Winners in Wheat Competitions Across Western Canada
Canadian farmers win awards in North American wheat contests over nineteen years since 1911. Dominion exhibitors claimed top honors in hard red spring wheat across widely distributed prairie regions, with map showing champions across the western wheat belt. The West gains renown and high personal distinction for master farmers and a broad geographic spread of winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
All
America
Prairie Provinces
Wheat boom shows Western Canada's farming strides
Hon. T. A. Crerar notes Western Canada shifted from about 214 million bushels yearly to averages around 425 million bushels for 1924 to 1927, with wheat acreage rising from 11 million to nearly 25 million acres by 1929 and total under cultivation over 50 million acres.
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Western
Canada
Western Canada
T. A. Crerar
West
Canada Wool Production Rises in 1929 Led by Ontario and Quebec
Canada produced about 21.23 million pounds of wool in 1929, up from 19.61 million in 1928, with provisional value near 4.25 million dollars. Ontario led output at 6.3 million pounds, followed by Quebec 5.50 million and Alberta 3.05 million. Rumor claims a huddle system in football originated from a coach who saw Scots lighting pipes.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Ukulele Toe Artist Uses Free Hands in Atchison
A Kansas man in Atchison plays the ukulele with his toes enabling self defence while performing evasive feats. He invites others to join him for coffee as he notes coffee can disturb sleep before work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kansas
The Farm Fanning Mill And Its Proper Care
An Advocate urges farmers to prepare seed oats with the fanning mill. The three fold work includes air for impurities, rid dles for large foreign grain, and sieves for grading and weed seeds. Regular checks on sieves and fans prevent reduced efficiency. Feeding grain slowly from the hopper yields best results.
Plain Common Sense on Newspaper Advertising
The piece argues that major advertisers favor newspapers because they reach readers when they unwind after work. Advertising is likened to sowing seeds that yield fruit with continued messaging and good values. It stresses newspapers offer straightforward, universal value for successful businesses.
Alberta Fur Production 1928 29 Declines and Exports
Alberta fur production for 1928 29 rose to 1 669 562 pelts valued at 2 473 191 40 while exports reached 1 622 693 pelts valued at 3 871 797 80. The previous year’s fur value was 1 661 691 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
London Manager Etiquette Evokes Accusation of Lying
In a terse exchange a visitor recalls an informal remark by the London manager who allegedly called him a liar once, highlighting tense or awkward talk during a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Davies Promoted and Succeeds Ball in Western Lines
Mr Davies, formerly fourth district superintendent, is promoted to General Superintendent in charge of western lines of the Canadian National Telegraphs with headquarters at Winnipeg. He is succeeded by R J Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe W. Ball
Canadian National Telegraphs
Winnipeg
Davies
Fourth
R. J. Foster
Keen Demand For Young Saddle Horses
Canadians seeking suitable saddle and hunting horses face a shortage as imports from Ireland remain common. High prices drive sales of young mares, with notable examples including eleven yearling to three year old colts fetching 3750 dollars in one district and a US buyer paying about 300 dollars per colt for fifty two head. Limited numbers of suitable stallions hinder supply.
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W. R. Motherwell
Canada
Ireland
United States
Farmer Offers Pay Based on Worth Si Warren Refuses
A farmer seeks haying help and offers to pay according to the worker’s worth. Si Warren, described as the town fool, asks what will be paid. He declares he will not work for being paid by his own assessed worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si Warren
The Way To Success Pianist Rehearsal Sparks Loud Advice
In a studio scene the pianist urges the vocalist to sing louder and with more enthusiasm. The vocalist replies she is giving her all, while the pianist insists the performance must be more spirited and open.
Viscount Willingdon Named Honorary President of Canadian Jersey Cattle Club
Viscount Willingdon accepted the nomination as honorary president at a Toronto convention. Lt. Col. Bartley Bull of Brampton extended the invitation and received a telegram confirming the governor general’s acceptance. J. M. McGillivray was elected president and British Columbia director, with Dr. L. D. Mclintosh and Robert Davidson named directors for Maritime provinces and Quebec. One hundred delegates attended from across Canada.
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Viscount Willingdon
Canadian Jersey Cattle Club
Toronto
Bartley Bull
Brampton
Ont
Governor General
England
J. M. McGillivray, Sardis
B.C
Grain Crop Production in Canada for 1929
The 1929 Canadian crop report shows wheat at 299,520,000 bushels from 25,255,002 acres, down 267,206,000 bushels from 1928. Oats total 282,838,300 bushels and barley 102,313,300 bushels, with prairie provinces yielding sizable portions. Reduced output linked to unusual climate conditions in 1929.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
University to Sell Purebred Cattle March 5
The University of British Columbia plans a March 5 sale of purebred Jersey and Ayrshire cattle to reduce agricultural department spending. Expected offerings include at least 40 head, progeny from imported Ayrshire stock, six bulls, four heifers, all sired by noted Scottish bulls, plus ten purebred Clydesdales from the university herd.
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British Columbia
Agricultural Department
University of British Columbia
Scotland
University
R-100 Airship May Tour Europe Before Canada Flight
The new British airship R-100 will not fly to Canada until spring. Doubts exist about keeping her in the hangar meanwhile, and a European tour is proposed to give the crew more experience in handling the giant vessel.
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Canada
Europe
Cambridge lecturer plans house with glass walls and lights
A Cambridge University lecturer proposes a house featuring glass walls and doors, metal and glass furniture, and a fountain lit by coloured lights as a distinctive architectural design.
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Cambridge University
England
Young Quebec Boy Prepares For Winter Pageant And Derby
A playful piece follows Ti Bonhomme a young Quebecer rehearsing for the Winter Ice Pageant in Quebec this month. He loves cold weather and imagines himself as Jeff the lead dog from Arthur Beauvais’s music team, aiming for the International Dog Derby in February though unlikely to compete.
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Ti Bonhomme
Tad
Quebec
Jeff
Arthur Beauvais
Air navigation maps latest development in Canadian surveys
Aerial survey progress includes air navigation maps for aviators. Maps show airports radio beacons and major topography. 1929 saw 76 455 square miles photographed, with BC railway area surveyed to support Great Eastern expansion and national resource development.
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Canada
A. O. Gorman
D.L.S
Dominion Land Surveyors
Ottawa
Mr. Gorman
Montreal
Morrisburg
Winnipeg
Regina
Gorman
Mr. Nash
James Bay
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Manitoba
Peace River
Nash
P.G.E
Government of
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Proves It By Ovid Defends Short A in Radio
Nathan Haskell Dole, signing as a transplanted Bostonian, writes to Alfred E. Smith defending the short a in radio. He argues the pronunciation mirrors that in rad i cal and cites Ovid Fasti where radius gives a short a, asserting classical precedent beyond doubt.
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Nathan Haskell Dole
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Dole
Diphtheria Deaths Mostly Strikes Young Children
A health note states nine of every ten diphtheria deaths occur in children under ten, underscoring the risk to youth and the need for prevention measures.
Man With Swollen Head Suffers Pinched Brain
A short saying notes sympathy for a man with a swollen head and suggests the condition pinches his brain, implying the burden of vanity or pride in a grimly humorous way.
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Emm
Raymond Igta
Saspatchewan
Siia
Mosthern
Luseland
Gaies
Yverdon
W. N. UL
Alberta Fur Production
J. C. Davies
Heads Jersey Cattle Club
Viscount Willingdon Ix
University of B.C
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
Ovid
Bostonian
Madrid
McDermot Ave
Gevws
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