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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
4
A speaker urges Canada and Australia to use the Empire Settlement Act funds to boost population. He notes £2,060,000 yearly potential but only a sixth spent, and calls for broader migration plans including family settlements, villages, and urban business chances for trained youths.
An apple on a tree is real estate under common law while growing. If it drops to the ground it becomes personal property and protected by theft laws. A Reading county court in Pennsylvania dismissed a theft charge as a road estate issue and sent it to civil court for remedy.
Sam Setueper of Kinley Saskatchewan, emissary for 100 Saskatchewan Doukhobor families, reports back after a three month trip to Soviet Russia. He says the Russian government plans to ship horses to Canada and that peasants suffer near starvation under the Soviet system. He notes the country’s farms are rich in parts but lives are harsh for peasants.
Official sources report serenge planted to corn in Western Caveda will rise sharply. In Alberta 510 acres were cropped that year and projections estimate the area will double, reflecting a major expansion in agricultural activity.
Mr Therekedd remarks how electricity ideas inspire him. Miss Smart agrees on the remarkable effects of electricity.
A brief item notes a fashion or beauty claim about dark-skinned women and a product or trend called Long green, described as making them attractive. It cites no clear organization or event and reads as a concise society note.
In a candid reflection, a mother describes limits faced when care duties become an unending routine. The piece highlights resilience amid advancing caregiving demands and the emotional toll on the household.
An Ontarian trust in Canada’s climate and farmers as Canada becomes the world supplier of wheat oats and meats. The United States exports less grain, and Canada claims a share of global demand. Sunshine moisture and the will of Canadian farmers are cited as keys to meeting rising world food needs.
Josephine Vincent notes English bee superstitions warn against selling a swarm or hive to avoid dire misfortune. Hives may be traded only for corn or a pig, but cash invites disaster. Swarms on dead trees allegedly signal a family death before year’s end, prompting drastic pruning and removal of dead branches.
Research led by C. R. Clack and J. Davidson at the University of British Columbia shows many native plants in British Columbia may serve as drug sources. Early results indicate sufficient drug-producing plants exist to support future drug manufactories locally.
The first pelican flower Aristolochia raised in a United States nursery is blooming at the Botanic Gardens in Washington. Known as the goose flower, the vine from the West Indies required ten years of effort by the garden director to achieve flowering. The flower resembles a duck in white outline with a purple interior.
A new system enables the central lighthouse station to signal outlying posts by a wireless telephone belt. When desired, the belt at the remote station rings automatically, eliminating the need for an operator to listen constantly.
Prepared Billie found a pocketbook and returned it to its owner who praised his honesty. The owner offered two dimes and a quarter as a reward which Billie politely refused, saying he did not need it.
A speaker hesitates over garden plantings and notes they will place either a To Let or For Sale sign. Saunders confirms the uncertainty and signals upcoming property visibility.
Edmonton Bulletin argues that relying on nature to guard forests from fires is unrealistic. Despite wet early conditions, rangers warn conditions for large fires are near ideal, calling for a comprehensive forest conservation program funded by province and Dominion authorities.
The twenty third annual distribution of seedlings and cuttings for shelter belts and windbreaks in the prairie provinces is completed by the Dominion forestry branch. Indian Head and Sutherland nurseries shipped five million trees in total to 3,050 and 2,555 applicants respectively this year.
A new portable machine feeds seals stacks and counts letters for admail by printing postal permit marks automatically. It handles feeding and counting to speed processing of mail items.
The Canadian Newspaper Association plans a June Winnipeg gathering on June 24 25 26 with 400 to 500 delegates expected. Premier Bracken Saskatchewan and Premier Greenfield Alberta will speak at a banquet June 23 at the Manitoba Agricultural College. Delegates will tour the city, attend a luncheon at Assiniboine Park, a Royal Alexandra Hotel dance, and an automobile tour, with Minaki trip planned for June 27 28.
A Western Ontario livestock promoter recalls a sheep dipping experience with a group of sheep men. One tank was unused the first year and all farmers later regretted it. In the next season every man supported annual dipping for better fleece and more marketable sheep.
In a playful exchange a grandson asks how a caller to see May is named. Betty jokes the caller is April Showers because he brings May flowers, then quips about the seasonal pun.
