United Grain Growers to Maintain Western Livestock Markets
Delegates at Winnipeg approved a five hour debate with Alberta against closing the Alberta operation. The resolution directs United Livestock Growers to continue cattle work in St Boniface Manitoba Calvary and Edmonton and Moose Jaw if advisable. The action preserves the western livestock business under the United Growers organization.
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United Grain Growers, Ltd
Western Provinces
Winnipeg
Alberta
United Livestock Growers’ Ltd
St. Boniface
Man
Calvary
Edmonton
Moose Jaw
United Growers, Ltd
U.G.O
Lightning Guides Helmi and Jack Toward a Bond
In a storm the Finn Helmi helps Jack Doran, saving him and sparking a tender connection. Jack acknowledges Helmi as a good Scout and Finn girl, while bunkhouse talk hints at potential romance between Helmi and Jack, with hints of social schemes.
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Welmi
Jack
Helmi
Gog
God
Jack Doran
Hlm
Veter Saari
Harvest Days at the Mountain Boarding House
Helmi, an eighteen year old Finnish girl, thrives in a Montana boarding house run by Mrs. McMann. The summer landscapes shift from pale blossoms to bold colors as storms and beauty toy with Helmi and the town. Helmi earns control of the operation, provoking Mrs. McMann’s worry that Helmi may soon marry.
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Helmi
Helint
Barders
Jack Doraz
Eskimos Hear Tale Of White Visitors On Ice Cap Trip
A fragmented dispatch recounts an Inuit legend of two white men who appeared to Eskimo hunters, spoke no understood language, and were killed as threats. The report notes Bangsted and Professor James E. Church plan a three month study trip to the Ice Cap by dog team to study weather.
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Greenland Sea Cap
Bangsted
James E. Church
University of Michigan
Ice Cap
Queen Alexandra's Will and Scraps of Disposal at Sandringham
Royal gathering at Sandringham discussed Queen Alexandra's will and the disposal of vast property. The value of King Edward's silver and gold treasures at Marlborough House is estimated at £2,600,000. Alexandra reportedly planned to favor Prince Olaf, but left scattered notes on half sheets dictating posthumous disposal.
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Sandringham
Queen Alexandra
West End
Prince of Wales
Marlborough House
Edward
Buckingham Palace
King George
London
King Edward
Alexandra
Prince Olaf
Norway
Aviators Report Warmer Hudson Straits Halts Air Operations
Deputy minister Alex Johnson notes milder conditions and ice-free waters in the Hudson Straits ease aerial activity. December 5 saw a zero degree low with 29.25 average pressure as Port Burwell reports no ice. Government air stations studied navigation plans and needed aids for strait access.
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Hudson’s Straits
Alex Johnson
Vancouver Boys Start Transcontinental Walk From Victory Square
Paul Christensen and William Work, two Vancouver boys, began from Victory Square on December 2 on the first lap of a trans continental walking tour to Saint John New Brunswick by next September. Both are noted athletes.
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Paul Christensen
William Work
Vancouver
Victory Square
Saint John
N.B
Prairie Provinces Cattle Census Figures For 1926
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 2,921,630 cattle on farms across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1926 based on the prior year's census. Artificial feather flowers gain popularity in England.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Vast Collection Of Gifts Of Remembrance
The tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey was opened to place a vast collection of tokens of remembrance inside the tomb. Relatives' gifts including gold and silver trinkets medals crucifixes rings and more were stored with the Unknown Soldier's remains after a secret opening by Abbey officials.
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Westminster Abbey
Gardiner predicts Canada’s rapid growth and population drive
Premier James G. Gardiner of Saskatchewan spoke at a Canadian Club banquet in Crandon predicting Canada would reach 23 million by 1550 and declaring the Dominion must build its population. He warned against parasites and urged more men to take up farming, noting many Saskatchewan success stories began without farming experience.
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Canada
Dominion
James G. Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Crandon
Gardiner
Warning of dangerous Western doctrines by university professor
Dr. W. M. Swanson of the University of Saskatchewan warned Saskatoon Eclectic Club members that Western Canada faces a rise of an intellectual aristocracy. He drew a parallel to Imperial Russia’s tyranny, arguing the new elite could steer politics and society, harming the common people.
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West
Western Canada
Russia
W. M. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Imperial
Chiefs and the Wives of Chiefs in Geography Class
A classroom joke features a pupil answering a tricky question about tribal leaders. When asked the wives of chiefs, the student boldly proclaims Miss Chiefs, turning a teachable moment into humor.
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Chiefs
Feldspar Production In Canada
Feldspar production in Canada comes from Ontario and Quebec with major sites near Sudbury Verona Perth and Hybla plus a minor source in Parry Sound and a 1922 developed deposit at Quetada Bay. The Royal Mint in London makes coins for West Africa Cyprus Palestine East Africa and other parts of the British Empire. Keer Minard's Liniment in the house. tee.
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Ontario
Quebec
Sudbury
Verona
Frontenac
Perth
Lanark
Hybla
Hastings County
E Buckingham
Hull County
Parry Sound
Quetada Bay
Lower St Lawrence River
West Africa
Cyprus
Palestine
East Africa
British Empire
Royal Mint
London
Blessings and Holiness Echoes For This Week
A devotional fragment highlights hunger for righteousness and the soul’s ascent. It quotes Matthew, Joaquin Miller, and Archbishop Leighton stressing inner life over the body, holiness as royal fruit, and the hope of heavenly harvest for those who seek God.
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Joaquin Miller
Archbishop Leighton
Baby's Own Tablets Prove Safe Health Aid for Children
A testimonial from Mrs Zepherin Lavoie of Three Rivers Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets for regulating a baby's stomach and bowels and making the child plump and well. The ad notes the product relieves constipation indigestion colds fevers teething pains and promotes sleep. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Zepherin Lavoie
Three Rivers, Que
Dr Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Growth and nutrition unlock life’s supreme riddle
Professor L B Mendel of Yale University discusses two phases of growth at a Royal Canadian Institute lecture in Toronto. He cites an inherent, unchangeable growth factor and a controllable one influenced by nutrition. An advertisement promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy to protect children from intestinal worms and restore health. It closes with a caution that canoeists face danger and require constant vigilance.
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L. B. Mendel
Laboratory of Chemistry
Yale University
Royal Canadian Institute
Toronto
Prof. Mendel
Minard's Liniment for Neuralgia Ad Share
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment advertised for neuralgia relief with a dialogue featuring Sambo and Rastus in a rural dialect exchange. The excerpt presents a sales pitch style line and a humorous question about a bride and groom's plans.
Gramophone SS Selections Offer at Poisson Store
Poisson at 340 Mount Royal East Montreal advertises gramophone selections with SS branding priced at $165.00 now $55.00 guaranteed.
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Por Gramophone
Poisson
Mounst Royal East
Montreal
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Nebo
Jordan
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Adam
John P. Brady
Baltimore
Garden of Eden
B.C
Grippe
Lane Ne
Bary
Pierce Golden
Medical Discovery
Burnsees
Hudson's Straits
England
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Keer Minard
Tee
Ea Aed
Victoria
Victoria and Island
George S. Warren
Matthew Y
Phases
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Sambo
Bradder Brown
Rastus
Ohren
Tilden Health School
Arthur Vos
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