Canadian towns push town planning across Dominion
Mayors of about 250 Canadian towns were circulated in a drive to promote town planning under the Dominion Land Surveyors. The town planning committee reported increased activity across the Dominion with Ottawa Champlain bridge work and plans for Confederation Park. Vancouver zoning legislation is near, Point Grey and South Vancouver amalgamated, and Manitoba Winnipeg studying zoning. Alberta and Saskatchewan form new planning efforts. Pine Falls builds model housing. Toronto and Quebec appoint town planning commissions, signaling broader progress.
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Canada
Agenon
Dominion Land Surveyors
T. H. Bartley
DLS
Dominion
Capitol
Champlain
Ottawa River
Confederation Park and Square
Wellington Street
Vancouver
Point Grey
South Vancouver
Alberta
Bureau of Town Planning
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Pine Falls
Toronto
Quebec
Protect Sockeye Salmon Through Fences Says Dr Wrinch
Dr H Co Wrinch of Skeena urged BC legislature to shield spawning grounds from natural enemies to revive sockeye runs. He cited Alaska experiments where fencing streams for ten years allowed sockeye numbers to rise from about ten thousand to thirty thousand after access was restored, with similar gains claimed annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
H. Co. Wrinch
Skeena
Dr. Wrinch
Alaska
Latent Story Rewards and Urgent Social Pleasantries
An exchange from Meggendorfer Blaetter in Munich captures a man receiving five dollars for a newstory while the express company had misplaced funds. The chatter turns to wait times and social invites as patrons debate shared drinks and busy lives.
Raising Standards for Pure Seed in Western Canada
The Cereal Division of the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa reports on the push to raise seed quality and use of pure seed varieties suited to districts. Dominion cerealist L H Newman highlights this as a key, pressing goal and notes cooperation with the Canadian Seed Growers Association over 25 years to lift national cereal standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Banner Year For Sheep In Canada Amid Higher Prices
Canadian sheep owners report a banner 1928 season with wool prices 5 to 25 percent above last year and lamb prices at peak levels. The sheep population rose in four western provinces and Ontario as breeders retained females and grain growers increasingly added flocks, notably transferring about 5,000 breeding ewes to British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
Prairies
B.C
No Age Limit For Work In Government Offices
The French government will not deem men aged 60 too old for government service, raising superannuation to 63 and up to 70 in special cases. The rule rests on health and ability, arguing that experienced men can still do good work in their eighties if healthy.
Fur wealth in Louisiana and Arkansas tops in United States
The musk rat and the possum drive fur production in the two leading states Louisiana and Arkansas. The text notes the abundance of fur and hints at the challenge of keeping up payments for many things. It also mentions English households using a weather barometer.
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United States
Louisiana
Arkansas
Good Chance For Canada Orient Trade Expedition
A Canadian business expedition selected from boards of trade across the Dominion plans to visit the Orient to explore trade opportunities. Led by S. T. Dixon of the Vancouver Board of Trade, the group aims to expand to other cities, eyeing Africa and the Orient as vast undeveloped markets for western industry.
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Boards of Trade
Dominion
S. T. Dixon
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver
Orient
Africa
Montreal Star
Canada urged to build a sea sense for future growth
Captain Frederick William Wallace, former Bluenose skipper and maritime author, urged Canada to develop a sea consciousness tied to its vast seaboard. He emphasized ports and ships as key to export-led growth, calling for revival of old sea traditions and songs to bolster national shipping history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Frederick William Wallace
Vancouver
Wallace
No Fire Needed For New Piano Display
A woman shows a new piano to a friend who warns that damp can harm the instrument. The owner replies they do not need a fire because the piano sits against a wall shared with the neighbor's fireplace.
Court exchange at Shoreditch clarifies widow status
Judge Cluer questions a woman in Shoreditch court about her widow status and she confirms, Thank you, sir, answering a line of inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluer
Shoreditch
Global push for drug control gains ground in world forum
The article notes a shift toward limiting opium and narcotics to medical needs, with Germany backing the American thesis and Spain and Italy championing strict control. Despite US nonparticipation, the League of Nations moves to form a central board, while drug seizures hint at rising circulation and experts predict a future when addicts shrink from society.
