Lands of Mystery in the Labrador Baffin Region Survey Planned
Commander Donald B MacMiffin led a planned aerial survey next year of Labrador and Baffin Land, seeking commercial value and scientific data. The expedition aims to map inaccessible areas, study climate shifts, and evaluate resources such as fish, lumber, fur, silver fox farming, and reindeer.
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Putin
Labrador
Baffin Land
Baffin
Newfoundland
MacMillan
Primitive Water Pipes Unearthed in the Strand
Workmen uncover three foot subsoil remains of hollow elm trunks used as London's early water mains. Elm wood resisted damp and parts found across London show sound condition though iron pipes began replacing them in 1810.
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London
Strand
Lomiion
Muffs Return as Winter Fashion Across Generations
A New York woman in Winnipeg notes muffs will be in fashion this winter, a trend seen as a revival from past eras. The piece recalls generous wartime and Victorian muffs, their use for warmth and small valuables, and hints that modern styles may reflect a shift back to this accessory.
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New York
Winnipeg
Manitoba
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Pioneers at Lake Louise Photo on Lake Shore
The image shows Tom Wilson the first white man to view Lake Louise, Mrs John McDougall widow and missionary, and Ralphine Harvey the first white girl born at Lake Louise, posing on the lake shore in southern Alberta.
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Tom Wilson
Mr. Wilson
North America
Lake Louise
John McDougall
Alberta
Ralphine Harvey
Assembly At Geneva Described As One Family
Miss Agnes MacPhail, MP, spoke in Toronto under the Women's International League of a Geneva assembly as a united family. She highlighted Ramsay MacDonald, Lord Robert Cecil, Premier Briand, and Herr Stresemann, praising Stresemann’s peace drive and noting the optional clause signing toward law based settlement of differences. She predicted a United States of Europe in time, and urged readiness to risk peace.
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Agnes MacPhail
Toronto
Women’s International League
Miss MacPhail
Ramsay MacDonald
Robert Cecil
Briand
Herr Stresemann
Germany
MacDonald
Stresemann
United States of Europe
Windowless Offices Aims to Bring Sunlight Indoors
Chicago physicist Frank E. Hartman tests a windowless building concept by using small outlets high on exterior walls with reflectors to flood rooms with sunlight and sky blue. He argues windows waste heat and attention, and are costly and inefficient for ventilation in tall buildings.
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Frank E. Hartman
Chicago
Hartman
Advice to the Young from Wakefield on Hard Work
The London Daily Mail stresses that success requires hard work and effort, not vague shortcuts. Sir Charles Wakefield notes in his global experience that only through tireless work and perseverance do individuals reach the top in any profession, warning against appealing but easy paths.
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London Daily Mail
Charles Wakefield
The Dollar That Counts
The crash in the stock markets will release money for legitimate business tied up in marged stocks. It will also teach misguided individuals that money earned overnight can disappear quickly. The truly valuable dollar is earned by the sweat of the brow.
Just a Fish Story Angler’s tall tale turns on a splash
An angler recounts a yarn about the biggest fish he ever hooked. He says he was hauled from the boat by the fish and, after a listener suggests he got soaked, he insists he fell on the fish instead. The humor hinges on the misdirection and punchline.
Pearls in oysters deemed inferior quality claim
A report notes pearls found in common edible oysters are of inferior quality. Separately, studies indicate each wild poppy stem bears between 10 000 and 60 000 seeds.
Increased Milk Use Highlights Canadian Dairy Boom
Statistics show Canadians consume more butter eggs and milk per capita than any other nation. A federal survey notes milk as a favorite beverage and demand for fresh milk reaches 45 625 000 gallons yearly or about a pint per person daily. Dairying ranks as a major industry with dairy product value exceeding 250 million dollars annually.
