Canadian tourism shift hits prairie traffic and economy
Official September data show American tourist cars into Canada decline while Canadian trips to the United States rise, especially across prairie ports. Canadians spend heavily south of the border, aided by duty exemptions, with highway conditions and tariffs urged as remedies to revive cross border travel and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Canada-ward
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Prairie Customs
U.S.A
Hart Fire Siren Misread Kills Home on Armistice Day
Nov 11 Hart Michigan house of J D Luttrel burned as volunteers failed to respond to the fire siren. Officials demanded explanations as firemen admitted they thought the siren marked Armistice Day, leaving the blaze unaddressed.
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Hart
Mich
J. D. Luttrel
Ten Rabbits Match One Sheep in Grazing Output
A compact note states that ten rabbits consume as much grass and pasturage as one sheep, illustrating a grazing efficiency comparison unlikely to reflect modern farming standards.
Life Likely Unable On Mars Says Astronomer Royal
Astronomer royal Dr Spencer Jones told a Leeds audience that life probably flourished on Mars millions of years ago but atmosphere dried it up and now makes life almost impossible. He added Venus could only support a primitive form if at all, and noted Venus has no oxygen but abundant carbon dioxide.
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Mars
Spencer Jones
Astronomer Royal
Leeds
Eng
Venus
Jupiter
Dr. Jones
Similar Passages in Kings and Isaiah
The Bible features two long chapters that are nearly identical word for word: 1 Kings chapter 19 and Isaiah chapter 37. Scholars note striking verbal parallels between these texts in the ancient Near Eastern study of prophetic literature.
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IL Kings
Isaiah
Apple Consumption in West Indies Spurs Luxury Label
The Canadian trade commissioner in Trinidad reports West Indian apple consumption is small and seasonal, mainly at Christmas. Total imports last year were 33 016 dollars, two thirds from Canada but not from British Columbia, as they arrived in barrels sold by street vendors who deposit on a barrel and pay daily as fruit is withdrawn.
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Trinidad
West Indies
Canada
British Columbia
Pineapple Cream Dessert in Sherbet Glasses
Recipe outlines a six serving chilled dessert. It combines chopped pineapple cream, marshmallows, nut meats, and Christie’s Social Tea Biscuits crumbled, folded with meat cream, then portioned into six sherbet glasses and topped with remaining crumbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie's Social
BC Housing Boom Tied to National Act Says Reilly
J Clark Reilly of the Canadian Construction Association reports strong interest in housing with the National Housing Act on British Columbia and Prairie projects. He notes Edmonton may vote on a low rent block, Winnipeg housing talks, and a push for private companies to run housing ventures during the association meeting in Winnipeg January 10 to 12.
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Canada
J. Clark Reilly
Canadian Construction Association
West Coast
British Columbia
Mr. Reilly
Prairies
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Reilly
Dressmaker quits sewing finds Kruschen relief
A dressmaker driven from her trade by rheumatic pain recounts a turn to Kruschen Salts. Within a month she could stand and within three months was well, then able to walk, work, and use her sewing machine again. The ad claims Kruschen dissolves uric acid crystals causing pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruschen
E.S
Magnetic alloy can shiver to switch heat and devices
Announced at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus Ohio the new magnetic metal can lose and regain magnetism across a wide temperature range from 150 below zero to 1100 above. Its shivering action can operate electric switches turn heat on at fifty and off as temperature rises and drive fans sprinklers alarms refrigeration and cooling systems protecting equipment from overheating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
Old Time Custard Sauce Versus Counterfeit Silver Note
A recipe for a custard style sauce combines egg Crown Brand Corn Syrup salt mustard paprika vinegar and corn starch with hot water to form a thickened topping. The text also warns that counterfeit British coins may contain more silver than official mint issues and ends with a proverb about restraint.
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Benson’s
Mazda
Great Britain
Royal Mint
Muskrat Restoration Drive Aims To Aid Indian Population
Investigations into muskrat production are underway in Wood Buffalo Park Northwest Territories by the Department of Mines and Resources. A dam near Murdock Creek initiates water control to reestablish muskrat habitat for native livelihoods.
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Wood Buffalo Park
Northwest Territories
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Lake Athabasca
Upper
Slave River
Murdock Creek
Canada
Howe Pledges Precautions After Regina TCA Crash
Transport Minister Honne D. Howe told the Ottawa convention of the Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaux that the Trans-Canada Airlines crash near Regina, which killed two pilots, will prompt full precautions before carrying passengers again. He said the accident is the first since TCA began and that the record remains strong.
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Trans-Canada Airlines
Regina
Honne D. Howe
T.C.A
Ottawa
Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaux
Howe
British Student Wins Travelling Scholarship to Canada
The Imperial Relations Trust selected J. H. Franklin of Grimsby for a travelling scholarship to Canada. He will enter the University of Toronto on January 3 and study labor, social life, and cultural conditions, reporting on return. A student for Australia was also chosen at the meeting chaired by Lord Baldwin.
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Imperial Relations Trust
J. H. Franklin
Grimsby
Canada
University of Toronto
Earl Baldwin
British Commonwealth of Nations
Franklin
Dominion
England
Australia
Lord Baldwin
Canadians and Danny Scots Review Empire Exhibition Results
Oscar Turcotte, Canada Exhibition commissioner, praised exhibitors for a strong showing at the Empire Exhibition. He noted 1,000,000 samples sold at the government stand and railways receiving inquiries and direct passages to Canada. He cited progress in translations and车辆 tax figures and mentioned vaccinations on silk worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Scots
Oscar Turcotte
Canada
Dominion
Japan imposes ban on production and distribution of fans and refrigerators
The government bans manufacture and sale of electric fans and refrigerators except when needed for essential industries. The move aims to conserve resources during a period of shortage and focuses on critical sectors such as healthcare and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Manitoba farming cuts over one million acres since 1921
Professor J H Ellis of the University of Manitoba reports soil conditions show a sharp decline in cultivated land. Only 7,789,920 acres were under the plow in 1936 versus 9,022,738 in 1921, a reduction of more than a million acres.
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Manitoba
J. H. Ellis
University of Manitoba
Venus and the Sun Align for Dark Side View
The planet Venus travels an orbit near Earth and when closest to us lies along the Sun, showing only its dark side. A fish in the Great Barrier Reef bears poisonous spikes capable of killing humans. An offhand dialogue mentions George breaking his leg, and Canadian experimental farms pursue perennial wheat to avoid yearly sowing.
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Venus
Earth
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
Philippines warns on car bodies from fungus damage
Officials say wooden and treated timber vehicle bodies are prone to rapid decay in tropical climates like the Philippines. The note cautions about fungus causing cars to fall apart quickly.
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Philippines
Birds of Texas Habitat Count Reaches 550 Species
A regional survey notes Texas hosts about 550 bird species across diverse habitats. Researchers document migratory patterns and local distributions, highlighting hotspots in wetlands and woodlands.
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Texas
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Canada Starch CO Limited
Montreal
Santa Claus
Ogden
Ogden's
Vancouver Province
Western Canada
Board of Physicians
Vicks VA
Britain
Trust Fund
Glasgow
Star
Toronto Star Weekly
Star Weekly
King St. West
Toronto
George
London Buses
Para
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
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