Seed Treatment Of Wheat To Control Smut And Other Diseases
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports seed treatment can curb smut and other seed born diseases, increasing yields. Researcher Dr. Clayton Roberts Ori an of Penn State notes seed infection spreads via infected seed and distribution networks. Organic antimicrobials show promise over formaldehyde copper and cyanides, with safety and efficacy improving.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Clayton Roberts Orian
Pennsylvanis
Colleet
Tankage Improves Nursing Sows at Urandon Farm
Brandon Experimental Farm reports in 1925 that adding two percent tankage to a meat barley bran ration for nursing sows with litters of twenty-seven or twenty-eight reduces weight loss by 29 percent and increases gain by 12.14 pounds per pig over twenty-five days while costing 63 cents more. The study fed seven pounds of meat per sow daily, with three percent oil cake meal, at Ottawa Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urandon
Brandon
Pablications
T Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Okanagan Fruit Crop Forecast For Province
The Horticultural Department of the Provincial Government projects the Okanagan apple crop at 3,217,000 boxes, up from 2,553,449 last year. Crab apples estimated at 117,850 boxes vs 115,623 prior year. Pears at 100,900 boxes compared with 16,484, and plums and prunes at 215,250 vs 77,766 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Department
Okanagan
Irish Origins Proposed for Yankee Doodle and God Save the King
Dr Gratton Flood an Irish music historian argues Yankee Doodle originated as an Irish art called Al the Way to alway and claims God Save the King also stems from an old Irish tune dating to around 1595 London Des patch.
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Gratton Flood
Alway
European Wheat Crop Totals By Region Decline
The Jage-Siatia wheat crop is officially estimated at 77.57 million bushels, up from 75.65 million last year, per a cable to the Department of Agriculture in Itawa. European wheat production across nineteen Pupepean countries totals 60.694 million bushels, down from 1,023.523 million last year, a drop of 63 million bushels.
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Jage-Siatia
Department of Agriculture
Itawa
Awe weeks vacation and rent due
A fragmented notice notes a short vacation period passing quickly and the monthly rent arriving due as the cycle restarts. The readable text implies time slipping between breaks and obligations.
Securing the Earth Tips From an Experienced Detective
A seasoned detective shares practical earth security pointers for a cautious woman. The guidance covers awareness, observation, and simple precautions to reduce risk in everyday situations.
Kansas Farmers Move to Canada Create Western Canada Colony
More than eighty Kansas families have settled in Bewn and Tyner Saskatchewan since May this year, forming one of western Canada’s largest American agricultural communities. L. B. Bord of the Canadian National Railway describes strong land prospects and a cash investment of at least five hundred ninety thousand dollars. Headed by experienced farmers, the group prefers Canadian than U.S. farms due to high rental costs and inflated land values.
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Saskatchewan
Kanna
United States
Pen
Boyd
Canada
Kansas
See Machines As The Hope of Mankind
Thomas A Edison in an interview in Porum says machines are the hope of humanity and that the future depends on large scale production and newer, more complex devices. He foresees machines emancipating mankind and America needing more machinery to free people from drudgery.
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Thomas A. Edison
Tisinka
Porum
America
Who Was Mrs. Grundy a Real Character
The article explains Mrs Grundy as a real person, the Hampton Court housekeeper in the late 1840s and 1850s, famed for strict proprieties. She kept unfit works of art locked away in a room still known as Mrs Grundy’s Gallery.
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England
Mrs. Grundy
Daddy Blair of the Wild and Woolly West Dies at 94
Edmonton obituary honors Tetesphore Alexander Blair known as Daddy Blair a veteran scout soldier and adventurer who carried Hudsons Bay Company flag for fifty years. Born near Montreal he rode with circus shows and traveled from Ottawa to Fort Yarry and Winnipeg aiding the Northwest and Crown lands before retirement.
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Pioneers
Edmonton
Daddy
Hudson’s Bay Company
Queen Victoria
Blair
Northwest
Ottawa
Fort Yarry
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tom Scort
Scotyi
Blais
General Strange
Lord Strathcona
Donald Smith
C.pr
Hudson's Bay Company
Crow's Nest Trail
Lumber boom eyed as Thunder Bay district to hire more men
A Port Arthur press statement says the lumbering industry will demand half a thousand workers to handle immediate bush work. District operators foresee a labor need at least one third higher than last year, promising the biggest logging year in Thunder Bay history.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Thunder Bay
Ontario
Gossiping wives jailed in Belgian town under medieval law
In a small Belgian town, husbands complain and authorities arrest women for gossiping at the back fence. The case recalls a revival of a medieval measure aimed at curbing idle chatter, prompting local controversy over the legality and fairness of the enforcement.
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Custrin
Rand
Rise Delayed Until Settling Down, Says Youth Adage
A reflective maxim notes a young man’s ascent in life begins only after he settles into stable routines. The saying warns against premature ambition and highlights steady foundations as the path to future success.
