Decline in Wheat Consumption Across Nations
An analysis notes a drop from 5.6 to 4.3 bushels per capita between 1913 and 1926 and cites Senate investigations as to causes. It argues diet diversification, rising meat availability, and cafeteria trends reduce bread demand, urging western farmers to diversify crops accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Washington
Senate
Congress
Canada
Moose Jaw Emerges as Western Canada Milling Hub
Moose Jaw becomes the region’s second largest flour milling centre in Western Canada. Robin Hood Mills mills 4000 barrels of flour 1256 cases of cereals and large stock foods daily. The city hosts the Saskatchewan Feeder Show and Auction Sale with 3000 cattle and 10000 sheep each October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Canada
Robin Hood Mills
Prairie
Saskatchewan
The Wrong Tickets
It was dusk and the ticket inspector confronted a young couple on the bus. The youth pressed his tickets and asked where the bus would stop. The inspector replied politely that the stop was the pawnbroker's.
First Woman Hears Husband Is Nervous and Calm Spouse
Two women discuss husbands in a brief dialogue. The first fears her husband loses control when stressed, while the second asserts Bob is unshakable and unruffled like a feather pillow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Bob
Price Dispute Over Damaged Copy in Rome Sale
In Rome a buyer asks if a damaged book can be cheaper while the seller cites a proper price of eleven lire, noting the author signed the volume. The exchange centers on obtaining a reduced amount for a返品 damaged item.
France May Seek Broader Trade Pact With Canada
Hon. Phillippe Roy, Canada's minister to France, says France regards Canada as a prime field for investment and expects a wider trade treaty. Roy planned a Peace River District trip from Vancouver and visited Edmonton, his former home, saying he will advocate Canada upon returning to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Canada
Phillippe Roy
Roy
Vancouver
Peace River
Mr. Roy
If People Had Time Delusions of Fame and Wealth
The passage argues that many dream of talent and success if time allowed. It notes ordinary people cherish unfulfilled ambitions from writing to horticulture and poetry. It suggests the true limit is the time each person already possesses.
New Young Fashionable Frocks Feature Novel Ideas
In Style No 87% the separate blouse with inset chemisette gathers to a smart tuck, and a two piece skirt attaches to an underwaist. Fabrics include French blue linen, printed sateen, and colorful rayons. Sizes 6 to 14 years. fabric needs and a 10 cent add-on for a Spring Fashion Magazine.
Poultry Registration Growth in Federal Egg Laying Contests
A Department of Agriculture bulletin reports 4472 birds qualified for registration across Ottawa central farm and provincial experimental stations through 1927. Females must lay at least 200 eggs weighing 24 ounces per dozen in 51 weeks. males require lineage from registered females and approved sires. Both sexes must pass standard, vigor, and breed tests. The growth reflects rising entries and demand for stock from registered lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Central
Ottawa
Importing English King George Sheep to Sooke Hills
Vancouver Island receives sheep from His Majesty the King George flock. Co E Whitney-Grifiths, director of the Canadian Sheep Breeders Association, buys five head from the Southdown flock started by the late King Edward. Breeders say new blood is needed to improve provincial stock through these purebred imports from Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Vancouver Island
Sooke Hills
Co. E. Whitney-Grifiths
Canadian Sheep Breeders’ Association
British Columbia
Southdown
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Victoria
Canadian fur exhibit planned for Leipzig fair this summer
An exhibit of Canadian furs valued at 75000 dollars will be shown at the Leipzig fur exposition this summer if plans of leading Canadian buyers mature. Hon James Malcolm minister of trade and commerce weighs government funding to erect and stage the exhibit. A collection of Canada’s finest furs is being assembled for the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipzig
Germany
James Malcolm
Monument Unveiled For First Gas Attack In World War I
A Steenstraete monument commemorates the first German gas attack. The inscription notes that on April 22, 1916, troops from the 87th Territorial Infantry Division and the 45th Infantry Division were poisoned and that victims have died daily since then in peace time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steenstraete
87Th Territorial Infantry Division
45Th
How to Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
A brief notice lists an order pattern reference for the Winnipeg pattern service. It shows a mailing address at Union and provides a pattern number alongside the name.
