Progress In Agricultural Methods Shown By Labor-Saving Machinery
Western Canada sees rapid farming progress driven by mechanical devices and reduced manual labor. The rise of tractors and combined harvester threshers dominates farming, with Alberta and Saskatchewan counting near a thousand combines this season. Exports of Canadian farm implements rose to 17.41 million dollars in the last fiscal year as adoption spreads globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Becom
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Reaper-Threstier
Woudd
Kansas
Police raid in Birmingham ends with gagged dice joke
Police descended on a tightly clustered group around a blanket with many bills in Birmingham Alabama. They searched for dice but found nothing. The cases were dismissed when the defense demanded the dice. A black man quipped to the attorney that he swallowed the dice, a nod to always getting small ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Sald
Elk population rebound in Canada reaches twenty thousand
Interior Department figures show elk populations rising after protection measures. Canada now hosts about 20 000 elk scattered across Manitoba 4000 Saskatchewan 5000 Alberta 4000 and British Columbia 6000 to 7000 with roughly 3000 inside national parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Rubber blocks pave New Bridge Street in London
Six months after paving with rubber blocks the London street is said to be in almost perfect condition. In Washington state advertisements auto salesmen may not reference car speed to curb reckless driving.
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New Bridge Street
London
State of
Washington
English as World Language Grows in Use Across Nations
A Royal Society of Literature discussion on English usage sparks talk of an International Council for English. The article notes English spread to North America Australasia and Africa and its rise from 21 million speakers in 181 to 170 million today. It highlights continued teaching in schools worldwide and its expansion as an international language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society of Literature
Great Britain
United States
International Council For English
North America
Australasia
Africa
British Empire
Chic frock pattern with two views and trims
Of girlish simplicity is the chic frock shown here View A features a scalloped embroidered skirt and a center front closing with a V neck long dart fitted sleeves a scalloped collar and cuffs View B omits sleeves and collar and adds a ribbon bow at the back of the V neck with wide lace at the lower edge No 1578 fits misses sizes 16 18 20 years Size 18 requires 35 yards 39 inch material 2%4 yards 54 inch contrasting for View A while View B needs 2% yards 39 inch material and 24 yards 41 inch lace Price 20 cents the pattern Transfer Design No 1142 trims View A Blue and Yellow Price 25 cents the pattern.
Mystery wheat from Herman Trefle near Wembley Alberta
On his 61st statement Herman Trefle reveals a new mystery wheat variety being developed on his Alberta farm. The grain features stiff straw, shatter resistance, and kernels held firmly in a head that resists frost. It ripens earlier and could allow simultaneous cutting and threshing with yields and quality matching Margulis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wembly
Alberta
Herman Trefle
Trelle
West
Progressive Canadian Eskimos Ambitions Rise with Modern Goods
In the Mackenzie delta region Arctic households increasingly own sewing machines gramophones and radio outfits. Leaders in each family strive to own a schooner with an auxiliary gasoline engine as high Arctic fur prices elevate wealth. At Aklavik natives frequently man up to twenty five schooners at a time.
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Mackenzie Delta
Arctic
Aklavik
Prairie Provinces Boost Butter Output Across Canada
All three Prairie provinces Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba show higher butter production for last year with Manitoba posting the largest proportional gain. Together they now supply about 30 percent of national butter output, reflecting a shift in regional dairy strength.
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Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Jokes on marriage spark laughs among the not married
Social chatter notes that jokes about marriage amuse those who are not yet tied to matrimony. The quip frames humor as a contrasting view between single and married perspectives.
Enthusiastic American Legion Delegation Parade in London
Nearly 1500 American Legion members from New York marched through central London causing traffic delays. Dressed in bright uniforms with flags they gathered at Great Scotland Yard and Whitehall before reaching the cenotaph and Westminster Abbey tomb of the unknown soldier.
