Increasing Demand For Wheat In Markets Of The World
The letter from Reed Smith notes rising global demand for Canadian wheat and large orders, with implications for prices. It argues Canada will profit as the United States export era ends and discusses Asian demand and land efficiency versus the U S. It also covers Saskatchewan trapping changes and wildlife concerns, including beaver and coyote management and jack rabbit increases across prairie districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Smith
Canada
London
Orient Hac
Pacific Ocean
China
Japan
United States
Hkely
Smith
The
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Churchill River
Beaver
Game Guardian
Settler Writes from Meadow Lake Sask Resting in New Country
In a Portland Maine letter David M. Reyes, a recent arrival at Meadow Lake Sask, expresses strong satisfaction with Canada. He praises rich black loam soil, shallow groundwater, abundant wild peas and vetch, good fishing, and hope to cultivate 50 to 60 acres. He notes neighbors aid, house construction underway, and good health and appetite among settlers.
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Portland
Maine
David M. Reyes
Meadow Lake
Sask
United States
Johnson
L. B. Boyd
St. Paul
Western Canada
Canada
Winndper
Canada Apple Crop Prospects Fall Short in Some Districts
A Crop report from the department of agriculture shows Canada's commercial apple crop near five percent of 1924 totals with 2,749,544 barrels harvested. British Columbia faces 80.5 percent of a five year average at 2,097,900 boxes, due to winter injury and hot weather. Creston Salmon Arm and northern Okanagan report the sharpest reductions, while southern Okanagan Keremeos and Kootenay Lake may steady or improve yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Creston
Salmon Arm
Okanagan
Keremeos
Kootenay Lake
Minerals In Hog Rations Boost Pig Gains At Agncsiiz
A Canadian Experimental Farm Note reports that adding a mineral mix to hog rations increased gains. The study at Agncsiz B C fed ground bone meal ground charcoal ground rock phosphate and salt, with 4 pigs per lot and 14 groups, showing improved weight gains when minerals were included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agncsiz
B.C
W. H. Hicks
Habits and Economic Importance of Wolves in Canada
Mr Norman Criddle discusses grey Arctic timber and coyote wolves in Canada detailing their habits feeding methods and economic impact The book notes how farmers and settlers seek control methods including trapping poison and preservation of skins The Ottawa Agriculture Department offers free copies by request to the publications branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Criddle
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Mr. Criddle
Funeral Wish Denied by Chief Clerk
A terse office scene unfolds as a junior clerk requests permission to attend a funeral. The clerk coldly dismisses the plea, insisting the request is refused, amid a stubborn exchange about attendance and propriety.
Dairy industry boom foretold in Canada
Report shows 46 000 more boxes of butter and 85 000 more boxes of cheese produced than last year. Canadian cheese now sells to England at about 26 cents per pound, a price deemed attractive.
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Canada
England
New Press Shipped From Derry To Washington Office
A printing press with a capacity of 400 postal cards per minute has been shipped from Derry Connecticut to the government printing office in Washington. It is claimed to surpass existing machines due to its mechanical perfection. The Japanese Government has ordered a similar press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry
Conn
Gervirement Printing Office
Washington
Ancient tax tablet on display in Cleveland exhibit
An ancient 4000 year old tax bill from 2330 BC is shown alongside a sheep sacrifice inventory and a Babylonian business document from 538 BC. The exhibit also references a long stored fortune of William Hohenzol Jern believed saved for a kingly reign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babyvionia
Cleveland
Abraham
Nabonidus
Baylonia
Trees in Western Canada Furthering Home Life Through Shelterbelts
The forestry branch of the Canadian Government reports 35 years of seedling and transplants distribution to prairie farmers for shelterbelts. About forty thousand belts have been planted, with two Saskatchewan nurseries supplying stock to thousands of farmers. Education authorities increasingly back schoolyard plantings, viewing this as vital to home life.
