Canada Faces Egg Shortage and Trade Prospects in 1927
The article notes Canada produced over 253 million dozen eggs in 1927 with per capita consumption around 337 eggs annually. It details imports surpassing exports by about a million dozen and a heavy import footprint from China for egg products, while signaling potential in expanding domestic flocks and rearing better hens to meet rising demand. It highlights the United Kingdom as a major potential market and compares Canada's share to other exporters, urging growth to satisfy domestic appetite and restore exports.
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Canada
China
Imperial Economic Comittee
John Bull
Jack Canuck
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
Denmark
Russia
Netherlands
Poland
Egypt
Belgium
South Africa
Australia
Dominions
Prince Rupert Pioneers Told City’s Bright Future
Mayor Mc Mordie spoke at a Prince Rupert pioneers banquet praising their settlement and predicting strong growth. He said Ottawa report pending but pledged no delay in backing the port’s outlook. He forecast 20 million bushels of grain shipped overseas via Prince Rupert Port within two years and full recompense within ten years.
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Prince Rupert
McMordie
Ottawa
English skull growth hints at environmental influence
A Boston Transcript note parodies an English anatomist Professor Parsons claim that British skulls have grown taller and longer over a century, suggesting environment shapes race and undermines craniology. The piece cites Bacon, Milton, and Shakespeare as not being among the lowbrows, while joking about hat sizes and portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
D. G. Parsons
Royal Anthropological Society
Professor Parsons
Hatters’ Guild
Grandfather
Chicago
Merry England
Francis Bacon
John Milton
Shakespeare
Boston Transcript
Central Manitoba Mines Reports Ore Reserves and Progress
Central Manitoba Mines has shipped three gold bricks since the mill began operating recently. Development work continues and ore reserves now in sight can supply three years at present capacity. Ore quality improves with depth, says vice president T. C. Anderson. Diamond drill exploration is underway on yet unopened sections of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Manitoba
T. C. Anderson
Speed Of Radio Beats World Travel Time
A sentence notes that a bullet from a modern high powered rifle would take about 15 hours to circumnavigate the globe if it retained speed, while radio signals would cover the same distance in under one seventh of a second.
Balloon Experiments Report Small Temperature Rise
Thermometers carried aloft in experimental balloons show a slight temperature increase above the 644 mile altitude. The data suggest early atmospheric effects as ascent continues.
The Prince of Beggars Appeals for London Hospital Aid
The so called Prince of Beggars makes a final appeal, praised for aiding suffering humanity. Viscount Knutsford chairs London Hospital, the United Kingdoms largest charity, needing over a million dollars yearly. The hospital traces to 1740 and now features eighteen operating theatres and extensive facilities funded by donations.
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Prince of
Viscount Knutsford
London Hospital
Snakeskin Skins Boost Oil Field Workers’ Wages
West Texas oil field workers ditch dynamite and rattlesnakes for fashion driven skins. Men haul rattlesnakes from dens with poles, dry the skins in sun, and ship them to shoe centers where rising prices supplement meager oil income. A single den holds several hundred snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Quip Summarizes Phrase Meaning With Two Word Reboot
In a Chinese Christian college the exercise had native students translate phrases into their own language. One student captured the idea with two words, describing the situation as Invisible, insane.
Canada Gains From Growing U S Tourist Trade
Charles Stewart, Canada’s Minister of the Interior, argues Canada holds a matchless advantage as U S tourists expand abroad. He notes 1926 U S outlays near 260 million, with potential to double in a decade, praising Canada’s 4000 mile frontage and welcoming approach that turns visitors into repeat travelers.
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Canadas
U. S
Canada
Dominion
Charles Stewart
Interior
Banting Sweet Corn Gains Route to Seed Production
The Banting corn developed by the Division of Horticulture is proving valuable in the Prairie Provinces. Ready in under seventy days, it rivals Golden Bantam and suits home and market gardens in colder regions. Seed production started at Morden Manitoba with expansion planned at other Western Experimental Stations.
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Prairie
Dominion
Morden
Manitoba
C P R Expands Vancouver District Trackage for Westward Trade
Canadian Pacific Railway expands its Vancouver district trackage to support growing westward grain movement. New and existing yards from Granville Street to the Narrows Bridge end and False Creek areas cover dozens of miles with capacity to double. Wheat shipments peaked at 53 million bushels through the port by February.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Pier B-C
Granville Street
C.P.R
Second Narrows Bridge
C A. Cotterell
C.P_R
Istant
Coal Harbor
False Creek
Coquitlam
New Westminster
Fraser River
Canadian Pacific
Harbour of
Hardy Roses Highlight Ottawa Experiment Farm Bulletin
Garden roses tested for forty years at the Central Experimental Farm yield a bulletin titled Hardy Roses. About 500 varieties are grown, with recommended small garden choices including Hybrid Perpetuals Frau Karl Druschki Mrs John Laing Hugh Dickson and others Peretiana roses Mme Edouard Heriot Souvenir de Claudius Pernet Willowmere and hybrid Tea selections Caroline Testout Grass Teplitz La Tosca praised for vigor fragrance and color.
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Central Experimental Farm
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Frau Karl Druschki
John Laing
Hugh Dickson
Caroline Testout
Peretiana
Mme
Edouard Heriot
Souvenir de Claudius
Lumber Output in British Columbia Rises in 1927
British Columbia produced 740 230 000 feet board measure of lumber in 1927, up 27 500 000 feet from 1926. Principal export markets were the United States and Japan, with the year’s lumber value estimated at 83 078 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
United States
Japan
World's Grain Show Planned for Regina in 1932
Promoters push ahead with a proposed World's Grain Show in Regina Saskatchewan for 1932. The Saskatchewan legislature and Regina Industrial and Agricultural Association have endorsed the project and the federal government will be approached for approval and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Regina Industrial and Agricultural Association
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Britain
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Tiern No
Texas
United States Department
B.C. Lumber Production
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