British Cattle Embargo Protects British Interests Says Report
The Royal Commission on the Importation of Store Cattle Into Great Britain has published its findings. It regards Canadian cattle admission as a protection of British interests, noting potential meat price benefits, livestock recovery postwar, milk supply, and limited disease risk, while warning of possible hardship for Highlands crofters and Irish farmers. The commission also discusses sheep admits and bans, with Canada able to supply over 20 000 cattle annually.
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Royal Commission
Great Britain
Meels
United Kingdom
Seattle
Britain
Highlands
Ireland
Canada
Progress of Civilization From Horseless Buggies to Cars
A Woodstock Sentinel Review reflection notes that twenty years ago Toronto saw the first motor car a one cylinder buggy capable of eighteen miles per hour. The piece contrasts early vehicles with modern high power cars arguing progress may be slower than perceived and street danger remains a concern.
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Toronto
Woodstock
Arctic Expedition Ahead Of Schedule On Bowdoin
Donald B. MacMillan led the Bowdoin expedition into Hudson Bay on August 1 at Lat 64N Lon 76W. The crew planned to traverse Fury and Hecla Straits within ten days and warned home will be April or May if no news arrives. The six crew members reported they are well and confident in their plans. A census note adds seven of ten centenarians in the British Isles are women.
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Schower
MacMillan
British Isles
Centenarian Isaac Lamb Shoots Down Time
Isaac Lamb aged 103 at Ash Surrey recalls shaving himself and watching airplanes from his garden. He boasts keen sight to tell aircraft types and says chewing tobacco preserved his teeth, showing a Brazil nut he bit with his teeth.
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England
Isaac Lamb
Ash
Surrey
Lamb
Commissioner Hazen Appointed To Investigate War Loss Claims
Sir Douglas Hazen chief justice of New Brunswick appointed commissioner to examine claims of residents in Canada who suffered loss of life and property due to enemy illegal warfare. He will also assess damages from breaches of contracts blocked by the statutory list of neutral-country parties.
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Douglas Hazen
New Brunswick
Canada
Indian Rulers Entertain Royalty at Baroda
The Prince of Wales enjoys unprecedented opulence as guest of the Gaekwar of Baroda. Baroda’s ruler, among India's wealthiest, showcases lavish splendor with millions in annual income. He and other native rulers host the heir to the British throne, highlighting royal pomp unseen by many monarchs today.
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Prince of Wales
Gaekwar
Baroda
Bus Passes Cash Bag to Lost Property Office
A Faris omnibus conductor reported finding a black satchel containing 55000 dollars on the seat one morning. The bank messenger had forgotten it, and the driver turned the parcel over to the lost property office where it awaited reclamation among umbrellas and gloves.
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Faris
Germans face foreign raids on 1921 wine output
Foreign buyers chiefly French Belgians and Hollanders have nearly bought the German wine output of 1921 taking advantage of the weak mark. Domestic consumers lament the loss, fearing little wine will remain for locals. Prussia acts to curb exports and force higher prices to protect the 1921 crop.
Remarkable potato yield at Marcelin Saskatchewan reaches 858 bushels per acre
E Kuntze's plot at Marcelin Saskatchewan produced 858 bushels per acre this year, surpassing government experimental stations and continuing a four year trend of rising yields. From 1919 to date the yearly outputs were 428, 640, and 858 bushels, with expectations of potentially hitting a thousand bushels per acre.
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E. Kuntze
Marcelin
Saskatcehwan
Mr Kuntze
Advertising An Unseen Force Dramatic Analogy
Ernest G Hastings of the Dry Goods Economist recounts a parable where an advertising man and a merchant compare advertising to wind. The exchange shows how unseen influence yields visible outcomes, much like a hat blown off by the wind and later seen rolling down the street.
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Ernest G Hastings
Dry Goods Economist
Saskatchewan Co-Operative Elevator profits report
The annual meeting of the Saskatchewan Co-Operative Elevator Company reports profits of 279,413 dollars for the year and that its Commission Department handled 27,125,418 bushels of grain.
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Saskatchewan Co-Operative Elevator Company
Commission Department
Canada Controls 38 U. S. Rail Lines, Clark States
W. L. Clark of the Pacific Steamship Company told the United States Shipping Board that Canada controls or influences thirty eight U S railroad lines. He urged spending at home to aid local merchants and towns.
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W. L. Clark
Pacific Steamship Company
United States Shipping Board
United States
Canada
Direction Finder Saves Ship From Virgin Rocks
The SS Lord Antrim barely escaped a disaster off Newfoundland thanks to its direction finder. Captain Jarvis reported a terrifying gale near Mont Royal with the vessel helplessly adrift until wireless stations provided bearings that steered the freighter away from the Virgin Rocks at high speed.
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Lord Antrim
Montreal
Virgin Rocks
Newfoundland
Jarvis
Speckled trout possibility spreads to Northern Manitoba
Northern Ontario speckled trout may have a rival in Northern Manitoba as authentic fish from the Nipigon River are reportedly caught at Kettle Rapids on the Nelson River. Advocates discuss stocking Clearwater and similar lakes to attract sport anglers, with locals noting good size and abundance and asserting the fish are the same as Ontario varieties.
