When Co operation Should Prevail in the Wheat Year
Western Canada faces a 1929 crop season with sharply reduced grain output but potentially steadier quality and prices. The piece urges widespread co operation among farmers to match labour, feed, seed, and market needs through government offices and provincial agriculture departments. It emphasizes directing harvest help to drought hit farmers, sharing feed, and coordinating seed and wheat sales to minimize costs and maximize mutual benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Beause
Great Britain
West
Combine
Department of Agriculture
Rennell Island Residents Called Abjectly Poor
A Colonial Report describes Rennell Island in the Pacific as barely touched by white influence with about 700 inhabitants. The people are described as abjectly poor and mostly vegetarians, earning five fish hooks for a day's work or a fortnight's work for a large exe. The island was recently the subject of a geological survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennell Island
Pacific Islands
Wainwright and Ribstone Oil Wells Update
Six of sixteen wells in the Wainwright and Ribstone fields are producing to some extent. Depths range from 200 to 3,489 feet. Preparations are under way to drill 23 more wells in these districts.
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Wainwright
Ribstone
Saskatchewan's Role in Canada’s Wheat Dairy and Poultry
Saskatchewan, producer of about half of Canada’s wheat, ranks third among the nine provinces in dairy products and in eggs and poultry, reflecting its mixed agriculture and livestock strengths.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Wireless Heating Proposed From Eiffel Tower Experiments
French engineer M Risler reports Germany uses wireless waves to heat plants and tests show Paris could heat a city with wireless power. Two posts 30 feet apart sent 400 to 500 volt waves of two to three metre length. Receiving posts would house a filament in vacuum to emit heat.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Germany
M. Jacques Risler
Rasler
First transnational Canadian American Airlines plane christened
The inaugural flight marking the first airline linking Western Canada and the United States landed at Winnipeg. The new carrier Canadian- American Airways unveiled its plane named City of Winnipeg amid ceremonies.
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Canada
United States
Winnipeg
Canadian- American Airways
Great Pyramid of Egypt Tops World’s Ancient Structures
The Great Pyramid of Egypt also known as Cheops tomb is described as the largest building of its time. It stood about 482 feet tall and spanned an area of roughly 13 acres, highlighting its grand scale in antiquity.
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Egypt
Canada to Exhibit at Buenos Aires Trade Show 1931
The Department of Trade and Commerce announced Canada's official participation in the six week British Empire trade exhibition to be held in Buenos Aires in spring 1931. Canada will have a separate pavilion of about 40 000 square feet to be remodelled by the Canadian exhibition commission with a new facade showing Canada’s trade ambitions. Copies of the prospectus were sent to the Canadian Manufacturers' Association Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce.
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Canada
Buenos Aires
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canadian Exhibition Commission
South America
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce
Rheumatic Pains and Pink Pill Treatment Claim
An advertisement argues rheumatism stems from thin red blood and that Dr Williams Pink Pills build up the blood to drive out poisons, citing a Novar Ontario case where pain eased after treatment. Pills offered at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Canada Beef Producers Council Aims to Boost Industry
The Farmers Advocate argues beef production can stay a major agriculture branch in Canada if artificial obstacles are removed. The Canadian Council of Beef Producers offers a medium for self improvement and collective action as about 1,000,000 head are marketed annually.
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Canada
Canadian Council of Beef Producers
Aviation No Longer Thrilling Adventure
Calgary Albertan notes that modern commercial aviation has become highly reliable with few accidents and strict safety measures. Pilot E Hamilton, praising a million miles flown, laments loss of adventure as safety grows, while routes like London to Berlin and England to Australia expand into regular passenger services.
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London
Paris
Berlin
England
Asia Minor
Egypt
India
E. Hamilton
States Air Mail
Chicago-Omaha
Calgary
Its Quality Sells It Eclectric Oil Claims Healing Record
The advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as widely used by thousands for healing. It emphasizes effectiveness for cuts burns scalds and inflammatory pains and asserts a spotless record since its introduction.
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Dr. Thomas
Relief From Asthma Remedy by Dr J D Kellogg
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming complete relief from suffering and soothing airways. It touts thousands cured, universal availability at good druggists, and a long-standing sales record.
