Rural School System in Western Canada Recognized as Efficient
The Manitoba education department notes rural schools near every family, with 1890s to 1919 growth in students from 25,077 to 138,352 and 1,784 buildings. Consolidations create larger schools, funded transport by vand and automobile, delivering education farther yet more advanced.
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Canada
Western Canada
Western Provinces
Department of Education
Province of
Manitoba
Small fruits thrive across Western Canada experiments show
Government farms study varieties suited to different regions. At the Central Experimental Farm the Herbert raspberry yields average over five bushels per 0.1 acre, with cultivated raspberries from fifty to one hundred bushels per acre. Gooseberries reached nine hundred nine bushels per acre, red currants produced up to four hundred nine bushels in another instance.
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Canada
Arctic Circle
Dominion
Central
Scottish Syndicate Plans Woollen Mill for Alberta
A Scottish syndicate plans to install a modern woollen mill in Alberta in spring 1921, choosing Calgary or Edmonton. They have purchased the idle mill equipment, awaiting final site decision, with a large investment expected and a boon to the west as no mills exist west of the Great Lakes.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Great Lakes
Success of Soldier Settlers in Central British Columbia
The Soldier Settlers program shows only five percent failure among 1,237 men who took land under the Soldiers' Settlement Board. In Vancouver, settlers hold 7,200 livestock, 55,000 poultry, and 65,000 acres, with over a quarter cleared and cultivated. They have repaid $600,000 of government advances.
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British Columbia
Bing
Soldiers’ Setttlement Board
Vancouver
Imperial Oil strikes oil near Fort Norman well
One thousand gallons an hour is the output from a recently struck flow in the Fort Norman district by Imperial Oil Company. Drifters remain optimistic about finding more productive wells as the company continues boring on its Peace River leases.
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Fort Norman
Imperial Oil Company
Peace River
Cana Rocks Claim Rivalry Between Italians and Dutch
The fifteenth century saw Cana rocks contested between Italian and Dutch claims, with both nations asserting authorship. The dispute centers on origin and invention of the stoneware.
Financial Strain Plagues a Quick-Living Debtor
A brisk young man struggles to match his rapid spending as expenses outpace income. His lifestyle and habits showcase a mounting financial pressure and tight budgeting attempts.
Barents Reaches Arctic Winter Groundbreaking Feat 1596
In 1596 Barents became the first explorer to winter in the Arctic, marking a historic achievement in early northern exploration and sea routes. The voyage showcased endurance and navigational skill amid extreme conditions.
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Barents
Arctic
Saskatchewan matches U S in autos per person
Saskatchewan reports 59,000 automobile licenses issued through early September. With an 800,000 population, this equates to one car for every fourteen residents, placing the province ahead of Canada and many countries in per capita ownership.
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Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Cuba
Great Britain
Austria
France
Switzerland
Sweden
Belgium
Germany
Mexico
Italy
Spain
Russia
Japan
Montreal School of Navigation Reopens Anew With One Hundred Students
The Montreal School of Navigation plans a restart this month after a successful first term. About a hundred cadets are expected, with over 40 seamen from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River earning mate and captain certificates. Some pursued advanced courses for coastal trade navigation, and engineers may be added to programs.
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Montreal School of Navigation
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Czar Ivan the Terrible Visits Village in Disguise
In a folktale set in Rus sia during 1530 to 1584, Ivan the terrible travels in disguise and seeks a host’s supper. A couple welcomes him by the fire, basic hospitality leads to a later return with godfathers, nobles, and soldiers who burn nearby homes while the czar urges charity.
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Ivan the Terrible
Russia
Moscow
Ivan
Portage Seed Grain Fair Scheduled for December
The Portage Industrial Exhibition Association will host a seed grain fair this winter likely on December 15. The event features classes for dressed poultry and vegetables and will take place at the Community Hall.
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Portage Industrial Exhibition Association
Political Youth Versus Flapper Views on Campaigns
A front porch campaign is discussed by a politically inclined youth. A frivolous flapper dismisses it, preferring a trip to the movies. The judge weighs in on the differing attitudes toward political campaigning.
Thinking man’s head grows until age forty to fifty
A quoted authority notes that a man’s head, especially if he thinks deeply, swells in size and continues enlarging up to about forty or fifty years old.
