First Wheat Shipment From Western Canada Marks 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago the first shipment of wheat from Western Canada departed Winnipeg on October 13 1876. Red Fife wheat valued at 85 cents a bushel was sent to L C Steele of Toronto via Duluth and rail, amid Winnipeg’s expanding export role and growing prairie acreage now totaling over 21 million acres. The anniversary was celebrated by a Winnipeg Board of Trade banquet at the Royal Alexandra Hotel with speakers recalling the 1876 voyage and the rise of the Canadian Wheat Pool which now accounts for about 70 percent of national wheat acreage and operates in 51 world markets.
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Westro Canada
Winnipeg
L. C Steele
Toronto
Higgins & Young
Bill Head
Duluth
Canada
Domnion
Canadian Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Pool
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Royal Alexandra Hotel
New Dominion grain port at Prince Rupert opens to world trade
Canada opens a new Dominion Government elevator at Prince Rupert with a 56 600 bushels per hour capacity loading the Aden Maru with Alberta wheat. The ship carries 9 900 tons to Europe via the Panama Canal marking the port’s first grain shipment. A Japanese tramp Yetsuku Maru enters the drydock for immediate grain loading while CN railways push steady prairie grain trains to feed the capacity facility and a growing Orient trade anticipated through Panama.
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Canada
Dominion
Prince Rupert
Europe
Panama Canal
Alberta Grain Pool
Canadian National Railway
Prairies
Orient
Panama
Scots Scotch or Scottish which adj is correct
The article surveys whether Scots Scotch or Scottish is proper when referring to neighbors north of the Tweed. It cites government style changes, literary opinions from Burns Scott and Johnson, and notes regional preference for Scots while acknowledging common usage of Scotch in older references.
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Tweed
Scotch Education Office
Scottish Education Office
England
Sydney Smith
Cheviot Hills
James Barrle
Tie
Margaret
Burns
Wallace
Hruce
Walter Scott
George IV
Samuel Johnson
Pasland
Canadian Potato Crop Forecast by Dominion Government
The Dominion forecast on September 20 places Canada's total potato crop at 43,472,000 ewt versus 42,379,000 ewt in 1925. Also listed are tour nips at 33,184,000 ewt alfalfa 2,201,000 tons fodder corn 4,429,400 tons and sugar beets 451,000 tons.
The Road To Success and Willingness To Work
The piece argues pioneering work is easier with new plantations rather than cutting trees, praising rail or boat access and modern conveniences. It asserts will ingness to work remains essential, equating it with cheerfulness courage and a stiff upper lip as key to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forke
Manitoba settlement opens for thirty European families near Selkirk
Two thousand acres near Selkirk Manitoba will host thirty European farming families. The land, sold for 140000 dollars through the Canadian Colonization Association, will be settled by cooperative farming heads who have worked together in Europe. First arrivals come this month with all expected by March end.
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Europe
Selkirk
Montestoba
Canadian Colonization Association
Saskatchewan highway spending tops one million this year
Saskatchewan reports 966,890 dollars spent on highway construction in the fiscal year and a total of 4,996,052.64 since 1919. The trunk highway system has reached two thousand miles, with about a third funded by main market roads.
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Saskatchewan
Ministry of Highways
Potatoes Sought by Mexico But BC Cannot Meet Order
British Columbia potato industry reports a Mexico demand for 100 carloads. Captain G E Bates, secretary of the BC Potato Growers Association, notes the order was refused because the specific potato variety could not be supplied.
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B.C
Mexico
British Columbia
G. E. Bates
British Columbia Potato Growers’ Association
Canadian wool crop reaches new high in 1926 totals
The wool crop for 1926 reached 11,000,000 pounds, about a million more than 1935. Eastern wools met standards and westerns may be the best yet. Nearly four million pounds of this year’s clip are expected to be handled by the cooperative wool growers organization.
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Co-Operative Organization of Wool Growers
Will on an Egg Shell in Probate Court
A will written on an empty eggshell with an indelible pencil was submitted in an English probate court. The document is reported as the testament of a Manchester ship canal pilot.
Annual Saskatoon Sheep and Swine Show Draws Crowds
The Saskatoon event opened with about 760 head, including 40 sheep, across market and breeding classes. Judge John Whison praised entry quality as unmatched in western Canada, while breeders S A Early, Wm Darnborough, A C Stewart, and J D Whitehead won top honors including an overall best Saskatchewan bred Shropshire ewe No 50844 and multiple ram and flock prizes.
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Saskatoon
John Whison
Innisfail
Alta
Canada
Shropshire
Oxford
Harry Follett
Duval
Sask
W. S. Benson
University of Saskatchewan
Yorkshire
S. A. Early
Wm. Darnborough
Laura
A. C. Stewart
Abbotsford
B.C
J. D. Whitehead
Nutana Sask
Good Business For Canada Tourists From U S
J M Wardle chief engineer of Canadian National Parks spoke to the Good Roads Association at Edmonton declaring US tourist spending in Canada last year reached 190 million dollars. He noted it surpassed the annual output of Canada’s gold mines and exceeded metal mine output by 62 percent and urged expansion to attract more visitors and longer stays.
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United States
Canada
J. M. Wardle
Canadian National Parks
Good Roads Association
Edmonton
Vancouver
Alberta Beet Sugar Industry In Raymond Factory Expands
The beet sugar factory at Raymond Alberta enters its second year with full staff and ample beets. The mill will likely slice for about three more months as tonnage rises and beet sugar content improves.
