Late Blight Warning Service Returns To Ontario Farms
Ontario farmers face potential late blight outbreaks on potatoes and tomatoes as weather favors fungus growth. The Late Blight Warning Service restarts with weekly releases to radio and press, coordinated by De J D MacLachlan and Andrew Fulton. Growers should contact Bow Oakville or Milton Agricultural Office to apply for windbreak and planting trees by August 15. Hog marketings hit a ten year low in early July with prices rising due to tight supply, while export remains limited and storage stocks are down.
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de J .D. MacLachlan
Department of Botany
Nsason
Andrew Fton
Jlamston
Ontario
Fox District
Bow
Oakville
Milton
Canada
Tummon
Ontario Hog Producers
Howevr
Safety Deposit Boxes Offer Extra Security at Two Cents a Day
William Clayton of the Bank of Montreal Acton branch promotes safety deposit boxes as protection for valuables and documents against fire or theft. The service, offered at under two cents per day, invites customers to discuss their safekeeping needs with staff.
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Montreal
William Clayton
B of M
Acton
Farmers Receipts Show Increase Across First Quarter 1919
Dominion Bureau of Statistics preliminary figures indicate farm receipts for January-March 1919 reached 406.286 million dollars, up from 320.006 million in 1918. Cash income from field crops rose over 9 percent while livestock and products stood at 244.176 million, with higher prices lifting overall livestock indexes well above last year.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistica
IMR
Clean seed production hinges on weed control in fields
Farmers striving for high quality forage must prevent weeds from spreading seeds. Investigations show many seed producers overlook seed cleaning, risking contamination within a few years. Clean seed sections are vital to maintain pure crops and steady yields.
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Kran
Meat price debate at the butcher shop heats up
Customer complains about paying 90 canta per pound for meat while the butcher responds with a suggestive line about paying 35 conte. The exchange highlights rising costs and tension in everyday shopping.
Fight Flies Now War on Dirty Insects Urged
Edinburgh Public Health Department pamphlet urges immediate action against flies describing them as detestable pests that spread typhoid dysentery and other diseases. It cites studies on fly borne contamination and advocates sanitation practices to curb the fly population and prevent illness.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Public Health Department
Fies
Miss Smith
Confusion Over Sign Leads to Smoking Ban Question
A customer lights a cigar in a department store despite a sign. The salesgirl questions the prohibition, noting the store also sells bath towels. The exchange highlights unclear store policy on smoking.
Burlington Sees New Fire Truck Roll Out Amid Town Events
Burlington officials arrived at the Bickle Seagrave plant in Woodstock to collect a new fire truck costing about $9,000. Fire Chief Jo Waumsley Assistant Chief Jack Law and Dr George Haswell returned with the vehicle, as last year’s council funded the purchase. The piece features a Woodstock chassis and was officially added to the fleet after a Monday delivery.
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Hirant Street
Burlington
Last Years Council
Bickle Seagrave
Woodstock
Jo Waumsley
Jack Law
George Haswell
Survanne Blair
Canadian Figure Skating Association
Milton Suzanne
Mo Nikkanen
Granite Club
Toronto
How Father May Get Into Kitchen
A humorous 1930s style column imagines dedicating kitchen space to husbands. It jokes about cramped home design and suggests absurd solutions like a swivel ironing board to trap a father in a wall niche while mothers prepare meals.
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Doles McRabbit
The Kitchen Scene On Husbands and Shared Space
The Scene argues a device should be tried first by henpecked husbands with little say in home life. If effective, it could extend to other husbands and create time for men with their wives in the kitchen and other rooms.
Lye Solution for Milking Machines
A 0.5 percent lye soak solution improves milking machine rubber hygiene. Ottawa studies show direct addition to water achieves uniform strength if thoroughly mixed. Use one pint of cold water per pint of lye and dilute to one gallon, keeping lye can tightly closed to prevent caking.
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Division of
Bacteriology and Daltry Research Secience Service
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Bereaved Member Confronted at Club Over Loss
A club member Lornt Chumley is approached by a bereaved colleague who asks about his wife’s death. The reply is terse and emotionally charged, noting the necessity of the loss and the quiet acceptance of the tragedy.
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Lornt Chumley
qQuiell
Reig
Acton Village Erection Into Town Status Discussed
Officials review turning Acton village into a town with the village board, clerk notes Septembers and meeting remarks on the status and steps required for incorporation.
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Eresssid
Farm machinery advances in Austria and Hungary timing
Austria develops two tractor types for horticulture and export use in muddy rice fields. Hungary aims to complete the first modern diesel tractor by June, weighing over three tons and capable of ploughing about an acre and a half up to eight inches deep per hour. An unrelated note mentions ancient Romans forbidding May marriages.
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Austria
Hungary
Atap
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Department of Lands and Forests
Agricultural Office
Revere
Chies
Margaret _E Sathana anaru
The
Health League of Canada
Maas Sith
Whos
Health League Ays
Mallanaeken
Harry Hall
Torento Telegram
Cinaneaalls
Rrante
Hove Dr
Ted
Bronte
Ganette
R. M. Bell
Phane
Omarry
Mfay
WM. R. Bracken
General Insurance
Representative of
Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd
Westl
Thing
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Ltd
Orangeville
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