Trans-Canada Telephones Linking Dominion Wide
Canada will connect from coast to coast with an all country telephone network. The project unites Canadian companies to route calls within Canada and reduce U S line usage. Construction in Saskatchewan advances and full completion is expected next year announced by Hon. Mr Bryent.
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Dominion
Bryant, KC
United
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Canada
America
United States
Bryent
Canada’s Population Growth Through Centuries
The census traces Canada’s white population from about 3,000 in 1665 to just under 10 million today. Growth surged with prairie settlement after 1900, shifting from 3 percent west of the Great Lakes in 1871 to about 30 percent living in the West now.
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Canada
Reuter
Ottawa
Dominion
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Great Wheat Belt
Europe
Great Lakes
West
Cattle Shipped To Britain Under New Ottawa Policy
Calgary sent the first cattle shipment to Great Britain under the new policy. Alberta Co operative Livestock Producers shipped 24 feeder steers averaging 1080 pounds to Montreal for eventual delivery to Manchester. The aim is to supply feeders to English farmers and settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Ottawa
Great Britain
Robert Weir
Alberta Co-operative Livestock Producers
Montreal
Manchester
England
Gorilla Sanctuary Set in Uganda near Congo Border
Efforts to protect remaining wild gorillas lead to a sanctuary proclaimed in southwest Uganda near the Sabinio Mountains and close to the Belgian Congo border. Experts note gorillas thrive in the wild and rarely survive in captivity or in zoos.
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Africa
Uganda
Sabinio Mountains
Belgian Congo
Kansas Taxi Driver Liked Lord Dewson
Kansas City taxi driver Jack Sanford gave Lord Dewson a 15 minute city tour covering the Liberty Memorial Phillips Hotel and Convention Hall turtle race as he explained theatres and the Professional Building. Sanford noted the baron’s view of physicians and said he was a swell guy who tipped 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dawson
Penn
K.C
M.G
England
Kansas City
Jack Sanford
Sanford
Phillips Hotel
Convention Hall
Union Station
West Coast
Driver Sanford
Best Ration For Pullets
Poultry experts from the Dominion Department of Agriculture urge a definite feeding plan for pullets. A balanced ration includes scratch grains mash green feed grit shell and vitamin supplements with ample clean water. Home mixing is advised using wheat oats corn or barley a 15 percent animal feed 1 percent salt and 1 percent cod liver oil plus available greens as green feed and oyster shell in hoppers at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Fruit Crop Report Shows Mixed Canada Outlook
The September survey by the Fruit Branch indicates Canada's apple crop at 75.5 percent of 1928 with 200000 barrels below the five year average. Ontario Nova Scotia Quebec New Brunswick lag while British Columbia expects 360000 more than last year and 250000 above the five year average. Pears ahead, peaches up though lighter, plums up in Ontario, BC down 2 percent, grapes near last year.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
How To Find Happiness From Freud’s Paradox
The Vancouver Sun quotes Dr. Sigmund Freud noting that domination of nature yields no lasting happiness. Conquest spurs more striving, so happiness remains elusive. A paradoxical tip suggests forgetting the goal of happiness to achieve it.
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Sigmund Freud
Vancouver Sun
No two people think alike says a psychologist
A psychologist quips that no two people think alike, noting he has little experience with wedding presents and the clash of gift expectations that can follow.
Queen and Duke salute Red Cross Diamond Jubilee
The Queen telegrammed the British Red Cross Society on its Diamond Jubilee praising its results and wishing continued success in alleviating suffering. The Duke of York also expressed pride as Chairman and affirmed the Society’s high traditions over sixty years.
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British Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Britain
Duke of Pork
Red Cross Society
Duke of York
Crimea
Lombardy
London Times
Prince of Wales
League of Nations
Amateur artist paints world marine life via periscope
Miss Dorothy Beck travels the globe to paint all kinds of marine life. Using a large upside down periscope projecting deep into the water she captures underwater vegetation and fish. In Ceylon she obtained unusual pictures of tropical finny swimmers.
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Dorothy Beck
Ceylon
Middle age and saving habits quip about the future
A humorous remark notes that middle age is the period when the typical man plans to start saving next month, reflecting a common financial sentiment with a light tone.
Wheat Market Low Mood and Russian Surplus Outlook
Sir John Aird of the Canadian Bank of Commerce warns that a large exportable Russian wheat surplus could keep prices low for years. He notes prewar Russia often exported 250 million bushels and may again reach or exceed such surpluses, while Canadian exports to China may not rise quickly due to Russia offering cheap wheat.