Land Settlement Deal Ties CF Canada to Association
J. F. Weston of the Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada Ltd and managing director of Imperial Life Insurance Company notes a key agreement with the Canada Colonization Association for settlement of privately owned lands, announced by the Department of Colonization and Development in the Canadian Pacific Railway notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Weston
Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada, Ltd
Imperial Life Insurance Company
Colonization Finance Corporation
Canada Colonization Association
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
What Becomes of Rain Water and Snow in Connecticut
The Geological Survey reports after a three year study of the Pemperaug Basin in Connecticut that about 44 inches of water yearly from rain and snow enters the basin. Twenty-one inches runs off in streams, twenty-three inches returns to the atmosphere by evaporation and plant transpiration, and of the stream portion eight inches recharges underground to reappear as springs and seeps while twelve inches runs off directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior
Washington
Pemperaug Basin
Connecticut
Manitoba Sheep Raising Plan Advances in Brandon Area
Lieut Governor J D McGregor of Manitoba launched a plan to place more sheep on farms and formed the Manitoba Livestock Credit Company to finance it. A Brandon committee chaired by J C Riddel of the Canadian Bank of Commerce handles applications for sheep. the group gains no personal profit and is backed by railways banks and other large financial bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McGregor
Manitoba
Manitoba Livestock Credit Company
Brandon
J. C. Riddell
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Toffee Stall Jest and Lost Penny Moment
A scene unfolds with an old woman at a toffee stall and a boy who says he wants nothing, then reveals he came to see what he would have had if he had not lost his penny. The exchange captures a quaint, optimistic street interaction from a bygone era.
Parking dispute over horse and electric plug rules
A venting exchange centers on a horse owner warning against parking near a horse, and a response recalling city regulations about not parking near an electrical plug. The dialogue frames a local etiquette clash over space and municipal rules.
Universities to offer crime research course in Chicago
Two Chicago universities will add a police administration course to the fall curriculum. Northwestern and Chicago universities will host a new program headed by August Vollmer to train students as detectives using interdisciplinary studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Northwestern
August Vollmer
Berkeley
Calif
Leonard White
Vollmer
White
Lumber From B C Used In Japan Bathtubs and More
A Vancouver source reports millions of feet of British Columbia lumber go to Japan yearly. BC fir and cedar supply most bathtubs while BC hemlock is favored for flooring to avoid resin and splintering. Wooden sandals called gita are common, absorbing about a board foot per pair, with nearly a million feet used annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Japan
Vancouver
Orient
Decline Of Oratory In Canadian Public Life
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes fewer orators in Canadian public life since Confederation. It argues Parliament now runs in a more business-like manner, with debates that are less vitriolic though oratory has declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Brockville Recorder and Times
Canadian grasses could boost pasture value for farmers
Dr. Frank T. Shutt, Dominion chemist, told the Dominion Chemical convention in Toronto that studies of Canadian grasses show results that may allow farmers to triple pasture value under certain conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Shutt
Dominion
Ottawa
Dominion Chemical Convention
Toronto
Sunday School Dialogue on Deluge Rainfall
A Sunday School scene shows a teacher reading of the deluge and a bright pupil asking if farmers were satisfied after forty days and forty nights of rain. The exchange captures a child’s practical curiosity amid a biblical lesson.
Debtor’s Prompt Payment Marks Wise Habits
Proverbial line notes a man who pays debts promptly proves prudent and prudent behavior. It emphasizes timely settlements as a sign of wisdom and responsibility.
German miller lauds Canadian wheat as finest seen in tour
Johann Lange, one of seven German millers touring North American wheat centers, calls Canadian prairie wheat the finest in the world. He praises Winnipeg mills as representative, noting cleanliness and exemplary flour quality compared with other mills visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Germany
Johann Lange
Winnipeg
Lange
Canadas Historic Sites Board Founded in 1919
The drive to preserve national historic sites began in 1919 with representations to the Dominion Government. An honorary Historic Sites and Monuments Board was established, comprising eminent Canadian historians who serve without compensation to this day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
Roadbed Finished On Cranberry Portage to Cold Lake Rail Line
With the roadbed complete steel is being laid on the 42 mile Cranberry Portage to Cold Lake railway branch to serve Sherritt Gordon. The work expected to near completion by August end as Sherritt will then take in its 1500 ton mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranberry Portage
Cold Lake
Sherritt-Gordon
Sherritt
Coat short of cloth hid fur in long tale
A Cologne anecdote notes a mother so poor she could not cloth a coat, using fur to lengthen it. The remark portrays social hardship in a compact wit seen in Lustige Kolmer Zeitting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Western
Travaso
Rome
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
England
Royal Vreck
B.C. Breeders
MacDermot Ave
Geological Survey
Canadian National Railways
Duluth
Port Arthur
Slave Lake Reserve
J. G. D'Aoust
Edmonton
D’aoust
Slave River
Chipewyan
B.C
West
Sherritt-Gordon Mine
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