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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 29, 1934

Page

3

Great Bear Lake mining expansion eyed for 1934

Northwest Territories reports rising activity as moratoria on representation work end and Cameron Bay records center activity. Great Bear Lake sees ongoing trenching and diamond drilling, new transport and radio links, and plans for a fifty ton mill boosting radium and silver output for 1934.

Marya Sweeniaing Bay Cameron Bay Northwest Territories Hos Murphy Feild Great Bear Lake Pisata Britiah Columbia Ontario Aurvaya Royal Caneo ‘Mounted Police Cameron Stores Beer Lake Manning Royal Canadian Air Force Department of the Interior Esteseron Bay Department of National Defengee Terilarion Yukon Northweet Territories Meleod Simpson Mackenzie River McVicar Arm Northweet Company Sibsi Diary Imperial Digitalted Ita Trail British Columbia Fort Hope Canada British Empire Great Bear Jake Great Heat Lake Dominion

Sale Of Squirrel Pelts Markets In Edmonton District

Marketed in Edmonton during winter, upwards of 100000 pelts of common red squirrels were sold totaling about 50000 pounds. Fur dealers estimate distribution to thousands of farmers and farm youths, with prices from eight to eighteen cents when demand peaked. current quotes drift between twelve and sixteen cents as springy pelts are rejected due to mite weather and sunny days.

Edmonton Edbionton

South Africa Eyes Tax Cuts for Oki Times Profit Firms

A brief report notes South Africa considering lower taxes for certain profit makers linked to Oki Times, aiming to spur investment and growth amid fiscal reviews.

South Africa Oki Times

Saskatoon Tuberculosis Survey Highlights Child Health

Dr. Grimith Binning director of medical services in Saskatoon schools notes long standing issues in cattle waste milk pasteurization and meat inspection tied to tuberculosis. A survey examined 645 children last month revealing few born and raised in Saskatoon reacted positively to tuberculin tests.

Perth Grimith Binning Saskatoon Binning

Woman Aviator Declares Commercial Flight A Man’s Job

Antonie Strassman, among Germany’s first women pilots, arrived in New York and stated that commercial aviation is a man’s field. She said experimental flying is over and pilots should be men, noting passengers trust male captains. Strassman plans to keep flying only for personal amusement.

Antonie Strassman New York Miss Stras

Pure Food Guarantee Canada High Standards in British Markets

Canadian meat products have held an enviable place in Great Britain and Europe for years. To maintain these standards the Dominion government created an inspection service through the Department of Agriculture with veterinary inspectors. The Canada Approved stamp guarantees pure food.

Great Britain Europe Dominion Department of Agriculture Canada

Candidate Focuses on Wheat as Heckler Demands Hay

The candidate declares the nation must grow more wheat while a heckler demands hay. The exchange centers on food for mankind, with the candidate promising to address the heckler’s case later. In a separate note, Hunter’s wife asks about a shot. Hunter replies it was in the hospital, not the kitchen.

Hunter

Springtime fashions for youngsters pattern with rabbit

Pattern includes a child dress in calfeo printed dimity with box-plait skirt and an optional rabbit pattern. Sizes 4 6 8 10 years require yardage of Binch material and binding. rabbit needs yardage of 35inch material. Linen and challis prints popular. pattern price 20 and payment by stamps or coin.

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Addressing Patterns in Newsprint Union Forms

A guidance item outlines how to fill standard address fields for newspaper union records. It notes the address line, city or district, pattern number and name, with notes on size and formatting.

Manitoba Blacksmiths Reflect On Changing Trade In Winnipeg

Manitoba blacksmiths gathered in Winnipeg for their annual convention. They declared the village smithy a dim figure under the spreading chestnut tree, noting horseshoeing has become a sideline as they evolve into jacks of all trades with oxy acetylene welding.

Manitoba Winnipeg

The Pugness Aqueduct Claims World Length Record

The so called longest aqueduct in the world is named the Pugness. It purportedly spans 81 175 miles and serves 536 Italian towns through its vast network.

Trans-Canada Air Service Plans and Provincial Area Figures

Reports published by Hon. A. Wells Gry update British Columbia area estimates to 366 256 square miles with 6 976 square miles water. A population density of under two per square mile noted. Future plans describe 1985 launch of a Canadian Airways service with jets flying Halifax to Vancouver in under four hours and Toronto to Vancouver routes via North Bay Winnipeg Medicine Hat and the Crows Nest Pass.

Britth Columbia A. Wells Gry Worveys Department Encyclopaedia Britannica British Columbia Halifax Vancouver Torente Atxao Toronto Canadian Airways Dominion Companien Det Canada Montreal Winnipeg North Bay Medicine Hat Crows Nest Pass Hdmonton Saskatoon Prince Albert Battleford

Maggot farm proposed for Edmonton cures

Fairview UP.W.A members push for a provincial maggot farm in the capital to treat blood poisoning and chronic bone infection. They cite 17-year-old Gordon Fairbairn's recovery from osteomyelitis after maggot therapy, and sent the resolution to MLA W. H. Bailey to raise in the legislature.

Edmonton Fairview W.A W. H. Bailey Peabe River Gordon Fairbairn

Alfalfa Production in Canada Rises with Hardy Seed

Before Dominion Seed Branch inspections, alfalfa seed crops were sealed in sacks to protect inspection tags detailing origin, variety, grade, and inspector signature. Southern grown imported seed failed in northern areas, but winter hardy, assured variety seed accelerated rapid growth and turned alfalfa into a major Canadian hay crop.

Dominion Seed Branch Canada

Farms Exhibit Delivers Bizarre Ripley Style Theories

At Michigan State College farmers exposition in Lansing a miniature Ripley show claimed odd proofs. Bees fatherless yet have grandfathers. sour apples sweeter than sweet. plant pulp used for phonograph needles. apples and grapes as berries. honey cost per pound linked to bee flight. The piece also cites seven new jaguar species found in the U.S. National Museum and notes many men become drivers rather than born readers.

Michigan Michigan State College Lansing

England Seeks Clarity on Store Cattle for Canadian Trade

Canadian trade commissioner explains store cattle must be two teeth or two-year-olds to meet British farmer needs. Unfinished three-year-olds are not store cattle and feeders will not buy them. Two-tooth cattle have outlets at spring and autumn store sales with peak seasons in late April through early November.

Farm Tracks And Autos The Tractor's Rise On Plains Farms

The article traces the growth of farm power from the early tractor era to mid-century, noting 1921 with 47 4535 tractors and 1981 with 105 269 tractors. It cites surging vehicle use on 711 090 farms in 1942, about one vehicle per four farms, and contrasts 1931 figures where trucks and automobiles totaled 367 678 on 303 864 farms reporting care and 46 368 reporting trucks.

Fort Peck Reservation Surname Meanings Highlight Local Families

English translations of Indigenous surnames on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Wolf Point Montana reveal a spectrum of named families such as Left Hand Thunder Lone Dog Growing Thunder Half Red and Chief Ghost. The list includes Charging Dog Crow Stomach Big Leggin Bets-His-Medicine Bogu-His-Own Beer Gun and Afraid-Or-His-Track reflecting cultural naming patterns across long-standing lineages.

Fort Peck Wolf Point Montana

Dominican Government Names Red and Blue Beef Grades

Official stamps mark beef cuts by grade with red for Choice and blue for Good. Edible ink used on each cut, produced by the Division of Chemistry, Dominion Department of Agriculture. Ink is considered safe and harmless for consumption.

Dominion Department of Agricultura

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