Overcharging The Tourists and Winter Rose Protection
Canadian and American travelers boosted highway traffic as visitors praised Canadian hospitality. Reports cite overcharging as a frequent complaint, with a New York bank president calling for curbing avarice and a refund in one case. The Rural Gardens note that hardy roses need protection, with methods varying by region and rose type, including earth mounding and covering with soil and leaves.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States
Canaan
Resources Service
New York
Canada
Kingston
States
Mons
Publiations
Department of Agriculure
Prairie Provinces
Wheat Pools to Expand Northern Elevators Reach One Third
Western Canada has 4490 country grain elevators, with Wheat Pools owning or controlling about one fifth. Next year Pools aim to expand and by end of 1928 to hold one third. Saskatchewan Pool plans 200 new elevators next season. Lake Superior terminal elevators at Fort William and Port Arthur increased capacity by 10,550,000 bushels this year.
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Canada
Wheat Pools
Pols
Saskatchewan Pool
Lake Superior
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vessels Sail for Hudson Bay Harbor Work Port Churchill
In preparation for harbor work at Port Churchill the new Hudson Bay Railway terminus, coal and supplies move by water from astern Canada. The S S Canadian Raider has been commissioned to transport coal from Sydney Nova Scotia while Hopper Barge No 2, fitted in Montreal under C G M M supervision, prepares for Port Churchill. The top photo shows the Canadian Raider and below Hopper Barge No 2 coaling at Montreal.
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Port Churchill
Hudson Bay
Canada
Sydney
C.B
Montreal
C.G.M.M
Port Churchil
Canadian National Rail
Woman Delivers Knockout Identifies Robber Suspect
A Chicago show up room witness Mrs. Harry M. Gerhard, a mild woman, stepped forward and struck a robber with a left uppercut and a right smash, dropping him for a ten count. She identified Louis Tisano as the man who choked her, tore rings from her fingers, and tried to shoot her six year old son yesterday.
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Chicago
Harry M. Gerhard
Louis Tisano
Centenary preparations mark independence, railroads, Congo jubilee
Plans for a centennial celebration honor the gain of independence and a century since Belgium's first railroad line. Europe shares the jubilee while invitations go to other nations. Some criticisms of flappers are noted as exaggerated.
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Igium
Lelgium
Europe
Congo Free State
Better Methods in Surgery New York Doctor Says Advances Rise
Dr. J. F. Erdman of New York told the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association that a man can now survive removal of multiple organs including a leg arm eye tonsils bladder kidney part of lungs and even brain with advancing surgical methods. He noted heart operations and removal of lung lobes and gall bladder as recent developments.
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J. F. Erdman
New York
Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association
Canadians in France admire French art and valor
Miss Dorothy McCann of London Ontario reports two months in Paris where she and fellow teachers and students were treated as privileged visitors by the government. She notes French gratitude to Canada for its soldiers and highlights rebuilding efforts in Arras and the country’s enduring memory of heroes.
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France
Dorothy McCann
London
Ont
Paris
Canadian Indians Improve as Agriculturists in Ontario
A report from the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs notes major gains on Ontario reserves with higher farming activity and many more Indians farming. Stock numbers on several reserves have more than doubled, reflecting striking improvements over five to six years.
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Canadian Department of Indian Affairs
Ontario
Backing Up Success Mocks Satan Motto
A witty exchange features a boastful successful man declaring his motto Get thee behind me Satan A listener responds with a line About starting with a backing reflecting humor on ambition and self confidence.
Brain Pantheon Plan Aims to Preserve Renowned Brains
Soviet scheme envisions a brain pantheon where deceased celebrities’ brains are kept in glass bowls with plaques. Bechterev says brains will be dissected and charted to reveal links between genius and brain function, with Chaliapin already bound for the institute.
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Teath
Russia
Vladmir Bechterey
Associated Press
Feodor Chaliapin
Anton Rubenstein
Dmitri Mendeleef
Alexander Dohni
Academy of Science
Pantheon
Bechterev
Praise For Western Farmers Aaron Sapiro Tells New Yorkers Of Success
Aaron Sapiro praised western Canadian farmers for their cooperative wheat pool in a New York address to the Women’s Forum. He said Premier Stanley Baldwin visited Alberta offices during his Dominion tour and endorsed Herbert Hoover as the top Republican candidate, calling him a friend of U S farmers.
