Dominion Leads in Airplane Use for Business in Canada
An Eastern paper highlights Canada as a world leader in aviation for business and industry. It notes 74,689 passengers and 2,404,632 pounds of freight carried by air in Canada last year, with Eastern routes limited to Montreal Albany. The piece cites mining regions and northern exploration accelerated by air travel and a Winnipeg firm carrying over 10,000 passengers.
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Great Lakes
Canada
United States
New York Times
Dominion
the Times
Montreal
Albany
New York
Ontario
Anitabia
Arctic
Winnipeg
Increased Canadian Lumber Trade Seen With Japan
Iyemuru Tokugawa, newly appointed minister, believes Japan will buy more Canadian lumber. He plans to visit the west after presenting credentials to the Governor General and will study contact points to foster closer economic relations between Canada and Japan.
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Japan
Iyemuru Tokugawa
West
Canada
Flowery
Kingdom
Alberta Co-Operative Association Membership Grows Rapidly
At the close of its ninth year Southern Alberta Co operative Association Lethbridge reports 1635 members surpassing 1923 provisional figures. Last year added 500 new members as business totaled 879345 dollars. Produce sold 660 cars and livestock handled include 28700 hogs and 6000 sheep.
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Southern Alberta Cooperative Association
Lethbridge
Viking Site Uncovers 1600 Year Old Chieftain House
On Gotland an ancient chieftain house remains about 185 feet long have been uncovered. Lumps of burned iron and weapons were found amid ruins suggesting a Viking settlement. A fragmentary line about Millers’ divorce appears in the text, but no further context is provided.
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Island
Gotland
Canada’s Rise as a Manufacturing Nation
A Manufacturing Nation Canada forges to the front as a leading world producer. Fifty years ago the Dominion exported manufactured goods valued at 3 million dollars. Last year exports reached over 450 million dollars in manufactured products and about 200 million in partly manufactured goods.
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Canada
Dominion
Parisian influenced fashion pattern with velvet and crepe details
The pattern showcases a brown sheer velvet gown with criss cross collar and flaring cuffs in chartreuse crepe satin with a pleated ruffle and buttons. It notes sizes bust 16 to 42 inches and calls out other colorways and fabrics with pattern price of 25 cents, wrap coin preferred.
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Copenhagen
How To Order Patterns in Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders from Winnipeg Union at 375 McDermott Ave list sizes and tones for Patters No. woesescene. The notice provides ordering steps and contact details for catalog requests and delivery terms.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Destiny for Canada as interpreter between US and Britain
The Regina Daily Post argues Canada holds a balance of power between the United States and Great Britain. It cautions against internal party discord and external narrow interests that could threaten peaceful, mutually beneficial relations, urging careful leadership to fulfill a high destiny.
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United States
Great Britain
Canada
Regina Daily Post
Jones Family Names Children by Birth Year
The Jones family near Kingston North Carolina announces children named for birth years. The first grandchild born in 1907 July Jones may be christened 1929 July Jones or July 1929 Jones. 1907 July Jones resides in Kingston with family.
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Joneses
William Jones
July Jones
Kingston
N.C
Jones
Minerals Are Essential For Animal Nutrition
The study of mineral ingredients in foods for animal nutrition is gaining attention. Earlier views doubted mineral needs, but recent research shows they are crucial for health and well being, especially with the rise of artificial feeding stuffs.
Aerial Forest Patrols Map Saskatchewan 1928 Fires Detected
Aerial patrols over Saskatchewan during the summer of 1928 covered about eighteen million acres largely inaccessible by other means. The aircraft detected sixty one fires across the forested region.
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Saskatchewan
New Zealand Cars Reach One Per Eleven People
New Zealand has over 130000 cars excluding motorcycles and commercial vehicles, equating to roughly one car for eleven people, a ratio comparable to Canada.
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New Zealand
Canada
Boy Scouts Bring Christmas Joy to New Canadian Families
In Saskatchewan nine toy shops opened to repair and distribute gifts for thousands of New Canadian children. Scouts aided both new settlers and veterans, delivering parcels that turned Christmas into happiness on prairie farms. A plan to cover postage asks shoppers to sponsor parcels displayed with a Santa postage sign.
