Agriculture Policy urged by Dr Robertson upon return
Dr J W Robertson CMG returns to Ottawa after a Dominion tour to urge expanding agriculture after war losses. He warns high living costs stem from world food shortages, calls for increased production, continued high farm prices for two years, and government spend in education and farming. He notes Europe policies shape Canada’s wheat and markets and stresses unity, economy, and resource development.
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J. W. Robertson
Cmg
Ottawa
Dominion
Robertson
Europe
Canada
Good Roads Convention Highlights Manitoba Progress
Winnipeg hosts the Canadian Good Roads Convention as Manitoba reports doubled road work in 1919 under the Good Roads Act. The Manitoba Good Roads Association records 143 miles gravelled and over 411 miles improved, with total road and bridge outlays nearing 12.4 million dollars. The piece links rural road quality to cost of living and community life, noting drag maintenance and social benefits alongside economic gains.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Manitoba Free Press
Gas Consumption in Medicine Hat 1918 19 Totals
Gas usage in Medicine Hat over November 1918 to November 1919 totaled 2.50966 billion cubic feet. Industrial use accounted for 635.012 million cubic feet and domestic use for 1.874646 billion cubic feet.
General Sykes Flies to Paris for Wireless Aeroplane Tests
Major General Sir F K Sykes travelled to Paris with two aides by Airco aeroplane to consult with French authorities. The Marconi wireless set conducted experiments in air to ground and en route plane communication. Arriving at Le Bourget, signals linked with Croydon mid channel and Beauvais, proving value for weather and route updates.
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F. K. Sykes
K.B.E
K.C.B
C.M.G
Paris
Airco
Marconi Company
le Bourget Aerodrome
Air Ministry
Croydon
le Bourget
Beauvais
Violence and punishment in postwar crime wave
A public call denounces ongoing violent crime after war’s end and urges a return to moral standards. It argues human life must be valued again and crimes of violence punished firmly, rejecting sentimentality and demanding equal justice.
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The
London Daily Express
High Wheat Prices Fuel Land Boom in Western Canada
Land men say rising wheat prices will double farm values in western Canada and trigger record westward immigration. Settlers flock to a rising market as optimistic price and crop prospects drive the real estate business.
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Canada
West
Saskatchewan Building Boom Seen This Year
It is estimated that twenty million dollars worth of new buildings will be erected in Saskatchewan this year with Regina accounting for five million of the total.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Europe and the Drink Question
W. E. Johnston warns in Calgary interview that European nations move toward prohibition. Finland and Norway push dry policies, Sweden mostly dry, Denmark allows licensing limits, France has an active anti alcohol league, Italy seeks to limit wine taverns, Scotland eyes local dry districts, Ulster MPs largely dry, England lacks a voting mechanism but shows a growing prohibition movement.
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Albertan
Calgary
Alberta
W. E. Johnston
Europe
Johnson
Republic of Esthenia
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
France
Italy
Nitti
Czecho
Slovakia
Masaryk
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Greece
Balkans
Poland
Russia
Scotland
Ireland
Ulster
England
Timekeepers Through History Even Glass And Candles Told Time
The article traces ancient and medieval timekeeping tools from sand glasses and hour glasses to time candles and joss sticks. It notes accuracy varies with glasses, candle clocks, and Chinese joss sticks used as alarms, including a joss-stick wake up method for traveling messengers.
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Rome
Christ
England
China
Regina Fox Farm Sets New Pup Birth Record
A Regina black fox farm reports 35 pups from 9 litters, including a bee fox with 8 pups, surpassing a Winnipeg farm’s previous Western record. Farm manager says each pup is worth one thousand dollars.
