Great Bear Lake riches outshine cobalt finds say expert
Toronto mining man Robert J Jowsey returned from the north aboard a plane and declared Great Bear Lake hosts the richest, most abundant mineral veins he has seen. He predicts simple mining, low setup costs and easy smelting for silver copper ore, with nearby Fort Norman aiding development. He estimates thousands of claims staked and notes rival firms already drilling. He warns the public underestimates the potential, likening Great Bear to a new Cobalt bonanza.
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Great Bear Lake
Robert J. Jowsey
Toronto
Sherritt- Gordon Corporation
Jowsey
Fort Norman
Sherritt- Gordon
Bear Lake
Great Bear
Dominion
Sherritt-Gordon
Manitoba
LaBine
Hunter
Echo Bay
Glacier Bay
Grasshoppers Roost Like Chickens, Study Finds
Michigan State College specialists report grasshoppers roost at night in dry, elevated spots near roosts such as rails, logs, fences, and buildings. Cribbs notes they return to the same roosts and begin feeding at field borders before advancing inward as forage is consumed.
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Michigan State College
W.C Cribte
Cribbs
Fragmentary quote hints at wild cage vow and muskete theme
The readable bits reference a vow or challenge tied to a cage and muskete imagery, with a unclear speaker naming Viena. Context is too fragmentary to identify people, places, or events.
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Viena
Lure Of the North Draws Plans for Churchill Port
Canadians show strong interest in Churchill port with many requests to Hudson Bay Railway and Manitoba Government. Businesses seek to establish by fall to be ready when the port opens next summer. hotel and clothing stores flood in. Townsite laid out, elevator work finished, but major work remains before completion.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway
Manitoba
How To Increase Clover Seed Yield Harvest First Crop
The Ohio experiment station says red clover seed yield rises if the first crop is cut as plants come into bloom rather than later. Early hay cutting aids a strong second cut but lowers curing ease and total yield per ton yet increases feeding value. Pollinators and favorable weather also crucial.
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Ohio
Wheat protein content in Manitoba crops climbs this year
Dr F J Birchard of the Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners reports Manitoba wheat shows peak protein reaching 18.3 percent and a low of 10.2 percent, with an average of 12.25 percent, up from 11.5 percent in 1930. Tests used same districts as last year and reflect higher protein across the province.
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F. J. Birchard
Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners
Manitoba
Patterns and sizes from a vintage sewing catalog
A listing of dress patterns with numbered styles and sizes for women and children. Details include required yardage and fabric widths such as 38 and 39 inch material, contrasting trims, and occasional coin or stamp payment mentions. The text mixes pattern numbers like 928 and 884 with mixups in measurements and fabric specs.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
The request notes Pattern No. and gives a Winnipeg address at 175 McDermot Ave. It appears to reference the Winnipeg Pattern Order process via the Newspaper Union but provides no clear date or outcome. No additional details are available in the fragment.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Infallible Test and Tidy Tidbits From a Silly Page
The text surveys a comic collage: a chorus girl quits over impending marriage after a quick romance sparked by a Rolls Royce. British policemen may get motion picture cameras for dangerous driving. a Baptist minister cites John the Baptist to stir faith. a short story about a company that floated, then sank.
National Wealth Of Canada Estimates Placed High Figure
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1929 national wealth excluding undeveloped resources at about 30.84 billion dollars, up 2.21 billion from 1928. Ontario leads total wealth, per capita wealth favors western provinces, urban real property dominates, agriculture bildet value declines to 7.999 billion.
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National Wealth of
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Simiar
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Columbia
Saskatch-ewan
Manitoba farm plans aim to employ 1000 locals
Winnipeg reports a five year lease of the Manitoba Government Farm to the Imperial Immigration League for a self sustaining community. It will house married men and families with fifty Winnipeg families to receive immediate employment and council support of 350 dollars per man. Aimed at relieving unemployment, the plan seeks city cooperation. Kaye Don predicts racing boats could reach 1000 mph within 25 years if past progress continues. The Empire Club remark spurs discussion on rapid speed gains.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Imperial Immigration League of ‘Manitoba
Forences
Kaye Don
Empire Club
Toronto
British Schneider Cup records set in seaplane race
Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth set a new world speed record of 386.1 mph on a three kilometer Calshot course in a seaplane. Britain won permanent Schneider Cup possession as J N Boothman flew a seaplane 217 miles at 340.08 mph on a 31 mile course with speeds to be ratified by federation.
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G. H. Stainforth
Calshot
England
Great Britain
J. N. Boothman
Stainforth
International Aeronautical Federation
A. H. Orleber
Sealateike
Bacon Frozen Export Study Shows Superior UK Bacon
British researchers tested frozen New Zealand pork defrosted at Cambridge and converted to bacon. The product, compared with Danish and English sides, ranked above Danish and only slightly below top English bacon. The study, funded by the Empire Marketing Board, investigates storage and transport of Empire meat.
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United Kingdom
New Zealand
Cambridge
Empire
Empire Marketing Board
Misprine Compositor Waiter Tale And Printing Error
A misheard line shows a compositor out of work taking a waiter job. A customer jokes about a soup button caused by a printer’s error. An editor recalls a failed perpetual motion article with a comeback gag. An aviation link ties Shanghai to the Siberian border with Soviet Europe service. A London restaurant’s mechanical food system fails to win diners.
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China
Shanghai
Siberian
Europe
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Thad
New Jersey
Lure of
John the Baptist
Judas
John the Presbyterian
John the
Jobn the Baptist
E. C. Foreman
Lowell
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Lowe's
Foreman
Manitoba Community Farm
Perpetual Motion
the Autitor
London
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