Fuel research could boost Canada’s coal wealth and energy use
The Ottawa Mines branch’s R E Gilmore outlines how high and low temperature coal carbonization affect coke quality, gas and by products. He notes potential for city gas heating, refrigeration, synthetic fuels from coal, and private home fuel systems, promising future gains for Canada.
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Canada
R. E. Gilmore
Fuel Research Laboratories
Ottawa
Bulletin
The
Professional Institute of the Civil Service
Gilmore
Canada sheep and wool industry shows gains in 1928
A Dominion Department of Agriculture report notes 1928 for Canada sheep and lamb sales rose by about one dollar per hundredweight from the prior year, wool values up 5 to 25 percent, stockyard sales up about 5,000 head to 469,712, with strong growth in Ontario and the western provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Debt to self echoes in humorous conference quip
A witty Barcelona quip notes a man pledging tomorrow’s conference to himself while his wife and mother-in-law attend instead. The Esquella item blends irony with social humor in a compact caption.
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Esquella
Barcelona
Canada Wheat Exports Rise to 302 Million for Eight Months
Canada shipped wheat worth 302,277,524 in eight months ending March 31, 1929, up about 50 million from a year earlier. The British Isles purchased 174,141,325 of the wheat, with exports to 47 countries overall. Wheat flour exports totaled 46,314,250, led by the British Isles at 10,965,857 and other nations at 35,342,792.
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Canada
British Isles
Government to Allocate Aeroplanes to Canadian Flying Clubs
Ten aeroplanes will be provided by the government to already operating flying clubs. The aid mirrors 1928 purchases by clubs in Montreal Ottawa Hamilton Toronto Winnipeg Regina Moose Jaw Granby Quebec Saskatoon and Calgary. The 1927 policy aims to boost aviation in Canada. Current club membership totals 3 400 with 260 solo pilots and 142 private license holders plus 4% commercial licenses.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Hamilton
Toronto
Winnipeg
Regina
Moose Jaw
Granby
Quebec
Saskatoon
Calgary
Canada
Modernistic silk crepe pattern no 465 for women outfits
A pattern description details a modern bodice line with hip yoke and bound edges. It lists sizes 16 to 42 bust and suggests pairing with a straightline coat. Fabrics include georgette crepe rajah silk and tweed in violet tones. Pattern price 25 cents. add 10 cents for Spring Fashion Magazine.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
The notice provides ordering details for patterns from the Winnipeg newspaper union located at 175 McDermot Ave. It lists pattern numbers and sizes and directs readers on how to place orders.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Tuiest Tagger Is Red Cross Champion
Lenore Moir of Edmonton Alberta raised the most money for the Junior Red Cross Crippled Children's Hospital during the Primrose Tag Day. Twenty five thousand primroses were made in April for sale by taggers, and Lenore in Red Cross uniform turned in the best box of money earning first prize. One thousand dollars was collected for Alberta's crippled children on an April morning when Edmonton streets bloomed with primroses.
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Lenore Moir
Edmonton
Alberta
Red Cross Crippled Children’s Hospital
England
Adventurers Remembered at Brunswick Wharf London
A bronze tablet at Brunswick Wharf Blackwall honors 105 Adventurers who sailed December 19 1606 to found Jamestown Virginia. Ships Sarah Constant Goodspeed and Discovery measured 100 49 and 26 tons. Of the 105, 63 died in seven months, leaving survivors who later grew to about 5000 in 15 years.
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Brunswick Wharf
Blackwall
London
America
Sarah Constant
Goodspeed
Jamestown
Virginia
Little Colony
Summer Fallow Treatment For Wheat
The Swift Current experimental station reports five years of trials showing weed control before moisture loss matters most. Fall ploughing reduced yields. cultivation only during fallow gave best results with 26.4 bushels next year versus 22.9 after fall ploughing. The 1928 Agriculture Canada report emphasizes keeping soil intact to prevent drifting.
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Swift Current
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
J. G. Taggart
London’s changing face: stone to steel and glass
The passage observes London transforming under industry and science with new buildings in Bloomsbury, Mornington Crescent, and the Embankment. It predicts a city moving from brick to steel and glass, aiming toward a modern, polished metro image while some long for Queen Victoria’s London.
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London
Bloomsbury Square
Mornington Crescent
Embankment
Westminster
New York
Queen Victoria
Argentina Alfalfa Seed Warned Against In Canada
Dominion Agrostologist G R McRostie warns that Argentine alfalfa seed is unsuitable for Canadian conditions. Two large imports into Ontario have prompted tests across Canada, with law requiring ten percent red staining to identify the seed.
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Canada
G. R. McRostie
Dominion
Ontario
Canadian Amateur Championship to be held at Jasper Alberta
The Royal Canadian Golf Association's Canadian Amateur Championship will run August 19 to 24 at Jasper in Alberta with the Jasper Park Lodge course set at par 72. The course, described as the continent’s finest, is expected to attract top North American players. The event coincides with the Western Canada Amateur, both played on the Jasper Park Lodge course from tee No. 1.
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Jasper
Alberta
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Jasper Park Lodge
North America
Western Canada
Personal contact shines at League of Nations gatherings
The article highlights Geneva as a hub of cordial relations among nations, noting the League’s human focus and inclusive atmosphere. It recalls Sir Henry Thornton and CN Railways forming a moving train telephone experiment, and praises the League’s broader humanitarian efforts and multinational dialogue.
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League of Nations
Canadian National Railways
W. D. Robb
Telegraph and Telephone Department
Robb
CNRT
Toronto
Mr. Robb
Sir Henry Thornton
United States
Canada
Dominion
Medieval custard stunt linked to Lord Mayor's day
The Detroit News notes a medieval comic feat where a fool leaped into a large bowl of custard on Lord Mayor's day, a spectacle that pleased the crowd and recurred yearly. Shakespeare alludes to the act in All's Well That Ends Well.
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London
Detroit News
Buck and Doe Jokes Highlight Rastus Banter
A humorous exchange shows Florian asking how buck equals money and Rastus answering that a man knows buck goes with doe, illustrating a playful slang pun in a comic strip style dialogue.
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Florian
Rastus
That man knows the stock exchange beyond doubt
A terse exchange teases a curious distinction between knowledge and speculation as an observer notes a man’s apparent expertise versus his restraint in risky markets.
Alberta Turkeys Startle Pile Up for Eastern Canada Trade
A provincial agriculture booklet shows in 1928 Alberta disposed of 1,350,000 pounds of turkeys outside the province. A decade earlier the province relied on imports from Eastern Canada. Now a large surplus is ready for shipment east.
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Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Canada
Barbara and Driscoll Barbs Over Fifty Bucks
Barbara recalls an evening with Driscoll while Muriel asks about his shyness. Barbara quips the young doctor now costs fifty dollars, highlighting a lighthearted social exchange.
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Barbara
Driscoll
Muriel
Stage Death Mystery Moves Ule People to Weep
Quotation hints at a staged demise on stage as Ule people mourned believing the performer was truly dead, while a companion claims the actor remained alive in a twist of fate and illusion.
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Esquella
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Haiti
China
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