Agricultural Extension Work and Youth Led Growth in Alberta
The Manitoba Free Press notes Lloyd George Alberta shows strong farming progress through youth led clubs and agricultural extension programs. It highlights school fairs swine sheep calf clubs grain and seed associations with railway sponsored trips to the Royal Show in Toronto. The municipality planted 38 000 shelter belt trees and 5 000 pounds of grass seed this year, driven by educated farmers returning to and aiding their communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Lloyd George
Alberta
Torento
Manitoba Pree Press
White Leghorns win year egg laying contest at Bran don farm
William Robb's White Leghorns from Grandview won the annual egg laying contest at Dominion Experimental Farm Bran don. The pen produced 2 178 eggs and 2 293 points before the October 23 close. Second place went to James Byrne's Barred Rocks of Welwyn Sask with 2 178 eggs and 2 137 points. The event marks the twelfth farm competition with three four year periods showing progressive gains.
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William Robb
Grandview
Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
William Watkins Memorial
James Byrne
Welwyn, Sask
Barred Rocks
Lacey Poultry Farm
Boreton
W.cc. Wroth
Welwyn
Sask
S. T. Stewart
Portage la Prairie
Gandhi Plans Global Tour Amid Claims of Frailty
The piece notes Mahatma Gandhi’s travels beyond India to England for the round table conference and his announced intent to visit Ireland France Germany Italy Palestine and possibly the United States. It contrasts public perceptions of his supposed frailty with the opportunities his journeys imply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahatma Gandhi
India
England
Round Table
Canadian Wins Prize At Washington French Oratorical Contest
Gerard Cournoyer of St. Joseph de Sorel Que won second prize in an international oratorical contest in Constitution Hall Washington. His speeches praised French Canada and its cultural resilience and covered the 1812 crisis. He joins two prior French Canadians who visited Washington for the event.
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Gerard Cournoyer
St. Joseph de Sorel
Que
Constitution Hall
Washington
Canada
France
England
Germany
Holland
Ireland
United States
Henri R. M. van Hoof
Haarjem
M. Cournoyer
Stalin and justice in work pay based on capability
The essay argues wages must reflect work performed, not workers' needs, tracing this to Plato Amos Napoleon and modern Soviet notions. It asserts merit over sentiment as essential for efficiency and social welfare, claiming Stalin’s stance could prove beneficial to the Russian people.
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Stalin
Russia
B.C
Amos
Napoleon
Europe
First Inventions In Canada
The death of Thomas A Edison recalls his early work in Canada where he, as a youth, worked as a telegraph operator for the Grand Trunk Railway in Stratford Ontario and perfected his first invention. Nearby at Brantford Ontario Alexander Graham Bell was developing the telephone with the first conversation between Brantford and Paris on August 10 1876.
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Thomas A. Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Canada
Edison
Grand Trunk Railway
Stratford
Ontario
Brantford
Paris
Why Crop Rotation Pays
The article explains that a fixed crop rotation reduces feed costs by maintaining soil fertility and boosting yields. It highlights weed and disease control through diverse crops, and notes even labor distribution across the year. Increasing yield per acre lowers production costs.
Wheat aid for French farmers noted in motion
In a brief exchange the car owner jokes about motion related noises while the report calls attention to France aiding its wheat growers amid global concerns.
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France
Canada Posts Four Month Trade Surplus Across June to September
Canada's exports exceeded imports for June through September, marking a favorable monthly balance of 612,286 in September and rises between 1.3 and 1.8 million in earlier months. The twelve month unfavorable balance narrowed from 99,239,904 to 34,892,428 by September. Exports highlight wheat flour, live cattle, cheese, fish, machinery, iron ingots, tubes, pipes, aluminum, copper, gold, and lead. Live cattle exports over six months reach 2,166,000 while fish exports total 12,185,000. raw gold totals 11,194,000 for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Store Cattle Shipped to Country Points Increases
The Department of Agriculture at Ottawa reports a large rise in store cattle movement. To date 73 000 head have been shipped to country points, up from 60 000 a year ago. Western to eastern movement rose 100 percent to 22 000 head, prairie to Ontario and Quebec yards totals 37 301 head, and western slaughter cattle sent directly to plants is about 20 000 head.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Clipped Clues Point to Cotton Trouble and Baseball Hit Run
A terse riff links an ailing cotton industry to a clothesline and notes the only safe spot for a hit and run driver is a baseball diamond. The fragment hints at social or sport motifs tied to broader industry concerns.
Canadian Fur Trade Remains Robust Amid Expanding Settlement
The article notes the Canadian fur trade is not endangered by rapid settlement. It traces long term trade values from 1667 to 1930, with 1929–30 exports reaching $24.18 million and the British market supplying $9.45 million of that total. Canadian manufacturers and domestic demand are growing as wealth and population rise, while vast frontier areas continue to supply pelts.
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Canada
France
West Indies
Customs Department
United States
Geological surveys note Canada's forest resources and gold prospects
Reports from the Geological Survey of Canada state field work is complete for the year and crews have returned to Ottawa. Areas in Oxford Lake district Manitoba show favorable gold prospecting conditions while British Columbia pushes new sources of the metal. Placers on the Pacific coast show rising production and Weeks notes exploration near Hudson Bay. Canada’s lumber exports to Britain and other dominions rise, with British Columbia fir favored for doors and furnishings.
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Geological Survey Service of Canada
Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
Oxford Lake
British Columbia
G. Hanson
H. C. Gunning
Pacific Coast
Ranken Bay
Hudson Bay
L. J. Weeks
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Department of Trade and Commerce
Glasgow
Scotland
British Empire
Pacific Northwest
Drop in Prairie Grain Yields Reported by Bank of Montreal
The Dominion crop report shows prairie wheat at 246.4 million bushels from 23.18 million acres, far below last year’s 374.5 million from 23.96 million and a five year average of 404 million. Oats and barley also fall sharply while coarse grain sowing declines due to drought and damage.
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Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Bank of Montreal
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Doctor Type Balance Revealed in Medical Survey
A survey finds the medical workforce includes roughly twice as many general practitioners as specialists, indicating a notable imbalance between primary care and specialized physicians.
Reindeer Killed by Trains in Swedish Lapland
More than 1,000 reindeer died last year due to iron ore trains on the electrified railway in Swedish Lapland. The high toll highlights ongoing risks to wildlife from freight rail operations in Arctic Finland and Sweden.
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Swedish
Lapland
West editors debate Saskatchewan dry belt fate and wheat future
W A Buchanan argues Saskatchewan will recover after talk of abandoning the dry belt. John W Dafoe warns 12,000,000 acres may need conversion to wheat if west cannot counter Europe’s nationalism. J H Woods predicts recovery is already underway. A Mentone Texas note reports water sold for 50 cents a barrel.
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W. A. Buchanan
The
Lethbridge Herald
Saskatchewan
Kansas
Nebraska
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
West
Western
Canada
Europe
J. H. Woods
Calgary Herald
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Gilad
Marie
Ma’am
Kasper
Stock- Bolm
N. U
Canadian Fur Trade Safe
Geological
Lindy
Charles E. Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
Arthur W. Brown
Arthur, Jr
New York
Sir Arthur
Sir John Alcock
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Clifden
Mont “Ier
Mentone
Tex
Simplicirsmus
Munich
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