Eminent Astronomer Describes Milky Way Size And Motion
Dr Plaskett outlined the Milky Way as a rotating disc about 50 000 light years across with a sun located in a local cluster. He noted stars outside move more slowly, confirming rotation and the sun’s rapid orbit at ~200 miles per second, with one revolution lasting about 250 million years.
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Toronto
Royal Society of Canada
Milky Way
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
Plaskett
Earth
Dr. Plaskett
Victoria
Raw furs production in Canada reaches 12.2 million for 1929 30
Canada’s raw fur production for the year ending June 30 1929 totalled 12 208 547 with fur farms contributing about 19 percent. Silver fox led value for 1929 30 at 2 716 264 dominated by fox farms. muskrat white fox beaver and mink each exceeded 1 million dollars. Ontario topped provincial values at 2 921 774, followed by Quebec Northwest Territories Saskatchewan and Alberta with over a million each.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Have you permission to move Gaings out of the nursery
Sondagsnisse Strix Stecknoim note a humorous query about moving Gaings from a nursery amid fear of refusal, with unclear context and names.
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Gaings
Sondagsnisse- Strix
Stecknoim
Advice for Beekeepers in Early Spring
The spring is crucial for apiaries as bees need food when flowers are scarce. The Federal Department of Agriculture advises weekly examinations if weather allows, or every two weeks if spring is cool, to ensure brood growth and proper use of stores. A reserve of a few pounds is essential for bad weather and nectar shortages. Bulletin No 33 provides explicit seasonal handling instructions.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Scientific American
Alberta Cattle Clubs Progress Under New Federal Policy
Alberta cattle clubs formed under the new federal livestock policy report progress in Edmonton Journal. Sixty three bulls are placed across the province with three breeding centres each selecting a breed. Most bulls are Shorthorn or Angus Hereford with some Ayrshire Holstein Jersey and Red Polled requests.
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Alberta
Edmonton Journal
Hotel Croydon Award Proposed for Humane Treatment Device
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals may award a medal to the Hotel Croydon in New York City for its private elevator service for masters and their dogs. The system aims to prevent small paws from being stepped on and reduce dog protest behaviors in crowded elevators.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Croydon
New York City
Winnipeg Starts Major Central Steam Heating Expansion
Western Canada News Bulletin reports a $1,500,000 addition to Winnipeg's residential central steam heating system will employ about a thousand workers shortly. The project aims to boost heating capacity and service reliability across the city.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada News
Earthquake expert notes differing effects for homes and cars
An earthquake specialist says residents in houses report exaggerated effects while those inside vehicles feel only minimal shocks, highlighting how shelter and mobility influence perceived tremors.
War on Insect Pests by Canadian Entomologists
Canadian Department of Agriculture entomologists mobilize campaigns against grasshoppers wireworms wheat stem sawfly pale western cutworm red backed cutworm Colorado potato beetle imported cabbage butterfly reo maggot and others. They expect decisive victories this year with intensified action through autumn to prevent forest and crop damage valued in the hundreds of millions.
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Department of Agriculture
Strawberry Time in British Columbia Brings Fresh Harvests
The article notes homegrown strawberries served with cream in Vancouver Island and Vancouver city areas. Carload shipments to the Canadian prairies have begun, with Canadawide season running from late May to August. Production centers include British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with about ten million quarts produced annually.
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British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Canadian Prairies
Fraser Valley
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ontario
Quebec
Montreal Grain Shipments Improve Over Last Season
Grain shipments from Montreal this season to date rise to 5,319,260 bushels through April, compared with 3,983,578 last year. Receipts total 4,865,455 bushels, up from 2,236,255 in 1930, signaling stronger activity for Harbor Commission deliveries.
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Montreal
Harbor Commission
Glassmaking Plant Planned in Southern Belgium
A glassmaking plant will be erected in southern Belgium to utilize gas from nearby coke furnaces, signaling industrial expansion and energy reuse in the region.
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Belgium
Calgary Volcanic Ash Bed Report by Dr. Allan
Dr J A Allan of the University of Alberta announced a four inch ash bed in Calgary Alberta at a Royal Society of Canada meeting in Toronto. He says the bed extends half a mile and is likely Pleisocene in age and may be rapidly buried by a nearby reservoir. Other Alberta geologists report traces of volcanic activity including ash beds near Edmonton and Belly River.
