Westward spread of the brown rat urged to be fought
The article warns that the brown rat from China is migrating westward into Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It emphasizes disease risks and economic losses, noting rapid breeding and omnivorous diet. It calls for united, intelligent action, local bounties, and broad public effort to curb the invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Saskatchewan
Canadian West
Prairie Provinces
Department of the Interior
China
Europe
Canada
India
Great Britain
France
Denmark
Mus
British Empire
Manitoba
Qu’Appelle
Regaining Place In World Wheat Market
Article argues Russia and USSR could again be major wheat exporters within five to ten years. It notes prewar Russia was a top exporter and recent recovery shows exports reaching 750000 bushels weekly this spring. It cites large undeveloped wheat land and cheap labor as factors for further growth, with a call to reduce production costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Ussr
Rusela
Canada
Norc'West
Winnipes
Legume Bacteria Inoculation and Old Postcard Anecdotes
An Ottawa pamphlet explains why legume inoculation sometimes fails under field conditions and how soil, drainage, liming, and seed quality affect legume stands. The piece also notes a 1888 postcard found in Brockton and a Japanese movement toward women in law, alongside reflections on male vanity in invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farws
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
England
Scotland
Canada
Unusual smartness skirt pattern with pockets and adjustable back
The pattern No 1598 offers a versatile skirt with side seam fullness and adjustable back height. Straps form pockets at the back and sizes available 36 40 44 inches bust at a price of 29 cents. Pattern No 1509 for a blouse in sizes 16 18 years 38 40 42 inches bust with 2 yards fabric. The Fashion Book features advanced home dressmaker designs priced 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Patterns order details list a Winnipeg address at 175 McDermot Ave and a union related note. The text names a newspaper and pattern number but remains fragmentary with unclear sender or purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Historic Fort Walsh memorial slated for June unveiling
A cairn and tablet will be unveiled June 15 at Fort Walsh on Battle Creek Cypress Hillis to honor the North West Mounted Police post. Saskatchewan officials Mounted Police and historians will attend with Judge F W Howay. the site remains a fenced border post marked since 1926 with an inscription recalling Inspector J M Walsh and the 1876 relations with local tribes.
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Port Walsh
Battle Creek
Cypress Hillis
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Fort Walsh
Mounted Police
Northwest
Saskatchewan
Historical Society of
F. W. Howay
New Westminster
Yesteryear
North-West Mounted Police
J. M. Walsh
Maple trees Aboard for Canberra Diamond Jubilee Gift
Ernest Lapointe Canadian Minister of Justice plans to plant a maple tree and six saplings in Canberra on July 1 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Canadian Confederation. The trees sailed on the RM S Niagara from Vancouver, selected by J Hoste and Alderman Frank Woods side with BC officials and the University of South Columbia. Transport arranged by C A Cotterelt and H W Brodie with J C Irens ensuring daily care aboard the Canadian Australasian line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lapointe
Australia
Canada
Canberra
R M.S. Niagara
Vancouver
British Columbia
J. Hoste
Victoria
Frank Wood
Manitoba Soon a Steady Gold Producer Says Mining Expert
Manitoba is poised to become a steady producer of gold with eastern quartz deposits near Lake Winnipeg, a 160 ton mill planned for year end operation, and hydroelectric power from Great Falls to fuel mining. A northwestern copper zinc ore district near The Pas plans a 20 ton pilot plant, with 16 million tons of ore graded for copper, zinc, gold, and silver and large-scale development pending feasibility results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WH. A. Robinson
Department of Mines
Mtowa
Manitoba
Provines
Lake Widnipes
Manitoba Power Company
Great Falls
Winnipeg River
Pas
Necessity of Fresh Ground for Chickens
Poultry farming in Canada shifted from general farm practice to intensive methods and crop rotation. George Robertson argues ground freshening reduces disease and internal parasites, stressing yearly replanting of rearing ground for day old stock due to modern shipping and imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
George Robertson
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
United States
Tocom
Federal Grants End for Saskatchewan Highway Aid
Federal highway grants totaling about 46 000 will end after the current fiscal year as the extended aid program expires March, with five more years added previously. The death of Archibald W. Campbell likely prevents appointing a new highway commissioner. The item mixes political notices with stray quotes about marriage and finances. The text notes the Saskatchewan government will receive payments as part of Dominion contributions to highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Archibald W. Campbell
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London
Charles Swift
Brockton
Mass
Swift
John
Japan
Brouse
Lia
O'd Mounted Police
Cypress Hills
A. G. Irvine
The
Buffalo News
U.S.A
Pullmans
Canadian Maples
Veterinarys
Wurder
Great Baffin Island
Federal
Mingelgrun
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