Wolf Creek Farmer Wins World Wheat Championship Despite Unsuitable District
J H B Smith of Wolf Creek east of Edson, a Leicester native with a long showing record, wins the world championship for hard spring wheat sent from a district once deemed unsuitable. He pursued Marquis then Reward wheat, tending plots with care, and finally sent a fine sample to Chicago yielding top honors.
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J. H. B. Smith
Wolf Creek
Edson
Canadian National Railways
Smith
Edmonton
Chicago
Floor of Atlantic shifts after November 18 quake
Halifax reports from cable ships show the North Atlantic bed moved after the November 18 earthquake. Soundings reveal shifted fishing banks and several cable breaks spanning 400 miles southeast and 300 miles northeast of Halifax. Some cables show multiple breaks over stretches of around 100 miles.
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North Atlantic
Halifax
World’s Smallest Engine Displayed at London Exhibition
A quarter inch long horizontal engine powered by compressed air was shown at the Model Engineers Exhibition in London. A hair from the model maker’s wife served as the driving belt, making the device almost invisible to the naked eye.
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Model Engineers
London
England
Alpine larch among trees in Waterton Lakes park
The alpine larch stands in the last belt near timber line in Waterton Lakes National Park Alberta. Other principal trees in the Dominion playground include poplar lodgepole pine white-barked pine Douglas fir alpine fir and Engelmann spruce.
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Waterton Lakes National Park
Alberta
Dominion
Saskatoon Stockyards See Sales Surge With Growth Ahead
Union stockyards in Saskatoon project over 2.5 million dollars in 1929 sales triple the 1928 level of about 800 thousand. The manager predicts a packing plant soon as livestock movement grows with 907 cattle and 5 963 hogs shipped to feeders in 11 months.
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Union
Saskatoon
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
W. D. Blackwell
Mr. Blackwell
Blackwell
Teaching Children Truth About War at Montreal Forum
Major George A. Drew urges Canada’s schools to teach the Empire’s war record to children to counter misrepresentations. He warns peace advocates but cites U S and German and American figures on Chateau Thierry and Meuse Argonne as examples to correct history.
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Empire
Major George A. Drew
Supreme Court of Ontario
Canada
Montreal
Major Drew
United States
Britain
Germany
Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Saskatoon Scientists predict dwarf bantams for apartments
Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon predict a future race of dwarf bantams so small they could serve as an ornamental addition in bay windows of apartments. They may be good egg producers, though their eggs will be small.
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Adaptable Maid Bridget Gets Creative With Breakfast
A dramatic exchange as Bridget responds to a breakfast shortage. Madame requests eggs, Mrs Richquick urges ingenuity, and Bridget promises to improvise a solution. The dialogue hints at resourcefulness in domestic life.
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Bridget
Madame
Mrs. Richquick
Brother and His Wife Unite in Harmonious Tastes
A brief notice notes a hopeful pairing as a brother and his new wife share agreeable tastes and good hopes for their married life. The couple’s harmony is emphasized as a positive sign for their future together.
Children Found on Canal Boats in England
Authorities report 124 child workers discovered aboard canal barges in England with 76 under the age of 12. The inspection highlights harsh conditions and rising concern about child labor amid maritime trades.
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England
Alberta Saskatchewan Boundary Survey Landmark in North
The boundary line between Alberta and Saskatchewan runs along the Fourth Meridian of the Dominion Lands survey system near the 110th meridian. Under the Surveyor General, it was surveyed from the International Boundary north to Lake Athabasca, a straight-line distance of about seven hundred miles, among the world's longest.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion Lands Survey System
Surveyor General
Department of the Interior
Lake Athabaska
Baldwin Praises MacDonald Visit to United States
In the British parliament on Wednesday, Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader, congratulated Premier MacDonald on his U S trip. He said he had hoped to visit the republic as prime minister but bears no regret or envy and is glad it has been done.
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Stanley Baldwin
MacDonald
United States
Republic
Mr. Baldwn
Toronto Star
Fashion patterns and sizes list with yardage details
Sewing patterns No 753 No 156 No 980 No 465 No 361 with bust sizes 16 to 42 and fabric yardage needs. Includes No 11093 Flower Basket pattern with two rights and two lefts and price 25 cents. Contains fabric lengths 32 and 40 inches and lace requirements. Wrap coin care fully.
Emigration Tide Turns As Canadians Stay Home
The sunflowers silage fed at the Northern Ontario station yields better gains and lower costs than oats and vetches silage for lambs. Meanwhile US consular reports show Canadian emigration slowing while American influx rises, predicting Canada’s faster growth for decades and stronger bilateral ties.
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Northern
Ontario
Kapuskasing
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Wesley Frost
Montreal
Ukrainians in Alberta Public Health Meetings Draw 3000
Lecturer F T Cook reports Ukrainian settlers near Edmonton held 16 public health meetings attended by over 3,000 people in summer 1914. Average attendance was about 190 per gathering, with large night sessions at Myrnam and Two Hills. He notes few Bolshevists, warm Canadian assimilation, and well kept homes and farms reflecting sanitary practice.
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Alberta
F. T. Cook
Department of Public Health
Cook
Edmonton
Myrnam
Two Hills
Canada
Waterfalls of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Park
The Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park British Columbia is fed by meltwater from the Waputik icefield on the Great Divide. Water descends a 150 foot drop then a 1000 foot curtain before a 500 foot cascade into the Yoho River.
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Takakkaw Falls
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Waputik
Great Divide
Yoho Valley
Ycho River
Invisible CO menace in traffic jams grows in towns
A report warns that carbon monoxide from idling motors in traffic blocks is a rising danger in large towns. Experiments with a guinea pig in a traffic jam showed gas intoxication occurring within three minutes.
New Human Disease From Rabbits Warned
Dr. C. C. Ruhland in Syracuse warns of tularemia a disease from rabbits. He cites 4 percent mortality among 420 cases, describes sudden onset and symptoms, and notes cooking rabbit meat to 133 degrees Fahrenheit kills the germs.
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C. C. Ruhland
Syracuse
N.Y
Tulare County
California
New England
Creosoted posts long lasting at Indian Head forest nursery
At the Dominion forest nursery near Indian Head Saskatchewan operated by the Forest Service a creosoted poplar fence post has lasted since 1917 and remains sound while untreated posts rot in two to three years. Efforts aim to develop a simple home treating apparatus for farmers to set up a small plant.
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Dominion Forest Nursery
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Regina Building Permits Rise to 9.45 Million
Building permits issued in Regina from January 1 to October 31 total 9 445 729 dollars, up from 6 146 010 dollars in the same period last year. Canadians own about sixty per cent of securities of enterprises on Canadian soil.
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Regina
Asbestos Socks Spark Debate in Nagels Lustige Welt
In Berlin the Nagels Lustige Welt quotes Newrich praising others as best while calling asbestos socks poor heat conductors. The exchange highlights contrasting views on insulation and comfort for cold feet.
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Newrich
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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