Steady Development Seen In Western Canada Petroleum Resources
A 1927 report from Interior Minister Charles Stewart notes steady progress in Western Canada oil and natural gas, with oil output at 329 000 barrels and gas production near 11.5 billion cubic feet. Drilling expanded in Manitoba and Saskatchewan while Turner Valley and the Royalite dolomite field gained prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Uis Tien
Charles Stewart
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Turner Valley
Township 20
Royalite Company
Canadian Poultry Registration gains international advocates
The Dominion Department of Agriculture’s policy of record of performance for poultry and official certification of private laying-hen records through periodic inspections draws praise abroad. In England, C A House editor of The Poultry World extols its success, noting unprecedented gains in the poultry industry and superior strain performance across breeds and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
England
C. A. House
Great Britain
Poultry World
Police Dog Lux Named Honorary U S Senate Guide
Lux the police dog, once famed for guiding blind veterans in Germany, becomes an honorary member of the U S Senate. He will guide Senator Schall of Minnesota, who was blinded years ago, after being found in Germany last fall to replace the previous guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lux
Germany
United States Senate
Senator Schall
Minnesota
Widespread Myth on Mothers Studying Child Psychology
From Woman's Home Companion a contrast emerges where writers claim some mothers with one child, a rich husband and four maids live in ease, while others lack maids, have a poor husband and four children. Empire’s Chief Tale Producer Canada noted as the empire’s main tale creator.
Fashionable collar and cuff sets for new frocks
Attractive collar and cuff sets pictured for wear with new season frocks. No 1688 offered in bust sizes 36 40 and 44 with ½ yd material for each size. Price 20 cents per pattern. Fashion Book showing the latest styles available for 10 cents.
Official Seed Names List Published by Agriculture Dept
The Department of Agriculture publishes an official seed names list of 266 established varieties of corn peas beans and vegetables. It derives from 2 42 percent 1923 Canadian seed catalogues, eliminating synonyms and marking varieties of merit for Canadian conditions. The pamphlet is a Seeds Act supplement and available at the Publications Branch Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwnuiken Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Idlwilde Korndyke Sets World Milk and Fat Records
An eight year old Holstein cow named Idlwilde Korndyke, owned by James Seymour and Sons near Peterboro Ontario, totals 19669 pounds of milk and 819 pounds of butter fat in a 305 day test to become the world champion in butter fat and Canadian champion in both milk and fat production. The former world butter fat record was 771.73 pounds and the former world milk record 21022.4 pounds. The Canadian record she surpassed was 18940 pounds.
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Idlwilde Korndyke
James Seymour and Sons
Peterboro
Ont
The
Livestock Commission of Canada
British Soldiers to Settle Western Canada Plan
The Overseas Settlement Committee proposes sending disbanded British soldiers to Canada in May to farm large tracts. Recruits, trained at Chisledon Wiltshire, will be grouped in fifties at Calgary Regina Toronto Edmonton Saskatoon and Winnipeg with five years of guaranteed work. No soldiers will go to British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Great West
Overseas Settlement Committee
Canada
E. T. Critchley
Overseas Committee
Chisledon
Wiltshire
Calgary
Prince Albert
Regina
Toronto
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
British Columbia
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern No. details likely refer to ordering from the Winnipeg union at 175 McDermot Ave. The note provides a postal or office address for pattern requests and indicates a specific pattern number to order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Cornstalk Silk Promises Clothing Quality
Name Towns reports a chemist is extracting a silky cloth from cornstalks once wasted, claiming strength suitable for making into durable garments. The development highlights a new use for agricultural byproducts and potential local industry impact.
Prairie Wheat Movement Generates Millions Across Canada
The Prairie Provinces moved about 295 million bushels of wheat by December 15, with 230 million shipping through Great Lakes ports. Shipments total around 400 million bushels, including 296 million via rail and 109 million in storage. At about $1.05 per bushel less 30 cents, the crop movement totals roughly $225 million in cash to prairie farmers, boosting revenue for threshers, rail and shipping interests and sustaining grain trade nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Great Lakes
Prairies
Plcs
Canada
Montreal Star
Cavalry’s limited role waning as tanks take over
Modern warfare favors tanks and aircraft over cavalry. The War Office wisely converted some cavalry units to field artillery and advocates turning all remaining cavalry into less flashy but more useful formations.
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War Office
World Girl Guides reach 672000 membership milestone
The global Girl Guides movement now numbers 672000 members, with about two in every three based in Britain.
Nationality Indicated by the Shape of Feet in Shoes
Army experts report that Philippine Scouts need a specialized shoe due to differences between native Filipino feet and American or European feet. A board of officers found that many Filipinos historically went barefoot, shaping feet differently, so a new shoe type will be developed to fit their unique foot form.
