Britain Builds Four New Battleships For Economy Policy
The Admiralty announces four new battleships to replace obsolete ships, with an estimated cost around 9 million dollars each and a three year completion timeline. It notes a shift to rigid economy, scrapping former constructions, and aims for a one power fleet in line with League of Nations ideals.
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Great Britain
Admiralty
United States
Walter Leong
Germany
League of Nations
Change in Manners Cited by Harvard President Emeritus
President Emeritus Chas W Eliot of Harvard remarks to the Society of Harvard Dames in Cambridge on changing manners of men and women over three generations. He notes rudeness and coarse greetings today, yet hopes the shift may be for the better, as printed in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin.
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Boston
Chas. W. Eliot
Harvard
Dr. Eliot
Society of Harvard Dames
Cambridge
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
Census of Blind Persons in Saskatchewan Undertaken
The Provincial Red Cross Society conducts a census of all blind people in Saskatchewan as part of a peace time programme. The work is for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, undertaken by the Saskatchewan advisory committee with Red Cross facilities to secure information.
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Saskatchewan
Red Cross Society
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Red Cross
New H. B. Store For Victoria
The Hudson Bay Company opens a Victoria BC store with a 2 million dollar building and 500000 dollar mahogany fixtures. Forty departments will employ 250 to 300 people. Goods valued at 1 million dollars have been bought in England and will arrive for August opening.
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Hudson Bay Company
Victoria
England
Wallpaper request leads to church prank plan
A local man jokes to a country clergyman about hanging wallpaper and hangs, then teases he will "hang your reverence" on Wednesday. The quip blends busy work and mock executions, reflecting London Ideas humor.
Purchasing power of the dollar over World War I years
The piece traces the dollar’s value from 100 cents at the war start to a low of 47 cents in July 1919, then 54 cents by December, and an 8 percent gain early in the new year. It notes financiers’ figures but says some commodity buyers in certain towns ignore the official values.
Saskatchewan Scholarships Three for 1921 Approved
Three Saskatchewan students will have an opportunity to study in Paris, France as the committee of selection approved three scholarships for 1921. Each scholarship is worth 1200 dollars per year and open to men and women engaged in study teaching or other educational or professional work in the province.
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Committee of Selection
Saskatchewan
Paris
France
Saskatchewan Assembly
Forests show British Columbia holds half of Canada’s saw timber
Federal and Provincial reports indicate British Columbia contains about half of Canada's saw timber. The province’s forest products worth 1920 reached $92,628,807, up from $70,285,094 the year before. Lumber value rose by about sixteen million, pulp and paper by over nine million.
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British Columbia
Canada
Health Chief Urges Community Sanitation In Calgary
Calgary city health officer Dr. Mahood urged residents to watch their health and that of the community during summer. He warned diseases tend to rise in warm months and called for collective effort and good judgment.
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Mahood
Calgary
Reforestation Plan Shares British Columbia Trees With New Zealand
Mr. F. J. Nathan of Joseph Nathan & Co. Limited says vast waste lands in New Zealand will be reforested using British Columbia trees. Canadian experts assist in the scheme to develop large forest reserves, with government backing and recent arrival in Vancouver.
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British Columbia
Antipodes
New Zealand
F. J. Nathan
Joseph Nathan & Co. Limited
Palmerston North
Vancouver
Fruit Growing at Grand Forks Gains Immigrants
Fruit-raising areas of the Grand Forks district in British Columbia welcome a notable influx this summer with two carloads of settlers’ effects arriving from the United States and two English purchasers joining an arrival from Mesopotamia to acquire substantial fruit lands.
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Grand Forks
B.C
United States
Mesopotamia
Lloyd George Amid Growing Irritability Warns Colleagues
A Hamilton Herald correspondent reports Lloyd George becoming irritable and difficult for colleagues to work with, though they acknowledge they would struggle more without him.
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Lloyd George
Hamilton Herald
Bless Her Heart Little Girl in the Rainy Parade
A brief fragment from Pearson's Weekly shows a child exclaiming Papa ramming the scene while a rattled father responds to the weather driven moment. The brief item captures a domestic vignette with a hint of humor.
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Papa
Pearson’s Weekly
Beaver Farm in Alberta Tops Western Canada Fur Prospects
The Edmonton Bulletin notes F F Parkinson of Edgerton Alberta runs one of Western Canada’s largest beaver farms along Ribstone Creek two miles east of Edgerton. Beavers thrive under government protection and are sold through the province with 25 percent retained by the government. Furs average about 50 dollars each, though prices dip this year.
