An Imperceptible Growth in Canadian Aviation
Colonel Pedley predicts Canada will have a show of airplanes and a thousand pilots next year. The article notes rapid growth in aviation with 333 airplanes in operation, 246 commercial, 87 government, and air harbors rising from 2 to 4. Licensing rose from 40 to 190, while air patrols protect forests and letters fly by air as usage expands.
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Pedley
Ottawa
Canada
Department of Nations Defence
Divyjance
Brig
Tremendous Pressure From New Apparatus
Prof. Percy W. Stones of Harvard unveils an apparatus producing 600 600 caley pressure. The force equates to four miles down in the ocean. Under this pressure steel walls spread and paraffin hardens beyond steel. Mercury freezes at room temperature at 200 000 pounds, far above its normal freezing point.
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Caley
Percy W. Stones
Harvard University
Reversible rug key detail in theft interview
A policeman questions a householder about a stolen rug. The rug is described as reversible with red on one side and green on the other, and the officer notes quickly to capture the description.
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Robert
Talking machines reshape Stockholm music sales demand
Swedes grow fond of talking machines as gramophones rise in popularity in Stockholm. In a leading music store one in every 190 instruments sold is a talking machine, signaling a shift in consumer taste. The excerpt also mentions a barge’s supply of two dozen kerchiefs.
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Stockholm
Apples Against Winter in the New York Herald Tribune
An editorial laments the apple’s decline as winter fruit yields to January strawberries, grapefruits, and peaches. It recalls elders’ diets and cellar traditions, notes the old Head Win varieties like Northern Spy and Greening, and questions today’s orchardists about Pound Sweet.
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New York Herald-Tribone
California
New York
Cilies
Florida
Queen Victoria Pillar Boxes Remain in Rural England
A wanderer in rural England discovers numerous pillar boxes still bearing the VR cypher decades after Victoria’s death. The long reign and vast box network delayed replacing the symbols as Edward VII ascended. Even in West London many VR boxes survive in Piccadilly Grosvenor Place Bond Street and Park Lane.
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Victoria
England
Edward
Park Lane
George IV
Hanover Square District
Kept the Cake
A training camp note recounts an incident as a sentry challenges a mess sergeant returning to camp with two cakes. The exchange reveals the guard’s conflicted emotions before finally allowing passage with an odd order.
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Sambo
Poes
Far West traveler notes rising costs of life
A traveller stopped to change tires in a desolate Far West region and commented that bare necessities have risen greatly in price. A local onlooker agreed and said it isn’t worth drinking when you get it.
Great Change In Heligoland
Heligoland once a fortress with German guns has become a popular playground as Britaintakes back nominal control. A tourist magnet, the island draws Hamburg and Bremen society with its officers club turned restaurant, restored grooved toes, and sites like the State Biological Institute and the North Sea museum.
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Heligoland
North Sea
Scotsman
Britain
Nordeney
Swinemunde
State Biological Institute
Germany
North Sea Museum
Canadian Deep Sea Fisheries Vessels Work Long Seasons
Canada’s deep sea fleets use vessels from 40 to 190 tons with 12 to 20 men operating trawl lines from dories. They fish on Grand Bank Middle Ground and Bangue real, staying at sea for months. Fish are split salted on board then washed and dried on shore upon return.
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Canada
Grand Bank
Middle Ground
Boundary Commission Established to Demarcate Border
The International Boundary between Canada and the United States stretches 5,500 miles and is to be kept in permanent demarcation by the International Boundary Commission under a February 24, 1925 treaty. The world is not perfectly round, being flatter at the poles.
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Canada
United States
Alaska
International Boundary Commission
Washington
Nort
South Poles
Varieties Of Rhubarb Farm Varieties Tested At Ottawa Experimental Farm
The Ottawa Experimental Farm compared rhubarb varieties Linnaeus Victoria and Early Raspberry over six years. Linnaeus yielded 620 lbs 4 oz, Victoria 406 lbs, Early Raspberry 415 lbs with notes on plant size skin color and flesh texture. The report references the 1927 Dominion horticulturist publication by Agriculture Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Victoria
Linnaeus
Dominion Horticultrist
Department of Agriculture
Profitable Turkey Industry in Peace River District
The Beaverlodge Experimental Sub-Station reports 60 500 pounds of dressed turkeys shipped from Grande Prairie and Spirit River districts in 1927, with a smaller 9 000 pounds from a more northerly area. No. 1 stock over twelve pounds netted up to 35.5 cents per pound. lighter stock fetched less.
