Beautifying Rural School Grounds With Trees and Hedges
The Forest Service began distributing trees to Western Canadian farmers to improve farmsteads and foster shelter belts. Since then, distribution rose to about eight million seedlings and many school grounds have benefited from trees, though challenges remain from staff turnover and vacations.
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Department of the Interior
Forest Service
Canada
Middle West
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Sutherland
Sir Walter Scott Said to Rise Early and Work Long Hours
The quote notes Sir Walter Scott rose at four each morning and toiled fifteen hours daily, producing the Waverley novels at twelve volumes per year and about a book every two months. It also cites a remark about authorship and earning a living, tied to Esquella in Barcelona.
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Sir Walter Scott
Experiments in Government Across the Antipodes
Col. Wilbur S. Tucker, former Bankers' Insurance Company president, told a Vancouver Canadian Club lunch that Australia and especially New Zealand have pushed government led enterprises further than Canada or the United States. He cited railways and telegraphs as government controlled and praised social service ventures like pensions and insurance while noting Canada’s similar advances.
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Australia
New Zealand
Canada
United States
Wilbur S. Tucker
Bankers’ Insurance Company
New York
Canadian Club
Vancouver
Col
Tucker
First Woman Guest At Reform Club Dinner
Miss Megan Lloyd George made political history by attending a Reform Club dinner for Liberal MPs, marking the first time a woman was admitted as a guest at this exclusive London political club.
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Megan Lloyd George
The
Liberals
Reform Club
London
Georgette dress with decorative yoke and jabot detail
Style No. 825 offers a Georgette dress featuring an effective stripe pattern, a pointed front outline yoke and waist, and a cascading plain georgette jabot. For the 36 inch size 34 yards of 36 inch material plus 1 yard of 27 inch contrasting fabric are required.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Winnipeg Pattern No and ordering details appear in a column listing. The item references the Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg and provides a pattern order instruction within a minimal newspaper card.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Tuberculosis Free Area Delayed by Ottawa Request
Manitoba delays on expanding a tuberculosis free area due to a missing formal application to Ottawa by the provincial agriculture minister. Farmers petition to extend from Carman north to Lake Manitoba, about fifty miles wide, as inspectors work in central Saskatchewan on a new Last Mountain district free area.
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Manitoba
Carman
Lake Manitoba
Portage Plains
Ottawa
Federal Department of Agriculture
J. H. Evans
Albert Prefontaine
Federal
Saskatchewan
Canadian Wheat Pool Reverses US Price Advantage
Figures from the United States Department of Agriculture show eight years before pooling, Minneapolis wheat averaged 7.15 cents higher than Canada. After the Canadian Wheat Pool began in 1924 prices flipped, with Canada often bidding higher. In the Pool’s second year, Canadian wheat averaged 10 cents above US prices. Since 1925, Canada’s price led US prices, and on July 18, 1929 the Winnipeg Minneapolis gap stood at 27.14 cents.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Minneapolis
Canada
United States
Winnipeg
Spouses Discuss Long Commute and New Maid
In dialogue, Mrs Bee asks about her husband’s long daily ride from the office. Mrs Gee responds that he often has a new maid with him, suggesting a private domestic helper accompanies him on his commute.
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Mrs. Bee
Mrs. Gee
Wife Pays Visit to Museum on Quiet Morning
A brief exchange shows a husband requesting a change for a twenty dollar bill and planning to send it in the morning. The dialog reflects everyday financial transactions in a domestic setting.
Diner and Waiter Exchange Priceless Soup Banter
A diner scolds a waiter for spilling soup on his coat while the staff reassure him there is plenty more in the kitchen. The light exchange captures a humorous moment in a busy dining room.
Xavier Brings Christianity to Japan in Sixteenth Century
The historical note records Saint Francis Xavier introducing Christianity to Japan during the sixteenth century, highlighting early missionary activity and its impact on religious landscape.
