Palliser Triangle Drought Struggles Across vast arid plains
The Palliser Triangle in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta faces persistent drought a century after its map inscription. Farmers contend with soil drift, low rainfall and harsh heat while debates pivot to scientific farming, tree planting, and moisture conservation to save crops and livelihoods. Local history notes high wheat yields in certain years contrasted with long droughts and shifting markets, as populations grew and agriculture expanded from 1856 to postwar times.
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S. Triangle
Great American Desert
John Palliser
Turtle Mountain
Manitoba-Saskatchewan
Rockies
Old Bay Fort
Calgary
Olds
Alta
Saskatoon
Hudson's Bay Company
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Aammera
Pallizer
Triangle
Dominion and Provincial Department of Agriculture
Farmers: Grinding Roughage Cuts Waste and Boosts Feed
Farmers face feed shortages and urge conservation. Grinding roughage reduces loss, aids mixing with grain and protein, saves storage, and eases feeding. Idaho station notes chopped hay yields 1,339 pounds gain per 100 pounds versus 1,630 with long hay on two-year-old steers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Saskatchewan Guernsey Cattle Milk Record Ups
Mik Production in Saskatchewan led June results with an average of 1085 pounds per cow among 222 herds totaling 2384 cows in 54 centres under the dairy branch. 427 cows earned bovine honor roll status, Carrot River Valley leading with 58 honorees. J H Reed Nutana posted top butterfat at 53.6 pounds per cow from 10 cows, while Mar Yin Branton Birch Hills topped milk with 1432 pounds per cow from eight cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Guernsey
Guernsey Association
Department of Agriculture, Dairy Branch
Carrot River Valley Association
J. H. Reed
Nutana
Mar Yin
Breaton
Birch Hills
Ottawa authorizes air mail route to northeastern BC
Ottawa grants a complete air mail service across a near virgin mining and fur trading region in northeastern British Columbia. Major W. R. Hale announces Edmonton Postal District to oversee the program, with inaugural flight likely in December after a contract award to an Edmonton flying company.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
W. R. Hale
Edmonton
Made It Worse A child’s blunt remark shocks parish visit
A minister and his wife hosted a parishioner as their small daughter approached and said, Aren't you plain. The mother blanched and urged an apology. The child insisted she meant it as a joke. The mother replied it would have been a better joke to say How pretty you are.
Inventor Pitches Peaches With Goofer Feather Scrape
Norman Bartlett of Hamilton Ontario introduces a peach defuzzing system claiming housewives will reject fruit lacking scraped goofer feathers. Using soft brushes he says 350 baskets can be produced hourly with peaches described as having a school girl complexion. Fretting is but a confession of weakness.
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Norman Bartlett
Hamilton
Ont
Bartlet
Miniature Railroad Boy Builds World Spanning Model Train Empire
William Haverly of the United States spent six years crafting an extensive model railroad collection. He began at age 12, aided by family and local craftsmen, and now owns 865 feet of track, six engines, 175 cars, a passenger terminal, an eight stall roundhouse, and other facilities valued around 8,000.
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William Haverly
United States
William
Phrenologist Hires Chefs by Bumps in Sydney
In Sydney a boarding house proprietress seeking two chefs consulted a phrenologist to read their bumps of cooking and judge their character. The examiner chose two men from fifty applicants and if the proprietor approves, phrenology gains two more supporters.
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Sydney
Australia
Dalmatian Holiday Town Described By Columnist
A News of the World columnist notes Net Always Pleasure Resort Elbentk would not suit a visiting king, while detailing the harbor channel once used by pirates. The town’s Turkish wars left a fortress on the high hills and Si beri now shines with white marble, a wagon roof cathedral, Rennais sancer houses, narrow streets, lively squares, and nearby Kirka river falls.
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Elbentk
Siberi
Kirka
Aboriginal communication mystery noted by speaker
G A Francis told Legacy Club of Sydney that Aboriginal Australians can relay messages across vast distances. He cited a case in North Queensland where a black boy overheard plans to visit a Gulf of Carpentaria spot and Arnhem Land natives 300 miles away anticipated the arrival the next day. The speaker said natives guard the secret and possess mental faculties unknown to whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Legacy Club of
Sydney
G. A. Francis
Queensland
Mr. Francis
Delightful cut-work basket pattern 5669 offered
Promotes a flower motif cut-work pattern featuring French knots outsine and lazy daisy stitches for color. Describes two motifs 15 inches and a reverse 5x6 inch motif with material list and stitch illustrations. Request 20 cents by mail from Houten Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Houten Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Measurements Have Occupied Scientists for Centuries
The article surveys the history of measurement standards from ancient rulers and artifacts to modern metrology. It notes how invar and wave lengths are used to stabilize yard lengths, cites national standards in England and Ottawa, and describes the shift from rough local measures to precise, reproducible systems. It highlights the metric system’s decimetre definition and ancient practices, including the Pyramid inch, explaining why accuracy underpins modern manufacturing and global coordination.
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England
Trafalgar-square
Guildhall
London
Stephenson-place
Birmingham
Ottawa
National Observatory
David I
Scotland
H. G. Vansell
University of California
Bally
Histoire de Teatronomie
Chaldaea
Nile
Ganges Plain
Forecast Of Star Gazers 1987 Economic Outlook
D M Davidson of Chicago, leader at the American astrologic convention, says about 500 astrologers agree the 1987 outlook is bright. He cites a real estate boom and better fortunes for the average citizen, with no general European war for at least a year and Japan not advancing on China until 1940.
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D. M. Davidson
Chicago
Davidson
America
Japan
China
Saskatchewan Farm Expenditures 1934 Averages Set
Expenditures by Saskatchewan farmers in 1934 averaged 1262 dollars per farm based on 639 farms sampled by crop correspondents for the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Living costs averaged 532 dollars for a family of 5.74, while operating outlays totaled 730 dollars for farms averaging 604 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan to Expect More Grasshoppers Next Year
An Ottawa issued department of agriculture report warns of increased grasshopper activity in the coming year. Sawfly and grasshopper pests have caused severe damage to delayed wheat harvests and to feed grains and fodder crops across the infested area, with expansion into the northwest.
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Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Flying Possibilities Outlined by Leeds Professor
Selly Brodetsky of Leeds University told Rand University in Johannesburg that an airplane could fly Croydon to Cape Town in one day at 500 miles per hour and circle the world in two days, outlining theoretical possibilities in the mathematics address.
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Croydon
Cape Town
Selly Brodetsky
Leeds University
England
Rand University
Johannesburg
Witty Exchange Sparks Sighs Over Dinner
A humorous line contrasts a waiter and guest as one remark scorns the meal while the other jokes about the unusual guest. The exchange captures a light moment that hints at social expectations and dining etiquette in the era.
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Caneia
Semard
Acme
Armers
Mik Production
North
Binnie Barnes
James
Fenimore Cooper
Miss Barnes
Alice Munro
George II
Edward
Alice Brooks
By Brooks
Lilees and
Saskatchewan Farm Expenditures
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