Awakening Interest Spurs Wildlife Conservation Efforts
The piece notes a rising public concern for protecting wildlife across North America, urging broad societal action beyond governments. It highlights use of regulations, refuges, and public clubs to defend birds and mammals, including songbirds, and cites studies on crow predation to support broader protection measures.
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Barmless
Siang
Prairie Provinces
Pestun
Oth
United States
Canada
Bnet
H. G. Carson
Saskatoon
Fish and Game League
League
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories Sees Expanded Mining Prospecting In 1936
Following last year's geological survey, the Department of Mines reports intensified prospecting and mining development in the Northwest Territories this year. Yellowknife, Great Slave Lake shores, and Cameron Bay areas near Fort Smith will host major operations. Ten thousand square miles north of Great Bear and Great Slave lakes were surveyed, with about one third deemed favorable for precious metals in the Yellowknife region.
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Northwest Territories
Department of Mines
Department of the Interior
Cameron Bay
Great Bear Lake
Fort ‘Smith
Alberta-Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Great Slave Lake
Great Brave Lake
Obesity Cure Ad Claims Prohibited in Canada
A Canada statute bars advertising a cure for obesity. The record notes Britain’s National Institute for the Blind produced 832,015 books and newspapers and 000 pieces of Braille music last year.
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National Istitute For the Blind
Britain
Prefers Life In Alberta Wheat Farm To California
Mrs. H. M. Olsen, 98, favors life on her wheat farm near High River Alberta over California fruit lands. She recalls leaving Denmark in 1858 and moving to Alberta in 1905 after crossing to Salt Lake City, then walking 1100 miles beside a wagon.
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California
H. M. Olsen
Ner
High River
Abberta
Arizona
Grandma” Olsen
Alberta
Must Be Almost Perfect To Marvel At Honor Cow
A record cow is praised for producing 38 606 pounds of milk and 1402 pounds of butterfat in a year. The milk equals daily consumption for over 200 people, yields 88 380 ice cream cones, and provides butter for eight families. The Stratford Beacon Herald calls it a model for dairy herds.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Canadian Tourist Travel Up to Peak Levels, Dolan Says
D Leo Dolan director of the Canadian Travel Bureau spoke in Ottawa at a banquet of the northern division of the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans predicting tourist travel into Canada this year would reach the 1929 peak. He noted inquiries double those of last year with most requests coming from United States citizens planning visits.
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Canada
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Ottawa
Mystic Order of Samaritans
United States
France Explores Resinous French Foams for Road Surfacing
France investigates new resinous products as potential road surfacing material. Government bodies study feasibility and cost to replace conventional asphalt. Researchers assess durability, environmental impact, and supplier options for a broader implementation.
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France
Non Sinkable Lifeboat Promises Safe Seawork For 40 to 50
Catalan engineer Cosme Salomo Vila unveiled a sealed lifeboat capable of seating 40 to 50, launched from a sinking ship in all weather and never sinking. Demonstrations in Madrid showed a dry interior, an air renewing device, and a motor, with naval experts considering adoption for submarines.
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Cosme Salomo Vila
Salomo Vila
Testa
Fragmented recipe text with bran and flour notes
A partially readable recipe fragment lists Quaker Natural Bran and Quaker Flour with baking powder and water. It includes implied steps to mix dry ingredients and make batters, bake in a slow oven, and suggests substituting bran for a sour element, though many words are garbled.
Ramsay Named Commander in Chief East Indies Station
Sir Alexander Ramsay has been appointed commander in chief of the East Indies station of the Royal Navy. He is married to Lady Patricia Ramsay, daughter of the Duke of Connaught, and was previously linked to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Lady Patricia relinquished the title Princess of Great Britain and Ireland after her 1919 marriage.
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Alexander Ramsay
East Indies
Royal Navy
Alexander
Patricia Ramsay
Duke of Connaught
Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
Canada
Govemmor
Patricia
Princess of
Great Britain and Ireland
Thieves Return Stolen Goods After Police Threats
In Buzau Romania a gang sends a large parcel of stolen items to the police chief with a note claiming to spare the town by quitting crime. Parliament member M Moceanu reports his fur coat stolen and prompts interior ministry to threaten dismissal if not found within 24 hours. Next morning the parcel arrives containing the coat.
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Houmanian
Buzau
Rouania
Burgars
Bazan
M. Moceanu
Burau
Ministry of Interior
Earl of Willingdon Named Warden of Cinque Ports
The Earl of Willingdon was appointed Warden of Cinque Ports with a dignified post and Dover Castle residence after returning from five years as India viceroy. The king granted him a Marquessate. He succeeds the late Marquess of Reading, a former India viceroy, as Warden. The Cinque Ports include Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich with expanded historic privileges.
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Earl of
Willinguon
Cinque
Hastings
Romney
Hythe
Dover
Sandwich
England
Early Farm Plows Made From Crooked Branches
The first plows originated from crooked tree branches and relied entirely on human power for operation.
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Ing
Travel ‘Bureau
Neste
Tun
Ana
Lan Town
New Post
Frank J
Shag
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