Campaign to curb rural Exodus in Canada emphasized
A Quebec convention of clergy farmers and officials urged a united campaign to promote love of agriculture and stop the urban drift. The piece highlights Ontario and Western provinces’ farm declines, discusses causes from isolation and farm labor to urban fiscal policies, and calls for rural centers and farmer pay parity as solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winniore
Canada
United Farmer and Grain Grower Organizations
Homemakers’ Clubs
Lignite Briquette Project Faces Montreal Board Meeting
J M Leamy a Manitoba representative on the Lignite Briquette Board of Canada will leave Winnipeg soon for a board meeting in Montreal. He reports progress at the Bienfait Saskatchewan briquetting plant with expected small quantities on the market this year and possible briquettes by September. Output at 100 tons daily should not affect the local coal supply.
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J. M. Leamy
Manitoba
Winnipeg Free Press
Dr J D Kellog’s Asthma Remedy Proves Effective
The text describes the known and trusted Kellog asthma remedy praised for relief under severe breathing difficulties. It emphasizes its long service record and away from it being an untried experimental preparation.
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J. D. Kellog
Dominion Millers Leader Urges Wheat Price Control
C B Watts secretary treasurer of the Dominion Millers Association says ending wheat price control is not in the country's best interests. He argues government buying abroad and continuing government selling at home is preferable.
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C. B. Watts
Dominion Millers’ Association
Wheat Board
Mr. Watts
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills Promised Relief for Breath Shortage
An Ontario ad touts Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for heart weakness and breathing difficulties. A testimonial from Stephen Crouse of East Clifford credits the pills with restoring his strength after five years of trouble. three boxes made him well. Price is 50c per box, available from dealers or The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
Stephen Crouse
East Clifford
N.S
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Ont
Weekly Occurrences Teacher What Is the Order of the Bath
Johnny explains the sequence for bath time with Harry first then to then Willie and lastly the baby. The dialogue presents a simple routine order among siblings.
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Johnny
Harry
Willie
Farm Expert Takes Federal Post
Professor E. S. Hopkins will assume on August 1 the duties as Dominion field husbandman for Dominion experimental farms. He will direct soil and crop experiments at the central farm Ottawa and supervise 19 stations from coast to coast, bringing wide practical and scientific training to Canadian agriculture.
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E. S. Hopkins
Dominion
Dominion Experimental Farms
Central Farm
Ottawa
Atlantic
Pacific
Hopkins
Ontario
Lindsay
Victoria County
Lindsay Collegiate Institute
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Alberta School of Agriculture
Vermillion
University of Wisconsin
Alberta
Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
Calgary
Lost German Colony in Alberta Disintegrates During War
The Hussar German colony, built by German officers and farmers, fractured as war began. Leaders like Fritz Thaden were interned in Vernon, B C, and Dr Paul Faber of the German-Canadian Farming Company vanished. The project faded, with foreclosures and deportations marking its memory.
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Alberta
Hussar
Fritz Thaden
Vernon
B.C
Paul Faber
London
England
Government issues fur royalty rules in British Columbia
New regulations require fur traders to pay royalties on pelts and skins from fur bearing animals in British Columbia. Royalties range from 50 cents for bears to 10 dollars for silver foxes, calculated as five percent of commercial value. A $25 permit fee is charged to wholesale buyers and auction buyers of furs.
Evidence Mistress in Drawing Room Watering Query
A conversation reveals a maid confirms watering the ferns in the drawing-room as water drips onto the carpet, prompting the question of whether the task was done. The exchange highlights a possible clue in a domestic setting.
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Norah
Dr Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut
An advertisement proclaims Dr Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut cure kidney disease and back pain. It claims relief from dizziness headaches and bladder issues, boasting a vegetable formula and safety for children, with 25 cent yellow boxes available through all dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
British bacon price de controlled to differ wholesale rates
Britain will end price control on bacon ham and cheese and set differential wholesale prices for Danish Canadian and American bacon. Canadian prices will be higher due to superior quality. Regulators must also abolish wholesale price rules to fully satisfy Canadian producers. Montreal chamber to raise issue at Imperial chambers in Toronto. Shipping control relaxation unlikely to alter Canadian trade significantly. Demand and prices respond to imported meat as farmers push back against domestic price rises.