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Earth
Islands
Army
Philippine Islands
Philippine Scouts
Medical Department
Coal Output by Canadian Mines End October 1927
The Department of Trade and Commerce reports Canada produced 13 783 782 tons of coal by end October 1927 with Nova Scotia supplying 5 873 988 tons or 43 percent Alberta 5 228 144 tons or 38 percent and British Columbia 2 204 525 tons or 16 percent. The total exceeds 1926 ten month output by just over one million tons.
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Nova Scotia
Department of Trade and Commerce
Alberta
British Columbia
Behind the Scenes Approval in Work
The text reflects that most value comes from completing a worthwhile task rather than crowd applause. It notes people show support when a clown entertains as well as when an artist impresses, yet true approval is internal satisfaction from a job well done.
Canadian Pacific Great Lakes Service Reports Strong Year
M D Duff notes a successful season for Canadian Pacific Great Lakes Shipping with grain elevator capacity expansion at Port McNicoll and Midland doubling inland storage. The fleet moved 226000 tons of general freight and carried over 12000 passengers, while winter storage capacity reaches about 9000000 bushels. The Great Lakes route grows in popularity among Dominion travelers.
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Great Lakes
Canadian Pacific Railway
M. McD. Duff
Port McNicoll
Midland
Georgian Bay
Upper—C. P. R
Canadian Pacific Great Lakes Steamship
Farmers and Officials Embark on British Market Tour
A 68 member Canadian delegation from British Columbia to Manitoba sails from Halifax aboard the Lapland to study Great Britain and Denmark markets. The group includes Hon. George Langley Miss Cora Hind H. S. Arkell and Miss Nora Fyffe and plans inspections of cattle harbors markets mills and factories with a royal reception in London.
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Canada
Halifax
Lapland
Great Britain
Denmark
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
George Langley
H. S. Arkell
Dominion
Cora Hind
Manitoba Free Press
Dominion of Canada
Walter Lea
Prince Edward Island
Associa
Nora Fyffe
Qu'Appelle
Sask
Qu’Appelle
Plysmouth
Liverpool
Manchester
Wolverhampton
Birmingham
Reading
Windsor
London
Cambridge
Nottingham
Newcastle
Perth
Glasgow
H.R.H
Prince of Wales
Royal
Certification program lists six inspectors and 500 Saskatchewan turkeys
Six inspectors worked last fall on Saskatchewan turkey flocks and certified about 500 birds. Each bird is banded and graded A or B with a department of agriculture name on the band. A C grade marks birds approved for breeding to raise poultry industry standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
W. Waldron
Poultry Pools Plan Cooperative Organization In Merchandising
The Manitoba and Saskatchewan poultry pools will cooperate in a new Canadian cooperative, organized as a central selling agency with headquarters in Winnipeg. The two pools keep their identities, share leadership roles, and appoint two directors each to the board of the new body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canadian Cooperative Poultry Producers, Limited
Winnipeg
W. @. Landreth
Hartney
Manitoba Pool
Antelope Herd Grows to 500 in Alberta Park Enclosure
Nemiskam National Park in Alberta houses a thriving herd of 500 antelope, up from 42 originally enclosed in 1915. Officials report a natural increase of 468 since the herd was first confined, marking a successful wildlife conservation effort in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nemiskarm National Park
Alberta
Canada
Department of the Interior
High Quality Feldspur Noted For Potash Content
Feldspur from Canadian quarries earns a high reputation in ceramics for uniform potash content about 12 percent based on multiple sample analyses. Sideburns derive their name from General Ambrose E Burnside of the U S Army. Holland to supply around 2000 medals and nearly 1000 diplomas for next year’s Olympic games. Winter dog racing trialed at Wembley Stadium in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Wembley Stadium
England
Great Northern Waterfalls Near Hay River
Hidden in Canada’s north country within a few dozen miles of Hay River on Great Slave Lake, two remarkable cataracts Alexandra Falls and Louise Falls lie about four miles apart on the Hay River.
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Canada
North Country
Hay River
Great Slave Lake
Dominion
Alexandra Falls
Louise Falls
Canava Cement Plans Extension for Winnipeg Plant
F B Kilborne announces Canada Cement Co will extend Plant A with a $1,000,000 expenditure at Winnipeg. The Flin Flow mine project in the north is the proposed driver, with work to start immediately if Manitoba Government arrangements are satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canava Cement Co
Flin Flow
F. B. Kilborne
Montreal
Manitoba
Berlin Dorfbarbier Quip Reflects Tactful Patronage
A Berliner barber jokes about eyeing a nearby table after confirming the woman has paid her bill. The wry exchange captures a social moment in a bustling dining room with sharp, understated humor.
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Western
Empire
British Empire
Quebec
Vay
Old Country
Midland Agricultural College
Yorkshire
Ambrose FE. Burnside
U.S
Federal Army
Great Northern Waterfalls
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