Canada’s Aggregate Trade Surges Over Fourteen Years
A report notes Canada rose to fifth in world trade in 1927, driven by wartime and postwar growth. Per capita gains boosted Canada to second in export and fifth in import per capita, with total aggregate trade reaching 2.326 billion dollars in the year ending March 1928, up 114 percent since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
France
India
Japan
Italy
Argentina
Netherlands
New Zealand
British India
Manitoba Cordage Company Reports Steady Year of Growth
The Manitoba Cordage Company reports a year of steady progress with manufactured products receiving favorable reception. About 1,200 acres of hemp were planted this year versus 600 in 1927, including 400 acres grown at Rheim Saskatchewan, signaling increasing business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Cordage Company
Rheim
Saskatchewan
Idea Of University Training
John Henry Newman argues that university training raises the intellectual tone of society, purifies national taste, and equips individuals to think clearly, argue effectively, and engage with others. It broadens ideas, guides political activity, and prepares one to master any subject with eloquence and conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Newman
Practical daytime outfit with surplice bodice and two piece skirt
The pattern describes a thrifty woman's daytime ensemble featuring a surplice bodice, slightly flared conservative skirt, and crushed girdle with a sash. Style No. 359 offers fabrics from printed sheer velvet to wool crepe, in sizes 16 through 42 inches bust, priced at 25 cents.
Champagne Only From Grapes Grown in 4m French Zone
A note states that Town Champagne can be produced only from grapes grown within a 4m area limited by French government rules.
Canada to Produce 250000 Tons Copper in Five Years
Canada aims for about 250000 tons of metallic copper annually within five years based on Mines Branch projections. Most refined copper would go to the United States until a domestic smelter is established and Trail B C reopens after ore supply resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Department of the Interior
United States
Trail
B.C
Granby Consolidated
Copper Mountain
Tacoma
Wash
Professor Hobbs Endorses Greenland Iceland Air Route
Prof. W. B. Hobbs of the University of Michigan plans a fourth Greenland expedition and argues the Greenland Iceland route offers the safest most practical trans Atlantic air travel by reducing water crossings and exploiting favorable far northern winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
W. B. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Greenland
Iceland
Prof
Hobbs
Europe
Care of Cut Flowers
Flowers must be kept by the purchaser. When opening a florist box the stems have air in them. Cut off about half an inch at the end, immerse stems in warm water until the flowers are up to their necks, then place in vases as the water passages fill.
Memorial for Pioneer Near Lethbridge Alberta
A stone cairn monument near Lethbridge celebrates Nicholas Sheran, pioneer of 1872, who discovered a coal mine. The text notes his stern character and far market at Fort Benton, 200 miles away, with bull teams hauling coal over weeks of hardship.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Nicholas Sheran
Fort Benton
Going to New Actidot Exchange Teacher Edith Eisler
Miss Edith Eisler, a Toronto public school teacher, is among 12 instructors chosen to be sent to another dominion as an exchange teacher for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Eisler
Toronto
Dominions
Supplementary Ration For Breeding Poultry
An Ontario station studied feeding supplements to breeding hens and their impact on fertility hatchability and viability. Cod liver oil in the ration produced outstanding hatchability results, with other supplements showing lesser effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentville
N.S
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Placing the Blame in a Domestic Dispute
A humorous exchange depicts a husband blaming his wife for his misfortunes at work. He claims she ruined him by her highhanded way and that she caused him to lose three good jobs.
First Letter Carried By International Air Mail Nearly a Century Ago
An East Africa imperial blueprint hints at a new British dominion uniting Tanganyika Uganda and Kenya under a high commissioner and eventual governor general linked to Northern and Southern Rhodesia. The piece contrasts early air mail history with today’s rapid aircraft enabled mail and transport.
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International Air Mail
East Africa
Tanganyika
Britain
Uganda
Kenya
Edward Hilton Young
Free Territories
United States
Nairobi
Rhodesia
Union of South Africa
Manitoba Free Press
Winnipeg
Netherlands
Willem J. King
Robert Holland
Naack Mason
Charles Green
North Sea Channel
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Willem
Batavia
Sourabaya
The
Snowy Tonquin Valley Ski Trip Report
Four men Warden Macklin Frank Borstrom Joe Weiss and R Morrison retraced a three day exploration base at 4 log cabin visiting Chrome Amethyst Moat Lakes and Tonquin Hill. They found five feet of snow on elklands with good skiing and noted caribou deer moose and predators in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonquin Valley
Warden Macklin
Frank Borstrom
Joe Weiss
R. Morrison
Jasper
Chrome Lake
Amethyst Lake
Moat Lake
Tonquin Hill
Elklands
Aiaccarib Pass
Portail Creek
Edith Caven Motor Road
Athabaska
Maligne Canyon
Medicine Lake Cabin
Maligne Lake
Idea of reindeer power in Switzerland ends in failure
Imputation of two pairs of reindeer to Switzerland last spring failed. Of four animals that arrived at Chateau d'Oex only two remain. The hot summer killed the two males and two young reindeer born in June. Disappointment to winter sports enthusiasts who hoped reindeer would replace horses as motive power for skitoering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Chateau d’Oex
Pepys Birthplace Report Sparks London Mystery
A tablet on a London tavern claims Samuel Pepys was born on the site, but doubt remains. Historians question whether Pepys was born in London or in a Huntingdonshire town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Samuel Pepys
House
Huntingdonshire
St David's Claims City Identity on Pembrokeshire Streets
The small Pembrokeshire enclave of St David's, with just three streets and under a hundred houses, boasts a famous cathedral and proudly bears the title of city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S St. David's
Pembrokeshire
England
Auto Blazes Northern Trail From Saskatoon to The Pas
The second car to traverse the rough Saskatoon to The Pas route arrived recently in The Pas. Drivers were E. E. Smith and Ss. Johnson of Saskatoon. No car had made the trip since 1924 when John Brennan drove over logs and muskegs.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Pas
E. E. Smith
Ss. Johnson
John Brennan
Farm Relief Ends With Mortgage Foreclosure
A brief, cryptic item notes a farmer affected by relief measures and foreclosures. It mentions debt, ownership loss, and a terse exchange implying relief came at the farm's expense. no clear location or names are provided.
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