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Galaxy
Victoria
Plaskett
Royal Astronomical Society of London
England
Calgary
Alberta
J. A. Allan
University of Alberta
Royal Society of Canada
Toronto
Allan
L. O. G. Sanderson
Edmonton
Belly River
Canadian Wheat Shipments Reach New Port in Africa
A Montreal loaded ship named the Brandon carried 100000 bushels of Canadian wheat to Mostaganem Algeria a port never listed in clearance forms. Unloading will occur into lighters due to shallow harbour. The vessel also carried wheat for Marseilles and Trapani. Last year Canada exported 18919070 bushels to 23 countries and 42701289 barrels of flour to 53 countries. Most wheat went to the British Isles while China led flour sales with 2854512 barrels.
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Seven Seas
Brandon
Montreal
Mostaganam
Algeria
Marseilles
France
Trapani
Sicily
Canada
British Isles
China
Britain
Interior Minister Announces Tentative Resource Accord
Hon. T. G. Murphy of the Interior reports a tentative agreement between the Dominion and provinces on natural resources records. It is acceptable to the provinces and will go to the cabinet for Dominion acceptance before final decision.
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T. G. Murphy
Omaha Doctor Breeds Wingless Almost Clawless Chickens
After five years of experimentation in Omaha, a local physician reports breeding wingless and nearly clawless chickens. The project focused on minimizing wing and claw development to study genetic traits and potential meat yield implications.
Railway engine power equals nine hundred horses
An ordinary railway engine is described as having the same strength as nine hundred horses, indicating the common unit of power used in railway engineering discussions.
Tonquin Valley hiking camp led by Cyril Wates
Alpinists organize a climbing and hiking camp in Jasper National Park from August 2 to 15 to explore the Tonquin Valley. Cyril G. Wates leads the expedition with Swiss guide Hans Fuhrer. Jack Hargreaves, Jasper, handles transport and commissary arrangements as the party departs Jasper on August 2.
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Tonquin Valley
Jasper National Park
Cyril G. Wates
Wates
Canadian Rockies
Hans Fuhrer
Jack Hargreaves
Jasper
Vancouver man plans standard coin for empire
A Vancouver man Thomas Shaw Jenson credited by Prime Minister Bennett with a plan to fix a standard coin for the empire. The proposal uses a 10 gram coin gold unit called the rex valued at about six Canadian dollars, allowing nations to price goods with shared weight measures and simplify international exchange.
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Empire
Vancouver
Ottawa
Bennett
Thomas Shaw Jenson
Jenson
Innisfail
Alberta
Calgary
Horses Still Rise in Quebec as Autos Increase
The As sociation of Blacksmiths reports Quebec horses grew from 341 641 in 1923 to 369 060 in 1929 signaling no waning of the farm horse. Montreal city added 699 horses in 1930 and a Canada wide June 1930 tally stood at 3 295 028, just under 1920 numbers, while auto registrations for the first quarter reached 121 104, about 12 000 more than 1930.
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Old Dobbin
J. C. Morel
Association of Blacksmiths
Province of
Quebec
Montreal
Mercy nurses seek more government support in Ottawa
In Ottawa at the 33rd annual Victorian Order of Nurses meeting Rt. Hon. George P. Graham urged higher government backing. He noted $1,000 spent on reducing infant mortality was as valuable as $2,000 for immigration. Mary Board of the Rockefeller Institute spoke on nursing advances, stressing quality, character and modern nurse training in nutrition, social service, bacteriology and psychology.
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Victorian Order of Nurses
Ottawa
George P. Graham
Graham
Board of Governors
Dominion
Miss Mary Board
Rockfeller Institute
Snappy Comeback During Anthem Sets Off Prose Sermon
After a tense moment the vicar attempted a sermon but the choir interrupted with a spontaneous anthem. The anecdote ends with a note about St Peter's chair in Rome being a famed ancient piece of furniture.
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St. Peter's Chair
Rome
Sound Proof Boards From Waste Wood At Canadian Invention
Prof H E Reilly of McGill University proposes sound proof boards made from waste wood, tested with favorable results. The boards, including sugar cane variants imported to Canada, promise lower costs and highly quiet buildings. A riveter next door would be inaudible in these structures.
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H. E. Reilly
Physics Laboratories
McGill University
Montreal
Canada
Prof. Peilly
Out Of Her Control And Dust in the Air Color Sunsets
Three year old Agnes recovers from illness as a neighbor checks on her. Agnes says she does not feel as good as she would if she could. The article notes dust in the air causes colorful sunsets.
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Agnes
Vienna Wit and a Step Ahead of Fortune
A humorous exchange recalls Faun asking what was done with 2000 shillings compensation from a motorist. The reply is plain bought a car, illustrating brisk pragmatism and a touch of irony in early 20th century Vienna chatter.
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Faun
Vienna
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R. B. Bennett
McGill
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