Plans for 2200 Britishers to move to Canada farms
A London cable reports the Overseas Settlement Office and Canadian railways will move 2200 British workers to farm employment. Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways each pledge 1000 workers, Hudson's Bay 200, with selection by the Canadian Department of Immigration. Unemployed workers due to own faults are excluded.
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London
Overseas Entthrment
Canadian Railways
Department of Immigration
Overseas Settlement Department
Canadian Department of Immigration
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian National Railways
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Prince of Wales hopes to visit Canada again soon
The Ottawa Journal notes the Prince of Wales wishes to travel to Canada before long though he cannot come this year due to the King's convalescence. Canadians feel a proprietary stake in his future role and in his having a home to come to here when he arrives.
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Prince of Wales
Canada
Empire
Ottawa Journal
Woman and driver clash in street dash mishap
A driver yells that women and donkeys are in the way as he brakes sharply to avoid a girl who dashes to an island in the road. The traffic stream moves while the two exchange sharp retorts amid the crowded roadway.
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Down
Vineyard activity and jokes in a street scene
A crowd watches grape treading described as part of wine making and local chatter includes humorous questions about matrimonial bureaus and a drunken man pleading for help. The scene captures typical social banter and a glimpse of life in Rome while a child asks about the wireless and family jokes surface.
Artificial Incubation For Successful Hatch
A U S agricultural circular reviews best practices for hatching. It stresses fresh eggs from healthy stock, avoiding chilled or over-evaporated eggs, and maintaining 50 to 60 degrees. Selection excludes deformed or double yolk eggs, and rough handling. Ottawa suggests a ventilated cellar and fresh air with no drafts. For home use, a 125 egg incubator suits small flocks.
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F.C. Elford
Dominion Poultry Hushbaneman
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Spring Sap Runs in Eastern Canada Boosts Maple Output
With spring approaching in Eastern Canada the maple sap runs. Canada produced 13,798,108 pounds of maple sugar valued at 2 269 686 and 1 686 583 gallons of maple syrup valued at 3 314 902 last year. Quebec leads production with Ontario next. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick smaller. Improvements in sugar making raised quality with modern equipment. Sugaring parties in Quebec and Ontario attract youths and provide wholesome gaiety.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Heavy Tourist Traffic Breaks Canada Travel Records in 1928
Figures from the Department of National Revenue show a record influx of foreign automobiles into Canada for short stays with 2,698,737 entries for up to 21 hours and 945,545 for up to 60 days. An additional 1,173 entered for over 60 days but under six months. Canada exported 519,871 automobiles for touring in the year.
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Canada
Department of National Revenue
Dominion
Canada’s Coal Deposits Poised to Dominate Western Markets
Sir Arthur Duckham head of the British Missions to Australia on Empire Trade says Canada possesses one-tenth of the world’s coal deposits and could dominate Western Hemisphere markets. He spoke as he passed through Vancouver while eastbound.
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Canada
Sir Arthur Duckham
Australia
Vancouver
Albany River Named After Duke of York by Hudsons Bay
The Geographic Board of Canada notes the Albany river rises in Lake St Joseph and flows to James Bay Ontario. It was named by the Hudsons Bay Company in 1683 for James Duke of York and Albany later King James I.
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Geographic Board of Canada
Albany River
Lake St. Joseph
James Bay
Ontario
Hudson's Bay Company
James, Duke of York and Albany
King James I
Whistling Apprentice Faces Foreman’s Command
A young apprentice is told to stop whistling while working by the foreman. The apprentice questions who is working, adding a light exchange about work and behavior.
Lemons and Oranges Produce More Juice When Heated
A brief note indicates that heating lemons and oranges before squeezing releases more juice, improving extraction efficiency. The method is simple and applicable to both citrus fruits, suggesting higher juice yield with gentle warming prior to pressing.
Canada Expands National Parks Motorways in 1928 Plan
The national parks branch of the Department of the Interior reports steady progress in opening scenic areas to motorists and tourists. In 1928 engineering and construction increased visitor facilities, with western park motor roads extended and over 400 miles of first class highways now in service.
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Canada
National Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
The Judge Says Fred Has a Seven Year Job
In a terse exchange, the Judge confirms that Fred has secured a position expected to last seven years. The dialogue hints at an authoritative source backing the claim and underscores the longevity of the employment.
