Western Canada prospects for settlers and wealth
The article argues Western Canada offers vast undeveloped farming land across British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and shows potential revenue growth from cultivation. It notes large unworked acreages expands optimistic projections, cites immigration prairie expansion and the Rotary advertising push aiding revival in Canada with regional examples and hopes for prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
West
United States
Province of
British Columbia
Pacific Ocean
Great Britain
Alberta
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Home Merchant Purchases Boost Local Prosperity
By buying from local merchants residents contribute directly to the prosperity of their community, supporting economic health and local livelihoods.
Cargo Airplanes Aim to Boost Air Freight Capacity
A British company under the Air Ministry is building a new cargo oriented airplane. It prioritizes carrying capacity over speed to expand freight scope. Trials will settle disputed air cargo costs, with long distance costs possibly close to road motor charges. The machine will carry about three tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Air Ministry
Lumber Cut On Nahanni River For Government Sawmill
Large quantities of fine spruce timber are being cut on the Nahanni River and rafted to the government sawmill at Fort Simpson for northern government construction. Much of the large diameter spruce remains untouched for future use.
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Nahanni
Fort Simpson
Canadian fur farms hold hundreds of breeders across nation
The Bureau of Statistics notes at least 587 fur farms in Canada breeding silver patch red blue and white foxes along with mink raccoon skunk fisher lynx marten and Karakul sheep. In 1920 there were 13 695 silver foxes on farms with three blue and one white fox. Last year fur bearing animals sold totaled 763 221 dollars and 1 970 live foxes were exported for 277 182 dollars fiscal year ending March 31 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba Rural Credits to Need 4.5 Million for 1922
Provincial officials say four and a half million dollars are required to finance Rural Credits Societies operations in 1922. Loans for 1921 reached 2.8 million, with 400 thousand in new loans for 1922 farm work and seed purchases. December is noted as a grim month for literary figures with several deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Credits Societies of
Manitoba
World uses three million needles daily
A reported average shows global needle consumption at about three million units per day. The figure hints at widespread medical and industrial use across health systems, manufacturing, and research, highlighting resource demand and supply chain implications.
Princess Mary Values Gifts From France
Princess Mary collects treasures at Sandringham Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. In her private sitting room she keeps Copenhagen china and pictures from the Royal potteries. Gifts from French wartime workers she visited in armistice weeks sit among mementoes. Her rabbit run at Sandringham awaits a royal wedding decision.
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Mary
Sandringham
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Copenhagen
Queen Alexandra
France
Fleven
Bruges
Chesterfold House
Naval Officer Invention Improves Visibility in Haze
A naval officer proposes a simple Nicol prism eyepiece to block polarised light from haze and sea reflections. The device aims to reveal ships and rock details clearer on hazy days, enhancing sea safety at distance.
Armenian Relief drives Canadian wheat gifts for Armenia
Western Canada farmers are urged to donate wheat and money to aid starving Armenians. William Irvine, near eastern relief director, reports strong pledge totals of 5000 in cash and 9000 in grain. A ship will depart early next year with food from North America to Armenia.
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Western
Canada
William Irvine
Near Eastern Relief
West
Irvine
Armenia
United States
W. Rowley
Winnipeg
Relief
Timber Industry of British Columbia in 1920 Output
The timber sector drives nearly half the province's trade with 4000 operations and 20 000 workers. In 1920 BC mills produced about 2.6 billion feet of wood products and a value near 93 million dollars, with expectations well above 100 million in the current year.
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British Columbia
Canada Leads in Telephones Per Capita Second Only to U S
Canada ranked second to the United States in telephones per 100 population in 1919 with 9.8 phones per hundred. In 1920 Canada counted 856,266 phones in use, up 10 percent from 1919 and 5 percent from 1913, driven by more rural lines. Wire mileage reached 2,105,101 with an average of 4.2 persons per mile of wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Italy
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Palm skin thicker than eyelid by seventy five times
A fact notes a comparison of skin thickness between the human palm and the eyelid, stating the palm skin is seventy five times thicker.
Los Angeles Seen as Refuge for Offenders
The Los Angeles Times laments the city as a hangout for lawbreakers. Sacramento reports 210 extradition requests, four-fifths for people in Los Angeles, attributed to the climate and allure of the city.
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Los Angeles
Sacramento
Los Angeles Times
If You Don’t Care for Unobtainable Things
A reflective line on contentment suggesting happiness arises when desire is not tied to unreachable goals. The speaker notes that dismissing insatiable wants can lead to a steady sense of well being.
Outlook For Agriculture Improves For 1952 Season
A Dominion Agriculture circular argues higher animal food for hens boosts egg yield and details prefered feeds including skim milk beef scrap and fresh bones.Deputy Minister F H Auld predicts Western Canada’s 1952 agricultural prospects are brighter than 1921 with deflation easing costs, wage readjustments, and expectations of steadier farm incomes and prices.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
Cap Rouge
Rotary Club
Regina
F. H. Auld
Canada
Auld
United States
Busiest Stations in London Now See Rail and Bus Boom
Twenty years ago Clapham Junction led world traffic with a train a minute. Now Earl's Court and Charing Cross underground stations handle up to four trains a minute during rush hours. Bus routes carry hundreds of buses hourly across Central London as total daily passengers reach around four million.
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Charing Cross
Mystery platypus exhibition in Sydney amazes crowds
Leslie G. Mainland reports in a London paper that four platypus specimens were sent 1 000 miles across Australia for Lord Northcliffe's inspection. Two babies and two adults were shown in Sydney, described as the world's mystery animal with eggs, pouching, duck bill, fur, webbed claws and venom glands. The platypus reportedly harms neither man nor handlers, using male claws only in intraspecies fights. Also noted are remarkable whist hands at an English charity game where players held all of one suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Northcliffe
Sydney
Leslie G. Mainland
London
Guaranteed Doubting Professor Parachute Sale
A salesman promises a parachute opens instantly with a guaranteed refund if it fails. The dialogue features a skeptical professor and a confident vendor cited from Science and Invention.
Course in housework cited in daughter’s note
A brief Louisville Courier Journal item notes a daughter claiming to have taken a course in housework and mentions a line about being on the service team, with a light, humorous tone.
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Capege
Louisville Courier Journal
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Washington
Rotary Clubs
Canadian Fur Farms
George Eliott
Robert Browning
Lord Macaulay
Anthony Trollope
Robert Louis Stevenson
Roy G. Ashwin
Publishers’ Advertising Association of Canada, Limited
Milestone Mail
Princess Mary
Star
Vation
Timber Industry
B.C
U.S
Baltimore Sun
Platypus
England
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