Trans-Canada Highway push links Halifax to Vancouver
Canadian road crews press on with the Trans-Canada route from Halifax along the Atlantic coast to Nipigon and White River, then toward Port Arthur and the Manitoba border. About 25,000 workers labor in northern Ontario as the coast-to-coast project aims to open this fall and fulfill motorists 25 year dream to drive coast to coast without detours.
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Lake Superior
Halifax
Atlantic
Sault Ste. Maris
Ontario
Nipigon
Boo
White River
Canada
Hearat
Port Arthur
Manitoba
Ontario-Manitoba
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
United States
Summer Care Of Eggs From Heat To Market
Summer care of eggs requires air circulation during gathering, cooling in a basket, and storage in a clean cellar before frequent marketing. Tests show high temperatures harm fresh fertile eggs, accelerating evaporation, and incubation around 70 degrees leads to inedible eggs. Gather eggs two to three times daily and remove broody hens to the coop to resume laying.
Herb Garden Gains Popularity in Canada
An article notes the herb garden becoming a Canadian institution with common English herbs thriving in Canadian soil. It suggests placing a kitchen door nearby for easy harvest and lists tarragon mint chives marjoram sage parsley leeks and other onion family herbs. A separate note mentions using wet shavings on a refrigerator car floor to protect pears and apples during cold transit from the northwest to eastern markets.
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Canada
U.S
Outstanding Triumph Of Veterinary Surgery
A greyhound named Somebody's Choice at Wembley survived a neck fracture after a spectacular fall. An artificial neck built with silver plates and careful surgery restored function. The dog will not race again but remains mobile and defiant, a remarkable veterinary success story.
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Somebody's i Choice
Wembley Stadium
England
Heaith
Somebody's Choice
S. Curnon
Mick the Millers
Two ways to make it with frilled collar or capelet
The pattern offers two styling options for a light cotton chiffon voile look. It promotes versatility and low cost, noting options like printed organdie in coral or blue and dotted lawn finishes. It lists Style No. 420 for bust sizes 14 to 40 inches, with size 16 needing 3% yards of 38-inch fabric and a 20 cent pattern price.
Seek New Arctic Seaway Plan Aims at Franklin Relics
Michell Pierce announces an Arctic expedition to the archipelago between Baffin Land and the Beaufort Sea seeking replicas of the Franklin expedition. He notes vast northern Canadian regions are barely charted and aims to find a seaway through Fox Basin Fury and Hecla Straits. Pierce spent ten years with Hudson's Bay Company in the Canadian north. The voyage would trace a route westward from the mainland toward the Pacific.
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Michell Pierce
Baffin Land
Beaufort Sea
Canada
Pierce
Hudson’s Bay Co
Fox Basin
Fury
Hecla Straits
Pacific
Canada Wheat Crop Expected Below Five-Year Average
The International Institute of Agriculture says Canada's wheat crop will be somewhat higher than last year but 18 percent below the five year average. This year's crop is 330,000,000 bushels versus 265,000,000 last year, with the 1928–1932 average at 441,000,000.
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International Institute of Agriculture
Canada
No Time Like Present Quote Reflections
A reflective line attributed to Henry Clay, urging timely actions to create future memories. The snippet emphasizes choosing what to say or do now to ensure glad recollections later. It frames present choices as building personal contentment and warns against procrastination.
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Henry Clay
Trumbull
Testing Lumber For Pulpweed In Tasmanian Wood
A four day mill test will evaluate Tasmanian timber at Pacific Mills Limited Ocean Falls plant in Vancouver. The study examines suitability of antipodean lumber for pulpwood used in newsprint, reflecting Australia’s push to develop its own pulp industry. A shipment aboard S Walikawa carries the sample for practical testing.
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Canada
Ocean Falls
Pacific Mills ‘Limited
Vancouver
Australia
S. Walikawa
Ocean Falls Mills
France Drops Wheat Price to 108 Francs Per Quintal
The official journal announced a new fixed wheat price of 108 francs per quintal in France, about $1.95 per bushel, after a law boosting farm aid. Auditors note complaints that the previous 115 francs per quintal price was not being observed. a report includes this pricing shift and public reaction.
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France
New Toronto Observatory to House Giant Telescope in Empire
The Dominion announces a vast observatory at Richmond Hill near Tolgate, featuring a 74 inch reflector and a 61 foot steel dome. Donor Mrs. D A Dunlap memorializes her husband, with Prof. C A Chant supervising construction for Toronto University.
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Toronto
British Empire
Canada
Richmond Hill
Tolgate
C. A. Chant
University of Toronto
D. A. Dunlap
Dunlap Observatory
Chant
About Punctuation An Art Like Spelling That Few Master
Lord Dunsany has discussed punctuation and many struggle to punctuate properly. The piece notes that some writers misuse dashes instead of commas or periods, and that punctuation mirrors spelling as a learned craft mastered slowly.
Arctree Cuts Coal Burn On Streamlined Steamer
In Boston harbor the Arctree, second of two British tramp steamers built to the stream line principle, attracted wide attention. Captain Keith Williams reported the ship burns five tons less coal daily than other steamers of a similar class, highlighting naval architecture gains.
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Boston
Keith Williams
Kaxiatias Exports From Jamaica Despite Two Hurricanes
Jamaica peerless export commodity Kaxiatias remained the nation's main revenue item in 1933 despite two hurricanes. Its two main markets are Canada and Britain with the United States formerly its chief importer.
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Kaxiatias
Jamaica
Canada
Britain
United States
Ice island airlift plan by German technician Dr Gerke
German technician Dr Gerke proposes oceanic aeroplane stations on gigantic artificial ice islands. Three ships would freeze ocean water to create edible weight bearing ice platforms, then construct refrigeration plants and build hangars, hotels, and harbors. One island completed, ships move to new spots, aiming for a chain across the ocean to ease trans Atlantic air travel.
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Koo Islands
Oceanic
Gerke
Dr. Gerke
Quaker Question Probes Pocket Charity Message
A Quaker listener, moved by a speaker's claim of compassion for someone in distress, interjects with a pointed question about tangible aid. The exchange highlights a practical test of true care, asking if the speaker has actually helped or only feels sympathy.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Whanipeg
London Opinion
Arctic
Franklin
Tsamaaia
Mary
House of Commons
Robert Weir
Dominion
Dominion Range
Manyberries
Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Order of the Hospital of
Cairine Reay Wilson
Mildred Mariann Herridge
Washington
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
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