Strawberry Fertilization Experiments at Dominion Farm
Final results from the Dominion Experimental Farm horticultural division show nitrogen fertiliser timing affects strawberry yields. Seven treatment series were tested across four distant plots, with September 15 foliar applications and pre bloom timing giving the highest yields, while early spring application increased fruit size but not overall yield.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Dominion Horticulturist
Trade Lesson From Lipton On Fulfilling Customer Orders
A Lipton remark urges exact execution of customer orders. A florist adds extra roses to a 24 year old’s engagement gift, believing a good customer. the result is the engagement ends. The anecdote highlights careful adherence over assumptions in business.
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Thomas Lipton
One Ending Reveals a Daisy Chain of Persuasion
A fragmentary dialogue shows a man and woman debating a demand and desire for a hat and a future claim. The market scene features a vendor and customer exchanging clipped phrases about freshness and persistence.
Age of Perpetual Youth Says Men Stay Active Past Seventy
A Toronto Star piece argues age is rising for active work, noting Chief Justice William and other Canadians past eighty continue to labor. It cites New York municipal staff granted retirement deferral at seventy five, with many remaining indispensable and in good health.
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Wiliam Muteck
Barnes and Co
Sir William Maulock
Canada
Municipal Service of
New York
Municipal Services
North America
Toronto Star
Community Spirit Drives Saskatchewan Farm Cooperation
A Saskatchewan farmer argues that local enterprises unite rural communities and lift farming as a cooperative effort. He notes fairs, community halls, and livestock programs built without government aid have strengthened social ties and improved agricultural practice.
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Saskatchewan
Separation Not Possible Canada Reveres British Constitution
Sir Arthur Currie, head of McGill University and famed Canadian army commander, dismisses calls for separation as foolish. He argues Canadians deeply revere the British constitution and reject separatist rhetoric as harmful and discontenting. He notes the imperial conference attempt to start separation was quashed.
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Canada
Arthur Currie
McGill University
Was Right Too A Judge of Pork
A prosperous pork butcher recently made a J P and visited the local school to quiz children on general knowledge. He asked what the letters after his name stood for and the quick quip answered by a student was Judge of pork.
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J.P
J. P
Vancouver Harbor Board Plans Large Elevator Capacity
Vancouver Will expand No. 3 elevator to add one million bushels capacity. F. R. Med. Russell, chairman of the Vancouver Harbor Board, announces the plan as under way with emphasis on accuracy of the project details.
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Vancouver
F. R. Med. Russell
Coleman Glacier Named for Toronto Professor in Rockies
The glacier at the head of the Smoky River northeast of Mount Robson in Jasper National Park Alberta is named after Dr. A. P. Coleman F.R.S. a University of Toronto geology professor. He traversed the region in 1907 and 1908.
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Coleman
Smoky River
Mount Robson
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Rockies
A. P. Coleman
F.R.S
University of Toronto
Judging Character By Voices In Broadcasters Debate
A newspaper note ponders whether listeners can judge character from voice. It cites Gladstone with a high pitch, Jowett’s cherubic pipe, Bismarck’s strong presence despite a poor voice, Shiel as a great orator, and Disraeli whose voice was described as like a gun in the throat.
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Gladstone
Jowett
Bismarck
Strees
Richard Lalor Shil
Ireland
Daniel O'Connell
House of Commons
Disraell
Free speech vs respect for religion in Canadian ruling
The Canadian jury rejected the radical claim that free speech allows attacking others religion. The piece argues restraint applies to criticizing beliefs decently and in order, just as one obeys laws in public conduct. It contends insults to religion are not protected, paralleling social civility with legal limits.
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Main Street
New York Herald Tribune
Pawnbroker notes many customers have redeeming qualities
A pawnbroker observes that a large share of patrons show redeeming qualities in their dealings. The remark highlights trust, honesty, and reliability among his clientele as a positive sign for the business climate.
Turntable Aids Coaches at Jersey City Terminal
Motor coaches at a Jersey City railroad terminal use a hand turned turntable to avoid backing up in crowded quarters. The unit, similar to railway shop equipment, pivots easily and speeds vehicle movement.
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Jersey City
Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course Crowned Dominion’s Most Beautiful
The Jasper Park Lodge 18 hole course, carved from brush and rock in two years, is praised as the Dominion’s most beautiful. Its setting in the Rocky Mountains behind Lac Beauvert enhances play with scenic hazards and rustic features such as cedar boxes and themed drinking fountains.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
Lac Beauvert
Germination Test Guidelines For Seed From Dominion Labs
Farmers seek to verify grain seed germination after last fall s bad weather. A tested method uses random sampling, blotting paper, and careful moisture control at 60 to 70 degrees. Count germinated seeds after seven and then 16 to 12 days. cereals should show 80 to 95 percent germination, with swelled but non germinating seeds common in sweet clover and alfalfa. Dominion Seed Testing Laboratories in Calgary or Winnipeg offer free tests with small samples.
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Dominion Seed Testing
Calgary
Winnipeg
Casino Cheque Ruling Declares Gambling Debt Exception
The Court of Cassation rules that bogus cheques used to buy casino chips in France are not collectible in court. A bad cheque remains criminal, but gambling debts tied to chips obtained with such cheques are unenforceable. The ruling affects lenders and casino practices nationwide.
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France
Court of Cassation
Monsieur Lambert
Annecy
Canada Creates Vast National Recreation Areas
Canada designates 10 060 square miles in the mountains as national recreation areas to promote outdoor recreation. Within the Dominion funded system seven major scenic parks lie in the Rockies and Selkirks. three are in Alberta and four in British Columbia. Waterton Lakes Rocky Mountains and Jasper lie in Alberta while Yoho Glacier Kootenay and Mount Revelstoke lie in British Columbia.
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Canada
Dominion
Rockies
Selkirks
Alberta
British Columbia
Waterton Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Jasper National Parks
Glacier, Kootenay
Mount Revelstoke
Canada Tree Species Split and Timber Use
Canada has about 156 tree species with 31 conifers and 125 hardwoods. Of these only 23 conifers and 32 hardwoods are commercially important. Conifers account for over 9 percent of standing timber and supply 95 percent of lumber and pulpwood. Hardwood use centers on food, flooring, interior finish, furniture, cooperage, and turning. Also noted are 15 247 British subjects in China with 9 290 in Shanghai.
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Canada
China
Shanghai
England Keeps Tab On Aliens
A New York paper notes Britain’s postwar watch on foreigners with identity cards for long stays. Scotland Yard tracks aliens at ports and Americans must report movements. The system, dating from the Great War, keeps files and copies of photos to locate anyone later.
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New York
Europe
Scotland Yard
Ehananel
Milroy Stonner
London
United Kingdom
England
Great Britain
Mr. Bronner
English Spelling Advocates Push for World Language Status
W P Steer of the Simplified Spelling Society argues spelling hinders English becoming a global lingua franca. Sir G B Hunter says about 200 million already speak English. negotiations with China and Japan were in English. He urges simplification to reduce educational waste and boost learning for all races. A teacher’s joke highlights stubborn spelling as a barrier to efficiency.
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W. P. Steer
Simplified Spelling Society
Sir. G. B. Hunter
Policeman Butler Uses Chauffeur and Factory Ties
Policeman Patrick Butler operates a stop and go sign while his wife owns a factory making limousines. A uniformed chauffeur ferries Butler to work and returns at four. Dialogues reveal wedding cake dreams and a sense of civic burden amid satire on ideal citizens.
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Patrick Butler
Officer Butler
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the Age of Perpetual
Toronto
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Charlie
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Seventh Regiment
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