Great Britain Market For Our Export Bacon Trade
Canada’s hog producers seek outlets for surplus with Great Britain as the key export market. Wiltshire side bacon preferred at 55-65 pounds, hogs 180-230 pounds, careful fat limits and distinct shape, plus mild care for England’s regular weekly supply. Marquis wheat remains dominant in Western Canada with 99 percent of spring wheat.
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Cascada
Canada
Parkers
Great Britain
Wiltshire
England
Grading System Criticized At Winnipeg Livestock Meeting
Members of the Western Livestock Shippers Association in Winnipeg voiced dissatisfaction with the hog grading system. They urged changes and noted no rise in premium bags. A resolution called lifting export veterinary certificates from Saskatchewan cattle for sale in Winnipeg and asked Ottawa to act with Dr. G Hilton.
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Western Livestock Shippers’ Association
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Association
Ottawa
G. Hilton
Canadian flour and wheat output rise in recent year
Flour production reached 19,923,000 barrels, up 872,000 from 1923, while wheat milling totaled 89,000,000 bushels, about 5,000,000 more than the prior year. Exports of wheat four reached 11,477,568 barrels, vs 11,198,635 previously.
Fresh fish bound for England shows promising market
W. T. Marlow of Canadian Pacific Steamships reported England will embrace Canadian fresh fish. The first shipment under a Dominion Government scheme with Major Huth Green sold readily at Billings Gate. If the trade grows a regular line of vessels will collect fish from trawlers.
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England
W. T. Marlow
Atlantic Services
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Dominion
Huth Green
Billingsgate
Dairy Colony Planned Near Winnipeg With 400 Families
Manitoba Dairy Farms Limited announces a major project within 50 miles of Winnipeg to settle 360 to 400 families at a cost near 2 million dollars. Financed by St Paul capital, about 70 000 acres southwest of Winnipeg near Marchand on the Canadian National Railway have been acquired and plans call for 25 ready made farms within two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Robert Jacob
M.L.A
Manitoba Dairy Farms, Limited
St. Paul Capital
Canadian National Railway
Marchand
Free Press
Larger Acreage For Wheat Pool
An active campaign for increased acreage is to be staged by the local shipping committees of the Saskatchewan wheat pool. Delegates at a Regina meeting unanimously endorsed the plan and will supervise the acreage campaign. A follow up campaign is planned early in summer to raise acreage under contract to the pool to the highest possible point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina
Stationery Dispensing Machine Plan For Ontario Market
Winnipeg based Sta Stationery Disposing Machine Co develops a hotel writing paper dispenser and Toronto investors plan to incorporate a company capitalized at 50000 to market the machine in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
St. John
Montreal
Toronto
Ontario
Speedy Seaplane Built for Schneider Cup Trials
A British seaplane designed to reach five miles per minute is under construction for the upcoming Schneider Cup race in London. The craft will be fully streamlined and the engine integrated into the fuselage, with trial flights planned soon.
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London
Average hen egg size and railroad cross many ranges
The average large hen egg weighs about 24 ounces per dozen. The Union Pacific Railroad crosses nine mountain ranges. Estimates claim 3434 languages and districts exist worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Return to Canada Story of a Manitoba Farm Return
Immigr ation agents in Canada meet settlers returning from the United States and hear firsthand about conditions affecting farming. Tony Hulskamp of New Ulm Minnesota left Canada for Montana and Minnesota seeking prosperity before deciding to return to Canada with his wife, citing mortgage pressure and difficult work, yet recalling in Canada they had food, clothing, friends and good schools for the children.
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Canada
United States
Tony Hulskamp
New Ulm
Minn
Foley Brothers, Railway and General Contractors
Moose Jaw
Sask
Montana
Minnesota
Brown
Redwood
Horses In the West Show Growing Northwest Market
A delegate to a livestock meeting in Toronto notes the west has a glut of horses, reducing eastward demand. The Indian Head Saskatchewan experimental farm reports progress with Ottawa funding, helping farmers raise prize winning Clydesdales, including a yearling champion at an international Chicago show.
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Livestock Associations
Toronto
Northwest
East
Indian Head
Sask
Ottawa
Chicago
Hom
W. R. Motherwell
Brigden
John A. Gunn
Gunn's Ltd
Gunns, Ltd
Leidon
Enz
Canada
Daily Show
Golf Ball Speed Surpasses Train and Bird Speeds
A Winnipeg Tribune note explains that a golfer’s tee shot launches a golf ball at speeds over twice that of an express train and faster than any bird in flight, highlighting the surprising velocity of the “wee sma’ ba’.”
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Winnipeg Tribune
Immigration chief warns against easy entry for newcomers
Deputy minister of immigration W. J. Egan said there will be no letting down the bars on continental newcomers. He referred to a Montreal report as the basis for his warning.
