Tin deposits found in Northern Ontario near Swastika
Discovery of tin near Swastika on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway line could boost Canada's role as a top mineral producer. The piece notes global tin demand, limited productive regions, and British monopoly in smelting with potential Ontario impact on Empire control of the market.
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Northern Ontario
Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway
Canada
Hremans
Gaul
Britain
Cornwall
North Carolina
South Kasia
Texas
California
Bolivia
Burma
Malaysia
Dutch East Indies
Malay States
Nigeria
South Africa
Australia
Robert Horne
Empire Blinmy
Ontario
Alberta Coal Output Reaches New High in 1927
Alberta production of all coal grades in 1927 set a record at 6 936 755 tons, surpassing the 1920 high by 27 832 tons. The report notes Alberta holds about 15 percent of the world’s coal reserves, with over three billion tons in semi anthracite or high carbon bituminous reserves.
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Alberta
Experiment With Eggs Shows Hatching Quality Varies
An investigation at the Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere Experimental Station tested if hens with high or low winter production lay eggs with better hatching quality. Results indicate eggs from low producing hens hatched better, needing on average 3.0 eggs per wing band compared with 3.6 eggs for high producers.
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Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere
Veteran Woodstock cheese maker turns eighty six
James Crawford of Woodstock Ontario celebrated his eighty six birthday and remains in excellent health. He helps recall a 1866 cheese weighing three tons shipped to England to promote Canadian cheese abroad.
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James Crawford
Woodstock
Ont
Canada
Mr. Crawford
England
Interchangeable Railway Tickets Bill for Commons
A bill to allow return railway tickets to be interchangeable will be introduced in the House of Commons this session by S. W. Jacobs Liberal Cartie. The measure follows the rule prevailing in England and Scotland.
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House of Commons
S. W. Jacobs
Liberal
Cartier
England
Scotland
Women as Taxi Drivers in 1914 License Holders
A female taxi driver identified as Jeanette Wing works a cab, proving women now licensed and tested like men. Police explain that women must meet the same examinations bonds and penalties as male drivers.
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Jeanette Wing
Police Department
Hog Cholera Outbreak Reported Near North Dakota Border
A hog cholera outbreak is reported near the Saskatchewan border in North Dakota. One farmer seven miles south of the border loses all hogs while another near the border loses several. Precautions include keeping dogs off infected farms and inoculating hogs now to prevent spread.
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North Dakota
International Boundary
Saskatchewan
Prairie grain yields 1927 from three provinces total
The 1927 estimates for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta list wheat 414 16,000 bushels from 21 425 656 acres oats 269 453 000 from 8 205 067 acres barley 75 846 000 from 2 828 346 acres rye 13 287 000 from 651 130 acres flaxseed 4 773 000 from 465 451 acres. Atmospheric pressure on their nerves enables birds to know coring weather changes.
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Veterinarians Demonstrate Bark Removal in Portland Clinic
In Portland Oregon veterinarians recently showed an easy method to remove a dog's bark. The demonstration highlighted a simple approach suitable for pet owners seeking quieter households.
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Portland, Ore
Canada Exports 1927 Wheat to Forty Five Countries
Dominion wheat and flour exports in 1927 reached 251,265,755 bushels of wheat and 9,247,824 barrels of flour to 45 countries. The British Isles took two thirds of wheat and over a third of flour. Italy Belgium Japan Germany and the United States followed with varying quantities. Canada’s 1927 wheat crop totaled 444,282,000 bushels, the second largest globally, and exports exceeded those of any other country.
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Canada
British Isles
Italy
Dominion
Belgium
Japan
Germany
United States
South America
China
Newfoundland
Irish Free State
Trinidad and Tobago
British West Indies
St. Pierre and Miquelon
North Atlantic
Two Garment Men Discuss Prop On A Bus Top
The overheard exchange in a garment business pair on a bus top ends with the question and the reply I’ll tell you in two words Impossible. A boy asks a missionary related joke provoking a mother’s refusal. The item reflects a humorous, conversational snippet circulating locally.
