Canoe Trips Across Canada Offer Vast Waterways
The National Development Bureau at Ottawa offers four free booklets titled Canoe Trips detailing journeys through the Maritime Provinces Quebec Ontario and Western Canada. Readers can obtain copies for specific trip information on waterways large and small from coast to coast.
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Canada
Great Forest
Lake Superior
Pacific Ocean
Lake Winnipeg
National Development Bureau of the Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Major Industries Prefer Newspapers for Advertising
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports that 435 national advertisers spent 143 million dollars on newspaper advertising last year. Magazine space totaled 78 million dollars across 190 firms, while 121 firms used radio at 21 million dollars. newspapers were the favored medium in 25 of 32 industrial groups.
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American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
New York
Association
Bureau of Advertising
Bureau
Motorists Favor Blue as Favorite Car Finish Shifts
Detroit color index shows blue edging out black as the preferred automobile finish. June sales data indicate blue now dominates among all cars sold, signaling a shift in consumer color choice.
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Detroit
Insect Parasite Lab Located at Farnham Royal
The central insect parasite breeding and distributing laboratory for the British Empire is situated at Farnham Royal in England.
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British Empire
Farnham Royal
England
Railway Man Retires After 43 Years With Canadian National Railways
Mr. Blake, Auditor of Payrolls for the Western Region of Canadian National Railways, retires July 31 after 43 years of continuous service in a 54 year career with companies now part of the National Railways. Born in Liverpool, England, he began as an office boy in 1878 with Edwin H. Wood & Co. and rose through Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and Canadian Northern Railway before joining CN Railways in 1923.
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Blake
Canadian National Railways
National Railways
Liverpool
England
Edwin H. Wood & Co
City
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Wood
T. W. Edwards
Canada
Audit Department
Montreal
Canadian Northern Railway
Winnipeg
General Audit Office
Toronto
Western Lines
Western Region
Parrot Watchdog Fends Off London Home Invaders
A London household trained a parrot as a watchdog to protect property during a May raid. Polly attacked the raiders, drew blood, and caused feathers and overturned furniture. The attackers were captured and testified that the bird forced them to retreat from the scene.
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London
Mayfair
Polly
Canada’s Standing in the Empire Highlighted by Ottawa Report
Imperial Conference briefs reveal Canada as the empire’s leading producer of newsprint nickel asbestos and top exporter of wheat and nickel. It ranks high in trade, manufacturing, hydro power, and railways, with Montreal a major inland port and close ties to Britain and Europe.
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Imperial Economic Conference
Ottawa
Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
Great Britain
League of Nations
Montreal
Britain
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Gas Pressure Drop Tests Raise Concern at Turner Valley
Turner Valley Gas Conservation Board reports rapid gas pressure decline in the fields and warns that without stricter conservation wells in the north and central areas may fail to supply Calgary under their own pressure within about three years. Tests show a drop of nearly 200 psi in 11 months, prompting potential curtailment of production to extend the field's life.
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Turner Valley
Turner
Calgary
Harvard Portrait Restored With Tailored Buttonholes
A Harvard portrait of President A Lawrence Lowell, previously missing buttonholes on the suit, has been repaired. An observant Lowell House student noticed two buttons painted by the artist but no buttonholes, and two precise buttonholes were added to finalize the likeness.
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A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Harvard
Lowell House
Grass widow quip sparks playful locals
A local joke defines a grass widow as a wife who stays home to cut the lawn while her husband plays golf. Meanwhile Soviet Russian talking pictures draw large crowds of Russians in Harbin Manchuria.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Warrant Of Appointment Privileges For Royal Suppliers
The Royal Arms and the phrase By Appointment are reserved for firms supplying royal households. Masters of the Household select suppliers in the palace, issuing Warrants of Appointment. Warrant holders form a special society and hold an annual banquet.
Geologist estimates Earth's gold at rare but scarce levels
A Field Museum geologist notes that gold comprises one half of one millionth of one percent of the Earth's crust yet is not classified among truly rare elements. The remark highlights the discrepancy between abundance and rarity.
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Museu
Ten Years Between Photos Debate in Wart Hem
A Swedish caption from Stockholm notes a photo trick promising a decade before needing another shot. The exchange discusses aging appearance and the idea of a lasting image effect in wartime context.
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Wart Hem
Stockholm
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Berlin
N. U
W. C. Blake
Canadian National Railway
The
Empire
Columbus
Pather-In-Law
Madeira
Christopher Columbus
Menina Perestrello
Portugal
Porto Santo
Funchal
Cristopher
Charmie Chaplin
Duartes
Sydney Charm
Lita Grey Chapin
Charlie Chaplin
Lita Grey Chaplin
Cameras
Kliegs
Hollywood
Charles Jr
Sidney
Chaplin
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