Churchill Hudson Bay route needs Prairie action for full benefits
The article notes Churchill enjoys a record shipping season yet laments passive Prairie efforts to boost Hudson Bay route traffic. It cites R B Dalgleish and A I Lawes criticizing prairie apathy, urges government and local groups to actively promote use, lower costs, and expand trade to realize the route’s promised gains.
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Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Prairie Provinces
Hudson Bay
SS. Pennyworth
Churchill Harbor
Canada
Europe
The
Prairies
Dalgleish
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Dalgleish Shipping Line
A. I. Lawes
Montreal Shipping Company
Lawes
Brandon
Nice Clean Coal Cubes Sold at Chicago Expo
At the American coal week exposition in Chicago salesmen touted clean coal cubes fed in dinner clothes. The six inch cubes weighed 10 pounds each and were wrapped in heavy paper, pressed from screenings mixed with water and glucose binder. White trucks and liveried drivers delivered them to homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Demand for Hy We Rhee tied to hay crop in Britain
The text notes a poor hay crop across rural Britain due to excessive rainfall. Canadian hay exports to the United Kingdom last year reached 20,241 tons, the highest in six years, with expectations of this figure being surpassed this year at better prices for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Raw Asbestos Found Near New Gold Fields in Ontario
Raw asbestos discovered north and south of a newly found Ontario gold field eleven miles north of Arden. The vein runs ten miles east to west and about three and a half miles wide. Staking and sales to Hollinger Mines indicate strong interest from Canadian and U S mining interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calla
Ontario
Arden
Ont
Canada
United States
T. J. ‘Alexander
Mervin Newton
Hollinger Mines
Hollinger
Canada May Feature Prairie Scenes On New Coin Designs
Canada's forthcoming coinage slated for 1887 may carry varied reverse designs. Proposed images include a grain elevator, a fishing schooner, a Rockies peak, a game subject, and prairie harvesting scenes to reflect western Canadian interests, while the King’s head remains on the obverse facing left. The 50 cent piece may be dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Rockies
Surgical Discovery Promises Shock Prevention Tests
At the American Congress of Physical Therapy Dr C Ward Crampton revealed tests to predict operative shock. He showed vasotone weakness linked to blood pressure drops and pulse surges when standing, enabling surgeons to decide on less traumatic procedures and avert death in nonemergency cases.
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American Congress of Physical Therapy
C. Ward Crampton
Committee of Preventive Medicine
New York County Medical Society
Crampton
The
Medical New
Minnesota scientist uses X ray to judge vegetable quality
University of Minnesota plant physiologist RB Harvey has perfected a method to peer into the heart of potatoes and other products. Using an X ray and fluoroscope, he can examine hearts and rate products by testing samples in large quantities.
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Ray
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
RB. Harvey
University
Harvey
Candlenut Oil and Its Uses Across Regions
The article notes candlenut oil from kukui nuts used in paints and lighting by Hawaiians, with distribution in Asia Hawaii and the Philippines. A quirky anecdote from Ancaster Ontario describes a merchant puzzled by a farmer’s claim the nuts color combs and wattles at county fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Polyresia
Asia
Phillippines
Ancaster
Ontario
Wake Up Your Liver Bile You’ll Jump Out of Bed in the Morning
A lively health-boosting prompt urges readers to wake the liver bile to start the day. The call to action emphasizes natural energy and morning vitality with brisk, upbeat language.
Museum scale oil derrick model fascinates hotel visitors
In Washington the Mayflower lobby hosts a Bureau of Mines exhibit showing a miniature oil derrick drilling into mud and revealing a can of oil beneath an imitation prairie. The display, part of a world power conference educational showcase, includes a toy refinery and other science exhibits from Smithsonian and national museums, drawing visiting engineers and foreign scientists.
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Mayflower
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Texas Oil
Bureau
C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
Bonneville Dam
Pacific Northwest
National Museum
War Not Glorified Says Governor General At Winnipeg
Baron Tweedsmuir told the Amputations Association of the Great War at its Winnipeg convention that war is cruel and wasteful, and amputees know the cost. He spoke of disabled veterans’ resilience and urged public sentiment against conflicts. The governor general was welcomed as a member of the association and wore the badge in a brief address.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Baron Tweedsmuir
Canada
Amputaions Association
Winnipeg
8. E. Lambert
Blind man regains sight after ten years in Australia
Roy K Kendrick of Bondi Australia, blinded in a 1926 soccer match at age 22, suddenly regained sight while shaving. He described seeing blue sky with clouds, recognizing familiar buildings, and noticing people and ads as he relearned to use his eyes, though initial focus was difficult.
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Roy K. Kendrick
Bond
Australia
Kenrick
Departmental Reorganization of Federal Departments Announced
The government plans to reorganize several departments into a Department of Mines and Natural Resources with Dr. Charles Camsell as deputy minister. Five units will be created led by John McLeigh RA Gibson J M Wardle H W McGill and F C Blair with salaries of 7500 for directors and 10000 for the deputy. The changes take effect December 1 under Hop T A Crerar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Mines ‘and Natural Resources
Charles Camsell
John McLeigh
Ands
RA. Gibson
Interior
J. M. Wardle
Dr. H. W. McGill
F.C. Blair
Hop. T. A. Crerar
Selected Recipes for Fruit Tartlets
Two eggs and two cups of sugar with butter vanilla milk and mixed dried fruits. Line tart tins with pastry, fill each with a teaspoon of filling, bake in a hot oven at 475 degrees for about 15 minutes. Pleasant, simple dessert instructions for bake shop style fruit tarts.
Canada Auto Association backs empire motor license plan
A resolution at the 23rd annual Canadian Automobile Association meeting in Toronto urged no cooperation with the Automobile Association and Royal Automobile Club of Great Britain and allied clubs to push a single campaign for a motor license exchange across the British Empire. It cited excessive bureaucratic red tape and customs barriers hindering intra empire motor touring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Automobile Association
Royal Automobile Club of
Great Britain
Automoble Clubs
Dominions
British Empire
Canadan Automobile Association
National Club
Toronto
Canada
United States
Amateur patience yields art in Seventh International photo salon
Alex J. Krupy, chairman of the International salon of photography in China, argues amateurs have more patience than pros. He says professionals, bogged by daily commercial work, cannot prevent some commercialism from seeping into their pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex J. Krupy
China
Tokio Police Fly Swat Campaign Sets Record
The annual Tokio fly swat campaign drew citizens to police stations to report captures. A Chitaya ward resident won first prize with a count of 200 191 flies. The health effort runs yearly under police department management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Chitaya Ward
Canadian trade mission to the Orient outlined
A goodwill tour sponsored by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will include men from all sections of Canada. The mission departs Victoria on January 19 and will visit Hong Kong Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki and Shanghai as part of the trade mission.
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Canada
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Victoria
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Teeping Well Seen as Better Investment Than Medicine
A reader or editor argues that small regular expenditures on teeping well provide greater long term value than costly doctor and hospital care, suggesting preventive upkeep over reactive treatment. The remark highlights cost efficiency and health stewardship.
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CartouHine
Sigs
Motor License Exchange
Royal Yeast
Hoyas
Aes
Sumerey
Ema Ree
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