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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
1
In Halifax interview Sir John Aird proposes Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and possibly Newfoundland unite as a single Maritime Province. The piece rebuts the plan noting historic federation benefits went to Central Canada and West, leaving Maritimes lagging, and warns PEI would lose autonomous status if union occurred.
The Canadian Medical Association holds its annual meeting in Montreal with Dr. 5. R. Jenkins presiding. Attending are four overseas speakers and notable Canadian medical figures. A “Hobbie Exhibit” will showcase members’ hobbies and cultural interests beyond medicine.
The article laments ultra low wheat prices in the United States and Canada near fifty year lows, with Canada and Argentina boosting costs, while other crops fall and famine fears rise in China. It notes efforts to feed China from American surpluses and cites depictions of shifting farming toward mixed practices, plus debate over a Fisheries Minister and Dominion politics in Canada.
The Emporia Gazette editor criticizes the town’s music contest audience calling them ill behaved and hick like. He condemns cheering performers and urges parents to discipline their children to prevent further embarrassment.
The article notes Canada's shift from a U S trade deficit to a broader external trade balance. Hon R B Bennett cites four months of including January to April with combined deficits totaling 156 million dollars. Additional tidbits cover weather, a saxophone claim, the French Foreign Legion, Lloyd George, and fox farming in the Express Messenger.
The article explains asthma as two types: allergen triggered and post bronchitis. Skin tests identify triggers like animal fur pollen or foods. England reports 120 X Ray treated cases with 89 good results and notable weight gain. nasal catarrh symptoms also improved. Doses were given weekly for six to eight weeks. Adrenalin helps during attacks but the cause should be addressed to reduce symptoms.
A poem by Alice Brewer warns a lame duck to avoid deep plowed fields despite a preference for easy spoil. It urges the bird to stay near home and avoid risky furrows where deformities may expose itself to danger and fear from ducklings.
The article describes Prince Edward Island as Canada's smallest province with a strong agricultural base and high grain yields. It highlights potato crops especially seed potatoes, expanding fox farming, active fisheries, and growing tourism as the Garden of the Gulf, noting marked provincial prosperity.
A dramatic portrait of L Aiglon the Eaglet, Napoleon II, born 1811, raised under Metternich at Vienna. The piece traces his life from royal promise to confinement, his doomed struggle for identity, and his death at 21 after a political and medical decline.
Advertisement details best planting times for annuals perennials and vegetables, with dates from May to July. Lists numerous flowers and vegetables, quantities, prices per dozen or per hundred, mail order minimums, and payment terms. Indicates mail orders under two dollars not accepted and to arrange group orders with neighbors.
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