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Forestry Branch
Gove Fement Department of the Interior
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Sutherland
Manitoba
Alberta
Increase In Fish Marketed By B C
British Columbia reports total marketed fisheries value of 21 256 965 for 1824, up 461 042 from 1823. Salmon and halibut comprise 87 percent of the total. Capital tied to vessels nets and related gear totaled 5 594 494 for the period, down from 5 769 272 in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Orawa
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Valuable oil from crickets to aid aviation claimed
Advice from Algiers to Washington says cricket oil can serve aviation since it resists congealing at high altitudes. Eighteen tons of crickets were sent to Holland from Algeria with some used for poultry feed and the remainder processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Algiers
Holland
Algeria
Canada Becomes Dairy Nation Says Resources Service
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports Canada rapidly grows as a dairy country with rising exports. In 1925 dairy exports totaled 24 501 981 pounds, up from 13 645 968 in 1924, while cream milk cheese and milk powder show record gains and sodden potential for soil fertility and food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ait Ottawa
Canada
United States
Fighting the fumes not flames in fire fighting tale
A historical outline explains why smoke presents greater danger than flame to firemen. It notes cork leather and cork as prolific smoke producers and cites a London Fire Brigade helmet and gas masks. It describes severe smoke in a Crutched Friars warehouse and mentions cocoa as a highly heat intensive but low smoke fire risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Fire Brigade
Cork
West End
Nightingale pair serenade in Holloway garden trees
Residents in Holloway north London heard a nightingale sing to his mate and her trills. The birds settled in a tall garden tree and were clearly visible through opera glasses by watchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
London
Naval base push for Pacific coast and Pearl Harbor defense
Senator Hale urged President Coolidge to act quickly to establish a strong Pacific coast naval base and bolster Pearl Harbor defense. The piece notes India can produce hand-dressed lumber far cheaper than U S sawmills and that public school enrollment rose about one third in twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
U.S. Senate Naval Committee
Coolidge
Pacific Coast
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
India
World Forestry Congress to Meet in Rome Next Year
Representatives from university forestry departments schools of forestry and forestry associations worldwide will attend an international forestry congress in Rome from April 7 to May 5. The event aims to unite experts from civilized countries to boost forestry worldwide and highlight its role in human activity and industry. An accompanying international exhibition will feature wood working machinery and general forestry products.
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Rome
Winnipeg pulp mill mammoth project may rise in city
George M. Seaman of Seaman Paper Company Chicago and E. W. Backus of Backus Brooks interests said they were prepared to start a 5 million dollar paper mill in the Great Winnipeg district with capacity of 250 tons once pulpwood and waterpower rights were secured from the Dominion Government. The assurances were greeted with enthusiasm by 300 representatives from Winnipeg and province at Mayor Webb's meeting.
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Great
Winnipeg
Dominion
George M. Seaman
Seaman Paper Company
Chicago
E. W. Backus
Backus-Brooks
Canada
United States
Greater
Webb
Hull Lord Mayor proposes colony centers to concentrate emigration
Speaking to Canadian and Newfoundland delegates at Wembley, the Lord Mayor of Hull urged adopting in each colony a definite place or center to concentrate Hull's colonial ties. He warned that emigration since is too diffuse and urged a tangible scheme to attract desirable colonists.
