New Windrow Method Promises Prairie Harvest Revolution
The Interior Department notes a windrow harvesting advance will extend direct harvesting with an improved combine system. The method cuts stubble high to form windrows, drying grain in two to four days, then finishing threshing with a pickup-equipped combine, boosting western Canada’s wheat export prospects.
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Prairies
Department of the Interior
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Canada
Talented Canadian Singer Isabelle Barnada to Be Presented at Court
Canadian singer Isabelle Barnada, a rising Vancouver talent acclaimed in England and France, is to be presented at court by Mrs. Peter Larkin, wife of the Canadian High Commissioner in London.
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Isabelle Barnada
Vancouver
England
France
Hog
Peter Larkin
London
Lustrous Crepe Dress Designs Inspire Fashion Book
A dress design features a lustrous golden brown crepe satin with a tied sash and plaited waist. Fabrics listed include wool crepe and silk crepes in multiple tones, with sizes 16 to 46 bust and yardage for 36 inch patterns. Our Fashion Book promises further practical styles for home dressmakers at ten cents a copy.
Vancouver Island Strawberries Prospective Heavy Crop
A Vancouver press despatch reports a strong strawberry crop on Vancouver Island with Gordon Head and Keating fields driving potential profits for Saanich farmers this summer. Plants are in exceptional condition, boosting hopes for a bumper yield. Also noted is a large cattle shipment from Ashcroft to Toronto, the biggest BC-to-East Canada move to date.
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Vancouver Island
B.C
Vancouver
Gordon Head
Keating
Saanich
Ashcroft
Toronto
Ont
British Columbia
Canada
Spanish mathematician builds chess playing automaton
A Spanish mathematician invents a mechanical chess player that responds automatically to a human opponent. The device mimics intelligent play and moves on its own according to the opponent's moves. The invention signals progress in automata and game machines. The tale places the invention in a period of scientific curiosity and mechanical curiosity. The claim highlights a blend of mathematics and engineering in early automata development. Alexander the Great died of a fever in Babylon in the year 323.
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Alexander the Great
Babylon
Tar Sands Prospect Rights Sought by Hudsons Bay Marland Co
Hudsons Bay Marland Oil Company seeks exclusive rights to prospect a vast area in Northeastern Alberta tar sands. Negotiations with the Federal Government are underway as the firm plans to invest $50,000 this year in plant construction for oil extraction from the sands.
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Hudson's Bay-Marland Oil Company
Alberta
France Sees Drop in Car Purchases and Production
French consumers buy fewer automobiles this year and manufacturers cut output, signaling a slowdown in the auto sector. The reduced demand and factory activity reflect broader economic cooling in France.
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France
Improved Canadian wool quality addressed in Toronto visit
Windeler of Windeler & Company praised seven years of handling Canadian wool and noted strong demand as mills place repeat orders. He advised sheepmen to trim dark hairs from heads and legs before shearing, preventing dark fibers from tainting the fleece and improving yield for light colored yarns and fabrics. O'Brien of the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers supported the assessment and urged adoption.
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B.C. Windeler
Windeler & Company
London
Bradford
England
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers
Windeler
O’brien
Plan for Belgian Farmers to Seed New Alberta Colony
A Winnipeg arrival includes 20 Belgian farmers forming a core for 450 new settlers heading to Magrath Alberta. They will work on Canadian farms for months to learn methods before establishing a colony next year. The party also brings 80 Dutch farmers to northern Alberta and British families under the Empire Settlement scheme.
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Alberta
Winnipeg
Canada
Magrath
General Summerall on Peace and Appetite
General Summerall notes that desire for peace alone cannot ensure it and compares hunger to seeking a restaurant, implying action is required beyond wishful thinking. The remark frames effort as essential to fulfilling needs and achieving results.
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Summerall
Winnipeg Boy Chosen for Lowell Thomas World Expedition
Russell Dixon a 20 year old Winnipeg youth will join explorer Lowell Thomas as secretary on a world voyage. Dixon leaves his job at the Canadian Pacific Railway to meet Thomas in the Berkshire Hills, beginning the journey in December through Africa the South Seas and other remote regions.
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Russell Dickson
Winnipeg
Lowell Thomas
Africa
South Sea Islands
Dixon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Russell
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Berkshire Hills
Globe
Proved His Ownership as Chickens Speak for Owner
A South Chicago man claimed 16 stolen chickens from the police station. He proved ownership by addressing the birds in Dutch, and 14 hens reacted while the sergeant granted his claim amid a riot of wings. The note ends with a quip about Spartans and literature.
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Yo. Deveris
Chicago
Banff Springs To Feature New Championship Golf Course
Canadian Pacific Railway builds a 6640 yard championship course at Banff Alberta led by Stanley Thompson. Two grass tees 6315 and 6045 yield distinct layouts with large bunkers and creeping bent greens. Nine holes open this season. full eighteen by May 1929 amid mountain scenery.
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Canada
Stanley Thompson
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Banff
Alberta
Banff Springs
Magii
Ing
Vancouver
Fort
Farmhouse gains value as modern farm homes attract families
The Farm and Fireside May issue stresses residential value of farms. The farmhouse now rivals the barn in importance as families seek livable, well designed farm homes with good schools churches and social facilities nearby.
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Farm and Fireside
the Magazine
Motor sled offers swift return ride on German hill
A new motor driven sled in Germany lets riders coast down a hill and power the return. A one and a half horsepower gasoline engine drives a cogwheel to propel the sled back, reaching nearly 20 miles per hour on level ground. Footrests are heated by exhaust gas.
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Germany
Artist Seeks Perfect Sit For Model
An artist engages one model and asks for absolute stillness. The model replies she has prior service in the Civil Service and can remain motionless, having years of experience.
The Optimist Takes a Day Off When Rent Collector Calls
In a terse anecdote a cheerful resident avoids work as the rent collector arrives, choosing a day away from duties. The moment captures a small urban vignette about financial pressure and personal protest.
Veteran retires from CN Rail Edmonton post
W A Brown General Superintendent of the Canadian National Railways in Edmonton retires on superannuation May 1 after 50 years of service. He is the oldest active railwayman west of the Great Lakes and has led CN operations in Edmonton since 1911. He is succeeded by W R Devenish formerly CN Superintendent at North Bay Ontario.
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W. A. Brown
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton
Canada
Mr. Brown
Great Lakes
Portage la Prairie
W. R. Devenish
North Bay
Ontario
Mount Waddington Reaches Higher Peak Crown
Mount Robson loses its title as the Canadian Rockies highest peak after the discovery of Mount Waddington. The new mountain stands about 300 feet taller, named for a British Columbia pioneer, suggesting more Canadian wonders remain undiscovered.
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Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
Waddington
British Columbia
Canada
BC Beekeeper Exports Carload Of Honey From Okanagan
For the first time in British Columbia bee keeping a single producer in the Okanagan Valley exports a full carload of honey. His 250 colonies yielded an average of 175 pounds per hive.
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British Columbia
Okanagan Valley
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Journal Amusant
Paris
McDermot Ave
Teen E Eee
Boy World Explorer
Britain
William H. Clark
K.C.S.1
C.M.G
Great Britain
Board of Trade Department
Government
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