Apple Growing In Manitoba Seeds Orchard Prospects
The Manitoba Free Press reports on 6000 boxes of apples to be gathered from the Dominion Experimental Farm at Morden. It notes many parts of Manitoba can grow apples and highlights the Manitoba Horticultural Association annual exhibition in Winnipeg showing diverse varieties. The article stresses hardiness and improving flavor, suggesting most farms could eventually have their own orchards and home supplies.
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Dominion
Morden
Manitoba
Manitoba Horticulural Association
Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Western Prairie Soils bulletin on fertility and composition
Dr. F L Shutt a Dominion Chemist analyses prairie soils finding many districts rich in fertility elements. His bulletin number 22 Western Prairie Soils outlines how large organic matter and nitrogen support continuous cropping. Publication Branch Ottawa will supply upon request.
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F. L. Shutt
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Alberta Farm Production Report Shows Large Output
Local press data show Alberta farm production at 264.6 million dollars for last year with 117.0 million from wheat. Cultivated land totaled 15.32 million acres, including 850 thousand acres newly cultivated, while livestock output reached 106.28 million dollars.
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Alberta
Canada United States cooperate on monthly waterfowl censuses
The National Parks of Canada Department of the Interior and the United States Biological Survey collaborate to conduct monthly waterfowl censuses across Canada and the United States. The goal is to learn numbers, distribution and migrations of ducks geese swans and coots to support Migratory Birds Convention Act administration.
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National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
United States Biological Survey
Canada
United States
The Modest Viele Teacher and Pupil Dialogue
A brief dialogue from Pages Gaies, Yvernon, featuring a teacher stressing contrast between the rose and the modest violet. The scene shows a well dressed old lady ignoring others and a bowed head pupil. The pupil notes the husband behind the scene. The pupil explains a storm forces her to stay, and that mummy has no time to wash him.
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Yvernon
Rubber Camo and the Old World of Brazilian Rubber
Description of rubber tapping in northern Brazil detailing the tapping tools tin cups a cutting knife and pails. The worker collects sap into pails then uses palm nut smoke to form a treacle like milk film on a paddle which is rolled into resinized rubber ten to twelve times until a two inch thick slab is cut for market.
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Brazil
Asif
Dog Learns Coat Claim By Sniff At London Parcels Office
A London bound train passenger forgot his coat in the Midlands. At the London terminus his father and the family dog located the coat in the parcels office. The dog sniffed the garment and barked, prompting the attendant to surrender the coat without further proof.
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Midlands
London
When That Day Comes
An Exchange note imagines safer highways after drivers curb risky maneuvers and respect road signs. It credits Hon. Mr. Henry with dedicating himself to reducing hazards, acknowledging gradual progress toward better driving conditions.
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Henry
Early Forest Fire Patrols Begin March
The Forest Service of the Interior reports winter flying equipped aircraft allow patrols of Manitoba and Saskatchewan forests in March instead of late May. Early detection of fires started by trappers and prospectors enables suppression before they grow large.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Motor Vehicles Rise Expected in 1929
The motor license branch reports 117,112 vehicles in use in Saskatchewan for the first six months of 1929, excluding motorcycles, only 4,155 fewer than the total for all of last year, signaling a large year ahead.
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Saskatchewan
Provincial Secretary's Department
Officious humor surfaces in a chaotic classroom exchange
The dialogue features a teacher named Margaret pushing a lesson starved of focus. Mary and John fall into a lake and a bystander hollers. A joking reference to a wife leaving for health and a sum of money adds to the clumsy humor.
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Margaret
Mary
John
Red Cross Rest Room At Alberta Stock Fair
At the Alberta Stock Fair a prominent Red Cross Rest Room and First Aid Station is featured. Red Cross attendants use posters photographs and models to teach health and family life, drawing interest from visitors including strangers who notice the friendly gesture and human understanding.
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Red Cross
Canadian Wheat Supplants U S in Japanese Market
In Vancouver Mr Tacchiero Shoda of Nisshin Flour Mills says quality and price let Canadian wheat replace U S product in Japan. Shoda, flour king of Japan, travels to wheat centers in Canada, the U S and Europe. His company imports about 250000 tons of Canadian wheat annually, all shipped through Vancouver.
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United States
Tacchiero Shoda
Japan
Nisshin Flour Mills Co., Limited
Vancouver
Canada
Europe
Shoda
Flour From Soya Beans Reported In London
Reports from London indicate a new British industry to produce bread making flour from soya beans. The bean, known since 2836 B C, has been used as cattle fodder and a Viennese scientist is said to have prepared a bread flour from it that does not go rancid.
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London
England
Witty quarrel over missing maid sparks telephone mix up
A domestic exchange reveals miscommunication as a wife accuses the husband of insulting the maid over the phone. The husband quips that he intended to speak to his wife, exposing a humorous case of mistaken identity inside a household dispute.
