Good Agricultural Land Found In Hudson Bay Railway Area
A federal Agriculture Department expert reports that the clay belt extends into northern Manitoba along the Hudson Bay Railway area creating large tracts of good agricultural land. He notes settlement around Cormorant and Mile 137 with promising wheat oats barley yields, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and a potential dairy farming opening despite skepticism from locals.
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H. B. Ry
Ontario
Manioba
Hudson Bay
Federal Department of Agriculture
Mantobe
Northern Territory
Hudson Bay Junction
Pas
Mile 42
Ceres
Marquis
Minden
Alaska
Gopher
Banner
Victory
Mile
Hugh Gray
Gray
Manitoba
George Cowan
Mile 185
Garnet
Renard
Deer River
Rescuing Skipper
Fishermen recount a perilous rescue at sea when provisions ran out and the crew diverted to drinking their remaining supply before the wind rose. Local press notes the daring act and the crew's survival amid worsening weather.
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Smith's Weekly
Sydney
Saline Lakes Push Potash Quest in Western Canada
Regina Daily Post reports that during the Great War attention focused on Saskatchewan saline lakes for potash. Geologists and chemists studied sodium sulphate, leading to a half million dollar plant at Expanse near Lake Johnston and plans for another at Horseshoe Lake near Moose Jaw. Federal Mines officials find many Western lakes warrant examination. 21 lakes hold over 115 million tons of hydrous salts, mostly in Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan
Lake Johnston
Horseshoe Lake
Moose Jaw
Federal Department of Mines
Canada
Regina Daily Post
Mountie F Anderton Returns From Arctic Service
Sergeant F Anderton of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police spends his first furlough in nine years after a 17 year Arctic career aboard the St Roch following duties from Herschel Island to Cambridge Bay. He enjoys the outdoor life and freedom of the Arctic patrol. The St Roch, a two masted auxiliary schooner, is 90 feet long and built for Arctic duty.
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Sergt. F. Anderton
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic
Vancouver
St. Roch
Herschel Island
Cambridge
Anderton
Canada
Territories
Dominion
Arctic Service
How the Horse Chestnut Got Its Name
A sixteenth century botanist Gerardo claims the horse chestnut name came from folk medicine using its fruit to treat horse coughs and breathlessness. Another explanation notes a natural horse shoe mark where the leaf stem breaks from the twig.
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Gerardo
Alberta Oil Output and Gas Consumption in 1928
Alberta produced 416 623 barrels crude maphtha 70 734 barrels light crude and 174 barrels heavy crude totaling 489 531 barrels up 47 percent from 1927. Natural gas usage exceeded 14 600 000 M cubic feet in 1928. A stray quote reflects radios era humor amid ads and human interest.
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Alberta
Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Gains Profits
The Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Association Ltd Hartney reports growth from 1,000 to 11,000 members in seven years. Last year 34,000 live birds weighing 141,013 pounds net 13 to 15 cents per pound. Dressed poultry shipped from 104 points, 1,231,326 pounds valued at 356,998 dollars. Six egg stations with 125 cars of eggs, 54,172 cases worth 489,880 dollars. Car loads rose to 135 in 1928. Average prices ranged from 19 cents per dozen for cracks to 27 cents for extras.
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Department of Agriculture
Canadian Wheat and Flour Exports Rise Worldwide
A recent report shows eighty three countries as buyers of Canadian wheat and flour. Great Britain led the demand as Canada ground over 94 million bushels of wheat for commercial flour in 1928, up eight million from 1927, with flour output reaching 20.9 million barrels, about two million more than the prior year.
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Great Britain
Enormous prehistoric foot found near Limpopo River
An imprint in stone claimed by an Italian expedition indicates a gigantic prehistoric man. The footprint shows ape-like traits and suggests a stature far larger than any previously known, unearthed beside the Limpopo River.
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Limpopo River
Untouched Lunch Reveals Household Attitudes
A remark contrasts a grown man's unread lunch with a child's untouched meal, questioning appetite and behavior. The remark suggests adults may hide hunger while children act naturally, implying social judgments about hunger and propriety.
Superintendent Smith Leads CPR Colonization Construction Branch
The Canadian Pacific Railway notes Mr. Smith’s 28 years with the company, 18 in farm development, and that 95 percent of homes on 1500 improved farms were built under his supervision. This year the Branch oversees cottages under the Overseas Settlement Committee scheme with the British Government and the Department of Colonization and Development.
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Colonization Construction Branch
Canadian Pacific Railway
Smith
Overseas Settlement Committee
Department of Colonization and Development
Grain for the Orient bids Peace River wheat exports rise
Preliminary estimates set the Peace River crop surplus at 16 million bushels with much of it headed to Oriental markets via Pacific ports. Naoki Iwasaki, a representative of a Japanese flour mill, visited the Peace River area and his company may purchase from local elevator operators. The firm buys about 15 million bushels annually and runs 12 mills in Japan.
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Peace River
Oriental
Pacific Coast
Naoki Iwasaki
Vanishing Windmills Mark Berlin’s Historic Landmarks
Berlin has few windmills and water wheels left with only two still standing. In Tiergarten, an ancient water wheel dated over 300 years old last operated in 1837. The Zehlendorf suburb hosts the last surviving capital windmill, well preserved though its blades have not turned in decades. The article notes whales range from a few hundred pounds to about 147 tons, the heaviest on record.
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Berlin
Tiergarten
Zehlendorf
English Language Growth Prompts Call for Academy
A. F P. Garland argues in the London Daily Express that the rapid spread of English since the Great War demands action. He proposes an English Speaking Academy, with British and American scholars and authors, to regulate changes and establish a standard language for the English speaking world.
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United States
Europe
Japan
India
China
America
British Isles
Wigan
Sussex
Thames
Hudson
Britain
A. F P. Garland
London Daily Express
New Flustrated Canton Crepe Dress Styles Impress Fashion Circles
A fashionable model showcases a slenderizing dress in cant on crepe with sheer velvet trim and crystal buckle details. Style No. 714 offers sizes 16 through 42 with varied color options including bottle green black and army blue and costs 25 cents in stamps or coin.
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Petunia
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern ordering notice lists Winnipeg address 175 MacDermot Ave and pattern number Shze. The brief item directs readers to request patterns via post or mail at the stated location.
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Winnipeg
Union
MacDermot Ave
Reforestation Plan Aims To Replant 640 Acre BC Zone
A new province wide reforestation program will restore a 640 acre area along the Pacific highway south of Vancouver. Under Minister F P Burden the scheme preserves a forest for future generations and allocates 50 acres for nurseries to supply young trees for transplanting to coast regions.
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Green Timbers
Pacific Highway
Vancouver
F. P. Burden
Wheat harvest at Coaldale yields strong Marquis crop
Frank Knapp harvested Marquis wheat from a 17 acre Coaldale field yielding 52 bushels per acre. The field was sown in late April with registered second generation seed. Straw grew about five feet high and uniform.
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Coaldale
Frank Knapp
Donkeys Have Wives Says Seaside Father
A seaside boy asks if donkeys have wives and the father answers yes and only donkeys, a wry exchange reflecting a rural or humorous scene.
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Pather
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W. NL UL «1807
Co-Operative Egg Marketing
Manitoba Cooperative Poultry Marketing Association Ltd
Hartney
Bertram S. Smith
Ancaster
Hamilton
Dora Virtue
Montreal
B. P. Bellong
Ada Mackenzie
Virginia Wilson
Chirsygo
Whho
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
B.C
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