Harvest Methods Compared Across Western Universities
A joint study by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta chem labs under the Association Committee on Grain Research compares moisture content and grade across harvest methods. In 1933 straight combining produced more tough and damp samples than stock threshing or swath combining, while durum wheat favored stock threshing in Manitoba.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Departments of Agriculture
National Research Council
Agricultural Colleges
Temperance speaker boasts never entering a pub
A town lecturer extols temperance claiming lifelong residence and never entering any of the fifty five public houses. A heckler asks which one he has avoided, highlighting skepticism about his pledge.
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Ottawa
Citi
Dominion Day Dinner Sparks Witty Clash in London
At the annual Dominion Day dinner in London Lord Hewart, chief justice, ridiculed by Jim Thomas for his Pericles reference while praising Thomas's tenure. Jim Thomas fired back calling Hewart a poor after-dinner speaker. Sir Josiah Stamp praised Canada's prospective central bank and its growing role in international finance.
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Lord Hewart
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
London
G. Howard Ferguson
Pericles
James Henry Thomas
Jim Thomas
Prevent
Stan Baldwin
Exchequer
Thomas
Gordon Hewart
Gordon
Jim
Josiah Stamp
Dominion
Canada
United States
Josiah
Woman Overcomes Thirty-Year Constipation With Kruschen Salts
A woman describes chronic constipation for three decades and credits Kruschen Salts with permanent relief. She reports regular bowel movements each morning, improved appearance, and urges others to try the remedy. the ad extols six salts as Nature’s recipe for internal cleanliness.
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A. M
Dr Seager Wheeler Revisits Isle of Wight Home
Rosthern Saskatchewan born Dr Seager Wheeler returns to his birthplace a fisherman's cottage at Blackgang Isle of Wight after 50 years. He recalls tears of joy upon seeing the island again and notes his jubilee as he travels from Southampton aboard the Montrose. Wheeler, who left Canada after early work as a newsboy and wheat champion at Chicago, rose to fame with five wheat championships.
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Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Blackgang
Isle of Wight
Overseas Daily Mail
Wheeler
Southampton
Montrose
Navy
Canada
Chicago
Winnipeg Free Press
Peace Garden Land Transfer Extends Canadian Garden
The Manitoba government completed the transfer of 2000 acres to directors of the International Peace Garden in the Turtle Mountain reserve. The land will extend the garden on the Canadian side of the international boundary.
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Manitoba
International Peace Garden
Turtle Mountain Reserve
King George Praises Queen Mary in Parliament Address
In a recent Parliament address King George spoke of Queen Mary as my dear wife saying he has been blessed for twenty five years with her beside him. At a Royal Air Force dinner he enjoyed South African strawberries and asked for another order to take home to the Queen, noting she enjoys these treats.
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King George
Mary
George
Air Force
South Africa
The Rhyming Optimist and a Silent Stat of Marriage
Over poetic lines the speaker seeks simple stars and trees for solace while contrasting with a harsh world. Amid the verse a New York City data point appears: about 8,000 marriage licenses issued yearly are never used for the ceremony.
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New York City
Niagara Falls Rock Blast Alters Honeymoon Point
A July 1 blast at Niagara Falls toppled about 2 000 tons of Table Rock rock and sent 1 000 tons into the gorge as a 40 000 crowd watched from both shores. Eighty five holes 15 feet deep were filled with dynamite and powder to remove a 30 foot lip deemed unsafe by erosion. The blast left scenic contours intact and was planned for a month to secure Honeymoon Point, a site named after many honeymooners.
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Niagara Falls
United States
Parks Commission
Advertising Makes Modern Buying a Telephone Affair
The article notes how buying now centers on newspaper ads and telephone orders. It stresses housewives know brand names and order by them, a shift from older, unspecified shopping to a profitable, brand driven system shaped by advertising.
Assistance For Fishermen Loans From Farm Board Proposed
Hon. Grote Stirling announced a bill to extend government loans to fishermen at low interest rates. It would put up to $300,000 available for fisherman loans via the Farm Loan Board to support fishing industry financing.
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Grote Stirling
Farm Loan Board
Tang wins China's first all Chinese golf tournament in Shanghai
J. M. Tang, age 49, captures victory in Shanghai as the first all Chinese golf tournament in the city is decided. The win marks a milestone for Chinese players competing exclusively among Chinese entrants in the event.
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China
Shanghai
J. M. Tang
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional excerpt emphasizes trust in God, citing Psalm 44 10 and quotes Emerson and Luther. It urges contentment in any service, calm outlook toward tomorrow, and living with divine unity without base or frivolous behavior. The message promotes serene reliance on divine care.
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R. W. Emerson
Martin Luther
Connecticut Blue Laws Restrict Household and Pastimes
The famed colonial blue laws of Connecticut barred housekeeping and cooking on the Sabbath. The lawbound era forbade eating mince pie, travel, haircuts, shaving, dancing, kissing children, crossing rivers, and playing instruments except drums trumpets or Jew's harps.
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Connecticut
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Caroline Newman
Raymond Chaput
Route 4
Tilbury
Ont
Rosthern, Sask
Peace Garden
Rhyming Optimist
Aline Michaelis
Keen's
Keen‘’S
England
Colman-Keen
Amherst Street
Montreal
Que
Wan LS
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
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