Canada’s Debt to Britain for Protection and Surveys
The Kingston Whig Standard reflects on Canada’s ties to Britain, noting Britain’s long military expenditures from 1852 to 1902 and earlier centuries. It cites figures for fortifications, canals, railways, and public works, arguing Canadians retain some debt in terms of goodwill and protection. The piece contemplates national memory of Britain’s role and ends with a cautionary aside about life insurance and grieving.
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Canada
Dominion
Ormnasco
Cantley
National Surveyors
Furonton
Isies Ia
Mor
Kingston Whig-Standard
Cura
Hingston
Great Britain
Quebec
Sam
Montreal
Toronto
Halifax
St. John
Kingston
St. Louis
Treasury of
Don't shake 40 or YT will box your ears
A fragmented joke fragment from Tassige Risetter in Berlin features rival calls to action about shaking and a warning of rebuke, reflecting a playful, exchange style in the Lower and Upper One lines.
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Tassige Risetter
Berlin
Turnips Favor Beef Cattle Fattening Over Manhgs
Dominion Experimental Farms bulletin finds turnips superior to manhgels for fattening beef cattle and better for beef than milk production. Tests show high value when no other succulent feed is available. pulped sand with straw improves palatability of roughages. Bulletin available from Ottawa Publications Branch.
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New Dominion Experimental Farms
Iatter
Publicators
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Haig Visits Jasper Park Golf Course Recall
Earl Haig’s death prompts memories of his July 17 1925 visit to Canada. The Field Marshal opened Jasper Park golf course with Lady Haig Brigadier General J A Bink and others. He praised the course and mountain setting predicting it would rank among the world’s best.
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Earl Haig
British Empire
Canada
Jasper ‘Park
Lady Haig
J. A. Bink
A. F. Home
Walter Pratt
Canadian National Railways
Stanley Thompson
Maynard Rogers
Jasper National Park
Jasper Park Lodge
Fred
Brewster
M.C
Danish Inventor Claims Gas Gun Threatens Airmen
Danish inventor Arthur Christensen asserts a new anti aircraft gun can project concentrated gas into air masses to paralyze fighters in next war. Reporters test results reportedly show satisfactory outcomes and the device can project the gas over a great distance.
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Arthur Christensen
U S Embassy Ottawa Legation Site Status Reveals Delays
Reports show U S officials doubt construction can start within a year on the Ottawa legation site facing Parliament Hill. The property near the Rideau Club covers about 6 050 square feet with six figure price, while negotiations continue. Vancouver grain exports to late January total 33 109 133 bushels, compared with 16 358 495 last year. An acre equals 160 square rods.
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U.S
Legation
United States
Ottawa
State Departments
Parliament
Rideau Club
Welliington Street
Vancouver
New Apple Varieties Show Promising Cross Breeding Results
The Dominion Division of Horticulture reports new apple varieties from cross breeding. Cox stone 2 Stone seedling yields orange red dessert fruit December to March. Forsweet from McIntosh and Forest offers slate keeping sweetness with Forest flavor. Redman, a Prince and McIntosh cross, appears as a large crimson dessert apple suitable for prairie regions.
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Dominion Experimental Farina
Dominion Horticulturist
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Coxstone
Forest
Prairies
Famine Fears Rise in Russia Amid Grain Shortage
Reports describe severe shortages of flour butter eggs soaps and textiles in Russia prompting harsh measures. The grain storage campaign under agriculture commissar Syminoff fell 2,060,000 tons short of the prior year, tied to broader famine fears. Stalin’s Siberian visit reportedly spurred new directives to move grain to markets.
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Russia
Alexander Petrovitch Syminoff
Joseph Stalin
Siberia
British Comment On Budget Foresees Narrow Expenditure Limit
A British observer notes the Canadian budget reduces taxation by about 4 million pounds with a ten percent income tax cut. The Hovering Standard comments that the principle of strict public expenditure limits is followed, except in Britain. The piece reflects cross country debate on fiscal restraint and national prosperity.
Beautifying Station Gardens Through Winter Planting Plans
The horticultural department of the Canadian Pacific Railway plans spring planting of several thousand seeds and glass-grown specimens at station gardens. North of Lake Superior pansies will dominate the display, with about 1,500 gardens maintained by station agents driven by pride and prize competition.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Horticultural Department
Lake Superior
Factors Behind Canada's Prosperity Boom in 1927
The article credits multiple forces for Canada’s booming 1927 economy including new industries, diversified development, and strong resource expansion. It notes a shift from a low mood six years prior to broad prosperity driven by forest, water power, mining, and tourism growth, with undeveloped resources fueling the recovery.
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Canada
Four Million Fish Eggs Stock Western Canada Lakes
The fish culture branch shipped 3,857,000 fish fry and eggs between June and September, routed by Canadian National Railways. Most went to Biggar and Fort Qu Appelle for pickerel lakes, with numerous shipments to Hyas, Kamsack, Ninette, Roblin, and others. August focused on perch, while September saw 1,759 perch fry to Sonderman and York Lakes. Traveling clinics in Northern Alberta showed strong success and may expand province wide.
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Western Canada
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Canadian National
Fort Qu'Appelle
Biggar
Sask
Lizard
Wilson Lakes
Hyas
Lady and Elbow Lakes
Winnipeg
Kamsack
Ninette
Roblin
Erickson
Glenora
Angusville
Mitchell
Rock
Fish
Goose Lakes
Kamloops
Cultus Lake
Prince Rupert
Smithers
Lake Kathryn
Calgary
Edson
Sundance
Hornbuack
Trout
Wolf
Edson Lakes
North Battleford
Jasper
Milnes Landing
Colkwood
Cowichan Lake
Peers
Carrot Creek
Regina
Fort u'Appelle
Qu'Appelle
Fort Qu’ i Appelle
Saskatchewan Lakes
Fort Qu’Appelle
Sonderman
York Lakes
French woman awarded Cross of the Legion for long service
After more than six decades devoted to agriculture the French woman received the Cross of the Legion of Honour in recognition of her lifelong work.
Fragmentary quote hints at manhood and respect in violence
A readable fragment shows a speaker asserting that manhood is proven by action while a counterpart dismisses quietness. The line contrasts memory of insult with decisive force, implying a culture of deterrence and masculine honor.
Price spread in apples discussed in House of Commons
In Ottawa the chain from BC producer to consumer is outlined. A box of extra fancy Delicious apples, about 140 fruit, fetches $2.35 to producers while Ottawa consumers pay about 74 cents per apple or $10.60 per box. Shipping, freights, heating, brokerage raise costs to $3.35 at wholesale and $4.50 retail. Prices vary when sold by specimen with four for 25 cents on average.
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East
House of Commons
British Columbia
Ottawa
Grote Sterling
Yale
Sterling
W. R. Motherwell
Mer. Motherwell
Future Transport Estimated To Be Electric Only
The article predicts that cars will be banned in crowded cities for health reasons and all transport will run on electric power as automobiles emit far more air and carbon emissions than humans.
I Shall Only Marry a Woman Fond of Animals
Cartoon caption from Journal Amus shows a husband declaring his condition for marriage. The wife replies with a playful prompt, reflecting light humor about pets and domestic life.
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Journal Amus
Ant, Parks
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Haig
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Provincial
Department of Health
Alberta
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