Center of the Earth as a Core of Gold and Heavy Elements
A Carnegie Institution expert argues the Earth harbors a massive core of heavy metals like gold and platinum. He says molten early Earth caused heavy elements to sink, with a central core of precious metals and a surrounding metal-rich zone, topped by a crust.
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Carnegie Institute
Dr. Washington
Mother Earth
Washington
Lord Kelvin
Hobbs
Earth
Space
Bentonite clay highlighted as promising non metallic mineral
The Mines Branch reports on bentonite from Canada noting its discovery in 1911 and Alberta's Keele influence. Spence evaluates economic occurrences and markets while Alberta University labs link bentonite to gumbo soils and roadbed waterproofing. Current uses include paper filler and de-inking, with broader industrial prospects.
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Department of Mines
Ih. S. Spence
Spence
Canada
Joseph Keele
Camrose
Alberta
Red Deer River
Nikola Valley
British Columbia
Mr. Keele
Alberta University
McMurray District
Canadian settlement boom predicted by Western Canada Association manager
Howard Everett, manager of the Western Canada Colonization Association, predicts a large influx of settlers from the United States to Canada in 1924. He states the association runs 225 agencies actively operating in the neighboring republic while visiting Calgary.
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U.S
United States
Canada
Howard Everett
Western Canada Colonization Association
Calgary
Republic
Northwest Lumber Plans 30 Million Feet Cut in North
Northwest Lumber Company aims to log 30 million feet in the north next year while having already harvested 16 million feet this year. The Edmonton mill is among Canada’s most modern lumber facilities.
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Northwest Lumber Company
Edmonton
Canada
Lazy Svantians in Inaccessible Mountains Observing Four Holidays Weekly
A humorous note from a historical source claims the Svantians in the Inaccessible range between the Black and Caspian Seas have not advanced toward civilization in 2500 years and observe holidays four times weekly with saints' days as extras.
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Black
Caspian Seas
Telephones in Canada Rise in Use and Revenue
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Canada with 10.55 telephones per 190 population, led by British Columbia at 15.19 per 100. Saskatchewan shows the fastest growth since 1914, Ontario next. Revenue up 7 percent year over year, expenses down 4 percent, net revenues up 2,686,000.
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Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Alberta Butter Output Surges in 1923 Production Totals
Alberta Dairy Commissioner C P Marker reports 18,000,000 pounds of creamery butter produced in 1923, reflecting rapid growth since 1912 when 3,010,756 pounds were made by 55 creameries. In 1922 fifty four creameries produced 15,417,070 pounds at 33.25 cents per pound. The spider life averages four years, with some reaching thirteen.
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Alberta
C. P. Marker
Marker
Salt in Canada 1922 Salt Sales Totals and Ontario Lead
Canada wide salt output in 1922 reached 183435 tons with 181794 tons sold valued at 1628322 dollars. Sales rose 19811 tons 66 percent from 1921 while value fell 45362 dollars 2.7 percent. Ontario remained the main producer at 97.2 percent. Nova Scotia shipments from the Melagash mine totaled 56053 tons of common coarse land and rock salt.
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Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Melagash
Amundsen Plans Air Service Seattle to Vancouver Patrol
A. H. Hammer announces Roald Amundsen plans to place a five passenger Junkers airplane in commercial service between Seattle and Vancouver B C. The machine, intended for a North Pole flight, may join a fleet of Northwest airliners as Seattle capitalists negotiate its purchase.
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Roald Amundsen
Junker
North Pole
Seattle
Vancouver
B.C
A. H. Hammer
Amundsen
Northwest
Hammer
Superstitious Chinese Sailors Honor Wind God at Port
Chinese sailors practice rites to appease the Wind God before leaving port. They sacrifice pork fruit and candles and hang long scrolls of paper with designs to mislead the god about the ship’s direction.
Angora shuts foreign hospitals and Red Cross units
The government of Angora orders all foreign hospitals and Red Cross establishments in Constantinople closed and bans foreign doctors from practicing, a Constantinople dispatch to the London Daily Express reports.
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Angora
Red Cross
Constantinople
London Daily Express
Record Pulp Plant Boosts Western Canada Newsprint Capacity
Article notes a Winnipeg area plant costing 3000 dollars will start with 120 tons per day of newsprint, aiding U S settlers moving to western Canada. It highlights rising Canadian newsprint output from 690,250 tons in 1921 to 1,631,364 tons in 1922 and discusses long term U S migration to Canada, wealth of American immigrants, and Crown land homesteading trends. It cites E. J. Chicanot in The Current History Magazine.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Becun
United States
Eaid
Middle Western States
Dominion
Canada
United Stat
Western
British Isles
Republic
E. J. Chicanot
Current History Magazine
Demand For Bushmen
Government Labor Bureau at Montreal reports a heavy demand for bushmen. East lumber companies hire men for the bush with fall and winter work expected to be strong. Wages this year reach 40 to 45 dollars a month, up from 26 dollars last year.
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Montreal
Manitoba Fisheries Record Large Dressed Fish Take
Winnipeg advices report about 3,000,000 pounds of dressed fish taken from Winnipeg Lake this year. Poor fishing led authorities to extend the season to aid fishermen, as the summer catch seemed unlikely to exceed 2,000,000 pounds.
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Winnipeg
Canadian National opens one of world’s largest grain yards
Fort William sees the Neebing Terminal by Canadian National Railways with 43 miles of trackage and capacity for 2,000 cars. The new yard reduces grain car congestion on CN lines at the head of the lakes and speeds delivery to elevators for shipment. It features a 24 stall round-house with an electric turntable and an eight and one half million bushel Port Arthur elevator, plus a gravity-based hump for car placement in classification tracks.
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Neebing
Fort William
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National Lines
Port Arthur
Montreal Elevator Capacity Expanded for 1924 Grain Flow
Montreal increases harbor works capacity as the Windmill Point elevator gains 1 250 000 bushels storage to 3 250 000 and adds four berths. Loading rate rises from 20 600 to 90 000 bushels an hour as commissioning occurs this month.
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Montreal
Windmill Point
Observant Child Dialogue Cited in Christiana Poem
A fragment from Tyrihans in Christiana presents a child asking why he cannot ponder like his mother and seeking guidance on daily routines. The exchange centers on washing the face and the child's curiosity about reflection and routine.
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Tyrihans
Christiana
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Carnegie Institution of
Venus
Mars
U. S
Manitoba Fisheries
Canadian National
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