A Challenge To Wheat: Prairie Provinces Grow Manufacturing
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Western Canada shifting from wheat to manufacturing. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta host over 2500 factories with $360 million capital, 50,000 workers, and $69 million in wages. Winnipeg leads with 519 establishments and $94 million output. Calgary Edmonton Regina St Boniface Saskatoon Moose Jaw Medicine Hat follow as major centres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Central Electric
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
St. Boniface
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Confused tourist mistakes Canadian money for pounds and shillings
A New York State visitor goes to a town bank to exchange US currency for Canadian notes. She stares at the Dominion bills in doubt and says she has never dealt with pounds and shillings before, as the teller reportedly hurries to fetch ice water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
New York State
United States
Dominion
Co Operation and Social Plan Urged for Community
A call emphasizes cooperation over hermitage. It argues social life, mutual aid, and neighborly regard build progress and prevent self isolation. The piece likens society to a mirror and warns against acting like a hum bug who flies solo.
British experts study western Canada for high malting barley
Officials from the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture report experts representing British brewing interests are examining western Canada as a potential source of barley with high malting quality. University of Alberta trials show northern Alberta and Saskatchewan soils may suit such barley, noting soils poor for wheat can yield excellent malting barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
University of Alberta
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Algerian crops cover nearly twenty five million acres this year
Approximately 24.9 million acres in Algeria are planted with crops this year as agriculture projects continue to expand. Officials note gains in varied crops and regional farming programs aiming to boost output and export potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
Has Perfect Table Manners Dog Adopts Elite Dining Style
Noodle the dog Alpen Mark von Alpenberge, seven years old, is reputedly the most social canine in New York, dining with celebrities and learning European table discipline. Hendrik Willem Van Loon claims dogs are barred from hotels due to New York’s perceived lack of sophistication. Noodle learned to sit still for hours and even walk on hind legs to gain better view and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noodle
Hashund
Washington Square
New York
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Berlin
Alpen Mark von Alpenberge
Amsterdam
Riveria
Mr. van Loon
Shoddy Goods Never Cheap Advice From The Editor
The Ladies' Home Journal editor warns readers that shoddy merchandise is never a bargain. He argues that cheap fabrics, poorly made ready garments, and inferior foodstuffs cost more in the long run. A single durable dress per season beats three shoddy ones and supports honest manufacturers over discardable junkshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Abel and Grand Duke Alexander at Washington reception
A Grand Duke recounts Bolshevik murders at a Washington reception when a spectacled man says the Bolsheviks are our brothers. The Duke replies that Bolsheviks are brothers, but reminds, Abel had a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Washington
Abel
Quotes on Change and Error from a Reflective Conversation
A compact exchange shows a speaker admitting a habit of indecision and recognizing the likelihood of error on a second attempt. The dialogue reflects themes of stubbornness, humility, and self-critique in a cautious attitude toward changing one’s mind.
Canadian Pacific Olympic Wrestlers Enter Los Angeles Trials
Canadian Pacific Railway provides four wrestlers for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The lineup features Howie Thomas, Angus Sheps, Harry Madison, and Frank Saxon with coach J. Stockton and Herry Rowland among the connected athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Los Angeles
Howie Thomas
Angus Sheps
Harry Madison
Canadian Pacific Express
Frank Saxon
J. Stockton
Herry Rowland
Alf Rowland
Angus Shops Electrician
Telephones and Calls By Nations and Cities
Bell data show the United States led global phone usage with 11,152,076 phones and Japan and Canada following. Canada tops world cities by 50,000+ population with 237 telephones per 100 people, and Toronto has the highest city percentage. A Toronto call once cost $400 on a $1,000,000 transaction, per A E Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Company
United States
Japan
Canada
Germany
Great Britain
Toronto
Youngest Grandmother Claim Shown By Canada
Canadian Press notes Mrs John Ferres of Deerborn became a grandmother at 30 years 3 months, beating Mrs Herbet Lauzon of Cornwall Ontario who was 33 years 2 months. Ferres married at Whytewold Beach in 1906 at 14 and is mother of 11 with the youngest five months old. Louis Alfred born April 5 1922. Ferres born December 30 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Lauzon
Cornwall
Ont
Canada
John Ferres
Deerborn
Lauzon
Louis Alfred
Floating Post Office Launches on Detroit River
A new all steel floating post office vessel, 64 feet 9 inches long and powered by a 150 horsepower diesel engine, has been launched at Detroit by Frank Becker. Becker recently secured the contract to deliver and collect mail from Detroit River traffic. Wholesale commodity prices in Egypt are rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Frank Becker
Becker
London Trains Get Daily Shower In Modern Glass House
English rail cars are washed each morning at Northfields by a system of four posts with hanging flannels and nozzles that spray water as trains crawl by. After wet shampoo, vacuum cleaners finish the cleanup, leaving cars clean and damp from roof to axle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Northfields
America
Could Belgium Ban Civilian Naval Uniforms
A Belgian commission studies naval uniform reforms amid complaints that gold lace on harbormasters and porters causes misidentifications as admirals. It aims for a simple dignified uniform with minimal lace and considers a law to bar civilians from wearing uniforms resembling armed services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Work With Their Brains If Some People Were As Anxious
A reflective piece arguing that business success comes from work and thinking rather than idle talk. It praises those who act with a quiet, focused mind and notes that restraint can yield future advancement. The author contrasts speaking leaders with practical workers and cites a proverb about the lizard in the king's palace.