New Fur Farm Policy At Mackenzie River Posts
Northern Traders Limited announces an expansion plan with experimental fur farms at each post in the Mackenzie River District. The program will study fur farming along scientific lines with animals raised in their natural habitat. Foxes mink fisher marten and badger are among the initial species targeted.
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Northern Traders Limited
Mackenzie River District
Two Old Stained Glass Windows in Country House
Mr Newgilt notes two very old stained glass windows in the country house. He suggests replacing them with new ones if cleaning proves impossible.
Sir Harry Lauder to Perform at Grand Theatre Regina
Sir Harry Lauder, touted as the greatest company of international artists, appears at the Grand Theatre Regina on September 5 and 6 with a matinee on the 6th. His universal art appeals worldwide, with a new song repertoire and scenic settings for each character.
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Sir Harry Lauder
Grand Theatre
Regina
Sir Harry
Far East
Lauder
United States
Canada
Susie Maclean
Golden Bible Gift From Upsala To California
A 1 000 year old script of gold and silver letters on purple parchment from northern Italy, the codex Argenteus, is preserved at Upsala University Sweden. A facsimile edition will be given to the University of California. The manuscript was translated in the fourth century by Bishop Wulfia and later rediscovered in a German monastery.
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Italy
University of Upsala
Sweden
Wulfin
University of California
Wulfia
Ulfias
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Grain Handling Rise Noted
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevators, a farmer cooperative, report handling 137,856,056 bushels of grain from August 1, 1928 to June 30, 1929 in the first eleven months of the crop year. This marks an increase of about 39,000,000 bushels over the same period the prior year.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevators. Limited
Farmers’ Cooperative Organization
Prison Chaplain Urges Courage as Inmate Faces Ten-Year Term
A prison chaplain consoles a sick inmate saying fate ends all today and tomorrow. The inmate retorts he will serve ten years, asserting his personal resolve despite harsh sentence.
Fraser River Sockeye Run Promises Strong Return
The Fraser River sockeye pack shows better promise than any year since 1917, with larger runs and earlier arrivals. Financial News of Western Canada notes steady replenishment after Hell's Gate closure about 15 years ago, signaling a valuable revival for the fishery.
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Fraser River
Financial News of
Western Canada
Hell's Gate
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Relief Claim
A vintage advertisement promises lasting relief for anxious mothers from Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, asserting sure effects on suffering children and peace of mind.
Lethbridge Population Grows Per Henderson’s Directory
Henderson's directory reports Lethbridge now shows a population of 14 052, up 2 052 in two years, an approximate 1 000 per year growth.
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Henderson
Lethbridge
Co-Operative Poultry Marketing Growth in Manitoba
The Manitoba Co-Operative Marketing Association began in 1922 with shipments of five cars of dressed poultry ten cars of live poultry and 135 cars of eggs to markets in Eastern Canada and the United States. It now counts over 12 000 member farmers and their wives across Manitoba.
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Manitoba Co-Operative Marketing Association, Limited
Canada
United States
Province
Manitoba
Berlin police seize noisy machine and fit silencer at owner cost
In Berlin a noisy device is confiscated by police and fitted with a silencer at the owner's expense, reflecting local enforcement of firearm or noise controls.
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Berlin
Dr Fowler's Medicine Endorsed for Dysentery Relief
Mr I Burtonwood of Saskatoon reports his seven month old child suffered a severe dysentery attack with twenty three bowel movements in eleven hours before four doses of Dr Fowler's eased symptoms. He says a neighbor helped similarly within thirty hours and notes the product has over eighty years on the market, produced by The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto.
Fiancé Expresses Desire for Home in Proud Parent Remark
A daughter discusses her fiancé with her parent. He says he has always wanted a home and he likes their home very much, signaling compatibility and serious intent.
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Prudence
Writing a Ford Biography Sparks Auto-biography Joke
Edward and Tom discuss a biographical project about Henry Ford. Tom jokes that it should be titled an auto biography, highlighting playful wordplay about the motor man and his legacy.
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Tom
Edward
Ford
Motor Man
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