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Japan
Xavier
Prince of Wales Cup Open for Banff Golf Tour
The Prince of Wales Cup will be the prize at Banff Springs from September 3 to 6. Competitors will come from Canada’s unique golfers tour, sponsored by the Canadian Golfer, beginning in Toronto August 12 and visiting Winnipeg Jasper Vancouver and other points before returning to Toronto September 11.
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America
Banff Springs
Rockies
Revelstoke
Field
Lake Louise
Banff
Regina
Winnipeg
Fort William
Toronto
Heavier Flour Production In Dominion Milling
The milling industry reports stronger flour and cereal output this year in the Dominion. By end of April, nine months into the grain year, producers absorbed 72,521,270 bushels of wheat, about 6,000,000 more than last year, while oats grinding reached 8,838,173 bushels, roughly unchanged from a year ago.
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Dominion
Indian Reserve Lands Sold Near Berwyn and Fairview
Lands adjoining Berwyn and Fairview in Alberta were sold by the Department of Indian Affairs at average prices around $20 per acre. The top price was $40 per acre paid by a Saskatchewan buyer for three quarter sections in the Beaver Reserve near Fairview.
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Berwyn
Fairview
Alberta
Department of Indian Affairs
Saskatchewan
Beaver Reserve
Early Vegetables and Cherries Shipped from Vernon
Ten cars of early vegetables left Vernon British Columbia on July 3 chiefly potatoes beets carrots and cabbages. Royal Anne cherries are moving in large quantities to Mission and Pacific coast canneries south of the line. The fruit quality this year is excellent.
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Vernon
B.C
Royal Anne
Mission
Pacific Coast
When a man marries a mate may prove a captain
A jokey reflection notes a husband expecting a wife and finding a partner who behaves like a captain, suggesting a strong willed spouse can resemble a commanding figure in a marriage.
Luxury travel now epitomizes modern achievement in transport
The article surveys a century of travel progress from open wagons to luxurious Pullman and dining cars, the Golden Arrow between Paris and London, CPR liners, and opulent buses. It notes British regard for U S progress, contrasts past rough journeys with today’s comforts, and urges appreciation for forebears.
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Times
Paris
London
C.P.R
Cunard
White Star
Montreal
Liverpool
Royal York Hotel
United States
England
Royal York Hotel Hello Girls Operate 80 Trunk Lines
The Royal York Hotel employs twenty seven young ladies who run the main switchboard serving 1300 telephones through three private exchanges. They were selected from hundreds of applicants after voice and disposition tests. From room phones guests can reach the hotel office Toronto out of town and overseas including Great Britain for business or friendship.
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Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Great Britain
Mr Zzyzz Tops The Last In New York Phone Directory
A humorous note on the arrival of Mr Zzyzz as the last entry in the New York phone book surpassing rivals Zzyn and Zzyz. The piece muses on naming and status, noting one man changed his name to Zzyx to clinch the spot, while Zzyzz arrives to claim it.
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Mr. Zzyzz
New York
Zzyzz
Finis
Mr. Zzyn
Mr. Zzyz
Zzyk
Zzyx
Mr. Zzyk
Zzyz
Longest Douglas fir Spar Shipped to Canadian Exhibition
A 186 foot Douglas fir spar, the tallest ever sent from British Columbia, arrived in Montreal from Vancouver via Panama. The 36 inch butt, ten inch top spar weighs 25 000 pounds and contains 5 000 feet board measurement. Timberland Lumber Company cut it and sent it as a gift to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.
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British Columbia
Canadian National Steamship
Canadian Ranger
Montreal
Vancouver
Panama
Timberland Lumber Company
Toronto
Potash Deposits Found Near Trail and Vernon
The Consolidating Mining and Smelting Co reports large potash deposits south of Vernon British Columbia with samples at 6.30 percent potash. The finding aims to boost fertilizer production as the company scouts nationwide for rich mineral sources.
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Trail
Vernon
B.C
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