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Alberta
Raymond
Alta
Plowing the Land as Core of Good Farming
The article extols plowing as the essential foundation of successful farming, arguing that thorough plowing shapes crop yields and weed control more than seed choice or fertilizers. It highlights provincial plowing matches as key for inspiration and experience, praising young competitors and stressing high regard for their skill.
Tar Sand Paving Material At Fort McMurray Attracts Attention
The Fort McMurray bituminous sand deposits, the source of tar sand paving material, draw favorable comment from S C Ellis of the Dominion Mines Branch who says the industry is destined for greatness. Analysts in the United States and England also speak well of the samples they received.
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Fort McMurray
S.C. Ellis
Dominion Mines Branch
United States
England
Woman wins parsley crown in New York cooking contest
Mrs. George Lyddon of Pearl River New York, despite having only one arm, won first prize and a parsley crown in a cooking contest at the arts in Industries exposition in New York. She completed a square meal in 20 minutes and 16 seconds with tomato bisque soup boiled chicken French fried potatoes string beans tomato salad with cheese canned peaches ice cream and sauce.
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George Lyddon
Pearl River
N.Y
arts-in-Industries
New York
Canadian farmer has relatively happy position in north zone
An Ontario remount station near Kingston exhibits 40 head of half bred foals from thoroughbred stallions, showing uniform, strong stock fit for cavalry or saddle use. The district is praised for attractive prices and potential growth as a saddle horse supplier, with Major Palmer Wright’s 1400 acre farm as HQ. The report contrasts Canadian climate stability with harsher southern and tropical regions, noting long sunshine and showers aid farming.
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Remount
Frontenac County
Ontario
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Ontario Racing Association
Kingston
Palmer Wright
Chaffey’s Locks
Amer
King George
United States
Canada
Natural Resources Intel- Agence Service
Department of the Interior
California
Azores
Malta
France
Palestine
Italy
England
America
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Training for Leisure Highlighted by Colgate Leader
Dr George Barton president of Colgate University addressed the Thirteenth Recreational Congress in Atlantic City. He urged educational institutions to train students for leisure as well as vocation noting the surplus leisure world faces and the lack of training for its proper use. Dr Cutten warned colleges may be slow to adopt this shift and urged leisure training be extended to primary and secondary schools and night schools beyond pure vocation.
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George Barton
Colgate University
Playground and Recreation Association
Atlantic City
Cutten
Man Without Ambition Compared to Yeastless Dough
A saying describes a man lacking ambition as dough that cannot rise without yeast, implying stagnation and dull effort. The metaphor stresses the value of drive and growth in personal achievement.
Berlin Beekeepers Cope With Urban Hive Boom
In Berlin more than 200 beekeepers manage about 3000 hives on the flat roofs of city buildings, reflecting a growing urban apiculture movement and efforts to support urban biodiversity.
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Berlin
Imperial Oil reports promising oil show from Ribstone Blackfoot test
Imperial Oil Limited manager T Draper says cores from the Ribstone Blackfoot structure about 20 miles south of Lloydminster show heavy oil at 1 880 to 1 890 feet. The oil resembles Wainwright field and a sixteen foot sand suggests potential for a productive well.
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Ribstone- Blackfoot
Imperial Oil
Lloydminster
T. Draper
Imperial Oil, Limited
Calgary
Wainwright
U S settlers to Canada boost farm migration in September
Department of Immigration and Colonization reports September activity in the United States shows Fargo North Dakota leading with 675 settlers sent to Canada a gain of 300 from September 1925. Total cash and effects valued at 726 095 dollars. Syracuse New York notes more settlers sent since April 1 than in any year since 1915.
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Canada
United States
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Fargo
North Dakota
Department
Syracuse
N.Y
Canada Shipments to Europe Rise 50 Percent
Shipments of Canadian apples to European ports will exceed last year by fifty percent, says J. R. Sutherland general freight agent for the Canadian Pacific Express. The rise is mainly due to new refrigerator services on Atlantic steamships.
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J. R. Sutherland
Canadian Pacific Express
Wise Man Prepares to Dodge Consequences
A cautious teaching hints that a wise person plans to avoid fallout. The saying underscores prudence in actions and foresight before facing results.
How to Store Honey and Bone for Long Keeps
A. N. W. Birch explains honey keeps well in dry warm airy places away from moisture. Large lots use cool damp free cellars and tightly closed containers to prevent mould, fermentation, or ant access. For comb honey a ventilated storeroom on the sunny side or attic is advised with dry weather window openings.
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A. N. W. Birch
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada Dairy Industry Surges to 300 Million Output
A report by Federal Dairy Commissioner Dr. J. A. Ruddick shows Canada producing dairy products at 300 million dollars with exports at 57 million annually. The eastern half supplies 98 percent of cheese and 71 percent of butter, but the east west gap is narrowing.
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Canada
J. A. Ruddick
Muscles Drawn Tight Boost Speed in Mental Tasks at U Chicago
University of Chicago experiments show forty students learning nonsense syllables and adding digit columns performed faster while gripping a 1 pound load. This suggests physical contraction may aid mental processing during simple tasks.
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University of Chicago
Nine year old began farm work in Nancy France
Joseph Zalesky began working on a farm near Nancy France at age nine and has continued for 91 years. He remains capable of a full day’s labor and continues in the same occupation.
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Joseph Zalesky
Nancy
France
It Does Not Take a Bright Woman to Dazzle Men
A lighthearted quip notes that intelligence is not a barrier to impressing men, suggesting charm can outshine wit in social dynamics. A social column adds playful observations on manners and dating tips for readers.
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Montreal
Ruth
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Babe
Joe Page
Canadian Pacific Railway
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King of
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