Calgary region maps mark two centuries of growth and exploration
The Topographical Survey of Canada issues large scale Calgary area maps detailing the Bow River fort site near old Calgary, Palliser Expedition reference, Fish Creek surveys, and Turner Valley proximity. The four sheet set covers over 1,500 square miles with Southeast and Northwest Calgary maps available from Ottawa. Marseilles, France, will hold an international fair next fall.
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Island Falls
Churchill Hiver
Topographical Survey
Ottawa
Calgary
Topographical Survey of Canada
Brisebois
North West Mounted Police
Bow River
Fort la Jonquiere
Paskoyac
Saskatchewan
Rocky Mountains
North
David Thompson
Bow
Macoun
John Glen
Fish Creek
Glen
Patrick
Turner Valley
Surveyor-General
Department of the Interior
Marseilles
France
Rare Postage Stamps and the Upside Down Airmail Stamp
A New York Herald Tribune piece notes stamp collecting folly and value, citing the 24 cent upside down airmail stamp and famous hauls. It highlights collectors' fervor for printing errors, including Colonel Green’s hoard and Arthur Hind's 1856 British Guiana one cent, bought for 32 500 dollars.
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Philately
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
E. H. R. Green
Australia
British Guiana
Arthur Hind
Utica
Ornery
Hind
New York Herald: Tribune
Value of Negasaki egg plant backed in Dominion report
The Dominion Horticulturist reports a cross between the Negasaki egg plant and the Black Beauty to produce a larger, earlier variety. The new type, bred in Canada, promises a valuable crop due to its early vigor and suitability for Canadian markets.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Dominion Horticulturist
Canada
Churchill Elevator Progress Advances Northern Construction
The 2,300,000 bushel Churchill storage tanks are poured and ready. hundreds of workers will depart as sections finish. Carter Halls Aldinger Co leads ahead of schedule with the power house done and other project work well advanced. Railway and canals work on Churchill harbor proceeds smoothly.
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Churchill
Carter- Halls-Aldinger Company
Department of Railways and Canals
Churchill Harbor
Closer Trade Relations with Canada Highlight Caribbean Needs
The Caribbean voices low sugar industry mood pushing for closer trade ties with Canada. The current agreement offers no guarantee of ongoing benefits. the Intercolonial Conference of last year urged more effective, extended scope for mutual profit.
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Caribbean
Canada
Trinidad Guardian
Beet Sugar Production in Canada Rises Despite Low Prices
Canada produced beet sugar valued at 193 cents per pound in the year, up 1,197,629 dollars from the prior year. Area sown expanded by 7,976 acres and output rose by 162,111 tons, despite weak prices.
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Canada
LeooTH CLIMB MARKS 1000TH ASCENT OF SULPHUR MOUNTAIN
Banff Alta. N B Lanson hosts a July 1 1831 breakfast at the Sulphur Mountain observation station to honor 1000th ascent by longtime meteorological observer Mr Lawson. Visitors from the Canadian Pacific Railway Banff Springs Hotel attend. Sulphur Mountain stands 9000 feet above sea level and is a key storm post in Canada. The Lawson photograph was taken at the event. He is well over seventy.
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Banff
Alta
N. B Lanson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Banff Springs
Almst
Canada
Lawson
Canned Goods Grading Highlights Seasonal Inspection Standards
The article explains seasonal demand for canned foods during summer and the role of the Dominion Department of Agriculture fruit branch. It outlines three statutory grades for quality Fancy, Choice, and Standard, with Fancy being the highest and Standard the most economical while preserving flavor and nutrition.
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Fruit Branch
Dominion Department of Agriculture
One Problem Solved Ah Tells Mose on Money and Labor
The speaker contrasts men and women in spending. A man pays two dollars for a one dollar item he wants, while a woman pays one dollar for a two dollar item she does not want. The passage notes unemployment money as a tougher problem than unemployment men.
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Mose
Las
Ancient Egyptian Wheat Seeds Fail To Grow In Modern Tests
Sir Ernest Wallis Roage, keeper of Egyptian antiquities at the British Museum, notes that wheat from Tutankhamen’s tomb would not germinate in Western Thebes. A model granary from the tomb of the 109th dynasty held four color coded grain samples, all turning to dust after three months, despite trials by Kew Gardens and other Egyptologists. Unger’s tomb grain experiments also failed.
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Ernest Wallis Roage
British Museum
Tutankhamen
Thebes
Ernest
Kew Gardens
Kew
Unger
Northwestern Miller
Canada Grading Plan Proposed for Imported Beef
The Ministry reviews Canadian beef imports for immediate slaughter noting a plan to grade meat at existing centers. The word Canada would appear on the mark with the map of England and Wales as the national emblem, following consultations with the National Farmers Union and others.
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Britain
Canada
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister of Agriculture
Secretary of State For
Scotland
National Farmers’ Union
England and
Wales
Vancouver Port Grain Exports Rise Toward 74 Million Bushels
By the end of June the Port of Vancouver shipped over 70 million bushels of grain and analysts expect the crop export year to close in July with total exports around 74 million bushels.
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Vancouver
Ultra Violet Rays Link Sunspots to Vitamin D and Sunburn
Research by Edison Pettit of the Carnegie Institute shows ultra violet radiation from the sun varies with sunspot cycles of about 11 years. The UV increase at sunspot peaks may boost vitamin D from cod liver oil, while UV exposure also explains why sunburns rise at solar maximum. Ozone at five and a half miles shields Earth, plus meteors burn up on entry.
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Edison Pettit
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Moon
Earth
Safety For Miners In Nova Scotia Coal Mines
Gordon McLean of Pittsburgh told the 39th annual Nova Scotia Mining Society meeting in Halifax that Nova Scotia and British Columbia coal mines had the lowest fatality rate per 1000 employees in the United States and Canada. For 1925-29 the rate was 2.02 for each province, compared with 3.39 in Alberta and 3.15 across the United States.
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Nova Scotia Mining Society
Halifax
Gordon McLean
Pittsburgh
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
United States
Canada
Alberta
Strip farming urged to combat soil drifting in Saskatchewan
F. H. Auld deputy minister of agriculture spoke at the Regina Herd Improvement Association field day in Pilot Butte recommending strip farming to combat soil drifting in southern Saskatchewan. Percy Reed dairy commissioner also spoke and F. M. Turner presided as president of the association.
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Saskatchewan
F. H. Auld
Regina Herd Improvement Association
Pilot Butte
Percy Reed
F. M. Turner
Asociation
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Thompson
California
Anthony Hendry
York Fort
Hudson Bay
Prairies
Imperial Government
John Macoun
Die Muskete
Vienna
West Indies
Leooth Climb
B. Sanson
Ids & LS
Merkur Yvasnt
Studdy
Rset Ning Peeter
Wu Ier
Pele Mele
Paris
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