Farm Cottage Beautification Prizes Planned Across Dominion
The Canadian Home and Community Beautiful Association launches a two hour demonstration eight miles from London Ontario inviting Rt Hon J T Thomas to apply paint while paper hangers spruce interiors Shrubs and window boxes will be added as part of the effort to modernize farm dwellings and boost morale. The program aims to show owners how to improve value and curb depreciation through practical, affordable improvements with prizes to follow.
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Brightening Beautiful Association
Lee B. Judson
Montress
J. T. Thomas
London
Ontario
Canada
London Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Home and Community Beautiful Association
Judson
Thomas
Oine
Civic
Chambers of Commerce
Canadian Pacific Colonization
Canadian Pacific
Overseas Settlement Committee
Dominion
Chambers of Commerce and Improvement Associations
The
Fragmentary OCR Note From Gothenburg Archivist
Fragment reads ex Rolig Half Tim mA Gothenburg asking about family deaths. Text is garbled with stray quotes and incomplete names indicating a letter or interview fragment from a historical archive. No clear event, date, or participants are fully identifiable.
Strawberries for England Trial Shipment From Gordon Head
A trial shipment of five barrels of sulphur dioxide treated strawberries from Gordon Head Vancouver Island to England faced initial customs objections. Officials were told the chemical aids temporary preservation until jam production, after which berries regain natural appearance. Shipment was cleared after Ottawa review and sent from Victoria. Each barrel held about 300 pounds.
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England
Gordon Head
Vancouver Island
Ottawa
Victoria
Drought Strains Argentine Farmers Amid Global Wheat Markets
The article notes prolonged drought in Argentina affecting grain and cattle trades. Pasture and ploughing for next year's crop are hindered by poor soil moisture while wheat prices remain below normal, creating anxious conditions for farmers.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Argentina
Rockerless chair touted by Chicago inventor
A Chicago man claims to have invented a rockerless rocking chair that does not crawl on waxed floors tip over wear out carpets or rock on a dog’s tail. The base sits squarely on the floor with a heavy steel spring on each side to provide a smooth rocking motion.
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Chicago
Probed Night Intruder Causes Alarm In Kent Home
Mrs Kent warns of a prowler downstairs while Mr Kent considers a dangerous descent. He muses a “pretty girl bandit” known for kissing her way out of trouble, prompting Mrs Kent to insist they stay put and defend the room.
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Mrs. Kent
Mr. Kent
Releasing More Pheasants By Calgary Association
The Calgary Fish and Game Association plans further pheasant releases in Southern Alberta. Over five years thousands of ring necked pheasants have been spread in the province and the birds thrive in southern winters, showing rapid growth.
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Calgary Fish and Game Association
Alberta
Canadian Wheat Supplanted By Japanese Market Shift
An interview in the Vancouver Province with Twechire Shoda of Misshin Flour Mills claims Canada now dominates the Japanese wheat market. Shoda notes his company imports about 250 000 tons annually, roughly 8 500 000 bushels, and that Canada supplied over 16 277 201 bushels of wheat in 1928 valued at 16 914 984 dollars. Canada also shipped 96 553 barrels of wheat flour valued at 491 108 dollars, with Manchurian wheat as a potential rival hindered by logistics and grading issues.
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Canada
Vancouver
Twechire Shoda
Fleur
Japan
Misshin Flour Mills Day
Shoda
United States
World's smallest cow Daisy exhibits at Rand Show
Daisy a tiny Mayatere cow claimed as the world’s smallest, exhibited at Rand Show in South Africa. Born from Buenos Ayres stock, the 514 year old animal stands a few inches high and weighs about 40 pounds, insured with Lloyds for 25000 dollars and may be donated to the British Museum after death.
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Daisy
Rand
South Africa
Buenos Ayres
South America
Lloyds
British Museum
Vulcan Alberta Expands Grain Elevator Capacity
Vulcan Alberta enlarges one of its nine grain elevators by 30 000 bushels to reach a total of 90 000 bushels. The upgrade will boost handling speed and capacity and include electric equipment to provide power.
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Vulcan
Alberta
Pink House Comment Sparks Odd Exchange
Klinger questions the pink painted house while Stinger replies the color proves the home is in good condition. The exchange reads as a humorous aside in a larger scene.
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Klinger
Stinger
Gloire de Ch Guaimoisette Wins Rose Trophy at Toronto Show
At the Rose Society of Ontario event held recently in the Royal York Hotel Toronto the Gloire de Ch Guaimoisette earned the Challenge Trophy as best rose. Mrs. R. W. Dixon raised it in an outdoor garden. Exhibits ranged from white varieties to red American Beauties with a record number of entries.
