When Co operation Should Prevail in Western Crop Year 1929
A Canadian Western agricultural piece urges the spread of cooperative spirit amid drought and grain shortfalls in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It argues harvesting labor sharing feed and seed movements through government offices and provincial departments to assist farmers and strengthen regional unity.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Great Britain
West
Departments of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Easily Satisfied Natives Of Rennell Island Report
A Colonial Report notes Rennell Island inhabitants, about 700, largely untouched by whites, described as abjectly poor and practically vegetarians. It says an able-bodied man will accept five fish hooks for a day and a large mxe for a fortnight’s work. The island, little known in the Pacific, was the subject of a recent geological survey.
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Rennell Island
Pacific Tslands
Wainwright Wells Progress in Saskatchewan Oil Fields
Six of sixteen wells in the Wainwright and Ribstone fields are producing to some extent and depths range from 200 to 3,489 feet. Preparations are under way to drill 23 additional wells in these districts. Saskatchewan, producing about half of Canada's wheat, ranks third in dairy products and eggs and poultry among the nine provinces.
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Wainwright
Ribstone
Saskatchewan
Canada
Wireless heating via Eiffel Tower sparks citywide Paris plan
French engineers report wireless heating tested in Germany could heat Paris. M Risler notes two posts 30 feet apart sent 400–500 volt waves of 2–3 meter length. A receiving post with a vacuum filament becomes incandescent to generate heat in homes.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Germany
M. Jacques Risler
Risler
Canadian American Airways inaugurates Winnipeg connection
The first airline linking Western Canada and the United States was inaugurated in Winnipeg as Canadian–American Airways began operations. The inaugural plane was named the City of Winnipeg.
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Canada
United States
Winnipeg
Canadian- American Airways
Great Pyramid of Egypt Reigns as World’s Largest
The Great Pyramid, also known as Cheops tomb, stood as the world’s largest structure. It reached a height of 482 feet and covered about 13 acres of ground.
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Egypt
Canada to Exhibit at Buenos Aires Trade Fair in 1931
The Department of Trade and Commerce announced Canada's official participation in the six week British Empire trade exhibition to be held in Buenos Aires in spring 1931. Canada will have a separate pavilion of about 40 000 square feet remodelled by the Canadian exhibition commission with a new facade and a sculpture symbolizing Canada. Copies of the prospectus have been sent to the Canadian Manufacturers Association Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce.
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Canada
Buenos Aires
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canadian Exhibition Commission
South America
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce
Rheumatic Pain Relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills
The ad argues rheumatism stems from thin blood and pollutants. It claims Dr Williams Pink Pills build red blood, drive out poisons, and stop pain long term. Cites Mr Thomas Martin of Novar Ontario whose rheumatism vanished after use. Sold by druggists or 50 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
New Beef Council Aids Canadian Producers Fight Barriers
The Farmers Advocate notes the Canadian Council of Beef Producers offers a market-stimulating channel. With about 1,000,000 head marketed annually, producers should welcome an organization ready to combat their battles and support beef as a major agricultural branch in Canada.
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Canada
Canadian Council of Beef Producers
Aviation safety replaces thrill in air travel
A veteran pilot argues that safety measures have made modern commercial aviation reliable and less adventurous. He cites low accident rates among Europe to Asia routes, punctual long distance flights, and completed feats like England to Australia and the Atlantic crossing as indicators of trust.
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London
Paris
Berlin
England
Asia Minor
Egypt
India
BE. Hamilton
States Air Mail
Chicago-Omaha
Calgary
Its Quality Sells It Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Its Quality Sells It praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a reliable healing remedy. The copy asserts widespread use by thousands and claims effectiveness for cuts burns scalds and inflammatory pains with a flawless record.
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Dr. Thomas
Relief From Asthma Remedy Promises Lasting Breath Ease
Relief from asthma is described as complete and lasting after using Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. The copy praises its gentle influence easing tightened air tubes and claims thousands have found it effective with no failures. Good druggists nationwide have sold it for years.
