Vancouver Emerges as Key Pacific Grain Outlet for Prairies
Pacific coast shipments of Canadian wheat to Europe via the Panama Canal have grown since the first voyage last year. Vancouver handles increasing grain exports, with an estimated 160000 tons to Europe this season across about forty cargoes, plus renewed demand for sacked wheat to Japan. The port’s rise eases prairie congestion at eastern outlets and signals a strong future for British Columbia as a major grain hub.
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Pacific
Vancouver
Mion
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Europe
Panama Zone
England
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Japan
Orient
Dominion
British Columbia
Wheat shipped down Great Lakes rises in 1921 season
The 1921 navigation season through the Canadian and U S locks at Sault Ste Marie closed December 24 with 48 259 254 short tons moved, up from 79 282 496 in 1920. Wheat movement totaled 191 715 010 bushels, up 64 258 523 from last year. non wheat grain reached 95 691 264 bushels, up 44 064 964.
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United States
Sault Ste. Marie
Harvesting Seaweed Industry in Holland
Helland describes a yearly seaweed harvest in Holland where workers in waterproof garb cut weed with scythes at low tide. The process moves from line-mounted cutting to sun drying, soaking, field drying, and baling, yielding seaweed valued for its black color and its recently noted use in producing high quality gelatine.
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Holland
Floridian orange tree may herald new fruit-bearing species
A Florida orange tree has produced fruit for eight consecutive years and is guarded constantly. Experts now consider it possibly a new species and say experiments are under way to establish large groves of similar trees.
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Florida
Saskatchewan Livestock Values Top 235 Million
The Provincial Government reports Saskatchewan livestock valued at over 235 million with 2,755,180 animals. Horses and mules number 948,250. cattle 1,324,062. sheep 160,918. swine 321,000. It claims Saskatchewan is the leading horse breeding province in the Dominion. Cattle and swine totals have declined while sheep fields expand.
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Saskatchewan
Prairies
Magnificent Donation From Indian Prince for Princess Mary
The Maharajah Gaekwar of Baroda cabled a $2,000 donation to a London Journal fund raising for Princess Marys wedding gift. The gift supports two children’s hospitals, reflecting the Maharajah’s long record ofsupport to Britain during the war.
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Princess Mary
London
India
Maharajah Gaekwar
Baroda
Gaekwar
Minister and Daughter Debate on Hiring Help
The minister’s daughter recounts threatening to dismiss a cook who she suspects of theft. The minister cites scripture about sharing one’s garments, while the daughter insists the thief must go after stealing potatoes.
Motor fatalities rise in 1920 census data
The Census Bureau reports 9103 people killed in automobile and other motor vehicle incidents in 1920 in the United States. The death rate was 10.4 per 100000, about 1 percent higher than 1919, excluding motorcycles.
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United States
Worry and Advice Exchange Highlight Personal Reflections
A brief note discusses how worrying feels similar to telling others not to worry. The piece suggests emotional responses and social dynamics in everyday life without naming specific events or people.
Gulf Stream Explained Its Route and Global Impact
The Gulf Stream begins in tropical waters and travels thousands of miles to the Arctic. It shapes climate and topography across many nations, with Cape Hatteras noted as a storm hotspot and the British Isles and Scandinavia benefiting from its warming influence.
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Tropics
Hudson
Tropic Gulf
Arctic
The
Mentor Magazine
Lief Erickson
America
Spain
Benjamin Franklin
Post
United States
England
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
British Isles
Scandinavian Countries
Europe
Large shipment of Prince Edward Island silver foxes sent abroad
A large shipment of pedigreed Prince Edward Island silver black foxes departed for the United States, totaling 300 animals bound for New York Colorado Wisconsin and Washington. The foxes traveled in two express cars with a caretaker and carried pedigree certificates health certificates consular invoices and export permits. Demand for high grade PEI silver foxes for breeding is rising annually.
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Prince Edward Island
United States
New York
Colorado
Wisconsin
Washington
Express
World War Not Yet Over Says Premier Massey New Year Note
Premier Massey of New Zealand urges peace for reconstruction and notes that while Washington conference results are significant a quadruple arrangement could secure lasting world peace. He warns Britain’s Pacific youth have much to gain but adds that no one expects the world to have seen the last war and warns against empire unpreparedness.
