Promoting Agricultural Development Across Western Canada
The piece highlights the value of Dominion and provincial Agriculture Departments in expanding farming via experimental farms, Marquis wheat, fruit inspection, and college programs. It notes improvement in dairy, wool, livestock, extension work, cooperative marketing, and stock imports, emphasizing practical, nationwide agricultural advancement.
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Pedersi
Departments of Agriculture
Canada
Dominion
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Fruit Inspection
Alberta
Dominion Experimental Farms
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Agricultural College
West
Worst Blizzard in the Southern States Strikes January 1918
On January 13 1918 the Southern States endured the region s worst blizzard in history reaching as far as Georgia and Alabama. The storm caused many deaths and drew rare notice for its severity in the area.
Manitoba Bonds Sold Shows Strong Financial Credit
Manitoba has sold 2,000,500 dollars of ten year bonds at 101.11 in the money market. Hon Edward Brown provincial treasurer says this reflects Manitoba’s good financial credit in the market.
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Manitoba
Edward Brown
Quart feed weights for convenient stock feeding
The guide lists per quart weights for various feeds to avoid weighing grain: Cottonseed meal 1.5 lbs, linseed meal old process 1.1 lbs, gluten meal 1.7 lbs, gluten feed 1.2 lbs, coarse wheat bran 0.5 lbs, coarse wheat middlings 0.8 lbs, fine wheat middlings 1.1 lbs, corn meal 1.5 lbs, oats 12 lbs, rye bran 0.6 lbs per quart.
Rembrandt Landscape Stolen in Hamburg Heist
Rembrandt's landscape After the Thunderstorm was taken from a private Hamburg owner on January 5 and reportedly shipped to the United States aboard the steamer Mongola which departed January 6. The wood panel painting measured 65 by 49 centimetres and is valued at about $2,000,000.
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Rembrandt
Hamburg
United States
Growth of United Farmers At Alberta Convention
Secretary H Higginbotham reports growth in the United Farmers of Alberta with 1920 year end membership at 28 230 and 892 locals. The drive raised 90 000 and foreign language outreach yielded excellent results. The conclusion asks members to support officers to solve national and provincial problems and cooperate fully.
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United Farmers of Alberta Association
H. Higginbotham
Edmonton
Alberta
Drainage Plan Aims to Redevelop Million Acres South of Winnipeg
The Manitoba Drainage Commission says plans are under way to drain 1,000,000 acres south of Winnipeg at about 1.25 million dollars. Of 6,000,000 cultivated acres in Manitoba, more than 1,750,000 are in provincial drainage districts. Drainage land sells for 60 to 100 dollars per acre, with Americans buying much of it.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Drainage Commission
Manitoba
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promise Restored Health For Women
An advertisement urges women to cleanse blood and ease headaches with Dr Hamilton's Pills made from mandrake and butternut. It claims pale neglected women will gain fresher looks, better appetite, and brighter spirits by starting with two pills tonight then tapering to one or two as directed, with gradual improvement and sales in 23¢ boxes.
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Dr. Hamilton
Crocodile Sounds Draw People to Distress Spot
Researchers note that crocodiles emit moans and sighs resembling human distress to lure prey and observers to dangerous riverbanks. The phenomenon aids hunters and poses risks to locals near recent sightings.
Westminster Abbey Receives £10000 Gift from American Donor
Herbert E. Ryle, dean, thanks the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for a ten thousand pound gift toward Westminster Abbey. He says the gift symbolizes enduring harmony and goodwill between the United States and England, reflecting a shared history and brotherhood.
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Dean
U.S
Westminster Abbey
Herbert E. Ryle
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Do Englishmen Understand American Slang
A brief quip notes that some Englishmen understand American slang. The speaker explains that his daughter will marry in London and the earl has sent a cable asking him to travel. The item captures cross Atlantic social ties and witty tone from the Boston Transcript.
