Honey Exports Rise Dramatically Across Canada
Canadian honey exports climb with Germany and Great Britain among key markets. Exports to Germany triple in four years, reaching about 648 thousand pounds, while Britain nears 600 thousand pounds versus 9 thousand a year prior. Total exports exceed half a million pounds, with overall shipments around 2.16 million pounds. Manitoba leads with over seven million pounds, Ontario tops production, and Western provinces show rapid growth aided by sweet clover.
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Germany
Holand
Great Briton
France
Hol- Jami
Great Britain
Canota
Europe
Canada
Dominion
C. K. Gooderham
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Drivers on roads need stricter tests before license
The article argues for stricter qualification of car drivers, likening road safety to locomotive operation. It notes Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta spans 220 square miles and cites Canada’s buffalo herd size, while mentioning Douglas Fairbanks, Pele Mele in Paris, and a 5000 year old vase in a fragmentary style.
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Waterton Lakes National Park
Alberta
Canada
United States
United States Glacier National Park
Simple Frozen Desserts Easier Than They Sound
Florence Taft Eaton explains in Successful Farming that frozen desserts are not hard to make and should feature more in salads and desserts. Essentials include a functional freezer, rock salt, ice, a heavy bag, and proper packing. water ices require a rich fruit drink, custards for creams, and a basic boiled milk base for ice cream.
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Florence Taft Eaton
Dasher
Color Cautions Choosing Colors Should Ge a Matter Of Some Consideration
From Successful Farming, the article advises that no one can wear all colors well and skin tone guides color choice. It explains olive brunettes suit deep creams and bronze greens, pink-leaning skins prefer pastels, and sallow skin looks best in dark browns or black. Subdued colors flatter large features, with hints on texture and age appropriate color choices.
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Elizabeth
Persistent salesman fails to find buyers in new district
A commercial traveller, working in a new district, finds orders scarce. He asks to show his leading articles inside a shop, but the clerk declines time. He pleads, then offers to open his bag and display them himself, noting he has not seen them in nearly three weeks.
How Could They Mrs Smith on Caruso Island
Dialogues flash a joke about a stranded Caruso on an island. Mrs Smith suggests the singer’s talent is unknown to Friday, while Mrs Brown notes Caruso’s famed voice and questions how it could be heard without an audience.
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Caruso
Sheep Breeding Experiments at Scott Experimental Station
The Scott Saskatchewan Experimental Station conducts grade up work using Shropshire Cheviot and Rambouillet sires. Three flocks totaling twenty five breeding ewes each are kept with about thirty lambs for feeding tests. 1927 wool yields averaged 6.1 pounds for Shropshire 7.4 for Cheviot and 8.9 for Rambouillet, with Rambouillet producing the highest wool quality and Cheviot the lowest.
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Scott, Saskatchewan
Shropshire
Co-operative Wool Growers’ Association
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Toronto Doctor Sent to Olympics to Study Athlete Exhaustion
Dr. Cr Best, a noted Toronto physician who helped Banting in insulin work, is dispatched by Connaught Laboratories to the Olympic Games to study fatigue effects on athletes. His research at Connaught and Toronto University informs this expedition.
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Cr. Best
Toronto
Banting
Connaught Laboratories
Best
Toronto University
Brighton chemist creates first tasteless pill in 1859
The 1859 milestone notes a Brighton England chemist developing the first tasteless pill. The detail highlights an early pharmaceutical innovation and the city’s role in medical history.
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Brighton
England
Raspberries in Saskatchewan Get Winter Protection
Report from Indian Head Experimental Farm notes soil earth covering of raspberry canes protects plants from rabbit damage and freeze thaw. 1927 yield reached 52 to 66 inches, with six to eight strong canes per hill left to bear fruit this year.
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Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
W. H. Gibson
Mount Cartier Fire Ranger Guards Vast BC Timber
A top BC official, the fire ranger at Mount Cartier Revelstoke district, sits 9 000 feet up guarding 150 billion feet of timber. He draws water from snow and relays alarms via telephones to mobilize firefighters quickly. The piece notes sharp replies to blunt remarks and mentions the Imperial University of Tokyo as the largest in the world.
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British Columbia
Mount Cartier
Revelstoke
New Air Cooled Fruit Car Promises Gentle Handling
The Canadian National Express introduces a 69 foot air cooled fruit car for Fraser and Okanagan fruit. Ventilating intakes and exhausts push outside air through a false floor chamber to refresh the load while maintaining low internal temperatures amid rising outside heat. Dust remains below the floor, keeping fruit like radishes asparagus and spinach clean upon arrival.
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Fraser and
Okanagan
British Columbia
Canadian National Express
Wheat Shortage Rumors Confirmed by Canadian Purchases in Soviet Russia
The Toronto Globe notes rumors of a Soviet grain shortage are borne out by heavy Canadian wheat buys. Peasants refuse surplus production due to lack of purchasing power, while Lenin's New Economic Policy is cited as a hypocritical stopgap. Trotskyists favored a harsh course but lost power, and private traders face renewed harassment as prices rise, signaling a tense domestic scene.
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Soviet Russia
Russia
Communist Party
Lenin
Trotsky
Stalin
Toronto Globe
Dog Discovers One Of Island’s Rich Copper Strikes
Victoria prospecting veteran Harry Tanner recounts a story of his dog that unearthed a rich copper outcrop on Vancouver Island. The tale joins legends of animal luck in mining history alongside donkeys and pack rats credited with leading to famous discoveries.
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Vancouver Island
Harry Tanner
Victoria
Tanner
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Cariboo
Doom residents seek a la carte service option
Residents request an a la carte dining choice from local eateries. The public discussion centers on whether flexible menus can improve access and satisfaction in the Doom community. Local officials consider feasibility and costs.
Film Scene Delivers Dramatic Rapids Escape Line
In a recorded exchange the actor pleads about being tossed into rapids and asks how to escape. The producer nonchalantly replies that the actor does not appear again in the scene.
English language dominates Japan's education and commerce
In Tokyo a 3000 strong gathering mostly Japanese showcased English as a practical tool for careers and business. English Signage proliferates and schooling from sixth grade emphasizes the language, though teachers and resources remain inadequate and funding scarce.
Transplanting Iris Proves Successful in 1927 Farm Report
The Indian Head Experimental Farm notes August transplanting boosted iris roots as fresh growth begins. Hydrated lime was mixed into soil. by 1928 fine blooms appeared between June 20 and July 11. Thirty varieties were grown including Wyomissing Othello Gagus Albert Victor Eldorado Parc de Neuwilly Honourable Rose Unique Loreley Mrs H Darwin Salvatori Celeste.
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Indian Head
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Indian Head Farm
Wyomissing
Othello
Gagus
Albert Victor
Eldorado
Parc de Neuwilly
Honourable
Rose Unique
Loreley
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Waterton Lakes Nation Park
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Paris
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Asia
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Japan
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