Where have you been a sorrowful refrain in verse
A reflection on the timeless ache of unanswered presence and absence. The line captures longing and memory, contrasting spoken inquiries with quiet distance, as readers sense the weight of lost time and missed connections.
Prairie farmers embrace sunflowers for silage expansion
The article notes a rapid push to plant sunflowers across Western Canada to feed silage, with yields of 15 to 30 tons per acre and many farmers already erecting silos. Alberta leads with eight silos and about fifty sunflower acres, signaling a trend toward widespread siloed forage and a growing dairy and livestock industry in the prairies.
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Canadian Prairie Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Alberta
How Bats Avoid Objects at Night
The article discusses how bats evade obstacles in darkness, suggesting keen hearing and a special sense of sound waves guide flight. Dr. Hamilton Hartridge tested sight and touch, with bats passing through open windows and avoiding threads, indicating nonvisual navigation even in total darkness.
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Hamilton Hartridge
King’s College, Cambridge
Long Hours in China Honesty of a Chinese Servant Noted
A correspondent in China describes Chinese servants as hardworking and honest. They begin work at dawn and work late with no regular nights off. The piece praises uncles and aunts who die at opportune times to relieve monotony, while noting some boys are worthless though many are honest.
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China
Fire Prevention Luncheon Warns of Daily U.S. Losses
Charles E. Case, New York insurance man and fire prevention expert, told the Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel Biltmore that a fire rages somewhere in the United States every minute. He attributed the rise in preventable fires to easy going wastefulness, saying the nation wastes $900,000 and sixty lives each day.
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United States
Charles E. Case
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Biltmore
Case
Marking Soldiers Graves Across Dominion by Imperial War Graves
About six thousand graves in 1200 cemeteries across the Dominion will be marked with headstones and cared for by the Imperial War Graves commission through Canada’s militia and defence department. Graves of Canadian Expeditionary Force and Royal Air Force members will be treated equally, with any central memorials placed where groups are buried, and no body relocations planned.
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Dominion
War Graves Commission
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force
Canada
Department of Militia and Defence
Imperial War Graves Commission
Imperial
Dominions
France
Belgium
Manitoba Mining Boom Foretold For 1921 Prospecting Surge
Prospector Arthur J. Colette predicts Canada's greatest postwar rush will occur in spring 1921. Finds near Flin Flon Herb Copper Lake report traces of gold silver and iron on both sides of Lake Winnipeg. The scale hinges on railway completion to Flin Flon, but activity could rise greatly even without it.
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Canada
Arthur J. Colette
Flin Flon
Herb
Lake Winnipeg
Public Speech Quip Sparks Town Tale
Lehigh Burr notes a humorous exchange about public speaking when Joe recalls proposing to a girl by telephone in his hometown. The anecdote highlights a light personal moment tied to community memory and small town charm.
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Bill
Joe
Lehigh Burr
Dominion Egg Laying Contest Shows Western Progress
The first Dominion wide egg laying test ends October 11 with Manitoba breeders leading the results. Private breeders sent pens of ten birds to experimental farms and kept them for fifty two weeks under equal feed and housing. Each hen was trap nested and Eyewitness results show Manitoba pens first, with White Wyandottes and other breeds close behind.
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West
Dominion
Manitoba
World’s Largest Car Ferry Plans Between England and Sweden
A new railway ferry line is planned to run between England and Sweden and would be the longest in the world. A 12000 horsepower ferry would carry forty eight freight cars, with facilities for four classes of passengers, dining rooms and promenades. The journey would take thirty three hours and upon landing the freight train continues on its respective national track, promising large savings in time and labor.
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England
Sweden
Strong Exhibits Sent West to Chicago Livestock Show
Saskatchewan and prairie provinces prepare strong livestock entries for the Chicago show. Alberta sends cattle via university. Manitoba competes broadly. Saskatchewan committee selects a premier exhibit. Draft horse breeds dominate, cattle from Aberdeen Angus and other herds. sheep include Oxford and Shropshire. Breeders expect high publicity and clear proof Saskatchewan’s stock ranks with U S and Canadian herds.
