Farmers insured against rust damage through Thatcher wheat
Saskatchewan farmers insure against rust using Thatcher wheat varieties as quoted by the Canadian Seed Growers Association. The report notes rust damaged Saskatchewan wheat in 1905 and highlights alfalfa seed production gains in northeastern Saskatchewan, with Manitoba seed crops boosting revenue and general calls for seed quality and varietal diversity.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian
Canada
W. T. Wierner
Ottawa
Chantenay
Nantes
Prince of Wales
Wilhelms Burger
Manitoba
Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association
PM Dewan
Ontario
Townley-Smith
Lashburn
Lask
Champion Letter Writer Hailed as Poetic Advocate Dies at 81
Rev. J. P Bacon-Phillips, famed as a champion letter writer with over 9 000 published pieces and 60 008 letters across 59 years, died at Burges Hill England aged 81. He carried a pipe filled briefcase and wrote on nightshirts versus pyjamas, moustache germs, beard warmth, social injustices and little known facts. Spaniards crossing Andorra to refuge in France faced a six cent per pound toll, about 12 50 a man.
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J. P Bacon-Phillips
Burges Hill
England
Andorra
Republic of the
Pyrenees
France
Clifton Memorial Arch Unveiled at Niagara Gateway
A monumental Clifton Memorial Arch at the Niagara gateway, unveiled by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, honors 28 men executed for treason in the 1837 rebellion and, with their leader William Lyon Mackenzie, marks pioneers of responsible government. The inscription commemorates those who sustained settlements and advanced political freedom within the British Commonwealth.
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Canada
Niagara Fall
Clifton Memorial
Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie
Long Bicycle Tour Promises World Tour by Cycle
Calcutta Statesman reports Manna Singh plans a round the world bicycle journey starting from Calcutta. He aims to prove a poor man can see the world if physically fit, seeking only food and shelter, with a hoped duration of seven years. He envisions earning meals through palmistry and cycle feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manna Singh
Calcutta
Calcutta Statesman
Fire that razed Vancouver tied to Keefer’s match
Cobble Hill resident George H Keefer claims he accidentally started the 1886 Vancouver fire while clearing dry brush near the coast. He says the blaze rapidly spread through the west end, destroying buildings and leaving ash and charred remains as the city burned. He adds he struck the fateful match.
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George H. Keefer
Cobble Hill
Vancouver
Cowidhan Leader
Vancouver Island
Keefer
West End
Father blamed as key enemy in child upbringing says psychologist
Raymond Henniker Heaton, noted psychologist and father of two, told delegates at the British Union of Practical Psychologists that the mother is the most deadly enemy of boys and fathers offer little positive role. He linked parental affection to social chaos and warned children ruin the state and human progress. He quipped that fathers have nothing to live up to and recalled outdated songs. Eggs storage tip appended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Henniker-Heaton
British Union of Practical Psychologists
Father
Rockets and plant pathology mix in early 20th century notes
The piece discusses Canadian plant pathology labs handling diseased crops with guidance for specimen submission, including drying and labeling. It then shifts to science writing on rocket aircraft, Goddard's experiments, and the aim to pierce Earth’s atmospheric veil for space viewing, with notes on future observatories and space travel ambitions.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
R. C. Russell
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Dominion Laboratories of Plant Pathology
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Eden Valley
New Mexico
Kitty Hawk
Wrights
Robert H. Goddard
Evien Valley
Professor Goddard
Goddard
New York Herald Tribune
Crochet stars pattern for luncheon table decor
Daily world stars ready to shine on luncheon or smaller tables. Pattern 6164 gives cavities illustrations stitches and a photograph. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for materials and instructions. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily World
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Rebecca story line illustrates hash versus meat and potatoes
In Wiggin's Rebecca tale a line reads Rebecca sat by the window, chopping hash. A proofreader added a question mark and mused on whether she was chopping meat and potatoes. Wiggin later explains the moment of blending hash with meat as the intended image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Tall King Fat Struggles in Narrow Rail Car Corridor
Denmark's Tall King Christian I, listed at 6 feet 5 inches, and his entourage squeeze through a corridor 50 railway car. The new coach sacrifices three inches of space outside the king's bed chamber so he can lie down fully.
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Christian
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Denmark
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