Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Work Advances In Prairie Provinces
Encouraging progress reported by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Advisory Committee led by Dr E B Archibald. The program in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta covers drought and soil drifting, with district sub stations, water development, tree planting and grass research. Aimed at cooperative strip farming shelter belts and water systems, the plan includes 4 000 water projects and free trees from Indian Head and Saskatoon stations. The committee, funded with 1 000 000 annually for four years plus 500 000 for water development this year, operates from Ottawa with man-power from provincial governments universities and farm groups.
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Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
Archibald
Dominion Experimental Farms
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Pariament
E. 8. Hopkins
Dominion Field Hustendman
Swift Current
Sask
Norman M. Roses
Division of
Dominion Forestry Station
Indian Head
Saska
Prairies
Saskatoon
Dominion Experimental Station
L. E. Kirk
Dominion
Wear
Efice
Ottawa
Prairie
Prairie Provinces
Mortgage Companies of Canada
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
Baskatchewan
Prince of Wales Possible Owner of Alberta Oil Lands
During a Calgary visit, the Prince of Wales defined western ranch terms and speculated on owning Pekisko district oil lands. Drilling near his E.P. ranch, 25 miles from High River, targets a long sought Devonian limestone crude pool believed to fuel Turner Valley wells. The royal holdings total 4,000 acres in southern Alberta.
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Prince of Wales
Calgary
Alberta
E.P
Pekisko
Royal Ranch
Turner Valley
United States
Prince
Westerners & “Ranch
High River
Alta
Expeditions Fairly Safe Says Ray Chapman Andrews
Cosmo politan quotes explorer Ray Chapman Andrews on insurance canceling his accident policy before expeditions. He says city dangers are greater and that real exploration brings more unusual dangers, yet he laughs at the insurer and notes a mindset shift from anger to acceptance.
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Ray Chapman Andrews
Cosmopolitan
Gobi Desert
America
Columbus Woman Asks Planes To Quiet Over Home
Mrs James A Devine of suburban Columbus Ohio complained to police that drone of aircraft motors disturbs her baby’s afternoon nap They promised to look into adjusting flight schedules and reducing noise over her street.
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James A. Devine
Columbus
Ohio
Moth Collection Traced to British Museum Skeleton Find
Hull museum director traced a matchbar holding 12 rare moths to the British Museum in connection with a whale skeleton. The link suggests scholarly exchange or evidence linking natural history specimens across institutions.
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Hull
England
British Museum
Canadian meat exports July totals and UK demand
Meat exports from Canada in July valued at 2,114,758, down from June’s 7,146,858 and July 1834’s 1,944,068. United Kingdom purchases reached 1,003,786. Bacon and hams totaled 1,816,553 with UK demand at 1,800,669. Fresh beef rose to 59,582 while main buyers were United States 28,987 Newfoundland 12,255 and United Kingdom 11,244.
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Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Newfoundland
Glowworms Light From Breathing, Scientists Say
Researchers note that glowworms emit light during respiration, a link that remains incompletely understood but is widely accepted. The finding underscores the active role of breathing in bioluminescence and invites further study into the mechanism behind this glow.
A Witty Admonition On Gardening Limits
A proverb-like remark advises a husband to match garden planting to his wife's ability to hoe. The line underscores practical limits in domestic tasks and highlights traditional gendered roles.
Unenviable Record Thief Returns to Prison Speedily
Zagreb famed pickpocket Josip Podkrajehek known for theft in Lepoglava prison system, after two years release tried to steal a silver watch from a prison official. He was seized, jailed briefly, appeared in court the next day, and within hours returned to Lepoglava prison.
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Josip Podkrajehek
Zagreb
Josip
Lepoglava
New Religious Sect Emerges in Arkansas Cotton Battle
In Wynne Arkansas a new religious sect surfaces as cotton lead worm plagues prompt a plantation owner to order poison and assign tenants to spread it. Several tenants refuse citing divine cause, claiming the worms were sent by the Lord and killing them would be a sin.
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Wynne
Arkansas
Snapshooting Tips for School Cameras by John Van Guilder
Open the new school year with guidance on snapshooting from country schools to universities. Learn action shots at 45 degrees, distances over 200 feet, and how box cameras compare to folding models. Practice, experiment, and study your camera to gain profitable, story telling pictures.
Finding Markets for Agricultural Goods Through Publicity
Prominent voices urge aggressive promotion of Canadian agriculture through newspaper features and advertising. Frank Carrel, MP, Lauds world market outreach, stressing product prep, messaging, and efficient distribution to showcase wheat, maple syrup, berries, fruit, fish, and wines across Empire markets.
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Frank Carrel
M LC
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Canada
Gaspe Coast
Ontario
Carrel
Smile Chain Lights Up Cafeteria Faces Across Life
A woman in a busy cafeteria starts a simple kindness chain by greeting staff with a smile. The staff respond with warmth, brightening moods amid rush. Her long running habit, shared across hotels, shops, post offices, and services, proves a smile is never wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Christian Science Monitor
Widow seeks seventh native child adoption in Alaska
Mrs. Corinne Call of Eklutna filed with U S Commissioner Thomas C Price for the adoption of a 10 year old Alaskan. A native of Washington D C she has adopted six native girls, two married, one in beauty culture instruction in Seattle, two in school at Ekijutna and one dead. Miss Melba Call, her most noted adoptee, has been blind since childhood and teaches blind native children at Exklutea School where Mrs Call also teaches.
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Far North
Corinne Call
Eklutna
United States
Thomas C. Price
Alaska
Ekijutna
Melba Call
Exklutea School
What Price Education He Learned Reading Could Pay Gap
Joe worked as a checker in a munitions plant and learned from laborers that shell truckloads earned $10 with overtime, while his own pay was $5 a day. He asked the foreman to drop from checker to laborer, but the foreman curtly replied that he alone on the floor could read and write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Chinese Philosophy Harrison Carr on race and environment
The Los Angeles Times quotes Richard Tongy arguing against racial prejudice. He advocates listening to admirable individuals from every race, focusing on environment over supposed traits, and meeting all people with hope and trust to avoid bigotry. He notes American-born identity and personal experiences with discrimination.
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Harry Carr
Los Angeles Times
Richard Tongy
Hawaii
Marriage License Costs Mentioned in Conversation
A dialogue touches on the price of a marriage license, with Emma asking the man regarding the amount needed to marry her and Hattie noting the license costs. The exchange highlights practical hurdles in union and cost considerations reflected in a domestic exchange.
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Emma
Hattie
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