British youths return home with new vision of Canada
A party of 50 youths from Britain aged 14 to 21 toured Canada as ambassadors of empire. They praised Canada’s hospitality and vast resources, planned fifty selling agencies, and urged Canadians to work. Mayor Houde proposed a reciprocal Canadian youth visit to Britain, with support from Mr. Lascot.
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Canada
Empire
British Isles
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Dominion
Montreal
Marjoria Dalrympie
Kenneth Lindsay
M.A
Oxon
Mr. Lascot
United States
Houde
Lascot
Canadian Government Appoints Tobacco Division Chief
Nels T. Nelson, BSA, named head of Canada's Tobacco Division. He has been the tobacco expert at Windsor Connecticut for four years and has prior experience in tobacco culture. Canada’s tobacco output rose from 13 million pounds in 1921 to about 46 million pounds in 1927, prompting government focus on the industry.
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Nels T. Nelson
B.S.A
Dr. Nelson
Windsor
Connecticut
U.S.A
Canada
Western Cedar Poles Show Strength Parity With Green Timber
Tests at the Forest Products Laboratory Vancouver branch indicate western cedar poles from fire killed timber possess nearly the same strength as poles from green trees. The finding suggests utility of salvage cedar in utility line work and construction despite prior concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Forest Products Laboratories
Vancouver
British Journalist Seeks Canadian Life in Home Feature
London writer Miss Daisy Cryar under the pen Nan Gloucester travels through Canada to report on how women of leisure live and on modern homes. She notes lavish plumbing and warm houses as contrasts to English firesides and plans further pieces from Paris for the London Daily News and Daily Mail. Canadian Bar leader W N Tilley KC is highlighted for his railway and constitutional law work since 1914 and his role with Canadian Pacific. Born 1868 at Bowmanville, he rose to KC in 1916 after Osgoode honor and a long record in Supreme Court and Privy Council cases.
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Dersinion
Canada
Dominion
Daisy Cryer
London
England
Miss Cryar
London Daily Mail
W. N. Tilley
K.C
Mr. Tilley
Canadian Pacific
Privy Council
the Hague
Dominion of Canada
Newfoundland
Bowmanville
Ontario
W. E. Tilley
Osgoode
Graceful frock pattern with flared sides and Vbodice
Describes pattern No. 1439 for misses and ladies with a flared side skirt, front bodice opening in a deep V over a vestee, and long dart fitted sleeves with wide cuffs. Sizes 16 18 and 36 38 40 42 44 inch bust. Requires 4% yards 39 inch or 2% yards 54 inch fabric. Lower edge width about 76 inches. Price 25 cents.
Poultry Grower Expands Flock Near Terrace B C
Murdo Smith expands his Terrace area farm in British Columbia by adding 500 high class laying pallets from the provincial University Kennery to his already large poultry flocks last month.
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Murdo Smith
Terrace
B.C
Canada Ranks Third in World Platinum Output
Canada remains the third largest platinum producer after Russia and Colombia with last year’s output of 11,228 fine ounces valued at 717,613 dollars.
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Canada
Russia
Colombia
South America
Court cross examination test of age prompts hesitation
A magistrate questions a young woman on her age during cross examination. When she hesitates the other person warns that every second worsens the situation. The exchange highlights the tense dynamics inside the courtroom.
Gulf Stream Keeps Its Course According To Skippers
Two mariners from the Atlantic report to New York that the Gulf Stream remains on its regular path. Captains McNeil of the Mauretania and Johnson of the Columbus deny any course shift, noting a stronger current and suggesting slow ships cross the stream to verify changes.
