Tapping Wealth Of Northern Canada
Northern Canada sees two rapid railway links driving development as Hudson Bay line advances toward Fort Churchill. Engineers forecast completion by late next year with camps, supplies, and extensive winter work to bridge muskeg and rivers along the Churchill and Deer rivers.
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Canada
Pas
Flin Fion
Hudson By Railway
Fort Churchill
Hudson Bay
C. & Gozowski
Montreal
Construction Department
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Stewart and Cameron Ltd
Churchill
Deer
Expedition To South Pole Ship and Plane Details
The Sampson, a Norwegian ship, will be used by Commander Richard E. Byrd for his South Pole expedition. He will also deploy a three meter plane to fly over the Antarctic Zone.
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Ttis
Sampson
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Astarcic
How Rockies Got Their Name
The name Rocky Mountains likely derives from Cree origins. Early Cree term Assin-wati means stony or rocky mountains, later translated by Legardeur St. Pierre in 1752 as Montagnes des Roches and adopted in English usage, replacing older Shining Mountains.
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Rocky Mountains
Canadian Prairies
Power on Niagara River diversions under treaty limits
The Niagara River’s water power, shared by Canada and the United States, could yield five to six million horsepower. An international treaty restricts US diversions to 20 000 cubic feet per second and Canada to 36 000. Current developments nearly exhaust these allocations.
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Niagara River
Canada
United States
Value Of Sheep Clubs Promotes Rural Flocks Across Canada
Sheep clubs have created over one hundred new Canadian flocks and drive interest in sheep raising. Clubs cooperate with banks for loans and operate through federal and provincial agriculture departments. District promoters aid in stock selection, buildings, feeding, and management. The Wool Growers agency ensures fair wool prices, while Sheep Fairs boost market values and better lamb production.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Departments of Agriculture
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers, Ltd
Calgary firm lands major Canada wood treating contract
Alberta Wood Preserving Company wins a large Canadian contract with Canadian Pacific Railway to treat 300 000 ties annually for five years, totaling 1 500 000 ties. Treating is said to extend wood life by 30 to 60 years.
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Calgary
Alberta Wood Preserving Company
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Newcomer Prizes Land Amid Shifts in North American Settlement
The piece notes Europeans acquiring farms as Canadian families move to towns and cities across parts of the country and the United States. It portrays the newcomer valuing land ownership highly, while native Anglo-Saxon settlers show less attachment, preferring different livelihoods.
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United States
Europe
Yukon Climate and Odd Facts Highlight Boreal region
The Yukon Territory features extreme temperatures with a delightful May to October climate and 24 hour daylight mid May to early August. Winters are long but tolerable due to dry air and low winds. The piece also notes a world linguistics estimate of 300 languages and mentions Kalamazoo druggist Don Stricknine at 241 South Burdick Street.
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Yukon Territory
Canada
Don Stricknine
South Burdick Street
Kalamazoo, Mich
Onboard Gymnasiums Keep Passengers Fit at Sea
Ocean liners of the Canadian Pacific and Empress fleets feature full gymnasiums with horse and camel simulators, bicycles, rowing machines, and boxing gear. Electric equipment and ventilated spaces support workouts during sea voyages, with a physical instructor and ladies hours on select times.
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Canada
Orient
Europe
Vancouver
Quebec
Southhampton
Pacific
Empress of
Australia
Scotland
Prince of Wales
Empresses
Canada Farm Prosperity Amid Global Price Shifts
A Royal Bank of Canada bulletin links Canadian farmer prosperity to good crop outputs and favorable world prices while noting farmers elsewhere face rising costs and a purchasing power drop. It states wages rents and taxes have doubled, limiting farm families and slowing world commerce recovery.
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Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Bulletin
One Of Sweetest Stories Ever Told In Canadian Sugar
A Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics report highlights sugar use and production. Canadians average 93.09 pounds per person annually with total sugar output at 1.1387 billion pounds. Beets grown in Ontario and Alberta yield about nine tons per acre at $8.55 per ton, totaling $2.286 million. Eight refineries operate with $49.748 million capital. Net exports reach roughly 250 million pounds yearly.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Alberta
Cannot Be Called Insane
The author argues that failure to control impulses warrants punishment, not insanity. Even those with alleged split personality or dermatography are not exempt, as knowing right from wrong implies sanity and acceptance of legal penalties. This reflects a firm, law-and-order stance on criminal responsibility.
Briquetting Plant Machinery Arrives From Europe
Machinery for the briquetting plant at Bienfait has been purchased in England and Germany and is to be shipped before May 15. The purchase was arranged by a representative of the Western Dominion Collieries who went overseas and has just returned to Saskatchewan.
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Bienfait
England
Germany
Western Dominion Collieries
Saskatchewan
Neighborly Quarrel Sparks Kitchen Comedy
A landlady mocks her artist husband while hacking a pie crust and a gloomy boarder quips about sculpture as he studies their fork. The exchange hints at domestic tensions and wry humor in a simple kitchen scene.
Marines Bring Wives to War Says Captain Curtis
Captain M B Curtis of the United States Marine Corps says every soldier takes his wife to war with him. He suggests the idea might be a government plan to keep soldiers in a fighting mood.
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China
M. B. Curtis
United States Marine Corps
Dialogue Gossip Sparks Wedding Insurance Jest
A brief quip highlights a wedding couple's plans with a joking remark about life insurance. The exchange contrasts expectations about prudence and the spouse's perceived temperament. The light moment reflects social tone of the era.
Engineers Plan To Cool Tropical Zone
Two French engineers Georges Claude and Paul Boucherot propose using deep cold sea currents to cool tropical surface waters. By pumping 35 to 45 degree deep water to the surface to mix with 75 to 85 degree surface water a stable 70 degree climate could be created and vaporization of warmed water could drive turbines for large energy output.
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Georges Claude
Paul Boucherot
Sorbonne
Sensory rights and sight inequality in public law
A critique argues that laws protect senses like touch taste and hearing but neglect sight. It contends that harmful fumes noise and water contamination face legal remedies, while unappealing signs by roadsides receive strong protection. The piece questions inconsistent legal treatment of visual perceptions.
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Board of Health
Sheep Raising Expands in British Columbia
A Vancouver Chamber of Commerce report notes rapid growth in BC sheep raising, especially in logged-off coastal areas and Vancouver Island, with production up 27 percent in 1927 from 1926 and 26 percent in 1926 from 1925. A humorous dialogue about health and Hot Springs ends the item.
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British Columbia
Mainland
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Not a News Item
Fragmentary epigram from Euen Humor Madrid notes on irony and dialogue between a barber and a customer about cautious judgment and manners. The line uses metaphor about judging abuse and asks readers to avoid premature condemnation.
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Madrid
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Vy. NU. RS
Lydro
Yukon
Sahara
Egypt
Farmer
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