Seed quality key to bumper Western harvest in 1928
The Canada forecast for 1928 hinges on farmers using clean, high germination seed. A Saskatchewan seed-drill survey shows most wheat and oats were sown with mixed quality, and weed contamination threatens yields. Machinery use matters less than operator skill and seed stock purity. investing in better seed could yield six to fifteen dollars per spring dollar.
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Canada
United States
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Canadian Seed Trade Association
Toc H and its meaning at Talbot House in war memory
A reader question explains Toc H as a fond diminutive for Talbot House at Poperinghe near Ypres. The memorial, built by love in honor of Gilbert Talbot and fallen Allied soldiers, preserves a lamp in the chapel All Hallows by the Tower to foster global moral regeneration.
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T.H
Talbot
Love
Poperinghe
Ypres
Gilbert Talbot
Winchester
Flanders Fields
Toc H. Chapel
All Hallows-by the-Tower
Britain’s Merchant Marine After War and Growth
The piece notes that no nation suffered like Britain at sea in the war and that the merchant marine faced heavy losses. It states that within a decade after the war Britain recovered, holding half of the world’s existing tonnage and constructing over three-fifths of new vessels.
Realism enthusiast in Kansas alternates wigs to show barber visit
A bald-headed man in Kansas who believes in realism keeps two wigs with different hair lengths. He switches them about every ten days to fake a recent barber visit, maintaining the illusion of regular grooming.
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Kansas
French invention outlines simple electric door alarm
A basic electric alarm device detects door movement when swung open. The French invention uses a simple mechanism to trigger the alert, signaling when the door is disturbed.
Best Design Named For Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
A young English woman aged 2 has been chosen as architect for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford Avon. Elizabeth Scott, daughter of a Bournemouth doctor, was unanimously selected from 70 submissions by the Anglo American selection committee. Miliss Scott comes from a family of architects and her plans are described as bold and splendid, making the most of the Avon riverside site.
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New Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
Stratford Avon
Elizabeth Scott
Sournemouth
Miliss Scott
Avon
Williams Pink Pills Help After Influenza
A testimonial from Margaret Pearson of Chatham Ontario urges use of Dr Williams Pink Pills to fortify the blood for winter. She recounts severe influenza led to anaemia and fainting until three boxes improved her strength, with savings noted by friends. Pills sold by dealers or mailed from Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams
Margaret Pearson
R.R. No. 3
Chatham
Dr. Willames’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Burbank Gardens To Go In Santa Rosa Lot Clearing
The experimental gardens of Luther Burbank at Santa Rosa will be cut into building lots with Mrs. Burbank retaining about a quarter of the land. The gardens had drawn scientists globally for more than twenty years. Dying in 1920s, Luther Burbank’s widow announced the plan amid efforts to preserve part of the three acres for continued experiments.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
New York Women Workers Form Major City Labor Force
Census figures show one in three New York girls and women over fourteen hold gainful jobs. The male to female wage earner ratio is well over three to one. With 691,727 women employed across offices factories shops and professional fields New York appears a true opportunity hub for women challenging traditional roles. Women in many lines perform hard labor contributing significantly to the city’s economy.
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New York
United States Bureau of Census
Saskatchewan Agriculture Valuation Highlighted By Minister
Hon. C. M. Hamilton, Saskatchewan agriculture minister, told Saskatoon Kiwanis the province earns about 400 million dollars annually from field crops and noted Flin Flon ore value around 200 million. He stressed agriculture’s dominant economic role alongside mining.
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Saskatchewan
C. M. Hamilton
Saskatoon Kiwanis Club
The Family Physician and Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The article touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a reliable home remedy for inflammatory pains, cuts, scratches, bruises, and sprains. It argues a doctor is not always available and promotes keeping the remedy in the family medicine chest to save fees.
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Thomas
War Weapons Used To Aid Humanity
The article notes English use of aeroplanes to drop food to villages cut off by storms, and army tanks clearing snowblocked roads to deliver relief. It praises peaceful roles for air and land military tech, and imagines converting war machines into mail carriers and road rovers.
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England
Montreul Star
British Biplane To Probe Upper Air Tides
A Bristol biplane with Jupiter engine is at Farnborough for high altitude soundings. Flight Lieutenant J A Gray is expected to pilot the craft with a glass cabin and oxygen supply for pilots in rarified air.
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Royal Aircraft Establishment
Farnborough
England
Bristol
J. A. Gray
Five Eclipses Mark 1928 At Glance
The year 1928 offers five eclipses three solar and two lunar. A May 19 total solar eclipse won’t be visible in Canada while a June 3 lunar eclipse will be seen in parts of the West. A mid November partial solar event follows and the November 27 lunar eclipse will be visible across North America. The year also notes King George V’s 19th reign and Canada’s 62nd year of Confederation beginning July 1.
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Canada
North American
George V
Ghost of White Lady Haunts Harrington Farm Sale
An auction at Ket tering sold a farm with the ghost of a woman known as the White Lady of the Falls of Harrington. The specter, said to have haunted since James I’s era after killing a gardener with a spade, reportedly fetched £3050 with the farm.
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Kettering
Falls
Harrington
James I
New French hydroplane to cross Atlantic in two days
A new French hydroplane, a wingless seaplane glider skimming the water, could cross the Atlantic in two days under favorable conditions. The craft emphasizes efficiency and wave-skimming performance for long oceanic flight.
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Atlantic
Collie Laddie Drowns Rabbits in Ayrshire Barn
A farmer in Bajarg Ayrshire reports his black and white collie Laddie caught a rabbit but refused to harm it. The dog hauled the captive to a barn and held its head under water until it drowned, a behavior the farmer notes as typical for Laddie.
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Bajarg
Ayrshire
Macintosh's 1923 Waterproof Cloth Invention
Scotch chemist Charles Macintosh created the first waterproof cloth in 1923, applying his early rubberized fabric method to shield garments and gear from moisture. The discovery laid groundwork for rainwear and industrial textiles in the early 20th century.
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Charles Macintosh
Medieval Liberal Arts Count Seven Core Studies
Educators in the middle ages defined seven liberal arts including grammar dialects music arithmetic geometry and astronomy.
Lasker Foundation for Medical Research Opened
Chicago philanthropist and wife, Albert LD and Mrs, establish the Lasker Foundation for Medical Research at the University of Chicago with an initial endowment of $1,000,000. The goal is to lengthen life by studying degenerative diseases incurred after age 50. Lasker, former chairman of the United States Shipping Board, has long supported medical research.
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Albert LD
Lasker
Chicago
University of Chicago
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil A Home Remedy Card
The text promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as essential for home medicine cabinets. It claims wide use in relieving rheumatic and sciatic pains sore throats and chests coughs burns scalds cuts bruises and sprains with endorsements from thousands nationwide.
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Thomas
Dr. Thomas
Minister favors naming peak after late Premier Oliver
Hon. Charles Stewart minister of the interior reports support for naming a mountain peak after the late Premier John Oliver. He plans to present the proposal to the Geographic Board of Canada for consideration.
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Charles Stewart
Interior
John Oliver
Victoria
Geographic Board of Canada
Hollway's Corn Remover Claims Root Killing Power
Advertised corn removal product asserts it reaches the root and stops growth, preventing corns from existing after use. The claim emphasizes effective destruction of corn tissue at the source.
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Hollway
Canada’s liquor trade totals over a million weekly
Canada’s domestic beverage production and imports reached about $40,000,000 each last year, with exports at $26,000,000, yielding a liquor bill of $54,000,000 annually. A remark notes hair for the best violin bow comes from white horses.
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Canada
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