Halifax as Canada’s potential challenger for the America’s Cup
Following the Shamrock V defeat by Enterprise, Halifax yachtsmen push for a Canadian entry in the America’s Cup. Halifax, home to Nova Scotia’s yacht squadron, could supply financial backing and a seaworthy challenger. Canada has twice before entered, with Countess of Dufferin failing and Atalanta facing ridicule in the Erie Canal passage before the rule shift restricting entries to ocean-going yachts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
Halifax
Cying
Emty
Pea
Wmnen
Atalanta
Great Lakes
Shamrock
Canada
Soy Beans Hold Value For Canada Cultivation
The Dominion Agriculture chemist notes the value of soy beans varies with oil and protein content. About twenty four varieties are proven suitable for commercial Canada cultivation. Oil from expression is key. meal or cake supplies livestock feed. Soy oil serves in fish canning paint and soap. beans also feature in many patent foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Rainbow Trout Egg Harvest in Cameron Lake District
The Department of Fisheries fish culture division collected 201 000 rainbow trout eggs at Cameron Lake Waterton Lakes Park Alberta this summer, six times larger than 1929 first collection. Eggs were placed in Water tom hatchery and 229 fish were stripped between June 5 and July 2 yielding 201 066 eggs.
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Cameron Lake
Waterton Lakes Park
Alberta
Department of Fisheries
Watertom
Holstein Show Herd Dominates Washington State Fair
The Canadian Pacific Strathmore herd from Alberta swept Yakima Washington prizes winning 14 firsts and nine seconds across 16 classes. They captured senior, junior and grand championships in both male and female divisions at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
Canadian Pacific Supply Farm
Strathmore
Alberta
Tourism drives Canada’s economy says CN rail chief
C W Johnston, CN general passenger traffic manager, notes tourism became Canada’s fourth largest industry, doubling in five years. He cites 1929 revenue near 300 million dollars, mostly from Americans who spent out of 40 percent. He adds railways remain main economic supporters with steady growth despite temporary downturns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C W. Johnston
Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Livestock Leads The Charge In A Coming Upward Swing
A strong trend favors livestock as prices for grain stay low. Dry conditions linger in parts of the Dominion but Canadian feeds remain ample. Hay crops are solid to exceptional, barley and oats carry large stocks, and low feed costs spur livestock production for the coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Fjords of Great Bear Lake Echo Norwegian Coast
The eastern part of Great Bear Lake in the Mackenzie district of the North West Territories is described as a magnificent fjord filled system with land-locked channels, likened to the west coast of Norway. In Kingston Magna England children at the village school sing in seven languages English German Italian French Flemish Greek and Hebrew.
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Great Bear Lake
Mackenzie District
North West Territories
Canada
Norway
Kingston, Magna
England
Saskatchewan minister tastes Sas katchewan fruit at Congress
Hon W C Buckle, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture, samples peaches grown at Winecroft Farm Congress. Owner R V Suills and grower Thomas Lipton Price report plans to ship huckleberries peanuts and beans. Price, four years out from Ireland, expects Saskatchewan soil to yield more fruits. he will return to Belfast in two months.
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W. C. Buckle
Saskatchewan
Winecroft Farm
Congress
R. V. Suills
Thomas Lipton Price
Ireland
Price
Mr. Buckle
Mr. Price
Department of Agriculture of
Belfast
Making Milk Appealing to Children and Moms
The article discusses how milk and spinach are often disliked by children and how mothers can dress up milk with flavors or cereals. It notes that cereal beverages mixed with milk, sweetened and served hot, offer a healthful alternative that children may enjoy, reducing resistance to drinking milk.
Buttonless husband plans sarcasm during shopping
A husband contemplated his unbuttoned jacket and teased his wife about getting needles and thread. She smiled and replied that she could lend hers, calling him silly and extravagant.
Magnetic Pole Location by Explorers Compared
The north magnetic pole location near Cape Adelaide on Poothia Peninsula was reported by Major Burwash as close to Amundsen’s placement from 1903 to 1906 observations at about 71 degrees north latitude and 96 degrees west longitude.
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Major Burwash
Cape Adelaide
Poothia Peninsula
Amundsen
Boston Transcript
Typewriter Plant Planned in Poland
A report notes that manufacture of typewriters is to begin in Poland, signaling new industrial activity in the region. The project aims to boost local employment and advance domestic production capacity for office machines.
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Poland
Saskatchewan experts doubt 100000-acre wheat factories replace family farms
Dr. William Allen and E A Hardy of the University of Saskatchewan say mammoth farms are unlikely to supplant family farms in Saskatchewan. They note Montana comparisons show lower production costs on many small farms and that Saskatchewan conditions differ greatly. Advances in machinery also raise the viable farm unit size for a family.