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F. F. Parkinson
Edgerton
Ribstone Creek
Canada
Edmonton Bulletin
Parkinson
Alberta Population Figures From Vital Statistics Release
Alberta’s population is stated at 620000 based on 1920 births and deaths in the provincial vital statistics report. Births in 1920 totaled 16565, down 2435 from 1919, with a provincial birthrate of 27.72 per thousand. Edmonton and Calgary recorded 2339 and 2369 births, mostly from British stock.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
The End of the Glacial Period Mystery
The piece ponders when the Glacial Period ended and whether Europe Labrador the Rockies Alaska and Arctic islands still show ice. It suggests a regional ending timeline, notes multiple Ice Ages likely, and calls the cause and global extent of ice caps unsettled by geologists and astronomers.
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Europe
Labrador
Rockies
Alaska
Arctic
Greenland
Ontario
Lake Troquois
Good Farm Management Principles for a Tough Year
The piece argues that strong farm management is essential for success, with the proactive manager seeking cost cuts and efficiency. It stresses staying active, seizing opportunities despite uncertain profits, and investing in quality implements to save time and labor and boost earnings.
Coal Licenses in British Columbia for Fiscal Year 1920
In 1920 British Columbia issued 275 coal prospecting licenses covering 126 500 acres, up from 112 in 1919 and 72 in 1918. Fees totaled 33 381 dollars. Twelve coal leases covering 7 680 acres were issued, up from one in 1919 and three in 1918, with lease rental revenue at 52 427 dollars and total Coal and Petroleum Act receipts of 88 411 dollars.
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British Columbia
T. D. Pattullo
Montreal Auto Factory Aims to Open Near City
A large automobile corporation with capital of ten million dollars plans a factory near Montreal. Negotiations are near completion and an official announcement is expected soon. The firm will manufacture and distribute automobiles at the new facility.
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Montreal
Birds Named in English Aviaries of Noted Fanciers
English fanciers keep thrush blackbird starling goldfinch bullfinch linnet and siskin in a fair sized aviary while the robin is avoided for being quarrelsome.
Widow Asks If Fire Insurance Will Help After Loss
A young widow questions a man about fire insurance as she seeks help after a blaze. He remains slow to grasp the hint, delaying potential aid or action in the tense exchange.
Men Try Good Deeds, Yet Get Caught in the Act
A brief note reflects on the paradox where individuals attempting helpful acts are unexpectedly observed and criticized. It hints at social scrutiny and unintended consequences of benevolent actions.
My First Dog Driving By Oge mases Little Clerk
I recount starting west in January 1874 with the Hudson's Bay Company Winter Packet. Chief factors, dog names, and harsh winter travel unfold as I, nicknamed Ogemases meaning little clerk, endure early miles across Poplar Point to Portage and beyond.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Swan River
Northwest
Johnny Beads
Fort Garry
Red River
John H. McTavish
Johnny
Marche
Fort Carlton
Saskatchewan
Carlton
Great Northern
Poplar Point
H. B. Post
Mr. Chisholm
Portage
Chisholm
Jas. Hargrave
Hudson's Bay
White Mud River
Jimmy Whiteway
Archie McDonald
Swan River District
H. B. Co
Mr. McDonald
Jeune- Homme
Ogemases
Carsole
Jeune-Homme
Dairy profits amid price slump urged by professor
Professor A L Leitch of Ontario Agricultural College told 300 members at the Southern Counties Ayrshire Breeders' Club annual picnic that dairy production remains the most profitable farming venture despite a price drop from 60 cents to under 25 cents in six weeks. He advised dairy farmers not to abandon dairying for fruit farming.
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A. L. Leitch
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Southern Counties Ayrshire Breeders’ Club
When a Woman Seeks Answer Beyond Own Mind
A terse aphorism notes a woman seeking guidance when unsure of her own thoughts. The line implies turning to external insight or instruction to resolve inner conflict and decide actions. It reflects era-specific attitudes toward autonomy and decision making.
Air patrol by aircraft to aid Canadian forestry work
The article reports the Canadian Air Board will loan lighter-than-air craft to lumbering firms to test forestry patrol use. About eight machines with 100 horsepower Rolls-Royce engines will operate across the Dominion this flying season in cooperation with the Air Board.
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Canada
Canadian Air Board
Air Board
Dominion
Pretty Brainy Woman, Pretty in Mind and Look
A witty old saying notes that a pretty woman may not seek intellect while a brainy woman always desires beauty. It plays on contrasts between charm and intellect in social styling.
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W. Grant Morden
London Advisory Committee of
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O-Ge-Mas-Es
Little Clerk
Brandy
Bourgeois
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