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London
Boston Transcript
Factory Recycles Rags Cut Costs by Laundering Waste Fabrics
An auto firm saves 150000 dollars annually by setting up a laundry for rags used to wipe oil and grease from machinery, reducing ongoing rag costs.
Australia Records Wheat Harvest for Export
Sydney Daily Telegraph reports Australia's record harvest with New South Wales yielding an estimated 55,000,000 bushels of wheat. About 40,000,000 bushels are expected to be available for export, signaling a strong grain year for the colony.
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Sydney
Daily Telegraph
Australia
New South Wales
Hearty Thrifty Dishes From Beef and Lamb Staples
An old instructional piece offers economical meat dishes for family meals. It outlines heart stuffing with bread and parsley, hot pot of mutton and barley, pickled lambs tongues, kidneys broiled with bacon, and a Swiss steak method. Also included are beef stews and dumplings to stretch leftovers.
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England
Holloway’s Corn Remover Claims Root Removal
An advertisement promotes Holloway’s Corn Remover promising to take corn out by the roots and invites readers to try it and prove it.
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Holloway
New Orleans Opens World’s Largest Modern Cotton Warehouse
New Orleans unveils the largest and most modern cotton warehouse worldwide with a capacity approaching 500000 bales, signaling a major advancement in storage for the textile trade.
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New Orleans
A Problem For Town and Country
J B Reynolds of Ontario Agricultural College argues the country’s decline is driven by rural to urban population shifts and labor moving to factories. He urges cooperative city and country efforts, industrial schooling, and farmer leadership to balance wealth, labor, and national welfare.
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J. B. Reynolds
Ontario Agricultural College
Canadian Butter Brings Highest Price Formation
The agent of the British ministry of food in Canada authorized to purchase first quality Canadian butter at 300 shillings per cwt. This marks the highest price paid by the ministry for butter supplies anywhere.
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Ministry of Food
Canada
Winter Hard on Baby Fosters Indoor Ills and Remedies
The winter season confines infants to stuffy rooms causing colds and upset stomachs. A mother should keep Baby's Own Tablets to regulate digestion and break up colds. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Venetian horses unseen by mainland natives
An observation notes that many Vene tians who have never traveled to the mainland have never seen a horse in their lives. The remark highlights cultural or geographic separation from equine animals.
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Mainland
Care of Children Through Worm Extermination
A mother seeks healthy children by using Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator to remove intestinal parasites. The text promotes a product as essential for child health.
Local superstition bans bringing birds eggs indoors in west England
Awestern England belief holds that it is highly unlucky to carry birds eggs into the home. The custom reflects regional folklore regarding luck and household auspices.
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England
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Endorsed for Delicate Women
Advertises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a mild effective remedy for women prone to digestive disorders. Claims no violent pains or purges and asserts suitability for delicate women while noting widespread endorsement from female users.
Feminine Intuition and Lost Friendship Echoes
A Sydney Bulletin excerpt recalls a close friendship with Givenny that has cooled, hinting at personal rifts and tense social dynamics. The line “Slow perfectly thrilling” adds a reflective note on a mysterious figure whose name remains sought.
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Givenny
Sydney Bulletin
First Englishman to settle in Japan William Adams dies in 1620
Sailor William Adams became the first Englishman to settle in Japan and passed away there in 1620, marking a notable early link between England and Japan.
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Japan
William Adams
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Hamilton Woman
A Hamilton Ontario woman reports three years of female troubles with back pain weakness and irregularity keeping her in bed several days a month. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she is pain free and regular and recommends it to friends. The ad urges women to write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Hamilton, Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hamilton Spectator
Emily Brecrort
Victoria Ave. N
Hamilton
Ontario
Toee E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
London waste paper dealer uncovers rare stamps
A London waste paper dealer who bought a batch from a bank for sixty dollars found envelopes containing rare old stamps. He sold the stamps for forty five thousand dollars, creating a remarkable profit from the recovered philatelic find.
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London
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