Canadians Welcome Americans on Canadian Tours
Canadian tourism officials note Americans receive warm hospitality from Canadians with courteous officers and friendly people. Reports highlight fond memories of Ottawa’s Peace Tower and Callender quitta, scenic streams, and good hunting. tourism offices field many inquiries from May to October. Government estimates show two week tours spend 340 to 50 dollars and Canada earned over 100 million from tourism last year, with 1929 expected to rise. King and Queen visits spurred interest in Ontario routes to New York and back home.
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Canada
United States
Fouriata
Antowan
Citien
Callander Quitta
Peace Tower
Ottawa
Toronto
Aim
Ontario
Ohio
Goverment Bureaux
New York
Bay
June
Bureau
Agid
Dudgeon Steam Wagon at World's Fair Exhibit
The Dudgeon Steam Wagon, first shown at Crystal Palace Exposition in 1898, appeared at the New York World's Fair in the Hail Way Building. It could carry 12 and reach 14 mph, later allowed on designated streets with a red flag lead. The article notes steam cars predated gasoline cars and mentions pioneers Cugnot and Trevithick, with steam bus services in London and early speeds.
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United States
Bryant Park
New York City
Nichola Cugnot
Richard Trevithie
England
London
Ontario
St. Thomas
Production Of Grasses A Saskatchewan Trend
Production services in Saskatoon report a clear shift toward grasses and legumes on northeastern Saskatchewan farms. Applications for registration of grasses and legumes rise, with much seed sold within the province, suggesting farmers have expanded livestock. Wheat seed registration has fallen as rust-resistant varieties remain ineligible.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Canadian Girls Tour Europe Collects Official Buttons
Five 05 Canadian schoolgirls aged 13 to 15 traveled three weeks across England Scotland France Belgium The Netherlands Switzerland and Italy collecting official buttons from European officials. They found Scots most hospitable and Edinburgh the best city. the trip left them with lasting memories.
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Europe
England
Scotland
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Italy
Amt
Edinburgh
Stefansson Sees Alaska as Easy Migration and Market
Arctic explorer Stefansson argues Alaska is a psychological frontier and a ready home for many nationalities. He says Alaska could rival Scandinavia in resources and population, with potential markets in the United States Japan and beyond.
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Viihjuimur Stefansson
Arctic
America
Alaska
United States
Japan
Scandinavia
Four-decade milestone noted in vintage school prize event
A St Marys Hal prize giving in Boghton England quoted headmistress Miss EL Poort observing a girl entering her forties era. The remark frames youth aging as a roaring passage of time.
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Mehan
EL Poort
St. Mary's Hal
Boghton
England
Has Different Hobby Charles Fo Rush Collects Fireplace Figures
Charles Fo Rush, head of the Cleveland public library, pursues a hobby collecting chimney and fireplace descriptions. After 29 years he owns 1,000 fireplace figures catalogued with pictures and detailed notes.
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Charles Fo Rush
Cleveland
Rush
Neptune Moon Moves Around Orbit In Six Day Span
Astronomers note Neptune's satellite completes a lap in just under six days and is comparable in size to Earth's Moon, reflecting surprising scale for distant moons.
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Neptune
Earth
Hopper Poisoning Would Be Effective After Harvest
The article argues grasshopper control is best during the egg laying period and after harvest. It recommends poison spread promptly to target roadside and stubble hoppers, with shallow tillage to destroy stubble hoppers and prepare land for seeding in 1949.
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Peison
Royal Message Reaches Quebec Centenarian on 106th Birthday
Wilfrid Brosseau of St Johns Quebec believed the Victoria era queen might send greetings when told the King and Queen sent a cable. The note from Elizabeth II and George VI, signed by their private secretary, offered hearty congratulations and goodwill on his century birthday.
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Quebec
Victoria Wilfrid Brosseau
St. Johns
Quc
Victoria
England
Brosseau
Elizabeth
King George
Canadian Train Emergency Linkage Acknowledged After Nevada Crash
A Canadian railway official described portable telephone equipment carried on all trains to reach authorities in emergencies. After the Nevada luxury train disaster, a trainman walked 12 miles for help, and the official said damage to the unit or wires caused delays. He noted similar gear on U S trains and blamed wreck damage for the delay.
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Nevada
Reporta
United States
Blindness In India Demand to wipe the scourge
The National Institute of the Blind reports 5,000,000 in India are totally blind or seriously visually impaired. Sir Michael O'Dwyer notes no country matches India's blindness and the lack of prevention efforts. The report cites infantile ophthalmia neglect and preventable diseases as major causes.
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India
National Institute of the Blind
Michael O'Dwyer
Migration trend cited as one in three Americans relocate
A report notes that about one third of the U S population lives in a state different from where they were born. The article also mentions women pilots in England preparing for possible wartime service as a broader context on mobility and readiness.
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Anr
England
Crochet Last Supper by Da Vinci Pattern 6432
Crochet translation of The Last Supper as a 25 by 47 inch panel suitable for living rooms or dining areas or assembled as an altar cloth. Pattern 6432 provides chart directions and stitch illustrations with materials list. Send 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for this pattern. no stamps accepted.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Norse Voyagers Reaching Great Lakes Proposed By Curran
The article reviews James W. Curran’s book Here Was Vinland arguing Norsemen explored Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes around AD 1000. It cites relics from Beardmore Ontario and North Dakota’s Mandan, plus tales of white tribes and Vinland’s location, inviting expert scrutiny.
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Vinkand
North America
Iceland
Greenland
Vinland
Nova Scotia
New England States
Virginia
Peopel
Curran
Algoma
Hudson Strait
Hudson Bay
Henry Hudson
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Ontario
Minnesota
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Beardmore
Ont
James Edward Dodd
Mr. Curran
Jamea Bay
Pierre Verendrye
Sault Daily Star
America
Sault
Mir
Eton College to celebrate 500th royal charter anniversary
London correspondent notes Eton College will mark the 500th anniversary of its royal charter next year. The program includes a list of living Old Etonians. Henry VI granted the charter and endowed the college from priories' funds. The Montem ritual last observed in 1844 involved levying salt money from bystanders.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Eton College
Eton
William of Wykeham
Winchester
Bath Road
Salt Hil
Floating Weather Bureau Sets Sail To Sea Route
About 70 men from Le Havre embark for three months aboard the French meteorological vessel Carimare a 4500 ton ship carrying unique equipment. It will issue weather reports every three hours to pilots on the South Atlantic air route using radio wave apparatus to gather upper air data.
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Atlantic Air
le Havre
France
mid-Atlantic
Carimare
South Atlantic
Experta
Too Nice For Fire At Streetsville Carnival
Bright fire truck displayed by Streetsville Ontario firefighters at a street dance as pride overrode use in a hay truck blaze on the town street. A bucket brigade fought the fire while the display drew community attention. The rest notes a Brno tombstone inscription and Japan warning on mobilization.
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Streetsville
Ont
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