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Federal Department of Agriulture
Canada
I Dominates Telephone Talk More Than Printed English
An investigator counted words in telephone conversations and found the pronoun I used nearly four thousand times out of eighty thousand total words, with You second and the, a following. In printed English I appears under a thousand times, while the, at, and are far more common. The I’s therefore dominate telephone language.
Dominion Farm Loan Board Loans Hit One and a Half Million
By end of October the Dominion Farm Loan Board had extended 1 500 009 to applicants in loans. A total of 3 223 loan applications were completed and forwarded to the provincial branches for processing.
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Dominion Farm Loan Board
Salty Sea Says Dead Sea Five Times Ocean Salinity
A brief note recalls the Dead Sea water being about five times saltier than ocean water and compares 1929 era sea conditions to a dated 1929 automobile.
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Dead Sea
Cattle Shipment Ordered for Prince of Wales Ranch
A 31 head shipment of short horn cattle arrives from Britain for the Prince of Wales ranch in Alberta this year. No true vipers are found in America.
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Britain
Prince of Wales Ranch
Alberta
Amer
Red Cross Aids New Canadians With Warm Baby Clothes
In Alberta borderlands the Red Cross serves as adviser to new mothers and ships warm outfits for babies. Through weekly “Friendly Hour” broadcasts, volunteers sew patchwork quilts and distribute garments to northern settlers, extending mercy across distant log cabins.
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Alberta
Red Cross
Friends of the Air
Mercy
Over Confident Pilots Cause Many Accidents
The U S Navy notes human infallibility led to most naval aviation tragedies in eight years. The 20 hour mark is the riskiest as pilots take dangerous manoeuvres. Tail spins caused 90 percent of accidents, with 80 percent below 200 feet. Engine failure was a minor factor.
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U.S. Navy Department
Navy
Tobacco Industry Output Burdens U S Public in 1929
A Clark Dodge sponsored study places American tobacco production at 100 cigarettes per person annually, totaling about 850 million dollars for 1929 with some estimates reaching one billion. The report argues the public will spend more on cigarettes than on national defence.
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United States
Clark, Dodge and Company
No Oil Burner After Mailbox Bonanza
The exchange jokes about skipping an oil burner for the furnace as the speaker jokes about heating the house with the flood of motor cars and circulars received in the mail.
Suez Canal Deepened From 26 to 40 Feet
The canal originally measured 26 feet deep and has been deepened to 40 feet, with no locks required. This upgrade enhances navigation and allows larger ships to pass more safely through the waterway.
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Suez Canal
Sweden's pulp and paper industry grows with export impact
Hans Ansirin notes Sweden's wood pulp industry rose from 62 000 tons in 1886 to over 2 million today. Pulp mills cluster in the north while paper mills align with waterpower and harbors in central and southern Sweden. Sweden now accounts for about 6 percent of world newsprint and plans future by products like sulphite alcohol and yeast.
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Sweden
Hans Ansirin
Swedish
Paper Milla Association
Slavery Allegations Spark World Concern in New Book
Lady Simon claims 2,000,000 slaves in China with many seized from Hong Kong. The book cites 10,000 Hong Kong children in bondage and asserts 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 slaves worldwide, urging action to end the bondage.
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China
Hong Kong
Lady Simon
Sir John Simon
India
Simon
Arabia
Abyssia
Liberia
Central Africa
Had a Wild Streak Captain Orlebar in England
Captain Orlebar, a British speed ace, recently flew a new plane at 368 miles per hour and is described as perhaps England s best croquet player. The piece notes his wild streak and a quoted exchange about failing to pay installments, with a wry aside from Hummel in Hamburg.
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Orlebar
England
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Stiockholm
Banks Albrays
W. N. U. 1813
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Geneva
Agnes MacPhail Has
League of Nations
Sky Shine
Ica
Arctic
Col
MacAlpine
Arctic Circle
Baker Lake
Hudson's Bay Company
Red Cross Society
M. H. Conquest
Weld
Hummel
Hamburg
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