Value of Clean Seed in Ensuring Successful Crop Returns
Dominion statistcs report shows Canadian crops lagging in 1927 with seed quality as a key factor. Tests offered free of charge at seed laboratories reveal widespread dirty seed sown by farmers, reducing yields and inflating weed-related costs. Clean, graded seed boosts yields by five or six times the extra seed cost and minimizes weed-related losses across harvesting and processing stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
Atlantic
Alberta
Ontario
Development Of Surgery Shows Safer Major Operations
Modern aseptic surgery has rapidly progressed since Lister and now uses X rays and precise tools to detect obstructions and treat nearly all organs. Surgeons seal small vessels with a fine arc flame and rebuild tissue, enabling transplants and complex repairs. Mortality in major operations runs about 3 percent, under 1 percent excluding cancer cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lister
Marvel
W. H. Ogilvie
F.R.C.S
Elegant Everyday Dress Pattern With New Flare Design
A printed silk crepe dress features a moulded bodice and a new flared skirt. It has a neckline band extending to the neckline and horizontal waist tucks. The soft pleated neckline and chiffon ruffles give a feminine look suitable for shopping luncheon or bridge. Pattern No. 3253 with sizes 16 to 42 bust.
Public plan to fund free medical service in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Legislature considers creating a state department to provide free and complete medical care patterned after the U S Navy bureau. It would abolish the public health and mental diseases departments and transfer duties to the new agency. Supporters see it as relief for the poor and those of modest means facing high medical costs. Brandon Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
State Department
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
United States Navy
Brandon Sun
Manitoba leather glove industry leads Canadian output
Manitoba now produces nearly one fifth of Canada’s leather gloves and mitts, per Board of Trade figures. Annual production runs to nearly a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Board of Trade
Pale Price and a Compliment in Berlin
A quoted exchange from Wahre Jakob in Berlin contrasts a flattering remark about complexion with a remark on price causing pallor. The dialogue hints at fashion or luxury discourse and social perception in a Berlin context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahre Jakob
Berlin
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Patterns from the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave are advertised with ordering details. The notice lists a central address and a pattern number for customers to reference when requesting designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winmipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Emme
Should Speed Up Production The Canadian Hen Task
The Woodstock Sentinel Review argues Canada should boost egg production as stores run low and prices rise beyond 60 to 80 cents in major cities. It notes higher domestic output, rising poultry numbers, weak exports to the U S due to duties, and a strong consumer demand for eggs despite market strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Montreal
United States
Toronto
Ottawa
Halifax
Manitoba Butter Wins Dominion Butter Championship
Manitoba Co-operative Dairy of Brandon won the Western Ontario Dairy Men’s Association trophy at London Ontario securing the dominion butter championship for the first time in seven years. Yeast and mould scores were included this year requiring Ottawa government laboratory analysis, delaying the final result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Western Ontario
London
Ont
Frank Horns
Ontario
Manitoba Co-operative Dairy
Brandon
Ottawa
Canada Hosts 272 Food Plants With 34 Million Capital
In Canada there are 272 establishments involved in canning drying evaporating and preserving fruits and vegetables. They collectively represent a capital of about $34,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Growth Of Wheat Pool Expansion Across Western Canada
The Canadian Wheat Pool shows 138,020 total members across three pools breaking down to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Membership gains are reported from 1923 to 1924 and 1929 with exports reaching 108 million bushels to 90 ports in 19 countries. The Pool operates 5,481 country elevators and 12 terminal elevators with a 57,550,000 bushel capacity plus 22,967,210 bushels at major ports. Gross turnover last year reached 288 million dollars, second only to the Dominion Government in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Wheat Pool
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United Kingdom
Japan
Belgium
Holland
Italy
France
Port Arthur
Fort William
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Buffalo
Dominion
Grain Movement Slows at Saskatoon Inspection Point
Grain moves slowly as cars are graded at Saskatoon since it became a general inspection point on October 15, 1929. A total of 7,860 cars have been inspected, with only 390 in the past month. Government elevator stocks thin out, much grain going to local mills. 1928 grain largely gone. wheat in store now 2,816,180 bushels from a high of 3,340,000. Current oats 84,689, barley 11,819, flax 4,169, and rye 10,860 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
1930 To Be Year Of Progress In Canada Pacific Rail
G G Ommanney director of the Department of Development Canadian Pacific Railway and John A Dresser in Winnipeg forecast 1930 as a year of progress. Major Ommanney cited sharp rises in mineral production water power installations and better forest products industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Ommanney
Department of Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
John A. Dresser
Major Ommanney
Britain realizes Canada’s ascent to a major stage of development
General Jan Christian Smuts and Canadian observers in London say Canada now stands as a leading manufacturing and financial power in the British Commonwealth. They note Canada’s exports have surged, with per capita figures far above the United States, and urge expanded reciprocal trade between Canada and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
London
England
Dominion
United States
Canada
British Commonwealth of Nations
H. N. Casson
Ontario
Britain
Kipling
Casson
Times
Water filled turkeys spark undercover Michigan probe
In Lansing a novel method of packing by refreezing water pumped poultry prompted a state inquiry after a Detroit market bought 42 dressed turkeys from a Gladwin area farmer. The birds were unusually plump due to water injection and freezing before shipment, leading to a $25 fine plus costs for the producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
State Bureau
Gladwin
Merchant Adventurers and British Foreign Trade
The passage notes that British trade foundations rested on adventurous merchants who traveled to foreign markets to observe manners, needs, and customer behavior. It argues for reviving that personal approach through direct market visits to better understand customers and refine British salesmanship versus rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Growth in U.S. Vehicle Registration Reaches New High
Motor magazine releases figures showing total vehicles in use at 26,562,713, up 8.5 percent from 1928. Passenger cars total 23,262,843 with an 8.8 percent rise, trucks 3,229,870 up 6.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Motor
Mineral Production Reaches New High in British Columbia 1929
In 1929 British Columbia posted a record mineral production value of 70,030,976 with copper and lead at new volume peaks and silver leading among provinces. The Mines Minister's review notes rising development across the industry. The quoted artist and author exchange adds a literary aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Dusting and recordkeeping at the British Museum Library
Forty staff members devote their day to cleaning shelves dusting stacks and maintaining books in the British Museum Library. They spend all their time on these duties ensuring preservation and orderly access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Saskatchewan Wheat Champion Is George Avery of Kelso
The 1930 Saskatchewan wheat championship went to George Avery of Kelso for a Marquis wheat sample at the exhibit with J. W. McGhie of Marquis in second. Avery also won the oats championship with Victory oats weighing 471 pounds to the bushel, reversing Chicago results where McGhie placed third and Avery fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Avery
Kelso
Marquis
J. W. McGhie
Chicago
Mr. McGhie
Colonel Avery
London donor gifts Royal magazines volume to Quebec
W. P. Chittenden of London presented Quebec with a bound 1759 Royal magazines volume. The book contains notable notes on Quebec and General Wolfe who captured the city and brought Canada under British rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
W. P. Chittenden
London
Royal Magazines
Wolfe
Canada
Temperance Reformers Question Publican's Pledge
A temperance reformer argues that paying for beer leads to endless rounds and questions the pub’s name. The remark suggests scrutiny of licensing practices and the publican’s motives.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TNO
Annebelle Worthington
Uncle Sam
Western Ontario Dairymen's Association
George S. Lyon
Royal and
Ancient
Royal York Golf Course
Royal York Golf Club
Grout
Great Britain
General Smuts
Michigan
Merchant Adventurers
U.S
B.C
Saskatchewan Wheat
Geo. Avery
Nagela Lustige
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