Western Canada’s Rise as World Wheat and Cereal Leader
The article extols Western Canada as a premier wheat region with ten years of top world honors. It highlights provincial dominance in oats and barley at major expositions from 1916 to 1920, led by Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan, noting record yields and a vast, still undeveloped agricultural future.
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Western
Canada
West
Western Plains
Chicago
Colorado
J.C. Hill & Sons
Lloydminster
Alta
Fl Paso
Texas
Alberta
Peoria
Ilinois
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Kansas City
J. C. Lucas
Cayley
Prairie Provinces
Lethbridge
Tulsa
Oklo
Wichita
Mechanical Flies Teach Health Lessons In Public Education
Officials from the Bureau of Public Health introduce mechanical flies to illustrate how house flies gather germs and transfer them to people. The device demonstrates infection spread and emphasizes precautions to reduce contamination and disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Health
Awarding Contract For Large Ditch Earth Removal
The awarding of a contract for removing 6,000,000 cubic yards of earth from fifty miles of ditch of the Lethbridge Northern irrigation district is announced. Completion will bring 105,267 acres of settled country under irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District
French See German Menace in Air
General Hirschauer, once Air Commissioner for France, argues Germany aims to expand its air power and production. He urges France to keep its air forces active, deepen commercial aviation, mobilize military aviation, and centralize finances for defense while denying Germany artistic facilities.
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Hirschauer
France
Germany
Rhine
Organ grinder’s street ploy earns Mascagni’s attention
An advertising artist notes a clever organ grinder who played outside Mascagni’s home. The composer, amused, seized the organ handle and sped the tune, then greeted the musician. The next day the organ bore a placard declaring the man a pupil of Mascagni.
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Mascagni
Sheep Raising At Fort Vermilion
W. J. Stark of the Alberta Provincial Sheep Breeders Association reports a letter from W. H. Russell of Peace River about his Fort Vermilion flock. He notes shipping by scow last fall, winter losses limited to two of 108, February lambs weighing forty pounds on May 15, and no trouble with wild animals since settling in.
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W. J. Stark
Alberta Provincial Sheep Breeders’ Association
W. H. Russell
Peace River
Fort Vermillion
Association
Mr. Russell
Russell
Bishop Confronts Parson Clinging to Lamp Post
A London Tit-Bits item recalls a bishop discovering a parishioner clinging to a lamp post in drunken distress. The bishop laments, while the man, regaining voice, asks for true repentance and jokes that he forgives the bishop if he is truly sorry.
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Wilkins
London
Mere Matter of Form Clancy
A humorous exchange about hiring a first class attorney for Clancy’s wife, with playful Irish banter and a snappy dig at appearances. The Boston Transcript notes the quip as a light, framed joke in a casual column.
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Clancy
Local shoppers urged to support town merchants
Residents are urged to spend money at home to boost the local economy and help town merchants. The appeal emphasizes supporting nearby businesses to strengthen community services and jobs.
People of India Offer Human Sacrifices
A government report details a riot in Sirichir village Rajputama agency triggered by Charays resisting revenue payments. Seven people were killed and ten wounded as villagers reportedly burned an old woman on a pyre while sepoys attempted a rescue, drawing weapons from the crowd.
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Sirichir
Rajputama
First ripe strawberries picked on Vancouver Island
May 26 marked the first harvest of ripe strawberries at Gordon Head Vancouver Island. May rainfall was above average aiding the berry crop. Overall fruit setting was exceptional and fruit uniform. raspberries, tomatoes and other truck crops show good prospects though acreage is smaller. Pears drop heavily in some orchards but overall crops look solid. Apricots size well. sweet cherries light. Penticton Dog Lake and Summerland report fair to good cherries peaches and apples set well.
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Gordon Head
Vancouver Island
Okanagan
Keremeos
Kaledon
Penticton
Dog Lake
Edison predicts self fueling cars with on board stills
Charles Edison, son of Thomas A Edison, told Boston that autos will carry individual distilleries to produce fuel on the move. He said a car could produce enough fuel from petroleum and other ingredients to run itself and cover maintenance, by using heat and motion of the motor to operate the still.
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Charles Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Boston
Why He Wouldn't Obey Orders
An Irish hod carrier named Pat refused to descend from a skyscraper under construction. When asked how to come down he replied that he did not know the way and that he came up head first, keeping his humor despite danger.
