Canadians Earn High Standing Amid US Prosperity Praise
The Daily Sketch cites Canadian High Commissioner P. C. Larkin on Canada in 1951 as among the most prosperous and lightly taxed nations. It notes urban home ownership around 60 percent, city net production near two billion dollars in 1925, vast agricultural and forest revenue, strong mineral output, and Canada’s top ranks in gold and electricity use. It contrasts Canada’s growth with U S progress and cites rising foreign investment in Canada.
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United States
Daily Sketch
Uncle Sam
P. C. Larkin
Great Britain
Dominion
Washington
Manchester Guardian
Canada
Larkin
Daily Express
Dominion Sia
United Kingdom
Toronto Globe
Labour En ded Bishop Pinkham Dies in Calgary
The Anglican bishop of Calgary, aged 40 years, and the longest consecrated bishop in the British Empire, died in Calgary recently.
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Pinkham
Calgary
British Empire
Experiments Test Saperphosphate Fertilizer In Provinces
Experiments to test saperphosphates fertilizer are under way this summer in all three prairie provinces. Provincial field crops branches and universities cooperate. Trail British Columbia supplies by product super phosphate from mining and smelting. Massey Harris provides three drills per province to sow grain and fertilizer simultaneously.
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Prairie
Trail
B.C
Massey-Harris Company
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders are handled through the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Pattern No Size available. Contact details and ordering steps are described for readers seeking patterns by mail or phone.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Romanian Delegation Studies Canada's Wheat System
A Romanian group of eight has reached Canada to study Canada’s wheat standardization and handling system. They will tour Western Canadian wheat fields and trace grain from harvest to shipment from Montreal or Quebec, and may inspect Vancouver handling practices. Canada’s lead as a major wheat exporter draws attention to its grading and marketing methods.
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Canada
Rumania
Prairies
Montreal
Quebec
Vancouver
Dominion
Japan Buys British Columbia Poultry At 16.66 Each
Japan places a large order for 300 BC live poultry after a prior experimental purchase. The shipment features White Leghorns Barred Rocks Rhode Island Reds and White Wyandottes valued at 5000 dollars with an average price of 16.66 each as part of a 10 year program following the World Poultry Congress.
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British Columbia
Japan
Rhode Island
Ottwalatyeaas
Stepping Stone To Success in School Tragedies
The piece reflects on recurring pupil failures in school not as shameful but as stepping stones to success. It argues failures often reflect teaching shortcomings, urges a constructive view, noting success comes from being right a majority of the time and that even a small edge over fifty percent matters in adult life.
Considerate To the Aged in New York
A nostalgic portrait praises New York’s kindness to the elderly. It notes newsboys guiding seniors, traffic cops assisting wary pedestrians, courteous cafe staff, and hatters avoiding hassle for elder customers. The piece ends with a quip on experience teaching the know-it-alls.
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New York
He who marries well marries neither his inferior nor his superior
Proverb states that a good marriage partner should avoid extremes of social rank, aiming for compatibility rather than status. It cautions against marrying someone clearly below or above one’s position, favoring balanced social harmony.
Appointment of W A Found as Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Deputy Minister of Fisheries W A Found has been appointed to lead the new department after previously serving as director of fisheries. The Marine and Fisheries Ministry will continue under Hon P J A Cardin. Growth in marine radio work spurred the organizational change.
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W. A. Found
P. J. A. Cardin
Marine and Fisheries
Mange in Swine: Treatment From Scott Experimental Station
A veterinary report from the Scott Saskatoon Experimental Station describes sarcoptic mange in swine. It recommends a warm application of a linseed oil tar oil and sulphur mixture, four ten day apart treatments, and cleaning with whitewash disinfectant between rounds.
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Scott
Saskatchewan
Scott Experimental Station
Turkey Abolishes Old Titles Rename Pasha to General
Turkey ends the use of the old regime titles starting with Pasha and replaces them with General. President Mustapha Kemal is to be known as General Ghazi Mustapha Kemal and the Westernized form replaces Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
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New
Turkey
Pasha
Mustapha Kemal
Ghazi Mustapha Kemal
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
No Glamour In War Describes Modern Combat Realities
The piece rejects romantic notions of warfare noting the absence of glamour. It contrasts ancient chivalry with modern conflict, describing mud blood and the dull routine of office work that accompanies war.
Le Foulon Fete Feature At Montreal St Jean Baptiste
Thousands join a Montreal spectacle for St Jean Baptiste with the oratorio Jean le Percurseur in the stadium and a parade of floats. The Canadian Pacific Railway contributed the Le Foulon float depicting the old chanson sung during homespun cloth shrinking. The Bytown Troubadours entertained after a Quebec Folksong Festival success.
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St. Jean Baptiste
Montreal
Jean le
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bytown
Quebec
Development Of Hardy Fruits For The Western Prairies
W H J Tisdale reports strong confidence among sheepmen and bankers across British Columbia Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan as mixed farming grows. Prairie fruit trials show home use tree fruits possible with wind breaks rabbit protection and cross breeding under Dr W T Macoun and local experimental farms in Morden Rosthern and Saskatoon yielding promising apples and plums despite variability by region.
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W. H. J. Tisdale
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers
British Columbia
Alberta
Prairie
Tisdale
T. P. McKenzie
Canada
Canadian Co-operative
Co-operative
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
A. P. Stevenson
Morden
Prairie Province
Dominion
Indian Head
Stevenson Nursery
Calville
Patten
Aitkin
Stevenson
Mammoth
Cheney
Winnipeg
Canadian
W. T. Macoun
Dominion Horticulturist
Ottawa
Dominion Experimental Farms
Man
Rosthern, Sask
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Heavy Veal Calf Marketing Report From Canada
A 1927 Canadian Agriculture Department report notes a rise in calf sales the previous year, with about 118000 more calves marketed since 1923. The quality was largely disappointing, dominated by greasers and common veal stock, as the report maps origins, classes, and destinations by province and district.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Global Telephone Wire Mileage by Region
The world uses 100 million miles of wire for telephones. North America holds about 68 million miles, Germany 10 million, Great Britain 7 million, and Canada 3.5 million.
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North America
Germany
Great Britain
Canada
To Be Continued Emily Returns From School
Little Emily tells her mother she learned nothing today and must go back tomorrow. The light humorous exchange captures a child’s early school experience with a shy, hopeful tone.
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Emily
Tidal Movements Shape Earth’s Surface Over Time
The earth’s crust is not rigid. it rises and falls under gravitational forces from the moon and sun, mirroring ocean tides. This slow, ongoing adjustment yields permanent, measurable changes in land elevation and crustal strain over geologic timescales.
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Earth
A Dry Land Fish Pool Builds Manitoba Market
Manitoba plans a new dry land fish pool modeled on the Canadian Wheat Pool to market Great Lakes catch. Whitefish pickerel jack fish and tullibees are valued in major American cities but fishers get only a small fraction of consumer prices. Promoters aim to lift producer returns without raising consumer costs.
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Manitoba
Great Lakes
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Man’s Trouble Lies In Sharing Too Much Thought
A reflective maxim notes that many problems arise when individuals reveal more of their thoughts than prudent. It cautions restraint in speech and urges self-control to avoid unnecessary conflict and misfortune.
The Average Man and His Contradictory Demands
A reflective line notes that the typical man often resists actions he repeatedly urges others to take. It highlights hypocrisy between advice given and personal conduct, suggesting self awareness is lacking in everyday behavior.
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Pages Gates
Yverdon
Ww. N. U
LABOR
Tapio
Europe Studies Canada
Fisheries
Mange
LE Foulon
Western Prairies
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
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