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Western Canada
Aaron Sapiro
New York
Women's Forum
Sapiro
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Wheat Pool
Alberta
Dominion
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
United States
Insignificant Pawn Milan Zizanovich and the Sarajevo spark
An obituary reflection on Milan Zizanovich described as the insignificant pawn whose bomb in Sarajevo killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and ignited World War I. The piece argues the Archduke’s death was merely an excuse for war and notes Zizanovich’s obscurity despite his pivotal act.
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Milan Zizanovich
Sarajevo
Ziganovitch
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Europe
Grading System For Purebred Sheep And Swine In Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders and Saskatchewan Swine Breeders associations request stock grading by the Provincial Live Stock Branch. Purebred rams gain three stars, fairly good rams two stars, and inferior rams one star, all tattooed in the left ear. Aerial photography progress in Canada notes 65,000+ photos on file with the Topographical Survey Branch as central holder.
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Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders’ Association
Saskatchewan Swine Breeders’ Association
Sheep Treeders' Association
Canada
Dominion
Topographical Survey Branch
Department of the Interior
Manitoba Hosts First Fox Show in Winnipeg
Manitoba plans the province's first fox show in Winnipeg running from November 9 to December 3. The province has invested heavily in ranch bred foxes with ranch equipment costs in the hundreds of thousands and more than 5 000 foxes across several large ranches housing 100 to 500 animals each.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Granite quarries in Canada supply stone for paper making
Granite quarries in Canada have long operated producing building and monumental stone and paving blocks. Recently some quarries began supplying stone for press rolls used in paper making machines.
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Canada
BC Tobacco Output Signals Rapid Grow-Back
Latest reports show 750000 to 1000000 pounds of tobacco produced in British Columbia this year from about 1000 acres. Authorities expect to plant 5000 acres next year, signaling expansion of cultivation and potential economic impact.
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British Columbia
World grain trade shifts as war alters flow of imports
Sir Kenry Row, renowned grain expert in the Financial Times, notes war disruptions have reshaped global grain trade. Canada becomes dominant in wheat after Russia's exit, Argentina and the United States share corn and oats, while Britain remains the top grain buyer and new markets like Japan appear.
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Kenry Row
Financial Times
Russia
Areenna
Canada
United States
India
Rumania
Australia
Argentine
Algiers
Humania
Argentina
Rumsnia
Jugoslavia
South Africa
Jugo-Slavia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Britain
Japan
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Holland
France
Spain
Norway
Edison predicts vast chances for today’s youth
Thomas A Edison, 80, says he would live his life again despite disappointments and successes. In a coast to coast radio interview marking 48 years since his incandescent lamp, he calls the lamp his most important invention and believes youth have greater opportunities now, though he offers no advice.
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Thomas A. Edison
Aircraft use in Canada aids coast fisheries protection and pest control
The passage notes that various Canadian departments including Marine and Fisheries, Agriculture, and Customs see value in using aircraft. Marine and Fisheries backs aircraft for fisheries protection along the Pacific coast, Agriculture explores planes for pest control, and Customs employs aircraft to help prevent smuggling.
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Forest, Survey, Exploration
Canada
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Pacific Coast
Department of Agriculture
Department of Customs
Motorist Questions Overnight Stay at Census Site
A motorist with a large family questions the idea of staying overnight as police arrange to hold the census tomorrow morning. The constable explains the census will be conducted to improve turnout and results compared to last year.
Have you shaved yourself and brushed teeth
A fragment from Strix Stockholm quotes a dialogue about grooming with a command to "kisa Fido" and notes the exchange as part of a dated Swedish source.
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Sondagenisse-Strix
Stockholm
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Quain
Maritimes
Orchard
Pacific
Tdea
California
Saskatchewan
Fox
Rolle
British Columbia Tobacco
First Place
Edison
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