Prediction Canada to reach a billion bushels of wheat yearly
The Globe notes a prediction by Hon. T A Crerar that Canada will eventually produce one billion bushels of wheat annually and find a market for it. Most production comes from the Prairie provinces where 94 percent of Canada’s wheat is grown, with vast land still undeveloped and farms expanding rapidly.
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Canada
T A. Crerar
Caneda
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Demand For Horses in Canada Drives Market
The department of agriculture notes 421837 horses in Canada, with brisk demand for bush and farm work breeds. Ontario, Quebec and the maritimes show strong sales for draught horses while saddlers, hunters and polo ponies fetch steady prices. Canadian horses enjoy a solid U S reputation and stock valued at 260,476,000 dollars.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
United States
Farmer Teaches Milking First Time Cattle
A farmer offers to show a novice how to milk four cows while the novice suggests beginning with a calf. The exchange conveys a teaching moment on basic dairy handling.
Hog Production In West Is Increasing
Western Canada hog output is rising with Saskatchewan reporting growth and the Western Provinces doubling select bacon hogs since grading. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia together totaled 1 976 188 hogs in 1927 about 42 percent of Canada’s output, up from 865 097 in 1920. The British market faces competition but British authorities expect demand to recover, keeping Canadian hog farming profitable.
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Western Canada
Saskatchewan Co-operative
Marke
Dominion
Western Canada Livestock Union
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Ministry of Food
Grain shipments from north decline rise figures in 1927 28
Grain movement from the north via the Alberta government railways shows 9,726,747 bushels carried south on Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia and Central Canada lines for Aug 1 1927 to May 14 1928. Alberta and Great Waterways Railway hauled 1,205,574 bushels in the same period, compared with 440,429 the previous year.
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Northland
Alberta
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia
Central Canada Railways
Alberta and Great Waterways Railway
Germany defends itself but faces condemnation over Louvain destruction
The article notes Germany may protest she did not cause the war and may deny charges of atrocities, yet she cannot excuse the wanton destruction of the University of Louvain despite any headway in other defenses.
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Germany
University of Louvain
Prospecting In Far North by Air Plan for Summer
Veteran miner J. Hammell starts an aerial exploration effort in the far Northern sub Arctic region. One hundred fifty prospectors will be flown in with bases near The Pas Manitoba and the Barren Islands west coast Hudsons Bay. Each worker earns a monthly wage plus ten percent stake in profits from claims.
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J. Hammell
Pas
Man
Barren Islands
Hudson's Bay
Sheep Promotion Plan in Manitoba Aided by Firms
Following a proposal by Manitoba agriculturists, the Department of Agriculture launches a sheep promotion plan funded by several firms. Rural councils are asked to estimate demand. a limited fall distribution of range bred sheep born in 1227 will cost about 1 to 14 dollars per head with payment split 20 cents cash plus 30 30 and 40 percent installments through 1951.
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Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba Agriculture
Halfway Hotel to be dismantled in beautification scheme
The historic Halfway Hotel once a freighter stop between Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan was bought by the Provincial Government. The plan calls for dismantling the building and erecting houses as part of a beautification project adjacent to the Mental Institution.
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Halfway
Edmonton
Fort Saskatchewan
Fort Trail
Bible Completed in Serial Installments at Parker
The New Era of Parker North Dakota marks the end of its twenty two years and eight months run printing the Bible in installments. Charles Hackett, pioneer editor, started the weekly serial and successors continued the custom through the long project.
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Parker
North Dakota
Charles Hackett
Pajama patterns and Fashion Book offer affordable home sewing
The article promotes pajama patterns for children aged 2 to 12 with features like drop-seat and front closing, available in various sizes and fabrics. It also advertises a Fashion Book priced at 10 cents, with a material chart and step by step guidance for easy dressmaking at home.
What You Sow, That Shall You Reap Teaching Moment
A classroom exchange features a teacher explaining the proverb on sowing and reaping. Johnnie interrupts, admitting he sowed canary seeds and did not harvest canaries, prompting a humorous moment about expectations and outcomes.
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Johnnie
New Quarry Saw Uses Sand Abrasives to Slice Rock
A high speed steel cable fed with wet sand files through solid rock in a novel quarry saw. Tiny abrasive grains carve grooves in the rock face at an unprecedented rate, enabling rapid material removal.
Dorar Has Jean A Dependable Job Mae
Mae says she is a bridesmaid for a movie actress, noting Dorar’s friend Jean has a steady job. The detail underscores a personal connection and potential employment reliability.
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Dorar
Jean
Mae
Molten Steel Proposed to Break Icebergs Menacing North Atlantic
A plan cites using white hot steel to split icebergs and break jams on the North Atlantic route. Tyne workmen sail to Singapore for a vast floating dock built for a naval base. Professor Howard Barnes supports molten steel as a cost effective iceberg remedy and notes thermit welding use in city rail joints.
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North Atlantic
Tyne
Singapore
Naval
Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson. Ltd
Wallsend
Admiralty
Suez Canala
Howard T. Barnes
McGill University
Montreal
Engineering Foundation
Barnes
Soja Bean Uses Range From Food To Explosives
The soya bean yields nutritious flour like wheaten flour and can be ground for bread substitutes. It also makes an artificial milk resembling cow’s milk. After oil is pressed, the residue serves as cattle fodder. Soya supplies materials for billiard balls and high explosives, showcasing a wide array of applications.
Investigation funds for Hudson Strait navigation extended
An item of 500000 dollars to continue investigating navigation conditions in Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay passed with little discussion in the House of Commons Marine Department estimates. The Marine Minister said all reports indicate satisfactory navigation conditions in the straits.
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Hudson's Strait
Hudson's Bay
Marine Department
House of Commons
Improvements on Western Parks Census Findings
A recent census of Prairie Province farms shows 40.9 percent with automobiles, 541.5 percent with telephones, 25.5 percent with gasoline engines, 21 percent with tractors, 2.2 percent with auto trucks, and 2.1 percent with electric light.
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Prairie Provinces
Edison Aims Gas Warfare Device With Animal Traps
Thomas A. Edison assembled army experts to develop a device that would deploy poison gas using animal traps. The items suggest a search for a mechanical method to release toxic agents in warfare.
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Thomas A. Edison
Fragmented Chinese Newspaper Voice on English News Style
The text presents a colonial era claim of rapid foreign news coverage with dramatic language. It references murder reports and large obituaries, noting staff, authors, and advertisements across towns, all in a stylized, period tone.
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Kipling
Wells
New Assistant and Clock Store Owner Face Wind Up
The proprietor of a clock storefront advises winding up the business. The phrase What shall I do first signals an imminent closure plan and orderly liquidation steps.
Queen Mary’s 61st Birthday Celebrations Across the Empire
Messages of congratulations pour into Buckingham Palace as Queen Mary marks her sixty first birthday on May 26. The article recalls her Victorian upbringing, royal court traditions, and marriage to King George V after a sequence of royal events from 1893 to 1911, with images of her in state dress and at various life moments.
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Empire
Buckingham Palace
Queen Mary
Duchess of
Teck
England
Princess May
The
Black Watch
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