Spectacular Scenic Route Through Rockies To Pacific Coast
Canada extends a scenic trans mountain route linking Banff and Yoho with Lake Louise Moraine Lake and the Ten Peaks. A new rail car service will move automobiles between Revelstoke and Golden from June 15 to September 15, with tiered rates by wheelbase and a driver riding first class.
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North America
Canadian Rockies
Great Mountain
Banff
Yoho National Packs
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Valley of the Ten Peaks
Emerald Lake
Yoho Valley
Selkirk Range
Big Bend
National Parks Service
Department of the Interior
Government of
British Columbia
Great Northern Bend
Columbia River
Selkirks
Canadian Pacific Railway
Revelstoke
B.C
Golden
Prairies
Pacific Coast
Experience Guides Turkey Egg Laying Start Time
Experts say turkey hens begin laying mid April in Eastern Canada and earlier in Western Canada, contingent on springlike weather. Feed for egg production as spring arrives, and winter turkeys where they are to lay. Experience and careful attendants determine the exact timing.
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Canada
British Columbia
A. G. Taylor
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Towhee Urged as B C Official Bird Amid Mixed Opinions
Naturalists in British Columbia push for the towhee as the official bird, arguing its local loyalty and low food needs, while many residents favor the robin for its color and year round presence. Critics note the towhee is little known to the public. The debate highlights confusion over bird names and classification.
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British Columbia
B.C
Washington
Fresh crepe print dress pattern with puffed sleeves
A charming wrap bodice crepe dress in vivid red or blue and white prints. Designed for spring and summer wear, it’s easy to make and inexpensive. Style No. 991 offers sizes 14 through 40 inch bust with a size 16 needing 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric, pattern price 20 cents.
Syrup From Sugar Beets At Experimental Farm Ottawa
Farmers seek edible syrup from sugar beets prompting Ottawa Experimental Farm to trial a home method. Beets are cleaned peeled and chopped then pressed in cheesecloth over boiling water, pulp washed and repeated, the filtrate evaporated into a light syrup, settled overnight, then boiled to maple-syrup consistency and bottled hot.
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Ottawa
Pixperimental Farm
Futry Will Not Enter Boat Race Without Tests
British challenger Hubert Scott-Pane says through secretary J Lee Barrett that he will not enter a craft in the Harmsworth trophy race this fall unless experiments this summer prove a worthy challenger to Gar Wood.
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Hubert Scott-Pane
Gar Wood
J. Lee Barrett
Wood
Builder of 1928 two car garage lives above and beside
The builder of a two car garage in 1928 is proved farsighted as he stores the car on one side and resides in the other, maintaining a practical split in use.
Development of Navigation Instruments and Chronometer Progress
The article surveys early navigation aids from hens meeting new poultry specs in Canada to the 18th century chronometer. It notes Canada’s effort to breed a pullet weighing about 2½ pounds laying two-ounce eggs, and highlights Harrison brothers perfecting a reliable chronometer in 1765 after earlier longitude trials and prize contests.
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Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Canada
United Kingdom
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Poultry Division
Harrison
Phillip III
Spain
States of
Holland
Pharos
Dover
Isle of Wight
Cloudesley Shovel
John
William Harrison
T. Ridge
Aiding the Blind Through Braille Literature
William Nelson Cromwell, president and founder of the American Braille Press, reports about 50 million braille pages in books magazines and music produced for the blind during the 10-year service period. Publications reach over 40 countries with three English magazines and additional titles in French Italian Polish Roumanian Serbian Spanish and Flemish.
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American Braille Press
William Nelson Cromwell
Cromwell
German Invents Elastic Glass That Does Not Break
A German inventor claims to have created an elastic glass material that neither breaks nor splinters. The innovation promises safer applications in construction and industry, with potential military and scientific uses cited by early observers.
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Germany
London Lord Mayor’s Grim Wardrobe Burden
Sir Henry Greenaway, the Lord Mayor of London, endures a grueling schedule of formal duties. He spends about half his time dressing in heavy ceremonial robes and trappings for banquets, receptions, and the Lord Mayor’s Show, bearing roughly 50000 dollars in annual costs for wardrobe and events.
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Henry Greenaway
London
Sir Henry
Traveling Tall Tales and Modern Inventions Abroad
A boastful traveler keeps friends ready to kick him to curb a tall tale at dinner. An Austrian inventor unveils a warm synthetic window glass using a chemical wood product as a key material. Across Europe, pretty girls are increasingly successful smugglers.
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Abe
Austria
Europe
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Rockies
Turkey
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Algonquin Park
Ontario
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