Sir Harry Lauder Praises Rotary Loyalty in Canada
Sir Harry Lauder, welcomed by about 400 Rotary members in Canada, praised their loyalty and spoke of friendship beyond borders. He urged spreading Rotary's influence, lauded Lord Byng of Vimy, and praised President Harding and Lloyd George, ending with a song and jovial remarks about the Duke of York.
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Sir Harry Lauder
Canada
Harry Lauder
Chad
Hotel Cecil
America
Harry Lander
Rotary
Tenacles
Republic of America
United States
sWho
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Lord Byng
Prince of Wales
Louis Greig
Duke of York
G. N. Barnes
M.P
London Times
Land Seeker Lands For Sale Map From Ottawa
The Land Seeker map shows private lands purchasable from non resident owners with district lists of asking prices sale terms soil type cultivable acreage and building values. It includes railway belt shading parks forest reserves land districts agencies surveyed townships and rail data with free copies on request to Ottawa's Natural Resources Intelligence Branch.
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Dominion
Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
France Distrusts Germany Keynote Speech at Veterans Congress
Premier Poincare used the Genoa Conference aftermath to denounce Pan German propaganda and insist on firm German war reparations. He spoke at the French National Veterans Association congress with British and other veterans present, warning against disturbing the peace and demanding Germany honor promises to repair the damages.
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Poincare
Genoa
Germany
France
French National Veterans’ Association
M. Poincare
America
Alsace Lorraine
Forest Land in Canada The Timber Supply Crisis
The excerpt argues Canada must shift from being a nation of wood users to a nation of wood growers. It highlights vast logged and burned forest land producing little timber and warns idle forest land will cause grave consequences. It urges keeping non-agricultural forest lands at work growing timber.
Canada’s forests and public fire responsibility discussed
The Halifax Chronicle notes forests belong to all Canadians and affect climate and water supply. Foresters emphasize forests’ role in daily life and the public’s ignorance of fire risk, urging education to reduce costly forest fires.
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Canada
Halifax Chronicle
Regulations require rental with oil and gas permit applications
The Northwest Territories rules state that a rental must accompany each permit application at 50 cents per acre, calculated on half the location area. A second change extends the time allowed for the permittee to establish a drilling outfit on the location.
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Northwest Territories
Alberta Government Encourages Settlers With Capital
Publicity Commissioner reports many inquiries from prospective settlers in Alberta, mainly from Mid Western States. Government not urging wholesale immigration but offers encouragement to those with sufficient capital to establish themselves.
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Alberta
Science pushes cookery toward minimal heating
The Boston Transcript notes that advancing science on cooking shows many vegetables and fruits may not need cooking. It questions what vitamins will do for us, and urges more knowledge of cooking’s benefits and harms.
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Boston Transcript
Wheat Crop Values by Province for 1921
Canada reports Dominion Government values of prairie wheat crops for 1921 by province Manitoba 35539060 Saskatchewan 142880000 Alberta 46756000 Other grains total oats 70611000 barley 17000051 rye 13135000 tax 5431000 Values based on farm value before marketing.
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Canada
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Alberta Considers Pulp Industry From North Timber
The Alberta government will test whether a spruce and poplar based pulp industry is feasible. Experiments under the advisory scientific research program will determine viability for near-north timber sources and provincial use.
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Alberta
Aberta
Alberta Govats Advisory Scientific Research
Dentist to Arctic voyage aids Far North relief
The Edmonton Bulletin reports the Hudson's Bay Company will send Dr Miller to the Arctic coast from Fort McMurray by Athabasca and Mackenzie River routes, then return via Behring Straits or Alaska aboard the Lady Kindersley. If needed, land travel by dog team via the Yukon will be used.
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Aoe woSerers
Fort McMurray
Etie River
Far
Arctic
Edmonton Bulletin
Far North
Hudson's Bay Company
Miller
Chipewyan
Fort Smith
Mackenzie
Enemy to Both: Farmers and Cities Link in Growth
Algoma News argues that thriving farmers prop up cities and towns while large towns boost countryside prosperity. It warns against enmity between rural and urban areas, asserting interdependence and stressing cooperative development for regional growth.
