West Seeks Cheaper Grain Routes From Prairie to Europe
Western farmers press for cheaper access to Europe for grain, arguing current costs via rails and docks to Liverpool are excessive. They propose two options: year round shipping through Vancouver or via Hudsons Bay to Port Nelson or Churchill, challenging Eastern Canada’s stance and Montreal’s political sway. The debate centers on improving Canada’s grain shipping efficiency and port utilization to compete with Australia Argentina and Russia.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Port Arthur
Port Williaz
Liverpool
Australia
Argentine
Russia
Canada
Europe
West
Quebec
Vancouver
Hudson’s Bay
Ottawa Journal
Dominion
Port
Nelson
Ottawa
Hudson's Day
Port Churchill
Neilson
Churchill
Fort William
Montreal
Tidewater
Aventine
Hudson's Bay
The
Toronto Star
British Press Condemned for Jury Interviews
Ultra sensational English press faces censure from High Court Judges and the Bar for interviewing jurors after a trial and publishing their reasons. The General Bar Council bans barristers from giving press interviews on cases they handled. A prominent murder trial counsel denies authorizing his name. A morality society campaigns against divorcee coverage in the press versus the Canadian press.
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Bar
London
Council of the General Bar
Nso
California Fig Syrup Promises Quick Relief for Children
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a reliable remedy for upset stomachs and constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful clears toxins within hours, restoring a playful child, and urges mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with age specific directions on the bottle.
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California
Bottie
The Battle of Borodino In Napoleonic Clash
The Borodino battle, Sept 7, 1832, pitted Napoleon I of France against Russians led by Kwiusoff with about 260000 troops. Both sides suffered heavy losses around eighty thousand killed and wounded and claimed victory, though Russian retreat opened Moscow’s road benefiting the French. The Borodino village lies 70 miles west of Moscow on the Moskva River.
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Borodino
Napoleon I
Kwiusoff
Moscow
Moskva
The British Safe Design Outwits the Burglars
A historical examination of British safe construction explains how modern strong rooms resist drilling cutting flames and prying. It notes hollow manganese steel doors ball and roller bearings airtight seals time locks and electric alarms. It also recommends outer hard brick walls reinforced concrete inner compartments and armor plate to thwart intruders.
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Great Britain
Roadless Vehicles To Cross Country By Suspended Vehicle Design
British engineers reexamine off road travel after wartime tank experience proposing a suspended vehicle using ropes and springs to distribute weight on caterpillar tracks. The concept aims to let a 3 ton lorry carry 15 ton miles per gallon of oil on roads but a tank achieves only seven ton miles per gallon off road. The design claims minimal chassis movement over sleepers, lighter track shoes and joints, sand and mud protected bearings, improved steering, and a target of ten mph cross country with twenty one ton miles per gallon efficiency.
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Gillon
Lightweight British Tractor Debuts At English Exhibition
A leading British firm unveils a lightweight tractor at an English agricultural exhibition. Weighing 27 cwt, it can pull a three furrow plough on average land. The 20 hp two cylinder engine includes two speed and reverse gears. Roller bearings cut power loss. bearings replacement costs capped at £5, £10 and £15 over the first three years.
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England
Freezone Promises Quick Corn Relief by Drugstore Sale
Ad copy touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and removes hard and soft corns and corns between toes without soreness or irritation, with immediate relief claimed.
Pine species of Canada show commercial value
Nine native pine species exist in Canada. Three are of little practical interest, while six hold major commercial importance: in the east the white, red and jack pines. in the west the western white pine and the lodgepole or western jack pine.
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Canada
Ottawa Astronomical Library Grows At Dominion Observatory
The Dominion Observatory in Ottawa houses about eleven thousand bound books and pamphlets, mainly on astronomy and mathematics. It is regarded as one of the best of the newer astronomical libraries.
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Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Intelligent Dog Cleans Berne Aerodrome At Landing
The Times correspondent at Berne reports that a dog trained at Thun is taught to clear the aerodrome of grazing cattle when an aircraft is about to land. The story notes the animal’s surprising capability and the unusual use of dogs in aviation environs.
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The
Animal World
London
Times
Berne
Thun
Beekeeping Rise in Western Canada Attracts Pioneering Women
Saskatchewan launches a beekeeping course led by Miss Ethel May Brayford, signaling growing female leadership in prairie farming. Manitoba and Alberta show stronger honey production with farmers reporting high hive counts and rising annual yields, boosting regional revenue toward 2 million pounds and about 400000 dollars.
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Canada
Vancouver
Ottawa
Alberta
McGill University
University of Saskatchewan
Ethel May Brayford
Canadian
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Miss Prayford
West
Prairie Provinces
Grenfell
Sir Robert Baden Powell to Visit West Saskatchewan
Announcement from the Sas katchewan Boy Scout Association Regina office states plans for Sir Robert Baden Powell chief scout of the world founder of the movement to visit Saskatchewan. A special committee handles all details and public bodies must apply for available dates. He is expected in late April or early May with limited west time.
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Saskatchewan Boy Scout Association
Regina
Saskatchewan
Robert Baden Powell
Sir Robert
Robert
West
Boy Scouts Association
Boy Scout Office
Saskatchewan Eggs and Poultry Farm Outputs
Farmers in Saskatchewan earned about 1 353 000 dollars from poultry sales and 1 101 194 40 dollars from eggs in the last year. Estimated poultry stock stands at 250 000 head across 110 000 farms, averaging 84 birds per farm. Arthur Wilson notes nine carloads of Saskatchewan eggs shipped to England show superior quality and potential premium prices over competitors.
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Saskatchewan
Arthur Wilson
England
Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries
Vancouver Port Activity Shows Record Shipping in 1922
Vancouver's harbor welcomed 720 deep sea ships in 1922 up from 496 the previous year. Gross tonnage surpassed 4,100,000 with net around 3,000,000 tons. Coastwise sailings averaged 1,300 per month and total vessels reached 15,808 amid higher lumber grain and general trade.
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Tring
Vancouver
Pianos Should Stay Free From Draughts and Damp
Advice notes pianos require protection from air flow and moisture to maintain sound and instrument longevity. Steady room conditions help preserve tuning and wood components.
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Chas. Hynds
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Lumsden, Sask
Surine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Manitoin
Cianlyon
Sir Robert Baden Powell
Boy Scout Organization
Saskatchewan Eggs and Poultry
K-Fighting
Beecham
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