Turning to Western Canada Exaggeration and Economic Confidence
A 1929 outlook urges restraint in fear and optimism alike. It notes that crowd exaggeration inflates perceived losses after poor crops and that Western Canada has shown resilience with strong grain and dairy outputs, ongoing building activity, and the Wheat Pool defending producer interests. The piece emphasizes that reverses are not defeat and urges measured action based on average conditions.
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West
Canada
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool
Soviet Radio Tests Polar Link With Byrd Party
A radio exchange linked Franz Joseph Land and Byrd’s South Pole expedition over 12 420 miles of sea and land. The Soviet station described an Arctic sunrise while Byrd’s party spoke of an Antarctic night fall. Byrd asked about the search for Capt. Carl Ben Bielson, lost since November 8 in the Alaskan Arctic.
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Byrd
Franz
Joseph Land
Rehard E. Byrts
Carl Ben Bielson
Avisto
Arctic
Heavy Industry Fire Charges Cost Canada 100 Million Annually
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce reports fires cost the country about 100 million dollars each year. It outlines a nationwide program to reduce fire losses by sector, offering shields to organizations showing the greatest reductions, improved prevention efforts, and lasting structural protections.
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Canada
Almor
Chamber of Commerce
Origin of the umbrella superstition linked to Catholic rites
A London Sunday Times writer traces the belief that opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck to Catholic practices. The via ticum carried by priests under a canopy resembling an umbrella linked indoors opening to death, a practice still seen in Catholic countries today.
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London
Sunday Times
Vacuum Cleaners Turned To Coal Dust Control
Mining experts report vacuum-cleaners can remove coal dust that settles through mines and gather it as fuel. Coal dust often triggers serious explosions. even small amounts can ignite. While experts explore prevention, methods like spreading stone dust and sand on mine floors remain common.
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M Ning
Pink Pills Claim To Build Red Blood For Cold Weakness
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for thin blood and cold feeling. It features user Kate L Grant of Merlin Ontario praising improved health, appetite, warmth, and strength after taking the pills, sold locally and by mail for fifty cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Brockville
Lamb Raising Tests at University of California
California researchers report lamb feeding trials using raisins and raisin pulp show lambs absorb weight from waste feed and gain nearly as much as with barley and lucerne hay. The text also includes intrusions on cosmetics and seasonal admonitions about sleighing and Christmas business, ending with optimistic and pessimistic quotes.
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University of California
Woman From Kelowna Describes Breathless Health Struggles
Mrs. T. W. Roth of Kelowna B C writes she suffered for over a year from smothering spells that prevented walking even short distances due to gasping for breath. A friend advised a remedy, prompting her to try it.
Fragmented OCR Story Teases Engineering Terms
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a state and treaties with unclear names and places. The readable fragments hint at technical or legal terms but few concrete entities or dates emerge. No decisive facts or outcomes are present to summarize beyond indicating a disputed topic.
Charts to guide pilots over dangerous mountains in long flights
Tragic crash of two British airmen in Northern Africa highlights the need for precise high mountain charts on new long distance England to Capetown routes. The article argues air routes must be charted like sea routes, noting mountains hidden by clouds threaten aviators and urging pilots receive elevation data to avoid peaks.
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Africa
England
Capetown
South Africa
Canadian Flying Clubs Record 1929 Flight Hours
Civil Defence reports 23 Canadian light airplane clubs logged 15 400 hours in 1929 equaling 1 232 000 miles nearly double 1922. Club membership reached 5 992 with 396 soldiers 165 private pilots and 58 commercial pilots among graduates. Worm Powders claim to cure infantile stomach worms and improve health and growth.
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Canada
Department of National Defence
Fancy Salmon Mold With Citrus Jelly Salad
A layered salmon mold uses gelatine and a carrot onion bay leaf mixture boiled in water, then set with lemon juice and cayenne. The dish is served on lettuce with lemon slices and mayonnaise, followed by a lemon junket dessert with apricot topping.
Heating the Cathedral by Roman Method at Liverpool
A Roman bath inspired heating system is installed in Liverpool Cathedral, using underfloor ducts and steam heated flooring to circulate warm air. The design relies on gravity circulation, heating air as it rises and cooling air as it sinks, a principle common to many homes.
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Liverpool
Liverpool Cathedral
Barry Watson
Award For B C Astronomer Old Medal Won By Director
Dr J B Plaskett, director of the Dominion Observatory in Victoria B C, has won the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for valuable stellar radial velocity observations and derived conclusions. He has accepted the Society's invitation to be George Darwin Lecturer for 1930 in England. The piece notes hailstones forming between 15000 and 40000 feet, and rivers moving about 6500 cubic miles of water to the ocean annually, with the Andes' lowest point at about 10000 feet.
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Dominion Observatory
Victoria
Royal Astronomical Society
J. 8. Plaskett
Dominion Astro-Physical Observatory
B.C
Farmers Protest Over Smelter Fumes Hearings Slated
International Joint Commission will hear claims by Washington state farmers against Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co of Trail BC in Washington DC. Farmers allege sulfur dioxide fumes harmed crops and soil, causing losses, while smelter owners pursue a Cottrel process to extract fumes into fertilizer costing millions, with markets in prairie provinces pivotal.
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International Joint Commission
Washington, D.C
State of Washington
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co
Tradt
B.C
British Columbia
United States
Washington
Marie and Margaret Share Hidden Sorrow
The dialogue hints at a secret sorrow between Marie and Margaret with evasive replies. An odd aside notes that mahogany trees reach full height only after about 200 years, suggesting a parable or storytelling moment within the exchange.
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Baimade
Mada
Betty Barclayy
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Minard
J. D. Kellogg
Casey
Vicks
British Columbia Smelting Company
Marie
Margaret
Anna
Beppe
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