Canadian Cities Shown True to Their Roots by British Journalist
Sir James Owen of The Exeter Times reports Canada remains fundamentally Canadian in outlook, with cities looking north and east for growth. He predicts Canada will become a major world power in territory, economy, and industry within decades, and also foresees a strengthening Imperial tie. Toronto Globe notes his conclusions as aligned with facts.
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Bimeet
Canada
Dominion
Beneft
Jaren Owen
Exeter Times
James Owen
Toronto
Dominion tests show recleaned elevator screenings aid hog fattening
Tests at Dominion cultural experimental stations reveal finely ground recleaned elevator screenings as high value hog feed. The screenings contain 50 to 70 percent wild buckwheat, 20 to 40 percent broken wheat, some wild oats, and under 3 percent small weed seeds. May be used alone or in mixtures, and compare favorably with barley and meat-based feeds.
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Dominion
Eseen
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Central Farm
Ottawa
Brandon Farm
Lennoxville Station
Department of Agriculture
Alberta Farm Production Reaches Record 1927 Value
Alberta's farm production in 1927 totaled 530,143,152 dollars, the highest in province history, with crop value 272,891,152 dollars and livestock at 106,000,000 dollars. Wheat alone worth 46,060,000 dollars, dairy 20,750,000, and new lines like honey and beet sugar show growth. Average farm value 4,336 dollars, up from 1926.
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Alberta
Alberta Exports to United States Reach 1927 Total
The 1927 Alberta export value to the United States reached 9 120 505 with a 764 660 rise from 1926. Cattle exports totaled 1 215 686 and hogs 982 045 while a telephone call reports a child swallowing a needle urging immediate doctor assistance.
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Alberta
United States
S. C. Reat
Calgary
Maizie the World Champion Hen Boosts UBC Revenue
Maizie the white Leg horn hen, Hen No 6 at the University of British Columbia farm, produced 351 eggs in a year and significantly boosted university income. Pedigreed stock sales, including two cockerels to Ohio at 500 each and a New Jersey sale at 300, helped lift total pedigreed stock receipts to 7225, with other eggs and offspring sales contributing further. The bird remained on campus despite high offers, noted after the 1927 Ottawa poultry congress as evidence of potential profits if more birds were available.
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Maizie
University of British Columbia
University
Ohio
New Jersey
British Columbia
Ottawa
Long Distance Phone Record
The San Francisco Examiner reported a telephone conversation between Carl Raiss in San Francisco and George Lust in Berlin as the greatest distance connection. They spoke 11 minutes across 6,000 miles with a cost of 360 dollars.
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The
San Francisco Examiner
Carl Raiss
San Francisco
George Lust
Berlin
Raiss
Lust
British Woman Averages 5 Feet 2 Inches Tall and Grips
Statistics show the average British woman now stands five feet two inches, with a pull of 183 pounds and a grip strength of 58 pounds.
Life Insurance Growth in Canada and Future Antiquities
The Edmonton Journal notes Canada’s life insurance in force in 1927 reached 5.4 billion dollars, per capita premiums exceeding 540, with the U S above 5600 per person. It argues government supervision preserves policy holder security and that ordinary daily life items may become future antiquities, urging museums for future relics as well.
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United States
Canada
Cowper
Goldwin Smith
Stonehenge
Pepys
Drake
Edmonton Journal
Irrigation timing boosts alfalfa yield in Alberta study
data from Lethbridge experimental station over four years show fall or early May irrigation yields a strong first crop. additional irrigation when alfalfa reaches 12 inches height increases total yield. spring irrigation at 12 inches lowers yield by about one ton per acre versus fall or early spring. a second irrigation near harvest supports a satisfactory return, with one good irrigation per cutting recommended except in very dry seasons or on certain soils.
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Lethbridge, Alberta
United States Admits 805228 Immigrants in 1921
The 1921 statistical tally records 805,228 arrivals to the United States. Officials note this figure reflects year end migration and border entry data for the period.
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United States
Grain shipments set record for western Canada port
Estimates from E. D. Cotterell show 65 million bushels of grain to Vancouver in the year ending March 31, a record rise since 1922. Through January 21, 32.83 million bushels were shipped from Vancouver, 28.76 to the United Kingdom, 3.73 to the Orient, 0.34 to others, with 125,481 grain cars loaded on western lines.
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Vancouver
E. D. Cotterell
Winnipeg
Man
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada For the Young and Future Citizens
The piece argues gradual emigration to Canada to avoid unemployment and housing shortages. It praises agencies placing British children with rural Canadian families and schoolboys on Western farms. It cites the Prince of Wales as a role model urging youth to seek a future in Canada where work and success await.
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Canada
Dominion
Prince of Wales
The Things Unseen and Healing of the Nations
This passage asserts unseen things heal nations and aid the mind, guiding growth and inner strength. It argues that subtle, non tangible radiations shape souls and human life beyond ordinary perception in strong, enduring ways.
Vancouver School Board opens first sight-saving class
Mrs. A. M. Cleverley of Toronto will oversee the new program as she has taught sight-saving classes across the Dominion. The program uses specially adapted textbooks for students with poor vision.
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Vancouver School Board
A. M. Cleverley
Toronto
The
Dominion
No man must serve an apprenticeship to learn to err
A concise reflection asserts that learning from mistakes does not require formal training or apprenticeship. It emphasizes personal experience as the path to recognizing and correcting errors.
Organ in the Philippine Islands Provides Century of Music
An organ in the Philippine Islands has furnished music for more than a century, illustrating enduring cultural tradition and the instrument’s long service in the region.
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Philippine Islands
Crerar predicts billion bushel wheat crop for Canada
Hon. T. A. Crerar of United Grain Growerssaid in Port Arthur that Canada will produce a billion bushel wheat crop annually and find strong markets. He cited Western Canada's rapid development, expanding exports to Europe and the Orient, and noted the United States increasingly imports Canadian dairy and other foods as a food exporter.
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Canada
T. A. Crerar
United Grain Growers Ltd
Port Arthur
Dominion
Canada, Hon. Mr. Crerar
Canadian
Europe
Orient
United States
Making Fountain Pens
A Tit Bits writer tours a fountain pen factory showing vulcanite and gold shops. Nibs are cut from gold sheets and tipped with osm ium alloys, then stamped, tempered, curved, polished, and slit. Vulcanite barrels are carved, nibs mounted, and pens tested in an ink-slinger machine.
Oil firm reports strong gas flow in Lesser Slave Lake area
A. P. Phillips field manager for International Oils Alberta Limited announces last year’s drilling near Lesser Slave Lake yielded very satisfactory results with heavy gas flow and positive indications of oil. The firm holds about 36,000 acres in the area and plans to resume operations early in the spring.
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Lesser Slave Lake
A. P. Phillips
International Oils Alberta, Limited
Electric scrub bing machine saves time and labor
A newly invented device, described as an electric scrub bing machine, is said to reduce time and labor. An exchange includes a remark about hope for improvement, followed by a personal jab. The fragment mentions names Vikingen and Oxle.
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Vikingen
Oxle
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