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Atlantic
New York
Gulf Stream
British Isles
S. G.S. McNeil
Mauretania
Johnson
Columbus
Lloyd
Captain McNeil
A Land Of Homes and Plenty On the Prairies
A London magazine sketch extols Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as thriving prairie lands. It notes growing towns comfortable country life with ponies and plenty. Families own cars, wireless devices, and telephones link farms to neighbors and the world. The piece highlights a proposed summer Hudson Bay route to shorten travel to Winnipeg Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon and Regina. It portrays western cities as future West wonders.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairies
Hudson Bay
Montreal
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
Saskatoon
Regina
My Magazine
London
Eng
England's land tilting as north and west rise
Geologists report a tilt of the British Isles with the north and west gradually uplifting while the south and east sink. They explain crustal movement and regional isostatic rebound may drive the observed shift.
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England
King Alphonso's Hobby: Medicine Fascinates Spanish Ruler
King Alphonso of Spain develops a keen interest in medical work and surgical operations becoming a notable hobby. The article highlights his curiosity about procedures and medical practice as part of his personal pursuits.
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Alphonso
Spain
Removal Of Fear Of War Greatest Factor In Development Of North American Countries
The piece notes soybean hay production in Canada and the U S as a valuable forage, detailing cutting, wilting, curing, and handling. It also reports Premier Mackenzie King in Geneva praising removing fear of war as key to North American prosperity and peace, urging nations to renounce war to lower armaments.
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United States
Canada
Experimental Farms Division
Department of Agriculture
G. P. McRostie
Mackenzie King
Geneva
the Post
North America
Europe
Danger From Snakes Inspiring Rescue Tale
A mother saves her child from a cobra by playing a mouth organ to lure the snake away. The account, cited from the South Africa Cape Times via Dr. S. P. Impey, emphasizes gentleness and quick action in snake encounters and notes a separate incident of a boy killed after a snake struck in a wall nest.
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S. P. Impey
South Africa
Cape Times
Barren Lands Explored By Three In Western Canada Flight
A three man party in a Western Canada Airways Fokker monoplane completed a 4000 mile, twelve day trip from Winnipeg to Churchill Chesterfield Inlet Baker Lake Fort Smith Wallace Lake Reindeer Lake Cold Lake and back. They report barren lands are six ty per cent lakes with barren rock and sparse vegetation and no signs of life along much of the route. The note adds Africa produced 17,600,000 pounds of sole leather in 1927.
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Barren Lands
Far North
Western Canada Airways
Winnipeg
Churchill
Chesterfield Inlet
Baker Lake
Fort Smith
Wallace Lake
Reindeer Lake
Cold Lake
Seven ages of we and the six guesses
A playful riddle-like line explores identity and aging with the question What are the seven ages of we Her real age and six guesses. The text teases self perception and the idea of multiple selves within a single person.
Control Of Pests Insects In Flower Gardens Bulletin No 99
The bulletin from Ottawa's Department of Agriculture outlines two insect classes by mouth parts biting and sucking and prescribes stomach poisons for biting pests and contact insecticides for sucking pests. Arthur Gibson, dominion entomologist, provides full cultural practices, formulations, and application methods with illustrations.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Arthur Gibson
Dominion
The Mighty Hunter Big Hunter at Club Scene
A comic exchange unfolds at 2 am as Big Hunter boasts of feats, while a waiter interrupts to relay his wife’s call home. He offers the waiter half a dollar and declares he is not at the club.
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Big Hunter
Tigers
B. H
Shay
Honey production per hive at Duncalfe apiary
The average honey yield per hive at Cyril T. Duncalfe's apiary in Minitonas Swan River Valley Manitoba over the last four seasons was 125 pounds.
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Cyril T. Duncalfe
Minitonas
Swan River Valley
Manitoba
Time to mend slips away for those lacking hours
A concise proverb cautions that those who lack time to make do also lack time to repair and improve. It suggests that insufficient hours hinder both creation and restoration efforts, urging better time management to address issues promptly.
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Ada
Fliegende Blaetter
Munich
W. N
W. N. Tilley, KC
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taio
McDermot Ave
B.C. Poultry Industry
The
Charlotte Williams
Percy
Williams
University of British _Columbia
Africa
Continent
the Mighty Hunter
Pele Mele
Paris
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