Markets For Western Products And The Grain Trade
An overview of western Canada's grain marketing history from the Canada Grain Act to wheat pools, rail and elevator systems, and the shift to cooperative sales. It examines market barriers, storage pressures, and the need for coordinated export strategy amid war-time disruption and global price fluctuations.
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Canada
Pecat
Saskatchewan
United Grain Growers
Europe
Wheat Board
West
Board of Grain Commissoners
United
Orange industry uses trade marking machines widely
The orange industry ranks among the largest users of trade marking machines, reflecting its scale and automation in labeling and branding processes.
Whipped Cream Known in Ancient Rome for Desserts
Ancient Romans used whipped cream for desserts, a detail noted in historical culinary references. The statement highlights early dairy techniques and dessert preparation in classical times.
London Faces Worst Drought in Seventy-One Years
London endures the driest period on record in 71 years with no substantial rainfall for 32 days. The Lea River supplying eastern areas declines, prompting anxiety as authorities halt garden watering and plan to halve the next water bill assessment.
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London
Lea
Water Board
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted for St Vitus Dance cure
An Ontario testimonial claims Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich the blood and cure St Vitus Dance in a case where other treatments failed. The letter from Mrs Stead describes dramatic recovery in her nine year old daughter after six boxes, with improved strength and mobility. Pills sold for 50c a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
William Stead
Wiarton, Ont
Port McNicol
Buckley Appointed Agrostologist at Brandon Experimental Farm
Dr. G. F. H. Buckley, born in Halifax, is named agrostologist at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Brandon. He holds a B S from the University of Alberta 1920 and returns to Edmonton as assistant professor of field husbandry, continuing corn breeding started in 1925 to develop a cold resistant early maturing variety for fodder and silage.
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G. F. H. Buckley
Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Buckley
Halifax
N.S
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Brandon Farm
England's Kings Who Never Married
The passage notes that only one English king reached adulthood without marriage William II son of William the Conqueror. It also lists Edward V and Edward VI as princes who never married but died young before adulthood.
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England
William Rufus
William II
William the Conqueror
Edward V
Edward VI
Bran don district sees more reaper threshers in use this year
Minard's Liniment for neuritis mentioned as a note while report states the Bran don district has more reaper threshers in operation this year than ever before despite short grain crops. It also notes that it took eighteen years to build the huge gates of Henry VIII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Brandon
Henry VIII
Westminster Abbey
Park review lauds History In Narrative Pages from Canada
A reviewer praises Helen Park's History In Narrative Pages from Canada as a valuable tool for eleven year old students. The book uses vivid, period-focused scenes of Canadian pioneers to teach history, emphasizing essential events over dates, with illustrations to aid memory and patriotism. The critique highlights its educational merit and engaging storytelling.
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Canada
Helen Park
Miss Park
Rousseau
Park
British Delegation Sails for Japan Conference
Lord Hailsham leads the British delegation to Tokyo for preliminary talks before the Institute of Pacific Relations meeting at Kyoto. The party, after a Vancouver stopover with the Governor General and Lady Willingdon, departed on October 3 to explore issues to be discussed at the forthcoming conference.
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Institute of Pacific Relations
Kyoto
Japan
Lord Hailsham
Ottawa
Lady Willingdon
Vancouver
Dr. Fowler’s Extract Quick Cure Adverts
Milford Ont reader Roy Lighthall reports rapid relief from cramps diarrhoea and stomach pains after using Dr. Fowler’s Extract purchased through The T Milburn Co Toronto. He praises the product and states his brother had the same experience with it. The ad notes the product has been on the market for 84 years and is sold for 50 cents a bottle.
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Roy Lighthall
Milford
Ont
Woman Aviator Miss Josephine Callahan Killed in Crash
Armless flyer Miss Callahan died when an unlicensed plane she piloted crashed in a cotton field near Abilene Texas. She reportedly used a specialized control stick setup with artificial arms. The piece notes her lifelong armless condition and a pioneering approach to piloting. A separate ad promotes Dr Kellogg’s asthma remedy promising quick relief from attacks.
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Josephine Callahan
Abilene
Texas
Miss Callahan
Religion as Shroud and Cloak of Enemy Praise
The quote contrasts religion worn as a cloak with its failure as a shroud, noting that a friend who does not oppose wrongdoing becomes a dangerous ally and weakens moral stands.
New Device Converts Music to Moving Light Pattern at Steinway Hall
A new instrument, derived from the Osiso, images musical tone by a vibrating mirror and light reflected through rotating mirrors. Developed by William Baird White and C Anderson, the device maps harmony patterns for each tone, showing distinct wave forms and revealing imperfections in instruments and reverberations.
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Steinway Hall
New York
William Baird White
American Steel & Wire Co
C. Anderson
Westinghouse Electric & Engineering Co
White
Yellow Mud Flows Into China Seas From Great Rivers
Off China's coast the sea runs yellow as vast quantities of yellow mud continuously wash into the ocean from the country’s major rivers.
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China
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator Gains Notoriety Again
For years Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has ranked as a reliable worm preparation and it always maintains its reputation. A power site of more than 20,000 horsepower has been discovered in the Tongass National Forest, southeastern Alaska.
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Mother Graves
Tongass National Forest
Alaska
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ST. Vitus
Dr. Buckley
Minard
Tokio
J. D. Kellogg
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