Work on H B Ry Stationed Across Muskeg and Hills
The piece describes ongoing railway work toward Churchill with emphasis on muskeg ground, mile markers, and the stability of the roadbed. It notes new stations like Clearwater Lake and Cormorant Lake, the aerial forest patrol base, and a growing summer resort community. It also mentions Moravia land share sales involving eighty acres to a Moravia man for 1000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrens
Clearwater Lake
Mile 17
Mile 39
Cormorant Lake
Dominion Government
Moravia
Missouri
Campaign to Save Neligh Elm Seeks 400 Dollar Care
In Neligh Nebraska residents launched a drive to raise 400 dollars for surgical care to save Nebraska's 165 year old elm tree struck by lightning experts warn the tree risks death without treatment. A second note reports Clydebank Scotland launched the Duchess of York a 20000 ton liner in the presence of Her Royal Highness and other notables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neligh
Nebraska
Canadian Pacific
Duchess of York
Clydebank
Scotland
the Duchess of York
H-R.h
Duke of York
Howells Study of Whale May Aid Submarine Science
Dr A Brazier Howell new Johns Hopkins anatomist examines how whales dispose of carbon dioxide while under water. He suggests understanding the whale may yield an appliance to help humans breathe underwater and aid in submarine disasters and rescues. He notes whales can withstand water pressure at depths around a mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brazier Howell
Johns Hopkins University
Howell
World tour cameraman Rutherford films hidden lands
J. G. Rutherford of Ontario returned home after a seven month 30 000 mile world tour. He filmed in locations where cinema work was previously rare including the Moors of Gibraltar who resisted photography and the wives of the Sultan of Bima who objected. The Dutch government barred shooting giant lizards. The provincial government plans to use his unique film to teach geography in provincial schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Rutherford
Ontario
Gibraltar
Bima
Rutherford
Edmonton Leaders Back Northern Development Council
John Blue of the Edmonton Board of Trade endorses a northern development council and urges careful detailing while supporting the general idea for Edmontonians and northern towns. A separate local incident shows a slippery road, a braking failure, a near miss, and a man asking for an address in payment trick. Annie Elizabeth debates marriage after 15 years of courting as her father pushes for progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Alberta
John Blue
Edmonton Board of Trade
Edmonton
Northern
Alberta
Great Northland
Annie Elizabeth
Twins Baptism Sparks Joy and Sorrow in Parish
The minister prepares to baptize twins with names George Theodore Andrew John Lincelm Carnegie Jones and Maude. The proud father exults, the mother answers softly, while the scene ends with a reflection on a man’s joy and heavy sorrow.
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George Theodore Andrew John Lincelm Carnegie Jones
Maude
Wintering Surplus Queens Through Winter at Fredericton
At the Experimental Station in Fredericton New Brunswick researchers tested a method to save surplus honeybees queens. Four weak colonies were used with five light combs removed per colony then combined into two divided hives with separate entrances. After wintering in a cellar both queens survived in one hive while only one queen survived in the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Giant Caribou Herd Moves Toward Hudson's Bay Junction
Report from the Saskatchewan Department of Wild Game notes a giant caribou migration toward Hudson's Bay Junction in southern reach of the famous shooting season opening November 15. Moose and deer run plentiful. elk season is closed though elk were seen north of Prince Albert last year.
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Hudson's Bay Junction
Canada
United States
Saskatchewan
Department of Wild
Prince Albert
Sask
National Park
Boots and Men Comparison in Proverb Style
The passage contrasts boots and men through paired statements about wear, care, and comfort. It notes that boots have soles and men have workers, tightness and aging, polish and dignity, imitation and value, tanning and youth, fragility and resilience, mateship and independence, and comfort when well equipped.
Rent Dispute Between Landlord and Tenant
A landlord writes to a tenant requesting overdue rent by cheque. The tenant replies that he cannot pay and questions why he should pay rent at all.
