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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
3
A Soviet raid gathered silver valued at 99 000 pounds and gold and diamonds from churches and synagogues. The five story treasury, guarded by soldiers, holds confiscated items from Moscow and other provinces.
Heifer calves six to ten months should have a grass paddock with limited nights in heat. A grain mix of bran goats and corn is advised. From ten to twenty months grow fast on good hay pulped turnips or mangels, straw, and modest grain mix. From twenty-five to thirty months improve flesh for calving. Breed at eighteen to twenty four months to freshen at twenty seven to thirty three months.
Canada operates 1332 four milling plants with Ontario hosting 617. Quebec holds 457 plants while the western provinces contain most of the rest. 1921 output valued at 239,255,461 with 68,839,927 invested and salaries at 1,571,504. Exports of mill products 1,544,864 and total grain exports 347,738,128 totaling 409,283,002 for grains and products. Per capita consumption shows 0.96 barrels valued at 11.21 dollars with oatmeal and rolled oats 70 pounds per person, corn meal 4.31 pounds at 0.15 per pound.
Indications point to the heaviest tourist traffic in Rocky Mountain resorts history as inquiry numbers rise from Eastern and Western U S citizens. Banff Springs Hotel reports reservations for this summer exceed any prior year.
The article depicts rapid shifts in post Kronstadt Russia as Lenine's government drives radical policy changes toward capitalism. Decrees legalize private banking gold hoarding and gambling while tightening other controls, with Moscow daily surprised by new rules from 17 commissars and the ninth all Russia Soviet congress.
Canada depends on its coasts and inland waters for a vast, permanent fish wealth. Despite high value and easy profitability, 1921 saw a decline in catches as producers lag in foreign market expansion, while Canadians buy more foreign fish fed by aggressive foreign packers.
A manuscript Bible being built in London will measure 5 ft 2 in high and 3 ft 6 in wide when opened, 7 ft 10 in across, and mounted on a motor car for touring the country. It is claimed to be the world’s largest Bible, with a Royal Stockholm Bible noted for its 3 ft by 2 ft 6 in pages. Tiny charm Bibles, worn as amulets, are described as 1 in square and 3-8 in thick, with text in Hebrew and Latin titles. A new Testament in the British Museum Library runs 3-4 in by 2-7/8 in. In 1872 Manitoba vegetables prompted Londoners to doubt their origin, thinking them wax until tasting proved otherwise.
Hon. Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior, announced in the Federal House that briquetting Saskatchewan lignite has proved successful up to carbonizing. O. R. Gould, MP, said there is enough coal in the region to supply all Southern Saskatchewan industries.
The Scots Guards band led by Dr. Charles Harriss travels on the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Scotland on a twelve thousand mile maiden voyage from Southampton to Quebec. The ship, 760 by 77 feet, 34 foot draft and 25000 gross tons, will service Quebec Cherbourg Southampton and Hamburg this season.
The U S Biological Survey reports wild gallinaceous birds resist strychnine while five to six ounce quails can eat poisoned grain that would kill twenty pounds of squirrels. In Western rodent control programs over 5 000 tons of grain have been spread with no game bird losses. Barley and oats are used as vehicles and grain is screened to remove weed seeds. John Burroughs also contends a hen cannot be poisoned with strychnine.
A reflection on baseball as the national sport since 1845 and Abner Doubleday's early diamond mapping. The piece notes how innovation, from the sport to wireless ideas from the Haverhill Gazette, reshapes American life.
The Montreal syndicate behind last year's survey moves to an active development program this summer. A practical test of the field will be conducted on a larger scale than any previous work near Great Slave Lake or Athabasca.
The Montreal Gazette quotes Mr Wickham Steed on cheerful philosophy urging steady effort and clear minds. He notes an ideal to strive for, offering as a newer Canadian slogan keep smiling and pack up troubles in your kit bag for inspiration.
Official estimate places this season's crop area in British Columbia at 11 percent above 1921. It also notes 37 percent less labor will be needed due to the adoption of modern farm machines purchased recently by provincial farmers.
Lovat Fraser reflects on Europe from the war zone noting stable daily life and enduring civilization despite shelling. He contrasts old aristocratic order with present upheavals and observes villages rising amid battlefields and fields of corn near front lines.