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Rose Society of Ontario
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
R. W. Dixon
Royal York
Sheep Drive Starts in Manitoba Farms Under Patronage
The Manitoba Livestock Credit Company Limited organized a program to place 7,000 Rambouillet ewes and 3,000 cross-bred sheep with Manitoba farmers this season. Sheep sales will be limited to applicants approved by a dedicated committee to build up provincial flocks.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Livestock Credit Company Limited
Canadian Pacific official lauds northern mining progress
Grant Hall, senior vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, praised the development of mining in the north and west of Canada after touring the region. Consolidated Smeltzers is noted as playing a leading part in this progress.
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Grant Hall
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Consolidated Smeltzers
The Mare Has One Advantage In Heat
A playful line notes a mare has an edge when heat rises she stays comfortable while a stallion supposedly suffers. The remark hinges on a pun about taking off in hot weather.
In Japan Automobiles Must Be Lit Inside at Sunset
Report states that Japan imposes lighting requirements for vehicles, requiring illumination of both internal and external areas at sunset to improve visibility and safety. Authorities emphasize compliance and road safety.
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Japan
Bacon hog standardization and Western Canada farming outlook
The article argues for standardization of bacon hogs and outlines a federal pamphlet on bacon hog grading. It cites C. W. Peterson of Calgary predicting higher farmer purchasing power after the crop harvest, comparing 1928 and 1929 prairie wheat yields and prices to estimate net per acre receipts and broader market confidence.
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Canada
C. W. Peterson
Calgary
Peterson
Alberta
Fort William
No. 2
Northern
How Te Maimtem Poultry Production
The article discusses maintaining poultry production with wet mash. It describes two mash types, feeding quantities, and schedules used in Canada, the United States, and England. English farmers favor feeding wet mash before roosting to boost evening intake, after a traditional grain ration at dusk.
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United States
Household Insects Bulletin Issued by Agriculture Department
Ottawa releases a free bulletin titled Household Insects and Their Control. It explains two winged flies body parasites wasps and insects affecting food clothing carpets furniture tobacco books seeds and more that may invade homes. The guide is illustrated and helps readers identify pests and remedies, with requests for a card to Publications Branch Ottawa.
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Federal Department of Agriculure
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Trans-Canada line adds solarium and new lounge cars
The east end of the Trans-Canada marks a shift as the Canadian Pacific abolishes the open end. New cars are fully public with a vita-glazed solarium two shower baths a ladies lounge a smoking room an observation lounge and a buffet. Interiors feature grey bathrooms tapestries and soft leather upholstery.
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Trans-Canada
Canadian Pacific
Grain Elevator Merger Creates 338 Elevators Under New Federal Grain
A merger unites Stewart Terminals Consolidated Elevator McLaughlin Elevator Union Grain Northwestern Elevator Topper Grain and Brooks Elevator to form New Federal Grain Limited controlling 338 country elevators with 7 250 000 bushels capacity. J C Gage named president A E Sellers vice president.
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New Federal Grain Limited
Stewart Terminals
Consolidated Elevator
McLaughlin Elevator
Union Grain
Northwestern Elevator
Topper Grain
Brooks Elevator
J. C. Gage
A. E. Sellers
Maki Urges Alm for Night Powder Delivery
A mistress presses Maki to contact Alm about sleeping powder to stay awake all night. Maki reports Alm has not yet sent the druggist. The scene centers on anxious anticipation and a late hour request.
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Mary
Maki
The Mystery Of Sleep Divides Sleepers Yet Defies Science
A physician notes two mistaken sleep stereotypes and a scientist suggests the soundest sleeper awakens 30 to 40 times nightly without recall. Women reportedly sleep more peacefully than men, while science has yet to pinpoint why sleep begins or what ends it.
Roman sandals unearthed at Bank of England site
Excavation for the Bank of England foundation revealed Roman shoe soles, including one stamped with a Roman eagle. Three layers of leather bound by copper rivets remained in fair condition, dated to over 2,200 years ago.
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Bank of England
Sunspot Cycles Tied to Tree Growth In Ottawa Study
Local observations show tree growth rings varying in an eleven and a half year cycle tied to sunspot fluctuations. Researchers cite changes in ultraviolet light cloudiness and rainfall as key drivers, with Dominion Observatory in Ottawa contributing to the findings.
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Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Don’t Worry If Your Job Is Sun A Small Echo
A motivational, slightly archaic line urges patience and growth, comparing a person’s early struggles to an acorn becoming an oak. It emphasizes perseverance and perspective in facing limited rewards at the start.
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Suna
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Community Beautiful Association
Argentine
Canaa
Federal Department of Agriculture
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Grain Elevator
Que
Lustige Binetter
Berlin
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