World's Grain Exhibition Promises Historic Canadian Event
The World's Grain Exhibition and conference will be held in Regina in 1832, attracting participants from up to sixty countries. A $1,000,000 federal grant supports planning, with prizes totaling over $200,000 across classes for wheat and other crops, plus an international conference for grain research and market issues.
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Canada
Regina
Dominion of Canada
Prairies
Saskatchewan
W. R. Motherwell
J. A. Mooney
D. T. Elderkin
Ernest Rhoades
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
Onnce
Georgia man grows white blackberry plant from wild cutting
A Georgia gardener two years ago found a white blackberry bush in the woods and cultivated white blackberries. The fruit tastes like blackberries but fertility of the bushes remains to be determined.
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Georgia
Byrd Captures Eighty Dogs for Antarctic Expedition
Commander Byrd took eighty sled dogs for the Antarctic expedition, preparing men and gear for crossing the icy continent. The dogs were loaded for the voyage and will assist the team in reconnaissance and travel across remote terrain.
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Byrd
Window openings rival ultraviolet lamp in Wisconsin hen study
At the University of Wisconsin E B Hart and J G Halpin led an experiment across eight pens of 35 pullets from October to April. Closed windows yielded 2 337 eggs while daily quartz mercury lamp treatment increased production to 3 261 and a combined irradiated sun exposure reached 3 269 eggs.
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University of Wisconsin
E. B. Hart
J. G. Halpin
Agricultural Chemistry
Poultry Husbandry
Sage Brush as Feed Proves Valuable For Sheep
Dominion chemist analyses from Ottawa show western sage brush has fair protein, especially in young plants, outperforming many grasses. Authorities note sage brush is a forage plant of considerable value for sheep, with bands reportedly feeding on it for short periods before moving on.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Plains
Cape style cape coat for girls ages six to fourteen
Navy blue homespun military cape coat with turn-over collar and brass buttons. Belted at the waist with a neck button and waist button for closure. Size 8 requires 2 yards of 54 inch material and 2 yards of 35 inch lining. Pattern No 604 priced 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Calon
Pattern order guide lists Calon at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg with pattern number and name details. The readable fragment provides address and item naming cues for pattern requests.
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Winnipeg
Calon
McDermot Ave
Canadian Eggs Earn Fine Reputation in Britain
Canada’s eggs are praised for quality due to careful production and strict marketing methods. British law now requires individual ink marks on every imported egg, boosting consumer clarity. August demand favored un stamped home eggs, but Canadian fresh eggs are expected to find steady demand when England’s season tightens. Mr. W A Wilson notes producers and exporters must ensure freshness under the new merchandising acts.
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W. A. Wilson
Agricultural Products
Canada
Great Britain
Wilson
England
Russian prince becomes Alberta musk rat rancher near Edson
Prince Leo Galitzine, 25, newly married, buys 400 acres on the McLeod River five miles south of Edson to establish a musk rat ranch. A 150 acre lake will house the colony, three miles of fencing cost 2000 dollars, with a manager and helpers to operate. Earnings are not expected before 1932.
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Alberta
Peter the Great
Leo Galitzine
McLeod River
Edson
Louvain University
Airplane Shipments As Carriers Of Goods And Odd Tales
Airplanes are used to smuggle gambling machines into France from England via Le Bourget, then to Deauville by car. Banks now ship bullion by air with armed guards, a growing feature of air traffic. A man even traveled as cargo in a goods plane after labeling himself for a destination and paying the freight.
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Deauville
France
England
le Bourget
Wanderlust Of the Birds and the Mystery of Migration
The piece muses on bird migrations from Arctic nesting terns to the Antarctic, contrasting human restlessness with avian journeys. It asks why Northern Hemisphere species undertake annual treks while Southern migrations are rarer, and what triggers preflight restlessness before cold and scarcity. The text questions inherited memories across species.
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Arctic
Antarctic
Hemisphere
Mission Of a Newspaper Says Louis I Jaffe
Louis I Jaffe editor of the Virginian Pilot argues the paper should inform with substance for readers of average intelligence. He spoke in Charlottesville Virginia to the Institute of Public Affairs, urging higher standards in journalism.
