Transference of Photographs By Radio Predicted Soon
The article reports confidence that transferring photographs and pictures by radio will follow coded contracts, with tests described as encouraging. It notes initiatives by American Express on transfer of check values and international radio picture transmissions, plus a Norwegian patent for Europe to America transfers and a crystal set with escilograph enabling amateur sends.
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American Express Company
New York
London
San Francisco
Hawaii
Arctic
Kjoebeniarn
Norway
Hermod Petersen
Europe
Reneh
Cother
Aged Senator G C Dessaules Takes Seat in Senate
The Canadian senate member Hon. G C Dessaules of Ste Kyacinthe reached the red chamber at the session opening. He turns one hundred on September 29 and plans to attend regularly. Appointed to the Senate in 1907.
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Canadian Senate
Arian
G. C. Dessaules
Ste. Kyacinthe
Tessaules
Senate
Matrimony Joke About Schoolboy's Definition
Smith congratulates Jones on his silver wedding as Jones recalls a teacher's prompt about matrimony. A child answered Please ma'am Father says matrimony ain't a word it’s a sentence.
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Smith
Jones
Prize offered for first flight from San Francisco to Boston
A prize of 1000 dollars awaits the first boy or girl who files an airplane from San Francisco to Boston, offered by the American Society for the Promotion of Aviation of New York City. Participants must have Meenses. A man may trade reputation for money but cannot trade it back.
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San Francisco
Boston
American Society For the Promotion of Aviation
New York City
Curious Lakes Rise Sharply As November Water Levels Climb
The article notes Great Lakes levels began to rise in November reaching the highest November reading in a decade. Ottawa records show lakes and the St Lawrence about 1.70 feet above last year and 2.45 feet above 1911 low, with Superior and Ontario notably higher. It cites theft of lake water by Chicago as more alarming during low water periods and mentions a fashion pattern advertisement for children's clothing patterns.
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Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Superior
Ifuron
Erie
Ontario
Chicago
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order notice lists Pattern No Pe-Size with address 173 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. It appears as a storefront or classified instruction from the newspaper union offering pattern orders to readers.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Lessons For Bee Keepers Wintering Trouble in Canada Beekeeping
Experimental Farms notes stress wintering as a costly lesson for Canadian beekeepers. Many eastern colonies died last winter due to poor prep and granulated sugar syrup as winter food is safer. In lean years only strong colonies with prolific queens can gather surplus. steady brood production through spring is essential.
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Canada
Wider Furrows Prove Equal Yields at Ottawa Experimental Farm
Over four years at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa comparisons of narrow and wide ploughing show similar yields. With 8 inch furrows corn after sod averaged 22.71 tons and oats 64.5 tons. with 16 inch furrows corn 21.70 tons and oats 66.9 tons. The Dominion Field Husbandman notes wider furrows allow more acres ploughed per day making them more economical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Dominion Field Husbandman
Western Canada homestead filings rise in 1926 first ten months
Government records show a marked rise in homestead filings in Western Canada for the first ten months of 1926. Manitoba reports 44 filings against 52, Saskatchewan 7 against 1,515, Alberta 1,824 against 1,151, and British Columbia 116 against 195, totaling 5,091 versus 3,123 in 1925.
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Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Western Canada
Pleasure before duty drives shipbuilding priorities worldwide
A terse reflection notes that prioritizing leisure above obligation risks neglecting essential duties. It highlights industry trends where almost half of global ship construction comprises motor vessels, signaling a shift in naval and merchant capacity.
Westward shift in Canadian manufacturing gains steam
J E Walsh of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association reports a steady move of industry from east to west in Canada. Manitoba factories rose from 439 with 53 million dollars in 1916 to 768 and 102.7 million in 1924, with other western provinces showing gains. He cites the Produced in Canada campaign and urges national unity to develop resources, noting CMA membership in the prairie provinces grew from 89 in 1916 to over 1,009 today.
