Flour Production Sets New Canada Record for 1927-28
Canada reports a record four milling output from the 1928 wheat crop. Total flour ground reached 94 745 316 bushels with 86 842 000 bushels during the 1927-28 crop year. Flour output totaled 20 893 252 barrels, up 1 992 863 from the prior year. Wheat flour exports climbed to 11 808 775 barrels, an increase of 1 943 021. School fairs grow in popularity as fall fairs approach with prize winners noted in Esquesing and Nassagaweya townships. The Department of Agriculture highlights the value of fairs in training Canadian farmers and improving production.
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Canada
Esquesing
Nassagaweya
Furmoyg
Electric Power Transforms Home Life at Canadian Exhibition
A report from the Canadian National Exhibition notes the electric building showcasing many washers and wringers electric stoves and refrigerators. The article argues electricity eases housekeeping and shifts labor toward both men and women, highlighting progress in home convenience driven by modern invention.
Liquor Question Dominates Looming Election
The piece argues the Liquor Control Act will drive the election with temperance as the decisive issue. It notes Premier Ferguson's date scramble and calls for a clear stand from parties, especially Progressive opposition, while business concerns push for steady revenue and tax measures.
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Ferguson
Cones
Liberal Party
Cnd
Busi- Scorsese
The Docent and the Talkerd at Tall Mast Country Show
The country slows are in Tall Mast with farmers showing draughts roadsters curridge horses and well bred sheep hops and garden produce. Ladies display baking fancy work and fine arts while sour grapes folk eye prize tickets and boast of better exhibits at home.
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Chesley Enterprise
Beyond Doubt Edison On Intelligence Governing The World
The inventor argues that the existence of a guiding intelligence is proven by natural phenomena. He cites ice floating in water to show how forces maintain balance, warning that if ice sank the world would freeze. He claims thousands of similar examples prove a vast governing intelligence.
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Edison
Acton Park Motorists Urged to Observe 25 MPH By-law
Drivers seem unaware that Acton Council enacted a 25 mile per hour speed limit in the park weeks ago. The course is praised as a fine provincial facility with only one deflection being repaired with the corporation and Beardmore & Co. Reducing speed will protect the track, dust, and safety for children while preserving the park’s appeal and reducing enforcement costs.
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Acton Park
Corporation
Beardmore & Co
Annaharee
Ainyterees
Fames
Acton’s Park
Editorial Notes Reflect Traffic Losses and Economic Shifts
The column notes aviation replacing level crossings tolling lives, grocery mergers like Loblaw and Dominion, and dwindling liquor store desirability. It reports Canada immigration 1929 April–July at 94 245 up 9 percent, and forecasts fall politics and Christmas as fixed items. It cites Canada's $700 million annual agricultural export value and 1927–28 raw farm output at $14.5 million, plus drought impacts on the 1929 wheat crop and a Burlington Gazette editor’s 30-year tenure milestone.
Local Notes and Town Happenings in Ontario
Readable items recount visits and travel of residents including Miss Ivy Qundy and Mrs J I Shields. Mentioned are local council actions on cemetery care by a representative board and several short social updates from residents and visiting relatives.
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Ita
Chavon Meret
Pietengley
Apnea
Patellin
Etaaithan
Min
Iheabald
Hey Woo Phage
Poronte
Man
Lephena
Lephena On Bhatrehiny Mrames Tanger and Mr. Joy Holle Boe
Veto Wien Peters
Minn
Atte Mathews
Oftewa
Metabo
Thad
Cathars Tres
Cane Wwe Ohrid
Chaedgsit
Thei Parenta
Ate
Aduatady
Maciel
Bainlo
Wife Ao
Chigden
Inday
Min Qlyndtinay
Renal
Melanneth Jr
Ved Mills
Acum
Ivy Qundy
Reruletia Cinle
Kitchene
Bertha Clement
Toronto
Panton
Mica Jean
Messrs
Hull and
Ogletree
J. A. Macklin
Nelson
Alex, Lees
Fort Withain
Philips
T. C. Dales
T. Harris
Beaverton
Milton
Ontario
Thousand Islands
Dbuington
Multon
Mesdames Hobertson
Philp
Crwford
Shiclutr
Akip
Firat
Bert Knight
Central United Church
Welland
Harvey Murphy
Chelaea
N. Y
Murphy
Humphrey
London
Peterborough Mayer Holtby
Anna Mary
Montreal
England
Anns Mary
Coleman
Ontario Street
Dundna
Gazette
Nagata-on-tie-Lake Hospital
la Vial
A.B. Cordingley
Min WA Matthews
Tronth Head
Owen Bound
MeooWil ‘Turk
Guelph
Diary notes from NCATE tows and tales of town life
Fragmented diary entry recounts social events in a small town including church gatherings, meals, a preacher, and local rumors. It mentions weekly homilies, a party, a car incident, and a strange exchange about cats and neighbors, reflecting everyday life and conversations.
