Education and training lift farmers toward success in farming
President Glenn Frank notes multiple state surveys on how schooling affects farmer earnings. Uneducated farmers earn far less than those with common schooling, high school, or agricultural college training. In Wisconsin and other states, higher education correlates with earlier land ownership and higher annual profits.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Republic
Texas
Frank
Georgia
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Kansas
Mass production method described with single-job machines
A historical note explains mass production by specialized tasks, with one worker focusing on legs, another on castors, and others on a single function, promising uniform tables turned out rapidly. It contrasts old craft methods with modern factory lines and cites Canada 1926 radio sets production at 6,277,544 dollars, below 1925.
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Massa
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
Canada
Reindeer Farming Delayed by Federal Probe
The Canadian interior department pauses plans for a reindeer industry in the barren lands of the northwest pending an investigation by two Danish experts from Greenland. A British Columbia syndicate seeks permission to farm there, but uncertain food resources halt the move. Ponslid Brothers, who entered the area in 1926, are to report this autumn. If favorable, a government farm may be created and reindeer could be imported from Norway.
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Northwest
Barrenands
Northwest Territory
Federal
Department of Interior
Greenland
British Columbia
Ponslid Brothers
Norway
Record Hen Lays Large Egg Beats Local Size
Revelstoke B C reports Alf Graver's White Leghorn pullet laid an egg 7 inches around and 9 inches long weighing five ounces. Inside were three full sized yolks. The hen has laid eggs nearly as large since five months old and never averages normal eggs.
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Revelstoke
B.C
Alf. Graver
Wilslon
Smart Frock Pattern Shows Distinctive Flared Skirt
The pattern No. 1570 offers a two View frock with a flared front and fitted dart sleeves. View A features a shaped collar and Egyptian trim. View B omits the collar and cuffs with a V neck and vestee front in contrasting fabric. Sizes 16 18 20. yardage details and prices included.
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View A
View B
Address -Winnipeg Newspaper Union Pattern No or Name
The item notes a location at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for the Winnipeg Newspaper Union and references a pattern number or name associated with the site.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Favorable West Wheat Outlook Despite Seed Delays
A Winnipeg report places this year’s wheat area at 17 506 000 acres versus 21 000 000 last year while predicting a harvest near the 1915 bumper level from 13 009 600 acres. Alberta fairs better than its prairie neighbors as Saskatchewan and Manitoba see normal growth and more summer fallowing. Weaker acreage may shift to coarse grains and weeds prompt farmers to fight back with intersillage. excessive moisture aids grass and dairy forage, shaping a hopeful regional harvest outlook.
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Winnipege
Alberta
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Toronto Globe
Brandon
Electric power linked to farming and food production
At the National Electric Association meeting in Atlantic City engineer L A Mawkins argues high power cathode ray tubes could revolutionize food production and farming. He predicts food factories may supplant farms, with ultraviolet and cathode rays enabling new vitamins and chemical processes.
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National Electric Association
Atlantic City
L. A
General Electric Company
Mr. Hawkes
Dryden
Toronto Mail
Isupire
Superior Pulpwood On Vancouver Island
Two thirds of British Columbia pulpwood, about 125 billion feet, lie on Vancouver Island and offer superior quality for paper making. The island also holds about 560000 undeveloped horsepower from rivers and falls ready to power future mills. Despite 42 million dollars invested in BC mills, island resources exceed current development and fuel export strength to the western US, Asia and Australia.
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British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Pulp and Paper Mills
Provine
United States
Asia
Australia
Doctor warns germs from colds spread up to twenty feet
A doctor stated that cold germs travel as far as twenty feet in normal talk and cause about ten days of lost activity yearly. He urged sick individuals to stay home for the first day to cut spread, noting transmission occurs mainly during the first twenty four hours of illness.
Aerial Mapping Planned for Wood Buffalo Preserve
For the first time since inception the Fort Smith wood buffalo preserve will be mapped by the Topographical Survey. Two planes will reach Alberta soon and, if conditions allow, the survey should be completed within a month. The park now covers 17,000 square miles.
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Fort Smith
Alberta
Eleven Thousand Millionaires and One Billionaire in U S
Federal treasury statistics show eleven thousand millionaires and one billionaire in the United States. The figures recall Chauncey Depew’s boyhood claim of only two billionaires. The piece calls for stories on how wealth was acquired and used, noting a hospital for horses in the East and reflects on revenge and appearance.