Summer range shipping proves profitable for Lethbridge sheep
Alberta farmers move sheep by rail to Crow's Nest forest range for summer pasturage, after eight seasons showing practicality. 1927 report cites fall and winter feeding at the Lethbridge station, summer grazing from June to September, and a gross profit of 4199 dollars for the year ending October 1927.
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Alberta
Rockies
Lethbridge
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Crow’s Nest
Canada’s Historic Sites Preservation Efforts Highlighted
The Department of the Interior has been preserving ruins and marking sites of national historic importance across the Dominion. The piece notes unmarked scenes of past events and the agency’s ongoing work to restore and commemorate Canada’s history. The dialogue included appears unrelated to the historic topic.
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Canada
North America
Dominion
Department of the Interior
Dickens Wrote Life of Christ Reasoning for His Children
Charles Dickens authored a Life of Christ aimed at his children, presenting gospel stories in a child friendly form with moral guidance and accessible prose.
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Charles Dickens
Christ
Epic Trek by North and Son Ends Snowshoe Journey
Arthur W North of the Explorers Club New York and his son Robert photograph outside a Winnipeg station on returning from an eight hundred mile snowshoe tramp from Hudson Ontario through Northern Ontario and Manitoba. They spent over two months in the open studying primitive tribes and crossed via Lac Seul Woman Lake and other lakes to York Factory before turning homeward to Amery and The Pas. Robert, author of two exploration books, will publish results soon. He wears a fringed caribou coat from York Factory Eskimos.
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Arthur W. North
Explorers’ Club
New York
Robert
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Hudson
Ontario
Manitoba
Lac Seul
Woman Lake
Nelson River
York Factory
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay Railway
Amery
Pas
Destructive Bertha Armyworm Threatens Prairie Crops
A newly noticed caterpillar, the Bertha armyworm, is damaging sweet clover alfalfa and other broad leaved crops in fields and gardens. It lays eggs late June and does most harm from July to September, feeding on cabbage corn peas beans and sugar beets. Control methods include pyrethrum dust as described in pamphlet 103 from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
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Prairie
Kenneth M. King
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Burglary Tale Turns On Witty Quip About Homecoming
A humorous reminiscence recalls a burglary at a home while the speaker was away with friends. The intruder allegedly took nothing, sparking a joke that the wife mistook the return for the narrator himself. The light tone frames a minor crime in everyday life.
Ancient Hudson River channel shows former sea floor
Readable fragment notes the Hudson River channel ran under the sea for miles, indicating the landward lane was once submerged. The statement implies long geological changes and a once shallow or elevated seabed exposing a submerged river course to modern observers.
Seals Swim at Speed About Ten Miles Per Hour
A common seal is observed moving at roughly ten miles per hour in the water. The note highlights the animal’s swimming pace and agility in its natural habitat.
Planting of ornamental trees lesson from Ottawa bulletin
The article promotes ornamental tree planting guided by Bulletin No. 89 from Ottawa. It stresses careful digging to preserve roots, keeping roots moist, proper hole depth, watering to settle soil, top trimming to balance growth, soil and manure placement, and staking for wind exposure to prevent root loosening.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Imitation Leather in Shoes Cuts Hides Used in U S
The use of composition leather in American shoe soles rose by about 15 percent last year, while hides were used less. Composition leather ranges from tissue paper to pressed scraps and can mimic real leather in wear, though buyers may not detect the difference. Manufacturers push production while reducing hide use.
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Los Angeles Times
Wry Exchange Over Wedding Gifts and Detectives
A terse, humorous dialogue shows Willis asking about detectives watching wedding gifts while Gillis jokes that the installment men handle that duty. The exchange underscores a playful trust issue around gifts and control.
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Willis
Gillis
One Potato Seed Idea Sparks Vast Yield Question
A quote contemplates a single potato yielding ten billion seeds in a decade, transforming global agriculture. A nearby concert moment features a joke about a final note being D flat, with a listener unsure to voice his thought.
Flea Problem Haunts Charleroi Scribe Dialogue
A fragment from Mous tique in Charleroi notes a man named Abe complains business is terrible as locals refuse to pay. The dialogue hints at a recurring clash with others downstairs and swankers boasting more fleas than the speaker has.
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