Old stained glass windows in country house swap
Mr Newgilt notes two very old stained glass panes in the country house. He dismisses concerns about cleaning and proposes installing new windows if the originals are too damaged.
Berlin Police Seize Noisy Machine for Silencer Fitting
In Berlin a noisy machine is taken by police and fitted with a silencer at the owner's expense. The event highlights police action and the equipment modification for quiet operation amid ongoing enforcement.
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Berlin
Four Doses Stop Severe Baby Dysentery Says Saskatoon Mother
A Saskatoon mother reports her seven month old daughter suffered extreme dysentery with twenty three stools in eleven hours until four doses of Dr Fowler's medicine eased symptoms within hours. She notes the remedy has been on the market for many years and is distributed by The T Milburn Co Toronto Ontario.
New Policy For Fur Traders. Experimental Fur Farms Planned
Northern Traders Limited operates fur posts along the Mackenzie River District and announces an expansion plan featuring experimental fur farms at each post. The program will raise foxes, mink, fisher, marten, and badger in their natural habitat using scientific methods.
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Northern Traders Limited
Mackenzie River District
Manitoba Co-Operative Poultry Marketing Association Grows
The Manitoba Co-Operative Marketing Association began operation in 1922. Its first year shipments included five cars of dressed poultry ten cars of live poultry and 135 cars of eggs to markets in Eastern Canada and the United States. The organization now has over 12 000 members across Manitoba.
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Manitoba Co-Operative Marketing Association, Limited
Canada
United States
Province
Manitoba
Biografia Ford and Blinard Liniment Mentioned in Dialogue
A passage features Prudence describing her fiance as someone who desires a home and approves of their family, while Edward works on a Ford biography and Tom suggests calling it an autobiography. Blinard's Liniment is noted for summer colds.
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Edward
Ford
Motor Man
Tom
Art Is Universal Sir Harry Lander At Grand Theatre
Sir Harry Lander, famed for universal appeal and Lauder style, brings an international artist company to Regina's Grand Theatre for September 5 and 6 with a matinee. He performs new songs alongside classic favorites in varied scenic settings to suit each character.
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Sir Harry Lander
Regina
Sir Harry
Far East
Lauder
United States
Canada
Susie Maclean
World Famous Codex Argenteus Gift To UC
The 1400-year-old Codex Argenteus, handwritten in gold and silver on purple parchment and kept at Upsala University Sweden, will be given as a facsimile to the University of California. Translated by Bishop Wulfia in the fourth century, the manuscript surfaced after a long disappearance from a German monastery.
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Italy
University of Upsala
Sweden
Wulfin
University of California
Wulfia
Ulfias
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Grain Movement Rise
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited, a farmers cooperative, handled 137,856,056 bushels of grain from August 1, 1928, to June 30, 1929, the first eleven months of the crop year. This represented an increase of about 39,000,000 bushels over the same period the previous year.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevators. Limited
Farmers’ Cooperative Organization
Prison Chaplain Encourages Inmate Facing Ten Year Term
A prison chaplain tells a sick inmate to keep courage and that all ends today or tomorrow. The inmate responds he will serve ten years, implying a long sentence and determination to endure.
Fraser River Sockeye Run Promises Strong Returns
The Fraser River sockeye run shows better promise than any year since 1917. The stream has replenished after Hell's Gate blockage about 15 years ago with fish running in larger quantities and earlier than in 12 years, per the Financial News of Western Canada.
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Fraser River
Financial News of
Western Canada
Hell's Gate
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Lasting Relief
Slogan speaks to mothers worried about suffering children. Claims of sure, lasting effects aim to calm anxiety about parasitic worm issues and provide relief.
Lethbridge Population Grows Through Henderson Directory
Henderson's directory shows Lethbridge with a population of 14,052, up by 2,052 in two years, an average growth of about 1,000 residents annually.
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Henderson
Lethbridge
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Putnams
W. Nsu
Atte
Canadian-American Airways
Mminard
Northern Posts
Co-Operative Poultry Marketing
Manitoba Association
Prudence
Blinard
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators
Beres
Ea Fagle
Veco
Bing
Appleford
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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