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Russia
Sir John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Sir John
John
China
Canada
More Wheat Report Shows Rising Wheat Use in Tropics
A Ford Research Institute survey from Stanford analyzes 1909 to 1927 data, revealing tropical countries increasing wheat flour consumption faster than population. Per capita use averaged 11.24 pounds from 1909 to 1913, rising to 12.67 percent in 1923 to 1927.
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Ford Research Institute
Stanford University
California
Escaped tale at a 1920s bridge party
A flapper misreads a young man and learns the tickling memory belongs to his father. The bold speaker recalls a school age moment, only to reveal a surprising family link that shifts the scene. The exchange captures social dances and mistaken identity at a party.
Sugar demand rises by 750000 additional tons yearly
The world is increasing its demand for sugar at the rate of 750,000 additional tons a year.
Name Changes Create Confusion In Place Names
Helen Strong of the US Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce cites a US Geographic Board study showing the push for uniform foreign place names after postwar nation creation. Territorial transfers redraw maps and cause misaddressed shipments and delayed deliveries along with national sentiment effects.
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Helen Strong
US Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States Geographic Board
Poland
Lemberg
Lwow
Turkey
Smyrna
Izmir
Adrianople
Edirne
Finland
Helsingfors
Helsinki
West Prairie feed shipment eyed for Maritimes
Estimates indicate up to 500 cars of feed from the prairies could be bought in the Maritimes with Moncton already receiving over 25 carloads. The Wheat Pool has set up a provincial representative hoping the movement grows, as cheap feed could boost dairy production for Maritime farmers.
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Prairies
Maritimes
Moncton
N.B
Wheat Pool
Greatest ship elevator near Neiderfinew Germany
The giant lift, claimed as the world’s tallest, will raise thousand ton boats 118 feet in five minutes. It replaces a canal lock system between Berlin and the Port of Stettin linking to the Baltic Sea, slashing a two hour ascent to minutes.
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Neiderfinew
Germany
Berlin
Stettin
Baltic Sea
A father's view on his own baby among others
A succinct reflection notes that every father believes his baby is unique while others share the sense of pride. The line implies universal parental bias and communal affirmation of infant value.
Crusaders Launch Radio World Cruise From Canadian Pacific
Sunday afternoon October 5 4 15 PM marks the debut of a radio World Cruise series The Crusaders an ensemble of artists will broadcast from Toronto with Julia Preston Major Kemp and Julia’s parents aboard the Empress of Australia The program spreads across Canada from Quebec to Vancouver and reaches US listeners via NBC WJZ linking to the Canadian Pacific network.
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United States
Crusaders
Julia Preston
Major Kemp
Dian Pacific
Empress of Australia
Julia
Cadenza
New York
Canadian Pacific
Royal York
Toronto
Canada
Quebec
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Telegraphs
National Broadcasting Company
WJZ
Alfred Heather
Professor Cadenza
Boothic Returns From Arctic
The Beothic delivered supplies to Arctic government officers on its fifth voyage. Major tasks included personnel changes, meteorological work, and hospital construction. The voyage faced dense fog, heavy ice, and a severe storm near Cornwallis Island with compass failures north of 73 latitude.
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Canadian Arctic Archipelago
George DP. MacKenzie
Department of the Interior
Beothic
Arctic
Mr. MacKenzie
A. H. Joy
R.C.M.P
J. P. Richards
Messrs. Harris and
Jackson
Toronto
P. Heindecker
Washington University
University of Michigan
Gjeahaven
Greenland
Etah
Rice Strait
Buchanan Bay
Bache Peninsula
Cornwallis Island
Austin Chappel
Keene Shoals
Melville Island
Cape Cockburn
Navy Board
Stuart
Baffin Island
Pangnirtung
Lake Harbor
Dewey Soper
Child Finds Dirt Under Davenport During Visit
A three year old visiting a friend crawled under a davenport to retrieve a toy ball and exclaimed that he saw only dirt when asked about the ball. The incident occurred one evening at the hostess's home while the child played.
Largest garage in the world opens in Boston
The new Boston facility is claimed as the largest garage globally with over ten acres of floor space and eight levels. It can hold more than 2,900 cars at once and aims to serve shoppers visiting the city.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Public telephones set for Irish railway stations
Ireland to install public telephones at railway stations and airports to improve communication. Asian Minor identified as the Angora goat’s original home. A Stockholm quip about wiping a handkerchief closes with a pun about a handkerchief.
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Ireland
Asia Minor
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Trans-Canada Telephone Lines
Emil
Hummel
Hamburg
Ww. N. U
Kansas
Lord Dewson
Radio
Boothic
Weasels
Stockholm
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