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U.S
Federal Treasury
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
America
Toledo Blade
Old Age Industry at St Andrews Hangs On
Old Frank Atwin at St Andrews Old Indian in New Brunswick preserves Malecite canoe making. The sea going canoes connected to Atlantic shores and daring trips are noted. The Algonquin hotel at St Andrews echoes Indian romance. John Nicholas died aged 193 after a deer hunting accident.
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Malecite
Atlantic
St. Andrew's-by-the Sea
New Brunswick
Canadian Pacific
St. Andrews
Atwin
John Nicholas
Champlain
de Monts
Canada Fur Trade Surges Amid Growth and Shifts in Markets
The article traces Canada’s fur trade expansion from early centers in Europe to new North American auctions. It notes St Louis, New York, and Montreal auctions beginning in 1915–1920, with Western cities like Winnipeg Edmonton and Vancouver adding fur auctions. Exports rose from 5.67 million in 1914 to 17.42 million in 1926, while imports climbed to 7.53 million. It highlights government support for farmer-trappers in Alberta and ongoing wildlife and ecological challenges.
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Canada
Leipzig
Amsterdam
Paris
Vienna
Hudson’s Bay Company
America
Great Britain
London
United States
St. Louis
New York
Montreal
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Vancouver
Alberta
Canada Tele-Gram Traffic Rises Over Last Year
Dominion statistics show more than 12,000,000 telegrams sent in Canada last year an increase of 6.6 per cent. Major carriers include Canadian National 5,538,295 and Canadian Pacific 5,162,551 messages. Postal cables total 1,019,625 sent. 5,402,405 received. Wire money totaled 7,790,127 dollars with Ontario leading in wire mileage. Canadian National and Canadian Pacific operate hundreds of offices. Revenue from wire services approache 10.5 million dollars.
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Dominion
Canada
Canadian National Company
Canadian Pacific Company
Western Union
Dominion Government Service
Temiskaming
Northern Ontario
North American Telegraph
Marcon Wireless
United States
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
One Substitute for War Arbitration Is Only Way
Sir John Simon argues that war cannot guarantee justice and urges arbitration as the sole substitute. Speaking before the Peace Society at Guildhall ahead of Gen eva's naval talks, he links fairness to the League of Nations and universal good rule adherence.
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Sir John Simon
John Simon
Great Britain
England
Peace Society
Guildhall
Geneva
Sir John
League of Nations
Carrot River Valley Mills to install lighting and power plant
The Carrot River Valley Mills near Tisdale Sask plan a new lighting and power plant with capacity of 100 to 120 barrels a day and will electrify the milling operation. When finished, private users may access 100 kw at special rates. Also notes historical lifting machines used in 236 B.C. and remarks on people’s troubles.
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Carrot River Valley Mills
Tisdale
Sask
Five Countries Lead U S in Domestic Electricity Use
The article notes that Switzerland Japan Denmark Canada and New Zealand outrank the United States in the share of homes wired for electricity. It cites limited water power in many U S areas as a key factor, with Canada enjoying particular advantage.
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United States
Switzerland
Japan
Denmark
Canada
New Zealand
Matron Miss Dale Returns to Sea After Emigrant Service
After forty years on ships Miss A Dale resumes duty as matron aboard emigrant ships heading to New Zealand. She spent five months ashore in Portsmouth hoping to end her days there, but found the sea call irresistible. Her long career covers about 1 750 000 miles of sailing.
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Miss A. Dale
New Zealand
Portsmouth
Miss Dale
Canadian cereal makers form on Pacific coast
A new company organized on the Canadian Pacific Coast plans to manufacture a breakfast cereal using grain spinach lettuce celery with honey flavoring. Separately an enterprise in the Maritime Provinces aims to produce a cereal from apples and grain. You look like a sensible girl let us marry is dismissed with the line Nothing doing I am just as sensible as I look.
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Canadian Pacific Coast
Maritime Provinces
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Dehning
Ir Palestine
Egypt
Superior Pulpwood
Frank Atwin
Canadas
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada’s Telegraph Service
Tals
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