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New Settlers
Boy Scouts of Canada
Saskatchewan
The
Scout Association
Saint Nick
Prairie Farms
Santa Claus
Reindeer
Boy Scouts
Farmer Gustav Elgert Wins Alberta Wheat Cup and Trade Trophy
Gustav Elgert of Wetaskiwin harvests 46 bushels per acre on a 100 acre field, grading No 1 hard. Seed developed by Dr Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Sask wins best field in northern Alberta and best Alberta farm, marking Elgert as a notable self made success after arriving in Canada with no capital.
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Gustav Elgert
Wetaskiwin
Edmonton Board of Trade
Alberta
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Elgert
Canada
Back Seat Driving Lessons At KOA Station
Dialogue shows a driver giving precise instruction to John as they maneuver a vehicle. The scene ends with satisfaction that the instruction worked and they can sit back in comfort after reaching the desired position. KOA is mentioned as the station involved in the guidance.
Dual nature of lichen revealed as fungus and algae work together
Scientists note that lichen is a partnership of two organisms. One fungus offers support and protection while the other, an alga, produces the food for both components.
Canada Tops Wheat Exports and Ranks Fifth in World Trade
Canada leads the world in wheat exports and ranks fifth in total trade. Egg production shows a sustained rise with per unit output up 22 percent over eight years and farm hens increasing by over 32 percent. Trade diversification grows via subsidies, new treaties, and expanded Canadian port activity.
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Canada
Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
F. C. T. O'Hara
United States
United Kingdom
Canadian
South America
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
West
South Africa
Newfoundland
South and West Africa
Widow Scolds Porter Over Leeds Train Time
A stern inquiry at a station leads with a fierce woman demanding the Leeds departure time. The porter says five hours, the woman insists she may be asking for a relative and demands courteous treatment. The exchange ends with a meek apology.
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Leeds
Government Sheep Moved Two Thousand To Lethbridge Farm
Nearly 2000 sheep pastured near Crow's Nest mountain were loaded and transported from Sentinel to Lethbridge Experimental Farm by CPR. Arthur Newman notes the flock thrived on mountain grazing. Geo Walker of Lethbridge led the stock with H M Dingwall assisting.
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Crow’s Nest Mountain
Sentinel
Lethbridge Experimental Farm
C.P.R. Arthur Newman
Geo. Walker
Lethbridge
H. M. Dingwall
Quebec Bridge Opens To Highway Traffic
The Quebec Bridge spanning the St Lawrence River now carries highway traffic in daylight hours while approaches are finished. The conversion, funded by the Quebec government, costs about 500000 dollars and adapts the famed rail bridge for automobile use.
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Quebec Bridge
St. Lawrence
Canadian National Railways
Province of
Quebec
Alberta Prize Cattle Filmed by Pathe News at Strathmore
Mr. E Ward Jones announces that Pathe News will shoot Holsteins from the CPR Supply Farm at Strathmore that have won prizes at Western exhibitions. He worries how to make the cattle bawl for their admirers.
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Alberta
E. Ward Jones
Pathe News
C.P.R
Strathmore
Mr. Jones
Saskatchewan to Double British Boys Quota Under Aid Plan
Hon. J. F. Bryant states that the Government aid scheme will increase its quota of British boys to absorb 100 last year and to 200 next year with Imperial Federal and Provincial governments each paying a third.
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Saskatchewan
J. F. Bryant
Troubles Of An Editor Inaccurate Temple Quote
A country meeting sparked a mistaken newspaper report that misquoted Archbishop Temple. The original remark about trying to induce moderation in drinking was altered by the press to imply he aimed to drink in moderation but failed.
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Archbishop Temple
Necklace of Sit ing Bull bear claws arrives at San Diego museum
An artifact described as a necklace of bear claws once worn by Chief Sitting Bull has been received by the San Diego Museum. A humorous aside evokes a doctor’s remark about a near heart stoppage, ending with a proverb from En Rolig Half Timma in Gothenborg.
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Siting Bull
San Diego Museum
Timma
Gothen Borg
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