Canada’s Railways Then and Now Through Pride and Doubt
Fifty years ago the first sod for the Canadian Pacific Railway was turned on May 2, 1881, launching a vast project. It completed in 1885 with the last spike, connected Montreal to Port Moody, and bound all of British North America. Canada’s railway expansion shaped national pride and prompted further transcontinental builds, while later reforms under government operation turned deficits into surpluses, illustrating a costly but vital modernization.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Pacific Coast
Montreal
Port Moodié
B.C
Canada
British North America
C.P.R. Mainine
Messrs. Mackenzie and Mann
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
National Transcontinental
Grand Trunk
Government of Canada
Canadian National Railways
Mrs West’s Inconvenient Habit Sparks Street Conversation
A wife explains to her husband Bert that Mrs. West has a troubling habit she notices as they pass her in the street. Bert asks for details, and the wife recounts the behavior with patient, understated dialogue. The exchange captures a quiet domestic moment and social observation.
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Bert
West
Coin-in-the-shob Typewriters Arrive in Germany
New style typewriters allow public use with one thousand spaces per coin. If the message exceeds the limit, another coin buys additional space, enabling longer typing without interruption.
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Germany
Manitoba Copper Mines Output And Prospects
The Western Canada News Bulletin notes Manitoba copper mines with a 9000 ton daily capacity. In a year one mine could yield 60 million pounds of zinc and 30 million pounds of copper plus gold valued at 1 million dollars. A second mine, not yet producing, has ore proven worth over 100 million dollars.
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Manitoba
Western Canada News Bulletin
Free matches ended in British House of Commons
About 12,000 boxes of free matches are passed out at each session of the House. No more free matches will be supplied in smoking rooms and refreshment counters.
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House of Commons
Alaska's forests cover vast area comparing states
Alaska's forests span a land area equivalent to the combined size of Missouri Maine and New Jersey, highlighting the state's expansive woodland resources and ecological scale.
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Alaska
Missouri
Maine
New Jersey
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills Praised by Rose Griffin
Rose Griffin of Ashern Manitoba reports five years of heart palpitations and nerve distress after a shock. After using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills she regained sleep and health after three boxes and recommends the remedy. Sold at drug and general stores or by mail from The T Milburn Co. Ltd Toronto Ontario.
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Rose Griffin
Ashern
Man
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Calgary Exhibition Poultry Entry Forms Sent
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede announces entry forms for poultry classes to be held July 6 to 11. Entries close June 20. Dr D S Macnab, president of the Calgary Poultry Association, urges breeders to enter even if only one or two birds. Shows help breed birds true to type and allow comparison with others, outweighing prize money.
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Calgary Exhibition and Stampede
Exhibition Board
D. S. Macnab
Calgary Poultry Association
Bread Pudding Recipe From This Week Special
Milk and butter scalded with bread cubes folded in plus salt sugar and flavorings. Beat eggs with coconut then combine and bake in a water bath at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Serves six.
Crime In United States Statisticians Report Rising Homicides
Statisticians after studying thirty-one cities covering 25 million people report homicide rates doubling in thirty years and rising from 8.5 to 10.9 per 100 000 from 1929 to 1930. Convictions in murder cases are said to be decreasing while murders increase nationwide per the Minneapolis Journal.
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United States
England
Wales
Minneapolis Journal
Old Timey Chocolate Chip Style Cake Flour Cookies
A recipe section lists 312 cups special cake flour sifted 14 tablespoon soda 12 tablespoon cream of tartar 14 cup butter or shortening 2 cups sifted brown sugar 2 eggs well beaten 1% tablespoon vanilla Instructions: sift flour measure add soda and cream of tartar sift again cream butter add sugar gradually and cream thoroughly Add eggs and heat well Add vanilla and flour mixing well Shape into round or square loaf wrap in waxed paper and chill overnight Remove paper cut in thin slices Bake in hot oven 425 F 8 minutes Cookies may be sprinkled with chopped nuts before baking Makes 96 cookies
Geologist Doubts Large Gold Finds At Fife Lake
Professor F H Edmonds of the University of Saskatchewan says it is unlikely to find large gold deposits near Fife Lake south of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. He notes gravels from ancient Saskatchewan travels and glacier-borne material could host small placer gold. Most likely not a major gold discovery in the area.
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Fife Lake
Moose Jaw
Sask
F. H. Edmonds
Department of Geology
University of Saskatchewan
Hay Mountain Creek
Rockies
Japanese Hasty Poultry Trade Aims at Japan
Five thousand British Columbia eggs were shipped in one week to Japan. Japanese experts visited local farms to select hatching stock, then placed large orders at the Record of Performance in Vancouver. Eggs sold for prices from five to thirty dollars per dozen as Japan expands into scientific hatchery management using BC stock.
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B.C
Japan
British Columbia
Winch Building
Vancouver
T. J. Smith
R.O.P
Miller's Worm Powders Promise Gentle Worm Cure
Spare the children from worms with Miller's Worm Powders, a most effective vermifuge. It acts by itself without a purgative, so a household will not need any other worm destroyer. The medicine is so thorough that nothing more is desired.
