mission aims to inform pricing, distribution, and marketing decisions amid evolving demand.
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British Columbia
Prairies
Pack On His Back Delivers A Doll Wardrobe Gift
A reader describes a man carrying a complete doll wardrobe for Dolly as a festive surprise. The outfit includes a combination waist and drawers and slip crafted from scrap material, with each piece measured around 26 inches long.
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Dolly
Daughter
Safety drive yields bronze bar for year with no lost time
A Canadian National Carbon Company plant in Toronto celebrated two consecutive years without a lost time accident by hosting a banquet for 400 employees. Guests included senior managers from Union Carbide and related firms. The event honored the safety achievements and featured the Eveready Dance Band.
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Energeti
Canada
Canadian National Carbon Company
Limted
Toronto
Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation
R. B. Morley
Ontario Industrial Accident Prevention Association
P. Moran
National Carbon Industrial Works
Niagara Falls
N.Y
James Moran
Dominion Oxygen Company, Limited
W. H. W.nans
New York
H. E. Pollock
Assist
The Child in a Christian World Sunday School Lesson
A devotional summary of the birth of Jesus, shepherds and angels, and the nativity story from Luke 2. The golden text emphasizes welcoming children to the kingdom of heaven. The piece blends biblical verses with reflections on heavenly glory and earthly peace.
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Jesus
Jerualem
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Rome
David
Caesar Augustus
Galilee
Judea
Christ the Lord
Christ
Luther
Heaven
Canada Defends Arctic Ownership Amid Norwegian Claims
In June 1928 Hon. Charles Stewart asserted Canada’s right to the Arctic islands north of the mainland between longitudes 60 and 141. Premier Mowinckel of Norway contested Canada’s claimed sectors, arguing territory must be occupied. Government circles dismissed the challenge, noting Norway appears the sole nation still contesting Canada’s Arctic ownership.
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Canada
Arctic Archipelago
Charles Stewart
London
Premer + Mowinckel
Norway
Arctic
Whch
Bergen
Mowinckel
Arctic Islands
Parliament Shouting Breaks Decorum Over Question
In the House of Commons Miss Margaret Bondfield, the Labour minister, faced heckling as Sir Frederick Hall pressed a question. The exchange saw uproarious shouts of No as decorum was disrupted and the minister’s reply failed to satisfy the Conservative MP.
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House of Commons
Margaret Bondfield
Frederick Hall
Sir Frederck
Frederick
Canadian Pacific sells 111,892 acres in Saskatchewan in 1929
The land department of the Canadian Pacific Railway disposed of 111,892 acres in Saskatchewan during 11 months of 1929, per Saskatoon officials. The acreage was bought by 627 settlers, mostly in the north. Nearly all farms went to new settlers, a notable feature of the sales. Greenland is described as ice blanketing the region, with thickness exceeding a thousand feet.
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CPR
Saskatchewan
Land Department
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatoon
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Winnipeg
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Mente
Greenland
England
Hegun
Orimary Weadow
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
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Toronto, Ont
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