Farm debt relief plan ties payments to wheat grain
The article explains a Manitoba style debt settlement scheme allowing creditors to accept grain in lieu of cash payments. A debt commissioner can compel repayment via grain or foreclose if farmers fail to comply, a system dubbed the bushel plan. Critics warn of unfairness while supporters say it stabilizes wheat values and provides relief when money is scarce.
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Manitota
Prairies
Manitoba Gréim
Gerald Rutherford
Price Uptrend in Holstein Cattle Export and Home Markets
The Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada reports six months of steady price improvement with export trade averaging about three carloads weekly since January. Home market demand remains strong, with four month transfers 500 higher than 1933. Shipments already to England and the United States, plus planned consignments to Demerara, accompany ongoing Bang disease blood testing across nearly two hundred herds under federal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Association
England
United States
Demerara
South America
Extension Department
Harvard Experts Study Boy Reading Books Upside Down
Harvard researchers examine seven year old Harry Kolom bratos at Ira Allen grammar school in Roxbury Massachusetts after teachers report the child reads class books upside down and right side up with equal skill.
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Harvard University
Harry Kolombratos
Jjad
Ira Allen Grammar School
Roxbury
Masachusette
Explosives Range Widest in Commerce Says Report
A report notes about 100 different commercial explosives in use from black powder to blasting gelatin. The list underscores diverse materials employed in mining and construction, reflecting varied risk and regulatory considerations across industries.
Lavish tipping customs in Shanghai teased as social habit
An investigation of Shanghai society reveals wealthy Chinese families pay servants far less than foreign households. Guests lavish tips on masters, chauffeurs, and rickshaw pullers, while wedding gifts incur 10 percent tipping. The practice includes red wrapped cumshaw tips and Mah Jongh winnings distributed through the staff.
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Shanghai
Mah Jongh
Canadian Hog Quality Improves Beyond Grading Data
The text explains that hog quality in Canada has risen due to better breeding and feeding practices. It argues that overall quality cannot regress without deliberate effort, as annual grading data prevent careless production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Betty Learns From Dirty Hands At The Table
A mother scolds her four year old Betty for dirty hands and tells her she should be ashamed. Betty admits she has not seen her mother with dirty hands, then makes a playful remark about her grandmother's hands.
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Betty
Aly Gresdma
Ring Returned to Store After Valuation Refusal
Mand apologizes after returning Jack's ring to the shop for valuation. The jeweller kept the ring claiming Jack failed to settle the promise, denying receipt of payment.
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Mand
Jack
Praise For Canadian Cheese Texture Surpasses New Zealand
A Scotch dealer from Scotland and as far as New Zealand extol Canadian cheese texture. The critic notes New Zealand cheese often becomes cracked and mouldy soon after cutting, contrasting it with Canadian cheese praised for openness of texture and quality.
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New Zealand
Scotland
United Kingdom
Alex Wight
Carnoustie
Smutty Grain Warning From Saskatoon Seed Experts
A survey by Nelson Young of the Dominion seed branch at Saskatoon finds a rising proportion of smutted seed in spring samples due to lack of seed treatment. Varied smut levels appear across districts, with southwest areas least affected. Treatments include formaldehyde sprays or dips for wheat and barley, with oats needing dipping. Copper carbonate is an alternative, avoiding moistening wheat.
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Nelson Young
Dominion Seed
Saskatoon
Alaska Highway Link Proposed From Seattle to Fairbanks
A British committee after three years study recommends a Seattle Washington to Fairbanks Alaska highway as a US Alaska connector. The 2 250 mile route would include 1 183 miles in Canada and cost about 14 million dollars. Separately farmers report a flock of hens yields about 137 pounds of chalk yearly in eggshells.
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Canada
Santiago
Chile
United States
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Fairbanks
Oxford Drivers Branded by New Three Letter Plate System
A British system assigning three letter initials to auto plates causes amusement and embarrassment. Oxford motorists, already saddled with odd suffixes like DUD under district initials, face ridicule as fore and aft plates carry unflattering codes. Stamp collectors abroad average three per square mile.
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Britain
Oxford
Seat
United States
Renovating the Lawn How to restore failing grass patches
The article outlines lawn renovation after a harsh winter, advising a good fertilizer and a specific grass mix of four parts Kentucky blue grass to one part Red Top, with optional white Dutch clover. It details seeding, soil preparation, rolling, moist care, and mowing adjustments, plus fall fertilizing and rolling for winter resilience.
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Canada
Ottawa
New Anesthetic Reported From Sinai Hospital
A new anaesthetic discovered at Sinai hospital Baltimore Maryland reportedly causes no after effects. Inventor says it is a white powder dissolved in water injected into the arm and induces sleep in about 201 seconds or less.
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Sinai Hospital
Baltimore
Smithsonian houses over two thousand primitive instruments
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. holds more than 2,000 musical instruments from primitive tribes. The piece notes that businesspeople are typically blunt in tone.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Engineless power train hints at universe energy source
A Buffalo Courier-Express excerpt discusses a marginal news item about an engineless train powered by radio waves. The seven mile experimental run with two hand cars and eight passengers sparks speculation on transmitting created power from the universe and echoes Atlantean legends of globe-spanning propulsion.
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Sante Fe
Iteels Ia
Buffalo Courier-Express
Roses For The Prairies Varieties for Prairie Provinces at Morden tested
The Dominion Experimental Station in Morden Manitoba lists hardy varieties for prairie use including Banahee Hansa Stanwell Perpetual Tetonka F J Grootendorst Pink Grootendorst Rosa Hugonis Rosa Rugosa Kamchatka form Persian Yellow Harrison Yellow Betty Bland and other Rugosa hybrids. Hybrid perpetuals and hybrid tea roses showing fair hardiness after three years include Capt Hayward Capt Christy Mrs John Laing Gen Jacqueminot Gloire de Chedane Guindiasseau Alfred Colomb Gruss an Teplitz Hugh Dickson Mme Edouard Herriot Mme Caroline Testout Baroness Rothschild Duke of Edinburgh Agnes Wm Lobb Jules Marotgin Magna Charta.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion Experimental Station
Morden
Manitoba
F. J. Grootendorst
Grootendorst
Betty Bland
Mme. Plantier
Mme
Blanc Double de Coubert
Agnes Emily Carman
Georges Bryant
Amelia Gravereaux
Capt
Hayward
Christy
John Laing
Jacqueminot
Gloire de Chedane-Guindiaseau
Alfred Colomb
Grussan Teplitz
Hugh Dickson
Edouard Herriot
Caroline Testout
Baroness Rothschild
Duke of
Edingburgh
Agnes
Wm. Lobb
Mesa
Jules Margottin
Magna Charta
Beechers Read Anonymous Fool Letter Joke
Henry Ward Beecher, famed minister, would read letters at church during services. He opened a letter that contained only the word Fool and joked that someone signed the letter but forgot to write it.
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Maude Hy
Mons
Henry Ward Beecher
Sugar beet acreage in Canada slips since 1932 estimates
Prevailing estimates show Canadian sugar beet acreage in 1988 was about two per cent lower than in 1932. The figures indicate a sustained decline across the period, reflecting shifts in agricultural priorities and crop choices.
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Wore
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Confederation Life Association
Gaspe
China
Fangful
The
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