The Canadian Meat Industry in 1926 Output and Centers
The industry ranks third among Dominion manufacturing sectors, with major packing plants in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver. In 1926 Canada used over 1.1 million cattle and calves, 2.5 million hogs and 550,000 sheep and lambs, with 74 plants and a capital investment above 150 million dollars. Exports go mainly to Great Britain and the United States, and products carry the Canada Approved stamp under strict government supervision.
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Canada
Ita
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Atttawa
United States
Great Britain
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Ontario
Quebec
Professor crafts unique flute family seeks platinum perfection
A Cincinnati professor notes a self made gold flute yields a rich tone unmatched by others and considers platinum to reach perfection. He explains tone improves with material density and has 711 flutes of varied materials from ivory to eagle wings.
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Cincinnati
Alberta sees boom in horse trade as Montreal buyers seek stock
Montreal buyers show demand for Alberta shipped horses and have already loaded three cars for shipment to Montreal. Prices appear satisfactory as the horse trade expands in the region.
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Alberta
Montreal
Regulation of Hog Supply and Breeding Plan
Ottawa report in the Leminion Annual Husbandman discusses regulating hog supply, noting Canada’s seasonal production and the UK market as a pattern. It suggests the average farmer could aim for two litters a year with specific breeding windows for spring and fall litters and adjusted farrow timing.
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Ottawa
Leminion
BO Rothwell
BSA
Canada
Mr. Rothwel
Dominion
Careful Speech Starts at Home and Nursery
The Christian Science Monitor laments careless pronunciation in daily talk and on streetcars. It argues poor speech stems from lack of mental discipline and early neglect of language training, urging parents to cultivate good diction through reading, patience, and exposure to fine prose to preserve the mother tongue for future generations.
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Christian Science Monitor
Canada’s Wealth Grows Tenfold Since Confederation
Canada’s national wealth is estimated at 22.6 billion dollars, averaging 2525 per person, with undeveloped resources not counted. In 1867 capital wealth was 1.5 billion, showing a fourteenfold rise in sixty years. Ontario holds about a third, Quebec a quarter, Saskatchewan an eighth.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta ranchers suffer heavy losses from storms
Ranchers in Southern Alberta report severe lamb losses up to 50 percent due to storms. Cattle and horses also face heavy losses from feed shortages, with range horses hit hardest at 25 to 40 percent in some areas.
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Alberta
Sociologist Urges Men to Grow Whiskers for Authority
A prominent sociologist argues men should grow whiskers to re assert authority. The writer opines that whiskers by a married man would grant the wife another hold on him.
Growth Of Western Prairies Grain Wealth Lifts Canada
The three prairie provinces Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba now occupy about 106 million acres with rising farm output. Last year 38.6 million acres produced field crops earning over 617 million dollars. Wheat led with 86.0 million bushels valued at about 407 million dollars from under 22 million acres. Alberta’s Peace River region captured last year’s world wheat championship. corn and sugar beets gain attention as new crops. Canada’s 1926 yields surpassed U S figures in wheat and oats, highlighting similar conditions across borders.
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Canada
Prairie
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Peace River
United States
Fisheries in Hudson Bay Could Support Industrial Use
The natural resources intelligence service reports large numbers of white whales or porpoises in Hudson and James bays. They feed on white fish and capelin and migrate up estuaries. Potential oil leather and by products exist, with destruction urged due to menace to fish stocks. The Hudson's Bay Company once fished them 150 years ago. today they are mainly dog food.
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Hudson
James Bays
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Hudson's Bay Company
Farming in B C Shows Growth in Population and Dairy Output
Hon. FE Barrow reports 22,000 farmers and 96,000 farm population in British Columbia. Farm population has doubled in ten years. Dairy production rose from 3,000,600 to 10,000,000 in value, with total farm production increasing from 31,000,000 to 65,000,000.
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British Columbia
Barrow
Senator Borah to visit England as guest of Lord Derby
The Montreal Star notes Senator Borah, a leading critic of England, has tentatively accepted Lord Derby’s invitation to visit England as his guest. The piece argues such travel will foster Anglo American friendship and reduce cross Atlantic misunderstandings, urging reciprocal English travel to the United States and parallels with East West misunderstandings in Canada.
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Borah
American Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
England
Lord Derby
United States
Senator Borah
Atlantic
America
Canada
Montreal Star
Buffaloes Shipped North To New Northern Preserve
The first consignment of 2,000 buffaloes moves from Walnowright park to the Fort Smith wood buffalo preserve. Waterways transfers will shift them from rail to river scows. 1927 shipments raise total moved to the northern preserve past 6,900, with 1,634 in 1925 and 2,011 in 1926. An aerial survey by the Dominion Government is planned soon over the roaming wood and plains buffalo range.
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Walnowright
Fort Smith
Dominion Government
Canada should fund its own naval defence says British visitor
Manitoba Free Press argues that Britain should not bear Canada’s naval costs. If Canada must self defend, Canadians must decide the issue and fund war ships themselves. British taxpayers would then see navy costs reduced accordingly. The piece urges Canada to consider the external defence burden and act without external lectures.
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Great Britain
Canada
Mary
Manitoba Free Press
Canadian Bonds Good Risk in Ottawa Address
Hon. J. A. Robb, Canada’s finance minister, told the Investment Bankers’ Association in Ottawa that Dominion of Canada bonds are a top risk. He lauded government cooperation, noted bonds over par, and praised the strong Canadian dollar and credit at home and abroad.
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Dominion of Canada
Canada
J. A. Robb
Investment Bankers’ Association
Robb
Dominion
Rotary delegates view medieval pageant in Ostend
Four thousand Rotarians attending the Rotary International conference at Ostend were entertained with a historic pageant. The show featured local towns and cities presenting symbolic giants representing key moments in Belgian history. In another note, Lake Morat in Switzerland changes its tint to deep red every ten years due to a native plant found nowhere else.
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Brussels
Rotary International
Ostend
Belgium
Morat
Switzerland
Not a Reader of Boys Says Busy Lady and Sales Line
A clipped exchange shows a busy lady rebuffing a salesman with phrases about being very busy and not interested. The dialogue evokes a humorous sales encounter and the caller's persistence. The fragment hints at a line about beautifying a plain complexion and a quick price inquiry.
Netherlands to draft world law on nationality and damages
The Netherlands will draft an international law if the League of Nations approves. The conference, likely in 1928, will address nationality, territorial waters, and state responsibility for damage to foreign persons and property. The article notes a witty exchange about marriage and advice.
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Netherlands
League of Nations
League Assembly
Canada Makes Progress in Literacy Since Confederation
Canada shows striking literacy gains since 1867 with 1925 school enrollment at 2,228,869 or about a quarter of the population. Western provinces rapid growth contrasts with eastern expansion, while foreign born Canadians still show illiteracy challenges.
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Confederation
Canada
Lake Superior
Dominion
Prince Edward Island
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Cheese Beats New Zealand in British Market Costs
Canadian cheese enjoys a cost advantage over its New Zealand rival in the British market. Manufacturing and marketing costs for Canadian cheese run about four cents per pound, roughly 15 percent less than New Zealand cheese. In London, the Canadian producer earns 83 cents per dollar of cheese value versus 66.7 cents for the New Zealand producer.
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New Zealand
London
Italian tries world flight in six seat biplane prototype
An Italian airman plans a world flight in a novel Italian built biplane carrying six to seven people. The aircraft will have four pilots rotating steering duties and each passenger in a private cabin, with the mission described as a mobile platform for commercial propaganda.
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Italy
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