Grasshopper Infestation Control Aimed at Western Regions
The notice warns of advancing grasshoppers spreading into western areas and urges farmers to read Leaflet No. 14. It describes field practices: early ploughing, leaving 35 foot strips, summer fallow, and edge-directed hoppers. It prescribes a bran and sawdust bait with poison, straw burning after dark, and careful handling of equipment and cattle. Report sightings to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poleon
Dominion
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Dehydration Method May Speed Wheat Maturity
Winnipeg Free Press reports Canadian agent W W Bennett says dehydration using amiliorra or similar methods may hasten harvest by two to three weeks. He cites Los Angeles research showing hydrated Manitoba wheat grows taller and heads earlier than non dehydrated grain, with potential broader farmer savings.
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W. W. Bennett
Uaha
Nebraska
Winnipeg
Los Angeles
Mr. Bennett
Manitoba
West
Bennett
British Empire Exhibition Under Way Near London 1924
Work has begun for the British Empire Exhibition near London in 1924. Modern machinery speeds up construction for the sports arena with a steam driven caterpillar excavator moving 200 cubic yards per hour. The plant operates in 35 seconds per bucket fill and a 60 foot boom handles a two cubic yard bucket. An international conference on Power is planned with overseas experts invited by British engineering groups.
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London
One Telephones Per Eight Inhabitants in US
A note reports a ratio of one telephone for every eight people in the United States and mentions a separate line about a compensation for a group labeled Men Up a tree deliver flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Shorthorn Herd Improvement Trials and Feed Tests
The Brandon herd qualified for accreditation as part of a broader report on Shorthorn cattle. A three year old cow produced 285 days of lactation with 7,492 lbs milk and 299.4 lbs fat, netting a $123.97 profit. a ten year old cow yielded 479 days with 852 lbs milk and 2752 lbs fat, earning $60.64 profit. Feed costs ran $113.40 and $204.92 respectively, with ensilage from corn or sunflowers and cut straw, plus mangels and clover or alfalfa bay at noon. Tests comparing sunflower ensilage to corn silage showed corn superior by about 0.59 lb milk per cow per day and 1.66 lb daily gain, with similar but smaller gains in 14 heifers. The superintendent cites palatability as a possible factor and notes sunflowers froze more readily in silos. Additional experiments covered crossbreeding and feeding swine, lamb production, crop rotation, wheat costs, forage crops, 27 potato varieties, 10 beet varieties, other vegetables, fruits, flowers, eggs, and poultry housing.
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Brandon
Rothchilds Wit During the Revolutionary Year
In Paris a mob surround Rothschild’s house and demand equal shares of his wealth. Baron James invites the leaders into his sanctum and proposes a calculation showing the realisable value of his property divided by France’s population, yielding a tiny per person sum. He offers four cents per person and bids them good morning.
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House of Rothschild
Paris
Baron James
France
Manitoba Drilling Dept Finds Water for Settlers
The Manitoba government wet drilling department drilled 332 wells last year with 12 machines in use. 320 were successful, and 45 returned soldiers had wells drilled. The program aids settlers by applying the department’s expertise in locating water across the province.
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Manitoba
Doctors Say Music Heals In Medical Meeting
At the TriState Medical Association annual gathering in Memphis about 250 physicians from Missouri Arkansas and Tennessee discussed music as a powerful healing agent for physical and mental ailments. They were enthusiastic and regarded music as almost as effective as drugs in certain cases.
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TriState Medical Association
Memphis
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Prehistoric Man in America Unearthed in Kentucky Caves
Recent finds in Kentucky caves reveal human bones attributed to an early Indian man. Remains of raccoon ground hog gray fox deer buffalo and bear accompany the find, with the bear skeleton believed to be a fossilized polar bear from the Ice Age.
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America
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
German firm touts odorless powder to mothproof wool
A German company announces a new odorless powder claimed to render wool moths unable to damage fabrics. The product is described as safe to handle and effective against moth larvae, promising a practical solution for textile protection.
Insect Damage Across Canada Hits Orchard and Held
The piece notes damage from insects costs Canada 200 million yearly, warns losses are unseen and many crops suffer. It urges more bird fosterage and public lectures, and compares potential gains to railway deceit, calling for better school and public education on pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Prehistoric Health Patterns Revealed In Ancient Egyptian Remains
A medical journal chronicles ancient Egyptian skeletons showing joint disease arthritis tooth infection and tuberculosis evidence of pneumonia bone sarcoma smallpox like lesions and arteriosclerosis. The text notes rickets and deformities recorded in art dating back thousands of years.
