National Parks Act Ushers In A New Era For Canada
A detailed patriotic defense of Canada’s National Parks Act passed by both houses. It argues the act protects park boundaries from political whim, shields against hydro power, logging and mining encroachment, and ensures parks remain a national treasure for Canadians. It cites Banff and Lake Minnewanka as examples and stresses a policy of preserving natural beauty to attract tourism and sustain future generations.
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House of Commons
Senate
Governor-General
National Parks of Canada
Dominion Forest Reserve and Parks Act
Ottawa
Oii
Minister of the Interior
Parks
Canada Gazette
Canada
Banff National Park
Spray Lakes
Lake Minnewanka
Hydro
Wah
United States
Washington Irving
Yellowstone National Park
John Wesley Hill
Atlantic Sardines and Farm Produce Notes
Atlantic sardines are the young of the herring found in vast numbers in the Grand Manan and Passamaquoddy Bay districts in New Brunswick. Peanuts and almonds are grown on J Prout’s farm near Portage la Prairie, yielding two sacks of peanuts and several pails of almonds this season.
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Grand Manan
Passamaquoddy Bay
New Brunswick
J. Prout
Portage la Prairie
Seek Lower Rate On Cattle Shipments
Hom. Robert Weir, Minister of Agriculture, negotiates with Atlantic shippers and railways to reduce cattle transportation charges to Britain. He advocates a policy shift from head to ton pricing, aiming to enable large scale western Canada exports. no decision yet, but a definite ruling is anticipated soon.
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Weir
Pink Pills Claim to Rebuild Red Blood and Nerves
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder for languid pale girls. It cites Mr John Finin of How Ha Station PET asserting his daughter improved after taking the pills, noting weight gain, appetite, and color return. Pills available at medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario for 3 cents per box.
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Williams
John Finin
Dr. Williams
Medcine
Med Line Co
Brockville
Ont
Invention Aims to Allow Submarine Escape at Depth
The article describes an underwater safety invention by R H L Davis using a breathing bag fed from a small oxygen cylinder, with exhaled CO2 absorbed by soda lime, plus a special suit for underwater accidents. It notes testing at great depth and mentions worm powders by Miller as health aids for children and a revolutionary light engine developed in South Africa with fewer parts.
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R. HL Davis
South Africa
Mother Graves Worm Ex Termination Stirs Garden Dispute
A man seeks a day off to dig his garden but is told he has no garden. He insists someone removed it from the window sill. The tale dwells on the tongue in a humorous exchange about gardens and a product called Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator.
Polite caller misdirected to law firm office
A man sought a friend’s telephoned number and asked to speak to him. A young lady at the Davis Poll Wardwell Gardiner Reed office said no one by that name was there. The caller, surprised by the lengthy firm name, expressed a generic greeting and hung up.
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Davis, Poll, Wardwell, Gardiner & Reed
Keep Highway Open In Winter Between Winnipeg And Brandon
Manitoba highway officials plan to keep Highway 1 between Winnipeg and Brandon open all winter using two large snow plows with units at Winnipeg and the western end of the route. If workload allows, the Minnedosa to Brandon to Boissevain corridor may also stay open. The move follows two winters of co operation by retailers and local boards, aiming for a permanent winter road maintenance force, with Winnipeg Brandon traffic prioritized.
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Winnipeg
Brandon
Asthma Remedy Promoted As Inexpensive National Cure
Dr J D Kellogg promotes an asthma remedy described as inexpensive and national in scope. The ad claims it has provided relief where other remedies failed, urging readers to obtain it through a local dealer.
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J.D. Kellogg
Canadian Textbook Uniformity Debate Stokes Proposals
A Toront Chamber of Commerce education committee advocates reducing foreign produced school texts and favoring Canadian and British publications. Alberta ministers of education suggest a joint provincial table conference to review the textbook situation and pursue greater uniformity across Canada.
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Toront Chamber of Commerce
Alberta
Individus
Educat
Sech
Canada
Persian Balm and The Can Opening Question Quip
An old fragment advertises Persian Balm as a delicate fragrant cosmetic that smooths rough skin and leaves hands whitened with a quick absorption. A classroom cue asks for the first important thing in meal prep as students respond Find the can open. Russia is noted as having a larger population but only 9,990 automobiles.
Moon eclipse shadows reveal top of world rim
During the 1927 total lunar eclipse r Willard J Fisher of Harvard Observatory described a line of fur traders and others on Northern Canada’s rim. Canadian Westinghouse’s George A Wendt broadcast alerts by radio to collect data on horizontal sunlight through the earth’s atmosphere. Findings show clouds block light to about 2000 meters height, with limited breaks.
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Adiane
R. Willard J. Fisher
Harvard Observatory
Canada
George A. Wendt
Canadian Westinghouse Company, Limited
KDKA
Fisher
Visitor Praises Canadian Transport Progress On Rail Route
Gordon B Roelph a Tasmanian journalist touring Canada praised the Dominion s transport developments. He left Montreal on The International Limited for Toronto en route to Vancouver to sail home. He marveled at moving train radio and telephone links and the train s speed on the 334 mile Montreal Toronto leg.
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Canada
Dominion
Gordon B. Roelph
the Examiner
Weekly Courier
Launceston
Tasmania
Montreal
International Limited
Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Vancouver
Trades and Labor Congress backs World Grain Exhibition
Delegates at Regina for the 46th Trades and Labor Congress of Canada approve the World Grain Exhibition and conference July 25 to August 6 1932. They pledge unqualified support to cooperate with agricultural interests to strengthen Canada's economic and industrial position among nations.
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Trades and Labor Congress
Regina
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Canada
Whi
Cree name Pawgomow from Cree Conjuring Creek source
The northern Saskatchewan ri flows from Ward Lake to Cree waters and the Cree name for Pawgomow is given. The note identifies the Cree term Pawgomow as the river’s indigenous designation linked to Ward Lake origin.
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Saskatchewan
Ward Lake
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