Bee Keeping Industry Spreading Across Western Canada
The article notes Canada leads in honey production with Ontario and Quebec yielding 15 to 16 million pounds yearly. British Columbia reports 177.29 pounds per colony in 1922, with higher figures in Fraser River valley and Agassiz experiments. Manitoba shows rapid growth from 500,000 to over 3,000,000 pounds in three years. Saskatchewan and Alberta just beginning, with Lethbridge Experimental Farm Apiary averaging 1448 pounds per colony.
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Dominion
Canada
London
England
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Fraser River Valley
B.C
Agassiz
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Experimental Farm
Lethbridge
Russians Lead Natualization Among Canadians in 7,659 Papers
Canada witnessed 7,659 naturalization papers issued last year. Russians topped the list with 1,274 new citizens, followed by Latvians 1,069 and Americans 928. Austrians 907, Poles 807, Romanians 576, Greeks 309, Swedes 7232, Germans 221, Melgians 141, Syrian Turks 122, French 103, Norwegians 101, with others composing the remainder.
Prince George Proves a True Sea Salt in Eastbound voyage
Prince George remains devoted to life at sea, never flinching during rough weather as his ship heads east early this year. He vows to stay at his post in the navy at all costs, a trait not shared by his brothers. The Duke of York is not fond of the sea or flying.
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Prince George
Duke of York
Germany
Chicago smoke abatement commission cites $42.5 million loss
The Chicago smoke abatement commission estimates that the city lost about 42.5 million dollars last year due to smoke and its economic impact beyond health injuries and deaths. The note suggests smoky cities are progressive yet not fully advanced.
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Chicago
L’affalo Express
Almanacs of ancient Rome on yearly tablets
The ancient Romans kept year long almanacs in tablet form often made of march. These tablets were erected at year start and engraved with dates of public games festivals and other events for the next twelve months.
Egyptian Delicacy Cookies Highlighted for Health
A feature notes Egyptian delicacy cookies use dry grass as a chief ingredient and are praised for economy and health benefits by bakers. The article contrasts this with India reporting 73,144,000 acres of rice under cultivation.
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India
Education the Main Idea of Agricultural Societies
At a Saskatoon agricultural convention, Jean E A Howee of the Alberta College of Agriculture urged that agricultural societies remain educational not merely prize driven. Dean Howes argued for more societal focus and fewer fairs, while W W Swanson of the University of Saskatchewan noted wheat will remain central to agriculture and industry as farming remains commercial, requiring thoughtful finance and pricing strategies.
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Jean E. A. Howee
Alberta College of Agriculture
Saskatoon
Dean Howes
W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
Indians Farm Prosperity on Southern Alberta Reserve
A two to three year success story reports that the Blood reserve in Southern Alberta has transformed from discontent and tension with the Indian Affairs Department to a thriving, prosperous community under the direction of Indian Commissioner W. M. Graham. The transformation marks hundreds among the eleven to twelve hundred residents as some of the best satisfied citizens in the Dominion.
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Blood
Alberta
Department of Indian Affairs
Department
Dominion
Saskatchewan Budget Shows 1924 Surplus of 36361 Dollars
Premier Dunning presented the Saskatchewan budget noting a year ending April 30 1924 surplus of 36361 dollars. He traced the province fortunes to solid finances and praised people for weathering deflation while he had come from Leicestershire England years earlier as a poor boy.
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Saskatchewan
Dunning
Canada
Leicestershire
England
Tea Planters Prosperous In India And Ceylon
Tea planters in India and Ceylon report unprecedented profits amid strong demand for high quality tea. Britain, North America, and Europe show growing markets as more than 150 million dollars is invested in India’s tea industry. Over the year ending March 24 exports reached about 340,606,000 pounds valued at roughly $95,000,000.
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India
Ceylon
Great Britain
North America
Europe
Opportunities Canada can double farming population says bank head
John R. Lamb general manager of the Bank of Toronto told shareholders in Toronto that Canada offers great opportunities and can double its farming population while still having room. He added that immigration must come and will come because no other country offers greater opportunities and Canada remains the last west.
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Canada
John R. Lamb
Bank of Toronto
Toronto
Mr. Lamb
Hypnotism Used In Operations At Dorpat Hospital
Prof. A. Wannach has performed several surgical operations at Dorpat University Hospital in Lithuania using hypnosis instead of narcotics. Patients are alleged to have suffered no pain, drawing considerable attention.
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A. Wannach
Dorpat University Hospital
Lithuania
Watermelon Juice Used as Coffee Sweetener in Russia
During lean years in Russia concentrated watermelon juice served as a substitute for sugar in coffee. The practice highlights scarcity and creative adaptation in domestic life.
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Russia
Wild Game In Captivity Permits for Geese or Ducks
Government notice states a permit from the department of the interior is required to keep wild Canada geese or ducks in captivity. No charge for the permit. applicants must contact the Canadian national parks branch in Ottawa with full name address species count and location of land where birds are kept, and ownership status.
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Department of the Interior
Canadian National Parks Branch
Ottawa
New York Auto Show Marks Twenty Fifth Jubilee
The St Thomas Times Journal notes the New York annual automobile show celebrating its silver jubilee and remarks that in twenty five years motor vehicles have transformed humanity while acknowledging the risk to life mentioned by Kingston Standard.