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Montreal Chamber of Commerce
Imperial Chambers
Toronto
Ministry of Shipping
Worm Powders Claim to Cure Infant Worm Infestations
The notice explains two worm types afflicting children from birth one in the stomach and one in the intestines with the latter causing more harm by clinging to the intestinal walls. It asserts Mul ler's Worm Powders dislodge both kinds expel them and repair damage.
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Muller
A Perfect Grocery Co Names in Fort Wayne
A. Perfect grocery company of Fort Wayne Indiana announces its corporate officers with A Perfect as president vice president and secretary treasurer.
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A. Perfect Grocery Company
Ft. Wayne
Ind
A. Perfect
T. Perfect
Chicago Butter Market Opens for Moose Jaw Product
A major Chicago wholesale house is expanding dairy butter imports from Moose Jaw province. Carloads have been shipped and sold across the border, supplying farmers distant from creameries with weekly quotations around 43 cents. Butter is re manufactured upon arrival in Chicago.
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Moose Jaw
Chicago
Knowles Urges Farm Co operation for Rural Telephone System
Hon. W. F. Knowles Saskatchewan minister of telephones spoke at Henribourg urging rural districts to unite with government efforts to create an adequate telephone network linking farms to cities. He also noted extensive government road construction speeding travel and opening new farming areas as many returned soldiers settle on the lands.
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Saskatchewan
W. F. Knowles
Province of
Henribourg
Knowles
Prince Albert
Courtyard Proposal Prompt Sparks Conversation
The Proper Place says I feel like proposing and asks where to go. She suggests the courtyard as a quiet setting.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claims Cure
A case study style ad offers a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure catarrh. It promotes internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces, asserts general health benefits, and lists price, testimonials, and the Toledo company as makers.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Canadian Flax Gains Irish Favor Says Trade Commissioner
Trade commissioner J Vernon McKenzie states Canadian grown flax seed is a great favorite with Irish farmers and that exports will be heavier this season. He notes Canadian flax outcompetes Dutch seed in Ireland and that Holland and Japan are its stiffest rivals.
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J. Vernon McKenzie
Ireland
Canada
Holland
Japan
Russia
County Antrim
County Cork
Will Watch Wheat Market In Canada Shift
The Toronto Globe editorial notes the government decision that the wheat board will not operate for this year's crop and signals interest in how prices here will respond. It warns that conditions may revert to pre war marketing patterns and will be watched closely.
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The
Toronto Globe
Purpose of Cultivation and Soil Structure
Every cultivation stirs soil particles which grind into finer material and create pore spaces for plant roots. Hair like roots form in these spaces and access water and nutrients essential for growth.
Pensions Board Reviews Lump Sum Commutations
The board of pension commissioners examines amendments to the Pensions Act allowing disabled service members with five to fourteen percent disability to choose a final lump sum payment in place of small monthly pensions as low as two and a half dollars for unmarried privates.
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Board of Pension Commissioners
Special
Parliamentary Committee On Pensions
Red Hot July Days Hard on the Baby
An old warning about summer health for infants notes July heat and diarrheal illnesses. It endorses Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. as a preventive and remedy, selling for 25 cents a box via dealers or mail order from Brockville Ontario.
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Mediae
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Milk Diet Helps Malnourished Children at Vancouver School
School medical office reports weight gains among malnourished children after milk treatment. Individual increases range from 1.25 to 2.5 pounds, with staff predicting notable improvements by term end.
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Vancouver
Professor John Macoun, noted naturalist, dies at 89
Professor John Macoun a renowned botanist explorer and naturalist died recently at Sidney Vancouver Island aged 89 He served 1866 to 1879 as professor of botany and explored Western Canada for the government He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and an original Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada W T Macoun of the experimental station Ottawa a son
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John Macoun
Sidney
Vancouver Island
Canada
Linnean Society
Royal Society of Canada
W. T. Macoun
Ottawa
Ostriches Raised With Success Across California
In California, ostriches thrive on multiple farms as farmers report successful breeding and growing conditions. Growers emphasize robust health, efficient grazing, and growing market interest in ostrich meat and byproducts.
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California
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Lignite Briquette Board
Montreal
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Hamilton
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