General Outlook Encouraging for Canadian Grain Crops
The Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics estimates a 1927 wheat crop of 458,741,000 bushels, the second largest on record, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta contributing 432,225,000 bushels. Rust and frost have caused some damage, but overall yields across the west are expected to exceed average, with Alberta reporting a new high wheat crop of 168,862,000 bushels. The oat and barley outlook is strong, hay yields reach new records, and optimism runs high among farmers and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba Free Press
Prairie Provinces
Japanese Prince Chichibu Engaged To Mahako Ichijo
A Tokyo dispatch reports 25 year old Prince Chichibu brother of the emperor, betrothed to 17 year old Mahako Ichijo daughter of Prince Ichijo chief ritualist of the Imperial Court. The engagement is urged by court dignitaries due to the emperor’s lack of a son and a second daughter’s birth.
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Chichibu
Mahako Ichijo
Prince Ichijo
Kioto
Lignite Plant in Saskatchewan Acquired for Remodeling
The minister in charge of the Bureau of Industries announced that the Lignite Utilization Board plant at Bienfait Saskatchewan has been acquired by the Western Dominion Colleries Company of Winnipes. The company will remodel the plant for commercial operations at the earliest date. Negotiations have lasted years after the board's experiments from 1919 to 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Industries
Government of
Saskatchewan
Bienfalt
Sask
Western Dominion Colleries Company
Winnipes
Device Measures Billionth Of Inch In Bell Lab Exhibit
The Bell Telephone Laboratories display a highly sensitive instrument developed by Y. P. Cloffl to measure minuscule length changes of wires under magnetization. It surpasses the interferometer in precision, detecting temperature shifts as small as a thousandth part of a degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Y. P. Cloffl
Cloft
Ciom
L. W. McKeehan
Bell Laboratories
Toronto flyer scatters bills to spark aviation club rite
Mayer Foster of Toronto is dropping ten marked one dollar bills during an aerial trip over the city. He plans to redeem them for five dollars if returned at city hall as part of his effort to gain membership in the Aeronautical Association, which is convening in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer Foster
Toronto
The
Aeronautical Association
Saskatchewan Fur Receipts for 1926 Reach $1.37 Million
Trappers in Saskatchewan delivered 656 742 furs in 1926 earning a total of 1 366 706 dollars. Muskrat led with 423 858 pelts valued at 559 629 dollars, followed by 30 475 coyote pelts worth 274 275 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Signing the highways over signs and safe directions
An editorial urges highway departments to place signs only where routes are doubtful or dangerous. The piece compares excessive signage to overdosing on medicine and argues a single clear sign at each risk point is better than many vague ones.
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
A wartime era advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a wonder liquid that shrivels corns, makes them drop off, and relieves soreness within a day or two. It urges nightly application and claims instant relief with a money back guarantee from the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Putnam’s
First Canadian Hen Goes to International Egg Contest
Thirteen white leghorns from Farrington Brothers Burnaby led by Prof. E A Lloyd University of British Columbia left Vancouver in a special CN express car for Preston Lancashire England. The birds will have British Columbia apples for daily feed during the long journey.
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Preston
Lancashire
England
Vancouver
Canadian National Railway
Farrington Brothers
Burnaby
E. A. Lloyd
University of British
Mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets for infant health
Mothers nationwide praise Baby's Own Tablets for relief of minor stomach and bowel ailments in babies. The tablets, sold by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. of Brockville Ontario, are marketed as a laxative that aids digestion, colds, fevers, worms, and teething. 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Does Weakness Detract From Your Good Looks
Mrs. Thomas Chapman of Toronto testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription helped her after a nervous breakdown and sleeplessness. She says nerves and indigestion improved, and she finally slept naturally following the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Chapman
Somerset Place
Toronto
Dr. Pierce
Hotel Duialo
N.Y
Anusol Suppositories Promote Piles Relief
A medical advertisement touts Anusol Suppositories as a safe non surgical treatment for hemorrhoids. It claims long success, urges readers to consult a doctor or order by mail from Canadian & Foreign Agency Company, Unity Building, Montreal, at $1.50 postpaid.
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Canadian & Foreign Agency Company
Unity Building
Montreal
Efficient Store Keeper Distinguishing Coins Despite Blindness
Charles A. Larson runs a Salt Lake City grocery at the Salt Lake tourist park with his wife and two daughters assisting at times. He has been blind for 16 years yet conducts the store efficiently, placing items in designated spots, selecting products, and making change accurately. Many tourists have bought from him without learning of his affliction. Also cited are testimonials for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming relief for pulmonary troubles.
