Northern Mining Prospects in Saskatchewan Ventures Rise
Reported exploration at Rotterstone Lake Lac LaFarge and northern fields signals a Saskatchewan mining boom. Talks aim to form a 5,000,000 share subsidiary merging Manitoba Basin and Ventures Limited claims. The merger would consolidate land near Hall Brothers property while Ventures and Smelters build an eastern copper refinery and electrolytic zinc plant.
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Toronto
Saskatchewan
Rotterstone Lake
Lac la Fouge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba Basin
Lindsley Enterprise (Ventures Limited
Ventures
Rottenstone Lake
Hall Brothers
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Manitoba
Too Much Speed Deing Everything In a Hurry
Toronto preacher Rev Ward Whate warns modern life is driven by excessive speed. He cites hurried routines from washing and shaving to breakfast lunch and dinner and even golf. He says home life suffers as people rush through daily chores and work.
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Ward Whate
Toronto
Absent minded drawing master finds taxi mix up
A rainy station tale shows a drawing master unable to pay for a taxi and mistaking a cab for his horse. He tells the driver to rub it out and draw again in a humorous exchange about fate and confusion. Nearby townsfolk joke about ongoing barn excavations and an airplane landing at a work site.
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Orse
Sixty Years Ago A Plea Ends in Death
A man begged for acceptance on his knees saying the plea would condemn it to die. The woman refused him and he died last week.
Women Run Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool Led by Mrs Holmes
The Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Producers Pool, organized by farmers' wives, has over 19 000 members and about 600 000 dollars in annual turnover. Mrs. John Holmes of Asquith remains president. two of six board members are men. The pool sells all members eggs and poultry, charging 2 dollars to join, with profits returned to producers. Last year it marketed 15 million eggs and over 500 000 pounds of dressed poultry, mostly to Eastern Canada and the United States. Mrs Holmes arrived in Western Canada in 1905 and settled in Asquith in 1907. head office is in Regina.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Producers
Lil
John Holmes
Asucrth
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool
United States
Holmes
Western Canada
Ollerton
Nottinghamshire
England
Asquith
Sask
Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pee
Regina
One-Passenger Cabs Hit Constantinople Streets
Cable dispatches report one passenger taxicabs introduced in Constantinople, Turkey. Women of the harem oppose the change for two reasons: they must ride beside the driver and Madame Fatima loses privacy to smoke Turkish cigarettes.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Fatima
Canada's Raw Pelt Production in 1926 27 Totals
Canada produced 4 239 233 pelts in 1926 27 up from 3 686 148 in 1925 26. The gain comes from 7 283 more rabbit pelts and 60 654 more squirrel pelts, reflecting higher overall peltry output.
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Canada
Profitable Year for Canadian Fishing Industry in 1928
Canada’s fishing sector enjoyed a prosperous 1928 with good weather and high catches. The total yield was about 50 million dollars, supporting over 80,000 direct jobs and extensive ancillary work in boat building and rope making. Inland waters contribute roughly 7 million dollars annually, with the Great Lakes supplying most of this share.
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Canada
Great Lakes
Prairie Lakes
Lake Athabasca
Sulphur in Gases From Canadian Smelters
W H DeBlois reports at a Canadian Institute meeting that Canadian smelters waste about 1500 tons of sulphur daily in exhaust gases. Canada imports around 200 thousand tons yearly worth about 3 million dollars, mainly for pulp and paper. Proposal aims to recover sulphur and produce liquored sulphur dioxide for paper mills.
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Canadian Engineering Institute
W. H. DeBlois
Canada
Dominion
Westinghouse Reveals Ammonia Skin Steel Process
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing announces a steel with a skin production method. The process uses nit riding by placing steel in ammonia gas at 1000 degrees to form a thin, extremely hard, tough, and rust proof skin.
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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
Aviation Progress In Canada Nine Year Growth Shown
Canada shows dramatic aviation gains over nine years with 1928 as a banner season. Flying time rose from 6 505 hours in 1920 to about 40 000 hours in 1928 while passenger mileage reached roughly 3 000 000 miles last year. Freight poundage climbed from 6 740 pounds in 1920 to 2 500 000 in 1928. In 1924 malt pounds carried stood at 1 221 compared with 284 163 in 1928.
