The Short Line To Europe Par morth Canada rail plan
A new Hudson Bay Railway is rapidly taking shape from The Pas Manitoba to Fort Churchill on Hudson Bay with hopes to reach Liverpool via a northern passage. The route follows roughly the sixtieth parallel and could shorten grain shipments from western Canada to Atlantic markets. Engineers note Hudson Strait may stay ice free eight months a year, enabling late season shipment from Fort Churchill through a northern passage to Europe.
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Hinkeen Bay
Entwart
Hudson Strait
Karting Labrador
Greenland
Liverpool
Port Churchill
Atlantic Coast
Canada
Montreal
New York
Baltimore
Forthurchill
Europe
Hudson Bay
Peace River Country
Dominion
Pacific
Prince Rupert
Prospective homesteader Endures Bitter Cold at Land Office
An anxious applicant stood watch at the Peace River land office as entry opened at month’s end. He endured 45 below temperatures by pacing the hall with his partner keeping watch, enduring days of cold and isolation to secure first claim to a promised homestead.
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Peace River
Dairy stock urged as prices near rise in Okanagan
W T Hunter of the Dominion Experimental Farm in Summerland appeals to dairy men to buy high grade stock before prices jump. He notes the Okanagan Valley can produce butter fat cheaply. A separate gag line about a couple in conversation and a note on carbonization for acetic acid and naptha.
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W. T. Hunter
Dominion Experimental Farm
Summerland
Okanagan Valley
Canada
School of Experience Sees Truancy Cited in Debate
In a fragmentary exchange a student cites truancy as a fact learned in life while Miss Roga notes the claim about a genius father. The dialogue hints at parental influence and the tension between intellect and attendance.
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Miss Roga
Per Breemer Berti
Red Cross Service Noted at Alberta UFA Convention
At the United Farmers of Alberta gathering in Edmonton, Alberta, the Alberta division of the Red Cross operated a nursery and rest room for children, providing warm beds, meals, and reading light. The service supported hundreds of farm families visiting the city for the four day event, with the ad hoc convoy of CPR cars aiding travel.
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Edmonton
U.F.A
De!orates
C.P.R
Calgary
Alberta
Red Cross
Eyrie
United Farmers of Alberta
Cannot Be Standardized
The Chicago Drovers Journal editor notes the phrase scrub stock repeats a known truth about livestock breeding. He says it may spur underperforming stock owners to improve, acknowledges scrub stock will persist in all professions, and concludes efficiency cannot be standardized.
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Chicago Drovers’ Journal
Alaska Mining Optimism Keeps Faith In New Gold Finds
Alaska still points to its mountains as gold bearing despite few notable discoveries last year. In 1928 miners extracted 6775000 dollars, down from 5927000 dollars in 1927, while reports say no single find of considerable moment emerged yet the industry remains confident new fields will be found.
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Alaska
P ‘Cting
Leeds businessman discovers official gender misrecorded
A Leeds man aged 42 learned that due to an error he had been registered as a woman for 42 years. The mix up arose from a clerical mistake in official records and the man seeks correction to reflect his true gender.
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Alice
Ellis
Leeds
England
Inner Earth Study Through Rays and Waves Promised by Dally
Professor Reginald A. Dally of Harvard predicts future advances in understanding the earth’s interior beyond direct drilling. He argues that antipodal tunnels are unlikely soon but that studying seismic rays and waves will reveal the center’s nature and expand knowledge of the planet’s inner layers.
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Reginald A. Dally
Harvard University
Dally
West Indies Seek Aid From Canada
At the first West Indies conference delegates discussed asking Canada to form an Empire marketing board style body or fund the Empire marketing board to help West Indies and British Guinea sell products in the Dominion. Speakers urged new Canada West Indies steamship services to boost trade and facilitate exchanges.
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Canada
Empire Marketing Board
Empire Market Board
West Indies
British Guinea
Dominion
Advance in Aviation Expands Canadian Air Activity
The report notes 55 commercial aviation firms in Canada, over double the count from the previous year, plus 15 private owners and 16 flying clubs. One carrier carried 9,647 passengers and 1,192,000 pounds of freight in 1928.
