Prairie Provinces Wealth Higher Than National Average
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows the three prairie provinces had a per capita wealth of 3296 in 1921 1923 with national per capita wealth at 2525 in 1971. Agricultural wealth totaled 1916 per person with land buildings and livestock dominating. Population rose from 1956992 to 2055400. area 416 million acres with 215 million arable. Prairie income per capita 132 in 1923. Provinces rely on farming over 91 percent in Saskatchewan and 75 percent in Manitoba and Alberta respectively mining and manufacturing also noted.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Prairies
Bureau
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Canada Dairy Output Rises in Most Provinces
Canada posted higher butter and cheese production last year with butter up by 1 769 846 pounds and cheese by 18 561 364 pounds. Saskatchewan leads butter gains at 117 percent while Ontario remains flat and Alberta drops 12.8 percent. In cheese, Prince Edward Island falls 24 percent and Alberta 19.59 percent. Quebec 33.8 percent, Manitoba 28.3 percent, Saskatchewan 79.2 percent, New Brunswick 18.1 percent, Ontario 48 percent, British Columbia 2.2 percent, and Nova Scotia 1 percent. The data come from the Dominion dairy and cold storage branch News Letter. The commissioner asks cheese factories and creameries to annually report production to Ottawa for publication.
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Canada
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Columbia
Nova Scotia
Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch
Ottawa
British Farm Boys To Study Canadian Farming In Alberta
Government weighing continuation of training scheme that brings immigrant British farm boys to Alberta agricultural schools for practical farm method training. Inquiry from Empire Settlement Board asks if program will be renewed for another season which could provide a further supply of boys if continued.
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Alberta
George Hoadley
Empire Settlement Board
Eastand
Immrgeant
Reenactment of historic battles to staged at Aldershot
Three thousand British soldiers rehearse a dramatic charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, Zincourt and Hastings in a panoramic show at Alder Shot in June. The sequence uses powerful starchlights and costumes to evoke the 19th century battles on the sites where history was made.
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Balaclava
Zincourt
Hastings
Aldershot
Delds
Radiology Promise Puts Youth Closer Says Pais
Prof Antonio Pais of the Rockefeller Foundation in Maly suggests X ray therapy can restore youth. He claims older people respond more easily than those in middle age, offering a potential new aging treatment.
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Antonio Pais
Rockefeller Foundation
Maly
Pais
Treasure Island to Tour Canada Across Three Minute Miniature
A Philadelphia exhibit for the Sesqui Centennial International Exposition will include the Treasure Island display from Wembley London. The miniature Canadian Pacific Imperial Limited train travels from Quebec City to Vancouver via a detailed two train layout with paddled scenes of Banff Niagara Falls and Vancouver harbor and a tiny Empress of Canada. End to end in three minutes highlighting Canada from coast to coast.
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Canada
Chicago
New Zealand
Philadelphia
Treasure Island Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Treasure Island
Wembley
London
Drake
Long John” Silver
Little Red Riding Hood
Island
Dominion
Banff Springs
Connaught Tunnel
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Steamship Services
Lnk
Fat Man Club Member Misses Meeting For Shoes
G Everett Stackhole of Stoneham Boston suburb misses Fat Men's Club meeting as 154 ton group calls from a hotel to check on him. He says he is well but no one is at home to lace his shoes and he cannot see or reach them.
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G. Everett Stackhole
Stoneham
Boston
United States
Fat Men's Club
Wealth of Osage Indians Shareholders Receive Over 29 Million
The Osage Nation last year collected over 29 million dollars in oil and gas royalties and distributed equally among 2,229 head rights holders. Each received more than 13 thousand dollars in cash or investment certificates. This year the shares are expected to reach about 15 thousand dollars per head right.
Seeding Wheat Time Factors Discussed at Manitoba Farm
A Branden Manitoba experimental farm report examines dates rates and depths for seeding wheat. Last two weeks in April and early May suit best. after May 10 yields decline. Red Fife favors five pecks per acre with 29 bushels. Marquis favors seven pecks for about 41 bushels. Seed rate effects vary by land type. deeper sowing 2 to 3 inches generally yields best results depending on soil.
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West
Branden
Manitoba
Marquis
Pasteurization In Dairying Under Scrutiny
A Dominion department of agriculture bulletin criticizes inefficient pasteurization as giving a false sense of security in the dairy industry. It promotes efficient pasteurization to ensure safe milk and dairy products, delay milk souring, and improve butter flavor and keeping quality. The bulletin, available from Ottawa, outlines best pasteurization methods for cheese factories and creameries.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Flour Exports Increase in Value Despite Lower Volume
The twelve months ending January show higher flour export value at $72,902,819 on 16,160,806 barrels, up from the prior two years though volume is smaller. Britain continues to import roughly the same flour, while Europe faces a slight drop in shipments.
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Great Britain
Europe
Wool production soars in British Columbia in 1925
British Columbia wool production jumped from 87,600 pounds in 1924 to an estimated 170,000 pounds in 1925, per the B C Wool Growers' Association.
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British Columbia
B.C
Women Testers Employed at Paris Auto Factory
A Paris automobile factory hires women as testers to assess vehicle performance. The move marks a notable shift in factory roles and indicates expanding opportunities for female workers in manufacturing.