Frightened horse goes white after plane lands near Wrexham
A racehorse owned by Sir Alfred McAlpine's daughter was terrified by a landing aeroplane in a field near Wrexham England. The horse bolted in front of the plane, its black mane turning white with grey streaks in the tail. Four days later the mane began to regain color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrexham
England
Alfred McAlpine
Still Likes Agriculture Hon. Duncan Marshall
The former Alberta minister of agriculture now a Toronto businessman keeps framed prize cattle photos in his office and fills his library with agricultural information. A new English machine weighs a person and dispenses a penny chocolate bar, reflecting simple innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Toronto
England
Modish smart pattern for femme silhouette with inset vest
The description notes a chic design for a normally built woman with a slenderizing effect from an inset vest extending below the waist. A jabot adds charm while smart skirt lines and tub silks and voile prints suit the model. Pattern Style No. 562 fits busts 36 to 46 inches, priced 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns In Winnipeg Union Ad
A Winnipeg notice lists Pattern No Name with address 175 McDermott Ave. The item appears in a printed union advertisement for pattern ordering, noting a size option and ordering details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
England Helped By Conscience Gifts
A humorous look at conscience gifts fueling the British Treasury. Disturbed consciences yield 30000 to 50000 pounds a year, with recent windfalls and anonymous medals. Inland revenue notes voluntary disclosures reduce prosecutions, resolving owed sums by compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New England
United States
Inland Revenue
House of Commons
Inland Revenue Authorities
Canadian National Sells Steamship Canadian Commander
The steamship Canadian Commander, docked at Halifax Harbor, has been sold to an Italian syndicate led by Signor Mazelio. The 1920 built 8,100 ton vessel will be renamed and registered under a new flag and used in Mediterranean trade after CN’s fleet reduction. Seven CN steamships remain for sale amid ongoing Greek negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Commander
Halifax
Andrew Allan
Canadian National Steamships
Canadian National
Signor Mazelio
Canada
Canadian Vickers, Limited
Montreal
Comes Up Smiling Jack Canuck the Plucky Western Brand
Describes Comes Up Smiling Jack Canuck as one of the pluckiest cheerful fellows on earth. He never loses heart amid rain sleet hail drought and pests and continues to hope for better times in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Canuck
Church Bulletin Notes on Services and Hymns
A Canadian church bulletin lists evening services with topics Is Liquor Desirable and Thou Shall Not Steal. Choirs perform It Is Enough and O Taste and See. An offertory uses the spiritual Steal Away while a Brooklyn church outlines a sermon. Solid wood is priced 20 to 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Exchange
Brooklyn
Futurist Exhibition Clash Echoes Through Time
A Milan dialogue sparks debate as a futuristic art show prompts claims about originality. Guer Meschino notes the 1910 glimpse differs in artists, while the imagery remains the same, prompting questions of copying and reinvention in the exhibition dialogue.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charierol
NM U
Teshend
A. E. Gould
Floating Post Office
Egypt
Gaedy
Hote
Steed
Treasury
Guer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!