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William Allen
Farm Management Department
University of Saskatchewan
Montana
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
Dr. Allen
E. A. Hardy
Saskatoon
The Creative Faculty and Child Language Use
A World opinion argues against freeing children from discipline for creative aims. It asserts early language familiarity matters for literacy and future earning, noting that later job loss from poor spelling would frustrate an eighteen year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
New York World
Prairie and Yukon Fisheries 1929 Output by Region
Prairie Provinces and Yukon fisheries produced 4 075 095 in 1929 up from 3 580 562 in 1928. Manitoba contributed 2 745 205 or 67 percent, Alberta 732 214 or 18 percent, Saskatchewan 573 871 or 14 percent, and Yukon Territory 24 805 or 1 percent. Whitefish accounted for 34.1 percent of total value.
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Prairie Provinces
Yukon Territories
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
Penniless Antarctic veteran Harry McNeish dies in Wellington
Harry McNeish, veteran of two Antarctic expeditions with Captain Robert Scott and Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, died in Wellington New Zealand at age 64. He passed away penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McNeish
R. F. Scott
Ernest H. Shackleton
Wellington
New Zealand
Sockeye Salmon Passes Stamp River Falls In 1929-31 Count
More than nine thousand sockeye salmon used the Stamp River Falls fishway in a six week period from June 11 to July 20. A Fisheries Guardian counted fish during ten hours daily, showing a marked increase over 1929 when 3,512 passed. The fishway assists salmon to reach spawning grounds amid turbulent waters. British Columbia fisheries remain highly productive with top quality salmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamp River Falls
Department of Fisheries
British Columbia
Noted British Persons Have Actual Doubles
London doubles are common among notable figures. A pavement artist uses two pictures to spoof George Bernard Shaw and asks Which is which. A bus driver resembles Home Secretary Clynes, Lord Birkenhead has a doppelganger, and an underground official mirrors Arnold Bennett. Lloyd George has three doubles, and a man mistook H. G. Wells for a celebrated author.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Home
John R. Clynes
Lord Birkenhead
Arnold Bennett
Lloyd George
H. G. Wells
Dusting Rust Control Boosts Crop Yields Says Experts
Federal Agriculture experts report rust control via dusting increases yields. Experiments show aircraft can dust large areas effectively. Sulphur dust proves especially helpful against rust and leaf diseases, with benefits seen even when rust is not severe.
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Federal
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Expansion Details
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited operates 1,034 elevators of 1,060 owned, with 14 closed and 12 under reconstruction. The pool system began in 1925 26, handling 11.26 percent of the province’s grain and rose to 94.1 percent by 1928 29.
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Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited
Saskatchewan
Postal Savings Rise by 160 Million in Japan
Postal savings in Japan exceed last year by 160 million dollars signaling improved savings in the postal system. The increase reflects stronger deposit activity and broader confidence in government savings programs.
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Japan
Gulf Stream reshapes Iceland image for visitors
A National Geographic Society bulletin explains Iceland’s climate is warmed by the Gulf Stream, giving the island a temperate climate and robust civilization. It notes thriving towns, stone buildings, and high literacy, with a strong Nordic literary tradition and sagas.
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Iceland
Greenland
Labrador
National Geographical Society
Society
Equartor
Polar
Canada
United States
Copenhagen
Glasgow
Ottawa
Minneapolis
Europe
America
Holstein Record At Moose Jaw Breeder Sets Milk Totals
Holstein breeder B H Thompson of Moose Jaw and Holstein-Friesian Association director completes a record run with five cows and heifers. In the 365 day class all but one qualify, totaling 73 032 pounds of milk and 3256 pounds of butter. Average per animal is 14606 pounds of milk and 651 pounds of butter.
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B. H. Thompson
Moose Jaw
Canada
Holstein-Friesian Association
R.O.P
Golden Rule guides in every relation of life
The Golden Rule is presented as the supreme guide to human conduct in all relations including business, professions, home, and society. It promises better results than selfishness and greater satisfaction in all areas of life.
Chinese Library at McGill Reaches 110000 Volume Mark
The Chinese Library at McGill University has reached 110000 volumes, says the curator. He notes that a Chinese volume often contains three to four times as much written matter as an English book of the same kind. A Chinese character can represent a whole English sentence.
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McGill University
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Rainbow Trout
Ww. N. U
John
Ston
Railways
Canadian Railways
Mammoth Farms
Allen
Saskatchewan University
Prairie and
Yukon
Fisheries
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators
Friedrich Christiansen
Jonas
Dornier
Occas
DC X
Claude Dornier
Friederich Christian Christiansen
Christiansen
Maurice Dornier
Canadas
McGill
Buen Humor
Madrid
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