North develops as hay and fish center in The Pas area
In The Pas region of northern Manitoba, hay and fish industries grow after the Finn Flon railway expansion. The fish trade boosts local wages, stores, and a Canadian self-contained supply chain, with Norman Brothers near Beaver Lake building their own fish boxes. Conservation is cited to prevent depletion.
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Pas
Manitoba
Finn Flon
Chicago
North
Taciness
Martoba
Winnipeg
Scotland
Carrot River
Swan River
Norman Brothers
Beaver Lake
Canada
Dreamer’s Arctic Push Boosts Canadian Wheat Empire
Charles E Saunders is hailed as a poetic dreamer whose yearlong efforts sowed 20,000,000 acres of Marquis wheat across Canada and the United States. The crop, valued at about 2 billion dollars, expanded the arable Canadian habitability across a broad belt. The Johns Hopkins Magazine notes his experimental farm work as widening the frostless frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Charles E. Saunders
Arctic Pole
Canada
United States
New York Times
Vanity and age claims shake pension board in Toronto
A Canadian old age pension dispute arises from a 76 year old applicant who altered her age to obtain benefits. Back census records revealed a discrepancy and her 53 year old son accompanied her, influencing the board’s review. The pension board reports handling over 21,000 applications with 19,000 cheques issued last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bos
Ontario
Ani
Old Age Pension Board
Toronto
Pension Board
Delphis Morin
Sudbury
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bow Bells to Ring Again After Repairs Funded
The City of London grants 6250 to St Mary le Bow to repair and refit the bells restoring the famed Bow Bells. Londoners learn the bells have been silent for years due to noise and only now will they ring again, reviving Cockney birth traditions and folklore tied to Dick Whittington.
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Corporation of
City of London
St. Mary-le-Bow
London
Bow
Dick Whittington
Spring Silhouette Adapted To Youth Fashion
Paris correspondent Spiffield notes the spring silhouette favors lower waists and belts defining the hip line. Evening gowns show fullness below a low waist while sheath styles appear in some outfits. Casual wear uses pin point gathers across the hips to suit youthful contours.
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Spiffield
Paris
Viscount Esher Dies in London at 77
The British peer Viscount Esher died suddenly in London at 77. He left a World War I diary, now in the custody of the British Museum, sealed until 1981, due to its close ties to royalty and his role as representative of Lord Kitchener in France.
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Viscount Esher
London
Eng
British Museum
France
Lord Kitchener
War Office
When Flowers Bloom in Peachland and Okanagan Valley
In the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia orchards and farming land that faced a very dry winter have benefited from melting snow. The moisture relieved ground frost and sparked blooms including in Peachland where flowers are blooming.
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Okanagan Valley
B.C
Peachland
Surgeon on the Stock Market Some Say
A speaker wonders about the surgeon's competence for an operation while noting the professional is reportedly active in stock market dealings. The remark hints at concerns over expertise and risk.
Music and Musicians Finest Orchestra Must Share Taste
A columnist notes that orchestras perform best when musicians love the piece they play. If players dislike a work, they cannot give their best effort and harmony suffers, as one hundred percent admiration from all is needed for a flawless performance.
Record Tourist Crossing Tops Forty Year High in 1929
The Department of National Revenue reports about 4,006,000 U S tourists crossed into Canada in 1929 surpassing prior records. With an estimated $75 spent per visitor in Canada the total tourism revenue reached about $300 million.
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United States
Canada
Department of National Revenue
Regina Building Permits Top $10 Million in 1929
Regina building permits for 1929 surpassed ten million dollars reaching $10,022,631 the small fraction above the prior year while 1928 totals were $6,619,206.
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Regina
Glory of the Empire Honored by General Smuts
General Smuts lauds the British Empire for its service to humanity and its noble spirit. A veteran soldier and statesman, he honors the Empire with heartfelt tribute after once opposing it in war.
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Smuts
General Smuts
Hats and wraps tips in New York Chinese eateries
Patrons spend about 2.1 million dollars yearly on tips for hat checks in New York Chinese restaurants. More than half of this goes to owners rather than to the decoy hat attendants. A German fruit grower near Berlin uses a loudspeaker on his scarecrow to deter birds from his orchard.
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New York
Berlin
Germany
First Arctic airmail flight marks Canada’s reach to Aklavik
Two aeroplanes landed at Edimonton to mark the first Arctic airmail round trip. Mail was carried 2,000 miles into the Northwest Territories and Christmas gifts arrived two weeks after posting. The feat demonstrates aviation's future role in Canadian development and northward accessibility.
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Aklavik
Edimonton
Arctic Circle
Northwest Territories
Canada
Northland
Financial Post
Hatching Dates Influence Egg Output From Hatch Timing
A Summerland BC station study found March hatched hens yield about thirty cents more per egg than April hatched birds and fifty two cents more than late April hatch birds. Late hatchers gain in their second year, though not enough to offset first year losses. Superintendent notes birds steadily close the gap after starting work.
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Summerland, B.C
Department of Agriculture
A January Love Song A Winter Praise
A humorous verse celebrates winter’s bitter cold snow sleet and ice. The speaker dwells on furnace chores and coal ashes, heavy clothing and overshoes, and theJanuary thaw followed by sudden freezes. The poem ends with a playful jab at those who disagree.
Farm work feeds future Canadian leaders in Vancouver survey
The Vancouver Province finds many city leaders once farm workers with low wages. Notables like Major-General McRae, Chas Woodward, General J W Stewart, and Mayor Malkin all started on farms. The piece hints today’s ambitious youths can rise to national service. A Lethbridge Herald cartoon-like exchange about a gas company rep and a householder ends with a dole reference.
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Vancouver
McRae
Chas. Woodward
J. W. Stewart
Canada
Quebec
Malkin
Lethbridge Herald
Master Farmer Movement to Honor Western Agriculturists
L. T. Chapman, Winnipeg editor, outlines the Master Farmer scheme at Saskatoon showing 12 gold medals for Western farmers this year. Four Saskatchewan honorees will be nominated by neighbors for community example, farming methods, home-building and civic work. The program, started by Nor'Wester, is now in 13 US journals and entering the Dominion. Master farmers are judged by a score card requiring outstanding farming, solid finances, good conduct, and modern home life.
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L. T. Chapman
Winnipeg
Northwest Farmer
Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies
Saskatoon
Chapman
Saskatchewan Agriculturists
Western Canada
Nor’ West
United States
Dominion
M. Chapman
Consequences of War and the Push for Global Peace
A New York Times reflection argues war is costly for both victors and losers, calling it the worst investment civilization can make. It urges stronger efforts toward international cooperation, including the League of Nations and Kellogg Briand treaties, to ensure war becomes unthinkable and to build lasting peace.
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Germany
League of Nations
New York Times
Ancient tablet shows ancient milker on village ruin
Archaeologists studying a 6000 year old village unearthed a stone tablet with the image of an ancient milking a cow. The scene depicts the animal’s tail over the worker’s head while they move around the cow, illustrating long slow progress and a farmers’ proverb about time and effort.
He And She Exchange Final Parting Words
A terse dialogue unfolds as he pleads for her to stay, while she responds that she always leaves things as she finds them, signaling an unspoken resolve to depart. The exchange centers on motive and method rather than confrontation.
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Marquis Wheat
Secon
Antipodes
Page
Glencarnock Farm
J. D. McGregor
New Zealand
Australia
Brandon
Canadian Pacific
Britain
Train
Race For Life
Pasy Beach
Detroit
Western
Buen Hamer
Madrid
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