Advertising key to expanding Canada’s natural products markets
At the Ontario Niagara convention, Mr. FB Lake urged an organized advertising campaign to educate consumers and keep profits from flowing to Canada. He cited the apple as a model and urged a national expenditure of several million dollars yearly to promote Canada in Britain and the United States as a smart, profitable investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great
Piritala
Europe
Fruit Growers’ Association of
Ontario
Niagara Peninsula
J. Allas Ross
Willam Wrigley Company
Toronto
Britain
United States
Ross
Great Britain
Sugar factory expansion eyed for Prairie provinces
T G Wood of the Canadian Sugar Factories urged Alberta could become a central sugar producer for the Prairies with eight to ten new plants, each 1 000 tons beet daily, using about 106 000 irrigated acres and creating substantial employment.
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Alberta
Prairie Provinces
T. G. Wood
Raymond
French Engineers Claim Synthetic Gasoline Breakthrough
French engineers Albert Prudhomme and Eugen Roudf announce commercial synthetic gasoline production using a lignite based process. A small plant reportedly yields five gallons of gasoline per ton of lignite with four gallons of fuel oil and sulfur. France could be supplied for about 150 years. The method distills lignite gases then extracts products by known chemical processes aided by metal catalysts.
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Albert Prudhomme
Eugen Roudf
Chamber of Deputies
France
Dress pattern No 1502 with contrast moire frock for girls
The pattern shows a two material frock with double godets front and back, round collar, long tight sleeves, gathered bodice, and narrow contrasting belt. Sizes 8 10 12 14 years and a 1 year size. Requires fabric and contrasting yardage. Price 20 cents pattern. 10 cents for the Fashion Book.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A brief notice lists pattern ordering details referencing the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermott Ave. It names Pattern No and Name, likely guiding readers on how to place pattern requests through the local union storefront.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Homestead filings rise in Western Canada for 1927
Homestead entries show higher 1927 filings with January totals at 342 versus 276 in January 1926, an increase of 66 or 67. Manitoba records 36 filings, Saskatchewan 156, Alberta 114, and Montana? Columbia 4.
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Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewen
Alberta
Muntich Coluumbla
Combatting the Weed Pest in Western Canada Fields
A letter urges Canadian farmers to unite against a rising weed pest threatening grain yields. It argues weeds deplete soil and crowd out valuable crops, urging a coordinated, year round campaign to reclaim arable land and improve profits despite growing grain fields. Economists may discuss the issue, but farmers must apply the remedy.
Chief Scout Baden Powell Celebrates Birthday in South Africa
Sir Robert Baden Powell founder of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements marks his 70th birthday alongside his wife. They are in South Africa where the organization has grown to two million members since its 1908 founding to promote good citizenship.
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Robert Baden Powell
Boy Scout
Girl Guide
South Africa
Sir Robert
France’s 1926 gambling gains surge in casino taxation
Government revenue from casino taxation reached 252,000,000 francs about 10.8 million dollars in 1926. The figure marks a substantial rise from the prior year, highlighting gambling profits for the state despite losses to gamblers.
Trade with USSR drives Canadian farm implement orders
USSR Trade Delegation in Canada reports big year to date purchases far exceeding 1926 totals. Mowers bought could cut 71 000 acres daily for a 12 day haying season, binders to harvest 6 000 000 bushels, tractors rise from 500 to 26 409 in the former Russian Empire.
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Canada
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russian Empire
Western Hay for China Opens Far East Trade Link
Two hundred tons of alfalfa hay from Lethbridge Alberta shipped to China, the first Canadian hay export to that country. The load traveled by CPR through freight to Vancouver and then on the Blue Line Tyndareus for Hong Kong. W. C. MacKenzie of the Southern Alberta Co operative Association arranged the order from Britain’s agriculture department, possibly spurred by wartime needs. Only top quality hay was sent to test demand for Far East markets.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
W. C. MacKenzie
Southern Alberta Cooperative Association
British Government Agricultural Department
London
China
Far East
Paris police punish profiteering grocers with sidewalk display ban
The Paris police punish profiteering grocers by forbidding their usual sidewalk displays for varying periods. The Prefect explains that customers will understand the lack of display and avoid patronizing the offenders.
