Mistaya Map Sheet Showcases Canada’s White Roof of the Dominion
The Mistaya Map Sheet from Canada’s Topographical Survey outlines a Banff to North Saskatchewan region along the Alberta British Columbia boundary. It highlights icefields, glaciers, routes like the Banff Lake Louise Jasper trail, historic passes, and rail lines, with notes on tourism and exploration heritage.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Rogier
Kipling
Himalayas
Canadian Rockies
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Canada
Banff Jasper
Yoho
Kootenay
Dominion
Department of the Interior
Banff Park
Yoho Park
Freshfield
Takakkaw Falls
Saskatchewan River
Campbell
Mons
Wapta
Howse Pass
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Hudson Bay
Blaeberry River
Columbia
Yoho National Park
Canadian Pacific
Banff and
Yoho Parks
Jasper Park
Banff-Lake Louise- Jasper
Balfour
Bow
Bush
Clearwater
Dolonite
Howse
Pipestone
David Thompson
Joseph Howse
Earl of Southesk
James Hector
Sheep prove profitable with little care and low cost
Harvey O. Powell of the Dominion Agricultural Credit Company asserts that a small flock of breeding ewes provides steady income for prairie farmers regardless of grain crops. He urges every farmer to have breeding stock as good ewes bring profit per dollar invested, with low maintenance and added income.
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Harvey O. Powell
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company, Limited
Powell
Return of Love Letters Sparks Post Office Quip
A young woman after a violent quarrel gathers the man's love letters and ties them for sending by mail. The postmaster asks if the parcel is second class and the girl retorts you flatter him.
Isolated Dead Sea Region Lacks Outlet and Life
The Dead Sea has no outlet and contains no animal life. Birds and other animals avoid the region.
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Dead Sea
Canada’s War Memorial Exhibition in Hyde Park Ottawa
The King authorized a national war memorial to be set up in Ottawa in autumn, likely between Marble Arch and the bandstand. The £50,000 sculpture by seven March brothers led by Sydney, with Vernon as designer, features 19 heroic figures under a 60 foot Arch of Sacrifice made at their Farnborough Kent home.
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Hyde Park
Canada
Ottawa
Marble Arch
Vernon March
March
Farnborough
Kent
Sydney March
Rapid Growth Sunshades Used By German Gardeners
German arborists use sunshades made of closely woven netting on wooden frames to shield saplings from noon sun on the south side of small tree groups. Since deployment, the trees show unusually rapid growth. East Prussia Germans build drains and dams at the Nogat estuary drying four thousand acres of submerged arable land.
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Germany
East Prussia
Holland
Nogat
Motion picture theatres in India Burma and Ceylon rise
Motion picture theatres in India Burma and Ceylon now total 675. For the first time in history, bug gies will be tax free in Nebraska.
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Motion
India
Burma
Ceylon
Nebraska
Rust Resistant Wheat Praised For Baking Qualities
Winnipeg meeting of field crop disease committees devoted time to rust resistant wheat quality for baking. Department of Agriculture states milling and baking tests show new varieties compare favorably with Marquis, countering press reports of poor milling and baking results.
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Winnipeg
Department of Agriculture
Almost Unlimited British Market for Canadian Cattle
John Horton of Winnipeg argues Britain could absorb 100 000 Canadian cattle if a steady supply is secured. He cites favorable British demand for cattle weighing 900 to 1100 pounds and cites strong returns from a Birkenhead shipment. Horton supports a first boatload via the Hudson Bay route.
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Britain
John Horton
Winnipeg
Horton
Birkenhead
England
Hudson Bay
Britain to Pay Debts to United States Confirmed
Statement declares Great Britain will settle its debts to the United States if required by the U S government. Also notes a scientific figure that the sun loses 360000 million tons of matter daily as it emits heat.
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Great Britain
United States
Planning a Well Ordered Garden and Lawn
The piece advises on garden planning by crop groups and staggering planting for long seasons, with early lettuce spinach peas and radish followed by mid season beets carrots and cabbage then tender crops like beans melons and tomatoes. It also covers flower planting, weed control, lawn care and maintenance including fertilizing, seeding, protecting and mowing schedules.
God Save the King Incident Highlights Irish Bad Manners
De Valera and followers left a social function at the French Legation in Dublin in a show of protest as the Governor-General arrived while the orchestra played God Save the King. Commentators say the act is bad manners rather than an Irish trait.
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de Valera
Dublin
People of Hawaii Demand Higher Quality Goods
People of Hawaii insist on better merchandise than before in a brief European-sounding exchange about marriage and family values, with a quoted remark from Sondagsnisse in Stockholm.
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Hawaii
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FE. Deville
Sea of Mountains
Pacific Coast
N. U
Madrid
Canada’s War Memorial
London
Park Lane
Dudley House
Alford House
Dorchester House
Grosvenor House
Sondagsnisse
Stockholm
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