Late Blight Warnings And Farm Notices Flood Ontario
The Late Blight Warning Service restarts with weekly radio and press bulletins. Ontario growers urged to report outbreaks to Win Fox or the Agricultural Office in Milton. August 15 set for windbreak and shelterbelt tree program applications. Hog marketings at a ten year low in early July push prices higher with supply concerns and reduced storage.
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de J. MacLachlan
Department of Holony
Nason Andrewston
Plamsten
Ontario
Crowers
Sune
Fox District Fruit and Vegetable
Oakville
Milton
Canada
Tummon
Ontario Hog Producers
Safety Deposit Boxes Offer Extra Security at Less Than Two Cents a Day
Tomorrow may be a day too late. Thousands of wiser Canadians keep their small articles of value in safety deposit homes at the Bank of Montreal. For less than two cents a day, your irreplaceable documents and keepsakes receive added protection against fire or burglary. William Clayton, B of M manager at Acton, invites inquiries and welcomes discussions on safekeeping needs.
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Bank J of
Montreal
William Clayton
B of M
Acton
Farmers Receipts Show Increase in Early 1919
Preliminary figures from the Department of Statistics indicate that in the first quarter of 1919, farmers receipts from farm product sales totaled 406.226 million dollars in cash plus 690.6 million in INS and 701.0 thousand in THT, a rise of 69 percent and 217 percent respectively. Cash income from field crops rose over 3 percent to 133.878 million, helped by higher grain marketing and wheat prices. livestock sales reached 264.776 million, largely unchanged from the prior year, with cattle and calves down but overall livestock prices higher by more than 10 percent.
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Daminion Bureau of Statiation
IMR
Clean Seed, Weed Control Key to High Quality Forage
The article stresses that persistent weeds and weed seeds contaminate seed lots and pasture unless farmers implement strict seed cleanliness. It notes many growers practice careful seed cleaning yet some neglect this step, risking future contamination of fields within a few years.
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Cushily
Frice Charged 90 Cents a Pound for Meat Sparks Grievance
A customer complains paying 90 canta per pound is steep while a butcher retorts the price could rise to 35 conte. The exchange highlights local market tensions and price guidance.
Fly Fight Urged In Public Health Campaign
An Edinburgh Public Health pamphlet marks a wartime style call to end the fly menace. It links filth to disease and outlines how flies spread typhoid, dysentery, polio, and other illnesses, urging sanitation and covered food to curb contamination.
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Revere
Chhes
Margaret _ESuuth
Arden
Health League of Canada
Mins Smith
The
Health League
Shop Sign Sparks Smoking Debate in Department Store
A man lights a newly bought cigar in a department store, prompting a salesgirl to ask if he noticed the sign. He questions the prohibition on smoking, while she notes the store also sells bath towels, implying mixed policy.
Burlington Welcomes New Fire Truck From Woodstock Factory
A Burlington community event marked the arrival of a new fire truck purchased for about 39 000 by the previous council. The chassis was built at the Bickle Seagrave plant in Woodstock and completed locally with Fire Chief Jo Waumsley Assistant Chief Jack Law and Dr George Hanwell traveling to Woodstock to fetch the vehicle.
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Hirant Street
Burlington
Last Years Council
Bickle Seagrave
Woodstock
Jo Waumsley
Jack Law
George Hanwell
Suzanne Blair
Milton Suzanne
Mo Nikkanen
Granite Club
Toronto
How Father May Get Into the Kitchen
A satirical note argues husbands belong in kitchens with better setups. It suggests a movable ironing board niche and a swiveling couch to keep men occupied while mothers prepare dinner, proposing practical furniture ideas to keep husbands at home.
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Doles McRabbit
Wat
Scene framing kitchen device for husbands
The Scene notes a proposal to test a device in the kitchen aimed at henpecked husbands. If effective, it could extend to other husbands who rarely influence household matters. The idea implies a male presence in the kitchen and opportunities to spend time with wives.
Lye Solution for Milking Machines
A 5 percent lye soak solution is effective for keeping milking machine rubber parts sanitary. To avoid bulk stock mixing, researchers recommend adding lye directly to water to form soak solution, mixing well, then diluting to one gallon. Proper sealing prevents moisture uptake and caking.
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Division of
Bacterology and Dairy Research Science Service
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Bereaved Lord Chumley Seen at Club After Wife's Death
A fellow club member approaches Lord Chumley in his regular chair and questions about burying his wife. He replies succinctly that it had to be done, conveying resignation and sympathy in the moment.
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Lord Chumley
Aed
ERECTION OF ACTON INTO A TOWN MEETING NOTICE
Fragmentary notice concerns a town status change for Acton. It references a clerk and a scheduled September meeting to discuss the incorporation of Acton into a town.
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Acton
Farm Machinery Output From Austria And Hungary
Austria builds two tractor types one for horticulture and one for muddy rice fields. Hungary aims to complete the first modern diesel tractor by June. The machine weighs over three tons and can plough about an acre and a half to eight inches in one hour. Spain plans to build two tractor types a 2 hp track-type and a 6 hp machine. Ancient Romans believed to be lucky for Migy.
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Austria
Hungary
Spain
Ala
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Harry Hall
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Civandalls
Arante
Abe
Bronte
Ganette
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R. M. Bell
Phane
WM. R. Bracken
General Insurance
Representative of
Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Ltd
Orangeville
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