Water Rams Offer Simple Hydraulics for City Waterworks
An article extols the Rife automatic hydraulic ram as an economical, low-maintenance solution to urban and rural water supply. It claims rams can lift water to fields or towns with minimal upkeep, outperform windmills and gasoline engines, and support fire protection and public works. The piece notes widespread use in the United States, Canada, and abroad, cites government adoption, and ends with a promotional request for H. Y. Parker of Vancouver for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyaml
United States
Canada
South America
South Africa
Hawaiian Islands
H. Y. Parker
Bree Turkey and airship schemes amuse wary readers
The piece muses on readers seeking trouble and fake promotions in breezy fashion, noting the lure of Bree Turkey and airship promoters. It jests about talloons, promotions, and practicals returning, while advising simple acts like planting flowers or pulling weeds along life’s path.
Hints on Farming Assess Alaska Wheat from Moscow Bulletin
The agronomist at Moscow Idaho issues a bulletin debunking Alaska or Miracle Wheat. They describe plant height branching heads kernel counts under field conditions and compare to Eldorado Poulard and Durum varieties. Yields claimed by promoters are exaggerated and bread quality remains unproven. milling tests pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Wiese
Adams-Hobe Seed Grain Co
Juliaetta
Idaho
Moscow
Adams
Bluestem
Little Club
Marconi
Goats Born in New York Zoo Spark Breeding Hope
Charles Chapman shipped four Rocky Mountain goats to New York Zoological Park in 1905. On May 20, 1908, the first captive-born Rocky Mountain goat, a male named Phillip, emerged. The herd, led by Keeper Bernard McEnroe, thrives in three corrals, with careful management to prevent rain and stress while acclimatizing to Atlantic coast conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chapman
Zoological Gardens
New York
Canada
New York Zoological Park
British Columbia
Hornaby
Fort Steele
Atlantic
Phillip
Zoological Park
Bernard McEnroe
Polite Jo an McKane Seeks Scottish Parliament Seat
John McKane once of Ross land with Nevada mining ties and Schwab funds aims for a Dumfrieshire seat in Parliament. He claims British political aims and past Gold Fields deals, recounting Palace Hotel tips and a famous hack ride, amid business ties and a Montgomery-Schwab dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKane
Rossland
Schwab
Nevada
Imack
Bas Pote
Scotland
Dumftieshire
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
McKane
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Palace
Grand Hotel
Hackmin
Hye Kane
The
Steel Trust
Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Hob! Montgomery
May Be New Railway Commissioners Appointed
Ottawa Sept 2 Three additional members of the board of railway commissioners provided by the act passed last session will not be appointed before next week perhaps later. It is said two of the new commissioners will be Hon Thomas Greenway and M P D Arcy Scott of Ottawa and the third may be W Gallifer M L thus the east middle west and far west would be represented in sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
Thomas Greenway
Pre D'Arcy Scott
W. Gallifer
East
Middle West
Far West
Bank of Commerce Ad Highlights Foreign Exchange Services
The Canadian Bank of Commerce advertises collections across Canada and abroad. It notes dealings in cheques and drafts on the United States Great Britain and other foreign countries. R T Brymner is named as Cranbrook Branch manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Great Britain
R. T. Brymner
Cranbrook
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Vancouver
B. C
Prince Rupert
SCO
Collingwood Schreiber
Dominion
Schreiber
Yellowhead Pass
Revelstoke
Kamloops
Golden
Grant Trunk Pacific
Edmonton
Pembina River
Imperial Bank of Canada
J. F. M. Pinkham
Mgr
Beale & Elwell
Elwell
Arnold & Roberts
Cranbrook Cafe
Guir
I. M. Blake
Herald
Bain and Chatham
East Kootenay Lumber Co
HRAIN
Bree
Agronomist of
Agricultural Experiment Station
Joan McKane
Canadian Bank OF Commerce
Toronto
B. E. Walker
Alex. Laird
Ian Eel
Ameen
Were District Trust
Inland Empire
Naples
Mount
Vesuvius
Cranbrook Dairy
Bugs
Waigeti
Mitchell & Garrett “Iti
A. C. Bowness
Dawson
J. Manning “Avente
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