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Prairie Provinces
J. E. Walsh
Canada
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Toronto
Walsh
Manitoba
United States
Mr. Walsh
Industrial Development Board
Alberta
Saskatchewan
C.M.A
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Boards of Trade
Alberta Sugar Refinery Expands Output and New Icing Sugar
Alberta Sugar Refinery, part of Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd., reports a $1.5 million enterprise and a $200,000 payout including $150,000 for beets and $30,000 for materials. Beet deliveries reach 35,600 tons, a new record. A new icing sugar product will be on the market, and 12,000 tons of pulp will be available for livestock. The note ajouts about parachute-equipped airplanes and a drag-anchor idea for railway crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd
Alberta
Debating Class for Bachelors Starts in New York
A new debating class for bachelors begins in New York prompting questions on why single men should learn to debate. The program aims to sharpen public speaking and argument skills among participants.
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New York
Dominion Champions Prichard And Mof Fat For Trophy
Ernest Prichard and Robert Mof Fat of Roland Manitoba won the trophy offered by W D Robb of Canadian National Railways for the Dominion Boys and Girls Swine Club championship. They represented teams from Saskatchewan and Alberta at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto as CN guests. Over 200 clubs nationwide, each averaging about 20 members, competed in preliminary rounds with CN and government agriculture departments aiding organizing efforts. The program has boosted both quantity and quality of bacon type swine across Canada.
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Ernest Prichard
Robert Moffat
Roland
Manitoba
W. D. Robb
Canadian National Railways
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Toronto
Canada
Departments of Agriculture
The
Dominion
Relics Recovered Arctic 1926 Linked to Franklin Expedition
The 1926 finds near King William Island include skull fragments navy cloth and a wooden bowl along the Back River route, suggesting survivors struggled toward safety. Relics were turned to Ottawa and placed in the Branch museum. experts noting navy fabric resemble period gear.
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Tomorow
Buck’s Fish River
F. R. M. Crozier
H.M.S. Terror
James Fitzjames
H.nm.s. Erebus
Canadian Arctic
Sir John Franklin
England
Asia
Franklin
William Penny
Beechey Island
John Rae
King William Island
M’clintock
Crozier
Peter Norberg
Starvation Cove
Adelaide Peninsula
Back
Fish River
Back River
George Back
R.N
Norberg
John F. Moran
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Aklavik
Ottawa
Royal Navy
W. H. B. Honer
Coronation Gulf
Naval Service
L. T. Burwash
Matty Island
Burwash
Hoare
Marvels Of Rainfall Weighing Rainfall Figures Astonish
An article explains that one inch of rain over Great Britain and Ireland masses about 7.69 billion tons. If collected and moved to storage, it would require every locomotive worldwide for 200 trips each, delivering vast freight. It estimates this water would supply about five tons per person and could be worth over 71 million pounds in value if priced penny per 100 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Canada Hopes Western Ranchers Sell Horses to Russia
Market for Canadian horses grows as Russia signals demand for up to 50 000 head to replace losses from famine. Jack Byers of the Department of Agriculture returns from the Lenin grad shipment and anticipates several thousand Western Canadian horses to be sold next spring. Canadian horses praised for suitability and eager Russian buyers. The recent cargo traveled by Canadian Pacific Lines to Montreal then by steamer to Russia. Russia also seen as a potential market for Canadian products.
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Russia
Jack Byers
Western Livestock
Department of Agriculture
Leningrad
Moscow
West
Byers
Montreal
Rrussia
Pig owner waits to fatten pig until it matches his size
John, a young stockman, proud owner of a pig, is advised by his father that the pig is underfed. John replies that he plans to delay fattening until the pig reaches a length he desires, then will begin widening it.
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John
Healthy Ham Preference Sparks Shopkeeper Conversation
A shopkeeper urges a customer to buy a well cured ham while the young wife insists on a perfectly healthy piece with no tampering. The exchange highlights caution over food quality and safety in a domestic setting.
Fat Lady and Officer Exchange Across the Street
The humor piece presents a street scene where a woman asks an officer if he can see her from across the street and the officer replies in a playful brogue that he can see her a mile away. The light exchange captures a quaint, late era vibe.
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G Levert
Towa
Alberta Sugar Refinery
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