Canadian Gold Mines Drive National Credit Maintenance
Canadian gold mines are described as vital to funding Canada’s national credit abroad and at home. The piece cites production over a million dollars weekly, forecasts of up to 100 million annually, and role in payrolls and commerce. It notes historic growth from Fraser River deposits to Yukon and Porcupine discoveries, and Ontario’s large dividends including Lake Shore.
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Canada
Sir John Aird
Companion
Champlain
Nova Scotia
Fraser River
British Columbia
Yukon
Dominion
Prince Edward Island
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Benny Hollinger
Sandy McIntyre
Jack Wilson
Hollinger
McIntyre
Ontario
League of Nations
North
Lake Shore
St. Catharines
Juniors and Misses Semi Fitted Coat Pattern
Describes a semi fitted coat pattern for juniors and misses with front edging, back darts, removable belt, and decorative trim. Includes sizes 13 15 17 years with busts 31 33 35 inches and hip measurements, yardage for nap and fur linings, and coat lengths from neck to hem 42 44 46 inches. All patterns 25 cents in stamps or coin.
Radium Finds Spotted in Western Canada Could Transform Industry
The Toronto Globe notes Canadian pitchblende near Mackenzie Lake yields up to 50 percent uranium and potentially large radium supplies. If confirmed, Mackenzie deposits may rival Belgian Congo sources and boost medical and industrial uses including gamma ray testing of steel.
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Great Bear Lake
Mackenzie District
Canada
South Africa
Belgian Congo
Mackenzie
Gilbert E. Doan
Lehigh University
Engineering Foundation
Pitchblende
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Doan
New York Sun
Canadian Eggs For Export Rise Anew In Yearly Estimate
Canada projects 20 000 cases of eggs 20 dozen each to Great Britain this year marking a revival from 1930’s 6 500 cases. Over 8 000 cases already shipped from British Columbia via the Panama Canal. Prairie and Eastern exports will depart Montreal before November end. All eggs are graded and inspected by Dominion Government before shipment. Canada’s per capita egg consumption runs about 372 yearly, over one daily.
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Great Britain
Canada
British Columbia
Panama Canal
Prairie
Montreal
Dominion
All He Had
Humorous verse about a fashionable wedding with a broke bridegroom. The preacher, bridegroom, and a whispered aside about the bicycle reveal a comic remark on lack of support and social pretensions.
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Martha
Wheat Menu Shows Wheat From Soup To Nuts by Brown
A menu of all wheat dishes prepared by Robert E. Brown of Oberlin College will be presented to the national unemployment relief committee. The plan aims to aid hungry people and dispose of excess wheat through a wheat soup loaf muffins and coffee made from wheat and breakfast foods.
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Robert E. Brown
Oberlin, Ohio
National Unemployment Relief Committee
Primitive Illumination by Candle-Fish in British Columbia
Indigenous peoples in parts of British Columbia still use candle-fish or oolician for lighting. They drain the fish, seal the drying carcass, and ignite the head or tail to produce a bright steady flame. The oil in the dried body burns slowly as a torch.
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British Columbia
Detecting Renovated Stamps Revealed in Trial
In Lurgan Ireland John Blaney faced trial for using 29 stamps previously canceled and repurposed. A government expert demonstrated violet ray and acid methods to reveal erased cancellation figures, proving the stamps had been used before.
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Lurgan
Ireland
John Blaney
Blaney
Canadian Bees for Orient Sailed to China Aboard Empress of Russia
Ten million Canadian bees shipped from Taber Alberta aboard the Empress of Russia for China. The 1200 colonies each carry an Italian purebred queen and are stored at 45 degrees on the Canadian Pacific liner. S. George Reidel, a major honey producer, plans a five year voyage to promote beekeeping methods in the Orient.
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China
Russia
Orient War
Taber
Alberta
S. George Reidel
British Empire
Reidel
California
Orient
Grover Reidel
Winfred Gear
George Reidel
Governor General Praises Canadian Language Heritage in Ottawa
In Ottawa the Governor General of Canada affirmed that our language is a glorious inheritance and a heritage worth preserving. The outspoken remarks drew varied public reaction amid debates over linguistic policy and national identity.
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Canada
Ottawa
Pag
Machine-age Methods Transform Northern Africa Vineyards
Modern irrigation, pruning, and harvesting tech have been adopted in northern Africa’s vineyards, replacing older techniques. The shift promises increased yields, greater efficiency, and a move toward industrial-scale viticulture across the region.
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Africa
Austrian Inventor Sails With Gasoline Engine Bicycle
A 19th or early 20th century Austrian inventor demonstrates a bicycle powered by a gasoline engine and feathered wings. The device propels the rider through air using the motor and wing apparatus, showcasing early flight experimentation.
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Karikaturex
Oslo
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tan
Britain
Manchester
Australia
New Zealand
McIntosh
Jonathan
Delicious
Newton
Cox
King
Spy
Greenings
Gravenstein
Baldwin
Dominions
Toronto Globe
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