Necessity Of Ensuring The Use Of Pure Seed By Farmers Of The West
The Canadian Seed Growers Association advances elite seed programs linking plant breeders with farmers. It highlights the need for organized assembling, cleaning, storage, financing, and marketing of high quality seed, with government-supported but noncompetitive merchandising, and calls for cost-based cooperative facilities across provinces to distribute registered and Extra No 1 seed efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Seed Growers’ Association
Seed Purchasing Commission
Tonsa
Prairie Provinces
Province of
Quebe
St. Rosalie Junction
Quebec
British Columbia
Penticton
B.C
Farmers’ Co-Operative Organization
Prince Edward Island
Kensington
Pei
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg
Port Arthur
Toronto
Pioneer RCMP Major C. H. West retires after 34 years
Major C. H. West a pioneer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and first officer in the Peace River country retires on pension after 34 years of service. He studied medicine in London joined the Mounties in 1888 and later served as medical officer and RCMP head in the Athabasca and Peace River areas. He now resides in British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Peace River Country
C. H. West
Major West
London
Canada
Mounties
North West Territories
Prince Albert
Athbasca
RCMP
Peace River
West
T. O. Davis
C. E. A. Patterson
Montreal
British Columbia
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Pain Free Divorce
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless remedy to remove corns within 24 hours. It urges readers to refuse substitutes and claims the remedy is universally effective with 25 percent growth claims.
Edison Receives Freedom of the City at New York Banquet
At a New York banquet Thomas A. Edison was awarded freedom of the city. A ghost named Richard Klob claimed to once run a restaurant at Pearl Street and recalled Edison’s luncheon visits. Edison joked about lighting a cigar and later handed him a wired device to light cigars for his customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Richard Klob
Pearl Street
Mr. Edison
Mr. Klob
Edison
Nat
Fast Moving Planes to Collect Mail From Ground
Air Ministry researchers test a device to snag mail bags from ground stations using a cable to an airborne plane. The system would allow intermediate mail pickups without slowing the aircraft and could extend to fuel tins. Tests were conducted secretly with ordinary aircraft and may expand to post office roofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Ministry
Croydon
Dr Fowler’s Berry Touted For Cholera Relief In Canada
A Campbellton Nova Scotia letter claims Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry halted severe cholera symptoms in two patients. The advertisement asserts a 77 year reputation and urges purchase of a 50 cent bottle from The T Milburn Co Toronto Ontario, noting quick relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Isaac Smith
Campbellton
N.B
Dr. Fowlers
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Earliest Idea of Moving Pictures Traced Back to Confucius Era
A London exhibit by Will Day presents relics and machines tracing moving pictures from ancient shadow plays of Confucius to later milestones. It cites 1646 Kircher writings on moving images, and Muybridge’s famous ground lifting horse experiment at the Alo Pasto racecourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confucius
Will Day
London
Athanasius Kircher
Eadweard Muybridge
Alo Pasto
Muybridge
University of Pennsylvania
Excellent Phone Service in London Telephony Opinion
Reading a London telephone directory a New York man notes callers and operators use different greetings. He recalls British answers as “Are you there?” while Americans say “Hello” and compliments the telephony service as excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Postage stamp mourns German colonial loss in Germany
A newly issued stamp in Germany features a flag at Halimasi with a wide black border and memorializes the loss of German colonies amid a tone of national lament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Halimasi
Stone Age Homes Found In Isle Royale Mining District
William P. Ferguson, of Franklin, Pa, visiting Port Arthur, reports finding vast areas on Isle Royale with pits dug for homes and stone wall enclosures suggesting communal dwellings and a fort. He notes eight to ten foot pits, roofs of wood, and walls aligned to cardinal directions, with tools of hard black egg shaped stones from Lake Superior shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle Royale
William P. Ferguson
Franklyn
Port Arthur
Black Bay
Lake Superior
A Glimpse of the New Canada From a London Visitor
A London visitor notes Canada’s shifting mood after World War I. Quebec’s surplus and improved national consciousness highlight a move toward independence within the British League of Nations. He urges a Canadian minister in Washington, large immigration, and a push to fill sparse population with settlers across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Sir Campbell Stuart
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
M. Taschereau
League of Nations
Washington
Pacific
Climate adds no real advantage claims say Californians
California and New York spar over climate in a tongue in cheek dialogue from the American Legion Weekly. New York boasts about its weather while California retorts that there is no climate to compare just different weathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California
American Legion Weekly
Cascarets Advertised Laxative and Taj Mahal Fact
An ad touts Cascarets as a mild laxative for adults and children with no griping. It also cites the Taj Mahal at Agra as the world’s most celebrated mausoleum, built of white marble and precious stones, costing about $10,000,000 and 20,000 workers over an estimated 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Orient
Suez
Imperial Institute
South Kensington
Bo’sun
Taj Mahal
Agra
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Rth
Scarlet Riders
Geant
W. A. de Wolfe
The
Enterprise
Consort
Alta
Stone Age
Castor
Rochelle
West Africa
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