Seed grain exports to Argentina boost Canadian seed trade
A cargo from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, includes 2000 bushels each of pedigreed Marquis wheat and Palmer oats shipped to Buenos Aires by Dunge and Born Grain Corp. This largest seed grain export from Canada sold at 2.49 dollars per bushel for wheat and 1 dollar for oats. The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association aims to expand overseas orders, backed by donations and trade efforts, with alfalfa seed sent to Sweden and oats planned for Australia.
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Halettas
Mouton 1 F
New York
Buenos Aires
Canada
Seed Crowers’ Association
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Dunge and Born
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Con Tissioner
Brooks
Alberta
Sweden
Australia
Jay Gould Loses Mouse Trap Fortune Seed of Fame
Jay Gould once carried a mahogany box with a new invention on a New York trip in 1853. The box held a mouse trap that was stolen from a streetcar seat. Gould chased and caught the thief, a known offender. A newspaper story the next day titled How a Mouse Trap Caught a Thief boosted his early publicity.
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Jay Gould
United States
New York
Saiy
Youth Crime Shock Prompted by Education Commissioner
John J. Tigert, U. S. commissioner of education, told teachers at the National Education Association convention in Washington that crime among high school age youths is alarmingly high. He urged dropping further statistics and warned of a serious breakdown in character and integrity. A separate Ontario magistrate case quipped about a drunken man and a sidewalk crack as a comic measure of sobriety. The judge noted the fine would be the usual one.
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John J. Tigert
United States
Department of
National Education Assolation
Washington
Ontario
Solon
Twan
Emulsion and Society Mock Dialogue at Lecture
A professor discusses Sir Walter Scott as a woman reveals she loves his emulsion instead of his books. The scene shifts to busy social life as the woman boasts of twelve societies while the professor notes an hour daily contact. The exchange ends with a quip about time.
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Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Chimney Fires and Preventive Cleaning Tips
A 1910 guidance article urges annual chimney cleaning to prevent fires caused by soot and defective chimneys. It details quick containment steps if a fire starts and advocates using proper extinguishing methods, including chemical extinguishers, and improvised bricking methods in absence of sweeps.
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National Fire Protective Association
Railroad Men Dialect From the Southern News Bulletin
A look at railway slang with terms like king snipe section foreman hog locomotive hop road detrail reefers refrigerator cars big hole emergency air application master maniac waster mechanic hand-out free meal pull fighter empty coach old man superintendent pink rush telegram ham amateur telegrapher sacred ox mallet locomotive Shiner trainmans lantern blow-in arrival jake all right rattler freight train bear the 16hour law highball proceed signal Stinger a brakeman soldier killing time on duty goats switch engines snipe section laborer gutu emigrant outfit snake switchman Pin head amateurs gates switches monkey-money trip passes madhouse roundhouse foreman big 0 conductor hot-shot fast through freight train pie book meal ticket book bug telegraph instrument crumbox caboose.
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Southern News Bulletin
Jake
Roundhouse
Long-lived Portland islanders average over eighty years
A Weymouth area clergyman notes Portland New Englanders live remarkably long with an average exceeding 81. Local residents describe aged natives traveling far for holidays and church, with graveyard burials showing ages from 83 to 93 and one centenarian on the island.
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Black Isle
Portland
Weymouth
G. A. Hillyar Ross
Wimbledon
Tainland
Population Distribution Between Tropics and Temperate Zones
The text states that about 28 percent of the world’s population live in the tropics while 72 percent reside in temperate zones including the frigid regions. It further predicts that 72 percent of future world production will come from tropical countries, with 28 percent from temperate regions.
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Tropics
Canadian Wolves At London Zoo Labeled Most Savage
A reporter notes a Canadian wolf at Regent's Park zoo is deemed the fiercest by keepers while a Bosnian female wolf is labeled for an attack. The article contrasts warning signs with visible cages and details the keeper's close encounters with the wolves.
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London
Regent's Park
Bosnia
Jugo Slavia
Old wooden ships prove seaworthy across centuries
Baltic and Baltic Sea vessels illustrate endurance with the Constance from 1723 still sailing in service, Emanuel from 1749 still carrying lumber, and Good Intent from 1790 sold in 1919 for 1000 dollars, showing long life for wooden ships. short gossip follows about birthday gifts and prefered payments.
