Exploitation of Mineral Resources Through The Ages
A Canadian Mining Journal study traces how mining powered civilization from ancient times to today. It notes the thirty year rise since cobalt discovery and Canada’s mineral wealth boosting settlement, industry, and commerce, with $6 billion produced in total and $2 billion in the last five years.
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Canada
Com
R. C. Rowe
Canadian Mining Journal
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Vancouver
Mr. Rowe
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Britain Plans Faster Streamlined Trains To Cut Travel Time
Government officials and railroad executives in Britain announced a plan to build a 1 million dollar rail research station to develop faster and better locomotives inspired by the U S aluminum streamlined train that set a 66 hour 55 minute cross continental record and the world speed of 120 miles per hour. The move follows Britain observing faster trains abroad while noting its own fastest steam speed of 102 miles per hour.
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Britain
U.S
Isles
England
British Baron Rodney Backs Emigration to Western Canada
Sir George Bridges Harley Guest Rodney of Alberta urged large scale British emigration to Western Canada on arrival in London from Montreal. He noted almost half of Canada West’s population was not of British origin and proposed coordinating with country and town migration committees to organize further movement.
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Baron Rodney
Alberta
Britain
Cottesmore Farm
Fort Saskatchewan
Alta
London
Montreal
Canada
England
Sir George Bridges Harley Guest Rodey
New Homes In Britain From Postwar Housing Effort
A Ministry of Health report shows between Armistice and September this year about 2,500,000 new houses provided in England and Wales as part of the United Kingdoms great re housing schemes.
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United Kingdom
Ministry of Health
England
Wales
Realy Will Reclaim 16000 Acres in Pontine Marshes
A plan to reclaim 16 000 additional acres in the Pontine Marshes is outlined. Officials and engineers discuss the project’s scope and potential impacts on regional agriculture and settlement.
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Pontine Marshes
Salt Of The Earth Pay Promptly For Prosperity
A Vancouver store credit manager extols prompt bill payments as the salt of the earth. He notes letters greet late payers while prompt payers receive none and urges monthly bill settlement to keep money circulating and boost community prosperity. The piece emphasizes that a “dead dollar” harms business and that timely payments fuel financial progress.
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Vancouver
The Perfect Detective Montreal Officer Capt Lebeau
Capt Edmond Lebeau heads the Montreal prisoners department and can recall past court appearances for thousands of people each year. With 17 years on the force and six as captain his extraordinary facial memory helps him identify offenders and confront them with prior records.
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Montreal
Edmond Lebeau
Lebeau
Laplander Writes Book Tales Of Roving Lapps Are True To Life
Upsala University in Sweden issued what is believed to be the first published Laplander book. Anta Pirak, born in a Lapp tent sixty years ago, recounts his life among reindeer paths and drifting North winters. He trained as a teacher, then drove reindeer and became well-to-do as a owner. The tales, written with accuracy, drew Upsala University to publish them and plan world circulation.
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Upsala University
Upsala
Sweden
Anta Pirak
Curious copper rain story from Ching Yuan district
Travellers report a strange metallic rain in Changtung province that awed villagers in Ching Yuan. They say roofs and streets were covered, provoking consternation as the phenomenon spread through the district and reached Canton.
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Ching Yuan
Changtung
Canton
Autoplasty and Teleprinters Boost Medical and Telecommunication Pace
Autoplasty describes repairing a body part using tissue from the same person. Teleprinters in England now enable operators to send 100 telegrams per hour, increasing communication speed and efficiency.
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England
Women In Turkey Outnumber Men By A Notable Margin
Official statistics show women form the nonforgotten majority of Turkey’s population, exceeding men by at least 7.9 percent. Istanbul’s 1.100 million residents include 138 thousand married couples and 333 thousand unmarried individuals, with 72 thousand widows and 19 thousand widowers.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Milllion
Lindbergh Trophy Collection At Jefferson Memorial
The Lindbergh trophy collection at Jefferson Memorial in St. Louis now includes three medals awarded to Mrs Anne Lindbergh. Presented by the Veterans Wireless Operators Association for her feats as co pilot navigator and radio operator on numerous flights. Tests show sound waves produce heat.
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Lindbergh
Efferson Memorial
St. Louis
Icludes
Anne Lindbergh
the Clation
Trade Lives With Sir Basil Zaharoff
A narrative portrait of Sir Basil Zaharoff the enigmatic munition tycoon. It notes his vast fortune, the privacy of his life, health fears, and constant medical oversight. The piece photos his burdensome wealth and the disfavor surrounding how it was earned, questioning if anyone would trade lives with him.
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Basil Zaharoff
Zaharoff
Milionaire
Sir Basil
Poplar Trees Take Long to Mature for Timber
The note explains poplars yield forest cover and timber in 25 to 50 years but do not reach full maturity even by 100 or 150 years. The second aside comments on drivers' urge to pass other cars, humorous and unrelated.
Niagara Falls Won’t Vanish Soon Despite Rock Slides
A detailed comparison of British and American warship design contrasts high decks versus lower superstructures. The piece then explains Niagara Falls is not in immediate danger of extinction, but is slowly retreating upstream due to natural erosion, with several major breaks since 1831 marking a long, steady recession.
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Niagara
Geneva
General Public
Horseshoe Fall
Niagara Gorge
Lewiston
Wonderful Menu Sensations on Ascension Island
Island draws on sea land and air for menus on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Oysters for dinner and turtle soup lead to crab fish partridge pheasant rabbit and a fruit salad of oranges gooseberries and pineapples all from the island. More than 90,000 dozen Canadian socks exported to British South Africa in 1933. Spain's wheat crop this year was hundreds of thousands of tons above needs. Korea’s narrow coast means no great rivers.
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Ascension Island
South Atlantic
British South Africa
Latin Prescriptions Provide Exactness and Safety
The article argues Latin prescriptions are more exact than English, as Latin is a dead, unchanging language and many drugs have botanical names without English equivalents. It notes safety risks if patients misread English instructions, and claims Latin is universally used by scientists, allowing doctors to obtain Latin prescriptions anywhere.
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Scientific Ten
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Vancouver Sun
Laplander
William Islay Blake
New Zealand
Tudor Thomas
The
London Opinion
Niagara Falls
San Francisco
HSMCS
Norfolk
Island
Spain
Korea
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