Canada Tourism Trade Boosted by Domestic and Foreign Travel
A Dominion Government study estimates tourism expenditures from abroad will top the 200 million mark as Canadians spend heavily abroad but attract more foreign visitors. It notes U S tourists spend $2.40 per capita while Canadians abroad spend $7.50 per capita and urges promoting Canada’s scenery and winter attractions to keep money home and attract foreign visitors.
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Canada
Nouinion
Shin
Dominion
Thin
United States
United “States
B C Needs Another Experimental Farm
In the House of Commons J A Fraser of Cariboo spoke on the need for a new experimental farm in British Columbia south of the Grand Trunk Pacific main line. BC already had four farms and there was debate over whether one province should receive more support than others.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
J. A. Fraser
Cariboo
House of Commons
Motherwell
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
One Piece Dress Design with Dual Fabric Panels
An unusual one piece dress designed to slim the wearer features a perforated front panel that can be cut to reveal contrasting fabrics. A narrow belt at the sides gathers fullness at the waist and a youthful bow appears at the back. The square neckline is flattering with a smart collar.
Grading Rules for Strawberries by Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture proposed strawberry grades with No 1 No 1 canning and No 4 for jam. No 1 requires calyx and two short stems, firm well colored and free from defects with minimum diameter three quarters of an inch. No 1 canning and No 1 jam specify field run fruit clean ripe and uniform in size and color. An allowance of five percent under size and five percent by volume may fall below grade requirements.
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Department of Agriculture
Htews
Canadian Rail Rates Offer Farm Relief Across Distances
Canadian railroads provide farm relief by cutting grain rates well below American roads. From Devil's Lake North Dakota to Duluth 364 miles at 19.5 cents. From Lydiatt Manitoba to Fort William 386 miles at 14 cents. From Estuary Saskatchewan to Fort William 1036 miles at 24 cents. From Bozeman Montana to Duluth 1033 miles at 42 cents. Savings exceed 20 to 40 percent. Similar reductions apply on western routes benefiting farmers nationwide.
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Alberta Adopts Old Age Pensions Across Provinces
The province of Alberta joins ten provinces in adopting the Old Age Pension scheme funded by federal and provincial cooperation. The program now spans from the Quebec boundary westward across all provinces.
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Alberta
Quebec
Canadian Air Growth and Ancient Kiln Bricks Highlight History
In 1926 Canada carried 6000 air passengers rising to 47000 in 1928. Canadian airmen mapped over a quarter million miles of territory. Babylonians burned bricks from six millennia ago remain extant.
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Canada
British Columbia to Field Three Dairy Show Herds This Year
British Columbia will feature three show herds on the firairie Class A fair circuit for dairy cattle. David Spencer Ltd will send a Jersey herd for a third straight season. Consoli dated Mining and Smelting Co of Trail plans to repeat last year with Ayrshires. Alister Forbes Cobble Hill Vancouver Island leads Bri tish Columbia Guernseys with Regina Fair adding Guernsey classifications.
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David Spencer, Ltd
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Trail
Ayrshires
Alister Forbes
Cobble Hill
Vancouver Island
Regina Fair
Guernsey
Rail line offers four cups for Boys and Girls Swine Clubs
J M McKay of the Canadian Pacific Railway announces four cups for Boys and Girls Swine Clubs along the four western provinces with winning teams to travel to Toronto for the Royal Winter Fair. The text then veers into unrelated lines about song and 18th century iron bridges.
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J. M. McKay
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Man
Toronto
Potatoes as Feed Additive and Imperial Trade Debate
A. F. Perkins notes potatoes offer feed value near that of corn silage with 21 percent dry matter, urging farmer markets and cautioning against potato odor in milk. Also covered are Canada’s inter imperial trade ideas, Robb's proposals, and British press calls for Canadian product publicity alongside Australia New Zealand and South Africa promotions.
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A. F. Perkins
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
James A. Robb
The
Financial Times
Robb
Times
Dominions
Canada
the Times
London
Dominion
Australia
New Zealand
Lightning safety rules issued by U S Bureau of Standards
The bureau reports about 500 annual lightning deaths and 1300 injuries in the United States with nine tenths in rural areas. It approves a safeguards code advising indoor shelter during storms, preferred shelters, and avoidance of exposed outdoor locations.
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United States Bureau of Standards
United States
Heavy loss leads to docking of actress in touring company
An actress hands in she wore in the second act are reported stolen prompting the manager to dock her seven and sixpence. The exchange reveals tension over responsibility for the missing jewelry during a touring production.
Multilingual Leeds Railway Worker Masters Languages
Mr Harry Robinson a Leeds railway worker and faculty for languages speaks twenty two tongues including English French Italian Russian German Spanish Danish and more. He learned Greek Dutch Persian Esperanto Swedish Portuguese Bulgarian Chinese Hindustani Arabic Turkish Latin Norwegian Russian Serbian and Japanese in his spare time after discovering a French novel in a railway carriage.
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Harry Robinson
Leeds
Hard Luck Pursues Her In Birmingham Acc to Time Magazine
Madge Gunner, a governess, recounts a string of fiancé deaths and misfortunes in Birmingham. Her first fiancé, a wartime officer, was killed by a rifle grenade. Her second, an aviator, died three days before the wedding. The third, an engineer, died by crane accident, and the fourth died two days before the marriage.
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Birmingham
England
Time
Madge
Westminster Bridge radio mishap comic exchange
A humorous sketch unfolds as a radiator leak is blamed aboard a crossing box on Westminster Bridge. An American asks the conductor for the stream’s name while the bored insist on hearing the name, creating a light, ironic moment.
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Westminster Bridge
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