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League of Nations
United States
Germany
Spain
Italy
Europe
League Council
Assembly
Central Board
Nation Needs Youth Says Montreal Herald Warning
The Montreal Herald argues Canada must replenish its dwindling population with mature immigrants or risk decay. It claims a nation is defined by its youth, not its elders, and foresees future energy and spirit flowing from younger generations.
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Canada
Montreal Herald
Mountains Not Only For Wealthy Says Jasper Park Vacation
Osborn Scott of Canadian National Railways argues that mountain holidays in Jasper National Park can be affordable for the average family. He notes cheap lodging in Jasper, YMCA camp at Lake Edith, and new hotels like the Athabaska, as confidence grows that high altitude vacations are within reach for Canadians.
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Prairies
Osborne Scott
Canadian National Railways
Jasper National Park
Y.M.C
Lake Edith
Jasper
Pew
Athabaska
Forest Service notes grease helps seedling trees resist rabbits
The Forest Service and Department of the Interior report prairie farmers planting Department supplied seedling trees can protect young saplings from rabbit damage by lightly smearing them with axle grease.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Mining in British Columbia History and Exploration Beginnings
The text notes British Columbia as a leading base metals producer in Canada. Geologic exploration began in 1871 after BC joined the Dominion, marking early steps in provincial mining development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritish Columbia
Canada
British Columbia
Feeding Tests at Dominion Station Show Pig Growth Depends on Supplements
Tests at Dominion Experimental Station La Combe show pigs fed only cereal grain meals become unthrifty and gain slowly and expensively. Cereal grains lack protein and minerals needed for bone and body growth. Skim milk or buttermilk best supply these elements. when unavailable, protein mineral supplements and mineral mixtures speed gains and reduce grain needed for 100 pounds of pork.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Lacombe
Endowed Sermon Marks 448 Years At St Marys Bury St Edmunds
In the Suffolk town of Bury St Edmunds England St Marys Church continues an endowed sermon preached yearly since 1481 from the will of Jankyn Smith Each almshouse inmate attending the service receives a shilling This year trustees revived the custom and after the sermon the gathering moved to the guildhall where they enjoyed cake and ale as guests of the vicar
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St. Mary's Church
Suffolk
Bury St. Edmunds
England
Jankyn Smith
Endowment Fund
Senator Recollects Auntie in Slapstick Exchange
A southern senator meets a colored woman he knew as county attorney. The exchange features humor about her husband’s conduct and hints at his reform, ending with a playful jab about his heart and body, and a pause on a punchline about jail.
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Mistah Tom
Jal
Familial Exchange Highlights Shared Joy Across Families
Mrs Hotte remarks on her baby turning one year old while Mrs Dogge notes Fia reaching six months, capturing a tender moment of parental happiness and family milestones.
Marquis and Garnet Lead Alberta Wheat Varieties in 1927 Results
The 1927 report from the Alberta experimental station notes Marquis Ott awa 15 remains a top choice for many districts where rust is absent. Garnet Ott awa 652 shows higher grading yet shatters slightly and weaker straw. Prelude Ott awa 185 remains the earliest bearded variety, though a low yielder with strong shattering when ripe.
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Lacon
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
F. H. Reed
Renfrew
Fari Ted Fife
Park
Ottawa 15
Reed
Marquis
Lacombe Station
Buddha and the power of refusing taunts
A Buddha tale shows that when abuse is offered and rejected the insult loses meaning. Courageous response to slights reduces harm, as taunts fail to stick to a person who remains unhurt and rises above criticism.
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Buddha
Snappy Reply Sparks Fly Paper Gag
A boy from the big town asks for something snappy in rubber bands. The salesgirl replies with a wry joke offering fly paper described as awfully catching, reflecting a light moment in a shop interaction.
Canvasser Reports Master Asleep Upstairs In Cradle
A weary young father tells a canvasser that the master of the house is asleep upstairs in his cradle. The exchange hints at household routines and current fatigue within the setting.
Drunken Man Refuses Cemetery Evasion
In Oslo a policeman urges a drunken man to leave a cemetery. The man retorts that others there have been there longer, implying a shared reluctance to move on. Karikaturen notes the scene as a street snatch of humor with graveyard irony.
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Karikaturen
Oslo
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Munich
Lerd Growrts Association
South
Traine
Victoria
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E. W. Beatty
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