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Battic Sea
Constance
Sweden
Emanuel
Cardiff
Money talks in US Russia trade despite quarrel says Times
Statistics from Moscow show the United States sold three times as much to Russia in 1925 as in 1924 while the two governments remain out of contact. The Los Angeles Times asks if money talks despite the diplomatic freeze.
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Moscow
United States
Russia
Los Angeles Times
Flax Growing Feasibility in British Columbia
Fraser Valley officials and Old Country flax growers discuss establishing processing in BC. Data show 1923 yield 17.50 bushels from 754 acres at 1.45 a bushel. 1924 yield 12.80 bushels per acre from 1,183 acres at 1.80 a bushel. Climate favors development though market access is the current hurdle.
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Fraser Valley
British Columbia
England
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Was Record Performance Owner of Lunch Wagon Claims Long Distance Eating Championship
Morgantown dispatch says Lewis Tsirigetig who runs a lunch wagon claims the long distance eating championship of the district after consuming two cheese sandwiches six pork chops lettuce bread two dozen fried eggs bread coffee and near beer He sought another bet but found no takers and police support the tale.
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Morgantown
W.va
Lewis Tsirigetig
Lewis
Ife
Thomas Shaw
Kingston Standard
Capt. Cooks Voyages Zimmermann Book Arrives in Victoria
The long lost Zimmermann narrative of Captain James Cook's South Seas travels, published in Mannheim in 1783 and written by Henry Zimmermann who sailed with Cook, has surfaced in Switzerland and will be shown soon at the provincial museum in Victoria, B C. The find confirms prior rumors of hidden German and French translations and ends years of scholarly doubt.
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Zimmermann
James Cook
South Seas
Switzerland
Cecil French
Victoria
B.C
Europe
French
Mannheim
Henry Zimmermann
Cook
Vancouver Island
Wellington seeks city engineer and clerk in Toronto
Wellington New Zealand advertises for a city engineer and a city clerk in Toronto. Among applicants is J A Ruddick, a noted cheese and butter expert, who boosted export prospects for the island. The remark ends with a quip about a mule’s kick and brains.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Toronto
J. A. Ruddick
Little Island
Science indebted to primitive medicine men and witch doctors
A historical overview credits indigenous healers with discovering drugs such as strychnos and calabar bean and notes early use of quinine by South American Indians. It describes demon theory of illness, Congo healing rituals with yellow posts, and East African witch doctors thriving in charms and readings, while acknowledging value in primitive medical knowledge.
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West Africa
North
South America
Europe
Upper Congo
East Africa
Iie
Tuareg Women Lead Strong Household Authority
The Tuareg women govern the family and own possessions while men veil their faces. They choose husbands and raise children, asserting precedence in household affairs in this nomadic Arab tribe of the Sahara. Aeroplane goods transit grows, prompting new storehouses at London Croydon air stations and expanded customs staff. Single engine planes slated for cargo. larger aircraft for passengers. Robert and teacher exchange prompts underscore classroom dialogue.
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Sahara Desert
Aeroplane
London
Croydon
Alberta Farm Hand Prospers On Stubble Land Near Arrowwood
Andrew Ruud of Gleichen Alberta, formerly Wales North Dakota, rented 200 acres of summer fallow land in 1923 and produced 28 bushels of wheat and 112 bushels of oats per acre. By 1925 he sowed wheat on the same land and averaged 34 bushels per acre, selling at Fort William Ontario for $1.64. Ruud plans to buy a nearby section, praises Western Canada, and notes Arrowwood, railway extension, growing town with five elevators and a $23 000 high school. He keeps 19 horses and reports mild winters.
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North Dakota
Sunny Province
Canada
Fargo
Andrew Ruud
Gleichen
Alberta
Wales
Read
Ruud
Fort Willam
Ontario
Rudd
Quotes from Jack Miner Reflections By Norman S Rankin
A collection of aphorisms attributed to Jack Miner with commentary by Norman S Rankin. The quotes touch on truth, nature, perseverance, marriage, work, money, and education in a reflective, humorous tone. The items present a portrait of Miner's voice and philosophy through concise lines and wry insights.
Cow License Notice Sparks Humorous Reply
An official in a Canadian town alerted a citizen that his cow keeping license had expired. The citizen, Pete Bashful Suitor, responded with a witty letter saying his cow beat him to it and expired weeks earlier. Dorothy and the father exchange lighthearted quips about changing minds on marriage.
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Monsieur Bord
Helt
M’sieur Bord
Reapen
Pete
Dorothy
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