Island Falls Hydro Plant Powers Northern Saskatchewan
Island Falls in Saskatchewan begins supplying electricity to the northern hinterland with three generating units on an 18 mile pole line. The project, linked to the Flin Flon mining town on the Saskatchewan Manitoba border, marks a key milestone in Saskatchewan mining development and energy infrastructure.
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Saskatchewan
Island Falls
Flin Fion
Saskatchewan-Manitoba
Whitney
Pas
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company, Ltd
Jack Hammell
Flin Flon
Manitoba
Churchill
Northwest
Sherritt-Gordon
Cold Lake
Consolidated Smelters
Nipissing Mines
Churchill Minerals
Dominion
Shut Out Foreign Wheat In Italy Increases Duties
Italy raised duties on wheat and flour as of June 5 to shield its agriculture. Wheat duty rose from 73 cents to 86 cents per bushel and wheat flour duties from 3.91 to 4.57 dollars per 220 pounds. The report notes no conventional duties on these products. The cable mentions the German carp living up to 150 years.
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Ottawa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Italy
Moisture Content of Pacific Lumber in Transit
A study by Forest Products Laboratories of Canada examines how lumber moisture changes during railroad transit from the Pacific Coast to Montreal and Ottawa. Vancouver tests moisture in origin boards while Ottawa and Montreal labs verify moisture on arrival to measure absorption during transport.
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Forest Products Laboratories of Canada
Department of Interior
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Montreal
Ottawa
Eastern Consignees
Modern rayon crepe dress with jabot frill and circular skirt
Pattern No. 3267 offers a practical rayon crepe dress in sizes 16 to 42 with a two piece bodice and circular two section skirt. features include a cascading jabot frill from the right shoulder to the left hip and a lasso neckline with crepe band. pattern price 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering note lists Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg with a pattern number and size field but no name provided. The fragment suggests a catalog order format for pattern distribution and mailing details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Paying the Birds and the Orchards of Sir Richard Owen
A tale recalls Sir Richard Owen's garden where unnetted cherries funded his orchestra and choir. The remark frames birds as paid musicians, a symbolic balance of nature and patronage.
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Richard Owen
Canadians Eat More Food in 1929 Says Royal Bank Report
The Royal Bank of Canada monthly publication notes Canadians are among the best fed. Butter intake rose to 29 pounds per person in 1929 from 23% pounds in 1920, milk use reaches 450 million gallons, eggs and poultry up, pork up from 560 to 800 million pounds, beef up slightly, and mutton and lamb down.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Coun
Some People Immune From Tuberculosis
Findings from a National Tuberculosis Association booklet show varying death rates by ethnicity. Native born and Russian groups have lower rates, Italian and Irish groups higher, with Black populations generally 2.5 to 3 times the white rate. The U S death rate has fallen steadily since 1900, with 1927 about half of 1904, saving roughly 130 000 lives annually.
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National Tuberculosis Association
United States
Prairie Apples Seedling Program Grows Prairie Harvest
The Experimental Station at Morden Manitoba planted 25 000 seedings in 1916 in hopes of better home grown prairie eating apples. Seedlings were grown a year at Ottawa Central Experimental Farm from 16 hardy mother varieties and nearly 8000 have fruited with records kept.
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Morden
Manitoba
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Duchess of York Returns Anonymous Birthday Gifts
The Duchess of York follows court rules by returning numerous presents sent to Princess Elizabeth on her birthday. Unidentified gifts are given to hospitals after being received anonymously.
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Duchess of York
Elizabeth
Sale Of Explosives Should Be Prohibited
A Toronto Telegram columnist argues that the annual death and injury toll from fireworks shows is caused by adults who supply matches and explosives to children. The piece urges total prohibition on private sales and favors public displays managed by experienced pyrotechnicians.
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Toronto
Toronto Telegram
Animal Curfew Proposed in France After 10 PM
The article reports a proposed curfew in France banning dogs from barking cats from serenading and cocks from crowing after 10 o clock at night. Farmers oppose the measure while city residents say it mirrors existing rules against loud horns and street loudspeakers.
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France
Paris
Saint Nazaire
Timber From Home Favors Nation Economy
The article argues that modern transport allows timber to move far, with China buying from North America and South Africa sourcing from northern Europe. Still, it says a nation should self supply timber in fertile, nonagricultural regions to achieve long term economic efficiency.
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China
North America
South Africa
Europe
We Call diplomacy and a navy exam tale
The admiral asks a candidate to name the three greatest British sailors. The student replies Nelson and Drake as the others. A wry finish notes that brains were given by the Almighty but used by human opinion.
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Nelson
Drake
European Nations Move to Limit Wheat Imports
The Empire Marketing Board officials discuss a world wide commercial intelligence service to gather crop and market data to aid empire marketing. Germany raises tariffs on wheat and flour while oats and barley duties rise. Russia pushes collective farming with rapid expansion. Italy and Brazil push domestic production and wheat planting amid global shifts threatening Canadian agriculture.
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E. M. H Lloyd
Empire Marketing Board
J. H Grisdale
Imperial Agricultural Bureau
Lloyd
Canada
Empire Board
Empire
Canadian Wheat Pool
Dominion
Great Britain
Farmer's Sun
Wheat Pools
United States Farm Board
Germany
Russia
Italy
Brazil
Remember Your Home Town
Railroads advertise weekend excursion rates to lure city dwellers back to their old towns. A busy calendar should not stop one from leaving behind work at Friday noon to visit familiar scenes and loyal friends, for village life shapes character and success.
Water power outpaces population growth in Canada
The nine decade review shows Canada from 1918 to 1928 with population up 16 percent while turbine horsepower installed rose 125 percent. The rapid expansion of water power parallels and exceeds population growth, underscoring shifting energy dynamics in the country.
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Canada
French Import of Rubber Neck Ties Sparks Fashion Note
Rubber sheet ties appear in France in four in hand and bow shapes with vivid colors. Officials claim longer wear without fraying, though durability against stretching is not addressed.
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France
Tests Not Complimentary at Two Toronto Colleges
Tests of spelling at two Toronto institutes showed only 68 of 131 good spellers and 38 poor or bad at the first school while 62 of 157 were good at the second with an equal number poor or bad and about one-fifth fair. Spelling is a basic skill and the results explain employer irritation. authorities should investigate why so many students are deficient.
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Toronto
Tattooed men protected against tropical diseases debated
In the British Medical Journal Dr Rose Jordan revisits the old army belief that tattoos guard against infectious tropical diseases. She questions whether this is superstition or if skin dyes truly offer any protection.
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British Medical Journal
Rose Jordan
Hair dye mix up sparks cub reporter quip
A mock dialogue features a cub reporter lamenting writing life and a city editor sarcasm. The exchange includes a joke about hair dye and a mistaken bottle remedy for removing chin hair, attributed to fictional speakers in a spoof from Rolig Half Timma, Gothenburg.
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Island Fails
Hudson Bay
The
Society For Protection of Animals and Plants
Gutierrez
Madrid
W. N. UU
Lumber In Transit
Newspaper Union
Annebelle Withington
TafAsory
Advocate World-Wide Crop News Service
Regina
Tortola Island
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