Northland development progress in Mackenzie Yukon regions
The North West Territories and Yukon Branch inspected Upper Mackenzie and Great Slave Lake districts reporting satisfactory transportation trade hunting health and education. Wireless station at Simpson will link Dawson Yukon and Edmonton boosting news for Territory travelers.
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Canada
Mackeozie
North West Territories
Yukoe
Department of the Detertor
Mackenzie Anid
Great Slave Lake
Fort Worth
Edmonton Waterways
Thebesco
Slave Rivers
Mackenzie River
Hay River
Providence
Yellowknife River
Fort Rae
Chipewyan
Resolution
Simpson
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Edmonton
Mackenzie
Madson’s Bay Company
Lady Kindersley
Peter Barrow
Alaska
Herschel
Mayo
Mighty Appetite Contest From a North England Mine Town
In a primitive society a popular food challenge rewarded the largest quantity eaten in a time. A six foot tall miner won after devouring a leg of mutton vegetables and a plum pudding with ale. He was cheered home but joked about not losing appetite for women.
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England
Strawberry Yields at La Cosbe Station Highlight Pandep Variety
Strawberries grown at the La Cosbe experimental station show high quality fruit and strong yields over years. The Pandep variety leads with an average of 6602 pounds per acre across five-year periods, with several other varieties also performing well in long-term trials.
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Lacosbe
Pandep
Motive Suspect Quarrel in Curiously Brief Exchange
Fragment from an old report shows a man questioning a match with remarks about compatibility. He quotes a harsh exchange implying a desire not to marry, and notes a perceived early dislike from the woman. The wording suggests a personal dispute rather than a formal inquiry.
Land surveys shape Canada’s growing cityscapes and prices
The Natural Resources Bulletin highlights how vast lands and precise surveys drive property values and future growth. It cites Winnipeg’s origins from Miles Macdonell’s possession of land at the Red and Assiniboine rivers, notes Portage Avenue and Main Street corner vigor, and warns that accurate subdivision underpins future settlement and disputes avoidance as railways expand and western lands urbanize.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Port Gerry
Bewerver
Portage Avenue
Main Street
Canada
Hare Prairie
Winnipeg
Cansaa Apple Leaves Identify Varieties Before Bearing
Dominion Experimental Farms Division reports progress in classifying apple tree varieties by leaf characteristics. Sixteen varieties identified so far, enabling early correct naming without waiting for fruit. This method aids orchardists and nurserymen by preventing mislabeling and losses to buyers.
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Dominion Experimental Farms Branch
Japs Net Using Jinrikisha As Tokyo Traffic Shifts
Tokyo officials report the jinrikisha still dominates inner city transit while modern vehicles surge. A statistical bureau count shows the average minute includes eight trams, eight passenger cars, four trucks, eight handcarts, 36 bicycles, 722 pedestrians and one skiskishee, reflecting higher city speeds and manpower costs.
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Statistical Bureau
Tokio
Immigration figures show April to July arrivals
Immigration figures for April to July inclusive show 64 022 entrants to Canada in the period, up from 54 420 in 1923. Among the total 83 248 came from the British Isles, 1 805 from the United States, and 23 779 from other countries.
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Canada
British Isles
United States
Lining the Connaught Tunnel Near Glacier BC
The Connaught Tunnel under Mount Macdonald near Glacier House in British Columbia nears completion. The five mile sleeve will cut travel time, reduce track length and shed need, while employing 590000 sacks of cement and a Canadian built fleet of machinery.
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Igh
Selkirks
Les
Ilacier
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Connaught
Mount Macdonald
Glacier House
Glacier
Rogers Pass
Carmel
Connaught Tunnel
Sydney
BE. Jumkins Company
Bc., Limited
Mount Abbott
Ross Peak
B.C
Eagle Peak
Sir Donald
Canadian Rockies
Saskatchewan farmers urged to balance dairying with grain
Regina Leader argues Saskatchewan must balance farming by adding dairying and livestock to grain to avoid reliance on wheat alone. It notes wheat prices rise and fall, but prosperity depends on diversified farming with cows pigs and chickens for stability and long term success.
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Minnesota
Saskatchewan
Regina
World’s Largest Wireless Station Rising Near Rugby
Mighty Wireless Station at Hulmorton south of Rugby England grows as the world’s largest. Aerials stretching 1 1/2 miles long, half a mile wide, supported by twelve 820 foot steel masts with 300 tons of steel each. Government control ensures global communications reach remote corners of the earth.
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Hulmorton
Rugby
England
Tom Brown
Self-made messenger seeks old financier recall
A proud founder enters the financier's office recalling a 20 year-old favor. He asks if the financier remembers delivering a message for him when he was a poor messenger, and the financier responds with a brief acknowledgment, signaling the moment of reunion and possible payoff.
Women's hands growing larger says glove makers
Glove manufacturers report a trend of increasing hand sizes among women, indicating shifting consumer dimensions and potential changes in sizing standards across brands.
Old John the Bath House Custodian Tale
A Dayton Journal reader recalls Safe Old John at an English resort who entered Miss Augusta at her compartment. She warns him to knock before entry, but he replies modestly that no danger of peeking exists as he follows a knot hole until he enters.
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Old John
Miss Augusta
John
Jullus
Dayton Jour‘mal
New Element Possible From Aurora Comments
The report notes Prof. J C McLennan and G M of the University of Toronto challenge Prof Ye gard's theory that the Aurora Borealis green line comes from frozen nitrogen. They suggest further study could reveal a new element as helium's spectrum once did.
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J. C. McLennan
G. M
University of Toronto
Yegard
Earth- Toronto
The Useful Topper Folklore From the Cotswolds
A visitor asks why a field worker wears a top hat and learns a humorous traditional use. The man explains he wears the hat to church, to work when shabby, as a later measure when worn out, and finally as a scare device for crows by hanging it on a stick.
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Cotswold Hillis
Boston Transcript
Riddle on the Board Stumps Class
A school scene features a teacher listing two questions on the board. A girl offers philosophical replies saying yesterday was today yesterday and today will be yesterday Lomerrow.
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Lomerrow
Here Comes the Bride In Church Guitars Bring Laughs
A playful fragment describes a wedding scene with a pew guitar joke and a whispered line about being led to a seat. The dialogue hints at humorous churchyard chatter and lighthearted amid vows.
History in Stamps Reveals World War Portraits
War stamps issued by France mark a ten year series detailing nations’ entry into the conflict their triumphs and tragedies their postwar reconstruction. Examples include stamps showing Germany colonists in decline Baghdad British control Belgium and Turks in Sinai with notes on post Versailles birth of nations and territorial changes.
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France
Red Cross
Germany
Baghdad
Belgium
Rumania
Sinai
Ruhr
Brazil
Ice Cream on an American Destroyer in Labrador
A Youth's Companion quip recalls an American destroyer near Labrador serving ice cream after the captain sought cold refreshment upon hearing of an iceberg. He returned with cracked ice and set a merrily turning freezer producing ice cream for the crew. The piece playfully muses on future travels and hot lemonade.
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Labrador
Africa
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Alberta
V. N. OO
Natural Resources Bulletin
Cansaa Apple Ees
Unter Way
Hundren
Little Brown
Vancouver
Mighty Wireless Station
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