Goats Gain Ground in Canadian Dairying Expansion
The article notes goats becoming a bigger farm sector in Canada with British Columbia leading breeding while Ostario shows the greatest yearly registry rise. It details milk value 15 to 25 cents a quart in Vancouver and Victoria, breeds like Toggenburg Saanen and Nubian, and notes goats as a wholesome dairy source with uses from milk to skins and meat. Canada’s goat society formed in 1917 and records 1 540 pedigreed animals as the population grows.
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Canada
British
Colembia
Dominion
Ostario
Vancouver
Victoria
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
India
Brazil
Argentine
Mexico
Germany
United States
Spain
Lindsay Williamson
The
Canadian Goat Society
National Livestock Records Board
Loggenburg
Saanen
Nebian
Holsiers
Jersey
Ayrshire
Angera
Size and scope of the British Empire elude exact figures
The article notes wide variance in empire area estimates from sources like The London Times Atlas The Statesman Discovery World Almanac Whitaker's Almanack and the World Almanac show a range from about 12 37 to 13 90 million square miles The author warns imprecise tracking could let a few thousand square miles slip away unnoticed.
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British Empire
Teo
British Isles
Ireland
Statesman
India
Whitaker
London Times
The
Wittaker
Dust as Dental Diet: Old Wisdom Revisited
An old saying praises eating dust as beneficial for teeth. A Columbia dentistry expert notes sand in food may have cleaned teeth through meals, citing Native American practices and archaeologic evidence of worn flat teeth.
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Great Lakes
School of Dentistry
Columbia University
Politeness Question Becomes Father Son Moment
A humorous exchange features a boy asking about politeness and a father answering that politeness is the art of not revealing one’s true thoughts about others. The quip frames social manners with a sharp, dry wit reflective of everyday family dialogue.
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Billy
High Road to Success for Youth on Wise Spending
A moral on saving and prudent budgeting. It argues that idle money earns interest and becomes income over time, while spending foolishly loses value and returns nothing. The piece urges early financial prudence and self discipline to achieve independence.
Canada Hosts World’s Largest Experimental Farm in Ottawa
Ottawa hosts the largest experimental farm in the world showcasing Canadian agricultural research. The facility demonstrates crop trials and soil studies aiming to advance farming methods and crop yields.
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Canada
Ottawa
Hay Production Booms In Prairie Provinces
Rapid rise in prairie hay output from under 500 000 acres a decade ago to about 7 090 900 acres in 1926. Quality depends on color odor leaf content and freedom from dust mold. Cut timing varies by crop with alfalfa in early bloom, sweet clover in early bud, timothy in second bloom, and oat hay at late milk. Leaves must be retained during curing to preserve palatability. moisture must drop before storage.
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Prairie
Three Provinces
Indian Head Experimental Farm
Historic site on Peace River linked to Mackenzie camp
Judge F W Howay of New Westminster identifies the site of Sir Alexander Mackenzie’s 1792 93 winter camp on the Peace River in Alberta. He reported the discovery to the national monuments board and returned to the coast with confirmation of success.
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Alberta
National Monuments Board
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Peace River
F. W. Howay
New Westminster
Screws Tested For Holding Power In Various Woods
The U S Bureau of Statistics conducted a test with ten thousand screws to measure gripping power. Screws were driven into poplar cypress sycamore Georgia pine North Carolina pine hard maple and white oak and their holding strength measured. An ounce of confidence in yourself is worth a pound of confidence in others.
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U.S. Bureau of Statistics
North Carolina
Salt Sprinkled On Great Britain From Sea Spray
Wilfred Irwin reports to Manchester’s Literary and Philosophical Society that about 1,000,000 tons of salt annually fall on England and Wales as sea spray carried by rain. The salt dissolves in rain and runs to rivers, forming a cycle that keeps land from becoming barren desert. Storms increase the salt fall. calm weather reduces it.
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Great Britain
Literary and Philosophical Society
City of
Manchester
England
Wilfred Irwin
Irwin
Wales
Sahara
Good Men With Poor Insight Harm Progress Says Hartford Bank Leader
A Hartford banker warns that good men without imagination or courage can cause major harm. The piece cites Bertrand Russell on the harm of good but unenlightened individuals and urges against condoning leaders lacking intelligence.