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Canada
Department of National Defence
Special tax for bachelors in Nish district
In Jugo-Slavia the Nish district government imposes a special tax on bachelors over 30 for a life of singleness. All adults not in a cultural, educational, charitable, or patriotic group face a higher penalty.
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Nish
Jugo-Slavia
Seed Grading Growing in Favor
The Seeds Act establishes grade names with defined standards and requires grading of nearly all seeds. Dr. W. R. Motherwell notes growing support for compulsory grading of field roots and garden seeds, with 5,308 samples tested and graded, representing millions of bushels of seed in the year.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
W. R. Motherwell
A Word Of Praise
A brief urging to recognize good work with praise rather than money. The piece argues praise boosts employee confidence and energy, brings happiness to those who strive, and is a cheap yet highly valued motivator. Be quick to praise.
Plumber Bob Faces Day’s Start With Household Request
A story follows a plumber named Bob as he leaves for work after his wife asks him to bring butter on his return. The brief vignette centers on domestic dialogue shaping a morning routine and daily tasks.
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Bob
Iceland Compared in Size by Students
A classroom exchange shows a teacher comparing Iceland to a student named Liam and Willie noting in writing that Iceland is about as large as the teacher. The remarks reflect a playful geography lesson in the class.
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Iceland
Liam
Willie
Traffic Jams Loom In Air Routes Between London And Paris
Air routes from le Bourget to Croydon are crowded as privately owned planes crowd the sky. Governments on both sides seek policing methods to control the busy skyway. Small private planes now outnumber commercial jets, raising collision risks in hazy weather.
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le Bourget- Croydon
London-Paris
Peculiar Plants: Lotus and Madar Show Dual Nature
The Egyptian lotus can be cut and fed to cattle yet ripened seeds bear poison. The Indian Madar leaf heals sprains when used as poultice while its milky juice, swallowed, causes fits of dejection and wild laughter then sleep and recovery, if not fatal.
All Lives Are Interesting Says Autobiography Value
A speaker asserts that intelligent men have worthwhile autobiographies and that personal life offers more interest than polar exploration. He asserts that every life holds relevance and colors can vary in portrayal.
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North Pole
Alberta to adopt old age pensions scheme
Hon. Teter Heenan, minister of labor, told a railway brotherhood delegation that Alberta will shortly adopt the old-age pensions plan. The visit followed meetings with Dominion cabinet members. Continuity in advertising is stressed as essential as breathing.
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Alberta
Teter Heenan
Dominion
Revision of Antarctic Map Recasts Continental Shape
Sir Herbert Wilkins suspends his Antarctic season due to record warm conditions and inability to locate a southern base. Findings show Antarctica as islands rather than a solid mainland, with Gra ham Land split into two large islands and new possibilities for southward bases and long term meteorological stations. Dr Isaiah Bowman says Wilkins and Byrd will drive a major map revision, marking a new era in polar geography.
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Herbert Wilkins
Antarctic
Pole
Deception Island
South Polar
Antarctica
Cape Horn
Graham Land
Sir Herbert
Antarctia
Australia
Equator
Wilkins
Isaiah Bowman
American Geographical Society
Byrd
Canada Finds Large Sodium Sulphate Deposits
The Department of Mines reports hydrous sodium and magnesium sulphate deposits in western Canada exceed 100 million tons. Additional prairie deposits exist but near-railway plants only are viable due to limited markets and low prices.
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Western
Canada
Department of Mines
Prairie Provinces
Reward Wheat Distribution Prompts Settlement Relief
Two hundred bushels of the reward wheat are distributed among 100 settlers in southern Alberta. Each settler may receive up to two bushels at a price of three dollars per bushel. The Garnet wheat distribution from three years ago yielded very satisfactory results. The man who possesses a mansion is a capital fellow.
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Settlement Board
Alberta
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Earth
Ence
Minister of Agriculture
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Lake Matagami
Quebec
Clark
Amos
General Airways
Reward Wheat
Humor
Madrid
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