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Peace River
Beaverlodge
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Grande Prairie
Spirit River
The Flat Hunter and Landlord Clash Over Horn Blowing
In a dialogue style note a tenant declares himself an ideal tenant and boasts of his qualities while the landlord rejects horn blowing in his buildings. The exchange highlights contrasting expectations about conduct and propriety in rental properties.
Stirling Reveals New Family Addition
Stirling Confides a new family member since last meeting. Ashley asks if the baby is a son or daughter. Stirling reveals the child is a son-in-law.
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Stirling
Ashley
Dentist Squeezed Chair Arms Adds Five Dollar Fee
A patient questions a five dollar charge on the bill. The dentist explains the fee covers the cost of squeezing the arms of the chair out of shape.
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Bill
Model miniature of Canadian National Railways loco heads to London
A working eight foot six inch miniature of a Canadian National Railways locomotive, built by John E. Wood of Winnipeg, departs for London to be shown at the European offices. Apprentices from Fort Rouge and Transcona shops crafted main frames and other parts, the model tested to 1 pounds pressure and powered by a motor in the oak base.
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Canadian National Railways
London
England
National
John E. Wood
Winnipeg
Dili
Fort Touge
Transcona
Holiday Portraits of Japanese and Chinese Men
The piece contrasts holidays in Japan and China with English and Nordies, noting Japanese quiet recreation among flowers and family, Japanese meals in paper boxes, and shared cultural jokes. It then critiques Chinese holiday gaiety, comparing it to work norms and parade pomp.
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California
London
Special Banana Trains Warmed for Delicate Cargo
Bananas from West Indies and Canary Islands are pampered in Britain with insulated vans and steam heating. Special Banana Specials run unwindowed, unlisted schedules from Hull ports, linked to grey vans and warm locomotives to maintain a steady heat as fruit moves to warmed storage at destination.
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West Indies
Canary Islands
Hull
Britain
London to save last windjammer from Garthpool
The four masted barque Garthpool, Britain's last surviving windjammer, will anchor by Blackfriars Bridge in London to await fate. Efforts aim to convert the vessel into a museum or training ship for mercantile marine cadets after a career trading between England and Australia.
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Britain
Garthpool
Thames
Blackfriars Bridge
London
Mercantile Marine Cadets
England
Australia
Giant Desert Liner Aims to Supplant the Camel
A German engineer designs a 130 foot long desert liner with four decks and four wheels powered by two 430 horsepower motors. At 42 feet high and 26 feet wide it could cross the Sahara without resupply for 12 000 miles, potentially replacing camels as a conveyance.
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Germany
Sahara Desert
Cigarette Ash Polishes Silver, Noted in Brief Tip
A short household tip notes cigarette ash can be used to polish silverware. The advice suggests applying ash to a cloth to remove tarnish and restore shine.
Who Pays For Advertising
Advertising pays for itself and benefits the manufacturer, retailer, and consumer. It increases volume, lowers prices through higher turnover, and supports the star salesman’s salary. The schoolmaster argues no one pays, but the piece concludes advertising spreads costs and profits across all parties.
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Hans van Houten
Sleepy Hollow
Vost Katzenellenbogen
Crane
Brom van Ripper
First Cattle To America And The Texas Jong Cain
The first cattle sent from Spain landed at Vera Cruz in 1521 marking early livestock arrivals in the Americas. These cattle developed into a local Texas variety now near extinction. A domestic exchange prompts a wife and husband dialogue on loyalty and worth.
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North America
Spain
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Gemutliche Sachse Delights in Leipzig Offerings
A fragment notes Der Gemutliche Sachse and Leipzic terms offering a certain product or experience. The incomplete text hints at a German flavored item or venue in Leipzig with unspecified details.
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Leipzic
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Gaies
Yverdon
V.R
Deep Sea Fisheries
Peace River District
New “Ship of the Desert
America
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