Expansion Of Prairie Manufacturing To Rapid Growth
A historical notice predicts rapid expansion of manufacturing in the Prairie Provinces led by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It notes westward shift from farming to diversified industry with 21 percent output growth in Manitoba and many new plants, while agriculture remains essential. G F Goldthwaite named Advertising Manager of the Canadian National Railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Government
Stevustics
Industres
Manitoba
Manitoba Industrial Development Board
Prairie
G. F. Goldthwaite
Canadian National Railways
HW i. Onartion
Winnipeg Newspaper Union Fashion No 901 Particulary Smart
Fashion patterns with sizes and material lists. Describes patterns No 901 992 68 344 825 and patterns for bedspread, noting fabric yardage and contrast details. Mentions embossment and a Fashion Magazine offer 10 cents extra and patterns priced at 25 cents with wrap payment.
Germany Eyes Day and Night Grain Planting Plan
German agricultural leaders consider 24 hour planting to avert a potential bread shortage after a February cold wave damaged crops. The proposal suggests continuous planting to increase output for the coming year.
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Germany
Revised Hog Grading Rules Adopted by Agriculture Minister
The department of agriculture adopted definite hog grading regulations to classify bacon and non bacon hogs by actual value. Hogs will be graded at local shipping points under official grades and information will be returned to farmers. The changes, aimed at legal clarity and reducing litigation, follow 1929 and 1927 swine conference principles.
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Department of Agriculture
W. R Motherwell
Federal Department
Ottawa
Motherwell
Expansion Of Motor Traffic In Britain
A Paris report for the International Chamber of Commerce discusses Britain’s motor traffic growth. Car ownership climbs by about 100,000 annually, with 1923 value at 84,000 rising to 787,000 by 1927 and potentially up to 950,000 or 1,000,000, depending on private firm ownership and small cars influencing totals. The British industry holds 82 percent of last year’s new car sales, aided by import duties and horsepower-based taxation.
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United States
International Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Great Britain
Society of Motor Manufacturers
The Dead Cat Haunts the Curbstone to Headquarters
A furious householder shows a dead cat found on the curb to a policeman after three days. The officer suggests taking it to headquarters and notes it becomes the householder’s property if unclaimed within a reasonable time.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No Neme Towns
Winnipeg pattern order notice lists address 175 McDermot Ave and sample pattern numbers. The item resembles a catalog segment with pattern sizes and town references. No further readable details or names are present.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Government elevator works at Prescott contract record
More than 100 men are employed 56 miles east of Port Arthur removing piles for Prescott harbor improvements. The contract is the largest of its kind in Canada. It calls for over 2,000,000 feet of lumber.
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Port Arthur
Prescott
Canada
Prairie Provinces Seek Arctic Extension of Boundaries
Reports from Russia claim new laws suppress religion and ban private worship and religious gatherings. Alberta and Saskatchewan push to extend northern boundaries to the Arctic, potentially adding 175,000 square miles to Alberta and about 350,000 to Saskatchewan, reshaping provincial sizes and access to ports.
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Russia
Alberta
Brownlee
Arctic
Saskatchewan
Gardiner
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Hudson Bay
Arctic Ocean
R.C.M.P
John Bracken
Provincial Trade Marks Use of Totems in Branding
The North American Indian's pictorial condensation inspires a proposal in Western Canada to adopt totemic symbols as provincial trade marks. Distinctive labels could become a key economic factor, with red man symbols offering unique, adaptable imagery for country of origin branding on commodities like a Koozioonick or Haida chief’s head.
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Canada
British blood in US Senate and people sparks immigration politics
Investigation shows 87 of 95 US Senators have British ancestry, with 43 percent among the general population. The finding suggests potential influence on future immigration quota debates.
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United States Senate
United States
Health Brings Happiness and Snake Fatalities in India
The piece extols health as wealth and happiness, noting health enables desires. It claims 20,000 people die yearly from snakes in India and emphasizes health over riches.
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India
Brazil's population sits around eighty million in size comparison
The text notes Brazil's area rivals Europe and the United States minus Alaska, with an estimated population near 80,650,000. It adds that its four largest states average roughly one person per two square miles, illustrating sparse population density.
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Brazil
Europe
United States
Alaska
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Colorado
Canada building permits surge doubling since 1920
January permits for all Canada rose from 4,017,024 in 1920 to 8,964,670 in 1929, reflecting natural expansion and the shift from winter suspensions to year round construction.
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All Canada
German Hertz Uncovers Radio Waves 1887 Discovery
A terse note recalls Hertz, a German scientist, discovering radio waves in 1887, twenty years after Max well, an Englishman proposed their existence. The fragment also cites a Berlin dialogue about a painter and a client reflecting on a late father.
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Hertz
Maxwell
Dorfbarbier
Berlin
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Praire
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Maumitea
Sisi
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Winnipeg Newspaper
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Moustique
Charterai
Britain
John McCombe
Campadian National Railways
A. Beck
Montreal
Sweden
Neme
Sarkatchewan
Brandon
Borden
Province of
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Port Nelson
Daytona Beach
Lee Bible
J. M. White
H. O. D. Segrave
Charles Traub
Bible
Segrave
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