Greater Rye Production Advocated For Western Provinces
A Winnipeg luncheon hosted by the Board of Trade and allied groups heard a Western Canada Colonization Association report urging a fall rye sowing drive in Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan to combat drought. It cites drought resistance, earlier ripening, soil protection, and feed value, and urges seed purchases of Posen and North Dakota 959 varieties, with dates Aug 15 to Sept 10 as ideal and a 3 perk per acre seeding rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Canadian Credit Men's Assortation
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Canadian Manufactor‘ere’ Association
Western Canada Colonization Association
Estevan
Moose Jaw
Outlook
Macklie
Calgary
Macklin
Jily
North Dakota
Canada
New York Produce Exchange Statisn
Russia
Austria- Hungary
Germany
United States
Belgium
Spain
France
Sweden
James Stewart
Canadian Wheat Board
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Stewart
United Farmers of Alberta
Saskatchewan Grain, Growers’ Association
Winnipeg
Boards of Trade
Western
Royal Commission of Inquiry
Alberta coal deposits to be developed by British syndicate
A powerful syndicate of British financiers led by Sir Edward Morrison plans to develop Alberta coal resources. The Edmonton Board of Trade was told by J Handley Yates that they aim to acquire a local mine and install a low temperature process to extract by products and briquettes from lignite. Alberta holds about fifteen percent of the world supply of high carbon bituminous coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Edmonton Board of Trade
J. Handley Yates
Edward Morrison
Newfoundland
Thhe
Hematite Ore Discovery Reported Near Spragge
Col J A Currie and Archibald Campbell of Perth reported a hematite ore deposit 37 miles north of Spragge, Ont, near Sault Ste. Marie, found after weeks in the area. The ore was first noted when surveyor Herrick was marking a line through the section in 1857 and later forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Currie
Archibald M. Campbell
Perth
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Spragge
Herrick
Community Prosperity Through Home Purchases
By buying from local merchants you directly support the community you live in and help its prosperity and growth.
Framed pictures dating to medieval monks practice
A fragment notes that frames dated back 500 years when monks nailed wood around images to separate subjects. The tersely described practice links religious art display with deliberate visual separation by surrounding frames.
Local merchants urged to patronize and grow the town
A call to residents to support neighborhood shops to strengthen the community economy and build a together stronger hometown.
Tyranny of Clothes Swimming and the wardrobe burden
The Boston Globe argues clothes become a modern prison, especially in northern climates, with most of the year requiring garments. It suggests civilization will steadily reduce clothing as heat frees people from fashion and ritual, praising lighter attire as civilization advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Irrigation Course Planned at Raymond and Gleichen Schools
South Alberta irrigation expansion prompts a practical course at Raymond and Gleichen agricultural schools. The program covers ditch layout, water sources, timing, weed control, soil drift, alkali, crop returns, and irrigation laws. Open October 27 with details from school principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Raymond and
Gleichen
Canada
misread compliment leads to polite deception at vicarage
Mrs Charmer and Miss Blunt visit the vicarage where tea and cake prompt an awkward exchange. Mrs Charmer hints the cake is delicious but soon reveals she did not say it, merely intending to be courteous, leaving both amused by the mismatch between words and intention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Charmer
Miss Blunt
Mrs. Pastor
Mrs. Charmier
May Withdraw Fishing Treaty
Olympia Washington reports the United States likely will withdraw the Sockeye Fishing Treaty with Canada from the Senate. President Harding plans action, per a telegram to Governor Lewis F. Hart from Senator L Jones. Hart had traveled to Washington to protest the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia, Wash
United States
Canada
Senate
Harding
Lewis F. Hart
L. Jones
Hart
Washington
Canada needs more farmers to boost food supply
The piece urges increasing Canadian farming by inviting immigrants now to raise rural population, expand farm acreage, and stabilize prices as Canada and the United States face rising food demand and a switch to American markets for Canadian growers. It notes higher living costs and government costs, urging immediate immigrant growth to sustain production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West
Canada
Thinning Roots By Machinery at English Farm Show
An English agricultural exhibition showcased a light draught single horse hauled root thinning machine. Two screw discs on long shafts adjust spacing by independent speeds, allowing two rows to be thinned simultaneously. It works on ridges or flats at 9 10 and 12 inch spacings for turnips swedes mangolds and other roots.
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England
Lookout Mountain Buffalo Bill Museum Opening Tops Colorado
The Denver Mountain Parks system unveils a log museum near Col W F Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain. It houses Cody relics, Sitting Bull items, and show-era artifacts in a unique bark-covered structure with panoramic views into Wyoming Kansas and Nebraska. The piece also notes historic hoaxes from de Rougemont to the Lying wonders of nature and the psychology of self deception.
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Lookout Mountain
Denver Mountain
Denver
W. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Colonel Cody
America
Wyoming
Kansas
Nebraska
Sitting Bull
Custer
Short Bull
Yellow Hand
Cody
Lacretia Borgia
Edmonton Pigeons Set Western Canada Long Distance Record
Racing birds owned by R B Owen, provincial sanitary engineer, Edmonton, flew 800 miles from Winnipeg to Edmonton against westerly winds. Two Owens pigeons reached the home loft at 9 am after an 800 mile test, surpassing Rivers to Edmonton 657 miles last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Owen
Edmonton
Western Canada
Owens
Winnipeg
Rivers
Manitoba
Edmonton Bulletin
Filmed Scenic Beauties of Jasper Park
Raymond S. Peck of the trades and commerce bureau Ottawa and Captain State of Montreal and Washington recently passed through Edmonton while en route east from a Jasper Park visit. They filmed natural beauties for the Seen in Canada series now under compilation by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Park
Raymond S. Peck
Trades and Commerce Bureau
Ottawa
Captain State
Montreal
Washington
Edmonton
National Playground
Canada
Proverb on Wealth and Counterfeit Justice
A moral saying warns that boasting about wealth leads to loss while returning counterfeit money proves evil and invites consequences. The concise advice contrasts arrogance with karmic retribution and honesty.
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Porritt
the Review
Drumheller
Alta
Louis de Rougemont
London
Louis
Wide World Magazine
London Chronicle
New York Times
Ponzi
de Rougemont
Cardiff
N.Y
Chicago
Barnum
Nature
Thomas Carnelly
Thomas
Sir Oliver Lodge
Beringer
University of Wurtzburg
Prince of
Sir John Herschel
Herschel
Tower of London
Coles
Rell Lauch
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