Canada’s Timber Crops A Great Possession
Canada holds vast spruce timber areas and faces reduced forest resources mainly from human-caused fires. The article notes Ontario and other regions suffer heavy losses, outlines conservation aims, and cites Iroquois Falls as an example of pulp and paper industry growth amid shifting forest policy. It urges public responsibility and improved fire protection to sustain timber as a productive asset.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Siberia
Ita
Iroquois Falls
Ontario
Vancouver Island
B.C
British Columbia
Commission of Conservation
Prairie
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Replying to Speech as Train Fades Away
A campaign orator reflects on disembarking a moving train and asks if the distant crowd applauded him or the engineer as shouts fade into the distance. The remark blends humor with public event atmosphere and audience reaction.
Distillers Refuse Direct Purchase Deal With B C Govt
H A Urquhart of the Prohibition Commissioner's staff returns from Scotland with no direct supply deal for British Columbia Highland dew. Scottish distillers say local Canadian agents will handle BC purchases, asking to leave orders with them for prompt attention. Legislature questioned if a cable inquiry could have replaced the trip. Local agents warned BC government months earlier that BC business would go through Old Country representatives.
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Vancouver
H. A. Urquhart
Prohibition Commissioner
Scotland
British Columbia
Canada
Urquhart
Victoria
Medical Aid Under Compensation Act Must Be Had Locally
The Workmen's Compensation Board of British Columbia reminds injured workers that medical treatment must be provided by physicians licensed under the Medical Act of British Columbia and normally must be within the province. Outside province care is not payable by the Board except in emergencies, and compensation is not granted without consent.
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British Columbia
Workmen's Compensation Board of
B.C
Pro Bono Publico Calls for Geology in Public Schools
A Cranbrook letter to the Cranbrook Herald argues that geology should be taught in public schools as a fundamental science. The writer urges broader geology education in primary and secondary levels, noting the province’s rich geological display and the gap between higher education and school curricula.
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Cranbrook Herald
Government suffers first defeat on school act amendment
In Victoria the House voted 17 to 14 against Hon J MacLean's amendment to the Public Schools Act permitting trustees to grant retiring allowances to retiring teachers. The defeat, in committee, does not indicate government loss of confidence. A later amendment allows school boards to raise funds for special expenditures up to one mill with Municipal Council consent.
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Victoria
Tts
Hon. J. MacLean
Messrs
Guthrie
Neelands
Hanes
Whiteside
Perry
Henniger
MacLean
Aspirin banner warns only Bayer is genuine
The notice states Bayer is the genuine Aspirin maker and warns purchases without the Bayer name on the package or tablets are not authentic. It lists common uses such as colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism toothache and backache and notes small twelve tablet tins cost a few cents with larger Canadian-made packages also sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Canada
Completing East Kootenay Link in Trans Provincial Road
The final section of the transcontinental highway near Sirdar resumes after landowners agreed to a road allowance. A Kuskanook wharf roadwork start is expected soon and tourist traffic may reach the coast via the route by June. Repairs are planned between Creston and Kitchener and west of Yaliku with 18000 for continuing a permanent Creston west segment.
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East Kootenay
Sirdar
Kuskanook
Provincial
Public Works Department
Creston
Kitchener
Yalik
Okanagan
Sprouting Potatoes for Earli ness and Yield
Experimental notes advise sprouting potatoes before planting to boost yield and speed market size. Irish Cobbler shows 88 bushel per acre gain when sprouted. recommends 4–6 weeks sprouting, cool start then warmer growth, two inch sprouts, shallow planting in warm, well drained soil for earliest crops. Plant timing hinges on spring and frost patterns across Canada.
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Canada
Great Britain
Banff Lake Louise Road Completion Announced
The Dominion parks commissioner says the Banff to Lake Louise highway is finished, though the western ten miles await surface work before opening to motor traffic. The spring surface work should be completed and the road opened to motor traffic in June, allowing summer trips by car.
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Dominion Parks
Banff
Lake Louise
Expression Echoes Through Time in A Then and Now Note
A compact reflection notes a line about limitations comparing to flight, evoking memory of past expressions. The brief muses on how certain phrases capture enduring human limits and aspiration across eras.
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E. H. McPhee
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R. W. Lee
B. C
A. I. Johnson & Co
Camble St
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada Limited
Trail
Tadanaoc
I. A. Urquhart
Terra Incognito
Cranbrook, B.C
B.C. Govt
Anada
League of Nations
The
Calgary Daily Herald
Alberta
Calgary
Banff « Lake Louise Road
Frame
Norbury Ave
Nelson Business College
C. W. Tyler
P. C. Box
Nelson
Pure Food and Drug Act
Monuments Kootenay Granite & Monumental Co., Ltd
General Stone Contractore and Monumental Works
Front St
P, C, Box
Pri Noy
Moe
Cricha
Minard
Liniment
Canadian Pacific
Cranbrook
Spokane
Fernie
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Cardiston
Macleod
Medielio Hat
Wycliffe
Kimberley
Windermere
Golden
J. E
Proctor
Scout LG Dave Co
St Catharines
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