Great Kear Lake Survey Planned By FE Pearson
FE Pearson of Edmonton plans a Great Bear Lake survey this summer starting near Port Norman. The party will travel by canoe via Pitageraid to meet regu lar shererigeneportaition teams and push along the southwest shore as long as the season allows. The venture marks historic exploration of virgin boreal country near the Mackenzie River system.
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FE Pearson
Edmontona
Norman
Peace River
Pitageraid
Port Norman
Great Deal
Noisy world ushers wireless organ via London broadcast
A donkey drawn barrel organ, at a popular street spot, played through a wireless receiving set from the London broadcasting station. The thunderous traffic could not drown the sound, signaling a future of intensified street noise from machines and political rhetoric.
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London
Holstein Sets New World Milk and Butter Record
DeKol Plus Legis mixie of D Raymeand Vau dreuil, holder of the world's yearly record, shows 1,225,248 pounds of butter and 24,023 pounds of milk through March 1 for 246 days, averaging 4.045 percent fat, surpassing Bella Pontiac for two years. Supervising bodies include the Holstein Friesian Association of America and Canada and the Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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DeKol Plus Legis Mixie
D. Raymeand
Vaudreuil
Quo
Bella Pontiac
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Holstein- Friesian Association of Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Chinese Optimism and Chinese Confidence
The excerpt notes that despite limited immediate basis for optimism, Chinese leaders exude serene confidence rooted in three thousand years of history. They claim experience with long periods of disorder and foreign domination, yet insist unity and independence are reestablished with time.
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China
Kenneth Scott Latourette
Yale
Tailor's Daughter Quips On Work And Romance
In a playful line from Penn State Froth a tailor's daughter quips that there is nothing better than mixing business with pleasure as she gently mends her lover's trousers.
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Penn State
British naval architect proposes aeroplane carrier for long voyages
A prominent British naval architect suggests a passenger vessel built like an aeroplane carrier with a flat upper deck for takeoff and landing. The 24,144 ton ship would run at 21 knots with oil-fired boilers and electric systems for ventilation and services. It would shuttle mails and passengers between ports, allowing detours to offload at strategic points from Great Britain to Australia.
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Great Britain
Australia
Port Said
The Transient Millions of New York City
The New York World notes that 1922 rail and ferry traffic brought and carried away 215,724,808 people. Excluding Sundays, about 1,000,000 non residents pass through daily, feeding and profiting from them as commuters, underlining New York’s immense transient population.
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Transit Commission
New York
New York World
Question of Titles and Public Honors Recalled
The late Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, jokes about K C M G letters meaning Keep Calling Me George. A friend asked their meaning after his return from London, illustrating public contempt for honors.
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Sir George Reid
Australia
London
George
K.C.M.G
Sir Gorge
Max O’rell
Iman
Legion of Honor
Ottawa Citizen
Loyalty to Our City Message Placed in Montreal
A terse statement reading loyalty to the city costs nothing and yields returns decorates an urban hoarding in Montreal placed by the space owners. It urges citizens to be loyal, imagine savings in police, jails, and fire brigades, and to treat the city as personal property. Municipal Review of Canada.
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Montreal
Municipal Review of Canada
Prohibition Gains Ground in Egypt
Cairo dispatch reports the Egyptian government views the prohibition movement sympathetically and recently refused several liquor license applications to curb alcohol sales in Egypt.
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Cairo
Morning Post
Egypt
Desert Roadway Markings Guide Tourists In Southwest
Desert roads in Arizona and California are marked with posts and chains to keep tourists from getting lost, guiding travelers along the routes. The system aims to prevent misdirection on highway stretches and ensure safer navigation for visitors.
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Desert
Arizona
California
Man devises curb stencil system for house numbers
A western man creates a curb stencil method to display house numbers for motorists. The system places visible numerals along roadside edges to improve locating homes and reduce wrong turns.
Structure of Stars Top Shape Theory in Arctic Ocean Debate
A French scientist argues the earth is slightly top shaped with a South Pole protuberance, explaining small discrepancies in astronomers and geodesists measurements. He prefers this top shape theory to tetrahedral ideas, noting earth would look nearly spherical from space and reflecting on scientific method.
