Canada Emerges as World Wheat Leader and Export Power
The article notes Canada becoming the world’s largest wheat exporter and second in production, supplying about ten percent of world wheat output. It cites 1928 29 exports totaling 354 424 699 bushels of wheat and 11 998 775 barrels of flour to nearly 80 countries, with major buyers including the Brush sales Canada Japan the Netherlands Belgium Italy and Germany. It also reports flour records for 1928 29 and rising exports of wheat and flour, plus Canada’s share of oats cheese and butter production. It closes urging Safety First due to rising accidents and compensation costs in Ontario in 1928.
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Canada
Russian Soviet Union
United States
Dominion
Japan
Netherlands
Belgum
Italy
Germany
Workmen's Compensation Board
Ontario
Unese
Workmen’s Compensation Board
South Africa contesting Canada's milk record claim
South Africa disputes Ottawa's cable claim that Canada's Holstein cow Teake Waldorf is the world’s top milk producer. Officials cite an Orange Free State cow named Butterfly yielding 30 004 pounds of milk and 1 254 pounds of butter in 365 days, verified by government tests. Additional South African cows are said to surpass the record.
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South Africa
Ottawa
South Africans
Orange Free State
Teake Waildorf
Manitoba Industry Gains as Output Outpaces Agriculture
President Edward Anderson of the Winnipeg Electric Company states general conditions in Winnipeg are excellent and outlook bright. He argues Manitoba is rapidly industrializing with 1928 output and 1929 growth surpassing agricultural production.
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Winnipeg
Edward Anderson
K.C
The
Winnipeg Electric Company
Manitoba
Mechanizing the Farm on the Canadian Prairies
The article notes a shift from Old Dob bin the farm horse to mechanical implements in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites 66 220 tractors on 248 162 prairie farms with 14 557 bought last year and 3 295 combines purchased in the same period. It lists provincial totals for tractors and combines and shows rising sales from 1926 to 1929.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairies
Brandon Fair marks Manitoba sixtieth confederation anniversary
Brandon Fair officials plan a grand feature for Manitoba's sixtieth anniversary of confederation at the provincial exhibition. They review additions including standout attractions and a revised racing programme across western Canada fairs. The meetings will decide midway show contracts and other improvements.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Association of Western Canada
English Unmoved By The Kansas City Star Quip
A pointed jab highlights differences with English readers about road signs spelling and terminology. The piece notes editor habits quoting petrol gas and wireless in contrast to American terms.
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Kansas City Star
Star
Shakespeare’s Later Life Income Estimated at 25000
The article states that toward the end of Shakespeare’s life his annual income equaled about 25000 in modern money. It frames this as a substantial figure reflecting his financial success and status in the later years of his career.
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Shakespeare
Grain Elevators In Operation In Saskatchewan
More than 4000 grain elevators are operating in Saskatchewan according to G Z Thomson who led the initial inspection conducted as a prelude to the Workmen's Compensation Act. Modern elevators have safety devices. older structures lack some protective equipment. The report notes general compliance with safety standards amid varying facility ages.
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Saskatchewan
G. Z. Thomson
Canada Popular With Tourists
The article notes 9,000,000 U S visitors to Canada last year and 250,000 to national parks. Canada operates 23 parks and reserves covering over 29 000 square miles with wildlife on display. Hunting is forbidden and guns must be sealed before park entry. The quoted courtroom exchange appears unrelated.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
National Parks of
Simple and Paris Chic Sewing Patterns with Size Details
The page lists fashion patterns No 246 No 223 and others with sizes 16 to 42 inches bust, detailing yardage for 40 inch material and contrasting 36 inch. Embroidery options include blue motif 11092 and 101 motifs, priced 25 cents. Wrap with coin stamps.
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Paris
How To Order Patterns Pattern No s0 Size
Instructions outline ordering steps for pattern number s0. Includes how to choose size and method to submit order. Provides guidance on available sizes and payment options for customers.
Regulations Governing Oil And Gas In Turner Valley
The report by a federal provincial conservation commission urges strict Turner Valley oil and gas regulations. It notes 200000 cubic feet daily gas wastage, only 10 percent useful, across about 40 producers under license, with 30 percent of area government licensed. The plan calls for a single body to administer enforceable, uniform rules to secure gas supply for long term investment and industrial expansion.
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Turner Valley
Conservation Commission
Charlies Camsell
A. W. G. Wilson
Charles Ross
R. C. Wallace
Alberta
British Columbia Shipping Trade Growth 1876 to 1928
Tables from the British Columbia Manual show a dramatic rise in ports tonnage from 410,795 in 1876 to 49,535,919 in 1928. Deep-sea tonnage reached 21,908,733 and coastwise 27,427,186 in 1928. Inward and outward ship counts grew from 5,587 and 5,713 in 1914 to 9,336 and 9,468 in 1928, with 1914 inward tonnage at 5,250,397 and outward at 5,328,776.
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British Columbia
B.C
Bureau of Provincial Information
Life Size Stone Figures Overlook Montreal Bank
A Montreal bank built in grand style features life sized stone statues above its portals. Steam from nearby construction swirls around the figures and a passerby humorously shouts not to jump as firemen are near, per the Financial Post.
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Financial Institution
Montreal
Financial Post
Luck Is Secondary Says Mr Snowden on Opportunity
Mr Snowden argues that success requires seizing and creating opportunities not luck alone. He asserts that luck may elevate mediocrity briefly, but lasting power comes from making opportunities rather than relying on chance. A truly successful person must both seize and generate chances.
Canada’s Progress Phenomenon Prompts Calgary Banquet
Col. J. H. Woods of Calgary, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, delivered an inspiring address on Canada’s future development at a Woodstock Board of Trade banquet. He praised twentieth century progress as the world’s most phenomenal, even surpassing nineteenth century United States growth.
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Canada
United States
Col
J. H. Woods
Calgary
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Woodstock Board of Trade
Aspirant Questions Support. Citizen Probes Motive
An aspirant asks for support while a citizen retorts by asking if the person is running for office or seeking to marry his daughter. The exchange frames political ambition against personal alliance in a terse, wary street dialogue.
Saskatoon Exhibition Board Reports 1929 Surplus
The Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition Board shows an operating surplus of 10667.23 for 1929, praised given crop conditions. The year featured larger livestock, agricultural and industrial exhibits and three new buildings, with the fair set for July 21 to 26. A western winter wren specimen is noted at under four inches long.
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Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition Board
Whales Dive Pattern Noted For Deep Water Spouts
A marine behavior description notes whales spout air from lungs three to ten times before submerging for ten minutes or longer and then repeat, highlighting their extended underwater intervals and surface breathing pattern.
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China
British Isles
Hummel
Hamburg
W. NU
Brandon Fair
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mgine
James T. Fallon
Fallon
U.S
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnalpeg
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Saskatoon
B.C. Shipping Trade
Leipzig
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