Minerals In Canadian Arctic Exploration Report
A study notes the Canadian Arctic mainland and archipelago share rocks with southern domestic areas. Several economic minerals are present including carboniferous and tertiary coal graphite mica and native copper of Precambrian age, though total extent and value remain undetermined.
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Canadian Arctic
Dominion
Tea consumption rises as imports reach new high in Australia
Australians imported nearly 36,000,000 Ibs of tea in the past year, up 5,500,000 Ibs from the year before. The per capita consumption stands at 6 Ibs per person annually, with tea served at most meals and often both morning and afternoon in offices in the capital cities.
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Australia
Man Wastes Time Preparing While Time Slips Away
A reflective musing notes that many men spend half their lives getting ready and the other half wasted, illustrating how hesitation and preparation can consume time rather than productive action.
Tortoises Could Reach Three Centuries Old
A giant tortoise may live as long as three centuries according to observations of ancient specimens. Researchers caution that lifespan varies with species and environment, but estimates highlight remarkable longevity in large reptiles.
End of the Journey at Jasper Park Golfs Most Scenic Hole
The 18th hole at Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course in Jasper National Park Alberta hosts the Canadian Amateur and Western Canada Amateur Championships August 19 24 and the Silver Totem Pole Tournament September 7 14. The hole features a scenic backdrop mountains lake woods a large well contoured green and clever traps.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Romantic English Trains With Fancy Names Across the Lands
The article notes trains with evocative names from English railways such as the Flying Scotsman Royal Scot Queen of Scots and Golden Arrow. It highlights freight trains renamed with playful titles like Flying Pig Grimsby Fish Southampton Meat and describes them racing at night while the public sleeps.
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England
United States
London
Edinburgh
Royal Scot
Paris
Channel
Brighton
Christopher Wren
George Wv
Howard
Effingham
Grimsby
Southampton
Australia
Argentina
New York
Hat Fashion's Shocking London Debut Era
A Swiss inventor created a tall topper worn by England's first adopters. The new hat sparked street chatter and even caused some women to faint in court. Originating in Paris in 1404, toppers grew popular and legends grew around papal blessings and royal favors.
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England
London
Paris
Spain
Germany
Names Must Be Changed in Bologna Public Schools
Bologna civil court orders changes for children with unchristian or Bolshevist names from the "Red intoxication" era. Boys named Atheist Lenin Anarchist or Libertarian must adopt Christian names aligned with national tradition. Girls facing changes include Vengeance hazardous material Liberty and Internationale under a law shielding moral atmosphere.
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Bologna
Italy
Sweetie’s Health and Old House Talk
A playful exchange between a young man and a doctor about a recovering sweetheart and her perfection before. Mrs. Reading expresses nostalgia for old things while Mr. Flathunter asks about rental price, mentioning The House of Seven Gables.
Local quip about neighbors and baseball fans
A light exchange has a man asking if neighbors are baseball fans and a woman replying that they are because they are always yelling at each other.
Earnscliffe may become shrine or gallery in Ottawa
After Dr. Charles Harriss death Earnscliffe faces options to become the Conservative leader’s official residence or a Fathers of Confederation shrine. Proposals include housing archives and mementos for public viewing, or extending Earnscliffe to serve as the national art gallery, currently at the museum.
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Earnscliffe
Ottawa River
Sir John A. Macdonald
Charles Harriss
Harriss
Laurier House
Wilfrid Laurier
R. B. Bennett
Fathers of Confederation
Canada
Ottawa
Marnscliffe
National Art Gallery
Turkey Breeding Boosts Light Section Farms
A Alberta woman breeder raises 3000 turkeys after winning a pair in a raffle. She credits Federal Department of Agriculture bulletins for her success and urges diversification beyond one crop. The bulletin "Turkeys, their care and management" aids beginners with breed notes, management hints, fattening tips, and disease chapters.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Federal Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Wireless conduct by Dr Erich Fisher to unite orchestras
An invitation by Swiss engineer Dr Erich Fisher will test wireless conduct of several orchestras in London Paris Berlin and Milan on September 1 in Zurich. They will unite to perform a hymn composed for the tenth assembly of the League of Nations.
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Erich Fisher
Zurich
Fisher
London
Paris
Berlin
Milan
League of Nations
Wars in Mexico Have Cost 1 200 000 Lives Since 1910
A striking tally shows Mexico has suffered about 1.2 million deaths from civil conflicts since 1910, underscoring the toll of ongoing fighting and unrest across the nation.
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Mexico
Picture Idea Sparks From Head Not Health
Quote from Hummel in Hamburg about imagining a picture and being thankful to be healthy again. The dialogue contrasts creative thought with recovery and wellbeing.
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Hummel
Hamburg
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Modest Viele
Krubber
Turkey
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