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Algoma News
Misaddressed letter sparks army caution in dispatch
A general chides a officer for sending a letter to the intelligent officer, noting there is no such person in the army. The Richmond Times-Dispatch quotes the exchange, highlighting misaddressed correspondence and the need for proper mail routing in military circles.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Increased Grain Shipments From British Columbia
About 5,000,000 bushels of wheat have left Vancouver since winter began. Japan imported about 2,500,000 bushels and the British Isles about 3,000,000. Total grain shipments last season were under 500,000 bushels.
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B.C
Vancouver
Japan
British Isles
Alberta Farmers Optimistic Over Crop Prospects
Southern Alberta farmers forecast a heavy grain acreage for the season with wheat likely exceeding a million acres. The crop report from the Lethbridge division of the Canadian Pacific Railway notes excellent moisture conditions fueling strong optimism for the harvest.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Buy Local to Aid Towns and Merchants
Community urged to spend money at home to bolster local businesses and support the town economy. Local merchants seek shoppers to keep jobs, services, and tax revenue strong.
Honolulu's Top Telegraph System Noted for Efficiency
A report hails Honolulu as having one of the finest and most efficient telephone systems in the world highlighting quick service, modern facilities, and broad city coverage.
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Honollulu
World War I Toll Totals For August 1914 to November 1918
The Halifax Chronicle reports staggering WWI losses by nation. France 1 385 300 killed and 2 675 006 wounded. British Empire 632 065 killed and 2 727 325 wounded. Russia about 1 706 060 killed and 4 950 600 wounded. Austria 00 0 60 killed and 3 200 000 wounded. Germany 1 868 548 killed and 4 246 779 wounded. United States 50 327 killed. The article stresses the need to prevent such tragedy again.
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Areente O
France
British Empire
Russia
Austria
Germany
United States
The
Halifax Chronicle
Cow Testing Shows Gains Across Provinces and Nations
A report on cow testing cites four year gains with the system in Comox Valley British Columbia boosting the average per cow milk by 1406 pounds and fat by 70 pounds. Ontario herds show near doubling from 5400 to 12000 pounds per cow with 57 cows averaging 8866 pounds milk and 213.4 pounds fat in 1920. Denmark US Canada adoption rates rise. 452 US associations with about 272000 cows. Canada has 3400 farmers using the method. Recommendation: cooperation and skilled testers to expand the program.
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Comox Association
British Columbia
Ontario
Denmark
United States
Canada
Canadians in Britain May Compete for Government Jobs
In the House of Commons Right Hon Stanley Baldwin said the Baldwin Company is Canadian incorporated and has a British branch. It must register under the Companies Act of 1908 but this does not imply foreign company status. He knows the Canadian firm is not barred from government contracts.
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Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Worcester
House of Commons
Baldwin Company
Canada
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Alpine Club to Hold Summer Camp in Palliser Pass
The Alpine Club of Canada plans its annual camp in Palliser Pass within the Canadian Rockies. About two hundred members from Canada and the United States will meet at Banff for a three day hike spanning roughly 60 miles. Innovations in mountain scaling will be tried and Mount Logan ascent feasibility will be discussed with tentative plans.
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Alpine Club of Canada
Palliser Pass
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
Canada
United States
Mount Logan
North America
Press Decline Seen in Soviet Russia News Output
At the Communist Party Congress a report shows Soviet Russia reduced newspapers from 863 to 382 with total circulation about 1.5 million. All are government controlled. Speakers say freedom of the press cannot be permitted at this time.
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Soviet Russia
Russia
Communist Party
Divine Gift or Mental Affliction Fictional Exchange
A woman tells a doctor that her husband has a terrible mental condition. The physician replies that it is not an affliction but a divine gift, framing the husband’s inattentiveness as a special insight rather than illness.
Woollen Cloth And Yarn Fact Says Yard Posts A Mile
A historic saying notes that every yard of woollen cloth contains about a mile of yarn. The adage highlights the intricate textile craft and long yarn lengths involved in fabric production.
Sol dier Settlement Board chair cites low farm experience among soldiers on land
Mostly Farmers Major Barnett testifies before the House pensions committee that about five percent of soldiers on land had prior agricultural experience. Half were not on the land at enlistment, with many former farm laborers later taking up land. The board reports $1,203,000 in arrears from $2,296,000 due, plus over $1,000,000 in prepayments and $87,740,000 in loans made, funded by the Finance Department, which has repaid $11,885,000 so far.
