Fifty Years of Canadian Pacific Railway Achievements Remembered
A Canadian Pacific Railway history despatch recalls the 50th anniversary of the project. It credits Sir George Stephen William Van Horne Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and Edward Beatty with guiding Canada’s transcontinental link and global reach. The piece stresses vision, collaboration, and forward resolve for Canada’s future.
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Canada
Great Britain
United States
Seven Seas
Globe
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
George Stephen
Lord Mount Stephen
William van Horne
Thomas
Lord) Shaughnessy
Edward W. Beatty
Beatty
New floor covering "Saffoleum" may rival linoleum
The United States Department of Agriculture conducts experiments on a new floor covering named Saffoleum derived from a plant resembling a sunflower. If trials prove commercial viability it could replace linoleum on floors.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Electrician Aims Moon Flight with Electromagnetic Propulsion
Frank Pelikan, an Ujpest electrician, claims to have built a rocket using electromagnetic propulsion that could reach the moon in three weeks and has offered it to Junkers Aero Plane.
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Frank Pelikan
Ujpest
Junkers
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Solves Indigestion Fast
After meals many suffer sour stomachs from over stimulated stomach nerves and excess acid. Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes acid, acts quickly, and has been a physician trusted standard for over fifty years. Buy genuine liquid 50c at drugstores. look for Phillips on wrapper.
Cosmic ray mystery clarified by Vienna communication
Prof F Spath rectifies reports on Prof Victor Hess findings about solar related cosmic rays. Hess did not claim new rays but evidence that a small percentage originate from the sun. This addresses a long standing mystery about sources of penetrating radiation detected by electroscopes day and night.
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Earth
New York
Vienna
F.spath
Chemical and Physical Society
Victor F. Hess
University of Gratz
Hess
Spath
Hees
Digestive aid ad promises quick relief from gas
An advertisement promotes Bisulated Magnesia as a powder or tablets to break up gas, neutralize acids, and ease indigestion. It claims fast stomach relief and a strong, sweet stomach, urging purchase at all good drug stores.
Italian honor for F. C. Elford at world poultry congress
Honored by Italy F. C. Elford Dominion Poultry Husbandman and former World Poultry Science Association president appointed to the executive of the Fifth World Poultry Congress in Rome 1933. He also to organize the Canadian delegation. Last year in London was a success.
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F. C. Elford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
World's Poultry Science Association
Italy
Rome
Elford
London
England
Miller's Worm Powders Promising Vermin Remedy
An advertorial claim highlights Miller's Worm Powders as highly effective in expelling worms and regulating infantile systems. It asserts safety for delicate stomachs and suitability for children when directions are followed.
American films in Britain dominate motion picture market
Colonel John A. Cooper testified in Toronto on Canada’s motion picture industry inquiry. He said 85 percent of films shown in England are American while 7 percent are British, and only about 30 Canadian pictures had been made since 1918.
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England
John A. Cooper
Motion Picture Distributors of Canada
Canada
Toronto
Famous Players Canadian Corporation
Col. Cooper
A Scot Sees Cars at the Show and Prices
A Scot visits a motor show and asks the price of a $9,000 limousine then passes on cars priced at $6,500 and lower. He jokes about free samples of the smaller cars and lore about time changing a year from Cupid to a grim reaper.
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Sandy
Fossil Trees Reveal Ancient North America Asia Link
A Canadian engineer in Northern Alberta uncovered fossil trees dated 15 to 20 million years old. One species matches a modern Japanese tree, supporting former land connection between North America and Asia. Exceptional preservation allowed growth rings, leaves, and wood to be examined, a rarity in fossils.
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Antarctica
Antarctic
Alberta
Canadian Department of Mines
Japan
I. W. Bailey
Harvard University
North
Leprosy Cured Patients Leave Carville for New Lives
Nine men and two women depart Carville leprosarium with certificates of cure as 330 others wait in hope. Some will adopt new names and start fresh, while the government imposes no questions. The exodus boosts recent releases to eighty three.
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Carville
Louisiana
The Family Doctor Returns Amid Medical Debate
A physician leading a national survey argues the family doctor is returning as a key solution after being sidelined by specialists and self diagnosis. The Brockton Mass Times notes this view amid ongoing national medical discussions.
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Brockton
Mass
Times
Telephone use and car financing figures from early 20th century
The 1929 Canadian telephone activity reached 2 525 500 000 conversations with 37 851 000 long distance calls. On average 15 telephones existed per 100 people. In Brazil four-fifths of cars were purchased on time.
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Canada
Brazil
White Otter Trapped in New Brunswick
A white otter was captured in New Brunswick triggering conservation interest. Wildlife officials are assessing the animal and monitoring the area for potential further sightings or impacts on local ecosystems.
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New Brunswick
Soviet Plan a Failure Describes Harty Return to Newark
Philip Harty and Mrs. Harty of Newark New Jersey returned from Russia aboard the liner New York. Harty, a mechanical engineer who visited rolling mills in Siberia since last August, said the five year plan has collapsed with people in rags and a low mood prevailing.
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Philip Harty
Harry
Hudson Bay RouteAdvocacy Pushes Grain Movement Increase
The Saskatchewan traffic council unanimously urged the federal government through Minister Manion to raise initial grain movement to at least 5,000,000 bushels to prove the Hudson Bay route as a valuable export outlet. London school children collected 6,856 pounds of tinfoil worth 1625 dollars for a hospital last year.
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R. J. Manion
London
Ontario to provide free cancer treatment under study
Premier George S. Henry said the Ontario cabinet will disclose the cancer investigation within two months and, if adopted, provide the treatment free to patients. The plan echoes prior public free therapies and may involve the Ontario Research foundation, which is also researching radium ore in Haliburton township.
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Ontario
George S. Henry
Ontario Research Foundation
Haliburton Township
Southend Man Cites Nine-Year Unemployment for Tax Evasion
A Southend man told officials he had been unemployed for nine years when summoned for failing to pay taxes. The admission was presented as the excuse for nonpayment.
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Southend
England
Japan Hosts Over Twenty Thousand Foreign Food Cafes
A report notes that more than 21,000 cafes serving international cuisines have opened across Japan, reflecting growing culinary diversity and consumer interest in global flavors.
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Japan
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