Enormous Canadian Wheat Crop Measured In Common Terms
The article translates Canada’s wheat yield into relatable figures. It states a minimum yield of 343,000,000 bushels equating to 24,559,000,000 pounds or 14,260,000 tons. It compares to bread supply, train lengths, and ships to illustrate scale, mentioning the Bosworth steamship with 352,000 bushels capacity and a fleet of 5,844,000 gross tons if all wheat were shipped.
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Canada
Bashele
Onn
England
United States
Brussels
Montreal
Swift Current
Sask
New York
Denver
Colorado
Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd
U.S. Bosworth
Bosworth
Prairie Provinces
United Kingdom
Woodrow Wilson Drops Thomas From His Name
A 30 year old tale recounts how Thomas Woodrow Wilson, then a Wesleyan professor, argued that names with song syllables foster success. He discarded Thomas, becoming Woodrow Wilson, later attaining world fame.
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Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Thomas
Wesleyan College
United States
Thonks
Nervous Wreck Found Help With Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Emily Davis of Winnipeg Manitoba credits Lydia E Pinkham vegetable compound with ending a nervous breakdown that kept her from speaking to her child and doing work She reports improvement to nurse her newborn and encourages others to request the private text on women ailments from the Pinkham company Cobourg Ontario
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Rega
Emily Davis
McGee Street
Winnipeg
Man
Winnipeg Declared World’s Greatest Wheat Market by CP Rail VP
D. C. Coleman of the Canadian Pacific Railways told a Kiwanis luncheon in Winnipeg that the city is the world’s top wheat market by receipts. He cited Winnipeg inspections at 108,231,513 bushels for the three months ending November 30, comparing with Chicago and Minneapolis. He praised grain trade facilities as economical and efficient and noted CP shipments from September 1 averaged 1,616 cars daily, a train to the lake every 45 minutes over 91 days.
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D. C. Coleman
Canadian Pacific Railwas
Kiwanis Club
Winnipeg
City
Chicago
Minneapolis
Coleman
Canadian Pacific Railway
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Colic and Pains
A public health style pitch touts Nerviline as fast relief for colic cramps and stomach pains. It urges every family keep a 35 cent bottle handy and claims no home should be without it, noting it is sold everywhere.
Life Span Debate: Can Science Prolong Human Life
Dr Adolph Lorenz argues against longevity breakthroughs while peers claim science shields against infection and revives dormant cells. The piece notes biblical limits, historical quests for immortality, and the view that medical advances extend health and proportion of life, not the natural maximum.
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United States
Adolph Lorenz
Dr. Lorenz
Lorenz
Aristophanes
Regina
Trail Opens Northern Manitoba Route to Star City
Dr R J Orok physician for The Pas Lumber Company and J A McDonald logging superintendent returned from a 250 mile motor trek to Star City Sask establishing the McDonald Trail into The Pas district. The Pas Lumber Company built 130 miles of road connecting to Sask Government rural road into Star City and Tisdale creating a northern cash market for Saskatchewan farmers. Premier Bracken and MLA R H Hall urged to seek funds to make the road usable for summer and winter travel.
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Pas Andl
R. J. Orok
Pas Luimbey Company
J. A. McDonald
Star City
Sask
Manitoba
Pas Lumber Company
Saskatchewan
Tisdale
Pas
Bracken
R. H. Hall
M.L.A
Strange Denizen of the Deep Washes Ashore Near Lima
Fishermen at Lurin near Lima report a huge cetacean with a whale body and a turtle like head and limbs. Museum officials identify it as a Balaenidae related whale specimen from the South Pacific. it washed ashore after Chilean quake surges and will be mounted in the University Museum.
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Chile
Lurin
Lima
Natural History Museum
The
University of San Marcos
South Pacific
University Museum
Chicago Gets World’s Largest Mail Terminal
The post office department announced in Washington that a vast mail terminal in Chicago will open in a few weeks. Occupation has begun and will finish by January. the two block long six story building adjoins Union Station with track layouts enabling chute mail to be directed into railway cars.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Chicago
Union Station
General Periers Reaches Lhassa After Long Trek
Brigadier General George Periers arrives in Lhassa Tibet after traveling from Peking. The former Grenadier Guards officer walked 3500 miles of a 6000 mile journey between the Chinese and Tibetan capitals.
