Nations Must Unite as Trustees of Civilization
Speech by David Lloyd George urging English Speaking Nations and the British Empire to act as trustees of civilization after World War I. He warns Europe’s condition endangers humanity if the work remains unfinished and calls for united action by the United States and Britain to uphold right over force.
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David Lloyd George
Europe
Atlantic
Straits of Dover
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Lyrere
France
Alsace-Lorraine
British Empire
Poland
Germany
United States of America
Commis
Sion
Control Of Insects At Ontario Entomologists Meeting
Dr A F Burgess of the U S Entomological Branch spoke at the Ontario Entomological Society meeting in Melrose Mass on using natural enemies to control injurious insects. He noted benefits of introducing native enemies and highlighted gypsy and brown tail moth history and control. Norman Criddle of Treesbank Man described the wheat stem sawfly as Manitoba’s top wheat pest and discussed grass parasites’ emerging role in grain fields. He cited a Southern Saskatchewan caterpillar outbreak last summer and the parasites that curtailed it, as yearto be more effective.
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Entomological Society of
Ontario
A. F. Burgess
United States
Melrose
Mass
Burgess
Norman Criddle
Treesbank
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Northern Saskatchewan erects game guardian cabins system
The government plans a chain of game guardian cabins across northern big game country to enforce regulations. Fifteen cabins are up at trail crossings and river junctions, spaced about twenty five miles apart, with fire ranger cabins also usable by game staff for monitoring hunter bags.
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Saskatchewan
Forestry
Game Department
Wonderful Queen of Sudest Island
Elizabeth Mahoney stands out as a multi faceted leader. An entrepreneur engineer builder farmer stock breeder shipowner and mine owner she has governed Sudest Island near New Guinea for 34 years as an influential figure ignored by most Australasia residents.
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Australasia
Elizabeth Mahoney
Sudest
New Guinea
Liquid Assets Quip Courts Banker and Borrower
A Mississippi banker asks a man seeking a loan about immediate liquid assets. The borrower wittily replies that he has about a case and two halves, illustrating humorous finance banter in a Southern legal context.
No Renewals as Magistrate Orders License
A magistrate asserts the need to renew a dog license despite the owner’s claim the dog’s license has expired. The exchange turns humorous as the court rejects excuses and insists on compliance.
Handbook of Saskatchewan Revised Edition Issued
The Notary Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior releases a revised handbook detailing Saskatchewan’s natural resources, agriculture, climate, government, transport, education, and survey systems. It aids newcomers with maps, charts, and urban rural opportunities, and suggests sending copies to prospective settlers.
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Saskatchewan
Notary Resources Intelllicgence Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Math professor turns to chicken farming for income
A mathematics professor begins raising chickens to supplement income. He computes growth: ten hatched, half pullets, six hens in months, then 36 and 216 in later years. By night he envisions vast land and even continents but stops after realizing the grim outcome of his last figures. The tale ends with a warning about overshooting humanity.
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South America
Harvesters Stay in Canada Amid Looming Winter Jobs
Of 11,000 British Isles harvesters who came to Western Canada about 100 have returned. Some 15,074 job openings exist for 10,600 harvesters across farm, lumbering, railway, land clearing, mining and trades. Winter employment options are limited, but many will remain in Canada for spring earnings at reasonable wages.
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British Isles
Canada
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta
Airman Sets Upside Down Flying Record at Mineola
First Lieutenant M. L. Silcott flew upside down on a straightaway for a half mile in treacherous winds at Mineola New York. He then hung by a safety belt for photographers, setting a new record for inverted flight as spectators and French ace Charles Nungesser praised the feat.
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Dare
Mineola
M. L. Silcott
Charles Nungesser
Fliott
France
By-Products From Milk Figures From U S Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture figures show what 106 pounds of milk at 4 percent tests yields. It can make about 4.8 pounds of butter 11 pounds of Cheddar cheese 45 15-ounce cans of condensed milk 12.5 pounds of whole-milk powder 0.5 pounds of Swiss cheese or 23 pounds of Camembert cheese. Exact amounts from 14 pounds vary with milk richness. A number of by products form under different processes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Butterflies Kept On Ice For Winter Exhibition
Nearly 1000 butterflies including Red Admirals Cabbage Whites and Tortoiseshells are kept on ice at the Zoo to be thawed for public display during winter. The insects, protected in a safe enclosure, will be moved to a vase with flowers sprayed with honey under strong artificial light to simulate summer conditions.
