London as World Hub in Rapid Global Telephone Links
Reports say two additional London links will join the expanding network as Germany’s telephonic efforts reach the Far East. Australia to New Zealand work begins, aiming to include 190,000 phones. India, Egypt, China, and possible routes to Palestine and Transjordania are discussed, with total world telephones around 34 million and growing.
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London
Bombay
Germany
Far East
Australia
New Zealand
India
United Provinces
Valley of the Ganges
Calcutta
Madras
Burma
Egypt
Palestine
Transjordania
Telefunken Company
Tokio
Telefunken
Nankin
China
South Africa
Salmond Industry Employs Thousands in British Columbia
The Department of Fisheries estimates over 20,000 people are active in B C salmon this season. About 13,000 are fishermen and 8,000 work in canning plants. Hundreds more are employed by can manufacturers to produce millions of cans. Up to now 40 million pounds of salmon have been caught.
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Department of Fisheries
British Columbia
Record Canadian potato crop tops 66.5 million bushels
Official estimates show Canada will harvest 66.5 million bushels of potatoes this year, about 45 percent more than 1929. Potatoes are grown commercially in all provinces. Maritime Provinces rely on exports to the West Indies and the Eastern and Southern States.
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Canada
Maritime
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
West Indies
Miniature Golf Boom Powers Electric Use Nationwide
A surge in miniature golf across the United States drives about 2 million dollars worth of electricity monthly. A Brooklyn garage fire destroyed over 100 cars, leaving many families with nothing. A theater quip notes children who cry least are favored. Quotations from Gutierrez Madrid appear.
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United States
Brooklyn
Gutierrez
Madrid
Canada’s Transcontinental Airway Ambition Outlined
J A Wilson Ottawa Controller of Civil Aviation urges a national trans continental airway second to none. He notes 900 miles of lighted routes with 300 more planned this year and praises pilots for steady progress in northern aviation. He envisions improved air mail links from Rimouski to Chicago and beyond.
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Canada
J. A. Wilson
Civil Aviation
Ottawa
Mr. Wilson
Here
Winnipes
Wilson
Kipling
Air Mail Service
Rimouski
Chicago
Quebec
Red Barns Arouse Wisconsin Debate On Color Beauty
In Janesville country residents welcome George S. Parker who offers to pay part of painting costs for barns to beautify the countryside. Red barns are favored by some, while white barns spread. architect F L Wright advocates red suggesting a law requiring it. A designer’s opinion looms as Parker calls the trend a curse on Wisconsin’s landscape.
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Janesville
Wisconsin
George S. Parker
F. L. Wright
Parker
Honey Crop Surges in Canada Despite Lower Prices
Canada’s honey production rose from 23,196,493 pounds in 1927 to 30,878,735 pounds in 1929, with value shifting from 3,936,558 dollars to 3,402,837 dollars as prices dropped from 13 to 11 cents per pound. Ontario remained the top producer at 1,000,000 pounds while Prince Edward Island delivered 14,050 pounds.
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Canada
Bee Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Disappearing egg trick falls flat at show
The conjurer struggles as the audience stays silent. He asks for an egg for a disappearing trick but none are produced. A spectator quips that if anyone had an egg they would already have it.
London Technical Schools Learn Broad Curriculum
London’s technical schools are described as efficient and expansive, offering subjects from manicure and face massage to jewelry making and aeronautics related studies. An LCc official notes the system includes trade, hobby, and cultural subjects and collaborates with unions and employers, boasting low unemployment among skilled graduates.
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London
Europe
London County Council
L.C.C
Village Life Appeals Over Crowded Cities
The passage argues that village or small town living offers advantages over big cities during scarcity and low mood. It notes cheaper living costs and the presence of opportunities to earn honest income that are less available in urban centers.
China Wants Leather Goods Demand Opens Market for Canadian Makers
L. M. Cosgrave the Canadian trade Commissioner at Shanghai reports to the Department of Trade and Commerce that China seeks leather goods soon. He notes disorderly conditions and falling silver prices have reduced leather stocks, indicating heavy replacements will be needed.
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China
Department of Trade and Commerce
L. M. Cosgrave
Shanghai
Puzzle Child Baffles Bordeaux Doctors With Inverted Muscles
A girl in Bordeaux, France, cries at jokes and laughs in trouble. Doctors call it inverted muscles they cannot cure. Aside from this peculiarity she is normal. When tear-stained her eyes show amusement, and when she smiles they reveal unhappiness.
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Bordeaux
France
Over Production in North America and Its Consequences
A Toronto Star commentary argues that over-production and persistent want coexist as abundance fails to reach those in need. It notes wheat surpluses and overbuilt manufactured goods, worsened by instalment buying which boosts production but falters when confidence collapses.
