Record Prices Hit Peak in Prairie School Lands Sales 1927
Prices for Prairie Province school lands set a record in 1927 with 450 403 acres sold for 4 983 967 dollars averaging 18 70 an acre. Sales spanned Regina Moose Jaw Swift Current Carlyle Yorkton Saskatoon Rosetown Biggar North Battleford in Saskatchewan and Lloydminster Vermilion Vegreville St Paul de Metis Camrose Wetaskiwin Wainwright Edmonton in Alberta. Proceeds go to the School Lands Endowment Funds, with 5 percent interest paid to each province for school upkeep and additional revenue from leases, permits and fees.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Middle West
Dominion Lands Ac
Aucion
School Lands Endowment Fund
Minister of the Interior
Regina
Mioose Jaw
Swift Current
Carlyle
Yorkton
Saskatoon
Rosetown
Biggar
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Lloydminster
Vermilion
Vegreville
St. Paul de Metis
Camrose
Wetaskiwin
Wainwright
Edmonton
Alberta
Manitoba
Dominion
Manitoba to electrify farms for demonstration purposes
A movement to bring electricity to Manitoba farm homes is started by Hon. W. R. Clubb Minister of Public Works to enable farmers to realize benefits. Work will commence shortly.
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Manitoba
W. R. Clubb
Requires No Key Pad Lock Riddle Reveals Safe Box Trick
A pad lock that opens without a key is described as more than a riddle. The owner sets a personal combination and can open and close the box at will if memory serves.
No ill luck on Friday the 13th in the year
The note recalls Friday the 13th passing without misfortune and mentions two more such dates in April and July. It comments on the abundance of ladies and gentlemen versus women and men in the world.
Sterilizing Milk Pails and Utensils for Cleanliness
Instructions outline washing and sterilizing dairy equipment to prevent germs. After rinsing with cold water, wash with warm water and dairy cleaner, rinse with hot water, then sterilize using steam for 15 minutes or immersion in scalding water if steam is unavailable. Do not dry with a cloth.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
One-Piece Frock Pattern No 1697 For Bust 38 To 46
The pattern features a center-front opening, inverted side plaits, a notched collar, set in pockets and cuffs on long dart-fitted sleeves. Sizes 38 to 46, plus size 49 requires 37 39 inch or 31 54 inch fabric. Price 25 cents. Fashion EBook with design book priced at 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Union
Pattern request details show Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 176 MebDermot Ave offering pattern No eeeeeee. Customer asks for size and name town.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MebDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Walk Miles by Housewives and Laundry Workers Across Day
The text notes that housewives who wash and iron walk from four and a half to twelve miles daily, laundering clothes, while the Agriculture saving machinery walked about four and a half miles per wash day. Women using old fashioned irons and washing by hand traveled eight to twelve miles.
Inoculated Legume Seed IV Storage Effects Noted
Dominion Agricultural Bacteriologist reports at Central Farm Ottawa that inoculating alfalfa and red clover seeds before planting preserves nodulation better than non inoculated seed. Storage at stable low temperature keeps viability for up to six months, with skim milk culture outperforming sand mixtures.
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Central Farm
Ottawa
Dominion Agricultural Bacteriologist
Home Pasteurization for Safe Milk Use
A pamphlet explains how to pasteurize milk at home without special equipment. It describes pouring milk into bottles with caps, inserting a thermometer, warming in a tin pail to 145 degrees F for 30 minutes, then cooling quickly to 50 degrees F and keeping cold until use.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Breeding Sheep Move Into British Columbia Surges
More than 10 000 ewes from prairie points have entered British Columbia this fall, mostly from southern Alberta and stockyards. The flow is expected to reach about 12 000 as breeding stock under federal help for BC buyers continues, with discounts for Edmonton or Calgary shiploads. The transfer prompts debate on the issue.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Vancouver
Dominion Sheep Division
Edmonton
Calgary
Dairymen Hear Of Growing U S Dairy Exports
At the Western Ontario Dairymen Association annual meeting in London Dr J A Ruddick showed U S dairy purchases rising yearly with fat equivalent exports from 3 809 661 pounds to 21 453 597 pounds in 1927. milk and cream volumes totaling about five and four and a half million gallons respectively. He noted rising U S demand for Canadian cheese, urging capitalization on quality to benefit from near market growth as U S population outpaces cow numbers.
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Dairymen's Association of Western Ontario
London
J. A. Ruddick
United States
Iuddick
Canada
Ruddick
Uses of furfural from farm waste highlighted in Montreal talk
Dr. C. S. Miner of Miner Laboratories outlined furfural made from corn cobs and oat husks as a versatile product. He cited potential applications including radio panels, dyes, leather dressings, food preservatives, seed treatment, and plant disease prevention to aid farmers and reduce losses.
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Society of Chemical Industry
Montreal
C. S. Miner
Miner Laboratories
Chicago
Inland Sea for Desert Ships Proposed by Egyptian Explorer
Dr. John Bull, director of the Egyptian Desert Survey, envisions a canal from the Mediterranean to flood a vast, below sea level area west of the Siwa Oasis. The plan would create a large inland sea capable of accommodating ships sailing into the Sahara.
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Sahara Desert
John Bull
Egyptian Desert Survey
Rejuvenation Debate Highlights Vienna Medical Meeting
A Vienna gathering of about 1,000 Austrian surgeons and physiologists heard that real rejuvenation of man remains unattained. The discussion reflected cautious optimism about progress in medical science despite the lack of a breakthrough.
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Vienna
Austria
Surveyors shaping detailed maps of settled Western Canada
Surveyors shift from frontier land subdivision to producing detailed topographical maps of settled areas in Canada. The modern camp uses folding, mobile gear, and drafting staff with plotting machines and stereoscopic boards. Maps influence national development despite challenging field conditions and occasional moving incidents.
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Western Provinces
Abraham
Ottawa
Canada
First Western Canada switch locomotive built at Transcona
A Canadian National Railway switch locomotive built at Transcona weighs 356000 pounds with ten der and pilot. W A Kingsland, Western region general manager, receives it from A H Eager, general superintendent of motive power. Three more of the same class are under construction and due in service early this year. Mr Kingsland stands on the pilot, with Mr Fager behind him.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
Transcona
W. A. Kingsland
Western Region
A. H. Eager
Motive Power
Mr. Kingsland
Mr. Fager
Success Of Hog Grading Policy Gains Ground
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports five years of hog grading policy with steady quality improvements in market hogs. Minister of Agriculture notes growing popularity and industry acceptance by farmers drovers shippers and packers. Improvements are seen in 1927 despite a general downturn in global swine and bacon trade.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture
Edmonton Canning Factory Opens In New District
The Border Canning Co. of New Westminster completed a canning factory in northeast Edmonton as machinery is installed. The firm has leased 800 acres to grow vegetables, signaling a major industrial expansion in the region. Life is often but a dream to aging man until experience treads on his coins and wakes him up.
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Canada
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Border Canning Co
New Westminster
Edmonton
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Ww. N. U
B.C
U.S
Gipsy
Edmonton Canning Factory
Simplicia Simus
Munich
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