Canada Gains Arctic Islands From Sverdrup Expedition
The Ottawa Journal notes Canada’s assertion of sovereignty over the Sverdrup Islands north of the Canadian polar region after paying Commander Orre Sverdrup $67,000 for exploratory services. The piece argues the islands’ practical value is limited, aside from legal ownership and a curious claim about a rabbit species. It places the event in a broader pattern of Arctic exploration advancing inward toward Churchill and Moose Factory rail links.
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Sverdrup Islands
Arctic Grup
Canada
Terminion
Orre Sverdrup
Norway
Arctic
Sverdrup
Nova Scotia
Joy
Arctic Circle
Hudson
James Bays
Churchill
Moose Factory
Ottawa Journal
North America Known For Wide Apple Varieties And Debates
An overview notes North America as a major apple continent with orchards from Canada to Mexico. It highlights Nova Scotia Quebec Ontario and the Pacific Okanagan Valley, mentions Baldwin as popular for cooking, cites US Department of Agriculture figures on rising consumption, and recalls historical apple prices and Britain as a key customer.
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North America
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Qontario
Okanagan Valley
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York Times
California
Great Britain
Planters Win Enviable Place At One Exhibition
Planters win praise at a London exhibition of British industries for showing tobacco from across the Empire. Canadian Rhodesian and Indian tobaccos gained notice with aroma and flavour lauded by experts. Planters emphasize scientific culture and selection of top commercial varieties to build a profitable, marketable product.
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London
England
Decrease In Fall Plowing Across Canada 1930
Dominion Bureau of Statistics crop report shows 36 percent of land for next year’s crops plowed by Oct 31 1930, up from 16 percent in 1929 and 29 percent in 1928. Proportions by province include Prince Edward Island 60, Nova Scotia 32, New Brunswick 12, Quebec 74, Ontario 60, Manitoba 60, Saskatchewan 21, Alberta 43, British Columbia 43 with 1929 figures in brackets.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Alberta Gasoline Purchases Yield Revenue for Nine Months
Preliminary figures from the Deputy Provincial Treasurer show Alberta purchased 37,000,000 gallons of gasoline in the first nine months, generating 1,850,000 dollars in revenue after refunds for industrial use. The prior year nine months totaled 34,600,000 gallons.
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Alberta
BC Telephone Company's Trans-Canada Link Underway
The BC Telephone Company begins construction of British Columbia's link in a complete Trans-Canada system. The provincial link carries a price tag of 3 250 000 dollars with cooperation from all Canadian telephone firms. A stray line notes a bakery theft involving a boy and a quoted remark from a person named Moustigue in Charleroi.
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BC Telephone Company
British Columbia
All Tingey patterns for Paris and New York production
Tingey models are designed in Paris and patterns cut in New York. The woollen frock with bolero suits smart wear, while feather weight tweed offers hardy fashion. Options include Bordeaux-red muix ture with white linen blouse and a box-plaited skirt. Pattern available in sizes Grade 14, ready for immediate delivery. Send 25 cents in stamps or coin to Fashion Bureau with name, address, pattern number, and size.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns Andreas Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern orders information from Andreas in Winnipeg appears in a Winnipeg newspaper listing. It references 11S McDermot Avenue and the Union edition details for arranging pattern orders.
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Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Soviet Union buys twenty thousand pigs from Germany
The Soviet Government purchased twenty thousand pigs from German farmers for several million marks and moved them to Russia through Poland in sealed railway wagons. Payment covers 20 percent in cash with the remainder on German-guaranteed credit. Pigs intended for breeding, but German belief holds many will enter Russian slaughterhouses.
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Russia
Poland
Germany
Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders to Send Catalogue Booklets
Between 3 000 and 4 000 Saskatchewan poultry breeders will receive a winter catalogue booklet. The Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders Association executive arranged the distribution. Catalogues will list owners of record of performance flocks, there are 15 to 18 in the province, along with approved flock breeders and turkey breeders.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders’ Association
Alberta's Rhodes Scholar Conibear Named for 1930
Kenneth W. Conibear of Fort Smith North West Territories is Alberta's Rhodes scholar for 1930. He studied at home in a near schoolless area, will graduate from the University of Alberta in honors philosophy next May, and leaves in September for a three year Oxford course.
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Kenneth W. Conibear
Northland
Alberta
Conibear
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
University of Alberta
Oxford
Policy To Help Agriculture Great Increase In Pork Production
Hon Robert Weir Federal Minister of Agriculture outlined a constructive policy to boost Canada's agriculture at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair banquet in Toronto. The plan includes supplying sires, breed laws for bacon type, importing outstanding horse sires, and setting up laboratories with nominal fees to eradicate disease from poultry, plus emphasis on scientific feeding and home grown feeds to raise agricultural prosperity.
