Prairie Crop Conditions Improve Across Provinces
The Bank of Montreal bulletin reports cool weather and heavy rains aiding crop growth. Wheat is heading across the Prairies with Manitoba ahead, while Quebec hay may be below average. Ontario crops progress well with heavy yields expected except in the East. Maritime provinces and British Columbia show favorable weather and above average prospects.
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Bank of Montreal
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Manitoba
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Rural School Grounds Bloom With Child Friendly Gardens
A function in No 3 Section Nelson Township showcases a tidy rural school with flower beds lining the building and sidewalk. Roses and blooms surround the premises unguarded yet well cared for by children, reflecting an environment that fosters more than reading and arithmetic.
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Nelson—Township
Halton County Improves Road From Acton To Milton
The Halton County Council advances permanent road work between Acton and Milton with widening grading and straightening to prepare for provincial highway status. Travelers are advised to exercise care during construction while awaiting linkage to the Dundas highway.
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Halton
Milton
Dundas Highway
County Council
Ttg
Canadian National Railways May 1932 Revenue vs Expenses
May 1932 gross revenue at $11.69 million surpasses 1931 by $291k while May expenses drop to $10.95 million reducing costs by $4.21 million from a year earlier. Net May revenue rises to $731,794. For January to May 1932 total gross revenue reaches $57.75 million, down $15.29 million from 1931 with expenses at $56.57 million, down $15.04 million, yielding net revenue of $1.18 million, down $253k.
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Canadian National Railways
Canadian National
Taxing Doorstep Traders To Stabilize Local Fees
A columnist urges by law reform to tax transient traders and mail order houses to fund municipalities. Trimmins sets 500 dollars, Acton 100 dollars for hawkers and pedlars, aiming to curb canvassing and protect local businesses from competition. Proposes equalizing taxes based on turnover to reduce local tax rates.
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Trimmins
Acton
Legion
Georgetown
Guelph
Acton Park signage debate and regional notes from Acton paper
Editorial notes discuss designating Acton Park with highway signage and local transit plans. The piece covers railways financial strains, grain shipments from Churchill to British ports, and a July 15 expected incoming cargo. It also notes Mill Street pedestrian crossings, a US prison sentence for John Curtis, Acton Public School exam success, and principal Miss Bennett’s commendations.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay
Britain
Acton Public School
Bennett
Acton School
Inventions and Hens and Sign Posts
A reflective essay muses on inventing simple solutions such as broody hens that hatch eggs, a shoo-bug potato, and a playful yet practical torture for idle talk. It humorously notes missed turns on a Sunday School picnic, laments absent signposts, and urges better use of existing tools like maps.
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Colorado
Prosperity
Ottawa
Lost Mind Finds Itself In Nova Scotia Seaman Mystery
A Nova Scotia farm worker Frank Burgess recalls twenty five years of memory after a life of travel as a seaman. A fall in a tree causes him to awaken with memory restored and he travels to Truro to contact Burlington Hants County where his mother learns her son who she believed died at Gibraltar is alive and returning home.
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Frank Burgess
Nova Scotia
Australia
South America
Burgess
Gibraltar
Prient
Frank Burgess Remeé
Eclectric Oil Promises Internal and External Relief
An advertisement touts Eclectric Oil for external application to open pores and penetrate tissues, claiming internal use will still irritate the throat but will relieve bronchial and respiratory ailments. It urges readers to try it to be convinced.
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Birtsh
Thomas
Hog Marketing Quality and Breeding Potential in Canada
The twelfth annual report of the Dominion Live-Stock Branch notes improved select bacon hogs and ancre bacon hogs in 1931 versus 1936, with a rise in breeding stock demand. It highlights better breeding, feeding material use, and cautious movement of sow categories amid mixed finished hog prospects.
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Canada
Dominion
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