Fishing Industry Grows in Prairie Provinces
The article notes exceptional winter activity in Prairie lake fisheries with high production and heavy shipments of whitefish and other fish to New York Chicago Buffalo and other U S centers. Saskatchewan expands inland fisheries and hatcheries distributed fish to fifty four lakes, while Alberta and Manitoba see improved processing and marketing potential.
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Prairie
Prairies
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
United States
Lesser Slave Lake
Alberta
Canada
Buffalo Lake
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Fort Qr
Appelle Lakes
Saskatchewen
Minneapolis
Middle West
Wheat Exports Decline In Four Month Period
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics bulletin shows Canadian wheat exports fell sharply over the four months ended November 1924 to 59,522,363 bushels from 109,986,042 bushels a year earlier. November exports dropped to 26,982,261 bushels from 64,196,963. Wheat flour exports rose slightly to over 23,000 barrels, up from 19,260,611 last year, while barley oats and rye increased.
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Plos
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Merchant Marine to Link Europe Ports via Los Angeles
A new Canadian Merchant Marine service will provide direct connections to European ports via Los Angeles and London. The Vancouver schedule begins with the Canadian Importer sailing a cargo of lumber canned salmon grain and general commodities. The SS Canadian Pioneer will sail from Antwerp to Vancouver inaugurating the service from that end.
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Europe
Los Angeles
London
Vancouver
Lnporter
Antwerp
Travel Fish Price Surge Reported in Ottawa Market
The Monteval Gazette notes Atlantic coast travel fish fetches five times fishermen's earnings in Ottawa. The remark suggests a broadening effect of travel on markets, highlighting how distant buyers pay premium.
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Atlantic
Ottawa
Monteval Gazette
No Attraction For Him Nurse
A playful exchange about a nurse and a dentist plan reveals awkward banter with a hint of romantic tension. The line features Bobbie and a humorous crown scenario, suggesting lighthearted domestic humor from an archival snippet.
Trans Atlantic Dirigible Mail Service Proposed
Rear Admiral Moffett and Brigadier General Mitchell urged civilian aviation progress and a trans Atlantic mail service by dirigible as a leading future air transport venture. Edwin H Duff warned Congress that the La Follette Seamen's Act threatens Great Lakes shipping, causing U S operators to switch to Canadian registration to remain in business.
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United States
Congress
Wm. A. Moffett
Naval Bureau
Aeronactics
Wm. E. Mitchell
Uve Army Air Service
Moffett
Dirig
Edwin H. Duff
Inland Water Lines Asociation
Great Lakes
Commerce
May Ship Grain West Feasibility backs Manitoba wheat export
Col. G. H. Kirkpatrick, chairman of the Vancouver Harbor Board, says winter Manitoba wheat shipments to Vancouver are feasible. He notes Saskatchewan grain already moves coastward after lake navigation closes and expects a market for lower grades later, with Vancouver elevators nearing six million bushels capacity.
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Manitoba
Vancouver
Col
G. H. Kirkpatrick
Vancouver Harbor Board
Winnipeg
Saskatchwan
Lake Navigation
Col Kirkpatrick
Alberta’s Postwar Recovery Despite Uneasy Acreage Shifts
Alberta shows solid 1921 performance despite acreage removed from the crop. A Calgary banker says Alberta is in better shape than any year since the war. Factors include last year’s crop, this year’s crop, and a big rise in dairying with butter production near 20 million pounds, four million shipped out of Canada.
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Alberta
Calgary
Canada
Fuel From Coal Tar Boosts Power and Cuts Cost
Exhaustive tests by the Vincennes artillery laboratories support claims for a motor fuel from debenzalized coal tar. In heavy trucks and tractors it delivers greater power than gasoline with better mileage, and costs only one tenth as much as gasoline according to Le Matin.
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Vincennes
le Matin
Profit in Eggs for Ontario Co operative Members
The United Farmers of Ontario Co operative Company announces an extra profit of about ten cents per dozen on eggs. About 250,000 dozen eggs were handled and after expenses there will be between $20,600 and $25,000 returned to the producers.
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United Farmers’ of Ontario Co-operative Company
Alberta Poultry Experiment Ships Birds to New York
Experiments in shipping live poultry from Alberta to the New York market are under way. A carload of 3,450 birds left Viking for New York. If profitable, the program could accelerate Alberta's rapid poultry development.
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Alberta
New York
Viking
Turks Have Pipe Craze Sweeps Constantinople
The pipe craze has swept Turkey with pipe sales in Constantinople rising about 300 percent over the past four years. The smoking fad has become the most popular form of enjoyment almost overnight, and no clear explanation for the phenomenon is given.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Railroads Abandoned Across United States Reach 2500 Miles
Within eight years the United States has seen 2500 miles of railroad abandoned marking a substantial reduction in rail infrastructure. The note highlights a nationwide trend and implications for transportation and regional development.
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United States
Western Flax Straw Experiment Covers Prairie to Scotland
The Canadian trade commissioner in Glasgow reports plans with the Saskatchewan Government to ship prairie flax straw to Scotland for a new mechanical process to separate fibres. Scotland and Ireland import vast fibre quantities annually, with Ontario contributing a small amount. Successful use of western straw would boost prairie flax grower income and recalls farmer debts to scientific investigators.