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Charles A. Larson
Salt Lake
Larson
Cattle Must Be Tested For Royal Winter Fair Entries
The prize list requires all cattle exhibited to pass a tuberculin test by a Health of Animals veterinary inspector within sixty days before November 16. Accredited herds are exempted. Tests are free after entry. Early entry is advised before October 27. Reactors lead to refund of entry fees. U S cattle may enter Canada with proper test chart.
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Veterinary Inspector of the Health of Animals Branch
M Department of Agriculture
United States
Association
Canada
The Terror Of Thirst In The Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert in Central Asia is described as a vast waterless region where only one man, Seven Hedin, has completed a dash from end to end after losing camels and baggage. Over two hundred expeditions from the U.S. and abroad sought to explore unknown lands last year, but nature remains elusive and unknown. Miller's Worm Powders are presented as a safe remedy for children’s worm symptoms, expelling worms and restoring stomach and bowels to health.
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Central Asia
Gobi Desert
Hedin
United States
Nature
The Value of Ancestors in Duty to Our Children
Theodore Roosevelt quote about ease of descendant talk vs true achievement. The piece urges living for deeds that honor ancestors by actions, not pride alone, so that future generations can be proud of their lineage.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Woman Produces Colored Steel By Secret Process In England
A Birmingham woman Miss C Griff has perfected a secret process to color steel for ornaments and fittings such as buckles and buttons. The colored steel is claimed to be stainless and rustproof and may imitate costly metals with artistic color designs. Also noted are Holloway's Corn Remover claims.
Manitoba Cordage tests binder twine near Portage la Prairie
Manitoba Cordage Company reports five hundred acres of hemp under cultivation within five miles of its Portage la Prairie plant. This year the firm is experimenting with binder twine and is supplying farmers with balls for trial to assess quality after use.
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Manitoba Cordage Company
Portage la Prairie
Praiseworthy Hobby Sends Flowers to Greenville Sick
A Greenville South Carolina resident has spent twenty years giving bouquets to the sick. Now aged sixty six he rises early and tends his garden and each Sunday gathers blooms to visit Greenville hospitals and ill beds, estimating about eighty thousand bouquets delivered.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Alfalfa Meal Mill Sought Near Lethbridge
Edmonton interests study establishing an alfalfa meal mill at Lethbridge to grind alfalfa and produce mill feeds using ground alfalfa and syrup by products from the Raymond sugar factory. Growing alfalfa acreage in irrigation districts around Lethbridge spurs the plan.
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Edmonton
Lethbridge
Raymond
Gendarme and Tourist Toll History Mentioned
An exchange shows a Paris gendarme asking an inebriated stranger for an address to take him home. An American tourist replies with 235 Thire Avenue, Chicago. The text notes early vessel tolls at the Stade in 1109 and toll bars in England by 1367.
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Paris
Thire Avenue
Chicago
Stade
Elbe
England
Byrd's Transatlantic Crew Seeks Support Ship for Antarctic
Lieut Bernt Baichen, aboard Commander Byrd's trans Atlantic party, arrived in Oslo to locate a ship for Byrd's planned Ross Barrier reconnaissance this winter. His mission includes securing equipment and skiers for the autumn departure to the Antarctic next year.
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Byrd
Oslo
Norway
Bernt Baichen
Richard E. Byrd
Ross Barrier
Antarctic
Dysentery Panic Prompted Doctor Visit
Mrs Wallace Pepper of Simcoe Ontario recalls a summer of severe dysentery with loss of appetite and abdominal pain. She fainted from pain and blood in stool, prompting a doctor visit to seek quick relief.
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Wallace Pepper R.A. No. Simcoe
Debunked Claims and Folk Sayings Pack in Odd Tips
The text asserts deer or bat fly faster than 185 mph across North America and Europe, cites entomologists. It then mentions a Liniment and offers life advice on friendship and perception, warning against showing superiority.
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North America
Europe
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Lignite Utilization Board
Bienfall
DODDS
Kidne Ee
Saskatchewan Furs
Minard
Anusol
Suppositories
Thomas
Roosevelt
Holloway
Alfalfa Meal Mill
Lysae
Baby
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Cians
Bayer
A. S
Bayer Company
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