Unemployment Relief Recipients in Britain Rise in July
The British poor relief rolls show 604 per 10 000 people received aid in July, down 1.7 percent from June but up 52.9 percent from July 1925. Of 1 096 000 claimants, England and Wales accounted for 909 045 with indoor relief 114 784 and outdoor 794 261. Scotland reported 171 902 recipients, 6 494 indoor and 162 419 outdoor, according to the British Information Service relayed by Mankers Trust.
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Great Britain
Mankers Trust Company of
New York
Pritith Informetion Service
England
Wales
Scotland
Electrification of Railways Moves Beyond Experiment
Electrification of railways is well beyond experimental. In London and big provincial cities like Liverpool it brings greater speed and more frequent service with immunity from smoke and dirt. Technical authorities expect gradual girding by towns while steam will endure for long distance haulage for years. Progress is satisfactory, and patience is warranted.
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London
Liverpool
Theosophical Banquet Serves 300 Egg Omelet in Chicago
At the convention banquet in Chicago the hotel kitchen prepared a massive omelet using 300 eggs and a large quantity of mushrooms as the highlight dish of the meal.
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American Theosophical Society
Chicago
Alberta Wheat Pool signs up 400000 additional acres
Officials announce 400000 more acres joined in Alberta this year and the Alberta Wheat Pool expects to handle sixty percent of this year’s crop.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Alberta Pool
Palatadie and Profitable Green Feed for Livestock
Three succulent annual forage crops rape kale and cabbage are grown across Canada. Central Experimental Farm Ottawa reports these fleshy crops provide palatable profitable pasture. Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Brandon Manitoba and Vancouver Island tests show benefits for cattle sheep hogs poultry and dairy cows. The report notes frost resilience rapid recovery and wide suitability for various soils and climates.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Savoy
Department of Agriculture
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Brandon
Manitoba
Fraser Valley
Vancouver Island
Marconi Cruises British Coasts Aboard Yacht
Signor Marconi sails his yacht along the British coast with a crew of highly trained Italians. He conducts wireless experiments as the vessel moves from port to port, rarely spending two consecutive nights ashore.
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Signor Marconi
Marconi
Britain
Religion and Business Clash in Modern Etiquette Debate
A thoughtful critique argues that many men let business interests steer religious practice, urging clearer boundaries between faith and commerce to preserve integrity and public trust.
Homestead Entries In West To Date Exceed 1925 Total
Canada s homestead filings in the first seven months of 1926 surpass the entire 1925 output, with Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia posting large gains. The bulletin notes 3 430 homesteads filed versus 5 086 in 1975 for comparison and reports land settlements of about 612 000 acres potentially boosting Western wheat yields.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific Bulletin
Manitoba
Sackatchewan
Alberta
North Alberta expects bumper crops across northern districts
Northern Alberta crops outlook from Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway area agents shows a likely bumper harvest in all districts except one. Oats are projected at sixty to seventy bushels per acre, barley around forty, with wheat near thirty bushels in Compton.
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Compton
Edmonton
Dunvegan
British Columbia
Farmer instructs chemist on labeling bottles for wife and cow
A farmer warns a chemist to clearly mark which bottles are for his wife and which are for the Jersey cow. He fears confusion could lead to harm to the animal.
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Jersey
New Feeder Purchase Policy Aims to Link East and West
The Minister of Agriculture authorizes a feeder purchase policy in effect from September 1 to December 1 to support Western Canada feeder shows and help Eastern farmers connect with Western ranchers for annual feeder cattle and feeder lambs. The Live Stock Branch will cover reasonable travel expenses for Eastern farmers buying one or more carloads at Western sales and returning them east for feeding.
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Minister of Agriculture
Canada
Praise for Lord Willingdon Glowing Tribute
The London Observer devotes a column to a glowing tribute of Viscount Willingdon Canada's new Governor-General. It praises Lady Willingdon and his India service in World War cooperation and goodwill and notes Canadians will admire their frankness and sincerity as King's representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Observer
Viscount Willingdon
Canada
Lady Willingdon
Lord Willingdon
India
Lord Reading
Bombay
Madras
Priestley Oxygen Lens Relic Marks 1774 Discovery
The sesquicentennial celebration recalls the burning lens used by Joseph Priestley to concentrate rays and discover oxygen. The lens and apparatus are at Dickinson College Carlisle Pennsylvania, transferred from Thomas Cooper who accompanied Priestley to America in 1794.
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Joseph Priestley
Priestley
Dickinson College
Carlyle
Priestly
Thomas Cooper
America
Canadian Railways Reports Higher Earnings in First Half
Canadian railroads posted a 13.6 percent rise in gross revenue for the first six months, amounting to $26,935,106. Operating expenses grew less than revenue, boosting net earnings amid increased traffic and density.
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Ney
New Motor Oil From Grapes Sparks Substitute Discovery
New motor chemists find a substitute for castor oil by extracting oil from grape seeds. They report seven or eight gallons of oil per ton of grapes, high quality and suitable for airplane engines, with importing avoided by local extraction.
Barometer method to measure tower height
The student suggests lowering a barometer from the tower top and measuring the rope to determine height. The idea uses atmospheric pressure versus altitude as the barometer descends, but practical details like rope length, safety, and data interpretation are missing.
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Meath
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