Mesopotamia seen under British mandate in 1918 plan
Sir John Hewett reports on Iraq’s agricultural development begun in 1918 with 60 million acres sown and 300000 tons of wheat and barley yield. Irrigation on the Tigris and Euphrates, Basrah port expenses, rail and telegraph expansion, and Arab cultivation gains are noted, with Sawad as the fertile heart and a history of empires shaping the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesopotamia
Britain
John Hewett
Duphrates
Basrah
John
Babylon
Tigris
Euphrates
Persian Gulf
Arabia
Persia
Sargon
Akkad
Hammurabi
Bagdad
Tigris-Huphrates
William Wilcoks
Egypt
Better Prospects for Gold Production in British Columbia
Mr. Lorne A. Campbell, former Mines Minister and president of the Kootenay Light Heat and Power Co, says gold production in BC should resume as material and labor costs fall. He notes peace-time conditions, deflation, and lower credit costs will revive mining, with Rossland camp values centering on gold and coal mining active in Alberta and near Crow's Nest Pass.
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British Columbia
Lorne A. Campbell
Kootenay
Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Kootenays
Rossland
Alberta
Crow's’ Neet’ Pass
Oil prospectors surge toward Peace River oil fields
Winnipeg attracts thousands of oil seekers heading to Fort Norman Pine Point and Dauphin districts as spring travel improves. Prospectors from across the continent study maps, negotiate leases, and prepare outfits while hopeful predictions of oil within two years circulate among veterans like F L Roach and J D McArthur.
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Winnipeg
Peace’ River
Fort Norman
Dauphin
F. L. Roach
Roach
Mexico
Mesopotamia
Norman
Winty” Point
Pine Point
Imperial Oil Company
Peace River
Three Creeks
J. D. McArthur
Peace River Oil Wells Company
B. W. Thompson
Zam-Buk Herbal Ointment Promoted for Wounds and Burns
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a herbal antiseptic ointment that treats burns cuts and skin troubles without animal fats or harsh drugs. It claims fast healing, prevents infection, and cites a Massachusetts household testimonial praising its effectiveness for over ten years. It also lists various ailments and a purchase path at Zam-Buk outlets.
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Zane Buk
Zam-Bik
Zam-Buk
S.B. Folkins
Somerville
Mass
Future of Camp Lister Assured by Member-Elect
Kaslo soldier Col Fred Lister, member-elect, expressed strong confidence in the Creston valley soldier colony's future. He blamed slow progress and added costs on government, warning officials that locals would not quit. The Kaslo recount trimmed his majority from 19 to 16, while John Keen blamed deputy returning officers for ballot issues in his Kaslo defeat.
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Col
Fred Lister
Kaslo
Creston Valley
Lister
Kasle
Col. Lister
Victoria
John Keen
Bayer Aspirin Warning From Canada Ad Declares Genuine Only
An old advertisement stresses that only Bayer labeled packages or tablets are genuine Aspirin. It urges buyers to follow Bayer packaging directions for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and pain. It notes small tin boxes and larger packages sold by druggists and that the product is made in Canada by Bayer.
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Bayer
Canada
Berin
T’ Cir
Pact Aeta Eine
Headwaters of the Nile Papyrus Growth Block Navigation
Remarkable vegetation in Nile headwaters forms carpets of papyrus and plants up to three feet thick, covering streams and preventing navigation by small boats. Vines and overhanging plants arch streams from bank to bank, though floods periodically clear the obstructions and vegetation quickly reforms.
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Sudan
Nile
Vital Tablets Offer French Tonic For Rheumatism
Have You Rheumatism If so Vital Tablets purify the blood and attack uric acid. The great French tonic builds up the entire structure and removes tired feelings. Get a box from your druggist or by mail from The Scoboll Drug Co Montreal Cranbrook Drug Book Co Crambrook BC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scoboll Drug Co
Montreal
Cranbrook Drug & Book Co., Ltd
Crambrook
B.C
Apiary Notes From Dominion Experimental Station Invermere
Mr. R Gladwyn Newton outlines 1920 honey yields in British Columbia with a long cold wet spring and short dry summer. Columbia valley proves well suited for honey production due to high dry days cool nights and abundant local flora. District disease is low and beekeeping grows. station offers literature rather than selling colonies.
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R. Gladwyn Newton
S.A
Dominion Experimentl Station
Invermere
B.C
Kootenays
Columbia Valley
Dominion Experimental Station
Trail smelter output for 1920 tops eight million dollars
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting company shows Trail plant with 1920 output valued at 8,161,200 dollars, a third of which comes from zinc from the Sullivan mine at Kimberley. Labor trouble and lower metal prices limited gains but overall output remained strong versus 1919.
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Trail
Nelson News
Rossland
Canada Copper Company
Allenby
Sullivan
Kimberley
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company of Canada
Meanest thief targets orphan toys in Blairmore theft
The Blairmore Enterprise brands a local thief as the meanest on earth for stealing four Christmas toys meant for orphans of the late Mrs. O. B. Mc Donald. The paper calls for years of imprisonment and community justice to ensure the culprit faces consequences.
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Blairmore Enterprise
Blairmore
O. B. McDonald
Election of University Senators at the University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia will elect Chancellor and fifteen Senators on April 70 1921 by mail. The Convocation asks all members to send current mailing addresses to the Registrar immediately due to many moves in three years.
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University of
B.C
Convocation
Canadian Pacific Train Schedule Details for Western Canada
Cranbrook Fernie Lethbridge Cardston service NO 64 leaves 6 45 am NO 63 arrives 8 30 pm with connections at Macleod to Calgary and Lethbridge to Medicine Hat. Weekly NO 821 leaves 9 am Monday Thursday and NO 882 arrives 3 30 pm Wednesday Saturday. For more information contact any ticket agent J BE Proctor District Passenger Agent Calgary.
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Cranbrook
Nelson
Vancouver
Spokane
Fernie
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Macleod
J. Be, Proctor
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Ola
Vancouver, B. C
Cranbrook Cottage Hospital
A. Crawford
Garden Ave
W.G. Asher
Young People's Meeting
B. C
A. I. Johnson & Co
Camble St
Vancouver B.C
Consolidated Company
Tigat
Canadian Pacific
Cardston
Wycliffe
Lake Windermere
Golden Services
Dovan
Ontario
Phosphonus
Date Co
Catharines
Cranbrook Book & Drug Co
Mii
Watcil
Pacific Milk Co., Ltd
Ladner
Abbotsford
Nan
Tna
NS Ralaioe
Morris
Mina Rio
Liniment
Monuments Kootenay Granite & Monumental Co., Ltd
General Acute Contractors and Ental Works
Nelvon P. C
S. T. Bastedo
Ottawa
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