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Glasgow
Saskatchewan
Scotland
Ireland
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Regina
Canada Promotes Winter Sports To International Visitors
Canadas winter sports shift from mystery to attraction as officials urge accurate portrayal of bovine tuberculosis policies and private breeders defend tuberculine testing outcomes. Canada hosts more international visitors in summer and increasingly invites outsiders to experience winter revelry through centralized carnivals and seasonal events.
Grading Livestock and Products Sees Broad Support
Ottawa chief J. M McCullum said in Winnipeg that grading live stock and agricultural products by uniform type weight and quality is a key economic factor. He cited success with British Columbia apples Saskatchewan butter Danish bacon and New Zealand cheese treated under standardized grades.
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J. M McCullum
Ottawa
Winnipeg
MecCullum
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Zealand
King Endeavors To Avoid Unemployment on Royal Estates
The king seeks winter work for men on his Sandringham Balmoral and Windsor estates to blunt agricultural unemployment. He emphasizes projects need not be immediately profitable as long as they provide jobs. He pays standard taxes like other landowners. only Windsor is crown property and tax exempt.
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Sandringham
Balmoral
Windsor
Midwestern plan for American Agricultural Society Building
Former Illinois governor Frank O Lowden leads a Midwest group proposing a world temple of agriculture in Chicago. The complex would include the largest building, a radio tower rivaling Paris Fiffel Tower, a 60000 seat convention hall, and a 3500 room hotel at about 30000000 dollars. Associated with the effort are William Wrigley Jr and Robert M Stewart.
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Fifiel
Paris
Frank O Lowden
Ilinois
American Agricultural Society
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
Lowden
Wm. Wrigley, Jr
Robert M. Stewart
Lawrence Whiting
World trade shifts from Atlantic to Pacific says judge
Mr Justice M A Mac Donald of the British Columbia Court of Appeal told Moose Jaw Canadian Club that western Canada is the gateway for Orient trade. He noted three fifths of the world population lives near the Pacific and predicted a coming boom in shipping and manufacturing surpassing prior eras. Vancouver’s grain exports signal a broader shift in global trade patterns.
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Atlantic
Pacific
M. A. MacDonald
British Columbia Court of Appeal
Moose Jaw Canadian Club
Canada
Orient
China
Japan
MacDonald
Vancouver
Prairies
Makes His Own Calendar By Richard Bogg
Richard Bogg rejects the Roman calendar and creates a personal system with 10 hour days 16 day weeks and 10 week months He states he does not observe the Sabbath and follows a distinct time structure.
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Richard Bogg
London’s Pre Great Fire Wooden Houses Still Standing
In London, numerous wooden houses remain from before the Great Fire of 1666, illustrating how the city retained timber-framed structures long after the blaze.
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London
Market for BC canned whale meat grows in West Africa
The London Board of Trade Journal notes British Columbia canned whale meat found strong demand in West Africa. Whale steaks are described as a popular viand in Liberia and the Congo settlements after oil extraction.
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West Africa
London Board of Trade Journal
British Columbia
Liberia
Congo
Major General Lessard on protecting sea lanes at Montreal
Major General F L Lessard told business leaders in Montreal that a nation claiming independence within the Empire should safeguard long sea lanes. He cited exports totaling about 1.25 billion and urged stronger naval protection.
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F. L. Lessard
Navy League
Montreal
Thebes Unearths Harp and Flute Depictions in Monuments
Monuments recently unearthed at Thebes and in the Nile valley feature carvings and reliefs showing harps and flutes. Experts identify musical instruments in ancient Egyptian art, shedding light on cultural practices and ceremonial life.
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Thebes
Upper Valley of the
Nile
English mason Joseph Aspdin invents Portland cement
Joseph Aspdin an English stone mason develops Portland cement and claims the invention about one year ago.
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Joseph Aspdin
Wheat Shortage and Prices To Rise Beyond 1926
The August 1 1925 carry over estimates show even with more wheat sown in 1925 the world stock will be exhausted before next year’s harvest. Autumn 1925 will see strong demand for wheat and likely profitable prices for growers, a prospect felt in Canada as a major exporter and already stimulating general business. Toronto Globe.
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Canada
Toronto
Giobe
The Wealth of a Nation
London Times argues farming has been neglected as the Cinderella of industry and links national security to home-grown food supply, warning that arable decay fuels unemployment during emergencies.
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London Times
Britain an Inspiration Address Ottawa Club
Otto H W Kahn, American banker and philanthropist, told the Canadian Club of Ottawa that since the war England has shown nothing but economic heroism. He said the country has inspired other European nations and is about to reap her reward.
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Ottawa
Otto HW Kahn
England
Europe
Food For Thought Amid Urgent Editor Call
A frantic caller demanded the editor at a newspaper office. The office boy said the editor was out taking flowers to a man who visited yesterday. The saying: a man too busy to care for health is too busy to tend his tools.
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George Eastman
Kodak King
Eastman
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