Canada’s Forest Fires Seen as Threat to Nation’s Prosperity
A Canadian editorial decries forest fires as a threat to agriculture, industry, and population. It argues that careless forest use wastes timber, raises costs, and risks livelihoods, urging responsible fire prevention to protect forests and national assets.
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America
Quebec
New Brunswick
Ontario
British Columbia
Canada
Sir Edmund Walker
Clifford Sifton
Main Street
Timely Hints for Farmers From Experimental Farms
Seasonal guidance emphasizes top quality products for strong markets and Canada’s high per capita home goods consumption. Barley supports beef cattle and bacon fattening but not for sows or young pigs. Nappan trials show milkers above 5000 pounds outperform peers. Emphasis on pure breeding, herd size, and record quality. Autumn care, vegetables, apple storage, air cooled storage as substitute, and risks of improper hay curing noted.
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Canada
Nappan
N.S
Tourist Traffic From U S to Canada Doubles Three Years
J B Harkin Canadian Government Commissioner told the Ottawa Rotary Club that American tourist traffic into Canada has trebled in three years. He cited 1921 617387 entrants, 1922 966329, and 1923 1942387. He noted 1915 million dollars spent on roads and 118 million from foreign tourist traffic yielding capital returns.
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U.S
Canada
United States
J. B. Harkin
Dominion Parks
Ottawa Rotary Club
Harkin
Grain receipts at Lakehead show large rise in period
Receipts at the head of the lakes from September 1 1923 to June 6 1924 total 325 222 613 bushels, up from 281 629 189 in the same period last year, an increase of 46 593 424 bushels.
Actress MP Hope as Olga Nethersole Seeks Commons Seat
England may elect another actress to Parliament as Olga Nethersole pursues a House of Commons seat. Since retiring from the stage she has worked with the People's League of Health.
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England
Olga Nethersole
House of Commoner
Miss Nethersole
People’s League of Health
Saskatchewan Livestock Train Sets Attendance Record
The Saskatchewan better livestock train completed a 1785 mile run on July 5 with total attendance of 40 20,000 surpassing both prior livestock and farming trains. J G Robertson says the turnout shows growing interest in livestock and diversified farming.
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Saskatchewan
J. G. Robertson
Canadian Grown Apples booklet promotes Dominion fruit line
The Dominion Fruit Branch circulates a booklet titled Canadian Grown Apples bearing the inscription Delight in Every Bite. It lists 104 uses for apples, recounts the apple’s story across provinces, presents the Dominion Fruit Act text, and offers guidance on apples as food.
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Dominion Fruit Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Quote on real butter from a distinguished dairy woman
A dairy woman at a recent farmers convention declares there has never been truly good butter since mothers used the old-fashioned churn. She laments time marching on and backs the nostalgia with a backward churn remark.
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Boston Transcript
Fiji Group Contains Two Hundred Fifty Islands
A report notes that the Fiji island group includes a total of 250 individual islands. The listing emphasizes the archipelago as a dense cluster of landmasses within the South Pacific.
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Fiji
Thomas L Wilson and calcium carbide cited as Canadian invention
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior in Ottawa highlights Thomas L. Wilson as a notable Canadian inventor of calcium carbide. The text explains carbide production from lime and coke, its uses for acetylene lighting and oxy acetylene cutting, and notes its role as a nitrogen-absorbing fertilizer through calcium cyanamide, underscoring limestone and coal-based resources fueling industry and employment in Canada.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Thomas L. Wilson
Farmer's Account Book Helps Simple Farm Bookkeeping
An Ottawa Agriculture Department system offers the Farmer's Account Book to track a farm's yearly earnings. It starts with itemized asset valuations and records monthly outlays and receipts, with separate ledgers for cattle crops labor and more, concluding with a yearly summary of net gain or loss.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Medal For New Florists Plants Recognized In Canada
The Canadian Florists and Gardeners Association creates a yearly CF G medal to honor the best new florists plant. The award will be given through the Canadian Horticultural Council based on judge Authentication by the Registration Committee who will evaluate entries recorded during the year.
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Canadian Florists’ and Gardeners’ Association
C.F.G
Canadian Horticultural Counci
New Electric Lamp Used by Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard adopts a new electric aluminum lamp designed by G Wootton head of the Yard engineering staff. The beam can reach nearly 100 yards, enabling officers to illuminate distant areas.