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Ontario
Manitoba
Nipigon River
Kettle
Nelson River
Hudson's Bay
Noiseless Room Made For Sound Research At Utrecht University
The University of Utrecht physiologic institute houses a seven and a half foot square room claimed to be absolutely noiseless to exterior sounds. Located on the top storey, the inner chamber uses layered walls floors and ceilings with air spaces and sound deadening materials. Ventilated and sunlit, it is used to study sound phenomena with some sounds produced inside and others conveyed through a copper tube.
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Physiological Institute
University of Utrecht
Hungarian Extraction and a Lawyer’s Earned Fame
A Pennsylvania lawyer argued for a Hungarian client and impressed with knowledge of Hungary. The judge quips that the lawyer cannot be Hungarian, to which the reply notes money earned from Hungarians. The judge then suggests calling him Hungarian by extraction. The piece ends with a reflection that popularity often stems from being unaware of it.
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Pennsylvania
Hungary
Better Methods Sought to Improve Western Wool Grade
Western Canada wool from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, graded by Dominion Government graders, has fallen in quality and price compared with other provinces and Eastern Canada. A 1920 audit found two main faults burrs and seedy matter including chaff from feeding near straw, and a conference recommended breeding, feeding, and handling changes to reduce these faults, such as housing feed stacks, slant racks, and selective breeding for dense fleece.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
Departments of Agriculture
Regina
War mascot Diamond the cat dies after wartime service
The French press honors Diamond a cat that attached itself to French soldiers near Amiens. It roamed the lines daily amid entanglements toward the German front trench. To protect it, cigarettes were tied around its neck with a plea for mercy. Diamond, a war veteran, was sent to an animal home and died there under Countess Yurkevich’s care.
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Diamond
Amiens
Pollus
Yurkevich
Neuily
Breaking Up Stone Walls of Samoa
Ancient stone walls in Samoa are being broken for road metal. They formed great enclosures built with arduous labor, likely 600 to 700 years old. Once used to imprison captives from nearby islands, they recall eras of cannibalism which ended about 150 years ago.
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Samoa
Trapping Season Promising in Northern Saskatchewan
Reports to the chief game guardian forecast a splendid trapping season in the north. More licenses are issued than last year, musk rats are increasing after wartime depletion, foxes should provide good trapping, but beaver catches are expected to be small.
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Saskatchewan
National Dairy Council Meeting Set at Fort Garry
The annual meeting will be held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg on Monday and Tuesday January 30th and 31st 1922. Important business will be brought before the meeting and several persons will deliver addresses on dairy subjects.
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National Dairy Council
Fort Garry Hotel
Winnipeg
Red Jacket Mine Shaft Depth Surpasses Eiffel Tower Measure
A Northern Michigan mine shaft in the Red Jacket copper mine is described as deeper than five Eiffel towers stacked. The report notes a removal of about 1.5 million cubic feet of material during sinking the shaft.
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Red Jacket
Michigan
Arctic Ice Company Plans 200 Ton Daily Plant
The Arctic Ice Company of Winnipeg with a capital of one million dollars will erect a plant to manufacture artificial ice with a capacity of 200 tons daily, in addition to its natural ice harvest.
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Arctic Ice Company
Winnipeg
Otheir
Prince of Wales Leads Spear Hunt Against Boars
The Prince of Wales organized a boar hunt with five teams of four spears each and many women in attendance. Several large boars were sighted and the prince secured his first kill by a mounted thrust at a vital spot.
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Prince of Wales
How Blue Danube Waltz Was Written
The famous waltz came to Johann Strauss while strolling with his wife. With no paper handy he wrote it on Frau Strauss’s white linen collar because his own linen was limp colored calico.
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Johann Strauss
Frau Strauss
Martyrdom Concept Cited Amid Sweeping Attire Critique
A columnist argues the idea of a martyr centers on a man who wears a simple shirt, suggesting plain dress signals steadfastness. The piece critiques flashy slogans and calls for humility in public displays of sacrifice.
Bridget Flaherty Loses Recommendation at Sea
Bridget Flaherty left Ireland with a fine letter of recommendation that was swept away at sea. Unable to secure work, she sought help from a friend who drafted a new note stating Bridget had a good reputation when she left Ireland but lost it on the voyage.
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Bridget
Ireland
Bridget Flaherty
Vindicate the Law Emphatic Viceroy Promises Full Protection
Lord Reading declares the government will use full strength to vindicate law and preserve order. He vows maximum protection for law abiding citizens as unrest prompts decisive action. Attached to the Salvation Army to Yendon is a deaf and dumb corps.
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Reuter
Delhi
Lord Reading
India
Salvation Army
Yendon
Deaf and Dumb Corps
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William Lyon MacKenzie King
Dominion Liberal Party
Honest Paris
Marcelin Farmer
U.S
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T. A. Crerar
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Fai
Prince
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