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St. _ ‘Thomas
Economy May Be Road to Wealth Yet Few Reach Goal
The saying notes that while economy can lead to wealth, many who follow it are unable to attain the desired financial success. It reflects optimism about saving and prudence but warns of common obstacles on the path to affluence.
Alberta farm product value hits 226 million in 1924
Alberta reports total value of agricultural products at 226,449,567.70 for 1924, up from 223,814,304 in 1923. Wheat output is preliminarily 62,700,000 bushels, with higher prices offsetting similar or lower field crop production. dairy product value rose while selling value fell, keeping overall dairy value near last year.
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Alberta
Canada hog market 1924 sets record with stockyard total
Hog stocks at 3,049,600 in 1924 surpass 1923's 2,603,000 as three prairie provinces lift supply by 50 percent and Ontario and Quebec rise. While selects share edges up, preferred grades gain three percent. December sheep receipts fall 25,000 though total 1924 supplies reach 29.46 amid earlier annual totals.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Australian Owns Large Ranch
The largest ranch in the world is owned by Sir Sydney Kidman, the Australian cattle king. It spans over forty thousand square miles, roughly the size of England. Luis Terraza of Mexico holds eight million acres with about one million cattle, seven hundred thousand sheep, and one hundred thousand horses. Mrs King ranks third with a vast cattle and sheep ranch in the United States enclosed by three hundred miles of barbed wire.
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Sydney Kidman
England
Jess Yorkshire
Devon Bon
Luis Terraza
Mexico
Mrs. King
United States
Large Orders For Canadian Flour From Russia Stir Trade News
The Soviet government has placed orders totaling 1 0000 barrels of flour for immediate shipment to Russian ports. About 20,400 tons were bought in the United Kingdom, with the remaining 600,000 barrels taken in North American markets. The deals revive Russia as a grain exporter and boost Canadian mills' January exports. Payment is in gold with ample security for contracts.
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Russia
United Kingdom
New York
Great Britain
North America
Canada
Living Costs Up in End of Year 1924 Reports
The French ministry of labor releases three month cost of living data for late 1924 with wholesale price indices at 100 base. October shows 100 with 20 food items and 25 essential goods. November 114. December 107. International comparisons show Britain 144, Germany 1312 and 1285, Belgium 555 and 569, United States 157 and 158. The world’s trend remains steady, with human impact left for another tale.
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Ministry of Labor
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
United States
No fool like an old fool says age debacle
A pithy saying notes that foolish acts persist with age, yet youth bears the sharpest blunders. The quip contrasts old folly with peaking idiocy in early life, underscoring wit over years.
Best Poultry Raised Here Says Canada Sets Pace
Professor F P Kiford of the Dominion experimental farm Tan a claims Canada leads in poultry raising. He says Canada produces birds far superior to any on Earth at the fifteenth annual dinner of the Searbrooke Poultry Association during the winter show. Elford attended the second world poultry congress at Barcelona in 1926 and helped bring the third congress to Canada in 1927, contrasting English and Canadian poultry conditions.
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Canada
F P. ©. Kiford
Dominion Experimental Farm
Tana
Searbrooke Poulty Association
Elford
Barcelona
Spain
England
Record Breaker Growth in Alberta Butter and Cheese Output
Alberta's butter and cheese production for 1924 shows a near record rise though subject to revision. Creamery butter from 89 creameries totaled 21,500,000 pounds, up from 17,865,850 the previous year, aided by fourteen more creameries in operation. In cheese, output reached 1,865,605 pounds, with thirteen factories producing cheese annually.
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Alberta
St John Ambulance Units Shine In War And Peace Efforts
The St John Ambulance Association’s Winnipeg and Weston groups show high activity, with 829 cases handled by a Winnipeg unit in the last year. Weston’s cadre of 35 trained men stand ready, and railway sponsors maintain a hospital room for first aid. Members serve without pay, train weekly October to May, and monthly in summer. Dr. A W Moodry serves as chief surgeon. Weston’s corps won provincial honors, Wallace Nesbitt statuette, and Canadian Pacific Railway trophy.
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St. John Ambulance Association
Weston Chops
Pecaewe Pacific
Leta Afd
St. John Ambulance Brigade
J. Thomas Warde
Weston
Winnipeg
A. W. Moodry
Province of
Manitoba
Wallace Nesbitt
Cana- Gian Pacific Railway
Western Mars
Alberta Official Calls for More Game Reserves
Chief Benjamin Lawton urged setting aside more land as game and forest reserves in Alberta. He spoke at a Winnipeg conference convened by Canadian National Railways on fire prevention and forestry conservation, with sixty delegates in attendance led by EB Warren of the Western regions.
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Alberia
Benjamin Lawton
Bre
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Warren
tTphocrat
Canada restricts poultry imports amid disease fears
The report notes Canada bans the import of live poultry, turkeys, and fowl from New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania unless certified by the Bureau of Animal Industry. It cites concerns over European fowl pests and contagious diseases, with follow up notices from the Washington commerce department and limited German and other imports.
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Canada
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Anicel
Commerce Department
Washington
Palm yields alongside 4000 dates in new air mail entry
A single palm has produced and 4 000 dates. Air mail service has been introduced in China.
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Cina
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Almana
Indians Farm Successfully
Co. W. Rowley
Winnipes
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Enlangers Humanity
Russias
Lady Margaret Boscawen
Sthat
Weston Shops
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