World wide Jubilee radio broadcast to conquer space
Ambitious plan for Ottawa Jubilee broadcasts aims to relay the King's message from Ottawa to London and beyond via Marconi beams and telephone lines. Engineers forecast near instantaneous global reception with amplifiers boosting sound up to 1,750,000 times while coordinating stations across Canada and Europe.
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Odtawa
England
Drummondalle
Que
Atlantic
Marconi
London
Great Britain
Europe
Canada
Drummondyilie
Yamaska
Ierueenenids Ile
Ottawa
NRC
Dominion
United States
Yamashia
Montreal
Toronto
Halifax
Winnipes
Calgary
Vancouver
Vamarke
Drummondville
Canberra
Ploughing Depths Boost Summer Fallow Yields in 11 Year Study
A Scott Saskatchewan experiment shows ploughing four inches in June followed by backsetting six inches in September yields the best results for the first two crops after fallow. The 10 year average confirms four inch summer fallow and six inch fallow stubble ploughing produce maximum profitability, with noted gains over other methods.
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Scott
Saskatchewan
Preserving Home Canned Fruits and Vegetables
The Dominion Department of Agriculture provides guidance on cool dark dry storage to prevent bacteria mould and rust on Kiass Jara fastenings. Wrap jars to exclude light when dark storage is unavailable and boil canned vegetables briefly before use or chill after boiling for salads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Inspecting Bacon Hogs Marketed Four Years
The report estimates producer benefits from hog inspection and pricing at 3,400,212 dollars from 1923 to 1926. It lists the number and value of select hogs marketed across provinces during the four years, noting figures around 1,700,106 hogs and 3,400,215 dollars in value.
Addressing Winnipeg News Union at 175 McDermot Ave
A Winnipeg union office operates from 175 McDermot Avenue under patterned address notes. No size or further details provided.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Mussolini Enters Wheat for Prize in Forlì Farm Field
Mussolini aims for a prize by entering his own small Forlì farm into national wheat yield competitions. He planted the wheat personally and plowed the field with his son Bruno watching as cameras captured the event. The crop reportedly thrives, boosting regional yields and prize prospects.
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Mussolini
Forl
Bruno
Rome
Poultry for Profit From a Manitoba Flock Experiment
Jackie Ross of the Oatfield district north of Winnipeg reports a profitable poultry experiment. Starting with hatching eggs from Manitoba approved flocks and records of performance birds, his 100 bird peak flock earned 430 dollars in a year. Fifty trap nested hens laid 20 eggs in March and the rest 21, while one hen laid an egg daily. The piece notes rising Canadian lamb consumption due to better farming and criticizes restaurants for overusing the term spring lamb.
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Jackie Ross
Oatfield
Winnipeg
Manitoba
A. G. McCulloch
Dominion Poultry Promoter
Empire size comparisons at Trajan era and beyond
The British Empire at its peak is seven times as large as the Roman Empire under Trajan and about four times the size of the United States proper. It would match sixty five Germanys in area, and has expanded by roughly 4,000,000 square miles in the last fifty years.
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British Empire
Trajan
United States
Germanys
England
Palestine
Lord Allenbs
Western
Asia
Bread price fears as Canadian wheat pools alarm British co operators
Saskatchewan Livestock commission member William Waldron reports in Manchester that British cooperatives fear an American style wheat trust. He defends the Canadian pool as a long term, consumer friendly move and urges official visits to explain aims.
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Waldron
Manchester
England
Cooperative Wholesale Society
Great Britain
Mr. Waldron
Canadian Wheat Pool
Consumers Movement
Empire Colonies May Exhibit at Toronto 1928 Fair
London conference of colonial governors and the Empire Marketing Board discussed participation in the Canadian National Exhibition. Colonies and protectorates may exhibit at the 1928 Toronto event with British government support where possible.
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Protectorates
Colonial Office
London
Toronto
Empire Marketing Board
Kentucky farmers move into Ontario tobacco growing region
A number of Kentucky farmers have relocated to Southwestern Ontario to grow tobacco, mainly in Norfolk county where ample land is suitable for flue-cured tobacco. Land is considerably cheaper there than in traditional tobacco districts.
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Kentucky
Ontario
Norfolk County
Tractors Arrive in Western Saskatchewan by Train
A large trainload of tractors shipped by the Canadian Pacific Railway signals easier farming for Saskatchewan farms. The western region has seen many tractor shipments, and farmers report that using the machines gives a competitive edge. It is uncertain if tractors will fully replace horses, but neighbors note the advantage.
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West
Mummy Wheat and Bank Defences Highlight Odd Snippets
A long fragment covers an elaborate Bank of England security build with interlocking concrete blocks and alarmed vaults, plus notes on mummy wheat theory and Australian germination claims. It mentions ancient wheat origins, Egyptian finds, and a critique of scientific beliefs about wheat dormancy.
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Bank of England
Forthiy
England
London
Enraged Poles Riot Over Radio Blamed for Rains
Farmers near Vilna beat and destroy a schoolteacher after blaming his radio for damaging crops. They claim the device’s music is devilish and compare it to torments from purgatory, warning of possible court action in a distant future.
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Vilna
Purgatory
Poland
Germany Seeks Large Farm Loan to Boost Food Output
Germany plans a 50 million dollar loan from the Reichbank and Agriculture Ministry to farmers at 4 percent interest. The funds will improve lands, drain low areas, and irrigate dry regions to reduce food imports and raise production. The Reichsbank will source the funds domestically.
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Germany
Reichbank
Ministry For Food Aid Agriculture
Reichsbank
Alberta to restock woods with game birds
Attention to re stocking Alberta woods includes securing Russian cock of the wood from the Esthenian government. Officials claim it will thrive in the Canadian West like the Hungarian partridge. Calgary’s Fish and Game aims to import English pheasants and Bob white quail.
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Alberta
Calgary
Fish and Game
Tamatayre Port Ruined by Century’s Hundredth Cyclone
Tamatayre, a major Madagascar port, likely remains in ruins after a century’s 100th cyclone. Shipping firms urge development of a less exposed harbor. Tests show hemp for fibre grows well in many Canadian areas.
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Tamatayre
Madagascar
Canada
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Caideriaken
Cvanimitee
Eos
Western Fruit Centre
Kelowna
Lebee
Tern
Ministry of National Economy
Poultry For Profit
Val Robert McEwen
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers
British Co-operative Society
Ontario Tobacco
Switzerland
New South Wales
Australia
Austrawa
T. George Wood
Canadian Sugar Factories, Limited
Edmonton
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