Manitoba Copper Boom Opens Prospects for New Base Metal Camp
Options signed for immediate development of Bird River copper deposits near Winnipeg, with investors such as Lindsley interests of Toronto linked to Sherritt Gordon and Shatford Lake finds. Located east of Lac Du Bonnet, the camps could spur railway ties and steel rail for a potential smelter and concentrator, signaling large tonnage and major capital investment in Manitoba.
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Bird River
Manitoba
Canada
Lindsley Interests
Toronto
Lindsleys
Sherritt Gordon
Pas
Shatford Lake
Oxford Lake
Winnipeg
Lac du Bonnet
Canadian Pacific Railway
Salt Deposits Found in Waterways Drill Alberta
A test well in Waterways under the Provincial Department of Railways struck salt at 670 feet. The drill has reached 883 feet and remains in the salt formation. Further tests are planned to ascertain the extent of the deposits.
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Alberta
Provincial Department of Railways
A Reckless Recipe Fashions Wreckage and Flowers
A satirical note warns of a growing trend toward dangerous behavior: a crude recipe describes driving a fast car while intoxicated, surviving wreckage, and presenting the victim in a satin box with flowers. Meanwhile Moose Jaw reports record trout and white fish catches in Lake Athabaska and pickerel yields. A British plane aims to travel six thousand miles without refueling, surpassing a 4 971 mile, 58 hour-42 minute Italian record.
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Moose Jaw Times
Lake Athabaska
New Steamship Fathometer Improves Depth Reading at Sea
The Leviathan, sailing from New York to Southampton, installed a fathometer that measures water depth continuously by electric echoes. Tests show it helps when approaching land, letting full speed be used while locating the 100 fathom curve off the Grand Banks. Echo depth is shown on a clock-like dial and the instrument has been adopted by the American Navy.
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U.S
New York
Southampton
Grand Banks
Experts predict vast rise in European cars by 10 years
At a World Fuel Conference in London experts forecast one car for every twenty people in Europe within a decade, boosting voiture density across most nations. Britain currently has one car per forty one people while Abyssinia shows extreme scarcity. They warn about oil supply but say in sight reserves can last a century with potential fuel for another 2,900 years.
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London
Eng
Europe
Britain
France
United States
Abyssinia
Weather Signs From Animals Foretell Rain
Observations note that a bull leading a herd with anger signals rain while a bull licking hooves also portends wet weather. Dogs showing sleepiness and appetite loss indicate heavy rain, and continual quacking by ducks and geese suggests approaching rain. Spiders resume spinning as calm nears.
Bachelor word origin traced to medieval cow herd term
The term bachelor derives from a medieval word for cow herd and denoted the lowest office for the young and poor. Knights bachelor were of inferior rank and the modern unmarried man meaning evolved over five centuries as society changed. Ancestors did not expect middle aged men to remain unmarried.
Flying fish lands on Aquitania deck in historic feat
A flying fish on the Aquitania made a dramatic landing forty feet above water, settling the debate on whether such fish glide or fly by wing beating. The creature, likened to Icarus, suggests wings actively lift and sustain flight, marking an extraordinary achievement for its species beyond ordinary gliding.
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Aquitania
Natural History
Creston Valley BC Strawberries Earn Estimated Ninety Thousand
Figures from the seeing agency indicate the 1923 Creston Valley BC strawberry crop grossed at least 90,000 across about 150 ranches. Prairie shipments reached 40,000 crates with 50 tons sent to jam plants at Nelson and Brilliant. Over 100 carloads were sold province wide, not meeting the normal 150 carloads of first class fruit demand. Prices in 1928 edged above 1927 levels.
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Creston Vally
B.C
Prairie Points
Nelson
Brilliant
British Columbia
Mental state linked to factory accidents study urges watchful foremen
An insurance company analysis of 75 000 industrial accidents finds mentally disturbed workers pose as much risk as the physically disabled. Foremen are urged to study employees for signs of mental distraction to prevent most incidents, with an estimated 98 percent of accidents potentially stoppable.
Quizzical Chat Moments and Animal Breeds Mentioned
The dialogue samples include a man asking if stroking will remove a beard and a line about spilling substance on a rug and linoleum. A constable records a missing wife, noting dimples and a line about very pronounced facial features. A remark states Indian elephants seldom breed in captivity.
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Jones
Constable
Longest British trial Tichborne case spans years and lessons
The Tichborne case began in May 1871 and ended in February 1874 after 183 trial days. Lord Coleridge spoke for 28 days. The process cost the state 450000 dollars and ended with Arthur Orton sentenced to fourteen years for claiming the Tichborne estates.
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Lord Coleridge
Arthur Orton
Harvest Thanks Amid Fallow Patches Mentioned
A clergyman offers thanks for the harvest and safe gathering, noting a few fields between here and Stonehaven were not yet fruitful. The remark underscores regional agricultural concerns during the season.