Bishop Shrugs as Vicar Requests Weekend Substitute
A village note describes a bishop being rattled by a message from the local vicar. The note says the vicar’s wife has died suddenly and asks if a substitute can be sent for the weekend.
Auto quips spark a coastal car talk in Herald Argus
A humorous exchange in the LaPort ind Herald Argus centers on knowledge of automobiles. The conversation features a character asking if Mancee understands cars and another remark about cooling by stripping gears.
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LaPort
Ind
Herald-Argus
Halloway's Carn Remover Offered Relief Warning
A brief excerpt notes a clerk seeking to attend his mother in law's funeral while an employer counters. The text implies a product claim for Halloway's Carn Remover promising relief, though the passage uses archaic phrasing and hints at harsh effects on walking.
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Halloway
Miner Rescue Messages Amid Cave-In Remains Unclear
An edited fragment describes a mine supervisor descending to the lower levels to communicate with trapped workers after a collapse. One miner calls out through a narrow opening, asking if he is married, receiving a cautious reply about being single.
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Wraimen
Scot Abroad Seeks Work Tales End With Manager Rise
A Scot travels abroad seeking employment and visits Lag works. He chats with the in‑charge and learns the previous Scot who got the manager’s job still holds influence. The visitor is told the manager is here, and the exchange closes with that common thread.
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Tam
Agul
Shen Muanager
Fall fair dates listed for district events
The notice lists autumn fair dates for several towns including Aberfoyla Arthur Cookaville Dingten Land Pergan and others with events in September and October. Residents are urged to mark calendars for the listed dates and attend local fairs.
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Puce Pass
Aberfoyla
Arthur Narte
Cookaville
Dingten
Second Valley
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Atewite
Wertly
Diesion
Nese Thaling
AL Street
Acton
Untano
United States
Shih Aharsaptiona
Gait
Loblaw
Dominion
St. Mary's Fair
Clarridge
Bureau of Statistics
Harris
Burlington Gazette
Burtington
Hurlington
Neighborhood News
AVLON
Oakville
Mra. I
Armour
Oversea
H. Colliver
Mra. Colliver
Picton
Wm. Whitaker
W.N. Robinson
J. I. Shields
Halton
Rhields
Jno
Ford
Chicago
Geto. W. Ford
John Wright
Meadowbrook
Jas McLellan
Broadview Lodge
Airs
A G. McNabb
Willams
Margorie L
Mis. Hardy
John Kardy
Erindale
Dewart H. Carpenter
Albert Carpenter
Mre. Carpenter
Dundas Highway
Burlington
Georgetown
Webley
Dpavesgeat
Mennin
Henan
Chin P.m
Pawna
Oma
A& Ennyways
Gillem
Business Directory
J. A. McNiven
Comerover Avenue
Elgin Street
Harold Nash Farmer
Notary Puble
Prirry Man
Molloaggen
Laon
Deo
Opvick
JH. Johnson
D.S
L.D.S. Dantal Bargasa
Francis Nunan
Beakbladey
Wiliams
Brampton Fair
Dance In the Armories
Ev’g
J. B. McKenzie
Ont
Tue
Hoateas
Keen
Mickled Bears
Keen's Mustard
Colman-Kern
Amberet St
Tia Thia
Jain
Kelly & Aiken
Greet Seands
Orangevills
Cusine
TOE Mid
Jon
Dawson Co
EvavPron
Aacton VN .Sco
John Nicol
Tait’s
Wyndham Street
Jack Stewart
Actone
A. D. Savage
Guelph, Ontario
Optometrissts
Optometris
Pricus
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