Millions of Acres of Farm Land in Western Canada Open to Settlement
The Interior Department reports vast tracts in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta ready for homesteading with 203,638,144 surveyed acres. Alberta leads with 87,489,701. Saskatchewan 78,613,510. Manitoba 27,136,135. About 23,167,000 acres remain undisposed in surveys, plus 75,000,000 acres held by others. Total available near 119,067,000 acres west of Ontario, including railway belt and Peace River areas, though much is remote or dry and not immediately farmable.
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Department of the Interior
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Judson’s Bay Company
Soil Survey
British Columbia
Western Provinces
Old Provinces
Railway Belt
Peace River District
Ontario
Students to Tour Dominions Visit Africa and Canada
A party of five university and former public school students has sailed from England for South Africa and will later visit Canada. Organized by Hon. Col. L. C. M. Amery, secretary for the Dominions, the trip aims to give young men exposure to the principal Dominions before starting their careers. A separate group of young women students will visit Canada in July.
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Africa
Canada
Empire
England
South Africa
Col. L. C. M. Amery
Dominions
A Suggestion on Tax Notices and Highway Funding
Community readers discuss tax notices noting farmers pay a share toward highway costs. The writer questions fairness of no toll on gasoline, urging extra revenue to fund footpaths for children and pedestrians. A Scots proverb about wisdom follows, ending with a pun on counting to a thousand.
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Weil
Higher Education For Farm Youth In Canadian Universities
In 1927 about 20 000 young people took extension and vacation courses for farmers and farm boys alongside 42 546 university students in Canada. Subjects ranged from gas engine basics to first aid and home nursing. At the University of Saskatchewan 11 254 males studied farmers courses 5 500 females took homemaker courses and 2 751 joined boys stock judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Government
Bureau of Statistics
University of Saskatchewan
Discovery of thyroid supplement to counter goitre outlined
Prof George Barger told the Canadian Chemical Association in Toronto that a chemical compound can compensate for thyroid deficiencies. He noted iodine’s role in thyroxin and showed a map indicating districts with lower water iodine levels have higher goitre growth.
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George Barger
F.R.S
Canadian Chemical Association
Toronto
United States
Fashion Pattern Ad Promises Easy Home Sewing
The Winnipeg newspaper showcases a novelty silk crepe dress pattern with a contrast collar and front panel for slender lines. Sizes 36 to 50 available, price 25 cents. accompanying fashion book explains material layout and sewing steps, price 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Pattern order notice lists Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermott Ave as contact. Instructions refer to pattern numbers such as eee nee. Readership advised to send order details to the Winnipeg office.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
German chemist aims at wood based food and fuel
Fried rich Bergius reported that wood could be liquefied to coal under high pressure with steam to yield edible substances. He said the process would feed cattle and increase German production enough to reduce imports. diners might still prefer meat but nourishment would be obtained from wood derivatives.
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Friedrich Bergns
Association of German Chemists
Dresden
Herr Bergius
Germany
Granting of Credit and the rise of installment buying
Credit shifted from governments to individuals with commerce growth and installment buying. Installment sellers often partnered with banks to share risk as machinery enabled farmers to borrow on reasonable terms. Banking facilities for farmers have improved significantly, marking democratization of credit.
National Council of Women closes in Toronto session
The final session of the National Council of Women in Toronto approved a foundation fund of 200 000 dollars for endowment and maintenance of the council. Officers for the year were elected and two resolutions were passed including a directive to use the term Canadian in vital statistics and birth and death records. The aim is to foster a strong loyal Canadian citizenship within the British Empire with all citizens designated as Canadians.
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National Council of Women
Toronto
British Empire
Canada
Western cedar range in Canada limited to British Columbia
The Western cedar range in Canada is confined to British Columbia. More shingles come from Western cedar than any other species. In 1926 Canada cut over 2.5 billion board feet from this tree, plus 130 million board feet of lumber 10 million laths and many poles and posts.
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Canada
British Columbia
Prominent Chicago Citizens Largely Not Local Born
The article argues that none of the named prominent Chicago men were born in small towns and suggests this is typical of big cities. It asserts that individuality flourishes more in small towns while city-born individuals tend to resemble each other, like marbles in a bag.
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Chicago
Captain McPhee Receives First Topper From Port Officials
The Beaver was presented to Captain McPhee by Miss Fort William on behalf of harbor officials as the S S Keewatin reached the head of the lake for the season. The vessel opened Sault Ste. Marie port where the skipper got his first topper. He hopes hats may suit when kings and potentates board this summer but will keep his uniform on the bridge.
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McPhee
Fort William
Sault Ste. Marie
Sun Spots Linked to Earthly Life and Weather Cycles
A Dominion Observatory study traces how sunspot cycles influence terrestrial conditions. Observations link an eleven-and-a-half year sunspot rhythm to aurora, rainfall, temperature, storms, and biological records from birds, rabbits, and tree rings across centuries and continents.
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Earth
Mars
Encke
Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
France
Chandon
Montdidier
Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Russia
United States
Redwoods
California
Sitka
Dominion Range Experiment Station Opens in Alberta
The Start Range Experiment Station near Manyberries Alberta encompassing about 15000 acres begins under the Dominion Department of Agriculture Experimental Farms Branch. Forty two research projects aim to improve range pastures and increase carrying capacity for cattle and sheep, with similar efforts noted in the United States and Empire markets. The Imperial Economic Committee cites grasslands supporting 200 million cattle and 200 million sheep across the Empire.
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Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture Experimental Farms
Manyberries
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Acre
United States
Imperial Economic Committee of the
Empire Marketing Board
Rowett Institute
Aberdeen
Kenya
New Zealand
Australia
Imperial Economic Committee
The
Empire
Destruction of Hamburg Gas Stash by Sea Disposal
The remaining phosgene stock from Stolzenburg factory in Hamburg was destroyed by loading the liquid into old torpedoes and launching them into the sea. The Reichswehr led the operation after caustic soda neutralization proved slow and unsafe. The effort spanned two to three days, with no new deaths beyond the eleven from earlier exposure.
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Stolzenburg Chemical
Hamburg
Reichswehr
Demand Exceeds Supply At Oliver Poultry Plant
More than ten thousand chicks have been distributed from the Provincial Government poultry plant at Oliver this spring as demand far outpaces supply. Officials say many applicants were referred to other breeders and hatcheries. Breeds include White Leghorns Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes. Over three thousand chicks will be reared on the farm this summer as a starting turkeys program begins this year.
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Oliver
Alta Oficials
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Brummer
Berlin
Goitre
Wontan
Prince Henry
Duke of Gloucester
Prince of Wales
British Africa
B.C
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Government Poultry
Oliver, Alta
Jugend
Munich
Poe
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