Care of House Plants Advice From Wisconsin Expert
J G Moore of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture says success with house plants hinges on correct conditions and not tricks. Maintain 60 to 65 degrees, avoid overwatering, test soil moisture with taps on the pot, color, and crumble tests, then water deeply and drain well using broken pot pieces and moss to prevent soil loss.
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J. G. Moore
Horticultural Department
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Moore
Canada Highways Act expands road building nationwide
Since 1919 Canada has built 8415 miles of roads under the Canada Highways Act with substantial federal grants to provinces. The latest compilation records 465824 miles maintained by patrol or gang systems at an annual cost of 15,978,000 dollars.
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Canada
Light on a Dark Continent Africa Adventurers Seek
A 1920s style travel pitch notes postwar air travel and cruises to Africa from New York. It highlights Empress of France voyages, Rhodes and Matabele history, Victoria Falls and the Rand gold rush, Kimberley diamond wealth, ostrich feather farms, Paris fashions reaching Johannesburg, native garb, talking drums, and Zulu war dances as tourist draws.
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Africa
New York
Canadian Pacific
Empress of France
West Indies
En Passant
Canada
Rhode
Matapas
Victoria Falls
America
Kimberley
Paris
Johannesburg
Steam engine debate credits Savery and Newcomen over Watt
Prof. Edward Neville de Costa Andrade argues Watt did not invent the steam engine, citing Savery and Newcomen as earlier builders. He notes Watt refined the design with the separate condenser, transforming pumping engines into economical power and influencing modern reciprocating and turbine engines.
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James Watt
Edward Neville de Costa Andrade
Artillery College
Woolwich
Royal Institution
Andrade
Watt
Savery
Thomas Savery
Newcomen
Thomas Newcomen
Prof
Professor Andrade
England
Australia Aims to Maintain Lead in Wool Production
Australia remains the world leader in wool output and seeks to tighten its grip. Professor Brailsford Robertson of Adelaide University heads a seven year national project funded by the Federal Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, aiming to boost sheep yield and nutrition knowledge.
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Australia
Brailsford Robertson
Adelaide University
United States
Federal Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Profesecr Robertson
Inventor from Winnipeg Seeks Submarine Rescue Device
J A Conn of Winnipeg announced plans and models for an underwater rescue device placed before the U S Navy Bureau of Construction and Repairs in Washington. He asserts that the S 4 disaster victims could have been saved and surfaced within thirty minutes with his device. The Navy plans to appoint a special board to investigate the device's practicability.
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J. A. Conn
Winnipeg
Bureau of Construction and Repairs
United States Navy Department
Washington, DC
Conn
Wheat rich Canada a major farming nation
Canada relies on agriculture for over a third of national wealth though under one-fifth of 300 million acres suitable for farming are cultivated. Canada is the world second biggest wheat and oats producer and a leading wheat exporter.
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Canada
Dominion
Farmers Plant Trees in Alberta’s Vauxhall District
New settlers in the Vauxhall district of Alberta planted 17 600 trees during 1927. Earlier settlers in 1920 and 1921 already have small forests, which encourages the newcomers to beautify their farms likewise.
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Vauxhall
Alberta
Barley versus corn for laying pullets tested at Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Alberta Experimental Station compared barley and corn as scratch grain and mash feed for laying pullets over several years. Corn fed birds showed better egg production and vitality, with barley birds lagging, higher mortality, and poorer January February production. after March 1 cod liver oil helped barley birds regain health and laying.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Sharing the Blame and a Father Son Partnership
The chief and his son join as partners a quarrel over leadership ends with the son admitting the need for teamwork. Soon after he bursts in to announce the marriage to the typist Miss Browne amid farm weed production figures exceeding seven million tons annually.
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Miss Browne
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