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Newfoundland
Hull
Award Farming Scholarships A London Cable
The Empire Exhibition Fellowship proceeds to allot fifty agricultural college scholarships in Canada. Twenty five have been allotted to London, with the rest to Scotland and English provincial districts. Each scholar receives free passage to Canada education and maintenance for a year and later suitable emifeywmen on the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canada
Woman in Suburban Feud Sparks Neighbor Confidence
In a suburb dispute a woman climbs the back fence to chat with her neighbor. She asserts they will move to a better neighborhood while the neighbor replies that they are staying, signaling shared tensions in a local boundary swap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Mrs. Nextdoor
Moe
Christian Register
Hopkins and Gates Lab yield potent insulin concentrate
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University and the Gates Chemical Laboratory in Pasadena California report a highly concentrated insulin form far surpassing standard diabetes treatments. The work spanned the past year and aims to improve therapeutic effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Gates Chenical Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
See for yourse excursions to Canada attract thousands
Nearly 26 000 bookings for See for yourself excursions to Canada began in July from British and French ports. Passengers include retired military men civil servants teachers and farmers sons. Government records note August births have higher survival. moths cause 200 009 000 dollars in annual damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Visitors Praise Western Canada Tour And Livestock Quality
A U S party of 22 American land agents toured Manitoba and Saskatchewan, praising western Canada for high quality beef cattle hogs and crops. They visited Winnipeg Dauphin Saskatoon Goose Lake and Snipe Lake districts, collected samples, and lauded hospitality and opportunities for settlers.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
United States
Dan M. Johnson
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Melfort
Wadena
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Eston
Kelvington
Goose Lake
Snipe Lake
Board of Trade
Forestry Farm
University
Nebraska
Hilnels
The Need of Toleration in Liberal Women’s Booklet
Alexander Smith’s 60 page publication The Need of Toleration issued by the National Federation of Liberal Women explores biblical standards of right in public life. It argues against intolerance in politics and society, urging self control and compassion to curb extremism and foster international cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Smith
Ottawa
National Federation of Liberal Women
Minerals Survey Aboard Arctic Explores Canadian Islands
A message from the steamer Arctic on voyage to northern Canada reports an effort to identify valuable mineral categories on remote islands. Dr Weeks of the Geological Survey of Canada will lead investigations across Baffin Bylet north Devon and Ellesmere to supplement existing British and Canadian data.
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Arctic
Felands
Canada
Department of the Interior
Weeks
Geological Survey of Canada
Baffin Island
Bylet Island
North Devon
Ellesmere
Ellesmere Island
Crown Jewels Treated for Shipment to London by Soviet
Reports say the Soviet Government will send the Russian crown jewels to London. The first ship ment is said to include the Czar’s crown sceptre and the Orloff diamond weighing 1844 carats. Value estimated at 266,090,000 roubles.
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London
Orloff
Geological Debate on Hot Springs Origin
A geologist argues hot springs arise from surface water seeping through rock and being heated by subterranean steam, challenging the idea of deep earth origin. The remarks contrast two humorous quotable lines about misdirected efforts.
Milton Regis Bowl Opens On Ancient Green In Kent
The Milton Regis bowls tradition continues as a green fringed by a thousand year old yew trees is opened for play after centuries of games spanning nearly 350 years in Kent.
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Milton Regis
Kent
Mysterious gelatin additive may boost photograph speed
Dr A H Lambert unveils a minute gelatin substance that could raise ordinary photographic film sensitivity by over a hundredfold enabling sharper images of fast moving bullets. The discovery hints at new imaging capabilities in photography science.
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A. HL. Lambert
Sunday School Attendance Sparkles with Hope
The superintendent beams at the regular turnout of pupils and notes only one absence, Maggie, hoping she is the lone exception and will return soon.
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Magegie
Turtle-assisted swimmer lifts man from water at Leighton-on-Sea
A swimmer off Leighton-on-Sea was lifted from the water by a large turtle after it surfaced suddenly and carried him several feet. The incident highlights a surprising interaction between human and marine wildlife.
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Leighton-on-Sea
Waters in Disease Prevention and Cure Known to Medicine
A historic note on the use of various waters as a therapeutic measure in preventing and curing disease, highlighting one of the oldest approaches in medical science.
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U. S&s
Vir
MW Nou
William Hohenzol- Jern
Polar Regions
North Pole
O. Leonig
Polar
Latides
Natural Resources Bulletin
Nightingales In
U.S. Naval Base
World Forestry Congress
Mammoth
Louise
Dorval
Quebec
Canadian Pacific
New Westminster
Ontario
Kilmer
North America
Richard Milstrom
J. Hansen
Leeds
N.D
Principles of Society
Geological Survey
Far North
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