Alberta Grain Boom Sets Provincial and National Records
Alberta reports phenomenal grain yields with record wheat weights and acreages across Lacombe High River Nanton Claresholm and Vulcan. Olds School of Agriculture records 105 bushels per acre of Marquis wheat and 70 to 86 bushels per acre on various fields. CP Rail expands fleet to move the grain including 125 carload trains over a mile long and 753-car loading days, Calgary to Banff distance noted. Bees mentioned as a distant note on poisonous honey.
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Alberta
Lacombe
High River
Nanton
Claresholm
Vulcan
Brant
Provincial School of Agriculture
Olds
Seager Wheeler
Bote
Canadian Pacific Railway
Angus
Canadian Pacific
Stoughton
Arcola
Calgary
Banff
How to Store Potatoes For Better Long Term Storage
The Dominion Horticulturist offers guidance on saving thousands of bushels from spoilage. Store in a cool dark, well ventilated cellar with spaced wall slats and a temporary floor to permit air flow. Use ventilated crates or square slats to improve circulation and prevent sprouting by admitting cool night air. Temperature should stay 33 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Dominion Horticulturist
Dominion Experimental Farma
Publications
Ottawa
G. E. Mclintosh
Canadian Apples as Christmas Gifts by National Express
Canada’s world famous apples are promoted as Christmas gifts to relatives abroad. The Canadian National Express offers a special rate of three dollars per box to Great Britain and Ireland with delivery beyond the Atlantic and insurable through a through policy.
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Canada
Canadian National Express Company
Pred
Foreign Department
Canadian National Express
Great Britain
Ireland
Montreal
Quebec
St. John
Halifax
Atlantic
Consignee
Fletcher’s Castoria Ad Claims Gentle Remedy for Infants
Vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a 30 year old remedy for babies and children. It claims relief from constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea with feverishness, aids digestion and natural sleep without opiates, bearing the genuine signature.
Pearly King Parade in London Draws Charity Awe
The North London Amalgamated Hospital Society groups pearly kings and their costermonger followers. A single Pearly King wears 1,004,000 buttons across six suits and outfits for six children. The annual Sunday parade raises funds for hospitals, reflecting a fifty year old tradition born from a navvy’s buttoned flash suit.
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London
North London Amalgamated Hospital Society
Climbing Mountains in a Ship to Gothenburg Expo
American visitors trek 360 miles from Gothenburg to Stockholm via the Goeta Canal. Through 58 locks they rise over 500 feet then descend to Baltic waters, navigating river passages and inland lakes over two and a half days. The canal itself runs 51 miles with multiple upriver climbs to Lileh lakes before reaching Stockholm.
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Gothenburg
Goeta Canal
Burg
Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Cost of World War to Canada Revealed in 1919 Figures
The Dominion spent $159,486,544 in the last year on war costs. Major items include $95,440,000 in interest on war loans, $34,828,787 for soldiers pensions, $17,781,303 for civil reestablishment, $2,282,713 for land settlement, $9,171,626 for war graves, and $522,711 for other costs.
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Dominion of Canada
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Against Imitations Across Canada
An aspirin advertisement cautions buyers to choose “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” stamped with the Bayer Cross to ensure genuine Bayer medicine. It touts safety proven by millions over twenty three years and lists common uses from colds to toothache. Boxes contain twelve tablets, with bottles of 24 and 100 also sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Canada
Bayer Company
Bayer Cross
Captain Robinson Named to Command Round World Cruise
G. M. Boz worth of Canadian Pacific Steamships announced Captain Robinson, RNVR, famed for heroism in Yokohama disaster salvage work, would command the liner Express of Canada on the round the world cruise starting from New York in January.
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G. M. Bozworth
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Robinson
R.N.R
Yokohama
Express of Canada
New York
Australia
Early Seeding Boosts Yields Says Field Husbandman
The Field Husbandman emphasizes early spring seeding as a key factor in higher crop yields with no extra labor or seed. A table shows first sowing yields of oats 53.3 bushels per acre and peas 36.4, rising with a seven day later second sowing to 59.5 oats and 33.9 peas, noting later sowings reduce output but the Ottawa site’s drained land reached highest results.
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Whe el
E. S. Hopkins
Poiuta
Ottawa
Central Experimental Farm
Women Inventors Trend in U S Patents Over Ten Years
Government surveys show American women received over 5000 patents in ten years, far surpassing totals from earlier years. Labor-saving devices dominate, from fertilizer spreaders to cane processing aids, with kitchen tools like a spill-preventing pie pan and a non splitting wooden bowl notable.
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Pennsylvania
Montana
Popular Mechanics
Base of Naval Supplies Singapore
The passage argues Singapore serves imperial needs as a navy base and communications hub with the Pacific, acting as a storehouse for liquid fuel essential to the fleet. It likens fuel stock to petrol for a car, stressing strategic, logistical importance.
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Singapore
Pacific
Singapore Free Press
An Economical Way For The Farmer To Start Dairy Herds
The article reviews eight month livestock receipts and prices in Canada and promotes buying young dairy heifers over ready-to-freshen cows. It explains cost benefits, risks of culling stock, and suggests cooperative purchases from Winnipeg Stockyards with federal support for transport and related expenses.
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Winnipeg
Federal Department of Agriculture
Lifeboat Speed and Inventions Highlight Olympia Exhibition
At the Olympia Shipping Engineering and Machinery Exhibition a speedy lifeboat and automatic photo developing machine draw interest. Thornycroft displays a steam launch in water since 1573 and a boat named the wood whale designed as racing craft or self righting life boat capable of 60 mph, with some exhibits aimed at motor boats.
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Olympia
Messrs. Thornycroft
Drought Grim in South Africa Warns Telegraph Reporter
The Daily Telegraphs Vrylvéld correspondent reports a severe drought across South Africa with scorching winds drying fountains and locust swarms. Bloemfontein struggles to keep flora alive despite ample water and experts warn cattle losses may follow without rain.
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Daily Telegraph
Vrylvéld
Natal
South Africa
Orange Free State
Bloemfontein
Pearl oyster beds found in Gulf of Mannar India
Twenty miles of pearl oyster beds have been discovered in the Gulf of Mannar between Ceylon and the southern Indian coast. The beds are young with maturity starting in 1926. Other significant Indian fisheries lie along the far south coast and the Mergui Islands, with Japanese divers exploiting the latter and seafood contributing little to Burmese exports.
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Gulf of Mannar
Ceylon
India
Mergui Islands
Burma
City Prohibits Saloon Style Fixtures in Downtown Coffee Shops
An official order targets downtown cafés requiring removal of swinging doors bar rails and similar oldtime saloon decor to curb a retro Chicago vibe. The action reflects urban design rules aimed at modernizing storefronts and improving streetscape.
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Chicago
Presence of Mind Mr. Smart at Musicale
A brief scene depicts Mr. Smart at a musicale where a Lady mentions the devil as his daughter sings. Smart clarifies that the singer has developed a mature vocalization of a Meiba during the performance. Missionaries conduct services in London in 16 different languages.
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Mr. Smart
Musicale
Smart
London
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W. W. Fraser
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
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