Prairie Provinces farm census shows high auto and tool ownership
A census of Prairie Province farms reports 40.9 percent of residents own automobiles and 34.8 percent have telephones. It notes 25.5 percent use gasoline engines and 2 percent have auto tricks while 46 farms are surveyed. Saskatchewan farms average 10.2 horses with one tractor per 4.7 farms. Alberta has 10.8 horses per farm and one tractor per 7.5 farms.
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Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Crop prospects good across Dominion per Bank report
Crop conditions are favorable in the Prairie Provinces with rapid growth and early wheat heading. Quebec Ontario and Maritime Provinces report satisfactory progress and strong pastures and grains. British Columbia flags promising crops and excellent pasturage.
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Dominion Naw
Bank of Montreal
Prairie
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Increase in Industrial Accidents Reported Through June 1928
Up to June 1928 the Workmen’s Compensation Board logged 276 industry fatalities, surpassing the 243 in the prior six months. General manager RK Morley notes 5,157 fatalities reported over thirteen years, averaging about four hundred annually. Average death cost under compensation runs around 45 thousand dollars. many dependents face higher losses. June saw 6,806 accident reports including 37 fatalities, with awards totaling 536,962.47 dollars and medical aid at 101,783.98. First half 1928 total awards reached 3,515,124.17, medical aid 577,340.40.
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Workmen's Compensation Board
RK. B. Morley
Feneral
Fairview Council weighs perpetual care for cemetery
Council in Fairview considers instituting perpetual care for Fairview Cemetery after years of work on grounds upkeep. Owners of plots indicate willingness to pay a set amount to keep gravesites presentable, but future expansion of maintained plots could strain plans without timely implementation.
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Fairview Cemetery
Fairview
Acton
Do Not Believe In Overwork Say Critics
A New York piece argues that most people do not overwork and that the idea of universal burnout is exaggerated. It urges readers to face the reality that many work too little rather than too much, challenging common narratives about labor.
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Paul
Sixth Census of Canada 1921 volume HL issued
The Department of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa releases Sixth Census of Canada 1921 volume HL. Part I surveys dwellings by division and city, construction materials, occupancy, rentals, schooling, illiteracy and orphanhood. Part II classifies Dominion industry, occupations, wages and ages. Includes cost of living and average earnings tables.
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Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
Ottawa
Dominion
Reckless Speed and Deadly Weapons in Traffic Fatalities
The Smiths Falls News Record argues cars act as deadly weapons when driven recklessly and at high speed endangering pedestrians. It notes pistols knives and hatchets sit in lists of deadly arms, yet careless motorists also cause fatalities through breakneck speeds and dangerous driving.
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Smiths
Conversations Topic Mix Revealed in Cleveland and New York
Barrie Examiner cites a business magazine noting investigators classified 500 overheard conversations in public in Cleveland and New York. Men spoke 18 percent on business, 15 percent on sports, 12 percent on other men. women spoke most about men, 22 percent in Cleveland and 44 percent in New York, with clothes at 20 percent and other women at 15 percent.
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Barrie Examiner
Business Men's Magazine
Cleveland
New York
Ontario Liquor Control Fails as Consumption Surges
A report argues that Government Control did not reduce drinking. Customs duties on imported spirits rose from 3,061,404 in 1927 to 8,418,132 in 1928, with wine duties climbing to 286,801. Overall liquor costs likely exceeded 100 million, while domestic outputs and imports grew. The piece questions government stance and cites Hanna.
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Ontario
Dominion
Hanna
Editorial notes and Canada fruit and mining prospects
Editorial notes discuss Ontario politics and a remark on broad predictions from three ridings. A Collingwood Bulletin item notes a promising fruit crop in Canada with apples leading yields and other fruits listed. It also cites over 706 million dollars invested in Canadian mineral enterprises and mining sales profits, with Acton investors reporting gains from gold mining stocks.
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Canada
Aumber
Acton
Sunday School Lesson Conversion at Fault in Acts Narrative
The article outlines the conversion of Saul as told in Acts 9 and its parallels in Acts 22 and 26, noting scholarly views on the speeches and visions. It summarizes lesson themes on how ideas overcome violence, with historical references to Wycliffe, Huss, Luther, and Calvin and a slate of discussion questions and daily readings.
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Haul
Paul Cella
Festus
Herod Aiteippa
Abene
Turton
Itecords
Recttera
Hemetiul
Damanicus
Saul
Paul
Agimippa
Anantar
Hanantah
Jehananas
Johanan
John
Ananias
Hananiah
Ananas
Ananian
Meller
Stephen
Baal
Wycliffe
Wyccliffe
John Huss
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Jesus
Luke
Twenty Years Ago Useinnewed Camp at Stanley Burk
Twenty years ago Thurday July 1d Acton youths camped at Stanley Burk Erb for Fairy Lake outing. Farmers near Wilt report good crops and haying promising. Women’s Institute to meet Warren’s Grove July 14. Sunday school and church picnics planned for July 20 and 21. Orangemen to Caledon East for Twelfth. Knox Sunday School held a train excursion to Merlin for Victoria Park picnic. 23 tickets sold. B45 train returned. Local ad promotes Dr Thomas' Eclectic Oil as home remedy for pains and wounds.
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Acton
Stanley Burk
Fairy Lake
Women'n Institute
Warren's Grove
Georgelwun Ays
Aaton
Nurlington
Utuntey
Erin
Wand
Trady
Caledon East
Acton Lodge
Knox Hunday School
Toom
Merlin
Victoria Park
Fradulent Sign Triggers Suspicion at Local Store
A grocer and a wary customer argue over a sign claiming bargains at a shop. The victim doubts the notice’s truth, recalling past deceptions with promises of fresh eggs, butter, and vegetables, and questions the board’s reliability.
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Beotaman
Dr Thomas' Electric Oil Endorsed for Pain Relief
Claims its medicine chest contains Dr Thomas' Electric Oil which relieves rheumatic and sciatic pains treats sore throats coughs burns and sprains with wide recognition across the land.
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Thomas
Dr. Thomas
Naming the Dog and Royal Titles in Buckingham Palace
In Lord Oxford's diary a story from Buckingham Palace shows a clash of titles with Oxford and Asquith. King George reportedly noted Lord Aberdeen chose Temair as a Marquess style, while Lady Aberdeen sent a photo with a terrier and a friend replied with a pun about Temair. Also referenced is Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a children's remedy for worms.
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Lord Oxford
Buckingham’ Palace
Oxford
Asquith
Lord Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Temair
Streaky Answer From a Girl and Engagement Gaffe
A London Tidings item recalls a Mineesah Inspector testing a class of girls with color logic and a girl offering streaky instead of white or black. Another quip features a visitor asking if an engagement is broken and the suitor explaining the engagement sagged after learning the milliner’s bill.
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Mary
London
Auction Sale of Farm Stock and Implements in Erin
Executors of the estate of the late David H McClure announce a public auction at Lot 3 Erin on Friday July 13 1928 at 1 pm. Items include horses cattle pigs farm implements furniture grain and farm equipment plus a 160 acre farm with outbuildings and 11 acres of hardwood bush. Terms cash. Auctioneer A Linday clerk.
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David H. McClure
Erin
Durham
Maxsey-Harris
Bmassey-Harris
Horse Hauke
John Deere
Crear
Reot
Roubehold
Harley
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