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Louis I. Jaffe
The
Virginian Pilot
Institute of Public Affairs
Charlottesville
Mistress and maid spar over long service and fear of rut
A mistress questions why the maid of forty five years would leave. The maid replies she does not want to fall into a rut and seek change.
Solves Rent Problem Worker Builds Tarpaulin Shelter
Andrew Boltz, 28, claims to have solved the housing issue by erecting a weatherproof tarpaulin bunk high in the trees at Locust Summit. He works on a $4,000,000 breaker for the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co and ascends a ladder to a tarpaulin suspended by 20-foot ropes from two tall trees to sleep.
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Andrew Boltz
Philadelpia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Locust Summit
Boltz
Ants Use Smell to Tell Friends From Enemies
Experiments reveal that ants detect foes and recognize allies through olfactory cues. Researchers show chemical signals guide colony defense and cooperation, enabling ants to distinguish intruders from nestmates via scent profiles.
Canadian Pacific men honored for lifesaving certificate
Port McNicoll officials gathered as Hon. Wm. Finlayson presented Royal Canadian Humane Society lifesaving certificates to Car Inspector Alex McCullagh, Constable Harry Gyves, and Chief Clerk J A Davidson. They aided Mrs Geaudrault, her 3-year-old daughter, and Margaret Swales after the ice broke while crossing the lake from Victoria Harbor to Port McNicoll. Finlayson praised railroad men for staying calm in a crisis.
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Royal Canadian Humane Society
Port McNicoll
Wm. Finlayson
Ontario
Victoria Harbor
Finlayson
Growth Of Juvenile British Immigration Praised By Officials
Canadian colonization leaders report satisfactory growth of British juvenile immigration to Canada. Health minister George Hoadley cites rapid development of medical and social services in the Peace River area as proof settlers thrive. Officials note improved homes and supportive Rotary Club involvement, with increased plans to attract more British youths to farms.
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Britain
Peace River Country
George Hoadley
Montreal
Evan Morgan
Earl of Tredegar
Chamber of Commerce
North
Peace River
North American
Hoadley
Canada
Colonization Department
Canadian National Railways
Dr. Black
J. H. Thomas
R. M. Pym
Railways
Rotary Clubs
Trees to save the prairie climate and aid farmers
The Forest Service in the Department of the Interior distributes about 8 million tree seedlings and cuttings annually to prairie farmers. Trees modestly cool air and soil, boost humidity, regulate water flows, and provide shelter, with rainfall and moisture conservation benefits though not ending drought fears. Manitoba Free Press.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Manitoba Free Press
Young Boy Executions Recurring in 19th Century Courts
The reminiscence recalls a boy of nine hanged at the Old Bailey in 1833 for stealing paint. Henry Hawkins later Brampton notes a farm wagon corpse image of a boy executed for orchard robbery. George Godwin cites the same era showing harsh penalties for petty theft.
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Henry Hawkins
Baron
Brampton
George Godwin
Old Bailey
Campers Zones Proposed for Prince Albert Park
J A Wood Prince Albert National Park superintendent spoke at Saskatoon to the Board of Trade Executive proposing park zoning. Southern grounds would suit cottages and tents, central area for semi campers with tents and modern conveniences, northern area for real camping with canoe trips. He stressed the tableland centre of the province and abundant fish. Official 1920 to 1926 catch totaled about 60 000 pounds, plus at least 25 percent.
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J. A. Wood
Prince Albert National Park
Board of Trade
Saskatoon
Lake Waskesia
Wood
New Westminster Men Net Salmon After a Rough Fraser River Trip
Four men from New Westminster, while fishing on the Fraser River, encounter a dramatic catch as a 12 pound salmon leaps from the water and lands at their boat, transforming a discouraging trip into a memorable moment.
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Avenie
Fraser River
New Westminster
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A terse aphorism notes that many self made individuals seek to blame their work on others, suggesting dissatisfaction stems from shifting responsibility rather than personal effort.
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Stockholm
Western Plains
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Geo. Headley
Ll Travaso
Rome
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