Gratifying Growth Under British Assisted Settlement Plan
The Canadian Government’s Overseas Settlement Act aided 3000 British families to farm in Canada starting 1925. About 500 families, nearly 2,500 people, arrived in 1925. 85 percent reported happiness with farm life and progress. Some families left but most adapted, with early prize dairy successes noted in British Columbia.
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Canada
Dominion
British Isles
British Columbia
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Cardinal O Connell Questions Munsey Will Diverted
The Ottawa Journal notes the Poor Forgotten Cardinal O Connell of Boston believes Frank Munsey may have left part of his fortune to the poor rather than endowing an art gallery. It argues many would agree and warns of starving mouths hindering art appreciation.
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Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Frank Munsey
Ottawa Journal
A Clever Fool and a Woman's Pie
A witty aphorism notes that genius can turn failure into success while a fool may still fail yet appear brilliant. It adds a humorous claim about a woman baking any object into a pie, highlighting playful paradoxes about talent and practicality.
Milk and Bran in Diets for Better Health
Diet experts urge more milk to boost lime intake and overall vigor plus a varied menu of greens fruits cereals and bran. Dr. D Bresee Jones cites bran rich cereals as valuable including high quality bran proteins and good digestibility for humans despite common views to the contrary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Bresee Jones
United States Department of Agriculture
Conditions for Fine Flavored Cream in Bulletin No 5
Dominion agriculture chief outlines essential practices for fine flavored cream. Emphasizes absolute cleanliness, pure water and food, cows with salt access, and clean utensils. Recommends rinsing dairy ware, hot washing with soda, sun drying, and use of new cheese cloth or modern strainers to avoid off flavors.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
W. F. Jones
Division of Dairy Manufactures
Mr. Jones
European Fish Farming Stagnant in Great Britain
The article notes Britain remains nearly the only European country with minimal fish farming. It cites German behind the war in eel production, sourcing elvers from England, especially the Severn Estuary, with seventeen million fry exported over four years. It highlights a leading eel farm in Denmark on Zealand with a five hundred acre artificial freshwater stock, saltwater pumps, and a freshwater outflow to attract elvers.
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Great Britain
Germany
England
Eoney
Severn
Neilsen
Zealand
Disease of Modern Life and Child Naughtiness
Dr. J. A. Hadfield told women sanitary inspectors in London that the disease of civilized life is the naughtiness of children. He noted his father lived thirty years in the South Sea Islands without hearing quarrels among native children. The talk warned against unnecessary expenses and quack remedies while joking about Cupid and marriage.
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J. A. Hadfield
London
South Sea Islands
Manitoba Thron e Speech Outlines Aid to Agriculture and Industry
The throne speech in Manitoba’s 17th Legislature outlines special aid to agriculture, land settlement surveys, and use of wheat board surplus for farm marketing. It also pledges local government boards, northern mineral rail facilities, and applying the Dominion Industrial Disputes Act to provincial disputes. Aimed at improving business outlook and curtailing horse racing season.
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Manitoba
Rikers
Canadian Wheat Board
Throne
Pupwood
Wolfe Prophecy on Canada's Future by General Wolfe in 1758
A letter from General Wolfe to his mother, dated Louisbourg August 11 1758, asserts Canada will become a vast empire of power and learning with emigrants aiding its growth while noting England’s role. The piece also recalls John presenting kittens to a visitor and his mother warning gentleness.
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Canada
General Wolfe
Louisbourg
England
Mr. Wolfe-Alyward
The
London Times
John
Shrinkage of Cattle Enroute Shipping Report
The 1924 records of Lethbridge experimental station show fat cattle lose weight en route. Short-keeps from Lethbridge to Moose Jaw Winnipeg and Montreal drop 29 3.3 percent 6.7 percent respectively. feeders lose 22 2.2 5.4 percent. Ocean transport shows lighter losses. England sales incur higher weight losses despite Canada farm price adjustments.
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W. H. Fairfield
Lethbridge
Alta
Dominion Experimental Station
Hie
Moose Jaw
Winnipeg
Montreal
England
Fairfield
Canada
Beekeeping Proves Profitable In Manitoba Farms
Manitoba experts report honey profits from small operations. Two men worked two days a week last summer, earning about 4000 dollars from their hives. Mary Shore of Morden produced 960 pounds of surplus honey from three hives, selling at 17 cents per pound. Elliott sisters of Coulter, students at Manitoba Agricultural College, yielded 2020 pounds from six hives at 18 cents a pound. The young farm girls show beekeeping is a viable side line with spare time.