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Arctic Ocean
South Pole
Poultry Record of Performance Entry Guidelines
A correspondent seeks steps to enter the Poultry Record of Performance held by the Poultry Division of the Dominion Livestock Branch in Ottawa. Request forms and rules are available by mail without a stamped envelope. To earn an kK. of P. certificate a hen must lay 150 eggs in 52 weeks with eggs meeting specials grade and averaging over two ounces after April 1. An engine powered automatic wheel rack is controlled from the driver’s seat.
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Dominion Livestock Branch
Ottawa
Star atoms unite cosmos claims by Plaskett
Dr J S Plaskett of the Dominion Observatory in Victoria declares that atoms form the unit of construction for the whole universe and that distant stars share Earth’s atomic structure. Using a large telescope he claims to have measured atoms on distant celestial bodies, a theory scientists have long discussed.
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J. S. Plaskett
Dominion Observatory
Victoria
British Columbia
Earth
Plaskett
Dr. Plaskett
Lumber Trade Shifts With American Demand and Prairie Buying
British Columbia lumber shipments remain active with about half destined for the United States. Demand stays good though U.S. orders have slackened. Prairie provinces have joined as buyers, lifting purchases beyond recent months.
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British Columbia
United States
Prairie Provinces
Motor Vehicles In Canada 1922 Numbers by Province
Motor vehicles in Canada in 1922 numbered 516 307 up from 470 862 the prior year an increase of 45 445 The provincial distribution includes Prince Edward Island etc.
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Canada
Prince Edward II
Map Advice for Favoring Him
The note urges following his method when aligning with his preferences. It emphasizes doing the map in a way that would please him and seeks cooperation in conforming to his approach.
Earth's Rapid Movement Through Ether Reported
Dr A Daniels of Edinburgh reports a discovery that the earth whirls through the ether at about 12 000 miles per second, implying the solar system shares that motion. He reworks Michelson Morley tests to argue the earth moves through ether far faster than its orbital speed of 19 miles per second.
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A. Daniell
Edinburgh
I Daniels
Finstein
Drr. Daniels
Distinction On Trains Across World Classes
An English bishop noted travel in third class due to lack of a fourth. Proposals to reduce British railway classes to two gain attention. District line and many systems show two classes. ships and some railways vary. European lines mostly use four classes. Canadian soldiers recall crowded cars. a new keyboard writes whole words. a self loading tractor loads lumber from silts.
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London
Kangaroo Rat Learns Clever Use Of Front Paws
In a whimsical tale, Stella the Wishing Fairy helps a Rat Kangaroo adapt its short forepaws. By twisting its tail and using long grasses, the tiny creature learns to carry items and build a nest, proving ingenuity can compensate for physical limits. The piece notes Kangararoos live in Australia, called Po con, and have red brown fur with white chests.
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Snookums
Stella
Pimzie
Australia
Beekeeping in Canada The Industry and Its Regulation
Canada hosts thousands of profitable beekeepers led by provincial and federal support. Honey production, boosted by clover and buckwheat sources, totals millions of pounds with Ontario and Quebec as leading contributors. The Bee Division and provincial inspectors promote breeding, disease control, and education through demonstrations and articles.
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Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Depa
Men of the Interior
Ario
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Dominion
Bee Division
Dominion Experimental Farms
Cir
Departments of Agriculture
Great Pyramid Began 2170 B.C. Says Col Greene
Col A O Green of the Royal Engineers asserts the Great Pyramid’s Orion aligned design proves Earth is an oblate spheroid and that construction began in 2170 B C during the rule of the Shepherd Kings. The pyramid is said to face true north and align with stellar conjunctions occurring every 25 25 years.
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Egypt
Col
A. O Green
Royal Engineers
Meresion
Col. Greene
Hiksos
Giant Double Bass Violin Stuns At New York Music Conference
The largest violin in the world dominates a recent New York conference of Music industries. The giant Double Bass Violin rises 11 ft 7 in high and 4 ft 7 in wide, weighs over 150 lbs, with strings 7 10 in long and a foot high bridge.
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Music Industries
New York
No Difference Quote on Spring Tackle and Meal Plans
A reflective line by Edgar A Guest contrasts a man preparing fishing tackle for a vacation with a mother planning three meals daily for the children, underscoring gender role expectations.
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Fedgar
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Deene
B.C
Motor Vehicles
Corinne
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