Watch Screws for Machines Tiny Parts Describe Tiny Screws
The text notes that watch screws are the smallest used in machines with some screws as short as one thirty fourth thousandth of an inch. The head diameter is one twelve thousandth of an inch, and these screws have 360 threads per inch. It states 482,000 threads are needed to make a pound.
Hudson Bay Insurance Rates Likely To Fall
Hon R J Manion, Minister of Railways and Canals, told the House of Commons that Hudson Bay marine insurance rates will drop as the route proves safe. He cautioned rate levels depend on accidents and cost comparisons with other routes, but predicted declines if few incidents occur and grain shipments continue.
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Hudson Bay
R. J. Manion
House of ‘Commons
W. D. Euler
Lib
Waterloo North
When Asthma Comes Do Not Despair Remedy Promise
An advertisement urges immediate use of Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy to stop choking and restore natural breathing. It claims thousands have suffered before trying the remedy and encourages readers to buy a package today.
Tablets Found in Ur Shed Light on Abrahamic Era Worship
Archaeologist C. Leonard Woolley brings nearly 4,000 year old religious sculptures and inscriptions to London from Ur of the Chaldees. The tablets illuminate early worship by common people and were found in small chapels along Ur’s streets.
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London
England
C. Leonard Woolley
Abraham
God
Whitehall Theatre starts motorcycle ticket delivery in London
The Whitehall Theatre in London begins delivering theatre tickets by motorcycle messengers to addresses within 12 miles. Patrons call to order seats and pay on delivery with no extra delivery charge.
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West End
Whitehall Theatre
London
England
Persian Balm Enhances Natural Beauty and Comfort
A brief cosmetics note touts Persian Balm as quick relief for weather roughness including draping and windburn. It claims thorough absorption, no stickiness, skin softening, and a whitening effect for hands, preserving a smooth flawless complexion and subtle elegance.
Study of Sub-Arctic Birds By Carnegie Museum Team
Ornithologist J B Semple of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh with two assistants departs for James Bay and Hudson Bay to study sub Arctic bird life. The expedition will last about three or four months.
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J. B. Semple
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
James Bay
Hudson Bay
Russian Workman Freesself From Czarist Slave Fate
A Russian workman who left a preferred job to take work demanded by his bosses can rejoice that he is no longer a slave to the Czar. The remark frames a shift from autocratic control to employer necessity as a personal liberation.
Astronomers May Soon Explore All Universe
British astronomer Sir James Hopewell Jeans pictured in Washington discusses a view of the universe as finite like the earth, noting modern scientists see space as a complete, studyable whole with expanding reach toward its limits.
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Washington
James Hopewell Jeans
Columbus
Earth
Australia Moves to Nationalize Overseas Transport
Australia pursues nationwide control of foreign shipping and aviation links aiming to consolidate overseas transport under a single government framework, officials indicate. The plan seeks coordinated policy, funding, and regulatory oversight across borders to bolster national interests.
Inventor Claims Unsinkable Ship In Germany
An engineer in Germany asserts the invention of an unsinkable ship. He built a steel model three feet long that cannot be sunk under a 55 pound load and rises when submerged. An authority also claims a goose can live 50 years, a notion some humans only now begin to grasp at that age.
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Germany
Trade Treaties To Be Revisited Next Year In Canada
In the House of Commons Hon H H Stevens Minister of Trade and Commerce said twenty to thirty Canadian trade treaties will be revised within the next year with no comments on a London cable about Poland seeking a commercial pact. Poland is a major European nation with which Canada has no trade agreement and current trade is small. In 1930 Canada imported 139000 dollars from Poland and exported 73000 dollars.
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House of Commons
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
London
England
Poland
Canada
Multitude of Canadians in House of Commons by origin and profession
In the 245 member Canadian House of Commons, 215 were born in Canada. French-Canadians total 53, Scotch origin 58, Irish parentage 41, English 12. Religious makeup includes Roman Catholics 16, United 60, Anglicans 49, Presbyterians 49, Baptists 7, Lutherans 4, Jews 3, Unitarians 3, Mormons 1. Professions show lawyers 72, farmers 32, doctors 80, merchants 17, manufacturers 12, businessmen 13, lumbermen 8, druggists 3, dentists 4, journalists 6, preachers 3.
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House of Commons
Canada
Hst
Blackhead Remedy Ad Offers Home Treatment
A vintage ad promotes Peroxine Powder for blackheads with 2 oz bottles. It urges sprinkling a small amount on a face cloth, applying in a circular motion, and claims all blackheads will be washed away. Satisfaction or money back.
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Canada Railway
Manitoba Copper Mines
Milburn Sele
Prise
Calgary
Poultry Association
Betty Barclay
Phandepake
Senorita Fatma Carell
Prince of Wales
Bolivia
Senorita Carell
Europe
Paris
Acme Newspictures
Bay Insurance Rates
North
Australia
St.charles
Borden Co. Limited
George St
Nacu
Blackheads
Cppleford Paper
Hamilton
Ontario
Western Representatives
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina, Sask
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