Hudson Bay route supporters urge patience over critics
The Financial Post in Toronto urges abandoning the Western Hudson Bay Railway, arguing massive subsidies and storage losses prove the route a White elephant. It cites government distortions, low Churchill elevator rates, and Western grain players opting for Great Lakes and Pacific routes, while noting rare shipments via Churchill.
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Financial Post of
Toronto
Hudson Bay Railway
Financial Post
Churchill
Canada
Western
Bay
Europe
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Fort Churchill
Dominion
Ottawa
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Hudson Bay
Montreal
Straits
Saskatchewan
England
Toronto Financial Paper
Lord Kelvin finds long lost cable after three year search
A Newfoundland bound cable ship Lord Kelvin docked at Halifax after three years of searching the Atlantic for damaged cable from the 1929 Newfoundland tidal wave. Captain M. H. Bloomer described 20 attempts to locate the line, with only 10 miles recovered and much of it unusable due to tearing and grit.
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Halifax Harbor
Western Union Cable Company
Lord Kelvin
Atlantic
Newfoundland
M. H. Bloomer
Grave marker honors Abraham Gesner in Halifax cemetery
An inconspicuous Camp Hill grave in Halifax Nova Scotia has been marked by a large oil company to honor Abraham Gesner M D D F G S the innovator who supplied kerosene as lighting fuel. The inscription notes his birth in Cornwallis Nova Scotia May 2 1797 his death in Halifax April 29 1864 and his 1836 Geology and Mineralogy of Nova Scotia work and 1852 American kerosene process invention.
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Camp Hill
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Abraham Gesner
D.F.G.S
America
Dr. Gesner
Excursions Among British Schoolboys Reach Far Lands
Summer excursions by public schoolboys included a group of 11 to the Maritime Provinces of Canada Newfoundland and the Labrador coast led by J Guise of Winchester and an Arctic Circle expedition of 30 under Commander G Murray Levick from Scott's Antarctic team. The Finnish Lapland voyage featured three leaders guiding the party through unmapped wastes by compass and Arctic lights.
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United Kingdom
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Newfoundland
Labrador
J. Guise
Winchester
Arctic Circle
G. Murray Levick
R.N
Scott
Finnish Lapland
Oldest Lucknow siege survivor turns 86 in Duncan
Charles George Palmer of Duncan B C celebrated his 86th birthday on September 24. He was barely 9 during the 1857 siege of Lucknow in the Indian mutiny. Only eight other survivors remain alive.
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Lucknow
Charles George Palmer
Duncan
B.C
Mr. Palmer
Fresh vegetables lose sweetness in warm storage
A study shows vegetables stored at higher temperatures retain less of their natural sweetness, while cooler storage helps preserve flavor. The findings suggest temperature control is key to maintaining taste in fresh produce.
Chinese Man Li Chung Yen Claimed 256 Years of Life
Li Chung Yen, born in 1677 at Kinh Sien, reportedly died aged 256. He had multiple wives and seventy grandchildren. his youngest great grandson is seventy. He credited longevity to a herb he found during youth in the mountains.
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Kinh Sien
Methuselah
Li Chung Yen
Stomach Acid Burning Like Fire Relief Tip
A consumer ad notes that Bisurated Magnesia mixed in water provides immediate relief from burning stomach pain and sour indigestion. It claims one spoonful stops the discomfort quickly and recommends it as an easily available remedy from drug stores.
Reception Almost Too Perfect Stolen Radio
A man entered a Charlotte radio store with a short wave adapter fitted radio he planned to sell. He began to tune it up, and the dealer heard a perfect reception that matched a police description of a recently stolen set. The man fled, then the radio was promptly returned to its owner.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Moose Sightings Spread North Into Sub Arctic Regions
Frontier observers report moose herds expanding farther north into caribou country as rabbits vanish from regions south of the Yukon. Scientists note moose browse more freely now that rabbits have declined over the last decade.
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sub-Arctic
Yukon
Reigate Stages Safety First Campaign To Prevent Accidents
English town Reigate staged a comprehensive safety program with the slogan Make safety pay every day. Mock accidents at dangerous curves, smashed cars with warnings, banners at prominent buildings, automatic signaling demonstrations, and a first aid session for victims highlighted the effort to reduce accidents.
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Reigate
England
Carter’s Little Liver Pills Restore Bowel Flow
An old newspaper blurb touts Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a remedy for sluggish digestion and bile flow. It claims pills revive eruptions of normal bowel action after constipation and urges readers to ask for substitutes.
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Carter
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St. Lawrence
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St. Mary’s Journal-Argus
Inventor
Ogden
Ogden’s
P.S
Oppleford Paper Products
Wanewee
Ontario
N. U
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