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Scotland Yard
G Wootton
Yard
The Move Citywards Man
A farm raised animal moves to the city life with the Move Citywards Man paying quadruple food costs in the urban market as reported by the Detroit News.
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Detroit News
Imperial Preference policy urged for imperial trade harmony
In addressing the congress of the empire chambers of commerce the advocate argued that policies of the empire's parts must align and that if tariffs are imposed imperial preferences should be granted to maintain cohesion.
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Congress of the Empire Chambers of Commerce
Empire
Well rooted wheat grower predicts favorable harvest prospects
A seasoned western wheat grower says this season's crop shows deep roots and strong resilience, unlike last year when rust and weak roots led to disappointment. He argues weather, not rotational cycles, drives harvest prospects, and beyond lateness the foundation conditions look favorable for a large yield, per observations reported by the Winnipeg Tribune.
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West
Joseph
Winnipeg Tribune
Vancouver to Expand Grain Handling Facilities by 1925
Officials say shipping and grain interests need not worry about the 1924-25 crop through Vancouver. The harbor board plans 25 unloading pits and 33 cleaning machines by Oct 1, with nine belts and five berths. By Feb 1, 1925 capacity reaches 6,250,000 bushels, 34 pits, 47 cleaning machines, 17 belts and nine berths.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Harbor Board
G. H. Kirkpatrick
Harbor Board
Canadian Agricultural Wealth Rises Markedly in 1923
The 1923 gross agricultural wealth of Canada reached 7.365 billion dollars, up 590.5 million from 1922. Ontario leads with 2.097 billion, followed by Quebec and Saskatchewan. Ontario dominates in buildings and production while Saskatchewan leads lands and machinery values. Ontario alone accounts for 29 percent of total agricultural revenue. prairie provinces for 43 percent. three Maritime Provinces for 6 percent.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Prairie Provinces
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Natural Gas Company Eyes Carbon Black Permit
Officials in Craigmyle Alberta report assurance of a permit to manufacture carbon black once regulatory conditions are met. Prairis Natural Gas Company has drilled three wells with two more planned. They expect production of carbon black, requiring 1600 cu ft of gas per one and a half pounds, while current wells yield 50 000 to 150 000 cu ft of gas daily in the northeast Craigmyle field.
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Prairis Natural Gas Company
Craigmyle
Alberta
Charles Stewart
Interior
Beieve
The Come-Back Political Campaigner Interruption Moment
A campaigner faced constant interruption from a man shouting liar. After many interruptions the speaker challenged him to name himself, inviting the crowd to meet the heckler. The Christian Register quotes the moment as a test of composure under pressure.
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Christian Register
May Sea Fish Catch Across Dominions Coasts
The May sea fish catch on both coasts totaled 70,836,400 pounds valued at 1 61,979. The May 1923 catch reached 73,998,600 pounds valued at 2 855,940. Cod haddock hake and sardines rose while halibut herring alewives salmon lobsters and mackerel fell.
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Dominion
Pastor Branded by Klan Found After Eleven Days Missing
Rev. Oren C. Van Loon of Berkley Community Church near Detroit was found exhausted with the letters KKK branded between his shoulder blades. He is hospitalized in serious condition.
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Oren C. van Loon
Berkley Community Church
Detroit
K.K.K
Big Price For Pure Bred Heifer
A pure bred yearling heifer from the Experimental Parm herd at Agassiz British Columbia has been sold to the Japanese Government Dairy Farm in Japan for more than two thousand dollars.
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Agassiz
B.C
Japan
Grand Falls: World’s Highest Waterfall in Labrador
Grand Falls in Labrador is reported as the highest waterfall in the world, standing around 2,606 feet tall. The claim notes its remarkable height and location in Labrador.
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Grand Falls
Labrador
Wheat Exports To U S Soar In May Trade Returns
May wheat shipments to the United States totaled 1,613,060 bushels, double the 816,000 bushels exported in May of the previous year, according to Dominion Bureau of Statistics trade returns.
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United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
It Takes Some People So Long to Find What They Want
A compact aphorism notes that the delay in discerning desires can erase the need to want before discovery occurs. The remark focuses on hesitation and indecision in pursuing personal goals.
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Robson Black
Lakehead
Trains
Mr. Robertson
Natural Resources Bulletin
Lord Derby
London
B. F. Hannel
Department of Mines
Mr. Hannel
Europe
Klan
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