Visit to Northern Indians Reported by Officials
Dr. Leeder and Indian agents traveled 200 miles by canoe through northern Manitoba to inspect conditions, pay treaty money, and distribute supplies. Vaccination reached over 900, with beaver trapping restrictions causing discontent. Census showed 128 women per 100 men among 2,300 Indians. fur stocks declined, wildlife damaged by fires, and few prospectors active north of Churchill River.
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Manitoba
Ami Sagkaichewsn
FS Leeder
Public Health Department
Flegign
3. W. Waddy
Tle A la Crosse
Pas
Tias
Pig Fildy
Leeder
Mr. Waddy
Pelican Narrows
Rc.mlp
Saskatchewan
Churchill River
Churchill
Missionaries Aid Sufferers as Indian Affairs Oversees
Missionaries on reserves assist the sick under the supervision of the department of Indian affairs. They act as government dispensers of medicine, providing relief and care to Indigenous communities in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaid
Department of Indian Affairs
Marketed Broilers From Small Chickens And Dress Packing
The text explains that broilers are birds under 2 pounds sold for broising and even under 10 pounds per pair as squad broilers. It cites Ottawa Department of Agriculture guidance on finishing broilers in a clean yard with a palatable mash, milk, and green food, keeping clean feeding utensils and roosts, and removing lice. Bleeding through the mouth and dry plucking are advised for dressed birds. If weather is warm or killing facilities poor, shipping alive may pay. A pasteboard carton 6 by 6 by 11 inches fits 2 or 3 broilers for dressed sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Elford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
How To Sleep Best From Sleep Symposium Findings
Findings from the ninth International Congress of Psychology in New Haven show relaxing postures like a curled kitten aid sleep while “sleeping like a log” may signal overstrain. Ten investigators led by H. M. Johnson of the Mellon Institute report that muscle tension blocks sleep and bed design affects available postures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
H. M. Johnson
Mellon Institute of Pittsburgh
Institute
Free Farm Lands In Western Canada Offered To Settlers
Government programs continue to attract applicants for 160 acre quarter sections. In the first seven months of the year 9031 entries were made covering 1,444,960 acres, up 2207 from the previous year. Large tracts remain in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia available as free homesteads with adjacent lands near railways markets and schools priced from 15 to 20 dollars per acre with long payment terms.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Queen Elizabeth Clock Marks 300 Years In Isle of Man Castle
A clock in Castle Rushen on the Isle of Man has run for three centuries without adjustments until recently when taken down for repairs. Known as the Queen Elizabeth clock, it was presented to Queen Elizabeth I in 1597. It has only one hand and three wheels.
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Castle Rushen
Isle of Man
Queen Elizabeth
Aerial Photographs Taken by Royal Canadian Air Forces in 1928
During the 1928 season the Royal Canadian Air Forces captured 88,000 aerial photographs across Canada for the Topographical Survey Department of the Interior. About 17,500 were oblique views while the remainder were vertical photos.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Air Forces
Department of the Interior
Mystery of a Double Life Cracking Joke
Mrs Junebride jokes about a double life while her husband retorts a single man can afford that. He quips that tall thin people should eat Crisco as a joke about shortening.
English Language Spreading Knowledge Of English Becoming Almost a Necessity the Work
English is spreading worldwide and is now a de facto official language in several contexts. In the League of Nations, officials require English, while in Europe it is increasingly taught as a second language in Norway Denmark and Finland. Esthenia and Central Europe show expanding use with schools adopting English and radio lectures planned.
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League of Nations
League Commissions
Orient
Asia
Europe
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Esthenia
London Spectator
Prague
Czecho- Slovakia
Vancouver
Device To Facilitate Landing Of Packages
A Swiss inventor developed a system to drop small packages from aircrafts. An aluminum shell holds a precision watch and parachute. the watch, set to plane altitude, drops like a weight until about 3000 feet, then releases the parachute to slow the package for a controlled landing near the target.
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Department of Commerce
Canadian Pacific appoints new Superintendent in Montreal
Assistant Superintendent of Colonization at Calgary becomes Superintendent of the Department of Colonization and Development of the Company in Montreal, succeeding H C P Cresswell who transfers to London, England.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Department of Colonization and Development
Montreal
H. C. P. Cresswell
London
England
Religion Of People Defying State Over Sunday
The piece argues that belief cannot be dictated by governments and that Sunday remains a core personal institution. It notes that even with changing world beliefs, worship and rest days are deeply rooted in humanity and that Russia's abolition of Sunday cannot satisfy those who seek freedom to choose their day of rest.
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Russia
Asuncion Club hosts banquet from distant Buenos Aires restaurant
Friends of Eduardo Pena editor of El Liberal say they set a precedent by ordering a lavish banquet from a Buenos Aires restaurant 700 miles away. The meal was air transported and served piping hot at the Asuncion Club.
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Asuncion
Eduardo Pena
el Liberal
Buenos Aires
Asuncion Club
Grass cakes for cattle feed proposed in 1920s studies
A report on an unusually dry year notes a new cattle feed called grass cakes. Developed from grass pressed into dense, high protein cakes, the product aims to supply nutritious feed for cattle and sheep during winter, with potential high vitamin content and easy transport.
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Canada
Cambridge University
England
Cambridge
Canebridge University
Imperial Chemics Industries
Jealott's Hill
H. H. Woodman
School of Agriculture
La Salle’s Griffon the First Lake Ship That Vanished
The Griffon, La Salle’s inland voyage ship built near Lake Erie, disappeared between Green Bay and Niagara River with all hands. Its loss marked the first fatal shipwreck on the Great Lakes and foreshadowed the lakes traffic that followed.
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Great Lakes
Canada
United States
la Salle
Mississippi
Lake Erie
Griffon
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Montreal
Lakes
Niagara River
Saved It Up Two Commercial Travellers Clash Over Moral Principles
Two traveling salesmen argued about a third man. One praised his character as having moral principles while the other mocked his honesty. The second quipped that the man ought to have principles since he never uses any.
Britain Seeks Fair Trade With Canada and Peace Policy
Lord Privy Seal J H Thomas outlines intra Empire trade aims to Canada Club, insisting Britain will respect Canada as a key customer for resources like wheat and urging fair dealing. He cites The Hague talks, Snowden’s stand, and MacDonald’s U S visit as part of Britain's principled, non compromising approach to international relations.
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Canada
United States
J. H. Thomas
Ottawa Canadian Club
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
the Hague
England
Snowden
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
MacDonald
Hague
Saskatchewan Coal Mines Lead in Active Mines In Canada
The News Letter of August 17 1929 reports Saskatchewan has zero active coal mines while Alberta leads with 292, Saskatchewan 0 and Nova Scotia 40 among 437 mines nationwide. Total investment exceeds 146 million dollars, employing over 28 350 people.
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Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Canadian Government Information Bureau
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Yukon Territory
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Jugend
Munich
Western
James Colley
Donald Fraser
Victoria
Rockies
Mr. Fraser
Scotland
Britain
Len
Inana Shenid
Saskatchewan Coal Mines
Sonnie
Gaies
Yverdon
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