Indian Chief Names Adorning Canadian Geography Across Provinces
The records describe how various Canadian places honor Indigenous leaders and events. It notes Petawawa River in Ontario and a series of toponyms across Quebec Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia linked to chiefs, battles, survivals, and relations with settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
John Fy
Petawawa River
Renfrew County
Ontario
Petewaws
Manitoba
Peguis
Hudson's Bay Company
Red River
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Catknife Hill
Alberta
Crowfoot
Mekanto
Chiniki Lake
Moon
Mekasto
Red Crow
Kanaskis Pass
Rockies
Ponce-Coupe River
Britiah Columbia
British Columbia
Hinhasket Lake
Columbia River
Richmond Early Potato Growers Association Formed
Fifty farmers on Lutu Island British Columbia form the Richmond Early Potato Growers Association to plant two to three acre plots of Irish Cobbler seed potatoes. A carload of certified seed from Prince Edward Island has been imported for market readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward Island
Lutu Island
Richmond
Iriah Cobbler
Pankhurst Statue Unveiled in Westminster Gardens
The statue of Mrs Exameline Pankhurst, leader of the British women suffrage movement, was unveiled in Victoria Tower Gardens Westminster in a ceremony attended by key suffrage figures and many political leaders. Former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin performed the unveiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exameline Pank‘hurst
Great Britain
Victoria
Tower Gardens
Westminster
Stanley Baldwin
Newspapers and public duty in reporting news
The piece defends newspapers as community service focused on news for subscribers, not individuals. It argues courts and public actions must be reported fairly, protecting the innocent while informing the public and maintaining trust.
Early Poultry Health and Hatching Research Sparks Debate
A Saskatoon branch discussion covers why eggs laid in different months affect cake texture and chick yield. Highlights include vitamin discoveries, risks of leg weakness, sprouted oats and cod liver oil, and X ray tests showing hatching and sex-ratio effects. The Saskatchewan University flock began in 1913 with under 100 eggs per hen. by 1826 the average rose to over 175, with one family totaling 217 eggs from 44 daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami
Meg
Jane
University of Siks-skatchewe
Saskatoon
Lem
University of Saskatchewan
Colour Indicates Real Grade Maple Sugar or Syrup
The maple sugar industry, one of North America's oldest, is highlighted by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. It states that lighter products indicate higher quality, with Grade 1 very light like clover honey, Grades 2 and 3 darker, and Grade 4 close to buckwheat honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dairy Survey Work Returns from Saskatchewan Field Work
Dr. Misener of Cornell resumes dairy industry survey in Saskatchewan after fieldwork. J. K. Finlayson from Saskatchewan Markets Branch accompanies him to Cornell to finish summarizing data over about two months. Also note: about 30,000 tons of beans shipped daily in southern China during the recent harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misener
Cornell University
N.Y
Saskatchewan
J. K. Finlayson
Saskatpghewan Markets
Cornell
China
General Superintendent Appointed for Western Region
General Superintendent of the Manitoba District of the Canadian National Railways is named General Superintendent of Transportation for the Western Region, succeeding W. I. Smart who moves to the role of Deputy Minister of Railways and Canals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Canadian National Railways
Western
W. I. Smart
Garnet wheat proves adaptable in Abitibi trials
Samples of Garnet wheat grown by 105 Abitibi settlers in Northern Quebec show high kernel quality and large size. The 6,000 bushels produced across the district averaged 25 to 80 bushels per acre, signaling strong northern suitability for Quebec and Ontario. Father Minette directed the field trials as part of settlement work, with samples sent to J. E. L. Force in Montreal for exhibit to prospective settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abitibi
Quebec
Colonization Department
Canadian National Railways
Ontario
Father Minette
Quebec Department of Colonization
Puzzlers' League Formed in Europe Declared Hardest-Thinking Society
A new society called The Puzzlers' League has formed in Europe. It includes enigma experts, cryptogram wizards, crossword and charade specialists. Its motto claims puzzle solving fights off boredom, the greatest enemy of the human race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Puzzlers’ League
Vague marriage plan after small loan discussed
A brief dialogue shows a couple negotiating marriage over money. She promises to marry once a thousand dollars are saved, he mentions borrowing five hundred, and she suggests that might be enough to start.
Three Hundred Million Spent by American Tourists in Canada
The 1929 tourist year set records as Americans spent nearly 300 million in Canada. Canadians and other foreign visitors contributed heavily, with US automobile visitors adding 25 million and rail and steamship travelers another 8 million. Overall Canada ran a visible trade surplus, while tourist spending boosted exports and imports for both countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Dominion
Bureau of Statistics
World Grain Show displays at World Poultry Congress in London
Oscar Turcott, Canadian Exhibition manager, will arrange a 576 square foot World Grain Show display at Crystal Palace entrance. The exhibit from Regina will feature grains and crops, with announcements distributed to delegates worldwide. Similar grain exhibitions will be held in Antwerp Paris and Buenos Aires under Turcott's direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
London
Crystal Palace
England
Oscar Turcott
Antwerp
Paris
Buenos Ayres
Turcott
Plant Clean Seed Urges Use of Clean Seed for Planting
The seed branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture urges planting clean seed this year to combat the growing weed menace across Canada. It notes various cleaning methods based on quantity, location, and equipment, from commercial machinery to improvised screens and wind cleaning in remote areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Happiness by Vibration and Jazz
A lecturer says happiness comes from vibrating with one environment. A man with St. Vitus Dance at a jazz concert would be in bliss under that idea.
First Edition Dickens Great Expectations Sells in London
A first edition copy of Dickens Great Expectations sold in London for 1275 dollars to a buyer named seauy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seauy
London
Oldest Trainman Robert Williams Celebrates Birthday in Truro
Robert Williams of Truro Nova Scotia claims status as Canada’s oldest trainman. Born March 4 1838 at West River Antigonish County he began on the Nova Scotia Railway at seventeen. He survived a shipwreck near The Horn and a 40 foot fall, later joining the Intercolonial Railway and retiring in 1910 at seventy one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Robert Williams
Truro
N.S
West River
Antigonish County
Nova Scotia
Liverpool
England
Intercolonial Railway
Canadian National Railway System
Russians Prove Bees Do Not Sting After Three Year Test
After three years at the New Brunswick agricultural station Russian bees showed no sting incidents. Entomologists Ray Hutton and B. I. Diggers report the bees produce as much honey as Italian bees but swarm less often and avoid stings throughout the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rugaala
New Brunswick
Russia
Ray Hutton
B. I. Diggers
Los Angeles Man Claims Buried World Record in Box
Floyd Watte of Los Angeles says he stayed buried six feet underground in a box with a six inch pipe and a telephone for outside connections for 391 hours. He was buried February 22 with no company but the phone and is hailed by some as a record holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Watte
Los Angeles
Floyd
Quintet of Dialogues on Poverty and Aging
A compact exchange ends with the grim forecast that hardship lasts until sixty-five, followed by the resigned reply that one will have grown used to it. The dialogue hints at enduring poverty and adaptation over a long horizon.
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Pankhores
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
Witaipeg Newspaper Union
McDermeive
Wicaipeg
Fetters No
Tha Inman
Walton
W. G. Barker, V.C
D.S
W. G. Barker
V.C
Ds.c
Tar
Ottawa
Col Barker
Cansida
Oxfordshire
Oxford County Hall
Christopher Bartlett
Sandford Mount
Charlbury
E. Gorst
Bartlett
Dr. Barengey
Rating Authority
Oxford
R.T. Barrie
Chipping Norton
Mue
Timma
Gothenborg
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