Mapping progress in northern Canada via air surveys
The article notes advances in survey methods in western Canada led by aerial photography and Royal Canadian Air Force cooperation. It highlights the 60th parallel region near Slave River and Lake Athabaska, where a Winnipeg aircraft from August 7 to 9 surveyed and by September 7 had charted about 4 600 square miles, filling blank map areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Peace River
Dominion Department of the Interior
Department
Natural Resources
Captain Backs
Great Fish River
Backs River
Canada
Department of the Interior
Teoyal
Canadian Air Force
Slave River
Lake Athabaska
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Ami
Chipewyan
Fitzgerald
Five Calgary district orators reflect Canada born and abroad
The Calgary Herald highlights five candidates in the Calgary district oratorical contest. One speaker hails from Canada, another from England, Russia, Romania, and Lithuania or Edmonton. another from France, another from Scotland, and four of German extraction. The piece argues exposure to Canada through speakers, parents, and audiences strengthens national identity and progressive influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Canada
England
Russia
Romania
Lithuania
Edmonton
Calgary Herald
Silk crepe dress pattern echoes Paris youth fashion
An illustrated pattern in georgette crepe and chiffon features a box plaited hipband skirt, molded Vionnet neckline, and bow tie. Style No. 212 comes in chartreuse or floral prints with wool jersey and featherweight tweed options. sizes 16 to 42 inches bust. Price 25 cents plus 10 cents for Spring Fashion Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering guide referenced to Winnipeg Union at 175 Melermo includes pattern names and sizing notes. No clear event or date. reads as a catalog snippet for pattern purchases and address details for ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg
Durum Wheat Gains Ground in Manitoba Farmland
A Department of Agriculture study from Ottawa shows Manitoba farmers increasingly plant Durum wheat, with about half of provincial wheat acreage now Durum. Benefits include amber coloured Mindum and Kabanka varieties, but harvesting challenges rise from heavier straw and lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Manitoba
Brannor
Brandon Farm
Night planting spreads across Germany despite late sowing
Widespread adoption of night planting by German farmers and officials suggests crops will not be harmed by delayed sowing. Severe February weather halted planting for a month to six weeks across Europe, raising fears of shortages. Large farms used 18 to 24 hour days with electric floodlights after dark, while 70,000 of 3.5 million farms participated, concentrated among bigger operations.
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Germany
Europe
Winnipeg ratepayers approve 850000 for exhibition site
City voters approve spending eight hundred fifty thousand dollars for an industrial and agricultural exhibition in Winnipeg and prefer KilGowan as the show site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Kil- Gowan
Salt and early silk patent facts from Canada and England
The passage notes salt found in every Canadian province but commercial production limited to Ontario Nova Scotia and Alberta. It also mentions Englishman Joseph Wilson Swan taking out the first patent for making artificial silk in 1583 by forcing a pulp of wood and cotton through small holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Joseph Wilson Swan
Canada’s Copper Industry Gains From New Deposits and Mines
Canada’s copper sector expands with discoveries in Rauyn western Quebec Frood Frood Extension and Errington zinc copper mine in Ontario development at Flin Flon Sherritt Gordon in The Pas District Manitoba plant upgrades at Anyox Britannia Beach and Copper Mountain and strong results at Coast Copper on Quatsino Sound British Columbia.
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Rauyn
Quebec
Frood and
Frood Extension
Errington
Sudbury
Ontario
Flin Flon
Sherritt- Gordon
Pas
Manitoba
Anyox
Britannia Beach
Copper Mountain
Coast
Quatsino Sound
British Columbia
Distance Of the Sun by New Ottawa Method
A new method to determine the Sun's distance uses three known measurements from Dominion Observatory Ottawa the speed of light spectrum line wavelengths and Earth's orbital shape. Daily sun spectrum observations with a fixed comparison spectrum have run for years with preliminary results showing promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Weather signs and hedges at the Central Experimental Farm
The article surveys hedging trials at Ottawa's Central Experimental Farm with about one hundred twenty species tested for length and variety. It notes preferred species for tall and low evergreens, medium deciduous hedges, and specific shapes, citing Bulletin No. 89 by W. T. Macoun. It then discusses weather forecasting myths, sun-driven climate changes, and sunspot cycles with opinions from scientists and the Royal Meteorological Society.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Central Farm
Experimental Farm
Department of Agriculture
W. T. Macoun
Dominion Horticulturist
Canada
England
British Isles
Zadkiel
British
Royal Meteorological Society
Bruckner
Earth
Montreal Gazette
Alberta Mineral Production Rises to New Dominion High
Alberta reports 1928 mineral output valued at 32.37 million dollars, 11.84 percent of Canada’s total. Major items include coal 23.52 million, oil and gas 1.79 million, cement lime stone sand and gravel 2.18 million, with natural gas supplying 69.9 percent of Dominion volume and 41 percent of value. Alberta wells produced 79 percent of Dominion volume and 85.8 percent of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Dominion
Saskatchewan Police Savings Backed by Attorney General
Hon. T. C. Davis, Saskatchewan attorney general, praised Mounties for policing the province after the provincial force was disbanded last summer. He said replacing the provincial force saves $220,000 annually, enough to nearly cover old age pension costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
T. C. Davis
Winnipeg
Columbia Ice Field Feeds Three Major Western Rivers
Melting waters from the Columbia ice field in Jasper National Park feed the Athabaska, Saskatchewan, and Columbia rivers. These historic rivers flow toward three separate oceans in the Canadian West.
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Columbia
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Canadian West
Athabaska
Saskatchewan
Chromite Mines in Canada Lead in Quebec District
The principal chromite mines in Canada lie in the Coleraine district of Quebec and are deemed capable of yielding large quantities of ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Coleraine
Quebec
Enemies and Borrowing: A Cautionary Verse
A terse reflection notes that enemies are rarely trusted with money or security. It contrasts caution with the risk of lending to foes and the burden of guaranteeing others.
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Bor
Elite Stock Seed for Western Canada Wheat Varieties
The Cereal Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture emphasizes elite stock seed for Western Canada wheat. Research warns that pure seed of district adapted varieties is crucial to disease resistance and stable yields despite current demand pressures.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Patient reports head pain chest burn and stomach ache
A patient describes headache chest burning and stomach pain with general malaise. The note cites Sondagsuisse Strix Stockholm as the source or setting of the complaint.
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Sondagsuisse- Strix
Stockholm
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Munich
W. XM
Young Canadians
Tsihvont
Nogica Essen
Duram Wheats
Patrick Burns
Western
Empress Hotel
Victoria
Frederick Thomas Mace
Canadian National Railways
Halifax
Cunard
Andania
Alberta Mineral Production
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