Western Canada roads aim to lure tourists and boost business
Canadians across the three prairie provinces plan vast spending on highways this year to attract visitors from provinces and the United States. The piece urges curb appeal, billboard control, clean towns, clear road signage, and courteous hosts to maximize the tourist impact of the road program and ensure communities benefit from the investment.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Western Canada
Cnjpy
International Boundary Line
Partridge Island fog alarm to gain diesel power
The Partridge Island signal station at St John harbor plans to switch to modern semi Diesel engines, claiming world first in steam operated fog alarms. The light dates to 1791 and fog signal to 1859, with other Canadian stations relying on internal combustion motors. Also notes 1929 Peace River shipments of 5350 cattle and 28,160 bars to Edmonton and land activity.
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Partridge Island
St John
N.B
Canada
Peace River
Fd‘monton
Air Mail Pilot Survives Dense Fog Landing
Pilot Robert P. Hopkins of National Air Transport faced a heavy fog over Cleveland and circling for an hour and a half. He found a lakefront, then a small park patch and landed a damaged plane on the lawn, with wings removed to clear the trees.
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Robert P. Hopkins
National Air Transport
Chicago
Cleveland
Remarkable Crossing Record by Balt ic Passenger Mrs Wilcox
Mrs M C Wilcox aged 88 of Larchmont New York has completed her 85th Baltic crossing aboard the White Star liner Baltic, crossing the Atlantic twice yearly since service began over 23 years ago. Her first voyage was the Baltic's maiden eastbound trip. The origin of the name April is a Latin word meaning to open.
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Baltic
M. C. Wilcox
Larchmont
Halifax
Peaceful Canada Strikes Drop Aside From One Year
Canada saw the fewest strikes since 1902 with 12 924 workers affected and 153 936 days lost in 1929. Since 1922 steady employer employee relations progress is noted, with 1929 marking an exception. Toronto saw three minor strikes including painters plumbers and plasterers with hundreds of workers and days lost.
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Winnipeg
Toronto
Vitus Dance Sufferer Made Well
A Montreal mother testifies that Dr Williams Pink Pills cured her eleven year old daughter of St Vitus Dance after other doctors failed. She praises the treatment, noting rapid improvement and full recovery, and recommends the pills for nervous trouble. Sold by dealers or 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Willams
Canada’s Engineer Future Urged By General Mitchell
General Mitchell described Canada’s growth in transportation, hydroelectric energy, and mining to engineers at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in Washington. He stressed land water and air transport, mechanization of farming, and Canada’s vast natural resources guiding future social and economic progress. He also noted the need for engineers to support the country’s development for better political and cultural outcomes.
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Charles Hamilton Mitchill
Canada
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Washington
Mitchell
Dominion
Loss Is Unnecessary for Raising Healthy Baby Chicks
P F Clardy, longtime poultry raiser and former president of the American Baby Chick Producers Association, argues against losses in chick rearing. He emphasizes starting with vigorous, healthy stock hatched in modern incubators, proper care and feed, protection from wind, rain, and vermin, and keeping living quarters strictly clean to prevent disease. He urges owners to act as their own poultry doctors, maintaining birds’ health for steady returns.
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P. F. Clardy
American Baby Chick Producers’ Association
Smothering Spells Prompt Hopeful Kelowna Reader
Mrs T W Kot of Kelowna BC reports suffering for over a year from smothering spells that made walking even short distances hard due to gasping for breath. A friend suggested trying a remedy, though details are not provided.
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T. W. Kot
Kelowna
Milburn Co. advertises health product for General Use
A brief ad asserts rapid relief after using a health product. It promises benefit to many and directs readers to obtain boxes for 50 cents through druggists or by mail from The T. Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto Ontario.
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J.B. Beamer
Synthetic Bee Stings and Persian Balm Sold as Cures
Vienna medical laboratories announce synthetic bee stings made from bee venom after chemical analysis by Polyclinic professors. They claim the stings cure rheumatism. Persian Balm touted as an elixir of youth refreshes, rejuvenates, improves complexion, softens skin, and preserves beauty for discerning women.
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Medical Laboratories
Vienna
Austria
Polyclinis
Model Coc Sum Unit In New Lanark Scotland
In New Lanark Scotland a model community founded by Robert Owen faced discussions about its social and economic structure as workers and reformers debated the town's purpose and future development.
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New Lanark
Scottapé
Robert Owen
Canadian universities urged to expand international studies
Prof Norman MacKenzie told the House of Commons committee on industrial and international relations that no Canadian university has a library equipped for intensive international law and relations study. He supported Agnes MacPhail's call for chairs and scholarships and suggested grants or other aid to develop programs and allow observation of international business by scholars and students. Several Mothers endorse Mother Graves Worm Terminator.
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Norman MacKenzie
University of Toronto
House of Commons Committee On Industrial and International Relations
Canada
Agnes MacPhail
Southeast Grey
MacKenzie
Restore Old Fur House at Fort Edmonton Timeline
Premier Brownlee told Alberta legislature plans aim to partially restore the old fur house built in 1795 beside the 135 foot stockade. The project envisions a two story log structure matching the fur house era and could include a miniature layout of the fort.
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Edmonton
Brownlee
Alberta
John Rowland
Thermometer Testing by Interior Department Lab
The Physical Testing Laboratory of the Topographical Survey in the Department of the Interior tests several thousand clinical thermometers annually for government bodies and the public. A certificate is issued for each thermometer that passes the required tests.
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Physical Testing Laboratory of the Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Ontario man guilty of animal cruelty in Boston bulldog case
Robert Miller of Hamilton Ontario was found guilty of cruelty to animals after driving his car over a bulldog in Boston. He received a suspended sentence and must compensate the deceased dog's value of 60 dollars. Magistrate Burbidge ruled dogs deserve street consideration equal to pedestrians.
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Boston
Robert Miller
Hamilton, Ont
Burbidge
New Industry For Canada Eighteen Soybean Varieties
Canadian farmers explore soybean cultivation as a new industry supported by Dominion Agriculture research showing eighteen varieties viable under Canadian conditions. The report notes soybeans can be grown where corn grows and could meet rising oil and product demand, with import substitution potential.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Perfect Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Bright Colorful Dyeing
Advertising copy touts perfect dyeing with Diamond Dyes using high quality anilines. Claims dazzling, lasting colors for fabrics such as dresses and lingerie that resist washing. Promises ease of use, no color bleed, and broad store availability.
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Ene
Adam
Lean
Eryone
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Minard’s
Weare
Wrigleys
Eben
Wrigley
Wrisleys
Thomas
Appleford
CLC
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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