Buenos Aires authorities invite foreigners to join the police as patrolmen to boost linguistic capacity. Applicants must speak two foreign languages and be willing to become Argentine citizens. Each officer wears flags and inscriptions on the sleeve indicating the languages spoken, with some displaying up to seven plaques.
Seven hundred men and women who aided British soldiers during the war by assisting escape, sheltering and feeding them, or saving them from capture are invited to accept British medals. The medals show King George on one side and Humanity offering water to a weary soldier. A thousand more will receive letters of thanks for lesser acts of sympathy and kindness.
A playful exchange features Margot and Jimmy discussing why a dog is called an Expectorates dog. Jimmy explains his teacher advised against saying Spitz. The fragment ends with a quip about increasing common sense as a head swells.
A community appeal urges residents to shop locally to boost hometown businesses. Emphasizes keeping money in the town and aiding economic vitality for stores and services serving the area.
An article describes Paris Pasteur Institute research showing microbes attacked by ultra microbe allies, smaller organisms bred to kill disease germs. It envisions using these tiny foes to fight sickness and purge water supplies of typhoid fever, framing a future relentless microbial war.
In the absence of editor Bill Healey the Morning Democrat turns to Rev Henry C Smith to issue the paper. The note says the news will be dished up in broken doses by a perfect gentleman and his accomplice. The management hopes circulation will stand the racket while Healey is away.
The Canadian Geological Survey branch will collaborate with the provincial Department of Mines to survey iron ore resources in British Columbia. The aim is to determine if the province can support a large capacity iron and steel plant.
The document notes that roughly half of Canada’s imports come from minerals or related industries and cites iron and steel products, coral, petroleum and related goods totaling about 450 million dollars annually. It argues for developing home resources to reduce imports.
A self-playing cornet uses a music roll attached to the instrument so the player only needs to blow into the mouthpiece. The device is credited to an English soldier who developed the automatic mechanism.
A concise aphorism observes that individuals often differ from how others imagine them, suggesting gaps between appearance and inner traits and highlighting misjudgments in social reasoning.
The article notes Newfoundland covers roughly 40,200 square miles, presenting the measured land area as a geographic fact.
The Experimental Farm at Brandon reports Manitoba apple attempts struggle to produce hardy standard trees. Many thousands planted, but fruiting saps vitality and trees often die after bearing. Hardy crab varieties Osman, Columbia, Bedford show promise, bearing abundant small fruit for preserves. scions sent to Ottawa for propagation.
Canada begins widespread reforestation with seedling deliveries from Ontario St Williams and Berthierville nurseries to improve woodlots and farm shelter belts. In the prairie provinces about five million plants and cuttings will be sent from Indian Head and Saskatoon stations for farm and reserve planting as the tide turns toward forest restoration.
The article notes Southern Alberta enjoys abundant sun which aids health. British studies show sunlight benefits both healthy and ill people with therapeutic uses under review by Britain’s Medical Research Council. The London Times calls sun a sure shield against germs when its rays reach the earth.
A bundle of tally sticks once used for medieval accounting sits in the Parliament corridor. Each stick split when a payment was made, half kept and half given as a receipt. By the early 1800s officials used the tally sticks as fuel and overheating led to the 1834 Parliament fire.
The Provincial Government distributed twenty six educational films in 1921, viewed by more than 50 000 people. Free of charge, the films covered topics from tree planting and selecting livestock to market ing eyes and farm boys camps, among others.
The Dominion Dairy Branch notes a large rise last year in herds and cows tested, testing centres, and total tests, with improved average milk and fat production. Ontario and Quebec led increases while Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Manitoba show shifts in administration and campaigns. Farmers are urged to track cow feed, with free recording aids offered.
The Manchester Guardian discusses a gramophone record that can be mailed and stamped on and remains flexible after knocking about. It argues spoken words may replace handwriting for long distance communication, though not without concerns about clarity and impact on personal tone and letters. It warns against turning voice mail into stump speeches and notes potential frustration from creditors.
The April time loss due to industrial disputes in Canada far exceeded March 1922 and April 1921. There were 24 strikes affecting about 17,487 workers with an estimated 350,125 lost working days. Ten strikes began in April, five ended that month, leaving 19 active strikes involving about 17,071 workers at month end.
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