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Massey
New Zealand
London Times
Wellington
Pacific
Belgians Rename Waterloo Hamlet to Lonoin
Change to ease French sensitivities lowers Waterloo name to Lonoin. Battle sites will be rebranded with new names such as the mill of St. Helene becoming Hallen, with guides needed to locate famous squares where British Guards stood against Napoleon’s cuirassiers.
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Waterloo
Lonoin
St. Helene
Leaders Course At University Of Manitoba Training Board
One hundred students have registered for a leadership course at the University of Manitoba from January 22 to February 3. The program is jointly sponsored by United Farmers of Manitoba Manitoba Agricultural College and Manitoba University to train leaders for community service with a varied lecture program by specialists.
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University of Manitoba
United Farmers of Manitoba
Manitoba Agricultural College
Manitoba University
Clean Seed For Grain
Thorough cleaning and grading of all seeds planted is the first step toward a successful crop. This practice removes weed seeds and light-weight seeds, preventing poorer plants from reproducing. There is no time like the present to put the seed in proper shape for planting.
Poor little muskrat and its fate in Toledo blade
The Toledo Blade style passage compares the muskrat to beaver and squirrel, noting it is caught skinned and sold as rabbit or Belgian hare while its meat is sweeter, and its hide used as Hudson seal. It ends with a grim line on its “no mobility” fate and service to mankind.
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Toledo Blade
Sermon to Her Doll Exposes the Sawdust Loss
A four year old addresses her favorite doll whose arm is missing exposing the sawdust. She reassures the dolly with affectionate words while noting she had told it to chew food fine. The London Post records the odd, lightly satirical remark on parental admonition and childhood imagination.
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Dolly
London Post
Open season in Mackenzie oil fields and South African trade
Reports trace the Mackenzie River district's 1921 oil prospects after a brief season. Analysts warn against overestimating returns while noting potential for placer gold and metallic deposits. South African officials anticipate new markets in mohair, feathers, wool, and cereals through Germany and Berlin boards.
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Messrs Mentz and
Canham
Germany
Messrs
Mackenzie River
F. H. Kitto
Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Department of the Interior
Mackenzie District
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Klondike
Green feed boosts fall and winter egg production
Gardendale Indiana farmer G V Meyers reports hens lay more eggs in the cold months with sprouted oats as the best green feed. He notes better health and low sickness, and says green feed plus grain and mash yields eggs more cheaply.
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Gardendale
Ind
Tomb of Lord Roberts Inscription Unveiled at St Pauls
The tomb inscription above Lord Roberts in St Pauls crypt was completed last week and unveiled with a short ceremony. A cross of dark marble bears Roberts in gold, with drapery to cover the grave. a memorial tablet is planned for the north side near the Wellington monument.
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Lord Roberts
St. Paul's Cathedral
Roberts
Wellington
Champion Stallion Paramount Flashwood Dies
The famed Belgian stallion Paramount Flashwood owned by George Rupp of Lampman Saskatchewan has died. A five year old, he won the Belgian grand championship at Waterloo Fair Iowa in 1919 as a three year old and was regarded as the best Belgian horse on the American continent. He was sired by the undefeated Marceur, later sold for 47 500 dollars. At age three Flashwood attracted a 31 500 dollar offer which his owner refused.
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Paramount Flashwood
George Rupp
Lampman, Sask
Canada
Waterloo Fair
Iowa
Marceur
Flashwood
White Lake Collieries to Open Mine Near Penticton
White Lake Collieries Limited plans to open a mine on 330 acres of coal lands between Penticton and Oliver, B C. The firm will begin diamond drilling soon and has hired a renowned mining engineer to supervise the project.
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White Lake Collieries, Limited
Penticton
Oliver
B.C
Elephants Drag Logo Weighing Up to 1500 Board Feet
A team of elephants will pull a logo representing a timber project, averaging as much as 1500 board feet. The event highlights large scale wood usage and animal power in a demonstration setting.
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