Spring Care In Marketing Eggs
Farmers must improve cleanliness and handling of eggs to avoid dirty and washed eggs that lower prices and spoil in storage. Industry leaders urge better nest and hen house sanitation, explain washing harms shell coating, and stress Canadian standards favor clean eggs for better market value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. J. Smith
Whyte Packing Company
Brockville
Ontario
Kir. Smith
H. RB. Gray
Gunn, Langlois & Company, Limited
Montreal
Montreal Produce Merchants Associations
Mr. Gray
Gray
Birds find haven near lighthouses to ease migration
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds sets up wooden perches and feed boxes around lighthouse domes and bases along the British Isles to guide migratory birds frightened by lighthouse beams. The project aims to reduce bird deaths caused by exhausted flights into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society For Protection of Birds
Bird World
Society
British Isles
Quote on certainty from Madrid humor
A Madrid humor collection notes a sensible man doubts everything while a fool proclaims certainty with the word Positive. The line plays on skepticism and overconfidence in a witty exchange.
Immigration to Canada rises 11 percent in eleven months
Immigration to Canada for eleven months ending February 29 totalled 136,932, up from 123,720 a year earlier. February arrivals numbered 4,212 with 1,002 British, 1,454 from the United States, and 1,856 from other countries. 689 from France, Belgium, the Nordic countries, Holland, Germany, and Switzerland. During February 1,812 Canadians who had resided in the United States returned to Canada aiming to stay permanently, bringing eleven month returnees to 37,217.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
United States
France
Belgium
Scandinavian Countries
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
No Smoking at Fife Junction Reads Regulations
A traveller awaiting at a Fife junction is told by an official to obey the no smoking rule as a notice is shown. He grumbles that one cannot obey all regulations. A hotel manager scolds a slow boot boy about blocking boots, noting some were brown when started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Fertilizer Analysis Shows Most Brands Meet Guarantees in Canada
Canadian Fertilizers Act inspections of 1926-27 covered 183 complete mixtures and 21 failing to meet guaranteed analyses. Five prosecutions and several warnings followed for offences mainly incorrect labeling. Fertilizer use increased with an estimated 180000 tons used commercially, up 20000 tons from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Seed Commissioner
Department of Agriculture
Department
Ottawa
Duke of York Buys Life Policy at Penny A Week
The Duke of York purchased a life insurance policy at a penny a week, intending a penny a year by mistake. He visited the Prudential offices in London where the misread premium could leave his heirs about 35 dollars at his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of York
London
Prudential Insurance Company
Extending the Peony Blooming Season
The Kentville Nova Scotia Station reports peony varieties can extend bloom time. White varieties vary nearly two weeks from early Festiva Maxim on July 1 to Couronne d Or by July 13. Pink Edulis Superba opens July 4 and Marquise d Ivry on July 12. Red varieties Henri Demay opens July 4 and Felix Crousse follows July 7.
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Canada
Kentville
Nova Scotia
W. Saxby Blair
Festiva Maxim
Duchesse de Nemours
Marie Lemoine
Couronne d'Or
Edulis Superba
Marie Crousse
Triomphe de l'Exposition de Lilie
Marquise d'Ivry
Livingstone
Henri Demay
Felix Crousse
Culture ties trump technical training in business says Burton
C L Burton president of the Toronto Board of Trade told a gathering that culture and classical education are more needed in business than technical training. He said modern methods have diminished basic industries and that moral dependability and consumer service are key qualifications for a successful merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Burton
Toronto Board of Trade
Burton
Parliament Funds Experimental Farms Across Canada
The Canadian Parliament voted 1.9 million dollars to maintain and extend operations at 24 Experimental Farms under the Department of Agriculture. The funds cover the next fiscal year with twelve farms in eastern provinces and 42 in western provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Dyes Could Replace Anti-Toxins in Disease Treatment
Researchers at King's College and Guy's Hospital report dyes may substitute for anti-toxins. Experiments show leuco-brilliant green as a powerful antidote against diphtheria and other diseases, with leuco dyes potentially labeled contra-toxins to distinguish them from anti-toxins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s College
Guy’s Hospital
Coplans
William Simpson
New Smuggling Problem Airplanes Provoke Customs Debate
The article notes air smuggling as an emerging profitable risk for smugglers, challenging Canada and the United States. It highlights strong smuggling networks and suggests future use of airborne enforcement, stressing the need to track scientific progress for law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Property owner seeks rent from Lufthansa air traffic
Samuel Schwarz of Zehden Germany claimed compensation for air traffic over his house saying the airspace belongs to him under a real estate clause. Lufthansa rejected the demand citing air traffic law allowing free passage if regulations are followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufthansas
Samuel Schwarz
Zehden
Germany
Schwarz
Lufthansa
Making Sure Of Duties Inquiried Maid Applicant
A woman advertising for a maid entertains a candidate for the job at her home. As she dangles promises of privileges, the discussion turns awkward when the applicant asks if the mistress does her own stretchin. The girl clarifies by asking whether the family passes food around the table.
Big Ben Wakes Ontario Baby
A Willowdale Ontario radio enthusiast notes a baby woke to Big Ben chimes from London. He writes the experience as a humorous account of a city landmark triggering sleep in a newborn. The letter highlights cross Atlantic sounds reaching Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Ben
Ontario
London
England
S. A. Bridge
Willowdale
Ont
Canada
Germany's Long Range Gun Revealed by Ordnance Bureau
The Army Bureau of Ordnance details the Big Bertha, its design, emplacements, and projectiles. Seven guns were built, with a 76 mile maximum range and 50 shell life. Paris bombardment killed 256 and wounded 620.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bureau of Ordnance
War Department
Department
Ordnance Bureau
Austria
Berlin
Ain't No Justice Now, Rufus Mourns In Street Talk
Rufus laments lack of justice and fears imminent death. He recalls a doctor telling him his veins are too close and the only help is to eat chicken broth four times daily and stay indoors at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus
Sam
Britain Orders Wheat By Phone From Winnipeg to London
A cargo of wheat was sold on March 20 by the Sales Manager of the Canadian Wheat Pool at Winnipeg to a buyer in London England over the commercial wireless telephone. It marks the first use of the telephone for large scale trade between Winnipeg and the British capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Wheat Pool
Winnipeg
London
England
Fragmentary Quote From Paris Display
Readable text shows a fragment likely from a Paris caption or diary noting a line about knowing where something is. The source lacks clear names, dates, or events to identify a concrete person, place, or incident.
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Toronto
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Edmonton
Alberta
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S. J. Hungerford
Big Bertha
Allies
Army Bureau of Ordnance
Britain
Ead
Starsle
Amelia
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