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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jul 19, 1928

Page

8

Three British Immigrants Rise to Canadian Cabinet Posts

The Toronto Star profiles Peter Heenan, Charlie Dunning, and Parke Forke, three British immigrants who built political careers in Canada. Heenan rose from Alberta ranching to Ontario legislature and then federal Labor Minister. Dunning climbed from western farm work to Saskatchewan treasurer and federal minister. Forke advanced from Manitoba landholder to local government leader and federal minister. Each path shows immigrant optimism and ascent.

Kang Canada Wis Inrrante Dunning Bregland Forke Seotand Heenan Treland Hailwayn Dominion Training England Ireland Scotland Peenan Parke Manitoba Pipestone Illaxe Maniohs Maniohs Union of Municipalities Hut House of Commons Progressives King Peter Heenan Charlie Dunning Costa Rica Alberta Kenora Association of Locomotive Engineers Ontario Great Britain House Cuiming Saskatchewan Drain Growers Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company Canadian Council of Agriculture Saskatchewan Torunto

Demand for Cunrian Hay Crop Seen in UK

The Commercial Sun reports True Commissioners Harrison in London notes a fair import demand if this year’s Canatian crop meets quality and price. UK hay crop yield is about 10 percent below average but better than last year. A separate item mentions branch line railroad conductors and a faulty engine incident.

Harrison London United Kingdom

World's Greatest Creditor Report to League of Nations

The report lists Great Britain as the world's greatest creditor with about £4,000,000,000 in foreign investments while the United States holds about £2,800,000,000. A separate note mentions Alaska reindeer killed by volcanic ash affecting feeding and health.

Economic Committee of the League of Nations Geneva United States Great Britain Alaska

The Dangerous Fly

Physicians revisit the fly as a disease spreader. An experiment washed a fly and found 1,250,000 bacteria in the bath water, suggesting flies should be screened from homes and breeding areas cleaned to prevent illness.

Canada Fifth in World Milk Production

The article notes Canada ranks fifth among the world's top eighteen milk producing nations with 3,894,311 milk cattle. It also cites Canada's butter output at 272,209,287 pounds and cheese production at 172,248,375 pounds, amid US and German leadership in respective categories.

United States Germany France Great Britain Ireland Canada

Cement Versus Wooden Floors In Poultry Houses Debate

A Charlottetown Experimental Station report compares cement and wooden floors for poultry houses. Cement floors resist vermin and are durable but stay damp in winter and spring, while a wooden sectional floor kept dry and required less cleaning, according to superintendent J A Clark in 1927.

Muiony Charlottetown J. A. Clark

E. P. Ranch Ships Stock to Kenwood California

A shipment from the E P ranch travels to Kenwood stock farms in California. The consignment includes seven cows seven short horn? No, seven cows, five Short horn bulls, and five Yearling bulls. Some cattle were imported from the royal farm in England. James Watson, of the IP vanca, serves as herdsman and will inspect major stock businesses in California.

E.P. Ranch Kenwood California Royal Farm England James Watson IP Vanca

Willing To Oblige Bank Clerk With Identity Hold

A bank clerk insists on identification to cash a cheque while a blushing caller tries to smooth the hurdle by presenting a love letter that describes her fully. The scene captures social pressure and the awkward exchange over a routine financial act.

George

Western Hotel Now Complete at Bann Springs

The Bann Springs hotel, guardian of the Canadian Rockies, is ready for tourists with major alterations and a new wing. New warm and cold pools are added, and the old nine hole golf course has been enlarged to eighteen holes under mountain shadows.

Bann Springs Canadian Rockies Fant Springs

Empire Marketing Board Aims To Expand intra Empire Trade

The Empire Marketing Board continues to push Empire buying in the United Kingdom with a focus on consumer publicity and research. It urges quality and volume in Empire goods, notes growing public interest, and calls for legislative support to align agricultural and commercial interests with imperial trade expansion.

Imperial Economic Conference Cantula Imperial Economic Committee Empire Marketing Board Dominion Affairs United Kingdom Party Great Britain Mpire British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association London Nev Canada Empire Marketing Board Agan

Insects of the Flower Garden and Their Control

Ottawa bulletin No. 99 by Arthur Gibson Dom inion Entomologist advises liquid and dry insecticides. Paris green mixed with lime treats forty gallons. smaller amounts use a spoonful. Dry mix uses Paris green with plaster. apply at dawn. Arsenate of lead offers foliage safety. strength given for liquid and paste forms.

Department of Agriculture Ottawa Arthur Gibson

Demand Grows for Reaper Threshers as Harvest Field Expands

Vendors report rapid uptake of reaper threshers with high purchase volumes this year. Industry observers anticipate heavier use of these harvesters across farms, signaling a strong market and wider adoption.

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