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Here
Stonehaven
Women of Europe Attend Private Airplane Afternoon Teas
A report notes women across Europe are hosting or attending afternoon teas aboard private airplanes, highlighting a fashionable trend in travel and social gatherings among elites. The piece underscores mobility and luxury as a social statement.
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Europe
In Memory Of French Heroine Stamp Competition Opens
A stamp featuring Joan of Arc will be issued next year to mark the Battle of Orleans anniversary. France invites artists to submit portraits of the Maid in full armour, though authorities note no reliable likeness exists and most depictions are imaginative. Henri Watson, a biographer, comments on the era’s artistic interpretations.
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Joan of
France
Orleans
Joan of Arc
Joan
Henri Watson
Demand For Canadian Grain Expands to Istanbul and Smyrna
Canadian grain traffic grows with ships leaving Montreal for Constantinople and Smyrna. A 2,337 ton vessel sailed with 19,765 bushels of wheat for Constantinople, while another 1,969 ton ship cleared for Smyrna carrying 171,753 bushels.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Turkey
Canada
Constantinople
Smyrna
Indigenous name sources in Alberta place names
Cree and a Blackfoot tribes contribute most to Alberta place names today. Beaver names appear rarely. Stoney names exist on record but are scarcely used. Iroquois Sarcee and Chipewyan names are unrepresented in the province, though Chipewyan names occur farther north.
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Alberta
Edinburgh pension officer questions woman about police history
An old age pension officer in Edinburgh questions a woman about her past with the police. She hesitates, then recalls as a young cook that she was involved with a sergeant, framing her response with a flirtatious pride.
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Edinburgh
Rare Persian rug fetches record price in London auction
A London bidding duel saw Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick win a historic rug for about 120000 dollars. The prize, once presented to the Shah of Persia and later to Peter the Great, had vanished during World War I before resurfacing at the sale where she faced a bid by her brother John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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London
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Mrs. McCormick
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Bave
Persia
Peter the Great
Russia
Austria
Future of the Airplane Dependence on New Engine
Captain L. M Woolson, a research engineer and engine designer for aeroplanes, automobiles, and speed boats, predicts airplanes will become as common as cars once a light weight cheap engine is developed. He says a one pound per horsepower engine capable of 1,000 hours, priced at about $10 per horsepower, would ignite a rapid shift to aviation.
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L. M Woolson
Woolson
Canada Establishes Restricted Areas for Bovine Tuberculosis Control
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa outlines restricted zones across Canada after testing nearly half a million cattle. Manitoba around Carman, Huntingdon in Quebec, Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Last Mountain area in Saskatchewan, Harvey area in New Brunswick, Prince Edward County in Ontario, and all of Nova Scotia except Cape Breton plus Prince Edward Island are designated. Dr. Geo Hilton notes rising demand and rapid progress as allowed by conditions.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Health of Animals
Manitoba
Carman
Huntingdon
Quebec
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Harvey
York
Ontario
Prince Edward County
Northumberland
Prince Edward
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Prince Edward Island
Grisdale Leads Canadian Delegation to Imperial Agricultural Bureaux
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dr. J. H. Grisdale left for England on November 9 to attend the Imperial Bureaux conference. The meeting aims to interchange valuable research information across the British Empire. Canada pledged support to these bureaux, authorized at the 1927 Imperial Agricultural Research Conference, with focus on soil science animal nutrition and animal health.
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J. H. Grisdale
England
Imperial
British Empire
Senator urges honest immigrant advisement in Calgary address
In Calgary Senator Buchanan from Lethbridge urged telling prospective immigrants the truth about Canada to prevent disillusionment upon arrival. He noted Canada has a good story to tell and warned against sales pitches while quipping about maple sugar on trees. Parsons questioned if he is a strong salesman as Osborne retorted about Harvard dormitories Yale locks.
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Calgary
Buchanan
Lethbridge
Canada
Osborne
Harvard
Yale
Higher Cheese Prices Benefit Dairy Farmers
Canada eyes an average cheese price above 21 cents per pound for the year, says dairy commissioner J A Ruddick. A 3 cent rise over last year's 18.75 boosts returns by about 5 million dollars on roughly 160 million pounds produced. Prices peaked at 22.5 cents in August before easing.
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Canada
J. A. Ruddick
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Harnessing Tides: Shaw Urges Coal-Free Future
In Britain at a meeting aiding distressed miners George Bernard Shaw urged abandoning coal and predicted tides could power Britain. He cited northern Scotland as a potential source to provide work for the unemployed through tidal electricity.
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Britain
George Bernard Shaw
Scotland
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Osteo
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F. J. Freer
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Shah OF Persia
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Geo. Hilton
Imperial Bureaus
Parsons
Vancouver
Burrard Inlet
Pacific
United Kingdom
Orient
D. C. Draper
Denmark
Manchuria
Cain
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