Developments In Transportation and The Railways' Future
Editor argues that rapid motor bus and truck use on improved highways threatens railway viability. He notes Canada’s heavy rail investment by taxpayers and the rising road network, urging consideration of freight-rate policy and sustainable balance between rail and road transport for farmers merchants and taxpayers. The piece previews a follow up analysis.
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Tully
Canada
Western
Lakes
Seaboard
Saskatoon Herd Improvement Association awards 38 certificates
J N Wilcox reports that since the year began the Saskatoon Herd Improvement Association has issued 38 certificates of production from the provincial dairy branch. The awards include plain certificates for cows yielding over 300 pounds of butterfat in ten months and blue seal certificates for cows over 400 pounds.
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Saskatoon Herd Improvement Association
J. N. Wilcox
Pilgrim's Progress Translation Narrowly Continues
John Bunyan title gains niche fame in Tibet through a special Himalayan edition by the Religious Tract Society. Only two copies remain on the society shelves awaiting distribution or preservation.
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John Bunyan
Tibet
Pilgrim's Progress
The
Religious Tract Society
Kruschen Salts Claims Prompt Vitality And Mobility
A sales passage touts Kruschen Salts as a quick path to energy and activity for overweight readers. It promises reduced fatigue and renewed willingness to walk, dance, and enjoy life, attributing benefits to the six essential body salts and a daily half teaspoon in hot water.
The Drunk Taunts A Mounted Tarpon In Glass Case
A disorderly patron halted before a large stuffed tarpon, stared in silence, then declared the angler who caught it a liar. The brisk quip ends with a humorous aside about bats sleeping head down for the winter.
Manitoba Creameries Butter Fat and Milk Receipts Rise in February
Manitoba creameries report February totals of 11 628.6 pounds butter fat from 520 087.3 pounds of milk, a 56 percent increase. Table grade 63 percent, No 1 18.6 percent, No 2 3.1 percent and 10.3 percent special. An asthma remedy ad and a Honduras moth note appear among the data.
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Manitoba Creameries
Milling Trial Grants For Saskatchewan Wheat Quality
An extra grant has been ordered by the Saskatchewan Agricultural Research Foundation to test milling qualities of Saskatchewan wheat and the baking quality of flour produced from it, aiming to identify environmental factors affecting output.
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Saskatchewan
The
Saskatchewan Agricultural Research Foundation
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Praised by Miss Griffin
Miss Rose Griffin of Ashern Manitoba credits Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills with restoring her health after five years of palpitations and nerve trouble following a shock. She reports relief after three boxes and recommends others try the remedy. Sold at drug stores or by mail from The T Milburn Co Toronto.
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Miss Rose Griffin
Ashern, Man
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
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