Saskatchewan Farmers Face Billions Lost to Weeds
A Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture bulletin warns weeds will cost farmers across the three Prairie provinces between fifty and sixty million dollars, with Saskatchewan alone facing over thirty million in lower yields, higher harvest costs, dockage, and freight. The piece urges robust weed control, seed-cleaning, and regional cooperation to protect profits and promote farming prosperity.
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Saskatchewan Department _ Agriculture
Fort William
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Manioba
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Praire
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Regina
Manitoba
Departments of Agriculture
His Lucky Number Friday Birthday Allege 13th Child
Frances Fisher of Springfield Ohio says Friday August 13 holds no terrors as a boy celebrates his 13th birthday born at 613 am on Friday August 13 1913. He wears a number 13 shirt and collar and is one of 13 grandchildren noted for his luck. Separately settlers’ effects valued at $874 300 moved into Canada from the United States in the year to June 39 1926 compared with $6080.88 prior year.
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Frances Fisher
Springfield
Ohio
Hoo
Ile
Canada
United States
War Graves Headstone Authority Extended in Canada
An order in council extends for three more years the authority to erect headstones in Canada for Royal and Military Forces members killed in the war. The extension runs through August 31, 1929, instead of expiring at month end.
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Canada
Scales Test Signature Weight at Westminster Exhibition
The Central Hall display by the Incorporated Society of Inspectors of Weights and Measures shows a signature weighing scale. Paper is weighed before and after signature writing to calculate weight changes to a hundredth grain. Weighing can require a mirror and shadowgraph for tiny shifts. Factors include paper quality, pencil softness, and writer temper.
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Incorporated Society of Inspectors of Weights and Measures
Westminster
England
Wheezy Chest Colds Subdued Overnight Says Nurse
A trained nurse reports chest colds ease by morning as lingering wheeze fades. She cites rest warmth fluids and steaming inhalations as common relief and urges early care to prevent worsening symptoms.
Nerviline Promoted as Trusted Home Remedy by Nurse Carrington
Nurse Carrington endorses Nerviline as a dependable and fast absorbing remedy for chest colds pain in the side stiff neck earache and toothache. The product has been a staple in thousands of Canadian homes for nearly fifty years and is available as a 35 cent bottle.
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Carrington
Laundry at Southampton Processes Millions of Linen Pieces
The White Star laundry in Southampton handles about three and a half million pieces of linen yearly for ships Majestic Olympic and Homeric. In the sewing room repairs are done with electrically driven sewing and darning machines tackling nearly two hundred thousand jobs each year.
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White Star
Southampton
The Growing Girl Nurture Against Anaemia
Mothers should watch early signs of anaemia in growing girls as rapid growth saps strength. Peevishness headaches and breathlessness indicate trouble. Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as a blood enricher and remedy, available 50 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Stockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
England's Oldest Barrister Sir Harry Poland Celebrates Ninety Seventh Birthday
England's oldest living barrister Sir Harry Poland marks his 97th birthday amid sparse visits and congratulatory messages. admitted to the Inner Temple 75 years ago after Lord Halsbury, he is famed as crown prosecutor in notable murder cases and known for licensing and taxation law expertise.
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Harry Poland
England
Sir Harry
Inner Temple
Lord Halsbury
Treasury
Harr
Duke of Wellington
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Man who tells tiresome stories finishes despite interruptions
A reflective proverb notes a storyteller who keeps going until a tale ends, despite frequent pauses and interruptions, illustrating stubborn persistence in narrative effort.
Cuticura credited for skin relief in Nova Scotia case
Miss Muriel Jewers of Harrigan Cove Nova Scotia reports eczema on her sister’s chin causing itching and sleeplessness. After using a Cuticura Soap and Ointment sample the condition improved, leading to continued use and purchase to heal the irritation.
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Muriel Jewers
Harrigan Cove
Nova Scotia
The Fine Art Of Carving A Free Booklet For Canadians
A newly published booklet titled The Fine Art of Carving offers detailed guidance on carving roasts, fish, and fowl plus tips to reduce meat costs and avoid shrinkage. It includes color illustrations and is available free to Canadian households via Sheet Metal Products Co. of Canada Limited with branches in Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheet Metal Products Co. of Canada, Limited
Toronto
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Willingdon to serve as chief patron of World's Poultry Congress
The governor general elect Lord Willingdon told Mr Edward Brown president of the World's Poultry Congress of his keen interest. He will become chief patron upon taking office and will welcome international delegates when they assemble at Ottawa in July 1927. Canada will host a large educational and live bird exhibit with provincial and commercial components. New central Canada Exhibition buildings will provide nearly 200000 square feet of space for the event. Also mentions Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and a brief workplace dialogue fragment.
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Lord Willingdon
Edward Brown
Ottawa
Canada
Rural land values need broad colonization plans
An analysis argues Canada must promote steady settlement of vacant lands to restore agricultural prosperity. It links sinking rural values to immigration pauses, urban drift, and weakened rural credit, urging vigorous government and railways policies to colonize vacant areas and lift confidence for farmers and urban economies.
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Canada
Prairie
Ontario
Middle West
United States
Iowa
Illinois
Portraits at Royal Academy Exposition Defy Blonde Preference
The London Royal Academy annual exposition features women portraits with few blondes or redheads. Most heads displayed in the gallery are black haired, suggesting not all gentlemen prefer blondes.
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London Royal Academy
France Caps Earnings at Twenty Thousand Amid Tax Bill
The government imposes a legal limit of income at twenty thousand dollars per year following a recently passed tax bill. The measure targets all earners in France and creates a new financial ceiling impacting workers and households nationwide.
Pears Top Fruit Among Canning Choices in Canada
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports pears lead among canned fruits in Canada with 300,000 cases marketed. Apples reach 135,000 and peaches 85,000. plums and cherries follow at 60,009 and 50,000 cases respectively.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
McGill Professor urges more debates in Parliament
Warwick Chipman KC associate law professor at McGill University spoke in Montreal urging more debates in Federal Parliament on Canada's foreign policy and international affairs. He argued public discussion should guide national policy.
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Canada
Warwick Chipman, KC
McGill University
Montreal
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming immediate relief from severe asthma symptoms. It asserts the medicine banishes frightening attacks clears airways and helps sufferers sleep soundly again, urging buyers to insist on the genuine product from local druggists.
Baby alligator escapes by eating its way out on train
A baby alligator arrived at the San Francisco post office dead letter section after traveling from Los Angeles. It reportedly swallowed the consignor and consignee’s names while chewing through its container on the train.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Consignor
Consignee
Holloway's Corn Remover Promises Easy Relief
A humorous exchange unfolds in an elevator as a man recalling upbringing asserts a sonlike rebuke when the operator offers Holloway's Corn Remover. The joke hinges on a misunderstanding of paternal status versus care.
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Yellowstone Park
Fletcher
Ee Sen
Physicians
Canedias Lepot “Stemhouse, Ltd
Lucky
Minard
World's Poultry Congress
Thomas
Sam
George
Yassah
Dodd
THE
By C. W. Peteston
the Agricultural Credit
France
Stardard
New Jersey
Chamberlain
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Ont
Holloway
de Leclerc
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