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Egypt
U.S
Nile Valley
Ammon
Pott
Ex serviceman in Luseland gets subsistence claim adjusted
A Luseland Saskatchewan ex serviceman receives a 51.00 cheque for subsistence allowance after cooperative work by Regina Provincial and Dominion G W V A Commands. Comrade Harry Griffin commends the prompt handling and notes earlier attempts to obtain satisfaction.
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Luseland
Saskatchewan Association
Luseland, Sask
Regina
G.W.V.A
Harry Griffin
Saskatchewan
G.W. V.A
Griffith
Liverpool
England
Canada
Trees Shipped Daily From Indian Head to Prairie Provinces
Indian Head forestry farm ships thousands of trees daily to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Orders rise yearly with spring shipments after order placement. Last year total reached four million trees shipped from the Indian Head office.
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Prairies
Indian Head
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Indian Heads
Nipigon Park Canada a vast forest playground for anglers
Ontario’s Nipigon Park covers 7300 square miles of virgin forests lakes and rivers set aside for recreation and abundant trout. Orient Bay near Port Arthur serves as gateway to Nipigon Lodge with trips by motorboat or canoe. Notable visitors include Prince Arthur and Prince of Wales who fished these waters. A CN Railways trophy is awarded for the largest Nipigon trout with last season a seven pound winner among 25 fish over five pounds.
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Nipigon Park
Ontario
Canada
Orient Bay
Port Arthur
Toronto
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Prince of Wales
Oleomargarine Permit Expires in August
Government told House the oleomargarine trade permit expires on August 1. Canada allows import and manufacture, with 27.1 million pounds produced domestically and 19 million pounds imported. A. W. McNeil Independent seeks discontinuance. no government motion exists.
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Canada
W. R. Motherwell
E. W. Tobin
Liberal
Richmond and
Wolfe
House of Commons
A. W. McNeil
Comox-Alberni
Canadian Scholarships Support Scientific Training Reform
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Ottawa promotes bursaries fellowships and student ships in Canadian universities. It aims to train young graduates with promise in scientific investigation to advance Dominion wide research in manufacturing commerce agriculture mining and lumbering.
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Council For Scientific and Industrial Research At
Ottawa
Dominion
Thankfulness as Habit vs Discontent in Everyday Life
The piece argues that gratitude and dissatisfaction are skills formed by repeated practice. It contends that both traits can be cultivated or diminished through daily habits and use, highlighting the power of mindset in shaping attitudes over time.
Seek not so much to know your enemies as your friends
A reflective adage warns that harms from associates can rival defeats caused by foes, urging caution in choosing trusted companions.
Thoughtless Hearts Form Fierce Dogma
A remark on those who shun deep reasoning and rely on emotion, becoming especially rigid and uncompromising in their beliefs. The comment notes the paradox of heartfelt thinking pushing toward extreme certainty.
Man Feels Down While Living Upstairs in Attic Paradox
A saying notes the odd irony of feeling low while dwelling in an attic space above others. The line plays on perspective and mood without naming people or places.
Government artificial limbs urged for better veteran rehab
W. S. Dobbs of the Amputation Association told the House committee that many upper arm amputees do not wear the gov supplied artificial arm. He criticized the arms and urged improvements. Dissatisfaction with civilian limb fitters was voiced and Richard Myers pushed for disability scale revisions.
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House Committee On Soldiers
W. S. Dobbs
Toronto
Amputation Association of the
Dobbs
Global shipping idle tonnage and jobless mariners rise
An estimate places British laid up tonnage at 2,225,000 gross tons while the United States Shipping Board lists 1,021 idle ships totaling about 4,000,000 gross tons excluding wood and composite vessels. Other nations face similar conditions with about 30,000 British merchant marine officers and seamen unemployed.
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United States Shipping Board
Butter Exports From Manitoba Reach 1921 Peak
Manitoba creameries sent out 108 carloads of creamery butter totaling 2 316 272 pounds valued at 857 020 20 dollars. Most shipments went to Montreal Toronto and British markets with some cars to Chicago and New York. Government grade certificates accompanied each car.
