Canada Welcomes United States Tourists and Seeks Repeat Visits
Canadian officials report Americans spent four dollars in Canada for every dollar Canadians spent in the United States last year, with per capita figures showing Canadians spending 5.36 dollars per U.S. resident while Americans spent 1.75 dollars per Canadian. The Natural Resources Service notes tourists are generally pleased with Canadian hospitality, despite complaints of overcharging and limited accommodations in larger centers. Officials reiterate a warning not to overcharge visitors and highlight growing U.S. interest in Canadian roads, accommodations, and attractions. A Maryland visitor praises Canadian hospitality and courteous police, while Canadians hope for many repeat visits and continued good will.
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Berte
Amerrican
United Sates Department of Counto Canada
Canadan Vistors
United States
Canssians
Canada
Point Ut Canady
Dominion
Natural Resources Service
Seasto
Maryland
Cinnen
Tar Sand Deposits in Alberta Spread Over Five Thousand Square Miles
The Athabaska River region in northern Alberta holds extensive bituminous sands known as tar sands covering about five thousand square miles with varying depth density and richness across the area.
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Athabaska River
Alberta
Winnipeg Pattern No Size Available At Union Shop
Pattern No Size available at the Winnipeg Union on Vis McDermont Ave. Few people impair their eyesight while poking at the bright side of things.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Vis McDermont Ave
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Tops Health Stats with Low Death Rate
Health statistics from Ottawa-based bureau show Saskatchewan with an annual death rate per thousand of 6.9, lowest among provinces. Quebec records 12.8, New Brunswick 12.3, while Western provinces compare 1925 figures. Alberta improves from 113.2 to 68.8 per thousand. Infant mortality declines nation wide. Ontario records 65.6 per thousand while Quebec reaches 112.4.
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Fies
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Quebec
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Dress pattern No 920 for teenage to adult bust sizes
A style favored for slender women features a collarless V neck with a vestee diagonal cross. Side tunics attach to the front, decorative shoulder tucks, and darted set-in sleeves. Patterns come in sizes 16 to 46 inches bust with material yardage and finished dress shown in the Fashion Book. Book priced 19 cents, pattern 25 cents.
Moscow Glass Houses The New Russian Architecture
The article describes a vision of glass dominated Russian architecture where modern buildings use glass walls with minimal steel and concrete. Set among Moscow’s historic neighborhood, these structures emphasize straight lines and circular curves, lacking traditional decorative elements and onion domes of older Russian design.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Clergyman Conducts First Marriage Service After Court Career
A clergyman who left his magistrate position to join the church officiated his first marriage. He asked the bride to declare her consent, and she answered I will. He then turned to the bridegroom to hear his defense.
Germans Propose Perfume Sprays to Aid Anesthesia
German surgeons report a new idea to ease anesthesia by sprinkling perfume on masks used in operations. The method is said to make sleep come more quickly and reduce a coughing, nauseating odor associated with the narcotic.
Snail Wanders From Cardboard at British Museum
The British Museum searched for a rare snail that vanished after twenty years mounted on cardboard. Researchers concluded the mollusk survived by feeding on the glue securing it to the display. It has now been reattached with stronger glue to endure another century.
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British Museum
M. Escargot
Ploughing Advances From Oxen to Modern Tractors
Historical note compares 1920s and colonial ploughs. It describes the old moldboard plough requiring three men and four to six oxen to furrow, versus a single operator on a tractor with a three or five bottom plough. Modern methods yield far greater area per day with smoother furrows.
Bituminous Sands Shaping Western Road Paving
Tests show northern Alberta bituminous sands usable for paving. With near unlimited supply, these sands promise permanent road construction solutions in the western provinces.
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Alberta
Dominion Bureau reports rise in May employment across firms
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows 6,504 firms reporting higher employment on May 1 with payrolls up 36,070 to 883,047. The index rose to 105.5 from 101.1 and last year’s 100.6, reflecting a notable employment gain despite lighter complexions facing bright sun.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
New Settlers for Saskatchewan Foster Canadian Growth
Dr. Von Seeberg, a German settler near St Walburg Saskatchewan, recruited twenty seven experienced German agriculturists after a return trip to Germany. They were placed on land near St Walburg by F J Freer, Superintendent of Land Settlement for the Canadian National Railways. The photo shows Dr Von Seeberg and part of his party arriving in Winnipeg.
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Canada
Dominion
von Seeberg
St. Walburg
Sask
Germany
Stu Walburg
F. J. Freer
Canadian National Railways
Dr. von Seeberg
Winnipeg
National Museum Of Canada Plans West Region Research
The National Museum of Canada announces extensive field work in Western Canada for 1924 led by Acting Director Dr. W. H. Collins. Teams will survey ore-bearing areas near Rouyn Quebec and gather fossils, botany, anthropology, and mammal specimens across British Columbia Alberta Manitoba Northwest Territories and Yukon for exhibition and study.
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National Museum of Canada
W. H. Collins
Western
Canada
H. J. Smith
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
National Museum
Europe
C. Boteau Grant
University of Manitoba
National Museuu
Indiana
Fond du Lac
Lake Athabasca
Department of Health
B. Osgood
Mackenzie River
Fort Norman
Hamilton M. Laing
Princeton
Cascade Mountains Divide
C. H. Young
Oregon
I. Young
Manitoba
Treesbank
Stevevill
Red Deer River
Alberta
Cypress Hills
Red Deer Valley
Ottawa
Toronto
Edmonton
New York
Preserved Prehistoric Indian Pictographs Near Sicamous BC
Archeologist Harlan A. Smith photographs red painted pictographs on Six Mile Bluff near Sicamous along the Canadian Pacific Railway. Figures include men and a canoe with others undetermined in meaning. Smith urges protection under British Columbia antiquities law to guard against vandalism. The text notes quotes and a Munich anecdote about punishment and honesty.
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B.C
Sicamous
Canadian Pacific Railway
Harlan A. Smith
National Museum of Canada
Ottawa
Lake Mill
Inspecting Dairy Herds in Manitoba Under New Border Rules
Dr. J B Heil Dominion veterinarian for Manitoba to inspect 210 farms and herds between Winnipeg and the boundary.owners seek to admit cattle into the United States under the new regulations.
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J. B. Heil
Dominion
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Boundary
United States
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Vienne
Alfred Bond
Mond Nickel Co
Maritimes
Russia
Ea Briteh Museum
Nickel Country
Sudbury
Arizona
Southwest
Adolph Sax
Megpendorfer Slaetter
Munich
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