Rich Mineral Riches Seen At Great Bear Lake
Toronto mining figure Robert J. Jowsey reports unprecedented mineral abundance at Great Bear Lake. He predicts easy mining, large copper veins, and potential multi million dollar silver finds with many prospectors staking claims. He notes existing camps at LaBne Hunter Echo Bay Glacier Bay and that major firms have crews developing winter ventures.
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Great Bear Lake
Robert J. Jowsey
Toronto
Sherritt- Gordon Corporation
Jowsey
Fort Norman
Great Bear
Mr Jowsey
Sherritt- Gordon
Bear Lake
Dominion
Sherritt-Gordon
Manitoba Basin
N.A.M.E
Consolidated Smelters
LaBne
Hunter
Echo Bay
Glacier Bay
Cobalt
Nerve treatment boast prompts unexpected guarantee
A reader asks for results in nerve treatment and an enclosure specialist guarantees success. He recalls a man who, after treatment, tried to borrow fifty pounds. In a lighter note, a New Jersey man boasts an umbrella carried for fifty two years, a claim that may still be challenged by the owner.
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New Jersey
Muskete, Vienna Quote Sparks Controversy
A dated wartime style line from Vienna features a bold warning about provoking danger. The anonymous remark references a lion and og and appears as a provocative maxim attributed to an unnamed speaker in a historical context. The source presents a vivid but unclear stance.
Grasshoppers Roost Just Like Chickens Habits Noted
Michigan State College specialists report grasshoppers roost at night in tall dry spots near fences and buildings. District agent W C Cribbs notes hoppers return to the same roosts, begin feeding at field borders, and move inward as greens dwindle to stay near night perches.
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Michigan State College
W.C. Cribbs
Cribbs
Lure of the North Draws Canadian Interest to Churchill Port
Correspondence to Hudson Bay Railway and Manitoba Government seeks permission to move to the new Churchill port, with hotel, clothing, and stores applications piling up. Churchill will not open to the public until next summer at the earliest, though townsite layout is complete and elevator construction has ended.
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Hudson Bay Railway
Manitoba
Churchill
How To Increase Clover Seed Yield
The Ohio experiment station says clover seed yield rises when the first crop is cut as plants begin bloom. Early hay cutting helps the shed crop, while weather and pollinating insects are outside growers control. Early cut hay is harder to cure and yields less, but per ton feeding value is greater than mature hay.
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Ohio
Protein content in Manitoba wheat climbs this year
Dr. F. J. Birchard of the Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners reports Manitoba wheat shows a maximum 18.3 percent protein, minimum 10.2 percent, and average 12.25 percent, up from 11.5 percent in 1930, with test grains from the same districts as last year.
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F. J. Birchard
Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners
Manitoba
Man’s temper improves with restraint and lumber as crop
A reflective thought notes that temperance grows as one avoids anger. It also suggests lumber profits rise when treated like a farm crop, framing prudence in personal conduct and resource management.
Fashion patterns and fabric estimates for children and adults
This advertisement lists dress patterns No. 928 No. 926 No. 884 No. 628 and No. 506 with sizes from children to adult bust measures. It specifies required yardage of 39 inch and 35 inch material for each pattern and includes a note that all patterns cost 25 cents in stamps or coin, coin preferred, and to wrap coin carefully.
The Chorus Girl Quits Over Marriage Surprise
The chorus girl gives notice that she will be dispensed with as she nears marriage. The manager laments but she explains the sudden decision came after meeting her fiancé and recognizing her love upon seeing his Rolls-Royce.
British traffic police may get motion picture cameras
British traffic policemen may be equipped with motion picture cameras to secure evidence of dangerous driving. The move aims to provide clear proof for enforcement and improve road safety amid rising concerns about reckless behavior.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg Pattern No Name appears to be a brief ordering note from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. It lists Pattern No and Name as the order details for readers seeking patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
John the Baptist Verse Sparks Baptist Sermon
A colored Baptist minister used a Bible text about John the Baptist to bolster faith, quipping that no John the Presbyterian or Episcopatian exists. The anecdote closes with a humorous line about a company he floated that sank.
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John the Baptist
Judea
John the Presbyterian
John the
National Wealth Of Canada According To Latest Estimates Is Placed At High Figure
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics places Canada’s 1929 national wealth at about 30.4 billion dollars excluding undeveloped resources, up from 1928 by 1.21 billion. Ontario leads with 10.63 billion, Quebec 8.27, and western provinces show strong per capita wealth, with urban real estate as the largest wealth component.
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National Wealth of
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba plans 1000 farm jobs at government project
Winnipeg announces a five year lease of the 2000 acre Manitoba Government Farm, 76 miles northeast of Winnipeg, to the Imperial Immigration League of Manitoba. The aim is a self sustaining community for married men and families with 50 Winnipeg families to be employed immediately. The city council may grant 350 to each man to aid employment as part of the plan to relieve unemployment.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Imperial Immigration League of Manitoba
Prediction of 1000 mph speed boats in 25 years
Kaye Don, holder of the world record 110 mph, told the Empire Club in Toronto that racing boats could reach 1000 mph within 25 years if progress continues at the same rate as the past 25 years. He based his forecast on ongoing development and technological advances in hydroplane design and power.
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Kaye Don
Empire Club
Toronto
Squirrels to Sealskin Furs Altered Prompt Better
A young woman discusses fur alteration with a shopman. She plans to send her squirrel set to be made into sealskin, indicating a tailored fur conversion. The exchange reflects retail tailoring of exotic fur items in a period dialogue.
British pilots race to Schneider Cup and new speed mark
Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth set a world speed record of 386.1 mph in a seaplane over a 3 km Calshot course, surpassing 357.7 mph set in 1929. Britain also won the Schneider Trophy as Flight Lieutenant J N Boothman achieved 340.08 mph over 21 miles, securing permanent possession.
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G. H. Stainforth
Calshot
England
Great Britain
J. N. Boothman
Stainforth
International Aeronautical Federation
A. H. Orlebar
Lieut. Boothman
Jacques Schneider
Orlebar
Long
Boothman
Bacon Freezing Tested for Empire Meat Trade
British scientists proved pork can be frozen and mud-cured into bacon on arrival in the United Kingdom. Frozen New Zealand pork was defrosted at Cambridge and made into bacon, then sent to bacon experts for comparison with Danish and English sides. Experts rated it superior to Danish and only slightly inferior to top English bacon. The study is part of an Empire Marketing Board financed project on transporting and storing Empire meat.
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United Kingdom
New Zealand
Cambridge
Empire
Empire Marketing Board
Compositor Becomes Waiter After Printer Error Joke
A laid off compositor takes a waiter job and serves soup to a customer who spots a button in the broth. The waiter apologizes explaining a printer's error and that it should read button rather than mutton.
Perpetual Motion Joke Audited as Great Success
An auditor jokes about an article on perpetual motion returning to the sender each time it was sent out, framing the piece as a humorous success. The exchange highlights a playful take on repetition and publication in a newsroom-like quip.
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Perpetual Motion
Shanghai to Siberian Border air link planned
Aeroplane passenger service will be established in China from Shanghai to the Siberian border, where it will connect with a Soviet service to Europe. Mechanical food service installed by a small London restaurant has not proved popular.
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China
Shanghai
Siberian
Europe
London
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