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American Legion
London
New York
Great
Scotland Yard
Whitehall
Legion
Westminster Abbey
Good Roads Meet Urges Safety First at Niagara Falls
At the 14th annual Good Roads Association of Canada opening session in Niagara Falls Ontario minister George S. Henry called for safety first in highway use amid rising automobile fatalities. Saskatchewan deputy minister H S Carpenter noted 7300 miles of road and 450 market points with growth in roads. invited the association to hold next year’s meeting in Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Association of Canada
Niagara Falls
George S. Henry
Ontario
H.S. Carpenter
Saskatchewan
Good Roads Association
Saskatchewan Wheat Concrete Claim in Premier Gardiner Speech
Premier Gardiner told the Pacific Foreign Trade Council in Victoria that Saskatchewan produces more wheat than all other provinces combined, enough to feed 30 million people, and exports 29 of 30 parts. He cited global production of 100 million tons with 80 million tons for export and that Canada supplies 7 million tons, with 5,090,400 controlled by the Western Canada wheat pool. A buyer and a witty suburbanite quip follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canada
Gardiner
Pacific Foreign Trade Council
Victoria
B.C
American Legion Bugie and Drum Corps Sail to Paris
Sixty members of the Boys of ’76 Bugle and Drum Corps of Post 76 Racire Wisconsin sail from Quebec aboard the Montroyal to attend the Paris national convention. They join a historic wartime peace movement with 17 000 Legionnaires sailing to France, welcomed by French leaders including Premier Poincare and Ambassador Herrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racire
Wisconsin
Amer
Legionnaires
Poincare
The
Republic
France
John Pershing
U.S
Myron T. Herrick
America
Few Fields Left To Conquer As Explorers Map Earth
The article notes sheep raising as a prairie revenue alongside grain, with van Nice recommending starting small and using grade ewes. It surveys historical exploration, from Davis and Livingstone to Scott and Byrd, and discusses Antarctica as the current frontier with dangers, mystery, and potential mineral lure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
E. van Nice
Scott, Saskatchewan
Scott
Sahara
Equatorial
South America
Asia
Australia
Polar
Brazil
Davis
Livingstone
Meat Eaters and Vegetarians Prove Endurance Debates
In Ontario a ten mile race pitted a meat eater against a vegetarian. The vegetarian lost by a slim margin, showing meat and vegetables both fuel endurance. Both finishers were in fine condition, suggesting balance matters more than elimination in diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Honey Competition At Royal Agricultural Fair Toronto
The Royal Agricultural Fair in Toronto introduces honey competition for the first time with rules that require 1927 crop honey from the exhibitor’s own apiary or province produced by a local apiary. Judges may disqualify poorly presented entries regardless of honey quality. Ontario honey already ranks highly overseas with top Imperial Dairy Show finishes.
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Ontario
Toronto
London
Watch Restored After a Century for Miss Cynthia Pintler
Miss Cynthia A Pintler of White Lake New York revived her grandfather Peter Pintler’s London made 1771 watch after a hundred years idle. The restored timepiece, once wound, was placed in a bank for safekeeping.
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Cynthia A. Pintler
White Lake
N.Y
London
Peter Pintler
England to Send Insect Expedition to New Zealand
An expeditionary force of insects will depart from England to aid New Zealand against rampant weeds. At Harpendon experimental station beetles and caterpillars are tested to identify voracious weed eaters that avoid crops. Selected insects will be sent to New Zealand to attack gooseberry and blackberry brambles and ragwort.
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England
New Zealand
Dominion
Harpendon
Herefordshire
Wintering Steers Loose in Pens Proves Cheaper Gains
A three year test at Lennoxville Quebec Experimental Station compared wintering steers loose in large pens versus tied in stalls. Results show larger gains at lower cost when fed loose, with labor and equipment costs favoring pens.
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Lennoxville
Quebec
Sockeye Salmon Scarce in Fraser River Region
John P. Babcock assistant commissioner of fisheries reports unusually low Sockeye in the Fraser River above Hell's Gate with scarce spawning in August and September. He warns there will be no commercial return this year from Sockeye spawning in the upper Fraser.
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B.C
Fraser River
Hell's Gate Canyon
John P. Babcock
Hell's Gate
Fraser
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TaiRrory
Lis McDermott
Winnipeg
Eskimos
American Legionnaires
Ican Legion
South Pole
South Polar
Antarctic
Jotunheim
Robert E. Scott
Byrd
North Pole
Diet
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