Byrd Outlines 1928 South Pole Dash Plan
Commander Richard Byrd sketches a 1928 Antarctic expedition from Richmond Virginia. He plans to sail in September 1928 toward New Zealand and the Ross Ice Barrier with 54 men and multiple aircraft. The base near the Bay of Whales and sub bases would support a final pole landing at 10 000 feet with heavy fuel and emergency gear.
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Byrd
South Pole
Richmond
Virginia
Richard Evelyne Byrd
Antarctic
New Zealand
Ross Ice Berrier
Bay of Whalen
Amundsen
Pole
Chamberlain
Civilization
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
United States
Mexico
When White Pine Was King
The early history of Canadian lumbering centers on white pine as the premier tree of value. It was considered the main lumber producer for years, dominating both quantity cut and product value.
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Canada
Fraser River Elevator Awarded for New Westminster Grain Elevator
Fraser River Elevator Company wins a contract to build a one million bushel grain elevator on the Fraser River near New Westminster B C. The facility will sit on the south side of the river on a spur of the Canadian National Railways with a contract price of 450000 dollars.
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Fraser River Elevator Company
Fraser River
New Westminster
B.C
Canadian National Railways
Paris Journal Amusant Quote on Winter Plans
A fragment quotes a Paris Journal Amusant remark about winter plans and fear of encountering someone referred to as "the bit," illustrating a cryptic social note from the period.
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Gome
Journal Amusant
Paris
Conference on Canadian barley quality in Ottawa sets plans
Representatives from all prairie provinces met in Ottawa under Dr. J. H. Grisdale to boost barley quality and market potential. A new committee will study suitable varieties for regions, with members including L. S. Newman and T. J. Harrison. A seed committee and barley markets extension group were formed to push grade updates and grain act amendments for malting barley.
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Prairies
Ottawa
J. H. Grisdale
Prairie Provinces
L. S. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
T. J. Harrison
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winnipeg
Blayor H. G. L. Strange
Fenn
Alta
L. H. Newman
Grant
Canada
Not His Business A Hot-Headed Lad in Army Trouble
A hot-headed recruit is hauled before the commanding officer after trouble in the army. He launches a lengthy defense speech prompting the adjutant to order silence and the recruit to retort that he is addressing the old officer in the chair, not the adjutant.
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C.O
Simple frock pattern with V neck and side insets
The pattern features a circular inset at each side of the skirt and long dart fitted sleeves. No 1719 for ladies and misses sizes 16 years to 42 bust. Size 38 needs 4 yards 36 inch or 2 1/2 yards 54 inch fabric. Price 25 cents. Qur Fashion Book shows newest styles with copy price 16 cents.
How To Order Patterns In Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A brief instruction note on ordering patterns from the Winnipeg based pattern union. Mentions 1 percent Dermot and references seen in pattern listings. Contains limited readable names and vague organization details.
Larger equipment reduces farm labor
An Experimental Farms Note argues farmers save labor by using larger implements. On a 200 acre farm with a five year rotation and 65 acres corn 40 acres today and 15 acres seeded to corn, 65 to grain 40 to other crops, 80 to 55 ten hour days annually could be saved by three or four horse equipment.
New Coal Mine Opens in Estevan District Saskatchewan
A coal mine has opened in the Estevan district, Southern Saskatchewan. The seam lies several feet deep with an overburden of valuable clay. Miners operate the pit and coal sells for 3 dollars per ton to local farmers. Twenty two Saskatchewan clay deposits are tested at the provincial university labs to assess suitability for whiteware products including household ware and tiles.
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Estevan
Saskatchewan
Ontario Mines Lead Canadian Gold Output in 1927
Gold production in Northern Ontario reached 32.41 million dollars in 1927, rising by 2.40 million from 1926. Ontario becomes Canada’s leading gold producer, with British Columbia second and Nova Scotia yielding a small quantity.
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Ontario
Canada
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Care of Breeding Turkeys For Proper Laying Timings
A Dominion Agriculture bulletin outlines when to start feeding turkeys for egg production. Begin laying as soon as springlike weather returns, around mid April in Canada and earlier in the West. Provide grain twice daily plus a noon wet mash, with grain amounts matched to consumption, plus grit and oyster shell.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
British Columbia
Hatching Results At Agassiz Farm BC In 1926
Spring hatching at the Experimental Farm Agassiz BC shows fertility 82 percent in hen eggs and 72 percent in pullet eggs. March and April hatch rates for total eggs set were about 41.6 and 41.4 percent respectively with higher July-like survival to wing banding at 83.6 percent for hen eggs and 83.1 percent for pullets.
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Agassiz
B.C
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
British Columbia
Hudson's Bay-Maryland to Drill Oil in Viking Field
Will Drill For Oil The Hudson's Bay Maryland interests will drill in the Viking field in Alberta's northern hinterland. Plans call for drilling to a depth of 4 000 feet. The North Western Utilities a subsidiary of International Utilities Corporation will drill two more wells in the Viking area.
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Hudson's Bay-Maryland
Alberta
Viking
Edmonton
North Western Utilities
International Utilities Corporation
Mount Robson, Highest Peak in Canadian Rockies
Mount Robson in British Columbia rises to 12,972 feet above sea level on the line of the Canadian National Railways. The peak is the tallest in the Canadian Rockies and remains a notable landmark along the railway corridor.
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Canadian Rockies
Mount Robson
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
Fame Of The Dominion As An Ideal Vacation Land
Canada’s recreational resources and growing holiday trade are described with rising automobile travel and expanding highways. The piece notes permit counts, vast road networks, national and provincial parks, and Canada’s scenic wealth drawing visitors from America. Historic forts and ruins underscore enduring national development potential.
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The
Dominion
Canada
America
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Coast
North America
Danish settlers in Western Canada endure sea hunger
Copenhagen novelist Aksel Sandemose, back in Montreal after a seven month tour of Danish settlements, reports a sea hunger among about 30 000 settlers in the Canadian prairie West. He notes the absence from the sea causes distress but wanes after about a year as settlers adapt to wheat farming.
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Prairie Provinces
Aksel Sandemose
Copenhagen
Montreal
Middle West
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Rrailway
Department
Mr. Sandemose
Denmark
Paris Pawnshop Turns 150 Amid Policy Shifts
The Monte de Piete in Paris marks 150 years with no party as private pawnshops remain forbidden. The Credit Municipal oversees loans at 1 percent collateral and 8 percent other loans, while Toulouse and other cities offer interest free joans. Automobiles are now taken in hock as a recent innovation.
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Paris
Credit Municipal
France
Toulouse
Joans
Hock
Farm loan benefits to reach British Columbia
Federal farm loan benefits will extend to British Columbia by provincial legislation on the agri cultural committee’s recommendation. Loans may cover up to fifty percent of land value and twenty percent on buildings, secured by mortgage.
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British Columbia
Provincial Assembly
Agricultural Committee
Long-serving employee rejoins firm as works manager
John Hughes, aged 82, has re signed with George Salter & Co. at West Bromwich as general works manager after 82 years with the firm. He began as a nine year old errand boy and stayed until ill health forced a resignation. The text also notes a separate statistic on fly descendants reaching 2,080,000 in summer.
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John Hughes
George Salter & Co
West Bromwich
England
You seek a cashier You had one a week ago
A terse dialogue notes that a missing cashier from a week earlier is being sought. The exchange labels the person as the sought individual and hints at an ongoing search by the speaker. No additional context or names are provided.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
NeDermot
Agassiz Experimental Farm
Prince of Wales
National War Memorial
Victory Tower
Arctis Circle
Gales
Yverdon
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