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Paris
Clock Keeps Time Through Strike Somehow
A proverb-like remark notes that a clock continues running during a strike, implying stubborn reliability and resilience in the face of deliberate stoppage.
Veteran Mountie lead dog of Chat eau Frontenac team
An aging lead dog with eleven years of service in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, stationed in Quebec after being brought from La Val Manitoba. Despite old age he insists on remaining in the work, driven by loyalty and grit, to serve winter sports enthusiasts in old Quebec.
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Mountie
Chateau Frontenac
Yails
Domision
Canada
Government Action Urged to Protect Canadian Seed Wheat Standards
The text advocates amending the Peminton Seeds Act to protect Canadian wheat quality. It cites council recommendations to grant ministerial power to refuse licenses for new seed varieties until tested, plus a board review for new seed distribution. Debates stress balancing farmer freedom with safeguarding market integrity.
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Dominion Cerealist
W. RR. Motherwell
EE. J. Garland
Bow River
S. F. Tolmie
Victoria
B.C
Northern Development Plan Seeks 600 Ton White Mud Paper Mill
Capital for a timber limit of 11 600 00% cords in the Nelson basin is filed with the federal government and aims to back a 2 million project building a 600 ton paper mill at White Mud Falls on the Nelson River. International Paper leads the development with power site needs, rail progress on Hudson Bay, and export of newsprint to Europe via the Hudson Bay route.
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Nelson Basin
White Mid Falls
Nelson River
Europe
Hudson Bay
International Paper Company
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay Railroad
White Mud
Manitoba Free Press
Diversified Farming in Alberta Shifts From Wheat Focus
Alberta farms have diversified away from nearly pure wheat farming over the past fifteen years. In 1926 wheat yielded 113,070,900 bushels, only 45 percent of agricultural value total at 261 million. Fodder crops now comprise 21 percent, dairy products 8 percent. The sector supports about 16,000 farmers and around 6,000 workers, with one factory employing 500 European laborers as hand workers on the crop.
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Alberta
Ambiguous Dialogue Snippet Sparks Cautious Interpretation
A dated dialogue fragment presents characters discussing fish preservation and accountability. The exchange touches on money, responsibility, and family finances, with interruptions suggesting a social or domestic scene. The readable parts imply a broader narrative about value and consequence.
Improvement in Canadian Horses Driven by Federal Policy
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports continual improvement in the horse industry with rising demand in western provinces. Ministers urge breeders to start now to meet future needs, highlighting the Live Stock Branch Federal Assistance Policy that supports community breeding and access to top stallions at fair fees.
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Dominion
Livestock of Agriculture
Sugar Beet Outlook Boosts Southern Alberta Growers
Sugar beet outlook in Raymond shows 8 000 acres likely to be planted with a guaranteed 37 per ton price. At 12 tons per acre this yields about 84 per acre gross, plus pulp tops and syrup leftovers adding value as fodder. Moose Jaw car ownership rises with 2 944 motor vehicles in 1926, up 36 percent from 1925.
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Raymond
Company
I Ia
Moose Jaw
Alberta coal output in 1926 tops 6 million tons
The Alberta Mines tranet report shows total coal output across all fields reaching 6,015,968 tons in 1926, up from 5,887,94? tons in 1925, marking the third largest total in the province’s history behind 1920 and 191?.
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Alberta
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Interio Fruit Growers’ Convention
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Russia
Soviet Republic
Scotchman
Presbyterian
Usv
Cyrus McCormick
Joan Common
Patrick Bell
Carnivale
Fifeshire
Scotlam
Patrick Deh
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McCormick
CarmiUis
Scotland
St Giles’ Cathedral
Edinburgh
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