Perseverance as a Key Human Quality
The text extols perseverance as essential to success, urging constant effort toward a fixed goal. It acknowledges varying abilities but asserts that steadfast determination can overcome handicaps and that failure stems from surrendering to weaknesses. It emphasizes grit over talent.
Education Valued By Long Walks In Michigan History
The passage notes that many Michiganders walked five miles to school and valued education highly. It recalls twenty mile walks to a doctor and cites a biography of an actor describing a 12 mile hike to see his first circus, illustrating dedication and long journeys in past times.
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Michigan
Food Fishes More Important in Canadian Programs
Since inception in Canada fish culture has focused on important fresh water and anadromous food fishes. In recent years propagation of game fish has increased with speckled trout in the east and cutthroat and rainbow trout in the west drawing attention.
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Canada
Money First to Last: A Cautionary Proverb
A compact adage stresses prioritizing earning before preserving wealth. It emphasizes practical steps to secure income first and then manage it to endure, reflecting common financial wisdom in brief form.
Ten rules by Charles Schwab on lasting prosperity
The Bethlehem Steel chairman Charles M. Schwab lists ten guidelines for enduring prosperity. They urge paying high wages, treating labor as a partner, operating openly, respecting supply and demand, aiding widespread living standards, welcoming ideas, avoiding complacency, economical practices, forward planning, and a cheerful focus on business boosting human happiness.
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Sccm
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
New York Herald-Tribune
World’s First Telegram Exhibit at Oxford Congress
A fragment of stone bearing a Coptic inscription reads He died today and is shown as the world’s first telegram. The artifact was sent by an express messenger to mourners of an unknown man 1,300 years ago and is displayed at the Bodleian Library during the Orientalists Congress. Also shown are 16th century Indian circular playing cards with zodiac signs.
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International Congress of Orientalists
Oxford
Bodleian Library
Proposed CN Rly Branch Lines for Prairies
The Canadian National Railways seek Parliament consent to build 695 miles of new lines, 542 on the prairies, to aid development and feeders. Major link Aberdee n to Melfort Saskatchewan would shorten routes to Hudson Bay Railway territory, with several other branches totaling 335 miles across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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C.N.R
Prairies
Canadian National Railways
Aberdeen
Melfort
Saskatchewan
Ridgedale
Hudson Bay Railway
Saskatoon
France Should Adopt Rayon for Artificial Silk Debate
A Paris cabbie notes France studies renaming artificial silk while Germany uses giant stuff and Britain hesitates. The piece argues for adopting rayon as a clear, international term to replace uncertain names and urges France to settle the matter to align with others.
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Countries
Paris
France
Geremany
Correcting Pronunciation Pests and Their Ironies
A humorous critique of people who correct others on pronunciation. It notes that many self styled pedants mispronounce simple words themselves. The piece cites Salmon as Sail mon and claims dictionary guidance supports Sam on.
Air travel safer than highways, says navy official
The assistant secretary of the navy in charge of the bureau of Aeronautics notes only one fatal airplane accident per million miles in the United States last year. A study comparing fatal auto crashes and total motor mileage could show air travel is safer than highways.
Edmonton Public Utilities shows large surplus profit
Edmonton public utilities report a surplus of 507,785 dollars across street railway power plant electric light city telephone and water works. The result places these utilities in the profit paying class.
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Edmonton
Humor in Madrid Cuing Domestic Tension
A fragment from Humor in Madrid depicts a tense domestic exchange where a husband resents an invited guest and a wife hints at past romance. The dialogue contrasts jealousy and dismissal as sewing circles fade.
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Townly
Aviation Progress
Civil Aviation
Department of National Defence
St. Walburg
Bonnyville
Alta
Hamlin
Grenbush
Neidpath
Swift Current
Alliance
Dobson
Bulwark
Aliance-Dobson
Hemaruka
Altea
Scapa
Langs
Biory
Edmonton Public Utilities
Buer
Madrid
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