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George Periers
Lhassa
Tibet
Peking
Periers
Grenadier Guards
Honey Production Rising in Western Canada
Canada is becoming a honey producing country with 950 tons harvested in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta this year at 133 pounds per hive. There are 1082 beekeepers across the three prairie provinces with Manitoba well established and Saskatchewan and Alberta expanding under L T Floyd and Miss J Bayford teaching bee husbandry at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Canada
C.N.R
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
L. T. Floyd
J. Bayford
University of Saskatchewan
Women Dye Things New In Diamond Dyes
Diamond Dyes offers simple at home dye kits with complete directions for all fabrics from wool and silk to linen and cotton. The ad guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and urges readers to tell their druggist the fabric type before dyeing.
Parrot Mockery Ends Lesson With Quick Comeback
A man attempting to teach a parrot to say Hello! in a single lesson is met with the bird's sharp retort. After several minutes of repetition the parrot opens an eye and declares Line's busy, finishing the exchange with comic timing.
U S Oil May Be Refined In Alberta
Announcement in Jasper Wyoming says Illinois Pipe Line Co will build a 10 mile pipeline from Sunburst Montana to Coutts Alberta to connect with Imperial Oil tank farm. Crude from the Sunburst border field will be treated in Canada. Dillings Montana notes Senator Hogan interests plan a 1000 barrel refinery in Southern Alberta.
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Jasper Wyo
Illinois Pipe Line Company
Sunburst
Montana
Coutts
Alta
Imperial Oil Company
Border
Canada
Dillings
Senator Hogan
Alberta
His Christmas Little Girl and Little Boy Talk
A brief exchange envisions Christmas gifts with toys an engine candy nuts cake and a castor oil dose. The quote from Roosevelt praises the man who lives simply and honorably as a good citizen regardless of wealth.
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Roosevelt
Dinner party quip ends with awkward invitation
A wry exchange at a dinner party leaves Mr. Jones unable to word a compliment to his hostess. The hostess praises his email appetite, he retorts that sitting beside Mrs. Smith would ruin any man’s appetite, and he wonders why he’s not invited to the next gathering.
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Mr. Jones
Splendid Canadian Post Office Aims And Achievements
A detailed overview lauds Canada's Post Office Department for vast reach and efficiency From rail and road networks to rural boxes it handles over a billion mail items annually and sustains 10 000 employees While stamps sales nearly cover costs a savings bank system under postal supervision garners thousands of customers and deposits over 25 million dollars
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Arctic Circle
Canadian Post Office Department
Post Office Department
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Canadian Postal Department
Post Office Department of Canada
Post Office Savings Bank
The
Post
Isolated Turk Described As Distinct In Life And Culture
The passage portrays the Turkish man as culturally distinct from Christians and Armenians, noting differences in religion, calendar, quarters, and daily life. It claims Turks interact mainly through trade and cosmopolitan venues, rarely learning other languages, and compares the Turk to a child in inconstancy, a faithful dog in obedience, and a tiger when provoked.
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J. A. Douglas
Stamboul
Golden Horn
Ble
Sir Keith Smith Plans World Flight From London in April
Sir Keith Smith, brother of famed aviator Sir Ross Smitty, travels on the Empress of Canada to Victoria from the Orient. He aims to attempt a world flight starting from London on April 3 next, following his late brother's notable but tragic near‑world run.
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Sir Keith Smith
London
Ross Smitty
Australia
England
Victoria
Keith
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsement in Hamilton
Mrs. Alice Bishop of Hamilton Ontario testifies that Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills relieved her heart palpitations and shortness of breath. She says prior to use she could not climb stairs without fluttering and sleepless nights. after using the pills she feels like a different person. Price is 50 cents a box. available at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Alice Bishop
Hawthorne Ave
Hamilton, Ont
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Across Sahara by Motor Car and Air in Africa
A historical note on French attempts to cross the Sahara from Taghart in South Algeria to Timbuctoo by car 1800 miles through a burning day desert and cold nights. It recalls General Laperrine and Major Vul Jemin and warns of peril in pursuit of daring exploration. Patronize local merchants to boost the home town community.
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Sahara
Taggart
Algeria
Timbuctoo
Laperrine
Vul Jemin
London Times
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U.S
Mrs. Davis
WKOC
Great Wheat Market
A. R. Ennis
the Representative
Leduc
Good Walker
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
West
Dodd
Postal Department
Sahara Desert
Dandruff
Minard’s Liniment
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