Canadians Launch Nationwide Campaign For More Tree Planting
Canadians east and west push a broad tree planting drive with millions of saplings. The Dominion Government Forestry Branch and private firms expand shelter belts and urban forestry in Ontario Quebec and prairie provinces amid a record spring 1922 planting effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prairies
Indian Head
Peaskatoon
Dominion Forest
Ontario
Quebec
St. Wil Name
Berthierville
Dominion Government Forestry Branch
Petawawa
Prairie Provinces
Simcoe
Camp Porden
Norfolk County
York
Durham
Chinese Are Born Gamblers Penang and Its Chinese Town
Richard arte notes in the Daily Mail that Penang in the Straits Setlements, visited by the Prince of Wales, is famed for its beauty and a Chinese towncharacter in Georgetown. He describes coolies rising to towkays, love of display, bright colors, and a culture of continual gambling that sustains wealth and poverty.
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Penang
British Straits Settlements
Prince of Wales
Richard Arte
Daily Mail
Georgetown
Straits
Tropics
Real Movies Helen Learns on a First Train Ride
A three year old girl named Helen rides a train with her mother and asks about trees she passes. The judge notes that the scene shows a child’s simple curiosity and a dry remark about attention to a chronic liar who occasionally speaks truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Beaverbrook Sees Prosperity Amid German Menace
Lord Beaverbrook, guest at a London Commercial Club luncheon, praises rising public support including the President of the Board of Trade while warning the German menace. He argues prewar fears of German industrial collapse are misplaced and urges focus on markets across England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Canada and America where British commerce can thrive.
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Lord Beaverbrook
London Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Germany
Europe
England
Scotland
Ireland
Australia
Canada
America
Testing Varieties of Grains From Dominion Farms
An Ottawa central to Do minion Agriculture reports the 1921 Thompson Cerealist study noting 756 plots across 60 fixed grain varieties at Ottawa with 629 varieties tested nationwide. The report lists spring wheat emmer oats barley spring rye field peas beans MAX hay, plus 10 061 seed distributions for smut control across oats wheat barley flax beans and peas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Thominson Cerealist
Saunders
Dominion
Puzzle on Vertical-Rise Airship Solve Hint from British Inventor
The British Air Ministry offered a prize for a craft that can rise vertically and hover over a point. Rumors say a British engineer who built the gyroscopic monorail may have solved the problem. Earlier, another British inventor proposed an electric powered heavy airship with winglike movements powered by a central generator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Ministry
Greenland's Emerging Commercial Role and Antique Market Worries
The piece discusses Greenland as a potential mid Atlantic hub for Europe and America, its vast resources including cryolite, minerals, whaling, and a growing tourism prospect. It notes the boom in Greenland trade rights, Danish ties, and local governance alongside a volatile antique market influenced by Egyptian forgeries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
mid-Atlantic
Denmark
Norway
Australia
Godtha
Godhavn
Measuring River Flow by Radium
A British scientist proposes a new method to measure river discharge using a radium trace in a small salt solution. The technique feeds a few gallons of radium solution into the river under pressure and uses downstream samples stored for 10 to 12 days, then tested electrically to determine flow rate.
Old Sergeants Inn at Chancery Lane Chronicle
The Old Sergeants Inn in London traces to Henry IV era with some linking to 1730 when sergeants moved from Fleet Street. Rebuilt 1837 38 except dining hall, the inn split forty years later and the site has since been offices. Clifford's Inn lies nearby separated by an iron gateway.
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Old Sergeants Inn
Fleet Street
Chancery Lane
London
Sergeants’ Inn
Old Sergeants’ Inn
Clifford's Inn
Alberta Seeding Plan for Wheat Oats and Barley
Officials from Alberta provincial Department of Agriculture and Alberta Agricultural College collaborate with the Dominion Seed Branch to launch a comprehensive seed marketing scheme for wheat oats and barley. Pure seed will be distributed to select growers and inspected by Dominion seed officials. The provincial government will handle marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta’ Provincial Department of Agriculture
Alberta Agricultural College
Dominion Seed Branch
Dominion
British Civilization Dean Inge on England and Pacific Trade
The article reports English thinker Dean Inge arguing that Victorian England marked the peak of English civilization and that the Pacific trade era will elevate the United States. He notes Europe’s decline, America’s rise, and Britain’s remaining global reach via empire, Suez, and global commerce amid postwar strain.
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Dean Inge
Cambridge
Europe
Tertius Gardens
England
Dean
America
United States
Pacific
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Suez Canal
France
New Yoram
Flying Fire Engines Proposed for Aerial Fire Suppression
The New York Fire Brigade chief envisions flying fire engines that hover above burning structures and drop fire extinguishing chemicals instead of using water. He sees additional value in rescuing people stranded on rooftops and urges inventors to perfect the helicopter concept for hovering capability.
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New York Fire Brigade
Why do men swear love before marriage and after
Men often express commitment before marriage to secure social approval and reassure partners, while postmarriage vows may reflect deeper obligations, routine affection, or a response to daily life. The pattern varies with individual values, relationship dynamics, and cultural expectations.
Loans to veterans for farm establishment in Canada
The Canadian Government loaned 87.784 million to returning soldiers to start farms. 212 million has been repaid. Loans were issued to 27,500 soldiers, 560 have repaid in full and more than 60 percent have made substantial reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Weather Affects Book Buying In Morning Post Column
The Way of the World notes heat drives readers away from bookshops toward ice cream and soda. The piece suggests booksellers add soda fountains or brew a public house with a library of latest books to entice customers and combine poetry with cooling drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Morning Post
Advertising as the locomotive of business in Wrigley talk
William Wrigley Jr compares advertising to a locomotive, saying stopping ads would stall growth as he explains why a vast yearly spend keeps demand alive. The piece also notes Seville workers mainly eat vegetables and lists bank clerks earning twelve shillings sixpence weekly.
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William Wrigley, Jr
Chcle
Mr. Wrigley
Seville
Shining Mark in the Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson
The gunmen who killed Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson in London are described as equally bloody-minded as Irish murderers, successfully targeting a more illustrious British public servant than any before. The piece urges fairness to local merchants and to compare prices before mail order purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Wilson
London
Toronto Mall
Empire
Trouble Finds Unprepared Man Says Shortline Note
A terse item notes that trouble often comes to those not seeking it, warning readers to stay vigilant against unforeseen risks and consequences. The brief reflects a cautionary tone typical of a local column.
Experience Teaches People Things They Prefer Not to Know
A reflective note explores how life lessons from hardship reveal truths people might wish to avoid. It emphasizes that growth often comes through uncomfortable or painful experiences as lessons endure beyond immediate discomfort.
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Daily Chronicle
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Cortez
Vera Cruz
Alberta
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London Post
Dalles News
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