Turner Valley gas waste to fuel Utah energy plant plan
A British company asks Alberta to back a project turning Turner Valley waste natural gas into 70 000 horsepower of electricity. The plan includes a 99 year exclusive franchise, use of gas from multiple fields, and sale to western provinces and U.S. states at about three tenths of a cent per kilowatt hour. The project would cost 160 million dollars over 15 years with initial 10 million dollars and construction within 90 days of approval.
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Turner Valley
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
United States
Public Utilities Board
Increase in Poultry on Canadian Farms
Poultry keeping rises across Canada with 60,795,000 birds on farms at year end. Hens and chickens total 56,247,000, plus 2,399,000 turkeys, 1,160,000 geese, and 989,000 ducks. Value of stock is $54,852,000. Ontario remains the main production center.
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Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Hiker Claims Identity Over Pedestrian Ban in Madrid Fun Piece
A quirky scene from Buen Humor in Madrid shows a farm labourer stopping a hiker for a rule on pedestrians. The hiker declares I am Congregationalist and wins a pass. A manager notes a contract to face Smith but Champion objects and calls them enemies.
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Smith
Buen Humor
Madrid
Saskatchewan Coal Mining Rules Increase Lessee Areas
The Saskatchewan Gazette of April 18 outlines coal mining rules raising maximum per location to 640 acres and allowing three locations per person, totaling 1920 acres, with minimum location size at 40 acres. A clear sheet with the department is now required before obtaining a new location or registering an assignment.
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Saskatchewan Gazette
Dad Wins Says Coolidge Three Word Challenge
A young woman aimed to draw President Coolidge into talk by claiming her father bet she could not get him to utter three words. Coolidge remained silent then simply stated Dad wins confirming the wager.
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Calvin Coolidge
Blind Will Benefit By New Invention
Robert E. Naumburg of Cambridge Mass demonstrates a printing visagraph that raises letters from ordinary pages. The device embosses magnified letters on aluminum foil, potentially expanding reading range for the blind a thousandfold.
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Robert E. Naumburg
Cambridge
Mass
Naumburg
Fashion Catalog Styles and Materials for Spring Patterns
Fashion No 273 to 661 present patterns with sizes and fabric needs for garments including jackets suits and children's wear. Notes list yardage for 39 inch material and lace or lining, plus prices and payment in stamps or coin. The large magazine highlights Paris styles and sewing lessons with 15 cent book price and 25 cent patterns.
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Paris
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Pattern No. 175 McDermot Ave reads address and listing fields for buyer to include size name town for pattern requests.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
National Research Council probes tuberculosis vaccine issues
The National Research Council reports ongoing work on an effective TB vaccine after a Ottawa conference. Canada and many nations attend the world grain exhibition in Regina, with Argentina and others invited. Researchers like Dr. Watson, Dr. Rankin, Dr. Baudoin, and Dr. Reed contribute to bovine and human TB studies amid Indian reserve findings and a drop in incidence since 1928.
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Regina
Quebec
National Research Council On Tuberculosis
Ottawa
Pasteur Institute of Paris
Europe
America
E. A. Watson
Animal Diseases Research Station
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Hull
Que
Calmette
A.C Rankin
University of Alberta
J. A. Baudoin
University of Montreal
G. B. Reed
Queen's University
Watson
Rankin
Baudouin
Montreal
Reed
R. S. Ferguson
Fort Qu'Appelle
Fort San
Sask
Ferguson
H. M. Tory
Direct action and common sense in a court case
In an Eastern city a farmer accused a neighbor of starting a bush fire that damaged his land. Officials and witnesses visited the site with spades and shovels to inspect the damage, then returned to court to rule the claim unfounded.
Not Looking For Miracles From Wheat Farmers Speech
Hon. Dun can Marshall former Alberta agriculture minister told the Eastern Canada Livestock Union in Toronto that Canadian Western farmers will grow more wheat and sell it on world markets. He said they are not seeking miracles but will endure and advance after depressions seen in the past. He had returned from a month long Western motor tour.
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Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Eastern Canada Livestock Union
Toronto
Mr. Marshall
West
Geodetic Survey of Canada Produces Precise Earth Measurements
The Geodetic Survey of Canada details accurate ground line measurements and a triangulation system to determine the earth’s size and shape, establish international and provincial boundaries, and provide control points for national maps. Adjusted geodetic points are publicly available across the provinces.
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Geodetic Survey of Canada
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Golden plover migrates from Arctic breeding grounds to Patagonia
The American golden plover breeds in Arctic America and undertakes a long north to south migration, wintering in Patagonia. The journey spans migration routes across North and South America, highlighting the species’ remarkable endurance.
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Arctic America
North
South America
Patagonia
Grist Mill Rising Near Moose Jaw for 1931 Crop
Western Grist Mills Limited in Moose Jaw begins erecting a 100 barrel mill. The company aims to complete construction in time to handle the 1931 crop.
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Western Grist Mills Limited
Moose Jaw
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Coal Mining
A. R. Judson
Dauphin
Canada Farm Finance Corporation
National Research Council
Argentina
Italy
Peru
Yugoslavia
Guatemala
New Zealand
Czecho-Slovakia
Netherlands
Belgium
Poland
Siam
India
Portugal
Switzerland
Estonia
Philippine Islands
B.C.G
B. Calmette
Pasteur Institute
Guerin
Geodetic Survey of
Gaies
Yverdon
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