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W. J. Egan
Montreal
Scorpion Lore Cited By Sun Pictoria
The London Sunday Pictorial notes a tale from Professor Julian Huxley claiming female scorpions eat their mates after mating. The piece adds a quip that more civilized spouses only peck their husbands.
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Julian Huxley
London Sunday
Pictoria
Comparison of Broadcasting Stations Worldwide
France has five broadcasting stations and Great Britain nine, contrasted with nearly 600 in the United States, illustrating a wider reach and scale of U.S. radio transmission.
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France
Great Britain
United States
Real Man's Country Letter Praises Opportunity in Canada
Frank Day of Glenworth Saskatchewan writes that Canada offers opportunity for workers who stay positive and persevere. He recalls years of hard labor from lowliest jobs to farming three quarters of a section, noting dry years and long days, and asserts the value of a real man to meet the farm's demanding load.
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Frank Day
Glenworth
Saskatchewan
Canada
England
Dominion
Manitoba Free Press
Minnus
Empire settlement aids retired professionals abroad
To assist emigrants unable to farm, England forms the Empire community settlement for retired officers civil servants engineers and professionals. It plans model farms with two to five acres dwellings stables outhouses and clubs offering low‑cost meals. After five years settlers may move to a dominion.
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Empire Community Settlement
England
Dominions
Dominion
Concert remark reveals composer and daughter
At a concert a man criticized a girl singing. The concertgoer implied the music was good if the singer could perform better. The stranger冷冷 replied that the girl is his daughter, revealing the composer's identity.
Government of Alberta bond sale sets high price record
The Government of Alberta sold 750,000 highway bonds due in 15 years at 99.63 to a Toronto financial house, the best price since before the war, yielding 5.035 percent. Seven tenderers competed for the issue.
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Alberta
Toronto
City May Make Farmer Mayhem for Boarders
A fragment suggests a city may crack down on a farmer while the farmer seeks revenue from boarding summer guests. The squaring of affairs hinges on starting a venture, with all things ending after initiation.
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Chrico
Forestry Expert Shares Tree Planting Methods in West
A forestry expert outlines practical steps for planting trees in western regions. Emphasis on puddling roots, heeling in, proper trench depth, and careful watering to ensure survival, with warnings against shallow planting and overwatering after tramping.
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West
Butter and Cheese Exports From Canada Rise in 1924
The News Letter reports Canada exported 22,342,939 lbs of butter worth 8,000,512 in 1924 up from 13,173,711 lbs valued at 4,905,608 in 1923. Cheese exports reached 121,456,600 lbs worth 22,575,787 in 1924, up from 116,201,900 lbs valued at 23,445,401 in 1923. Butter rose 9,170,228 lbs and cheese 5,263,700 lbs year over year. About 30 percent of butter and about ? percent of cheese went to the United Kingdom. Nearly 20 percent of butter went to the United States (482,613 lbs), with 459,648 to Germany and 265,019 to Panama.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Panama
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Delegates Endorse Elevator Policy
UK district delegates in Regina urged using surplus pool wheat funds to secure country elevators at major contracting shipping points. They called for close cooperation with farmer owned elevators to achieve unity quickly and authorized the directorate to organize a coarse tram pool with local sales arrangements left to committees.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina
Board of
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Output Rises in January 1925
Butter production in Saskatchewan for January 1925 totalled 690 309 pounds, up from 476 023 pounds a year earlier. Central Saskatchewan rose to 399 535 pounds from 167 608, the south to 251 205 from 195 210, and the north to 129 469 from 110 205, with every creamery showing an increase.
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Saskatchewan
Cat Feeds Neighbor's Pet While Lady Visitor Visits
A note from Mrs Key to Mrs Garrison requests light cat feeding while the visitor is away for winter. The letter asks for small food portions and reassures not to trouble the neighbor. The cat is described as particular and the request is polite and concise.
European inventor builds windmill to charge storage batteries
A European inventor creates a windmill that generates electricity without coal and stores power in batteries for later use. The device aims to provide a clean energy source and improve reliability of wind power.
Woolworth Building Stands as World’s Tallest Tower
The Woolworth Building in New York rises 792 feet and claims the status of the tallest structure in the world, marking a record-setting height for the era.
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Woolworth
New York
Wholemeal Bread Gains Ground in England
English bakers report a shift to brown bread with wholemeal loaves selling almost three times higher in December at a major London bakery. Posters promote the diet as a cancer risk debate fades and social stigma vanishes as brown bread becomes mainstream. England spends about 500.9 million annually on unemployment support.
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William Arbuthnot Lane
England
Bakers Association
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St. Thomas
W. N. UL
Big Dairy Project
Manitoba Dairy Farms
Secretary of State
Imperial Affairs
Colonial Office
Department of Imperial Affairs
Empire
King
Gen. Gunn
Archibald Mitchel
Canadian Forestry Association
Charles
En Co, Limited
Peas
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