Sunflowers Multiply Farm Profits In Western Canada
The sunflower crop shows high yields and strong feeding value across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Irrigated plots average 25–46 tons per acre with silage potential, boosting cattle, dairy, and hog operations while supporting broader western Canadian farming prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Prairie Provinces
North American
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railway
Strathmore
Olds
Castor
Daysland
Thomas Noble
Noble
G H. Hutton
G. H. Cutler
Department of
University of Saskatchewan
Canadian
Canada’s 1919 population by province estimates
Census Department releases a rough 1919 population estimate for Canada totaling 8,835,102 with provincial figures for Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan North West Territories and Yukon. The estimate notes method and rough accuracy while presenting specific counts for each region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Department
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
North West Territories
Yukon
P. E. Island
Good Roads Policy Funded By Parliament For Five Years
The last regular session of the Federal Parliament appropriated 20,000,000 dollars for a good roads policy to be spread over five years. It accounts for forty percent of total road outlay, while sixty percent is to be borne by provincial governments. Expenditure will be provincial based on population and contracts, but must meet federal standards and traffic requirements.
Advisory Research Council Highlights Industrial Alcohol Use
The government advisory council reports on Canada’s industrial alcohol from vegetable sources and fish waste as a key postwar project. It notes Canada could produce tens of millions of gallons from waste, with fish byproducts boosting fertilizer and cattle feed, and outlines plans like a Bienfait briquetting plant and helium conservation research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counci of Scientifc
Dominion
Canada
United States
Canso
N.S
Bienfait
Sask
Council
J. McLennan
Toronto
Heir to Throne Clever Pilot Flies Private Aero at Croydon
The Prince of Wales reportedly pilots his own private aeroplane at Croydon aerodrome where Prince Albert also stores a machine. Though a skilled and keen flyer, he is not permitted to fly alone for obvious reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Croydon
Prince Alberta
Civic Cleanliness Reveals Odd Car Snack Exchange
A quirky quote from a civic cleanliness feature shows a person joking about disposing peanut shells in an acquaintance’s overcoat pocket during a car ride. The remark emphasizes humorous habits related to public space hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
British Wind Motor Promises Efficient Power Source
A British engineer patents an electrical variable speed gear for wind motors. The device allows generation of current at desired voltage with winds of any strength and protects generators from excessive speeds. The wind motor uses adjustable rectangles on a vertical axis, improving efficiency and offering a practical power option where fuel is costly.
Weadick to Open Wild West Resort at Kuch Ranch
World famed showman A Permanent Wild West Guy Weadick plans a Wild West resort at Kuch ranch near High River Alberta after purchasing the property with Grace La Due. The site sits at the fork of Flat Creek and Highwood River, eleven miles from the Prince of Wales ranch, and will mirror successful Western entertainment formats with rail links through High River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Weadick
High River
Alberta
Calgary Herald
Highwood
Prince of Wales
Weadick
Grace la Due
Calgary
Winnipeg
New York
British sale of surplus stores nets 555 million
Great Britain has realized 555 million dollars from selling surplus stores and property since the armistice. The figure reflects wartime disposals and postwar liquidation of nonessential assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Transforming Prairie Landscape With Planting Trees
A long running campaign in Western Canada has transformed open prairies with millions of trees. Government and Canadian Pacific Railway seed distribution, nurseries at Indian Head and Wolseley, and a year in advance land prep support forest shelter belts that protect crops, raise land value, and yield timber and fuel as belts mature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Canadian Pacific Railway
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific
Wolseley
Prairie
Power of Tomorrow and Sunlit Electricity Dream
A British writer imagines a future where electricity comes directly from sunlight. He foresees electric stations becoming museum pieces and tropical nations gaining industrial supremacy once wavelength barriers are overcome. Sir Charles Parsons renews ideas of tapping Earth's heat by drilling deep holes, signaling active British scientific imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Parsons
Record Carload Flax Fetches High Winnipeg Price
A Winnipeg Manitoba carload of flax sold this week for a total of $10,719.13. The shipment weighed 1,921 bushels and brought $5.58 per bushel. This is believed to be the highest price ever obtained in Winnipeg for a single carload of grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
A Stitch at Nine May Prevent a Rip at Ten
A brief health note suggests timely sewing may avert later tears in fabric. The adage emphasizes early care to avoid bigger repairs.
Agricultural Statistics Of Saskatchewan 1919 Report
Saskatchewan's 1919 crops show 10,587,363 acres of wheat yielding 89,993,685 bushels and 4,837,747 acres of oats producing 112,156,969 bushels. Barley 8,970,501 bushels from 492,586 acres. flax 4,489,761 from 929,945 acres. Dairy output valued at 16,769,847 and poultry at 8,107,000. Livestock totals include 1,092,974 horses and a total livestock value of 268,422,101.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Ontario
Alberta
Lord Mayor’s Diamonds Worth Record-Breaking Value
The article notes the Lord Mayor of London wears a badge of office valued at about $600,000. Each holder must enter a bond for safe custody during their term before being sworn in and thus gains entitlement to the badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Smith
Ludge
CAR
Princess Mary
Girl Guides
St. Andrew's Hall
Norwich
England
Agricultural Statistics of Saskatchewan
Bureau of Statistics
Lord Mayor's Diamonds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!