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Major Barnett
Soldier Settlement Board
Pensions Committee of the House
Finance Department
Shipped Valuable Farm Outfit To Canadian West
One of the largest farm shipments by a single sender, H. W. Sims of Grand Forks North Dakota, moved equipment valued at about 75000 dollars for his move into linseed flax farming at Niverville Manitoba. Fourteen railroad cars were needed to transport the outfit.
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H. W. Sims
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Niverville
Manitoba
Reclamation Progress at Sumas Prairie B C
Twenty thousand acres of the thirty thousand acre Provincial Government reclamation scheme at Sumas Prairie have been reclaimed. Settlers have moved onto the property and are making many improvements including plowing. The Vedder River has been diverted into a three mile long high-diked canal. The balance of the undertaking will be completed by next year.
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Sumas Prairie
B.C
Vedder
Canadian National Livestock Improvement Train Tour
The train visited multiple stops with high turnout from men women and children. Canadian National Railways and partners conducted livestock demonstrations lectures and exhibitions with special coaches for bulls demonstrations and women girls and men meetings. Manitoba bred pure bull stock were sold for breeders with tuberculosis testing ensuring only safe bulls were offered.
Hollow cored bars boost strength in mining drills and more
A British firm has perfected a hollow cored bar made without drilling by packing a hole during forming. The invention increases strength and reduces tuberculous risk for miners by enabling water cooled cutting edges. Applications span mining to motor car construction.
Say it with dollars versus service in church aid
The Chicago Journal of Commerce argues against letting money alone drive benevolence. It notes churches lean on dollars, but true duty includes personal service beyond monetary gifts. It warns against equating all values with money and urges balance between charity and effort.
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Philadelphia
Cash
Chicago Journal of Commerce
England Moves to Abolish New Speed Laws
England plans to scrap all new speed limits for motorists while keeping enforcement on dangerous driving with stricter penalties. Speed limit signs will disappear, replaced by a policy urging drivers to go as fast as they like but to be careful.
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England
Committee On Taxation and Regulation of
Amusing Lights on Salesmanship in Local Windows
The piece notes window signs in a small shop district. Signs advertise Komono at $2 and Komonos at $2.50 while a larger placard counters with Kimonos for $3.25 and pride in correct spelling and bargains. It also mentions a suction dredge project on the Upper Peace River at Hudson Hope. Edmonton men form the company building the dredge and sending in materials.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Peace River
Hudson Hope
Edmonton
Sand Use in Glass Making Reaches High US Total
Nearly two million tons of sand are used annually in the United States to manufacture glass.
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United States
Oysters Lead Union State Output Surge This Year
The annual oyster production in the Union States surpasses three billion units, signaling a robust seafood sector. Industry analysts note strong harvests across key regions and growing demand driving increased yields.
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Union States
Reports Exaggeration Guarded on Russian Plight
Professor Atkinson of Melbourne argues against exaggeration of famine in Saryvine people regions of Velga, Russia. He condemns the apocalyptic tone while noting severe hunger in scenes of starving children and claims the Soviet helps foreign relief efforts deliver food to children.
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Velga
Russia
Toronto
Atkinson
Melbourne
Australia
Emergze
Speeking
Flowers react to neighbors in a shared water setting
Researchers note that flowers have friends and enemies in their own world. Some varieties droop quickly when placed together in water. Sweet peas and others show poor compatibility, while mignonaite, lily of the valley, and shirley poppy are largely unfriendly to neighboring plants.
Explorers Claim Gold Findings Near Great Bear Lake
Carl Lun geren and a four person party report prospecting the western tributaries of Great Bear Lake and Liard river streams near the Mackenzie. They claim Dahaninnt claims and an average wash of sixteen ounces daily for about a month.
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Northland
Carl Lungeren
Great Bear Lake
Liard
Mackenzie River
Magnetic Plant Discovered in Indian Forests
A plant in Indian forests displays remarkable magnetic influence. A magnetic needle reacts from about twenty paces away and shows strongest energy around two in the afternoon while remaining quiescent at night.
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India
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