Churchill Seaport to Boom With Summer Activity
Churchill on Hudson Bay is slated for rapid growth as a new seaport town. Manitoba plans lease land to government and develop transport, mining, grain handling, and fishing industries with rail links completing to The Pas by spring 1931.
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Hadson Bay
Canada
Manitoba
Churchill
Seaboard
Hudson Day Railway
Hudson Bay
Pas
Bay
Dominion Authority
Canadian National Railways
English name pronunciations puzzle in British and American usage
Franklin Star notes the difficulty of pronouncing British and American names from Marjoribanks to Pole-Carew and St Maur, with examples like Pulbarry Kohoon Wemyss and De Moleyns. The piece laments the quirks of spelling versus sounds and asks what this says about language.
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Marchbanks
Lestersher
Ralph
Pole-Carew
Pulbarry
Colquhoun
Kohoon
Wemyss
Weems
Leverson-Gower
Looson-Gore
Bertie
Bartie
Kerr
Karr
St. Maur
Seymour
St. John
Sinjon
de Moleyns
Demulline
Dalziel
Dee-el
Taliaferro
Tolliver
Franklin Star
Press advertising as the cheapest selling method
Sir Charles Higham told the Institute of the Motor Trade dinner in London that advertising in the Press is the quickest, most productive and cheapest way for dealers to sell goods. He argued unemployment hinges on selling more goods and urged confidence in advertised items.
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Sir Charles Higham
Institute of the Motor Trade
London
Sir Charles
Sumas town claims four transcontinental railways
Sumas Washington, a tiny town near the Canadian border, claims status as the smallest town on four transcontinental railways and serves as a terminus for three lines including the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Canadian Pacific. It also serves as a terminus for the British Columbia Electric. The note adds trivia about London Zoo feeding, jungle cat meat, Goldenrod being North American, and a German joke from Las tige Blatter in Berlin.
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Sumas
Wash
Vancouver
B.C
St. Paul & Pacific
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Canadian Pacific
Nus
British Columbia Electric
Paris model dress pattern 3015 in crepe Elizabeth
Chic dressmaker notes a sapphire blue crepe et al. with bolero style and collarless neckline. Design No. 3015 offers sizes 16 to 42 inches bust in various colors with pattern price 25 cents.
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Paris
No Bargains In Seeds Warns New York Export Analyst
M T Munn New York state seed analyst warns buyers to ignore price alone and value purity germination and true to name. Canadian expert W J W Lennox agrees and urges buying Government tested seed or home varieties analyzed in a government lab before sowing.
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M. T Munn
New York
Mr. Munn
W. J. W. Lennox
Dominion Seed
Dominion
Mr. Lennox
Canada
Advertisement for a Philadelphia servant in 1796
The Detroit News uncovers an 1796 notice seeking a sober, light weight man who fears the Lord to drive horses, serve at table, join family prayers, read a Bible chapter, rise at 7, and obey masters. Wages are 15 guineas a year. A separate fragment shows a streetcar dialogue about supper.
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Detroit News
Philadelphia
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order guidance from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Pattern No eawe Bts listed with ordering details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Seed Cleaning Cars Train Brings Farm Machinery to Saskatchewan
A special lecture train, dubbed a University on Wheels, equipped by the Canadian Pacific Railway, will carry Field Crops Branch officials from the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture to teach farmers about seed cleaning. It will travel along CPR lines to provide the latest information and showcase machinery.
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University
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Field Crops Branch
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Canadian Pacific
Air travel replaces other transport in Mackenzie district
H C Ingram inspector of civil aviation returns from an inspection of airlines to Aklavik Yukon territory reporting air travel now dominates the Mackenzie region. He could not complete the full route due to fog and reached Fort Resolution 750 miles north of McMurray before returning with Punch Dickens of Western Canada Airways. He notes the people are air minded and finds only two dog teams on the northern route.
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Mackenzie River District
H. C. Ingram
Civil Aviation
Aklavik
Yukon Territory
Ingram
Fort Resolution
McMurray
Punch” Dickens
Western Canada Airways
Manitoba Buttermakers Win Dominion Butter Championship
Manitoba buttermakers at the Western Ontario Dairymen's Association convention in London Ontario captured the association trophy for the Dominion butter championship. The Manitoba Co-Operative Dairy of Brandon earned the prize, the first time the trophy left Ontario in seven years. Yeast and mould scores and Ottawa chemical analyses delayed the winner announcement.
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Manitoba
Western Ontario Dairymen’s Association
London
Ontario
Frank Horne
Manitoba Co-Operative Dairy
Brandon
Ottawa
Manitoba Good Roads Urges Winnipeg Ontario Highway Link
In a resolution at its 20th annual meeting the Manitoba Good Roads Association urged the provincial government to complete a highway between Winnipeg and the Ontario boundary as part of a proposed national highway system.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Viaduct Plans Pay Off In Toronto CPR Move
The 50 million dollar viaduct project bears fruit as CPR train 3100 carries a long line of passenger cars onto track three at Union Station. Mayor Bert S. Wemp rides the engine and receives driving instructions from Engineer T. Lloyd. A E Gillen states all trains will use six high level tracks by April 15 and work on six more tracks will start now and finish by end of 1930.
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Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Union Station
Bert S. Wemp
C.P.R
T. Lloyd
A. E. Gillen
Toronto Terminals Railway Company
National Museum in Ottawa seen as beacon of Canadian progress
Dr. Charles Camsell outlines a vision for a National Museum of Canada in Ottawa that would display rocks, minerals, flora and fauna from coast to coast. He emphasizes the museum as a wealth repository, educational center and symbol of national achievement to inspire citizens and attract global respect.
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National Museum
Ottawa
Charles Camsel
F.R.G.S
Department of Mines
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Europe
America
National Museum of Canada
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Arctic Islands
Rocky Mountains
New York
Washington
London
Paris
Berlin
Halifax
Quebec
Dominion
Par
The Crow as a Pattern of Virtue in Native Life
A compact portrait of the crow praising its ecological role while acknowledging its reputation as a thief. The Biological Survey defends the bird against extermination, noting its insect control and the balance it provides to nature despite human conflicts with crops. John Burroughs calls the crow “born bandit.”
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John Burroughs
Manitoba Progress Cited by Minister McKenzie
Hon. D. G. McKenzie Manitoba Minister of Mines declares Manitoba has shown greater development in forty years than any other place and that residents have reason to trust the future as did the builders of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Lord Selkirk's settlers.
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D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
Lord Selkirk
Farm Loan Board Details Loan Totals by Province
Since the board began, 1 464 loans were approved totaling 3 026 050 dollars. Average loan equals 2 067 dollars. British Columbia borrowers took 607 900 dollars, Alberta 1 543 100, Manitoba 48 800, Quebec 216 100, New Brunswick 396 550, Nova Scotia 121 600.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Alberta Savings Certificates Record Year Totals 1929
The sale of Alberta Government savings certificates in 1929 reached 9,856,466 dollars and was the largest annual amount invested except for 1926. Savings now outstanding total 11,715,493 dollars, while purchases since 1917 amount to 64,575,978 dollars.
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Alberta
Actor laments missing wreaths for first night loss of applause
In Karikatures from Oslo a stage figure complains by telephone to a florist that twelve laurel wreaths were ordered for the opening night but only ten were delivered. He fears public perception of waning popularity.
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Karikatures
Oslo
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Marjoribanks
Mar-jeri-banks
Leicestershire
Leicester
London Zoo
TSK
Annebelle Worthington
Tommy
Eawe
Wee
North Country
Manitoba Buttermakers
Crow
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