Progress Of Canada As Seen Through Eyes Of Winter In New York Times
Arthur Eliot Sproule in the New York Times extols Canada’s growth and resources, noting Halifax’s 40 percent tonnage rise, Montreal harbor rank, Sault Ste. Marie traffic, and western oil and mineral potential. Canada leads in newsprint, nickel, asbestos, cobalt, and exports. position in wheat, automobiles, lead, gold, and per capita trade also high. A neighbor worthy of attention.
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Arthur Eliot Sproule
New York Times
London
Canada
Halifax
St. John
Montreal
Vancouver
Quebec
Atlantic
New York
Sault Ste. Marie
Suez
Panama
Manchester
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Turner Valley
Alberta
Pacific
Huge Bridge Nearing Completion in Sydney Harbor
The harbor bridge in Sydney is close to completion, costing $20,600,000 with a 1650 foot span. It includes a 57 foot roadway, four electric tracks, and two ten foot footways. Temperature changes may expand the structure by up to 14 inches. It is billed as the world’s largest of its type.
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Sydney
Australia
Large Flock Of Swans Seen Near Regina On Lake Saskatchewan
Regina resident J. G. Metkechnie witnessed about 70 to 80 swans drop from the sky and settle on a lake near Saskatchewan Beach. He mistook them for geese or pelicans before recognizing them as swans, noting their peculiar call. Ornithologists doubt that trumpeting swans exist in Canada in notable numbers, and the local species remains uncertain.
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Regina
J. G. Metkechnie
Saskatchewan
Mr. McHechrie
West
McKechnie
Canada
Canadian Steamer First to Cross Atlantic Under Steam
The Royal William, built at Three Rivers Quebec in 1833 with 180 horsepower, is believed to be the first ship to complete the Atlantic crossing entirely by steam. Earlier voyages used engines only in headwinds while sails did most of the work, marking a new era in trans-oceanic travel between Nova Scotia and Cowes Isle of Wight.
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Atlantic
Three Rivers
Que
Lower St Lawrence
Nova Scotia
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Damaged Car Reported Stolen Night February 12
A vehicle was reported stolen on the night of February 12 with a cracked left windshield, scratched glass from the wiper, a broken right headlight, split left fender, and a sprung and wobbly right front wheel. A reward is offered for return in good condition.
Rest When Tired A Driver Drowsy Cause of Accident
A car driven by a man exhausted enough to fall asleep at the wheel veered into a ditch injuring three New York motorists. The piece urges motorists to pause and rest when nearing exhaustion to prevent breaks in travel and possible fatal outcomes.
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New York
Chile Opens Numerous Airports Amid Growth
Chile rapidly expands air access with new airports across the country, a state-led push since last year when none existed. In Ireland, Louth town council orders municipal dentists to provide services in the Irish language, aiming to strengthen cultural heritage.
Colorado Grain Growers Coming To Exhibition
San Luis Valley growers will be represented at the World's Grain Exhibition in Regina in 1932. The Farm Bureau Federation plans emphasize weed control pure seed and a valley wide exhibit at the World's Seed Show in Regina Canada. Montana will also be represented and A H Stafford requests instructions on establishing grain exhibition relations for 1932.
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San Luis Valley
Colorado
U.S.A
Regina
Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau
Canada
Montana
A. H. Stafford
Department of Agriculture
Stafford
Vancouver Lumber Mills Rally to Shingle Log Lodge Roof
Vancouver mills race to fill a 400000 piece order of giant red cedar shingles for 151000 square feet of Log Lodge Hotel roof at Lucerne in Quebec. The Lucerne in Quebec Community Association and Alexander Murray Limited of Montreal arranged the purchase, billed as the industry’s largest hand split shingles order. A suburban resident quips about two year bloom, then replies with a remark about last year’s catalogue.
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Vancouver
Lucerne-in-Quebec
Lucerne
Marriage and divorce in Chicago claim
A humorous remark estimates that one in five Chicago marriages end in divorce, with an accompanying joke that the other four end in early widowhood.
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Chicago
Germany Sees One Fifth of Population With Savings Accounts
A report notes that at least 20 percent of Germany's residents currently hold savings bank accounts. The finding highlights growing financial inclusion and household savings behavior across the country.
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Germany
Scientific Forest Management to Boost Canadian Growth
The report from Canada’s forest products branch analyzes 1928 production and depletion, detailing 2.99 billion cubic feet of timber cut and annual losses to fire insects and disease. It argues that scientific forest management can raise annual growth across potential stands, extending forest supply. It cites Ottawa bulletin guidance on efficient farm work and the need to reduce labor in poultry housing alongside forestry data. The piece emphasizes the balance of utilization, growth, and finite resources shaping Canada’s timber outlook.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Forest Products
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Land Irrigation Boosts Southern Alberta Lands
In 1929 irrigation, the largest in Southern Alberta history, left fields in good condition. P. J. Jennings, supervisor in Calgary district, said all major projects used ample water last fall and irrigated lands were sound this spring.
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Alberta
P. J. Jennings
Calgary
Dominion Water Power and Reclamation
Migration Speed and Spelling Slips Spark Old Timer Reflections
The piece notes cliff swallows travel about twenty five miles daily for the first twenty days of a long two thousand five hundred mile spring migration and rise to sixty miles daily later. An old timer to the Toronto Globe laments that spelling books from fifty years ago were the best and today’s youth mispell.
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Toronto Globe
Preparing To Ship Fish By Airplane
Commercial airlines around the Great Lakes, in Canada and the United States, prepare to transport whitefish pickerel and other edible varieties from lake shores to railheads for quick shipment. The move follows successful air transport of fish in other regions and aims to boost the Great Lakes fishing industry.
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Great Lakes
Canada
United States
Great Northwest
Russians and Chinese exchange shots in distant war
A comical exchange in a newspaper clipping notes Russians and Chinese trading shots and people debating the seriousness of the conflict. A night watchman reports a smooth first night with one missing item the steam roller. A doctor jokes about dieing or becoming idiots as a patient survives.
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