Saskatoon Winter Fair Successful
The Saskatoon Winter Fair concluded with strong livestock showings from three Western provinces and Ontario. Judges cited powerful classes in horses and cattle, with notable wins by Ben Finlayson and M Bear in stallion divisions and the crowning of Victor Glencarnock as grand champion steer. New housing will be needed for next year as the current CN roundhouse site is set for sale.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Ontario
Great Britain
Europe
R. Wright
Drinkwater
Sask
Ciaeses
Dr. Reid
Canora
Albert Ness
Howick
Quebec
Ben Finlayson
Brandon
Man
M. Bear
Kincaid
Lorimer
Conquest
Falconer
Govan
Cruise
Leslie
Davidson
Watrous
Morris and Robertson
Zealandia
Murray
Patterson
Young
Victor Glencarnock
John Brown
Earl Brown
Nigger Boy
Wee Willie
University of Saskatchewan
Sid. W. Johns
A. Wilson
Sheep movement plans 100000 annual Manitoba herd sales
A Manitoba push aims to place 100000 sheep on farms yearly, selling in groups of fifty, modeled after North Dakota. J D McGregor leads a committee at a Sheep Breeders Association conference with Winnipeg and Brandon boards of trade to advance the arrangement.
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Manitoba
North Dakota
Sheep Breeder's Association
Winnipeg
Brandon Boards of Trade
J. D. McGregor
Lloyd George Metaphor Sparks By-Election Duel
London correspondent notes an unguarded clash in a northern by election where Lloyd George attacked the Tories with sea imagery. The Liberal candidate won as the Liberal leader called the Conservatives a polar bear adrift on an iceberg while the defeated candidate cited a dictionary asserting shanghaied as the insult.
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Lieyd George
Lloyd George
LLG
London
New York Herald
Hotel Marquis Named After Marquis Wheat In Lethbridge
A new community enterprise in Lethbridge will open as the Hotel Marquis to honor the Marquis wheat famed for its Canadian origin. Marquis wheat began at the Canadian Government Experimental Farm in Ottawa and is regarded as a major agricultural achievement. It accounts for about 90 percent of Canadian spring wheat and 60 percent in the United States, and has won multiple world championships at the Chicago International Grain and Hay Show.
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Lethbridge
Marquis
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Chicago
Canadian Conifers Dominate Forest Products
Canada hosts about 150 plant species reaching tree size with 31 conifers. Conifers supply 95 percent of forest products while their trees occupy an even larger share of potential forest area.
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Canada
Beadville Road Jest Puts Distance In View
A humorous exchange features a tourist asking if a road leads to Beadville and a farmer replying in blunt fashion that turning around would save 24,998 miles, illustrating a country wisdom quip about travel and distance.
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Beadville
Yaas
Madagascar crocodiles slated for skin and fat uses
Reports indicate Madagascar will skin surplus crocodiles for bookbinding and shoe leather while their fat will be used in rheumatism treatments and other health applications.
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Madagascar
Red Fife Wheat and its role in Canadian wheat history
Red Fife, developed by David Fife in Ontario, became Canada's first leading spring wheat since 1882 and shaped official and commercial wheat grades. Its late maturity prompted Dr. William Saunders to push for earlier maturing varieties to boost western Canada's wheat potential.
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Western
Canada
David Fife
Peterborough County
Ontario
Marquis
Red Fife
William Saunders
Canadian West
Husband Shows Little Interest In Newborn Baby
A young wife is disturbed by her husband’s indifference to their new baby until one night she finds him at the cot. He asks for her thoughts and then blurts out a surprising remark about a cat he sees selling for $4.50.
Lindbergh hints at matrimony and doubles talk
A remark about longing for a double to speak for him appears as the first hint Col Lindbergh may be considering marriage. The line suggests his private thoughts on a wife behind the scenes.
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Col. Lindbergh
Television in the Home Predicted for Next Year
A New York Times report quotes an unnamed RCA representative predicting television in the home within a year. The piece notes rumors of RCA's possible acquisition of the Victor Talking Machine Co. as observers discuss the link between radio, television, and synchronized motorized disc or cylinder systems for a combined phonograph and radio device.
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The
New York Times
Radio Corporation of America
Victor Talking Machine Company
Radio Corporation
Regular New York diners Leave Consistent Tips
New Yorkers habitually tip hotel restaurant staff. Luncheon crowds often give a quarter while dinners bring a half dollar. A Bretton Hall tearoom patron struggled to make 25 cents with two dimes three pennies and a 2 cent stamp left on the table.
