Green hat and a new Wickfield office plan
Charmian and Dr Carter discuss a mail ordered green hat from Chicago and a practical office space in the old Davis building. Grandma recounts Wickfield gossip while arranging the doctor’s ell as a small clinic as Charmian plans for a room over the hardware store.
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John Carter
Charmian
Grandma
Father Davis
Wickfield
Davis
Edward Howe
Joseph Ames
Ventur
New Whitefish Found in Manitoba Lake
The discovery of a new whitefish species in Clear Lake, Riding Mountains, Manitoba is announced by Alexander Bajkov of Manitoba University. Coregonus Odonoghuie can be distinguished by a slender body and many black spots on fins, averaging two pounds and up to four, spawning in October and November.
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Clear Lake
Riding
Manitoba
Alexander Bajkov
University of Manitoba
The
Biological Board of Canada
Coregonus Odonoghuei
Charles H. O'Donoghue
Canada
Mr. Bajkov
Saskatchewan butter production up thirty percent in 1929
The dairy branch report shows Saskatchewan creamery butter output rose 30 percent from 1928 to 1929, totaling 14,786,205 pounds versus 11,310,490 pounds the previous year.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Calgary Land Sales Revenue in 1929 Tops 1928 Figures
D R Crichton city lands superintendent reports Calgary land sales for 1929 at 589956.58 dollars, up from 512426.74 dollars in 1928. The figures reflect annual city revenue from land sales.
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Calgary
D. R. Crichton
Enlarging Jasper Park Lodge Expands Canadian Rockies Hotel
Walter Pratt announces a major expansion of the Canadian National Railways Hotel in the Athabaska Valley. Capacity will rise to 650 with new cabins, nurses’ building, increased dining and laundry space, more staff housing, upgraded services, and landscaping to accommodate larger guest tours and parties.
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Canadian Rockies
Jasper National Park
Jasper Park Lodge
Canadian National Railways
Athabaska Valley
Walter Pratt
Manitoba Timber Rule Requires Pulpware Within Province
A new clause in the Crown Timber and Forest Reserves Act requires all timber cut in Manitoba for pulpwood to be manufactured into pulp or paper within the province. Officials say the rule will improve employment conditions through enforcement. "Has anyone commented on the way you drive" is answered with a brief remark: "Twenty dollars and costs."
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Manitoba
Crown Timber and Forest Reserves Act
Hippo Potamus Hide Thickness Noted Two Inches
An odd fact notes the average thickness of a hippo potamus hide as two inches. The report also mentions Germany expanding its network of post offices rapidly as a separate development.
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Germany
A Suitable Memorial Carillon For Earl Haig Proposed
The London Sunday Express reports a temporary carillon of bells in Hyde Park drawing wide interest. It is destined for New Zealand as a war memorial, while London contemplates a memorial to Earl Haig. Proposals for an equestrian statue have met mixed reactions.
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Hyde Park
London Sunday Express
New Zealand
Earl Haig
London
Hiyde Park
Trafalgar Square
Origin of the Menu Card in German Dining
Duke Henry of Brunswick studied a kitchen master’s bill of fare at a Regensburg feast in 1541. The clever list helped reserve appetite for the best dishes and soon spread across Germany as a dining habit.
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Henry of Brunswick
Count of Montfort
Germany
Regensburg
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Safe Relief for Little Ones
A Vivid endorsement from Mrs. John Armour of South Monaghan Ontario praises Baby's Own Tablets as the safest home medicine for newborns and children. The mild laxative aids digestion, relieves constipation and simple fevers, and eases teething. Sold by druggists or mailed for 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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John Armour
R.R. 1
South Monaghan
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Edmonton utilities post record 1929 surplus of 516 thousand
Five city owned utilities recorded a record surplus in 1929 totaling 516 562 dollars, against 507 765 dollars in the prior year. The figures highlight a strong fiscal year for municipal services and set a new benchmark for efficiency and revenue generation.
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Edmonton
Little Helps For This Week
First we recall inspirational quotes from John Boyle O'Reilly and Ralph Waldo Emerson on effort and time The piece ends with a health ad for Holloway's Corn Remover and a factual note that the Pacific Ocean spans about 68 634 000 square miles
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Pacific Ocean
Minard's Kills Dandruff and Peter Perf ect Wins Conduct Prize
Minard demonstrates dandruff eradication while English school honors Peter Perfect with the prize for good conduct.
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Minard
Dandruff
Peter Perfect
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