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Regina
Winnipeg
Sunflower Silage Venture Forms in Prince Albert District
A new Sunflower Silage Company is headquartered in Prince Albert Saskatchewan to build silos and promote sunflower ensilage. The crop shows high yields and profits, with trials in Strathmore Edmonton and Scott Saskatchewan reporting strong tonnage per acre and improved feeder economics. Local farmers J M Paul Macdowall Swaby Colleston and others have received seed for this year, signaling a move to bolster northern stock feeding and reduce feed shortages.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Sunflower Silage Company
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Montana
Alberta
Bozeman
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Canadian Pacific Railway Lands Department
Strathmore
Scott
J. M. Paul
Macdowall
Swaby
Colleston
Hawkins Dairy Company
Nugent
Steep Creek
M. R. Cowell
Boyd Ranch
Red Deer Hill
North
Darkest phase of life in Egypt women serfdom says MP
Mr G N Barnes M P reports from his Egypt Palestine tour that Egyptian women live as serfs in hovels and fields, dependent on men and viewed as beasts of burden. He cites widespread male dominance and urges universal education for Egypts people. He also says Jews should be allowed to return to Palestine without force or harming Arab sensitivities.
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G. N. Barnes
M.P
Browning Settlement Brotherhood
Egypt
Palestine
Mr. Barnes
Effendi
Barnes
Last Report on Great War Memorandum on Demobilization
Memorandum number 6 from the Department of Militia and Defence covers war and demobilization activities from November 1, 1918, to October 31, 1919. Tabled in the House by Hon. Hugh Guthrie, it completes the tabled memoranda on the European war.
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Department of Militia and Defence
Hugh Guthrie
Death as Punishment for House Breaking in Siam
A Siamese legal notice outlines death as the penalty for house breaking. The article discusses how authorities enforce capital punishment for this crime, reflecting harsh penal practices of the period.
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Siam
Farm Women Deserve Recognition As Nation’s Key Workers
A North American article asserts farm wives perform critical labor unseen in official counts. It cites a 30 year household workload valued at thousands, from meals to care of children, arguing farm women are major wealth producers but remain unpaid and unrecognized.
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America
Merchants Struggle With Paper Bag Shortage
Ottawa reports a severe paper shortage causing fulfillment delays for wrapping paper bags and boxes. The Continental Bag and Paper Co. says it is 60 to 70 million bags behind and tied up for want of white paper, risking stockouts for grocers and other merchants.
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Ottawa
Continental Bag and Paper Co., Ltd
Plan for Canadian Protestant Church at Vimy Ridge
A proposed $500,000 Protestant church memorial to Canadian soldiers at Vimy Ridge is being developed in Montreal. A Montreal Protestant delegation asked General Currie for approval and support, noting Lens church destruction and urging Canada to fund a new church at the famed battlefield.
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Vimy Ridge
Montreal
Currie
Lens
Canada
Battle Ground
Land Seekers to Move West Based on Inquiries
American Land Settlers reports that about 40,000 land seekers will visit western lands in the next three months, with 35,000 expected to settle. An invasion of 10,000 monthly is projected for May through August from current inquiries and excursion plans.
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United States
It Is Unlucky to Find a Black Cat in the Pantry
A short proverb notes misfortune when arriving home hungry and encountering a black cat in the pantry, reflecting superstition about pets and hunger.
Changed Aspects Of An Old Friend
The piece argues that the dollar has fallen in value, trading at about fifty cents of its former worth. It urges recognizing the inflated dollar's true value, postponing needs, and using it to settle debt from the prewar period to preserve some purchasing power.
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Life
New York
Ex-Kaiser Missed His Vocation Tailor Career Draws Laughter
William Hohenzollern former emperor of Germany is attempting tailoring in Amsterdam according to a Central News dispatch. A trade paper notes he excels at the job and laments that, after his notoriety as emperor, his fame might have been greater as a tailor.
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William Hohenzollern
Germany
Amsterdam
William
Western wool crop by province last year
The wool crop for the western provinces is listed as Manitoba 300000 pounds Saskatchewan 800000 pounds Alberta 2120000 pounds and British Columbia 200000 pounds.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
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Medicine Hat
Sykes
Regina Fox Farm
Philadelphia
Phoebe V. Warner
Banker-Farmer
Plan
Vimy
Kaiser
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