The Shoemaker’s Last and Its Footprint Meaning
The term last in shoemaking comes from an old root meaning footprint or foot shape, not from the word latest. It persisted in technical use to describe the form on which the shoe is built, even after it faded from general speech.
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Ralph Connor
Peenie
Peepie
German private currencies circulate in cities
In German cities much business is conducted with privately issued currency. Some are paper notes and others are metal coins. While not legal tender, they circulate freely where the issuing firm is known.
Howard Carter Plans Tutankhamun Lecture Tour
Howard Carter intends a four city lecture tour of the United States and Canada next spring. He will illustrate lectures with photographs of Tutankhamun's tomb and likely begins from New York in April after the Egyptian exploration season ends.
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Howard Carter
United States
Canada
Tut-ankh-Amen
New York
Egypt
World War I Arms Trade Sparks Call for New Pact
The Christian Science Monitor argues that the St Germain convention failed without US backing and urges a renewed international agreement on arms trade. It condemns private munition firms and stresses the need for broad disarmament measures and a government monopoly to curb profits from weapon sales.
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League of Nations
United States
St. Germain
Washington
New World
Rughes
Paris
Europe
Friends of Peace
Wilson
Christian Science Monitor
Cranberries Lead U.S. Crop Profits Per Acre in 1922
The article notes cranberries as the most profitable per acre in the United States in 1922 with an average return of 228 dollars. Tobacco and hops follow, while crops like potatoes, rice, cotton, and hay show much smaller earnings. Cranberries owe high returns to bog cultivation and hand picking.
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United States
Seld Cinea
Wheat shipment weighs 6714 pounds to the bushel
Federal inspector George Hills reports a shipment of wheat from Africans Altd weighing 6714 pounds to the bushel the heaviest of the season. The note contrasts blue blood versus red brand quality.
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George Hills
Ordinary person’s lunge con ade cells reported
A terse note reports that an ordinary person’s body shows 760 400 afr cells though details and context are unclear. Further verification is needed to confirm the measurement and its significance.
Oil Field Claim Traced to Southern Alberta Australia
New York dispatch quotes ecologist Chester Thompson as declaring a vast oil field under development in Southern Alberta Canada on the Sweet Grass Arch from Mor tena to Central Alberta. He cites 12 wells now drilling in Southern Alberia with 160 wells in Montane's Kelvins Sanburst field and expects peak production in Lake Pakowie district amid sensational near term progress.
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New York
Chester Thompson
Royal Canadian Syndicate
Alberta
Canada
Mortena
Lake Pakowie
Angvia
Thompson
Alberia
Parcels For Germany Dispatched Via England
The Post Office weekly bulletin states that the direct parcel post service to Germany has been temporarily discontinued. Until service resumes, parcels may be sent via England at the rates listed in the October Supplement.
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Germany
Ofice
Stauf R
England
The Editor Surrendered In A Pinafore Revival Tale
A London revival of Pinafore recalls a past fuss over phrasing. An editor, fed up by repeated use of a vulgar expression, orders his staff to avoid it. A staffer questions the ban, and the editor concedes with a terse retort before leaving.
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London
Increased Production of White Arsenic in Canada 1922
The Bureau of Statistics reports white arsenic led non metallic mineral production in Canada in 1922. Output reached 2,576 tons valued at $321,037, up from 1,085 tons the year before.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Charles the Fifth's Vast European Realms
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, ruled across multiple kingdoms in Europe, governing vast territories and diverse realms making him one of history's most expansive monarchs. His reign shapeds politics, religion, and territorial maps across Europe.
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Charles the Fifth
Germany
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Ontario Woman
A Chatham Ontario woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with alleviating postnatal backache fatigue and weakness after the birth of her baby. The letter highlights relief from backache and nervousness and invites others to request a free private text-book on women ailments from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Cobourg Ontario.
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J. R. McManon
Harvey St
Chatham
Ont
Lydia E. Piniham
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