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Paris
Prairie Farmer's Vegetable Garden guide for Western Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture promotes a bulletin titled The Prairie Farmer's Vegetable Garden. It argues prairie soil and climate support many vegetables, requiring little labor and equipment. A farm garden adds healthy variety, saves money, and can supply surplus produce for sale. The bulletin is free from Ottawa Publications Branch.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prairie Farmer's Vegetable Garden
Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Alberta Highway Programme Expands 1924 25
The Alberta highway building programme funded by the Canadian Government reports 1. the total expenditure of 1 735 729 dollars since 1924 2. 179 505 dollars spent on the Calgary to Edmonton main highway. In 1925 172 miles of gravel roads were added plus 29 miles carried over from 1924. The Alberta British Columbia boundary survey from the 1913 commission finished a 780 mile stretch.
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Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Department of Public Works
British Columbia
International Boundary
Township 97
Signs of Rain and Sun in Local Weather Clues
The article explains reliable weather signs such as a sky arch before rain, shrinking or steady clouds indicating no rain, growing clouds signaling showers, and wind patterns: increasing toward midday then fading, or strengthening toward sunset signaling bad weather. It offers practical guidance for predicting short term conditions.
Sweet Young Thing Sailors Speak On Homesickness
Dialogue contrasts a sweet young thing asking sailors about homesickness with an old seafarer remarking on the urge to return home if any stay felt prolonged. The exchange hints at life at sea and the pull of home.
Iodine Extracted From Seaweed Ash in British Isles
By burning seaweed and processing the ash, iodine is obtained in the British Isles. The method highlights historic sources of iodine and its early extraction practices in the region.
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British Isles
Encouraging Prospects Seen for Canadian Sheep Raising
The article highlights methods for poultry feeding and chick rearing, then surveys Canada’s sheep and wool industry. It cites Walter Andrews urging more wool production, notes Canada’s 1925 wool clip of about 15.65 million pounds valued at 1.199 million dollars, and reports Alberta leading provincial growth in wool shipments to the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers' Association.
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Cawal
New Field Pea Variety Mackay Introduced
The Dominion experimental farms system announces Mackay a new field pea variety arising from a cross at Ottawa between Mummy and Black Eye Marrowfat On average over five years at Ottawa Central Experimental Farm Mackay yielded more than ten bushels per acre than Arthur the established variety This promises to be as impactful for growers as Marquis is for wheat in the west
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Marquis
Dominion Experimental Farms System
Ottawa
Central Experimental Farm
Mackay
Arthur
Spiders, Insects, and Naval Humility in Banter
A playful exchange between Jack and Jane features a jab about an evening gown resembling a spider web and a quip about insect catches. The line about men's nautical experience hints at hardships at sea.
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Jack
Jane
Lord Allenby Hosts Jaffa Gate Officers in Victoria Meeting
Former Officers Members of the Jaffa Gate who served under Lord Allenby in the Great War gathered in Victoria. Many have since settled in British Columbia including the Okanagan Valley Vancouver Victoria and other mainland and Vancouver Island locations. Names include Capt J H Constantine Brig Gen Noel Money Col James Lightbody Capt A S G Musgrave Capt Dick Ley Capt Wilgress Major Erie Treherne Lieut John Thompson Major H T Curtis Major George Walker MPP Capt T B Mathieson Capt R V Booker Capt L H G Cole Capt J N Hodgins Capt Coley and Lieut F A Hall.
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Jaffa Gate
Lord Allenby
Victoria
British Columbia
Okanagan Valley
Vancouver
Mainland
Vancouver Island
Noel Money
Qualicum Beach
James Lightbody
A. S. G. Musgrave
Dick Ley
Wilgress
Bateman
Erie
Treherne
John Thompson
H. T. Curtis
George Walker
M.P.P
T. B. Mathieson
Kelowna
R. V. Booker
Erington
B.C
L. H. G. Cole
Duncan
J. N. Hodgins
Coley
Sooke
F. A. Hall
Alberta telephones revenue from universal service
The Alberta Government Telephone Department connected with the universal service at a cost of $1,900 and has earned about $400 monthly from the service since its inception. Outgoing calls average about 350 per month.
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Alberta
Universal Telephone Service
Telephone Department
Expensive Post It Raises Diplomatic Budget Question
The Kingston Standard notes the American ambassador to Great Britain earns 12000 dollars yet must cover 20000 to 25000 dollars in expenses out of pocket. It questions if a Canadian ambassador to the United States would face the same burden.
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Great Wiritain
United States
Kingston Standard
Coast and Geodetic Survey Completes Astronomical History
Miss Sarah Beall, a mathematician and the only woman connected with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, has completed a book detailing the survey's astronomical work from 1846 to the present.
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Sarah Beall
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
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W. N. UL Ted
C.P.R
B.C. Wool Production
Publications Branch
Walter Andrews
British Wool Federation
Canadian Wool Manufacturers’ Association
Canadian Cooperative Wood Growers’ Association
Canadian Sheep Breeders’ Association
Dominion Livestock Commissioner
Rupert McEwen
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers’ Association
J. H. Constantine
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