First Canadian Industry Revenues From Fur Trading Soar
Canada s fur trade, dating to Jacques Cartier, has grown since Confederation. By 1924 pelts purchased from trappers and fur farmers were valued at over 22 million dollars, with 1920 world sales totaling 5 million. Hudson s Bay Company remains the leading fur trader, with annual Winnipeg Moose Factory voyages and frequent auctions in Montreal.
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Canada
Jacques Cartier
England
Hudson's Bay
Hudson's Bay Company
London
United States
Montreal
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Londom
Moose Factory
London Ghosts Haunt Historic City Spots
A feature on spectral figures said to haunt London sites at certain times. Descriptions include a dapper man saluting a Charles I head, an observer atop Ludgate Hill watching St Paul’s dome, and a nervous figure known as the Gold Controller who carries sovereigns during crises in Downing Street.
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London
Whitehall
Charles
Ludgate Hill
St. Paul's
Downing Street
Littl
Mischievous Student and Quick Wit in Classroom Tale
A restless class features a sharp student William Smith who outwits the teacher with rapid references to battles and places. The humorous exchange shows clever retorts about Nelson, Waterloo, and Napoleon as the lesson devolves into playful sarcasm.
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Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Wellington
Waterloo Station
William
Napoleon
Amateur Gardener Shows Value of Beautiful Vegetable Gardens
The article argues that amateur gardeners should combine utility with aesthetics in vegetable plots. It cites a census showing few farms have such gardens and praises arranging plants for visual appeal, history, and poetic inspiration.
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United States
Buying Books by Weight Second Hand Dealers
Second-hand book dealers prefer bulk purchases by weight rather than per volume. They buy discarded libraries in auctions or private sales, then sort stock for resale. Some rare volumes and artists prints anchor profits while fly leaves provide material for etchings, appealing to collectors and amateurs.
Summer pig feeding tests at Rosthern station
Self fed pigs obtain greater gains but lose feed efficiency compared with hand fed pigs. Self feeders reduce pasture use while hand fed pigs vary pasture intake inversely with grain. Experiments at Rosthern Saskatchewan report show self fed pigs eat during the day and stay full fed while hand fed pigs exercise more and consume more green forage. Cold cash makes an excellent hot weather comfort. A Woman may be beaten, but she rarely acknowledges.
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Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Favored Canada Many Royal Visits Since 1787
The article lists royal visits to Canada starting with the 1787 visit of the Duke of Clarence, later William IV, who sailed with Nelson. It notes figures such as the Duke of Kent in 1791, the Prince of Wales in 1860, Prince Alfred in 1861, the Duke of Connaught in 1390 and Governor General tenure 1911 1916, Princess Louise 1878 1883, and the present Prince of Wales first visiting 1919 with later returns.
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Canada
Duke of Clarence
George II
Pegasus
Nelson
West Indies
Duke of Kent
Queen Victoria
Quebec
Ral
Tth Royal Fusiliers
Kent Lodge
Montmorency Falls
Halifax
Haliburton
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Ottawa
Prince Alfred
Duke of Connaught
Dominion
Japan
Princess Louise
Marquis of Lorne
Duke of Argyll
Duke of Cornwall and York
George V
Defoe the Author of Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe born in London in 1661 known for Robinson Crusoe and political pamphlets. He faced business troubles but turned to writing, producing histories and novels noted for vivid, realistic detail.
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Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
London
Relations With Russia Questioned After Revolution
A commentary argues that ties with the Soviet Government are a sham and must be rebuilt on solid foundations. It states no relations with any country can rest on make-believe and urges a firmer Russian policy based on reality.
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Russia
Occupations in Canada 1921 Census Highlights
The Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics reports 3,173,169 Canadians over 10 hold gainful work in 1921. Agriculture employs 1,041,618, manufacturing 546,657, and a third group covers trade, finance, clerical, and domestic service with 1,011,430.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Middle Class Burden Grows as Taxation Eats Savings
The text argues middle class savings have fallen 150 to 200 million pounds annually since the war. A tax line divides saving ease, with working classes gaining security while the middle class faces precarious living. Taxation largely absorbs middle class savings.
Three Rules of Three Guiding Temper Tongue and Conduct
The excerpt lists nine aphorisms in groups of three. It urges governing temper tongue and conduct while praising thrift industry and promptness, condemning cruelty arrogance and ingratitude, cherishing health friends and contentment, admiring dignity gracefulness and intellectual power, and advocating giving alms comfort and appreciation to the worthy.
Happiness in Work and the Calling of the Businessman
The morning mood reflects a worker’s health and fit with tasks. A willing start signals genuine vocation, while reluctance hints at poor physical or mental condition or misaligned place. Business offers broad joy, forming a universal occupation and driving community progress through progressive merchants and manufacturers.
Nova Scotia Apple Orchards Are Old
Nova Scotia apple culture dates back over 150 years with Annapolis Valley roots exceeding 160 years. An official 1698 census at Port Royal reported 1,375 trees among 34 growers. By 1861 Nova Scotia shipped its first full cargo abroad to London and now exports about 2,000,000 barrels annually.
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Nova Scotia
Annapalis
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Port Royal
Annapolis
London
Wealthy shipowner dies aboard liner after years as permanent home
A wealthy retired ship owner who treated a liner as his constant home died at sea weeks ago. He made new friendships on each voyage and watched old friends reappear in time. He enjoyed life aboard more than on land. Flub-What caused that collison to day. Dub-Two motorists after the same pedestrian.
Three Men Camp Overnight for Alberta Land Opening
John Johanson Sergus Jorgenson and C. W. Long waited on the Red Deer land office steps from May 23 to June 8 to file on blocks in Burnt Land district west of Red Deer. They built a shelter from carpet and took turns at meals and sleep as land opened along the Canadian Pacific Railway line.
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Burnt Land
Red Deer
Alberta
John Johanson
Sergus Jorgenson
C. W. Long
Red Deer Land Office
Canadian Pacific Railway
Reforestation Seeds Turn Tiny into Mighty Trees
The piece details how tiny seeds produce vast trees such as Sitka spruce and white pine, noting seed weights, tree sizes, and the scale of seed collection efforts by the Forest Service. It covers seed-extraction centers in Vancouver and Prairie Provinces, 1926 yields, and international seed use for reforestation in the British Isles and New Zealand.
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Canada
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
England
Scotland
Vancouver
British Columbia
British Isles
New Zealand
Bitter End: Nautical Origin of a Naval Term
The phrase bitter end comes from ships at anchor. Two bitts hold the anchor cable with a windlass between. The part of the cable behind the bitts is the bitter end. Paying out more cable improves anchorage in bad ground.
Father challenged for missing written excuses from school
A father defends his stance on not providing written excuses for his children missing school. He quips that he never wrote notes to any teacher and jokes about stomach trouble. School authorities listen, while he adds a remark about marriage.
Uniform rules drafted for fur farms across the west
A meeting of western commissioners led to plans for uniform regulations governing fur farms in the region. About 200 applications have been received from fur farmers aiming to breed muskrats and beaver on lake-adjacent land in Alberta.
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West
Alberta
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William Smith
Hideo Takahira
Tokio
WN UU
Tiocletian
Lord Bacon
Dub
Canadian Prairies
Western Fur Farms
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