Western Ports Boost Canada Grain Trade Across Coast
The Toronto Globe notes Vancouver and other Canadian ports expanding grain shipments. Eight months show 71 million bushels from Vancouver with Alberta’s crop pushing totals toward 164 and forecasts of 75 million for the year. Montreal and Halifax also report growth as Fort Churchill is planned for late 1920 use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Company of Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Pacific
Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Halifax
St. John
Fort Churchill
Hadson Bay
Toronto Globe
The Child and the Doctor Delicate spinach advice from Dr Park
Dr Park told the Child Welfare Council that infants are sensitive to suggestion and should be fed spinach. He compared two home scenes with doctors: in one children welcome the examination. in the other, parents use the doctor as a threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F S. Park
Child Welfare Council
Investments in Western Canada by International Utilities
Faith in Canada rises as International Utilities Corporation of New York plans investments possibly totaling 3 million dollars in the prairie provinces this year. F D Bacon, vice president, announced the move after visiting Edmonton to review the company's extensive holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
International Utilities Corporation of
New York
F. D. Bacon
Edmonton
Canadian Fisheries Association eyes West African market gains
At a Cana dian Fisheries Association meeting, leaders outlined plans to boost Canada's fishing industry by targeting the West Coast of Africa market where Norwegian firms are strong. The move reflects strategic efforts to expand export reach amid competitive conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Fisheries Association
Canada
Africa
Roots For Live Stock Boosts Ration Value And Yields
The Farmer's Advocate notes roots in livestock rations improve appetite regulate digestion and raise milk flow. Mangels or turnips with silage aid cattle fattening and hog saving, while sheep benefit from stored roots through lambing and winter feeding. Trials show roots reduce grain and hay needs and support pigs and sows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel McEwen
Henry & Morrison
Canada Sees Independent Prosperity for Twenty-Five Years
A Sherman Corporation of Canada survey reports Canada entering a prosperous era independent of U S business. Net profits in 1927 rose for 80 percent of Canadian firms vs 51 percent in U S manufacturing, indicating stronger Canadian gains and optimism for the next quarter century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Sherman Corporation of Canada, Limited
Toronto
George L. Moore
John F. Sherman
Sherman Co
How Iceland Was Discovered By Sea Rovers Of Argyll
The MacDougalls of Argyllshire famed sea rovers followed their ravens on a voyage northward to discover Iceland. After two birds failed to land, a third raven directed them toward land, and they reached Iceland, now part of Denmark, with ancestral ties to Dunollie Castle and the Maid of Lorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Denmark
MacDougalls
Argyllshire
Dunollie Castle
MacDougall
Isles
Editor as Benefactor in Press Community Aid
The exchange remarks that editors often sacrifice money for community prosperity by giving space in their papers to local needs. This generosity is essential to the paper's business model, likening it to a grocer giving away coffee and sugar and noting the public rarely questions such support.
Two Large Men Visit Office Before Fierce Duel
Ed Howe recalls a bizarre incident from fifty years ago at his Atchison Kansas monthly. A very large man entered, asked for the editor, and there was nervous talk before Howe went downstairs. On the stairs another big man appeared, also anxious, asking if the editor was upstairs. The editor was said to be cross, and inside the office a most terrific fight began.
