Wood preservatives and field methods for preserving timber
The article discusses creosote and other preservatives for posts, timbers, and planks, noting railway practice, home creosoting setups costing about ten dollars, and the importance of high pressure treatment for safety. It covers sulphur impregnation methods, bath temperatures, and absorption percentages for woods like white pine and spruce, with cautions on coating integrity and fungi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rallway
Beat
Canada
R W. Baxith
New York State College of Forestry
R. Look
Canada Creosoting Company
Engineering Journal
SPORE
Sud
Smoke Fogs Hurt Plants Across Urban Industrial Areas
Mr Robert Ashcroft reports a study before the British Commercial Gas Association in Plymouth outlining how smoke and accompanying impurities damage vegetation. He cites toxins lingering in air per square mile, and notes arable land near Leeds suffers poor pasture and damaged autumn blooms as soot drifts up to 560 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ascroft
British Commercial Gas Association
Plymouth
England
Ber
Hunslet
Leeds
Cohen
Mr. Ashcroft
Manitoba Reports Record Surplus in Latest Financial Review
Premier John Pracken reports Manitoba ended its fiscal year with a 600000 dollar surplus the largest in the province’s history. The Premier, a seasoned farmer, previously led the Manitoba Agricultural College before taking office in 1922. The article also contains a stray line about Agiri and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
John Pracken
Bracken
Manitoba Agricultural College
Dairying In the West: Manitoba Dairy Growth Outlook
L A Gibson Manitoba dairy commissioner told Winnipeg Kiwanis that the grain belt of Western Canada will become the leading dairy region. He compared Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to midwestern US states and cited rising butter exports from Manitoba from 1912 to 1926 including 325 carloads worth $2.5 million and growing markets in Britain China and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Kiwanis Club
L. A. Gibson
Manitoba
Prairies
Canada
Middle Western States
United States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mr Gibson
Ontario
Quebec
China
Japan
Defects Shorten Life Warns Life Extension Institute
Dr. Eugene L. Fisk reports nearly half a million people examined by the Life Extension Institute show about two million defects that could shorten life or impair work. More than 60 percent are preventable or curable. He urges balancing work and life, checking health trends, and extending the playing period to match working years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Extension Institute
Eugene L. Fisk
Dr. Fisk
Few Contribute To World's Progress
A short provincial note on Manitoba cream output for April shows higher butter production and improved cream receipts compared with 1925. Cream graders rose from 42 to 50 as the season looks prosperous, while a reflective aside compares human progress to a tiny portion of humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Canada’s Constitution Blend Praised by Lord Byng
Lord Byng, retiring Governor-General of Canada, lauded a constitution shaped by the best of both Britain and the United States, praising Canada’s fertile soil and skilled people. He said he was an 18 carat Canadian by affection and expressed optimism about Canada’s future. The remarks were delivered at a Canadian Club farewell in Victoria, British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Lord Byng
Victoria
British Columbia
Little Bo-Peep Verse Lost in Nursery Book
A playful note questions a poem about Little Bo-Peep in a Mother Goose collection and mulls path from North Pole aviators to Mars. The text reads as a humorous inquiry about locating a verse and a quip on chasing money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Bo-Peep
Eskimos Face Extinction Warns Arctic Trader
Captain Henry Toke Mann, retired Arctic trader, warns that Canadian Eskimos are near extinction due to government inaction and the unregulated export of cariboo skins. He notes a population of about 4,500 with decline while Alaska and Greenland Eskimos rise, and cites diet changes to inland living and white man rations as weakening vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Arctic
Henry Toke Mann
Far North
Northwest Territories
Mona
Cariboo
Peter
Paul
Alaska
Greenland
Captain Munn
Fort Rouge shops win Montiambert trophy in Canada
Canadian National Railways of Winnipeg, ranked number one in Fort Rouge shops, captured the Montiambert trophy for the first aid championship of Canada. The team also holds the 1926 Thornton trophy as first aid champions of the CN Railway system. It takes a smooth confidence man to sell mining stock to a miner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Rouge
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Canada
Manitoba Needs Population and Agriculture Growth
Deputy Minister Evans told farmers at Brandon during Farmers Week that Manitoba must attract more people and immigrants. He argued immigration flows are shifting toward Canada from the United States and noted quota limits on U S emigration for 20 years. Evans said Canada meets Britain’s market needs and there is no risk of overproduction in livestock, agriculture, or dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Evans
Brandon
U. S
Canada
Great Britain
Buffalo shipment heads north from Wainwright in first quota
The initial quota of the second annual buffalo shipment, 259 three year olds, left Wainwright in nine steel-framed stock cars. The group travels by Canadian National to Waterways, then by scow to a site near Fort Fitzgerald to join local herds. Lively roundup scenes occurred without any accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright
Canadian National
Fort Fitzgerald
Summer tourist traffic to British Columbia seen at peak
C E E Ussher of the Canadian Pacific Railway predicts this summer will draw huge tourist and holiday traffic to British Columbia and Western Canada, potentially surpassing prior peaks. A new sensitive telephone device tests metal strength by listening to sounds under strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canada
C. E. E. Ussher
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trans-Canada Limited The Longest All Sleeper Trains
CPRs Trans-Canada Limited all steel flyer travels from Montreal to Vancouver in under 90 hours offering continuous service with no car changes. It spans 2886 miles linking Atlantic to Pacific and passes Port Arthur Fort William Winnipeg Regina Moose Jaw Medicine Hat Calgary and Vancouver with an open observation car through the Canadian Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
C.P.R
Trans-Canada Limited
Montreal
New York
C.P.R. Transportation Service
Globe
Liverpool
Glasgow
Southampton
Dominion
Vancouver
Japan
China
Philipines
Calgary
Revelstoke
Canadian Rockies
Port Arthur
Fort William
Winnipeg
Regina
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Fisheries prospects for Hudson Bay and inland lakes
A natural resources bulletin urges harnessing Hudson Bay and connected lakes for lasting revenue and food. It notes abundant freshwater stocks, native fishing by Indians, and large seasonal catches near The Pas and Lake Winnipeg. Railway access and regulatory study could boost export potential and sustainable stock management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Pas
Selkirk
Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
United States
Europe
Hudson's Bay Company
Fisheries Branch
Federal
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Sfudson Bay
Temiskaming
Northern Ontario Railway
American
Canadian Western
Ontario
Canada Sees Egg Production Rise Dramatically
Hon. W. R. Motherwell notes Canadian egg output grew from 144 million dozen in 1920 to 249 million in 1925, a rise of over 100 million dozen. Per capita consumption increased from 16.8 to 26.8 dozen, with most eggs consumed domestically due to stricter egg regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
W. R. Motherwell
Wives Busy Providing for Inner Man as Husbands Do Outer Woman
The remark notes a balance in domestic duties with wives keeping homes from the inside out and husbands tending outward appearances. It reflects traditional gender roles and the division of labor within households.
Woman Shares What She Knows and Man Shares His Thoughts
A proverb-like observation notes a woman often speaks from knowledge while a man tends to express his opinions. The contrast highlights differing communication styles in everyday dialogue.
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