Serious Problems Facing West Agriculturists at Ottawa Meeting
Western Canadian agriculture faces drift toward peasant proprietorship as discussions at Ottawa consider tariffs, diversification versus specialization, water shortages, uncertain markets, and mortgage pressures. Speakers urge price guarantees, monetary reform, and research focused on fair farmer returns alongside rising farm costs and low earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculturists of
Ottawa
Canadian Political Science Association
Henry Spencer
M.P
Manitoba
Jubilee for Booker Washingtons Tuskegee School
Fifty years after Booker T. Washington opened a two room school in Tuskegee Alabama with 2000 dollars from the legislature the institution has grown to 132 buildings an endowment exceeding seven million dollars and capacity for sixteen hundred students Forty trades are taught and Tuskegee is noted for producing hardworking responsible citizens with equal opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
Normal
Tuskegee
Alabama
Washington
Workers to Benefit From Unemployment Insurance Plan
Hon. Peter Heenan told an Ottawa service club that Canada could adopt an unemployment insurance scheme offering broad registration and placement. Participants would register at extended points. if suitable jobs were found they would be placed, otherwise continued participation could be restricted if they refused work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Peter Heenan
M.P
Labor
Ottawa
Heenan
Charming blouse pattern promises youthful look with V neck
Win nipeg newspaper describes a plaid crepe de chine blouse pattern style No 352 for sizes 14 16 18 20 years and 36 38 bust. It features a deep V neckline with pleated frill short sleeves and a fitted yoke for slim hips. Material options include eyelet batiste dimity lawn net shanting and jersey priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
Dimity
Jersey
Winnipeg Pattern No Clear in Address Listing
A fragment notes Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave as part of an address listing. No further details or pattern number provided in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Link With the Past Peter Erasmus Dies at 97
Peter Erasmus, sole Palliser expedition survivor and longtime Alberta interpreter, died recently at Whitefish Lake near Cold Lake. An oldest Canadian civil service employee, he earned $200 yearly as assistant interpreter for Indian treaty work. Erasmus lived in Alberta since 1855, except for Palliser travels to the Rockies.
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Peter Erasmus
Red River
Manitoba
Lord Selkirk
Alberta
Whitefish Lake
Cold Lake
Canadian Civil Service
Erasmus
Palliser
Canadian Rockies
Kicking Horse Pass
Waterloo
Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Peter
Mr. West
The Age Of Youth Speech At McGill Convocation
The Earl of Bessborough addressing McGill graduates notes a shift toward younger leaders. He highlights a decline in average age of trusted positions across services law politics science and industry, with youths increasingly filling posts once held by older leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
McGill University
Arthur Currie
Crop Yields Depend On Management And Weather
Dr. Frank T. Shutt explains in Agriculture bulletin No. 145 N.S. that crop yields hinge on soil management and plant food availability, with rainfall and temperature shaping outcomes. The bulletin covers farm manures, green manures, commercial fertilizers, their functions, content, and economical use, plus soil amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Shutt
Department of Agriculture
N.S
Two Ontario Cities Celebrate Cityhood Milestones
Ontario cities Kingston and Hamilton marked eighty five years of incorporated city status with Kingston noted as Ontario's oldest city by some. The article traces Kingston's early settlement history from Fort Frontenac in 1673 to prior French posts and compares Toronto's city incorporation in 1834.
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Ontario
Kingston
Hamilton
Toronto
Brule
Humber
Lake Ontario
Fort Rouille
Frontenac
Fort Frontenac
Cataraqui
Alberta Place Names Coal Reference in Early Map
The Geographical Board of Canada cites Aaron Arrowsmith's map listing Edgecoal Creek now Rosebud River with a note of a great quantity of coal in the creek as Alberta's first coal reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Aaron Arrowsmith
Edgecoal Creek
Rosebud River
Arrowsmith
Geographical Board of Canada
San Marino: oldest republic with ten centuries of continuity
San Marino stands as the world’s oldest existing republic, having enjoyed uninterrupted existence across ten centuries. Its survival highlights a rare longevity of governance and national identity dating back to early medieval times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Canada credited with first modern census of inhabitants
A National Research Council survey explores waste from grain and straw use in Canada, while historical notes claim Canada may have the first modern census in 1666 under New France. Earlier censuses occurred in 1851, 1861, and then every ten years after Confederation through 1921.
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Canada
New France
Brandon Sun
Paris
Ottawa
Sun
United Provinces
Upper
Lower Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Canadian Buffalo Pair Bound for Rotterdam Zoo
A male and female Canadian buffalo from Wainwright Alberta traveled via Winnipeg and Montreal on CN freight to Rotterdam Holland for exhibition. The semi wild animals required careful handling and were shipped in individual crates to be confined upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park
Wainwright
Alta
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Rotterdam
Holland
Rotterdam Zoo
Farmers Buy Pullets In Canada Poultry Outlook
Farmers in many parts of Canada are buying six eight and ten week old pullet chicks. With the unprecedented slaughter of laying fowl and pullets ongoing across the Dominion the demand for replacement stock to come into production in October and November is rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Canada
Dominion
British Navy Oil to Coal Shift Fails in London Meeting
A move by miners MPs and mining company reps to convert navy ships from oil to coal fuel failed at a recent London meeting. The group also urged development of coal derived oil distillation to aid the coal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
London
England
M.p.’S
Watts Swat: A New Electrical Fly Destruct System
An inventive electrical device named Watts Swat aims to destroy flies with an electrical flip. The design promises a quick, in-home solution to control fly populations using targeted electrical pulses.
Prizes Established to Stimulate Breeding of Suitable Remounts
Major the Hon. Robt. Weir a Federal Minister of Agriculture has authorized $825 in prize money for owners of horses used by Canadian cavalry in 1931 training. Each regiment gets $25 with a first prize of $15 and a second prize of $10 plus a ribbon for third. Awards aim to boost breeding of horses proven satisfactory for army remount use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. Weir
German cleaning method uses disinfectant gas
The latest railway coach cleaning method used in Germany drives the car into a large air tight cylinder and fills it with a strong disinfectant gas. The carriage remains in the gas long enough to penetrate every crack and corner to kill harmful bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
By-Products From Fish Boost 1929 Value at $3.1 Million
The Fisheries News Bulletin reports that 1929 production value for fish by products including fish meal fish oil fertilizer herring scales for pearl essence poultry grit glue whalebone reached 3.1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisheries News Bulletin
Hindu Clairvoyant and Manchester Visitor Exchange
A short, enigmatic excerpt features a Hindu clairvoyant from Manchester and a visitor claiming kin, with cryptic lines about honey and a chauffeur’s son. The dialogue hints at identity, lineage, and a coded interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdullah Rajaputra
Manchester
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Prof. MacIntosh
Queen's University
J. E. Latimer
Macdonald College
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R. W. Murchie
Manitoba Agricultural College
Murchie
Bert
Jack
Bob
Booker Washington
School For
By Annette
CHIC
Lord Bessborough
National Research Council of Canada
Great Lakes
Holland Zoo
Canadian Pacific Railway
Central Hall
Westminster
C.P.R
Hindu
Karixaturen
Oslo
Merchant
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