Ancient Romans produced ink using Nquid extracted from cuttlefish. The practice linked to early colorants and writing materials, reflecting naval and literary culture of the period.
Farmers critique schooling reforms arguing country children perform well and that one room schools and low teacher pay do not hinder productivity. Glenn Birkett in the Ashantic Monthly, Botton, Mass.
The estimated value of Saskatchewan dairy products in 1924 was 19 557 688 dollars. Creamery butter 4 550 607 dollars from 13 583 902 pounds. Dairy butter 4 285 000 dollars from 19 250 000 pounds. Ice cream 453 067 dollars for 243 934 gallons. Milk for consumption 8 106 000 dollars from 32 400 000 gallons. Calves fed 1 8s 919 dollars from 9 439 550 gallons. Poultry and poultry products valued at 6 441 585 dollars.
English shipbuilder Sir Alfred Yarrow told the Quebec Rotary Club that in twenty years passengers will cross the Atlantic by airship or aeroplane. He spoke to members about the future of transatlantic transport and shipbuilding.
Alpine region around Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies offers dramatic peaks glaciers and valleys. The 1924 Alpine Club of Canada camp at Berg Lake inspired praise for Canada’s alpine scenery and accessible climbs for casual visitors. Guides and ponies operate from Mount Robson station to Berg Lake with comfortable bungalows at Berg Lake for excursions.
The piece argues trees on Prairie farms boost value and visibility, acting as landmarks and shelter belts. It notes benefits for residents, including wind protection, shade, and improved gardens with fruit trees behind tree belts, aiding successful orchard development. It cites Canada’s immigration push and a shift to trees amid changing farming practices.
The Minneapolis Journal reports Chauncey Depew at 91 advising to read the news to stay young. He stresses living in the present, adapting to age with grace, and remaining active and part of the news rather than dwelling on the past.
Canada’s trade rose by ten million dollars in April 1925 versus April 1924, driven mainly by exports. Last month exports reached 59,909,987 dollars and imports 59,104,641 dollars, with agricultural products up about six million and animals and metals also higher. Exports in April 1924 were 48,858,914 dollars, with imports at 60,173,141 dollars.
Swiss wheat import data for 1924 shows Canada supplying most of the 377000 tons imported, with 202000 tons from Canada. Switzerland produced 43646 tons, about half of the previous year, while domestic consumption runs near 200000 tons annually. Imports also come from the United States 138000 tons Hungary 129900 tons and Russia 8665 tons through intermediaries.
The Daily Telegraph reports the Vatican plans large deposits in England with banks competing to win the business. Before the war the Vatican banked mainly in Germany and suffered losses from the mark's depreciation.
A Scottish visitor to London believed tossing a sixpence into the Thames would bring luck. He found the charm failed when the string on the coin slipped off, turning the supposed lucky act into a small misfortune.
The remark notes that Mormonism distributes financial or domestic burdens more evenly, avoiding the expectation that a single wife must bear all support for a husband.
It is estimated that over three thousand million cigarettes were smoked last year across the British Isles. The figure highlights wide tobacco consumption and reflects ongoing public health concerns.
The Manchester Union notes a shift from earlier moon germination claims to a view that fruit crop frost resistance hinges on whether trees flower in the light or dark of the moon. It reports that blossoms under light are more frost hardy, while those flowering in darkness are more vulnerable to frost, with moisture effects described in the dark moon period.
Strathroy Ontario fruit merchant Joe La Mantia misplaced two hundred eighty dollars in an envelope and stored it in a wastebasket. A clerk burned the basket during a tidying up, salvaging about thirty dollars in silver but destroying the rest.
The British government informs Bulgaria it does not see the need to extend the period allowed for Bulgaria to employ a temporarily increased militia force. The extension was authorized by the allied council of ambassadors at Paris during their recent maneuvers in the country.
The sentence contrasts the count of well known nomen writers with the number of factual mining authors, noting a slight excess of the former. It expresses a comparative observation about authorial prominence in two domains.
A figure cites over 56 000 up touchables in India describing how addressing them betrays caste norms. The remark highlights tensions between social structure and communication practices in cultural contexts.
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