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Chicago
Prairie Provinces
Oxfords
Shropshires
Mr. Robertson
Canada
United States
Saskatchewan
Seed Fair Great Success At Brooks Alberta
The Matziwin Agricultural Society hosts the second annual seed fair in Brooks Alberta showcasing irrigated Southern Alberta seeds. Entries tripled from last year with many prize winners. twenty exhibits will go to Chicago for the seed show alongside the International Stock Show, signaling strong prospects for Alberta seed victory.
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Matziwin Agricultural Society
Brooks
Alberta
Dominion
Matziwin
Chicago
Wasting Coal and Its Economic Toll
A Detroit News piece argues coal is a poor energy carrier with up to 60 percent wasted in locomotives and factories. The article estimates annual U S losses exceed 300 million dollars due to inefficient burning and distribution.
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Detroit News
All Men Are Not Equal in Women’s Claim
A remark contrasts married women's claim that all men are alike with each girl's belief that at least one man stands above the rest. The quote suggests women’s opinions vary by experience and circumstance.
Women House Builders Start London Firm
Mrs. Oliver Strachey launches a London venture with women builders, having just completed a house of hard clay employing female labor for wall work and interior tasks. A second project adds more women workers as a private company plans broader operations in spring.
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London
England
Oliver Strachey
Haslemere
Lloyd George presses for greater British food production
In the Commons Lloyd George urged more domestic output under the new agricultural bill. He criticized the powers granted to the board of agriculture to compel land use and warned that Britain imported 509 million pounds worth of food last year. He warned a hunger risk could invite attacks on the sovereign. He urged production to deter any disruption of currency and pricing.
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Board of Agriculture
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Great Britain
University Grant Advances Housing Insulation Experiments
Saskatchewan University has granted 2000 dollars to continue dwelling insulation experiments begun after a 3000 dollar government contribution. The studies test heat holding and cold resisting powers of various material combinations under western climate conditions.
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Saskatchewan University
Salt Idioms and water contrast in African speech
The text notes that in parts of Africa the phrase eat salt signifies great wealth. It adds that salt water can quench fire much faster than fresh water, presenting cultural meaning and a practical comparison.
Books and Motor Cars and the Home in Education
Principal Bruce Taylor of Queen's University told the Women's Canadian Club in London that Canada has many cars but few libraries. He praised reading in education and cited Henry Drummond's Natural Law in the Spiritual World as shaping Scottish homes and ministers. He advised letting children read freely rather than banning books.
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Canada
Bruce Taylor
Queen's University
Women’s Canadian Club
London
Taylor
Henry Drummond
Scotland
Pacific Coast Winter Resort Scenes Guide
Where scenery runs riot in a mild climate with golf year round. Enjoy hunting fishing boating and scenic drives along rivers lakes and mountains. Rent a bungalow or stay at the Hotel Vancouver or the Empress in Victoria. Canadian Pacific trains offer views of the Rockies. literature available from CP representatives.
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Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Victoria
Canadian Pacific
Arctic North As a Utopia for Agriculture
Professor N. E. Hansen of the South Dakota Agricultural College told the Manitoba Horticultural Society that the Arctic north offers a utopia for crops livestock and dairy. He cited fruits grown near the Arctic circle alfalfa thriving in extreme cold and sheep and cattle maturing disease free. He urged transplanting Siberian alfalfa to Canada and crossbreeding Canadian sheep with Siberian stock to boost yields.
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Manitoba Horticultural Society
N. E. Hansen
South Dakota Agricultural College
Arctic North
Arctic Circle
Canada
Editorial pushes typed signatures for Ottawa notices
The editorial committee on Ottawa Government publications issued an order requiring the writer of a letter to type his or her own name below the signature. The rule could save time and avoid confusion from illegible signatures.
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Ottawa Government Publications
Guelph Herald
Gold Mining No Longer Pays
Experts say mining gold no longer profitable as costs rise while the price remains fixed at $20.67 per ounce. High operating expenses make profitable extraction unlikely at present.
Denmark Proper Peaks at 600 Feet Elevation
The article notes Denmark proper reaches a maximum elevation of 600 feet above sea level. It adds a coda about expectations for gifts, suggesting not to expect presents at all times but to offer one occasionally.
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Denmark Proper
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