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Canada
Robert Weir
Toronto
Weir
Not the Last Word on Northern Bay Fish
A report on Hudson Bay sterility does not end the story of fish. Shallower James Bay and the estuary of inland streams harbor various species and commercial catches. In Northern Manitoba salt and fresh water mix, inlets receive food, and fish are taken in commercial quantities. Deaths from alcoholism in the United States declined in 1929 from 1928 totals, with 4,339 deaths in 46 states plus DC and several cities versus 4,627 in 1928.
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Northern
Bay
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Manitoba
United States
District of Columbia
Cattle Shipments To Britain From Montreal Expand
A shipment of about 600 head of cattle left Montreal for Great Britain with a further 400 head due to sail next. Officials expect additional orders to go forward before year’s end, signaling growing trade.
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Britain
Great Britain
Montreal
West. swine club winners sweep Royal Winter Fair titles
At the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto Western Provinces led Alberta teams to Dominion championships in Swine and Calf Club Judging. The Robb Trophy for Swine and the W. J. Black Trophy for Calf Club Work went to Alberta victors. The photo lists winners from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, and Ottawa representatives.
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Toronto
Alberta
Dominion
Robb
W. J. Black
H. R. Bowman
New Mineral Found In Alberta With Broad Possibilities
A new mineral vermiculite, or zonalite, is being developed in Canada for insulation and sound treatment. Found near Calgary, it expands when heated, becoming lightweight and gold colored, with promising uses in buildings, ovens, and theatres. Research from Toronto, Washington, and Canadian engineers supports its potential. Local tests show strong sound absorption and high temperature resistance, prompting industrial interest and ongoing manufacture trials in the west.
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Calgary
Angus Graham
Toronto
Bureau of Standards
Washington
G. R. Anderson
University of Toronto
United States
Canada
EB. N. Aney
West
To Produce Better Grain Three-Time World Wheat Champion
J C Mitchell of Dahinda Saskatchewan plans educational work with Saskatchewan farmers to encourage them to compete at the world grain show in Regina 1932. He notes satisfaction in better grain production but says experimental work offers little financial inducement to the average farmer.
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Chicago
Manitoba Creamery Butter Exports Rise to 29 Million
Manitoba Dairy Commissioner M A Gibson says since 1915 nearly 29 million dollars worth of creamery butter has been shipped from Manitoba. Peak in 1925 saw 260 carloads valued at 2,007,600 dollars. this year 60 carloads have gone to the Toronto market with Manitoba butter fetching a premium over local product.
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M. A. Gibson
Manitoba
Toronto
Scotsman and cocoanut joke leaves crowd amused
A company member cracks a joke about the difference between a Scotsman and a cocoanut. After no answer, he quips you can get a drink from a cocoanut and offers one himself. The joker replies asking for a drink, and the speaker suggests buying a cocuranut.
Germany Issues New Aviation Rules For Safe Landing
Germany issues a new aviation regulation requiring planes to fly over cities at a height allowing a forced landing at airports. Aircraft must pass others on the right and keep wide to the left when approaching airborne planes. Red lights must appear on a plane as it nears landing.
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Germany
Air Line To Cape Town Opens First African Airway
The British government plans further air route development despite R-101's loss. Early next year the initial stage of a cross Africa airway to Cape Town will open with multi engined giant aircraft carrying 49 passengers for safety.
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Africa
Cape Town
Strong Canadian Woods Highlighted by Forest Service Lab
Forest Product Laboratories of the Forest Service discuss Douglas fir as one of Canada's strongest and stiff woods. The Interior Department cites its impressive rigidity and suitability for structural uses, noting its value in construction and aerospace applications.
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The
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Shaw Douglas
New Deer Hybrid Created for Alaska Reindeer Herds
A new deer species named two thousand carideer, a cross between a woodland caribou and a reindeer, will be distributed among Alaska reindeer herds. The herd was developed over five years on Nuniva Island in the Behring Sea. The hybrid is 44 pounds heavier than either parent, says W B Miller, director of the project.
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Alaska
Nuniva
Behring Sea
W. B. Miller
Heavy Wheat Shipment Sold to Mexico by Canadian Pool
A consignment of 200000 bushels of wheat has been sold to the Mexican Government on behalf of the Canadian Wheat Pool. The deal was arranged by the Canadian trade commissioner to Mexico, announced at the office of Hon. H. Stevens, Dominion Minister of Trade and Commerce.
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Canadian Wheat Pool
Mexico
Dominion
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Toto
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Eva A. Tingey
Royal Winter Fair
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Vancouver
Avery McConnell
Wiseton
Sask
Ivan McDonald
T. P. Devlin
W. E. Schouidt
Robert Wylie
Vegreville
Alta
Borden
Vernon McNeight
Camrose
Bill Perry
Armstrong
B.C
Agnes Creighton
McConnell
Sadie McConnell
Man
Arthur Nash
Armstrong, B.C
Poultry Husbandry
Dominion Experimental Farms
Domiinion
Air Anes
Air Line
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