Saskatchewan Grain Commission Inquiry Report Highlights Reforms
The Saskatchewan Commission of Inquiry finds many minor matters to rectify in grain handling. It calls for enlarging the Grain Board, relocating head offices, licensing elevator agents, and increasing inspector pay to prevent staff loss. It notes farmers feel prices are not fully realized and recommends reforms to protect farmers and improve the export reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peice
Saskatchewan
Board of Grain Commissioners
Alberta
Committee On Agriculture
Ottawa
Fort William
Vancouver
Trairie
Grain Board
West
Missouri student builds movable home for college
John Davenport of Mercer Missouri built a one room movable house to attend junior college in Trenton. He plans to move the tiny shelter to Columbia after two years, packing and rebuilding in six hours with twenty five bolts. He heats with a coal stove cooks on a three burner stove and uses a Ford to haul supplies. The house has large windows curtains lighted electrically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
John Davenport
Mercer
Trenton
Columbia
Davenport
John
Fashionable feather weight woolen dress pattern
Describes Style No. 461 in multiple sizes from bust 36 to 42 inches with a diagonal belted bodice and box pleated skirt. Notes fabric options including checked silk, navy silk crepe, and various textiles, with yardage 444 for 36 inch size. Pattern price 25 cents and offer of Spring Fashion Magazine for 10 cents extra.
Transfer of Coast Steamship Pilot to Princess Norah Captain
For years the regular Coast Steamship pilot has been reassigned to captain the Princess Norah the newest vessel in the service. He first commanded the Norah during a four day West Coast voyage for Vice regal guests of the Canadian Pacific Railway along Vancouver Island.
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B.C. Coast Steamship Service
West Coast
Peace River Homesteads Open to Entry in Alberta and BC
About 6 000 homesteads covering roughly 1 000 000 acres in the Grande Prairie District Peace River Alberta and in the Peace River Park BC will be opened for entry. Land includes former forestry reserves between the sixth meridian BC boundary north by township 81 south by the Wapiti River. An additional area will be surveyed for homesteading with entries possible by about April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grande Prairie
Peace River
Alberta
Peace River Prack
British Columbia
Colonization Department
Canadian National Railways
British Columbia Boundary Line
Wapiti River
Record of Performance for Poultry in Canada Gains Egg Output
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa reports growing uptake of the Record of Performance program. Since inception 162,873 birds have been trap nested, with 288 breeders enrolling last year, increasing eggs laid and improving breeding stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ouawa
Deparoument of Agriculture
Ottawa
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders and contact details for the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 1735 MebDermot Ave Winnipeg. Include pattern names and pricing for mailing orders.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MebDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Moral lesson on theft and honesty
A father reproaches his son for stealing apples while a shop stall owner or employer comments on ethics. The dialogue touches on conscience and truthfulness as the boy is accused of deceit and dishonesty, with a boss dismissing a liar from consideration.
Number Of Titled Canadians Nearing Vanishing Point
The Canada wide weed survey reports over 600 weed species, with 50 worst listed by the Dominion Botany division. It notes weeds threaten crop production nationwide and justify strong control measures to prevent future losses. It also traces the decline of titled Canadians since 1918, from 95 to 54, amid debates on hereditary honours and government policy.
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Canada
Ontario
Prairie
Dominion
Igs
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Grice
House of Commons
C. H Cahan
St. Lawrence-St George
Montreal
Cahan
George
W. L Mackenzie King
R. B. Bennett
W. F. Nickle
Union
Kingston
R. Lb. Richardson
Springeld
Man
Bob
Winnipeg Tribune
Richardson
Robert Borden
Nickle
Robert
William Laurier
England
Pioneering Electrification Plan for Lincolnshire Farming
Borlase Matthews, an electricity pioneer, runs a 600 acre electro farm in Sussex and plans rural power for Lincolnshire covering 1,280 square miles with a capital of 0 million funded by a special order from the electricity commission. He cites electric threshing plowing churning and ultraviolet use for poultry and pigs as farmer incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borlase Matthews
Sussex
England
Lincolnshire
Electricity Commission
Matthews
Muskox Sanctuary Planned 15000 Acres in Thelon Territory
W. H. Goare and Warden J. A. Knox map a 15000 acre muskox preserve in Thelon territory east of Great Slave Lake. They finished survey of the southern portion after beginning last April. Muskox and large herds of caribou are reported in the district.
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Thelon Territory
Great Slave Lake
W. H. Goare
North West Territories
J. A. Knox
Fort Smith
Mr. Goare
Calf Fetches Record Price At Calgary Show
A record price was set at the Calgary spring livestock show when the first calf in the boys' and girls' calf feeding contest sold for three dollars per pound. The Aberdeen Angus shown by Harold Richardson of Bowden Alberta weighed 940 pounds and brought $2,820 from a Calgary butcher.
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Calgary
Harold Richardson
Bowden
Alberta
The Peaceable Exchange Between Browns and Robinsons
A long feud between the Browns and Robins ons ends when a maid delivers a peace note about the Brown cat's death. Robinson replies with sarcasm and dismisses any illness on Mrs Brown. The excerpt also mentions railway timetable figures and nitroglycerine as a powerful heart stimulant.
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Brown
Mrs. Robinson
Dialogue Snippet Shows Tense Exchange Between Couple
A brief exchange reveals a tense moment as she seeks to discuss a matter with him. He remarks that she typically wishes to talk about something she does not possess, highlighting a dynamic of nagging or dissatisfaction in their relationship.
Plowing and Harrowing Discussed on Ten Acre Field
A farmer asks if the field is plowed and the farm hand confirms. The farmer then directs attention to harrowing details for the same ten acre field.
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Grain Commission
Gates, Yverden
Eelve Thes
Saskatchewan Commission
Manitoba Free Pres
W. On
E, Gillam
B.C
Arthur Duckham
Australia
Bognor
Craigwell House
Seawall
Canad
Faitles
Muskox Sanctuary
Boy
Calgary Spring
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