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Manitoba
Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
New York
Stone Age in British Columbia Tied to European Neolithic Traits
Archaeologists describe BC stone age culture lasting into the 1700 BC era and persisting in isolated areas until recent times. Exhibits at the Provincial Museum showcase neolithic tools and art including stone axes, daggers, bowls, dishes, and pipes. Stone implements echo European neolithic patterns, with evidence from Departure Bay Nanaimo and North Saanich Vancouver Island.
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Europe
British Columbia
Rockies
Oliver
North Pacific
Departure Bay
Nanaimo
North Saanich
Vancouver Island
Thompson
Fraser
Thompson River
Remarkable Arithmetic Genius Cited by The Lancet
A blind man with extraordinary mental arithmetic could rapidly compute complex square roots and box grain totals. He answered the 14th, 18th, 24th, and 48th box questions in seconds and provided the total for all 64 boxes as 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 in 45 seconds.
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London Lancet
Stantly
Fond Mother and Aunt Jane Humorous Exchange
A lighthearted dialogue shows a mother prompting Archie to help neighbors’ children. Archie eagerly agrees and suggests giving them Aunt Jane, highlighting playful family misdirection and wholesome generosity.
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Jane
Archie
Mamma
The Baby’s Chances In Wartime Cradles Questioned
A doctor notes eight times the danger for babies in cradles versus soldiers in trenches. The quote edges toward a Twain quip about beds being dangerous, reflecting wartime anxieties and public doubt.
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Mark Twain
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tourists Attracted by New Bungalows in Jasper Park
Modern bungalows and a community house in Jasper National Park Rocky Mountains will be completed and ready for occupation by June 15th. The camping season extends to September 18th.
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Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountains
Whitefish Catch Seen At Lake Winnipeg Above 1.5 Million Pounds
Lake Winnipeg is expected to produce upwards of 1,500,000 pounds of whitefish this season with a large catch of pickerel jackfish and tulibee. The coarser fish are exceptionally plentiful this season and Lakes Manitoba and St. Martin are being fished extensively.
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Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
St. Martin
Farmer Lad and Jersey Cow Tale
A farmer lad escorts a Jersey cow along a lane under a starry sky. They reach the gate in silence as he lifts the bars. She remains unmoved, unmurmuring, reflecting the simple, rustic bond between man and animal.
Detective meets gas meter reading puzzle in industry noir
A sharp detective probes how a gas company reads a meter revealing method, accuracy, and possible tricks. The scene contrasts expertise, regulatory questions, and everyday utility routines in a concise mystery tone.
Education And Labor For Scientists In Agriculture
A Globe letter argues that trained in scientific agriculture can aid farming more as educators, advisers, or information distributors than by returning to plow and sow. It notes many in the class of seventy three choosing not to farm, yet many see value in guides, campaigners for better livestock, cleaner seed, and farm journals that inform workers on the land.
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Globe
Editors and Doctors and the Press Lofty Quip
The piece notes a boy’s essay contrasting editors and doctors. It highlights how editors face lawsuits and public fuss for errors while a doctor’s misstep leads to funeral hush. It jokes on language use, visits to wives, and drinking, concluding editors must be born not made.
Steer Between Lights Tale From Sir Philip Sassoon
Sir Philip Sassoon recalls a motoring anecdote about a rider and his passenger who, after a night out, face oncoming headlights. The rider boasts he can steer between them, highlighting bold driving bravado from the excursion.
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Philip Sassoon
M.P
Lloyd George
Aerial Service Under Customs Supervision In South America
An English airline operating between Buenos Aires and Montevideo has been placed under customs supervision after authorities uncovered that passengers were transporting dutiable drugs in their baggage on these flights.
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Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Surgeon and patient discuss bill in a curt exchange
A surgeon requests payment terms as an initial $160 followed by $25 weekly. The patient jokes it sounds like buying an automobile, and the surgeon agrees. The exchange appears in the Charles Town News and Courier.
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Charleston News and Courier
Phrase from the Brooklyn Eagle on Scotch inquiry
A playful exchange centers on genealogy and spirits with the question Have you any Scotch in you and the reply No but I would be glad to if you have any indicating humor about ancestry and alcohol.
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Broklyn
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Lomond
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