Regular dirigible service Europe to United States envisioned
Dr Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, outlined a regular transatlantic dirigible service within four years. Four giant airships, larger than the Graf Zeppelin, would require two hangars on each side of the ocean and a capital of at least 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Atlantic
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Eckener
Washington
Baltimore
Lakehurst
New Jersey
Rhine Valley
Basle
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Gains in calves show slower gains with age at Sidney station
The Experimental Station at Sidney British Columbia weighed eight calves from birth to twenty four months old. Birth weight averaged 55.5 pounds with gains declining each three month period from 145.7 to 20 pounds. The station reports that heifers mature quickly in the first year, slow in the next six months, then rise again. A separate anecdote notes a sentry asking what is considered unusual and a reply about battleships on parade. Saskatchewan pests reduce crow population by about 250 000 in a provincial contest with 4 000 entrants offering 2500 in prizes.
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Sidney
B.C
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Promoted CN Rail executive named to western region post
Promoted to assistant to the general manager western region of Canadian National Railways is Wilcox who previously held the role of general superintendent of transportation and is a well known figure in the western railway community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Region
Canadian National Railways
Mr. Wilcox
West
The Impulse Of Habit Returns To Duty At Dockside
A blind aging horse, once an ice wagon animal and former New York fire department member, falls into the docks. Firemen revived it by signaling with a bell, guiding Dobbin to dry land. The piece reflects that the impulse of habit can still draw people and animals to familiar tasks despite retirement.
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New York
Dobbin
New York City
Axioms Across Peoples And An Exchange With South Africa
A discussion notes proverb variants from various cultures such as carrying coal to Newcastle and carrying owls to Athens. It also reports G R Stevens of the Canadian Trade Commissioner noting about 400 Canadian firms exporting to South Africa. An interview with a business figure is followed by a joking exchange with an irate customer and a remark on historic British antique imports.
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Newcastle
Horace
Athens
Australia
Hellespont
Prairies
British Columbia
Bay of Fundy
Canada
Peru
G. R. Stevens
South Africa
Arctic Trailblazers Complete Two Year Investigation
Danish explorers A. E. and R. T. Porsild return from Waterways after a two year Arctic survey for the Dominion Government. They studied rein deer potential in the North and produced 1 000 photos 15 000 botanical specimens and many geological samples. The report's conclusions await publication. They noted large herds seen by the Lomén Brothers in Northwest Alaska with Laplander herders amid 100 000 reindeer.
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A. E
R. T Porsild
Stefansson
Amundsen
Copenhagen University
Godhaven
Greenland
Porsild
Dominion
Lomen Brothers
Alaska
Valencia oranges from Western Australia reach Vancouver
A Vancouver despatch reports a new departure in inter Empire trade as the first consignment of Valencia oranges from Western Australia passed through Vancouver. A full carload was shipped to Winnipeg, marking potential competition with California fruit and the start of a steady Australian orange flow to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Western Australia
Winnipeg
California
Antipodes
Canada
Professor Presents Earth Rotation Findings At AAVSO Convention
Ernest W. Brown Sterling of Yale University outlined calculations to the American Association of Variable Star Observers at their Cambridge Massachusetts annual meeting. He argues Earth’s rotation may be speeding beyond 24 hours daily due to crustal contraction with potential earthquake relevance.
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American Association of Variable Star Observers
Cambridge
Mass
Ernest W. Brown Sterling
Yale University
Okanagan Apple Crop Outlook Aids New York Market
The British Columbia apple harvest in the Okanagan Valley is expected to ship 150 carloads directly to New York, with the main market in the Prairie Provinces. The crop is estimated at 1,259,000 boxes from the Okanagan and Kootenay districts, rated fair quality and the best yield in years.
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British Columbia
Okanagan Valley
New York
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Okanagan
Kootenay
Bearded Lady Crowd Scene At Country Fair
A woman pushes through a crowd at a country fair admiring the bearded lady. A man warns her of her boldness as she proclaims her husband’s privilege as his wife. Mrs White and Mrs Green discuss the awkward moment amid chatter about vehicles.
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H. B. Ry
Hudson
Mile
Crurchilil
Pas
Churchill Steel
Freigh
Buen Hugor
Madrid
Rhentiet
Dust Maude
Grace Drummond Hay
Commander Eeckener
Albert Wilcon
Big Business
American Magazine
The
District Attorney's Office
Hash
Arctic
Mrs. White
Mrs. Green
Mrs. G
Journal
Amusant
Paris
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