Extensive mining activities promised in Great Bear Lake area
Department of the Interior officials pledge resumed mining near Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories with a medical officer of health, new Cameron Bay settlement offices, and expanded prospecting to full development. One hundred men wintered at Cameron Bay. air and water transport links are strengthened to support growth and distribution for the mining district.
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Department of the Interior
Great Bear Lake
North West Territories
Thomas G. Yy
Cameron Bay
Department of the Intener
Camseil
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Imperial OW Limited
Norman
Liard River
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Royal Cana
Glass curtains enter Europe by secret glasscraft
A secret process encloses silk or cotton between two glass sheets to form glass curtains newly introduced in Europe. A cooking tip notes cakes stay moist longer when corn syrup substitutes part of the sugar.
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Europe
Victorian influence pattern for feminine bodice model
Describes a quaint mid Victorian influenced dress bodice with widened shoulders and slim lower section suitable for a Miss or average figure. Specifies Style No 320 in sizes 14 to 38 bust, fabric yardage for 39 inch material and 35 inch lining, coral red and white checked taffeta, and pattern price of 20 cents with coin preferred.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg list pattern numbers and names by town. The notice outlines how to place orders and where to send payments.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man Demands Private Phone Number From Carrier
A man who moved into a new apartment found his unlisted telephone card blank. When he asked Information for his number he was told it is private. After a tantrum he fled, his wife retrieved the phone and a tiny number was later delivered by messenger for the subscriber.
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The
New Yorker
Bulls in Speech Across Cultures Highlight Wit and Folly
A humorous reflection on how Irish, Scots, and others are famed for verbal bulls in public life. The essay recalls Irish wit during Mayor Walker hearings in Albany, Boyle Roche’s line, and various boasts from British and Australian speakers, all illustrating playful exaggeration and rhetorical flair.
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New York
Walker
Albany
House of Commons
Boyle Roche
Canberra
Midwinter rhubarb grower boom in British Columbia gardens
British Columbia gardeners cultivate rhubarb under cover from November field roots. The midwinter production is a notable activity as growers transplant fresh roots to extend harvests.
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British Columbia
Automatic vending machines reject bad coins in London underground
New vending units in the London subway automate ticket sales during the ven ding season, rejecting coins that do not meet currency standards and ensuring smoother passenger flow.
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London
New Zealand Method Converts Deer Skins to Leather
A process perfected in New Zealand converts deerskins into leather. The technique highlights advances in tanning and material science, enabling durable hides for various products.
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New Zealand
Dairy Conference Pushes Marketing Board For Farm Produce
The Dominion Conference of Dairy Farming in Ottawa passed a resolution urging the Dominion government to establish a farm produce marketing board to improve marketing of Canadian dairy products. It called for closer government cooperation, opposed high salt prices harming agriculture, and urged licensing controls on creameries and enhanced dairy herd management through inspector training and educator involvement.
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Dairy Conference
Farm Produce Marketing Board
Dominion Conference of Dairy Farming
Ottawa
Biig
Canada
Sugar tax sparks honey producers’ alert in market shifts
The high sugar tax opens an opportunity for honey producers if they stay alert. Homeless Londoners sleeping in lodging houses shelters and casual wards now number less than twenty five thousand.
Exiled Cubans Form Junta as Machado Regime Faces Threat
In New York exiles elect Dr. Carlos de la Torre as president of a Cuban revolutionary junta. Members include Dr. Miguel M. Gomez Colonel Mendez Penate and General Mario G. Menoca. Havana reports 56 violent deaths before Easter amid accusations of a flight law used to kill opponents.
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Wcril
New York
Gerado Machado
Cuba
Paradise
Carlos de la Torre
University of Havana
Miguel M. Gomez
Havana
Mendez Penate
Nationalist Party
Mario G. Menoca
Marvellous Soya Bean From Manchuria Widens World Trade
The article extols the soya bean as mankind’s greatest gift, noting Manchuria as the sole source for the global supply. It highlights the bean’s nourishment for man and beast, its role in supporting northern Asia, and a growing export trade amid harsh winters and distant food centers.
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Manchuria
Asia
Long chess by mail spans seven years in Dodge brothers series
Walter Dodge of Portland Oregon and his brother George Dodge of Montebello California completed a seven year mail chess match that began in 1922. The brothers have one more game left to decide the series with championship implications hanging on the result.
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Walter Dodge
Portland
Ore
George Dodge
Montebello
California
Easu
Dodge
Gang of thieves jailed after raids on dens in Shanghai
A gang known for raiding gambling dens and opium rooms in Shanghai was arrested by police. They targeted proprietors and extorted large sums, including a case where they attempted to collect $50 from an elderly woman in a room with an opium pipe.
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England
Glasgow
London
Grantham
Liverpool
Manchester
Yorkshire
Shanghai
Chins Gang
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Ruth Rogers
Paris
Machado
MeEwo
Ates
Maario Menccey
Ence
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