Old Year Reflections Point Toward 1930 Prosperity
A Canadian editorial looks back on 1929 noting fewer epidemics due to prevention, wealth growth from natural resources, and policy success. It praises the Wheat Pool and warns against stock speculation, urging continued goodwill, international cooperation, and prudent fiscal policy into 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batue
Canada
Dominion
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Germany
Canadia
Soviet Ambassador to Britain Seeks Canada Relation Talk
The new Soviet envoy to Britain M Sok olnikoff aims to discuss USSR British Dominions ties with Canada. Canada reportedly has no urge for changes and Russia may avoid honoring a post calling for pro religion protests amid tensions. A stray item notes a fire department change about alarm glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
M. Sokolnikoff
London Daily News
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
Canada
Ther
Textbooks In Schools In Britain and Empire
In the House of Commons Rt Hon St Charles Trevelyan, president of the Board of Education, questioned the adequacy of current geographical and historical textbooks. He offered to use his influence to connect publishers with government representatives and urged attention to a recent Board of Education committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Empire
House of Commons
St Charles ‘Trevelyan
Board of Education
England
Dominions
Sir Charles
Rotterdam Feeds Antwerp Zoo Animals During War
During the bombardment of Antwerp and its fall the zoo animals faced hunger as people starved. Rotterdam offered sanctuary and promised to care for the creatures until after the war, providing relief amid the food shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motterdam
Antwerp Zoo
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Winnipeg set for major new air port complex
A large, well equipped airport with land and sea plane facilities will be built in Winnipeg. J M Davidson, secretary of the Industrial Development Board committee, announced planning after a meeting with aircraft firms. Landing fields will be ample to meet decades of city needs and a suitable site is being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Development Board
J. M. Davidson
Baby's Own Tablets Promoted as Safe Medicine for Children
A Halifax era advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as the best medicine for children. It cites Mrs. Charles Hutt of N S Canada praising the product after twenty years of use for ten children, and notes availability through medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hutt
Tancook Island
N.S
Voice Of Marconi Spans The Atlantic
The article notes Marconi's Atlantic signal being heard via a nationwide network of stations linked to New York studios. It contrasts past lone listening with today’s broad national audience and mentions a Riverhead receiver connecting to the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gugliemo Marconi
Atlantic Ocean
England
America
National Broadcasting
New York
United States
Riverhead II
Saskatoon to Host Western Canada Shows Next Year
The Saskatoon Industrial Exhibit directors announce two winter exhibitions at Saskatoon. The Western Canada Turkey Show will run February 19 to 21 with costs near 100000 dollars. The Western Canada Exhibition is planned to finish in about nine months. The Saskatoon winter fair is scheduled for March 11 to 14.
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Saskatoon
Waste Gas Use Studied for Saskatchewan Clay Products
Extensive experiments are under way in Saskatchewan on using waste gas in clay product manufacture. Work will wrap up in a few weeks with commission reports prepared for submission to the Department of the Interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sasktchewan
Saskatchewan
Department of the Interior
Tarpon of Florida Cover Eight Miles an Hour
Florida tarpon are noted to travel up to eight miles in one hour. The report highlights rapid movement of these large fish along coastal waters, a trait of their migratory behavior and feeding patterns observed by researchers.
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Florida
Dope Ring Smuggling Drugs Warns Ottawa Is Menaced
A historical article outlines the dope trade's reach in Canada with vivid descriptions of clever concealment methods and high level operators. It reports on attempts to curb the narcotic network in Vancouver, Montreal, and Detroit tied to a Montreal to Detroit ring.
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Ottawa
Canada
Eagle Eyes
Narcotic Division
Federal Civil Service
Vancouver
Montreal
Hich
Detroit
Praise of Canadian Cities Highlights British Loyalty and Prosperity
George Ginger extols Toronto and Hamilton at the Manchester Geographical Society. He notes spacious streets parks and modern buildings with verandahs and cafes replacing pubs, praising orderly advertising and clean countryside. He ends with a health claim for a worm expellant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mr. Ginger
Canada
Great Britain
Smith family riddle counts mum dad and baby
A playful teaching moment shows a mother asking her child to count the Smith family members Mummy Daddy and the baby. The simple arithmetic demonstrates a total of three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teading Son
Smith
Mummy
Barwash Proposes Arctic Expedition Survival Theory
Major L Barwash of the North West Territories Branch advances a theory explaining why only about a third of the Franklyn expedition personnel from the Terror and Erebus have been recovered. He traces 103 men along King William Island to Starvation Point, noting bodies found along the route. Persian Balm advertised with lavish claims of charm and beauty for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whch
Franklyn
Major L Barwash
North-West Territories
Department of the Just
Ottawa
sub-Arctic
Arctc
Canada
Tha
Franklin Party
Kng William Island
Victory Point
King William Island
Starvation Point
Adelade Insula
Moth Proof Wool Emerges From German Dye Trust
Wool treated with a colorless substance resists moths and other insects. Dr. Hermann Stoller says cloth may be treated before or after dyeing, protecting fabrics from damage. The report notes broader insect indigestibility and mentions the Indian cheetah’s top speed and the first Chinese dictionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Dyes Trust
Hermann Stoller
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Manchester
S. Firtro Penn
Pietsburen
of Ameries
Barwash
Franklin Pary
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Asingys
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