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Bertrand Russell
Radio Unapproved by Swanetia Mullahs Amid Mountain Tracts
Radio has reached the nearly inaccessible Swanetia on the southern Caucasus slopes, though Mullahs denounce it as a devilish invention. In a dramatic act, a receiving set was publicly cursed and hurled from a cliff.
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Swanetia
Caucasian Mountains
Canada’s Bank Deposits Per Capita In 1914 And 1927
Canada’s bank deposits per person stood at 85 dollars in 1914 and rose to 150 dollars by 1927, indicating growth in household savings and financial stability during the period.
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Canada
Adviser to War Lord Chang Tso Ling Plans Western Tour
An adviser to the Chinese warlord Chang Tso Ling since 1923 intends to tour the United States and Europe to press Powers to intervene in the Chinese crisis. He travels aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empresa of Canada from Vancouver to arrange a fishing trip in British Columbia waters.
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John Sutton
Chang Tso Ling
America
Europe
Sutton
Empresa
Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada Sees Fruit Crop Surpass Forty Million Dollars
The fruit industry in Canada supports thousands, with last year’s commercial crop valued at about 20.3 million dollars and domestic use adding roughly an equal amount. Nova Scotia and British Columbia lead production, with historic growth from Nova Scotia’s early shipments to current orchard expansion across provinces.
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Canada
Annapolis Valley
Niagara Peninsula
Okanagan
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Imagined Wartime Feasts Turn Fatal for Canadian Soldier
A wartime trench story recalls men imagining grand meals to cope with harsh winter rations. The macabre banter ends as one soldier dies, a grim reminder of the war’s toll and a Canadian’s death amid the fantasy.
Rabbits Shift From Pest To Profit In Australia
Australia treats rabbits as a growing export commodity with fur skins sought by the United States. Despite heavy spending to stamp out the pest, trappers are now employed to meet demand, with some earning up to substantial weekly sums.
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Australia
United States
Natives in Rhodesia See Outdoor Picture Shows
Arthur L. Adams of the American Board Mission in Rhodesia South Africa notes a preference for Western and American comedies and warns against society dramas while outdoor film shows entertain thousands of natives working in diamond mines moving pictures in open-air venues.
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Arthur L. Adams
American Board
Rhodesia
South Africa
Lands At Dangerous Speed
Commander Byrd warns that landing speed in fog and rain must be high. He notes planes hit ground at fifty miles an hour are safe on clear fields but deadly when forced to land among trees buildings or wires. Lindbergh says his slowest landing is forty miles an hour. The piece criticizes people neglecting plain duties for attractions.
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Byrd
Lindbergh
Western Non Metallic Minerals in Western Canada
Rich deposits of non metallic minerals span Western Canada with clays in Saskatchewan for fire brick and porcelain ware while building stone from Tyndall Manitoba has pronounced use. Gypsum in the north supplies Winnipeg and major structures feature the stone in Montreal Quebec and Ottawa Parliament Buildings.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Dunkirk
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific
Ingebright Lake
Waldeck
Saskatoon
Tyndall
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Parliament
Regina
Bank of Hamilton
Vancouver
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
St. Roch Cathedral
Juvenile Delinquency Convictions in Canada 1925 Update
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1925 juvenile delinquency convictions totaling 8 846 in Canada with 8 245 boys and 60 girls. In 19 cities boys rose 1.77 percent while girls fell 17.35 percent. Major offences 1926 show 5 299 convicted with 41 536 born in Canada.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Americans Tour Europe With Cars and Chauffeurs
A growing trend sees Americans touring Europe with their own cars and chauffeurs. To facilitate this, the liner Berengaria now includes a garage on K deck capable of holding twelve large automobiles.
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Europe
Gentleman remarks Maud resembles Edith
A gentleman complimented Maud noting how closely she resembles Edith in appearance. The exchange reveals a light moment as Maud and Edith discuss the remark.
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Maud
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