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Manitoba
Mary Shore
Morden
Elliott
Coulter
Manitoba Agricultural College
Carrying Your Hotel With You On a Grand World Cruise
A fantasy of luxury travel becomes reality aboard the Empress of France. The ship sails from Southampton on January 26 to New York, then departs February 9 for a seventy eight day Mediterranean cruise visiting Lisbon Cadiz Gibraltar Algiers Athens Constantinople Alexandria Beyrout Haifa Venice Naples and other legendary ports.
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London
Paris
Southampton
New York
Lisbon
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Algiers
Athens
Constantinople
Alexandria
Beyrout
Haifa
Palestine
Venice
Naples
Mediterranean
Weight of the World's Thinking Shifts Toward Peace Hope
A newsletter note from Oslo reports Norway tearing down border fortresses and trimming its military budget as Europe moves toward peace. The author cites a global shift in thinking, praising demilitarization and the lack of forts along the Canada United States boundary as hopeful signs for humanity's intellect and future.
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Europe
Canada
United States
Puluth
Prairie forage crop seed cars to tour western provinces
Canadian Pacific plans February to April exhibitions across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba with forage crop seed cars and agricultural lecturers. Cars start February 1 at Manyberries Alberta and Moorehead Saskatchewan hitting Empress Outlook Rosetown Saskatoon and Regina routes. Percy Reed appointed to west position after E T Love resignation as national dairy council assistant secretary.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific
Alberta
Manyberries
Stirling
Taber
Maple Creek
Bassano-Jenner
Empress
Saskatchewan
Moore Jaw
Outlook
Rosetown
Macklin
Wilkie
Saskatoon
Colongay
Regina
Lanigan
Melfort
Tuffnell-Tisdale
Manitoba
Arcriculture
Percy Reed
E. T. Love
National Dairy Council
West
L. A. Gibson
D'Arcy Scott
Mr. Reed
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries
How Mayfair Was Named and Its Historical Fair Practice
Mayfair, a fashionable London district, earned its name from the annual Mayfair fair once held there. The fair began in 1708, was revived later, and continued on the site until its final abolition in 1764. The Duke of York, second son of the King, has recently taken residence in the area.
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Mayfair
Duke of York
False Judge Dramatic Courtroom Exchange Captured
A courtroom fragment shows a judge questioning a defendant about damage to hair and a woman replying she was not present when the incident occurred. The exchange hints at a disputed assault or injury and the mood of the proceedings.
Difficult to Stop a Habit You Don’t Want
A brief note reflects on the challenge of resisting unwanted habits and the surprise at how simple the path to giving in can seem. It notes the pull of repeated actions and the complexity of self discipline in everyday life.
Canadian Ten-Bird Pen Wins World Championship in 1925
In British Columbia at Agassiz the Dominion experimental farm hosted the Canadian national egg laying rules contest. The championship pen owned by J H Mafford and Son laid 2 863 eggs in 364 days. The top single bird from the farm tallied 332 eggs, Farrington Bros 331, with Canada logging 19 birds above 300 eggs.
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British Columbia
Dominion Experimental Farm
Agassiz
B.C
J. H. Mafford and Son
Milner
Farrington Bros
Central Park
Canada
Central Experimental
Boost Fruit Industry Through Advertising says Dominion official
G E McIntosh Dominion fruit commissioner told the annual British Columbia Fruit Growers Association convention that apple consumption in Canada has fallen to less than half an apple a day while overall fruit consumption rises due to advertising. He noted 200000 acres of fruit orchards valued at 120000000 dollars and urged Canadians to better themselves, saying the industry is healthier than in years and improving by eliminating careless growers and poor fruit.
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Japan
Tennig Yin
Canada
G. E. McIntosh
Dominion Fruit Commissioner
Ottawa
British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association
MclIntosh
Dominion
McIntosh
Royal Academy Seeks Clue to Van Eyck Color Permanence
The British Royal Academy investigates a historic riddle about how the fifteenth century Van Eyck brothers achieved enduring color in their paintings. The works remain among the world’s rare and the colors still vivid, according to experts.
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British Royal Academy
van Eyck Brothers
Dish debate ends in clash of cooks in mistaken kitchen banter
A comedic exchange shows Mistress and Bridget clashing over recipe ideas. One asserts that their approaches differ so much that one must be a crazy cook, highlighting a humorous household dispute about dish preparation.
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Bridget
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