Hudson Bay route urged to speed up traffic growth
The piece argues Churchill and the Hudson Bay shipping route need active prairie promotion to realize full benefits. It cites Dalgleish and Lawes criticizing prairie apathy, notes 14 ships this season with potential for 60, and calls for government, business, and farmer groups to push higher traffic and lower costs for Western Canada exports.
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Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Prairie Provinces
Hudson Bay
U.S. Pennyworth
Churchill Harbor
Canada
Europe
The
Prairies
R. S. Dalgleish
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Hich Company
Dalgleish Shipping Line
A. L. Lawes
Montreal Shipping Company
Lawes
Louis Dreyfus and
Coline
Bay Channel
Candlenut Oil Used in Paint and Lighting
Oil from kukul nuts or candlenut trees is used in some paints. The candlenut tree, native to Polynesia, is cultivated across Asia, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Hawaiians formerly threaded the nuts on sticks to light their houses, giving the tree its name.
Local Chickens Inspire Odd Lipstick Demand in Ancaster
In Ancaster Ontario a merchant puzzled by a rush for lipstick asked an elderly farmer why. The farmer replied he uses the cosmetic to color the combs and wattles of chickens shown at county fairs. The note adds that the common fly avoids green and red and favors orange and white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancaster
Ontario
Asbestos Found Near Arden Gold Fields Draw Prospectors
Raw asbestos deposits lie north and south of a newly found Arden Ontario gold vein reported 11 miles away. The vein spans ten miles east to west and about three and a half miles wide, drawing mining men from Canada and the United States as staking continues. T J Alexander and Mervin Newton first found it last June and sold claims to Hollinger Mines for about 75000 dollars, with Hollinger engineers securing more district property.
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Arden
Ont
Canada
United States
T. J. Alexander
Mervin Newton
Hollinger Mines
Hollinger
Canada’s new coin designs may feature prairie scenes
The article reports planned changes to Canada’s coinage issued in 1937, with King Edward’s head on one side and varied reverse designs. Possible motifs include a fishing schooner Bluenose, a Rockies peak, a grain elevator, and prairie harvesting, while the 50 cent piece may be dropped. It also notes Roy Kendrick in Australia regaining sight after ten years.
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Canada
Rockies
Roy K. Kendrick
Bondi
Australia
Kenrick
Surgeon Reveals Tests To Prevent Surgical Shock
Dr. C. Ward Crampton reported at the American Congress on Physical Therapy that simple vasotone tests can predict perioperative shock. He showed charts indicating patients with low vasotone readings tend to drop blood pressure and spike heart rate when made to stand, guiding safer operative decisions.
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American Congress On Physical Therapy
C. Ward Crampton
Committee of Preventive Medicine
New York County Medical Society
Crampton
Scientist Uses X rays to Grade Potatoes
R B Harvey a University of Minnesota plant physiologist has developed a method to determine potato quality by X ray and fluoroscope. He can detect hollow hearts and rate vegetables accurately by testing large sample quantities.
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Minnesota
University of Minnesota
R. B. Harvey
University Farm
Harvey
Canadian Chamber Trade Mission Heads to the Orient
Businessmen from across Canada join a goodwill tour sponsored by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The delegation departs Victoria on January 19 and visits Hong Kong Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki and Shanghai.
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Canada
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Victoria
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Leopard Foe Fears Gorilla Guarding Family
A leopard is described as the only real threat to a gorilla which protects its family by sleeping at the base of a tree. The text notes a solitary predator and the gorilla’s defensive behavior.
Government reorganization creates Mines and Natural Resources department
The government announces a departmental reorganization into five units led by directors. Charles Camsell becomes deputy minister at $10,000 annually. Directors include John McLeish, R A Gibson, J M Wardle, H W McGill, and F C Blair at $7,500 each. Effective December 1 under Hon. T A Crerar.
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Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Charles Camsell
John McLeish
R. A. Gibson
J. M. Wardle
Dr. H. W. McGill
F. C. Blair
Immigration
T. A. Crerar
Selected Recipes for Fruit Tartlets
Beat eggs with sugar butter vanilla and milk or water. Line tart tins with pastry and fill with fruit mixture. Bake in a hot oven at 475 degrees for 15 minutes.
Resolution backs motor license exchange across British Empire
The Canadian Automobile Association passed a resolution at its 23rd annual meeting in Toronto seeking co operation of the Automobile Association and Royal Automobile Club of Great Britain and allied clubs to create a motor license exchange empire wide. It cites heavy government red tape and barriers within intra empire touring versus Canada U S travel. A college joke contrasts summers with a non working friend.
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The
Automobile Association
Royal Automobile Club of
Great Britain
Allied Automobile Clubs
Dominions
British Empire
Canadian Automobile Association
National Club
Toronto
Canada
United States
Tokio's annual fly swat record breaks with vast count
Citizens of Tokio tally 98,704,706 flies captured in a single day. Chitaya ward resident wins prize with 200,191 flies. Police department runs the yearly health campaign to curb pests.
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Tokio
Japan
Chitaya Ward
Hair Stretch Fact Cited as One Fourth Length
A claim states hair can extend by one quarter of its length. The remark notes the proportion but lacks context or supporting evidence.
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Hawaii
Young Man
Patel Ay
Royal Yeast
Graham Bread
If Motor License Exchange
Empire
ROYAL
Ao Cakes
Mall
Fraser Ave
Liberty St
Police Department of
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