Winter Sports In Canada Attracting More Visitors
Canada sees rising visitor numbers for winter sports as climate shifts to an asset. Skiing snowshoeing skating hockey curling and tobogganing draw travelers to Quebec Ontario and surrounding areas with Montreal Quebec City Laurentians Ottawa Muskoka and Algonquin Park highlighted.
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Canada
Dominion
Cominion
Quebec
Montreal
Quebec City
Murray Bay
Laurentian Mountain
Ontario
Ottawa
Toronto Bay
Lake Ontario
Muskoka
Algonquin Park
Winter sports and travel in Canada provinces
The article outlines winter activities across Canadian provinces, noting dog derbies, ski jumping records at Revelstoke, and winter carnivals like The Pas. It highlights accessible transport, year-round hotels, and regional attractions from Manitoba to Banff, with guidance to contact the National Development Bureau for data.
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Maritime
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Pas
Banff
Canadian Rockies
Alberta
Revelstoke
British Columbia
Canada
National Development Bureau
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Netting Craze and Expensive Needles of 18th Century
The article recalls the 18th century knitting fad using costly shuttle or netting needles. Enamelled needles fetched up to 40 dollars in gold cases, with famous holders like the Marquise de Pompadour and Comtesse de Revesal noted for high priced examples. The Duke of Lorraine’s 1781 estate lists seventeen netting needles of amber, rock crystal, gold, and other materials set in gold.
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Marquise de Pompadour
Comtesse de Revesal
Mme. de Beaumont
Duke of Lorraine
Apples Oranges Trade Tales From A Far Country
An old market note contrasts luxury in fruit marketing with a strong Canadian yield yet a sharp export drop amounting to about 500000 boxes versus 1931. A rural anecdote mentions a farmer paying a debt with cows and a counterfeit half-crown issue surfaces in Auckland New Zealand.
Safe Driving Rule Warns Against Assuming Others
Dr Knight Dunlap, Johns Hopkins psychology professor, urges drivers to stop assuming others will act safely. He notes many fatal crashes result from drivers giving others too much space or failing to anticipate errors. He cites middle lane driving and improper turns as common dangerous habits and calls for constant vigilance to prevent accidents.
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Knight Dunlap
Johns Hopkins
Scottish driver sets speed in air propelled car
George Bennie of Scotland drove a passenger car suspended from a track at 158 miles per hour using air propel lers.
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George Bennie
Scotland
Shanghai Mint to Coin Standard Silver Dollars
The Chinese government plans to mint standard silver dollars at the Shanghai facility while England reports over five million pupils in its elementary schools, highlighting differing educational scales and minting readiness.
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Shanghai
Very gay dress pattern described in woollen fabrics
The pattern showcases a brown yellow plaid woollen dress with a back fastener and guimpe options in white pique, tomato red woollen, or yellow cotton batiste. Style No. 853 covers sizes 4 to 10, with material estimates and a tweed red crepe quimpe variation offered. price 20 cents.
Patterns Order Form from Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order details from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Pattern no and name thevreeze size requested, with ordering terms implied by the address.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
In One's Place in Life and World
A reflection on belonging and purpose noting that a person must be both in the world and in his proper place. It argues that virtue lies in aligning one’s role with one’s position within society and the world.
Shoe factory opens in Dundalk military barracks
A new shoe factory has been established within the military barracks at Dundalk in the Free State, signaling industrial use of former military facilities and potential local employment opportunities.
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Dundalk
Trish Free State
Weather Forecaster Barrett Dies After 50-Year Board Fame
John F. Barrett, Chicago’s famed amateur long range weather forecaster and longtime Board of Trade member since 1881, died after a brief illness. Known as the city’s unofficial weather man, he correctly predicted weather for decades, winning bets including 1250 dollars in 1931, and held 95 percent accuracy over more than 50 years.
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Barrett
Chicago Board of Trade
John F. Barrett
Chicago
Board of Trade
The
Exchange
Promiscuous Shooting Outrage Haunts the Woods This Fall
The Halifax Chronicle laments reckless hunting as a string of misfires leaves a man, a woman, a bull, and others wounded or killed. Shots mistaken for partridges bears moose and cattle drive haunt rural woods with tragic frequency this season. The piece condemns the careless sport and its deadly toll.
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Halifax Chronicle
Waiting For Proof Egyptian Cat Arrives in Croydon for London Deal
An ancient Egyptian mummified cat said to be 2000 years old has reached Croydon by air from Holland awaiting release by customs. A vendor declaration that the cat is not under 100 years old must be signed in the consul general’s presence in Holland. It hints at a challenge to the word stratosphere.
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Croydon
Holland
London
British Polar Year Party Tells Of Work Accomplished At Bear Lake
From Fort Rae J M Stagg reports the British Polar Year expedition at Great Bear Lake has begun scientific work, studying aurora borealis while erecting portable labs. The party, aided by Hudson's Bay Company and RCMP, will endure nine months in isolation as balloons, hydrogen labs, and magnetic recorders are set up.
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Bear Lake Station
Fort Rae
North West Territories
J. M. Stagg
Haa
Great Bear Lake
Canadian Airways
Bear Lake
Hudson’s Bay Company
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Advice For Piano Owners On Placement And Care
Piano care guidance covers tone and condition: avoid rugs that deaden sound, keep uprights away from walls, angle or pull out from surfaces, guard against damp with warmth and ventilation, use charcoal for damp, moths deterred by camphor or cedar, ivory keys air exposure to prevent yellowing, clean soiled keys with methyl spirit, and fix squeaky pedals with black lead.
Ropes in English Navy Marked by Scarlet Thread
The text notes the ropes of the English navy hold a continuous scarlet thread for identification from end to end, enabling recognition of all pieces as Crown property. It adds that aviation in all its forms is popular in Germany this year.
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Germany
Dry Canadian Snow Would Roll Off Clothes Easily
The article extols Canadian winter snow as dry soft and fluffy in most regions. It resists clinging to garments and brushes away after outdoor play such as skiing or sliding, leaving little trace behind. The snow is so dry that forming a snowball can be impossible at times.
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Dominion
Bird Sanctuary on a Saskatchewan Farm at Filmore
John Boll of Fillmore Saskatchewan hosts a growing Hungarian partridge flock on his brother Frank Boll’s farm one mile west of Filmore. Started four years ago with a pair, the flock has grown to 22 with 75 more joining this fall. A maple and evergreen grove near the buildings shelters and protects the birds under guardian care.
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Katchewan
Fillmore
Sask
Jack Miner
John Boll
Frank Boll
Filmore
Boll
Woman notices hairs, misses garage doors
A wry line contrasts a woman who can spot a blonde hair on a coat from ten paces with her inability to see a pair of garage doors, suggesting selective perception.
Brain Function Wonder Cited In Witty Quote
A humorous observation notes the brain as a marvel that starts upon waking and keeps working until reaching the office, highlighting its constant activity and resilience.
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Thevreeze
Professor Piccard
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Oakland
California
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Spangter
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House of Commons
Palace of Westminister
Cromwell
Charles I
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