Great Bear Lake Mineral Field Shocks Prospects Expert
Robert J Jowsey, Toronto mining figure, reports extraordinary mineral finds around Great Bear Lake. He claims the copper vein is the largest and richest in the world with silver lodes so rich they could be melted directly at the smelter. Jowsey plans winter development on seven stakes amid dozens of new claims and mining camps already formed.
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Great Bear Lake
Robert J Jowsey
Toronto
Sherritt- Gordon Corporation
Jowsey
Fort Norman
Mr Jowsey
Mr. Jowsey
Sherritt- Gordon
Bear Lake
Great Bear
Dominion
Sherritt-Gordon
Manitoba Basin
N.A.M.E
Consolidated Smelters
LaB’ne
Hunter
Echo Bay
Glacier Bay
Cobalt
Grasshoppers Roost Like Chickens Observed by MSU Experts
Michigan State College specialists report grasshoppers roost at night in dry elevated places near fields. District agent W C Cribbs notes hoppers return to the same roosts and move through fields from borders to greener areas as they feed, seeking dry perches.
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Michigan State College
W.C. Cribbs
Cribbs
How To Increase Clover Seed Yield
The Ohio experiment station notes that cutting the first clover crop as plants bloom increases red clover seed yield. Early hay cutting favors a second shed crop, but eases curing and lowers yield per ton while boosting feeding value. Pollination and weather also strongly affect results. Lumber treats as a farm crop show best returns.
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Ohio
Early bids to enter Churchill port as town grows
Commercial interests and hopeful entrepreneurs seek permission to move to the new Churchill port area before its public opening. Officials say Churchill won’t open to the public until next summer at the earliest, with town planning finished and elevator construction complete.
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Toba
Churchill
Bacon Frozen for Export Study Compared with English Bacon
British scientists proved pork can be frozen and mild cured into bacon on arrival in the United Kingdom. Frozen New Zealand pork defrosted at Cambridge was made into bacon and sent to experts who compared it with Danish and English sides, rating it superior to Danish and nearly as good as top English bacon. The research is funded by the Empire Marketing Board to improve transport and storage of Empire meat.
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United Kingdom
New Zealand
Cambridge
Empire
Empire Marketing Board
Chorus Girl Plans Marriage Sparks Management Mood
A chorus girl tells the company she will be dismissed as she nears marriage. The manager comments on the abrupt change and the girl admits she fell for a man she met recently after seeing his Rolls-Royce, noting a proverb about temper and restraint.
Wealth Of Canada Boosted By 1929 Estimates
Canada’s national wealth in 1929 reached about 30.84 billion dollars, up 1.21 billion from 1928. Ontario led with 10.63 billion, Quebec 8.27, while per capita wealth favored western provinces like British Columbia and Alberta. Urban real property totaled 8.25 billion, agricultural wealth declined to 7.94 billion, with 1929 stocks and preparations included.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba seeks five year lease for self sustaining community farm
Winnipeg announces a plan to lease the 2000 acre Manitoba Government Farm 76 miles northeast as a five year arrangement. The Imperial Immigration League aims to employ 1000 people in a self sufficient community with 50 Winnipeg families placed immediately and city council asked to approve $350 per man to relieve unemployment.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Imperial Immigration League of Manitoba
Aeroplane Passenger Link Planned Shanghai to Siberian Border
An air service will start in China connecting Shanghai with the Siberian border and then link to a Soviet route toward Europe. The plan envisions a cross continental travel option with transfer points for onward European service. Names of airports or operators are not specified in the available text.
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China
Shanghai
Siberian
Europe
British Pilots Break Speed Record In Schneider Cup
Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth set a new world speed record of 386.1 miles an hour in a seaplane over a three kilometer course at Calshot England. Great Britain won permanent possession of the Schneider cup as Flight Lieutenant J N Boothman flew at 340.08 miles an hour on a 31 mile course. Stainforth’s 404.265 mph lap suggested a 400 mph barrier may fall. Britain’s victory also secures the cup permanently with Boothman contributing to the triumph.
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G. H. Stainforth
Calshot
England
Great Britain
J. N. Boothman
Stainforth
International Aeronautical Federation
Jacques Schneider
Inset
Orlebar
Long
Boothman
Protein content in Manitoba wheat climbs in tests
Dr. F J Birchard of the Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners reports Manitoba wheat shows a 18.3 percent maximum protein, 10.2 percent minimum, and an average of 12.25 percent in the latest test, with districts matching those used last year and higher figures overall than 1930.
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Manitoba
F. J. Birchard
Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners
Suited Him Fine John the Baptist in sermon emphasis
A colored Baptist minister uses the Gospel line about John the Baptist to assert a clear, unaltered identity. He argues John is specifically the Baptist, not a Presbyterian or Episcopalian, to strengthen faith and unity within his congregation.
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John the Baptist
Judea
John the Presbyterian
John the Episcopatian
London restaurant’s mechanical food service fails to win favor
A small London restaurant installed a mechanical food service system but patrons did not embrace it. Staff report slow take up, questioning efficiency and appeal, amid ongoing trials to attract customers and justify the investment.
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London
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