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Bretton Hall Tearoom
Colds Not Infectious Says Dr Cheney After Eleven Years
After eleven years of study Dr Volney S Cheney medical director of a Chicago packing firm says colds are not infectious but are caused by overeating lack of exercise loss of sleep and mental strain.
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Volney S. Cheney
Chicago
Yukon Lead Production in 1926 Reaches 2930 Tons
In 1926 the Yukon produced about 2930 tons of lead about two percent of Canada's total. Shipments consisted of silver lead ores and concentrates from the Mayo District.
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Yukon
Mayo
Dog Bite Recalls Domestic Tension in Quaint Exchange
In a colloquial dialogue, George notes a man being bitten by his own dog after he spoke to the animal as he would to his wife. William probes the incident, and George confirms the peculiar dynamic and its humorous undertone.
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George
William
CPR Seed Train Tours West To Promote Seed Use
The Canadian Pacific Railway launched a touring demonstration train to educate farmers on seed and forage crop handling across the West, Prairie Provinces, and part of the East. The train includes seed cleaning machines, smut treatment tools, dairy lectures by R B Vagne, motion picture gear, and exhibits run with the University extension service in Saskatchewan.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan Wheat Producers
Ilton
Saskatchewan
R. B. Vagne
Oper
Ated
University and Extension Service
Weston
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
C. M. Hamilton
F. Hedley Auld
D. T. Elderkin
Regina Industre! Exhibition Association
George Williams
Canadian Pacific Agricultural Department
Lewer
Weight Loss While Sleeping Questioned by Observation
An observer argues that people lose weight during sleep, but a detailed self record by a man with scales shows lower weight after sleep. He notes only dry air entered and moisture left via breath and sweat, suggesting humidity may change results. questions whether greenhouse conditions would alter outcomes.
Starting a Strawberry Plantation
Starting a strawberry plantation requires good surface drainage and a gentle slope. The best soils are moderately light and friable, avoiding packing or baking to help early rooting. Avoid sod land and persistent weeds, and perform thorough ploughing, dishing, harrowing, and rolling before planting.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Fire alarm location tested at Paris dinner
A Paris dinner with the Firemen's Federation president challenged guests to locate the nearest fire alarm to his home. None could. The item prompts readers to check their own knowledge and the emergency number to call in case of fire.
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Firemen’s Federation of France
Paris
First Bank Visit Ends In Confusion For Young Woman
A young woman, making her first bank cashing attempt, asked a teller to place the money in her outstretched hand. In a separate note, the silkworm and the honeybee are cited as the only domesticated insects in the world.
Honor Heroic Mounties on Hudson Bay Railway
Names along the Hudson Bay Railway honor fallen mounties and local pioneers. Mile 178.96 will become Hoskin and another site Wilde after Corporal C. H. Hoskin and Sergeant W. B. Wilde who died in 1897 and 1896 defending the law. The line also memorializes Ralph Webb General Paterson J. A. Campbell and the current MP for Nelson Bird. Amery at Mile 356 commemorates L C Amery.
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Canada
Hudson's Bay Railway
Hoskin
Wilde
C. H. Hoskin
Voice
W. B. Wilde
Charcoal
Hudson’s Bay Railway
Rawebb
Ralph Webb
Winnipeg
General Paterson
New Stone Theatre To Replace Oberammergau Stage
A 4500 seat stone theatre will replace the current wooden structure at Oberammergau Bavaria where the Passion Play is staged every decade. The next series of performances, whether in 1930 or 1932, will use the new building when opened. A dressing house for 700 players will also be built. Total cost is about 72000 dollars with a loan likely. It is undecided if the stage will remain open air.
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Bavaria
Oberammergau
Canada’s 1927 foreign trade highlights agricultural exports
The 1927 trade report stresses Canada as an agriculture nation with agricultural, vegetable and animal products worth 711 million plus, wood and paper at 281 million, and iron products totaling 249 million. It notes 29 countries as principal trade partners.
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Canada
Three Seaman’s Fund Collection Totals $460 03 on Ocean Liner
At the ship's concert a collection for the Seaman's Fund raised 460 dollars and three cents. The chairman joked about a Scotchman aboard, and a Highland voice replied there were three of them.
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Seaman's Fund
Highlands
Woman Feigns Consent, Asserted Against Will
A woman claims she is compelled to resist agreement yet maintains she never truly consents. The remark reflects perceived coercion and suggests a dispute over voluntariness in the relationship or decision.
There'll Be No One in Heaven Better Than the Average Man
A reflective line notes the disparity between idealized sainthood and ordinary self-perception, suggesting heaven outshines the self the average man imagines. The phrasing implies a meditation on humility and self-assessment.
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Heaven
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