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Pat
Australia Prefers Controlled Immigration, Premier Hughes Says
Premier Hughes of Australia states the commonwealth faces a world low mood and must prevent a difficult labour situation. He is not prepared to encourage a larger number of immigrants than Australia can absorb, stressing the need for managed intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hughes
Australia
Commonwealth
Potatoes Shipped From Alberta Across Province
Evidence of Alberta agriculture shows 120,504 carloads of potatoes shipped from various points in the province in the period cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Students from China arrive in Victoria to study railroading
A party of university students from China recently arrived at Victoria Canada to study modern methods of railroad management and learn Canadian practices in railway operations and administration.
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Canada
China
Victoria
Co operative Shipping Has Advantages
The article explains how cooperative shipping lets distant stock growers market cattle hogs and sheep at full market value by joining with neighbors to form carloads. Multiple associations on the same line enable quicker rail transport with special stock trains, often with the local association manager accompanying the shipment.
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Co-Operative Shipping Association
Sir John Eaton Hosts Veterans at Ardwold Residence
Five hundred disabled veterans and nurses from Toronto hospitals were entertained by Sir John Eaton at Ardwold. Eaton stores managers organized transport and a sports program, with a veteran over ninety winning the veterans race. A second visit was promised before summer.
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Toronto
Sir John Eaton
Ardwold
Eaton Stores
Sir John
Forage Crop Competitions Begin Across Saskatchewan
Following a Better Farming Commission directive, Saskatchewan starts cooperative experiments in growing forage crops this year. The events run under the Agricultural Societies, with support from the Provincial College of Agriculture Extension and Field Husbandry, inviting farmers provincewide to join practical demonstrations for better yields and crop quality.
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Better Farming Commission
Saskatchewan
Agricultural Societies
Agricultural Extension
Provincial College of Agriculture
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Must Have Their Say Census Enumerator Frustration
A Toronto Star report notes a census enumerator urging respondents to share what they know rather than what they think, arguing that practical information would speed his counting and data collection.
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Toronto Star
Old-Time Yarns in the West and the Lost Dog Train
An 1874 75 account recalls Fairford Post in Hudson's Bay Company days. The narrator trains sleigh dogs, loses a team near Manitoba House, rests in a log cabin, and returns to find three dogs chewed loose by Nero who freed them one by one. A young Indian explains how the runaway dogs were recovered and their harness damage revealed the escape.
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Yras
Fairford
Hudson’s Bay Company
Isaacs Cowie
Manitoba House
Post
Narrows
Cowie
Daylight Saving Tangle Splits Vienna Workforce
In Vienna farmers gained a dawned advantage as daylight saving law was rescinded. Workmen respond by serving notice to employers and working on summer time. The movement spreads factory to factory and effectively enforces summer hours. Workers say clock time prevents farming and garden work around the city.
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Vienna
Canadian Warships Visit Los Angeles Harbor
Three Canadian warships the cruiser Aurora and destroyers Patriot and Patrician anchored in Los Angeles harbor en route from Vancouver to Halifax. The Aurora fired salutes to Fort McArthur and to Admiral Williams aboard the flagship New Mexico of the Pacific fleet. The ships will stay several days before heading to Panama.
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Los Angeles, Cal
Aurora
Patriot
Patrician
Los Angeles
Vancouver
Halifax
Fort McArthur
Admiral Williams
New Mexico
Pacific Fleet
Panama
Dominion of Canada Pleased by Lord Byng Choice
The Detroit News hails Lord Byng as a man’s man in his prime and tactful, pondering how a vigorous soldier will adapt to the civil and ceremonial duties of governor general.
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Dominion of Canada
Lord Byng
Detroit
Europe Crisis Casts Shadow Over Peace or War
An Italian newspaper surveys Europe as a new crisis unfolds and predicts outcomes of peace or disaster, noting cautious language about how the situation will resolve. The cautious stance is highlighted by remarks quoted from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Europe
Cleveland Plain
Lions Charge Auto Near Nairobia Endangering Snow
American naturalist H A Snow while filming for Oakland Museum in California encountered five lions outside Nairobia. He fired and missed, two lions charged, another sprang from a detour, the car swerved and the beast hit the side and rolled off. The driver was flung when the vehicle hit a stone but Snow later shot the lions.
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H. A. Snow
Nairobia
Oaklands Museum
California
Mr. Snow
Spanish Peasants Use Queer Light
The cork oak bark is gathered by Spanish peasants to light homes at night. Bark is heated in a kettle with a protruding spout, releasing a gas that burns with notable brilliancy.
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Spain
Palm yields up to four thousand dates at single bearing
A palm bearing produced as many as 4000 dates gathered from a single branch. The find highlights the extraordinary productivity of that palm and suggests potential uses for date harvesting in the region.
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Fort Vermilion
India
British Columbia Fruit
Edison
C. A. Dunning
Moose Jaw County
Oge-Mases
Little Clerk
Nero
Lions Charge Auto
U.S
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