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North America
Canada
Toronto Star
Beekeeping Tip Using Wet Comb Renewals For Empty Frames
When funds are short, a beekeeper can reuse honey soaked combs after extraction. Remove most honey leaving a thin film, return wet combs to colonies needing space, and bees will store nectar if present. Season end allows wet combs to be cleaned before winter storage.
Tree distribution by inspectors across western provinces
Inspectors reported 13 012 settlers visited last year for tree planting. Manitoba had 1 524, Saskatchewan 7 771, and Alberta 3 717. Since 1901 the Forest Service has distributed 110 763 076 trees, of which 1 783 181 were conifers and the rest broad leaved.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Norsemen May Have Preceded Columbus by Four Centuries
Edmonton Journal notes Captain Donald Macmillan's claim that Norse explorers reached North America about four hundred years before Columbus. The piece cites Eskimo traditions along the Labrador coast and suggests Norse activity failed to convert opportunity into lasting impact, leaving Columbus’s status intact.
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Columbus
America
Donald Macmillan
Capt. Macmillan
Esquimaux
Labrador
Heron of Alexandria
Christ
James Watt
Edmonton Journal
Underground Garden Grows Flowers and Fruit at Cumberland Lodge
The King and Queen visit a Windsor Great Park cellar where Lord and Lady Fitzalan cultivate an underground garden. Using two UV lamps and a soil floor, daffodils bloom by January’s second week and strawberries are ready by March 12. The cellar’s gentle heat and eight hours of UV daily sustain the rapid crop, with only two similar gardens known in Sussex and New York.
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Cumberland Lodge
Windsor Great Park
Lord
Fitzalan
Ferris
Sussex
New York
Agriculture Prints 4.36 Million Free Publications to Farmers
The Department of Agriculture at Ottawa through its Publications Branch gave farmers across Canada 4,361,370 free publications last year including bulletins circulars and reports. An additional 256 press articles and 198 magazine features were supplied to keep farmers informed on market conditions and new agricultural developments.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Unsinkable Boat Tested on Lake Constance
Tests of the new unsinkable craft over Lake Constance in Germany are reported as successful. The vessel resembles a cross between a dirigible and a submarine, divided into six water tight compartments with a water tight cabin atop, and a weight below aids stability.
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Lake Constance
Germany
Fastest steam driven giant on wheels enters Canada
The Hudson locomotive 5700, built by Montreal Locomotive Works, debuts September 16 to haul The International Limited from Montreal to Chicago. The first of a five unit family, it travels up to 80 mph, has 80 inch drivers, 92 ft 3¾ in length, and weighs over 331 tons with a 275 psi boiler. It features internal sand chamber, polished steel jacket, and stainless handrails.
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Canada
Montreal Locomotive Works
International Limited
Canadian National System
Montreal
Chicago
High School Guidance Experiment in Saskatchewan
An education experiment in Northern Saskatchewan high schools aims to guide older students toward suitable life tasks by having local trades and professions represented. Principals propose inviting professionals to discuss careers, helping students assess opportunities and choose paths that align with talents, reducing later unemployment and economic risk.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Horse upkeep costs detailed for 18 work horses
The Dominion Animal Husbandman reports average yearly costs to maintain 18 work horses at 157.05 dollars plus 286.32 dollars with maintenance. It inventories 101,024 pounds of oats and 105,678 pounds of hay among feeds. Raising a filly costs 29.69 in year one and 48.45 in year two. feeding five foals for nine months costs 29.22 each.
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Dominion Animal Husbandman
Federal Department of Agriculture
Tea Introduction Leaves English Diet Example
A Penrith lady received a pound of tea and boiled it in a bottle. She and friends ate the tea leaves with butter and salt, then wondered how such a diet could appeal to anyone.
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England
Penrith
Medicine Hat Greenhouses Report Signals Rising Sales
At the second annual meeting of Medicine Hat Greenhouses Limited the directors note a period of financial low mood yet report an actual increase in sales volume for the company.
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Medicine Hat Greenhouses, Limited
First Inventor Conversation on Work and Motion
A dialogue contrasts current project and perpetual motion. The second speaker questions the instalment system as a problem. The exchange reflects early invention era concerns about financing and feasible energy ideas.
It Isn't What a Man Stands For What He Falls For
A reflective line contrasts personal values with temptations and choices, suggesting character is tested by what one succumbs to rather than what one professes. It hints at moral pitfalls shaping a man's reputation and fate.
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Lenden
Ww. N. U
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