Mortgage or Deed Confusion in Houston Talk
A Black man visits a lawyer in Houston claiming a mortgage on property after buying it. The lawyer notes the need is for a deed, but the man explains a prior Ohio property with a deed and another holder of the mortgage. The exchange highlights a legal ownership mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Darkie
Pat
Sam
Ohio
Alberta Film Set to Begin First Picture in Calgary Firm
British Canadian Pictures Limited announces filming will start immediately in Alberta. General manager Guy Weadick says the production will be made entirely in Alberta with locations along the Highwood River and the foothills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Canadian Pictures, Limited
Guy Weadick
Calgary
Alberta
Highwood River
Have Confidence In Pilot Women
Major James Fitz Maurice of the visiting Bremen trans Atlantic crew spoke in Montreal noting there is no reason women pilots cannot match men in flying light aircraft as well as heavy ones. He said women show more confidence in the operator at the controls, which helps them in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Farms in Canada Show Livestock and Tractor Ratios
Statistics from 248 162 farms reveal Manitoba averages 6.8 horses per farm and one tractor per 4.6 farms. Saskatchewan averages 10.2 horses per farm with one tractor per 4.7 farms. Alberta averages 10.8 horses per farm and one tractor per 7.5 farms. M.D. Your system is poisoned, you must get rid of your teeth. Patient All right, Doc Throw em away, you ll find them under the pillow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
M.D
Hogs Free of Roundworms through Clean Pens and Ground
The article explains that internal parasites cause illnesses in young hogs and large losses. It cites Brandon Manitoba experiments showing sows farrow in clean pens and piglets raised on ground unused for swine for years. Regular pen cleaning with boiling water lye and moving sows and litters every ten days reduce losses before market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Manitoba
M. J. Tinline
Tinline
Heir’s Vowed Wealth Sparks Old Man With Bicycle Fear
A wedding story unfolds as George wed with his rich father unable to fund the dowry. The groom recites the ceremony but the crowd and an unexpected remark reveal a joke about the bicycle the father might lose, creating a lighthearted moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Bookkeeper and Office Boy Exchange Salary Jibe
A witty exchange highlights workplace salary talk as the Bookkeeper laments pay while the Office Boy quips about living on it, reflecting office humor and hierarchy. The light banter reveals tensions over compensation.
Egg glut troubles Dutch poultry keepers
In Holland a market overrun with eggs leaves farmers at a loss. In one week the main market saw 5,000,000 eggs offered and 10,000,000 more visible supplies. Northern Holland farmers switch to ducks as confectioners buy duck eggs in any quantity at good prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Diner Joke Exchange About Wishbone Chicken
A diner jokes about a chicken lacking a wishbone and the waiter replies the chicken was happy and contented, having nothing to wish for. The playful exchange highlights light humor over a kitchen mishap or menu quip in a casual dining scene.
Acquitted of Bigamy Asks Which Home
Judge frees the accused after acquittal but the prisoner questions which home to return to, prompting a brief pause in court. The exchange highlights lingering personal ambiguity after a court decision.
McGill Names Qu Appell Native as Law Dean
Professor P. E. Corbett of Qu Appell Saskatchewan has been named dean of the Faculty of Law at McGill University after a meeting of the governing body. Corbett is a native of Qu Appell. A Scottish diver played bagpipes fifty feet underwater, drawing casual encouragement. A humorous tourist exchange notes Rome, Italy as the day when Monday was the answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill
Qu'Appell
P. E. Corbett
Faculty of Law
Mec University
Prof. Corbett
Qu’Appell, Sask
National periodic health examinations urged for Canada
Dr. Gordon Bates, head of the Canadian Social Hygiene Council, urged a national periodic health examination program at the Canadian Conference on Social Welfare in Montreal. He said many healthy Canadians are unknown and incipient diseases rise to serious conditions, filling beds in hospitals. annual check-ups could detect and prevent this, extending life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Think Peace Campaign Calls for Global War Banishing Fear
A call urges a broad campaign to promote peaceful thinking and world public opinion in favor of peace. Leaders should banish fear, individuals should vocally support peace, reject war rumors, avoid maligning other races or nations, and push for the removal of threats.
Intelligence as an inherited trait and its development
The Glasgow Herald argues that intelligence is an inherited trait reaching full form by age 16 or 17, then improvable only through study. It notes many adults, despite worldly success, may have intelligence no greater than a twelve year old, if tested.
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Glasgow Herald
Doctor restores patient as nurse reports organs removed
A nurse informs a revived patient that his appendix pancreas and spleen have been safely removed. A comic aside mentions seeking a whisky prescription and a joke about a gate from his father. Also noted is the daily arrival of about 50 000 passengers by automobile in New York.
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New York
He Football is My Favorite Game What’s Yours
The exchange notes a personal preference for football as a favorite game and a response about fried venison. The brief highlights a casual conversation on food and sport without further details.
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Paris
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Jasper
Tom McDonough
Canadian National Railways
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Howe
Atchison, Kas
Alberta Film Production
Rome
Italy
Siberia
Nebraska
North Dakota
Batonia
Snipe Lake District
Saskatoon
St. Vaui
Minn
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