This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 02, 1927
Page
5
An excerpt from Current History features Professor T. N. Carver of Stanford arguing that machinery increases wages and reduces drudgery rather than enslaving workers. He compares dependency on tools to historic reliance on hired help and asserts machines free energy for higher pursuits while preserving the worker’s soul.
At Lacombe Alberta an experimental rotation shows fall rye yields vary by preceding crop. Barley precedes rye better than wheat, with ploughed barley stubble outperforming disked in wet falls but not in dry. Oats preceding rye are poor. 2. bushels oats plus 1 bushel rye pasture is dependable. Seeding rye on hay sod depends on moisture. dry seasons hurt, wet years improve results.
The Nappan Nova Scotia Deorninion Experimental Farm reports calf feeding details from W W Baird. Newborn calves receive a bran oatmeal bone meal mix, then switch from whole milk to skim milk at six to eight weeks with flax seed jelly gradually increasing. Costs: rearing bull calves $55.86, heifers $56.26, grade heifers $15.23, average year-one weights around 600 pounds.
Britain, home to the world’s largest merchant fleet, reports a surge in orders from British shipyards. The latest deal covers 20 steamers totaling 165 700 tons for Cardiff slipowners at an estimated cost near £7 500 000. The thistle emblem marks Scotland in 1909 as Danes press an attack warning. Forty Grsiaid stations have been installed at major London traffic hubs.
The text describes No. 1599 a tailored blouse in English broadcloth with a center front opening long sleeves patch pocket applied yoke and options. It lists sizes 16 18 years bust 40 and 42 inches at 8 dollars and 40 42 inch OS size material needs and 20 cents for the pattern. It also details a plaid flannel skirt with two godets buckled belt hip pecker and hip measurement sizing No. 1505 for sizes 16 18 years waist 34 inches requiring yardage and price two cents for the book. The Fashion Book with latest styles is priced 16 cents.
The Lethbridge Herald reports Alberta now has an automobile register exceeding 64,600, with total automobile value around 66 million dollars. Annual operating costs reach about 19.26 million, depreciation adds 15.5 million, and new car purchases last year totaled 11,000 units valuing 14 million. Overall Alberta’s automotive expenditure hits 49 million in 1926.
Charles Murphy, Winnipeg general manager of Western Lines for Canadian Pacific Railway, says the West shows stability and steady progress with good crops and farmers paying debts. He expects prairie prosperity to spread to other regions soon.
Grimm Alfalfa Seed Growers' Association of Brooks reports a bumper crop of one third of a million pounds. Denmark orders about 60 thousand pounds, marking Alberta's historic first shipment of alfalfa seed to Denmark.
Alberta plans final crop estimate shows 113,120,000 bushels for 1926 with an average of 18 42 bushels per acre province wide. Peace River district posts its largest crop with averages near 20 to 40 bushels per acre. A safety reminder urges drivers not to block the road waiting for others.
The Saskatchewan government announces negotiations with Dominion authorities are complete to transfer crown marsh lands in the north for fur farming. Minister C M Hamilton says large tracts are available and demand is moderate, linking wildlife control to industry development under provincial authority.
C. Ross a Dominion Government engineer from Calgary asserts abundant coking coal in Alberta and British Columbia. He notes Crow’s Nest Pass mines can produce coal and the International Coal Company at Coleman is producing coke. He cites Ford Burns mines in Sheep Creek and Highwood River areas as awaiting development. He adds no known large iron deposits in the two provinces.
The Canadian Fish Net Co. Ltd starts Canada's first fish net factory at Fort William funded by Canadian capital and employing Canadian labor. Previously Canadian fishermen relied on nets from Europe and the United States, causing losses from late deliveries.
The Canadian National Railways expanded 290 miles of new lines in 1926 across Saskatchewan and Alberta. Completed segments include Turtleford to Southeasterly, Warden to Hapna, Laverna to Westerly, Acadia Valley, Eston to Southeasterly, Dunblane to Saskatoon, and Willowbunch to Avonlea. Regular train service began on several routes with openings in 1927 and 1937 as indicated by the report.
Western Canada shows strong dairy growth in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with rising production and export potential. From 1920 to 1924 dairy output climbs from three to fifty million pounds with cheese up sharply, Alberta surpasses Manitoba as top province, and Saskatchewan doubles every five years. Estimated dairy product value reaches 59.8 million dollars for 1926 season.
The free homestead policy remains in the Prairie Provinces with exceptions for southern Saskatchewan and Alberta and the northern districts of all three provinces. Vast fertile lands lie idle within 10 to 15 miles of railways and can be bought privately at reasonable prices. The Natural Resources Intelligence Service in Ottawa publishes lists with location prices terms and owners' details for prospective buyers.
Experiments at Kapuskasing Dominium Experimental Farm with Manitoba Northard Marquis wheat show samples producing 62½ pounds per bushel and 54.4 bushels per acre. If replicated, this could expand wheat acreage along CN Railway lines east and west of Cochrane, aiding clay belt conversion to profitable farming.
A stubborn small black dog refused to leave the subway track on Brooklyn Bridge, tying up six subway trains and prompting police reserves. Nine policemen, six motormen, 19 guards, 40 motorists and over 100 passengers debated removal. the dog was booked at the precinct and sentenced to the dog pound for the night.
The valuable mare Herod's Pride imported into Canada by the Prince of Wales and owned by Fred Johnston of Calgary has been sold to Brown Shasta Stud Farm in California for over $5,000. Since arrival in Canada she has won fifteen races, eleven since May 24 of last year.
Tom London caterers produced over one million Christmas puddings this year and shipped worldwide. Winnipeg newspaper listing shows pattern address at 175 McDermott Ave. Pattern No and size details included.
A malamute dog crossed a 3000 foot Brooks range pass at 40 degrees below zero at night carrying a note from two crippled miners one blinded reaching a cabin at Little Squaw Alaska A rescue party then flew the men to Fairbanks hospital Bees are noted to become intoxicated in autumn as they absorb alcohol from plume
Britain faces unemployment and mining disputes amid a crisis of prosperity while France seeks leniency. The speaker notes shared anxieties with Britain and urges mutual restraint to aid Europe, praising Britain's large minded decision as potentially restoring European stability. Intransigent Paris. Washington reference.
A noted firm of London caterers says it can supply a handsome best man for a wedding at a cost of 3 guineas and accepted £5006 for providing two meals daily for the rest of one man’s life. The applicant is now solvent and, if he lives 27 more years, will owe courtly shillings and men.
Colin Burnet, president of the Manitoba Wheat Pool, forecasts a near term Australian wheat pool linked with Western Canadian pools to dampen world market competition. The piece also notes peat distillation schemes and mentions fog-related druggist remedies.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.