Power Of Turkish Empire Reduced By Late War
The Turkish state is now a distinct Asia te power with its capital in Ankara not Constantinople. After centuries of expansion the empire lost vast European holdings in wars and treaties, ending with Constantinople ceded and the Straits limited. Population dropped from about 26 million to around 8.6 million, with many ethnic groups displaced. Time will tell if the Turk gains from these vicissitudes, but his influence is greatly diminished.
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Turkey
Algeria
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Vienna
Salcyman the Magnificent
Dhegust
Kara Mnetafa
Austria
Charles of Lorraine
John Sobieski
Poland
Rumania
Bulgaria
Rumenia
Serbia
Montenegro
Herzegovina
Jugo Slavia
Balkan
Macedonia
Novi Bazar
Greece
Thrace
Enope
Balkan Peninsula
Serres
Hoophorus
Dardanelles
Adrianople
Straits
Asia Minor
Mr. Castle
Ohio
The
Herald
Castle
How to whiten sacks with cold water boil and mulch
Instructions describe soaking sacks in cold water then boiling with the regular wash. For summer whitening spread sacks on grass with daily sprinkling, while winter uses frost to achieve whiteness. It notes married men ignore late hours if they avoid telling their wives.
How to Stay Fit, A Personal Recovery Report
A Bear River Nova Scotia reader shares relief from eighteen months of fatigue chronic pain and lack of ambition after using Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric tablets. The writer cites improved health after two bottles of the Discovery and four of the Anuric Tablets and urges others to try the remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear River
N. S
Amy
Pierce
Golkien
Severe Canadian winters deemed agricultural asset by official
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports climate impacts on soil fertility. Dominion Chemist Frank T. Shutt cites Canada’s severe winters as conserving plant nutrients, especially nitrates, by locking soil fertility from harvest to seeding time, reducing leaching and supporting future yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Frank T. Shutt
Dominion
Big Increase In Farms In Saskatchewan 1911 1921
Dominion Bureau of Statistics bulletion shows Saskatchewan occupied farms growing from 95,013 in 1911 to 119,451 in 1921 with 24,438 more farms one acre and over. Farm acreage rose to 14,022,907 in 1921 from 28,099,207 in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Mountain Climber Clarifies Feat After Language Mixup
A girl discusses her mountain climbing expedition when a foreign diplomat mistakes words. He remarks a feat of climbing as a foot to be proud of and later quips about climbing him, prompting her to correct him and discuss the language mixup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hein
Trials of a Waiter Diner in Swell Case
A diner quarrels over petty cash as a waiter explains the loss of customers’ loose change. The brief exchange highlights the tension between staff and patrons over tip and cash handling.
Armadillo Noted for Dental Advantage in Animal Kingdom
A note claims the armadillo has two more teeth than any other animal, highlighting its unusual dental count in a playful zoological claim.
Esthonian Admiral Visits Canada To Explore Settling Farmers
Rear-Admiral John Pitka of Esthonia, a former Russian navy officer, arrives in Canada to discuss immigration of 166 Esthonian farmers with capital and families. He will tour Western Canada for six weeks to assess suitable settlement regions for potential future arrivals.
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John Pitka
Imperial Russian Navy
Canada
Department of Immigration and Coloniration
Soo
Admiral Pitka
Estreta
Baltic States
Reval
Esthonia
Empire Navy Policy Pushes Pacific Base Plan
Australian Premier Stanley M. Bruce urged the Imperial conference to endorse a one Empire navy and to re equip Pacific naval bases. He warned that without a Pacific docking facility modern capital ships could not operate there, rendering the Washington agreement strength ineffectual and endangering British prestige and imperial interests.
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Stanley M. Bruce
Pacific
Inaiga
Washington
Australia
Great Britain
One Crop Pays For Farm In Alberta
Alberta farmers report heavy grain yields enabling strong returns. Williams Bros of Consom bought a farm in 1921 and, after preparing and seeding to wheat, say the harvest has paid the land purchase price and expenses. Of 83 million cultivable acres, about 9 million are under plough. Good land sells from 15 to 25 dollars per acre as Alberta records one of its largest crops in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Williams Bros. of
Consom
Social Service Progress Through International Congresses
The teaching and practice of social service across countries move toward a common ideal. The latest conference left attendees with encouraging recollections and a sense of victories over human suffering. It highlights the esprit de corps among those who work for the public good and its spread through all ranks of society.
Doctor Banting Honored by Diabetes Lecture
Sir Robert Armstrong Jones praised Dr. F G Banting of Toronto as the insulin pioneer during a Gresham College lecture on diabetes. He noted diabetes strikes the educated classes, with many cases among the upper ten and lower hundred thousand, attacking men more often than women and Jews more than Gentiles, and being common in India and among aging Englishmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Armstrong Jones
Ait Gresham College
F.G. Banting
Toronto
India
Currie Urges Useful Work Over Theoretical Reform
Sir Arthur Currie president of McGill University told Upper Canada College in Toronto that society’s ills fade when men work more and talk less about reform. He warned that citizenship requires useful work and those who avoid hard labor owe life nothing.
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Arthur Currie
McGill University
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Rural Dental Cars Reach 112 Saskatchewan Schools
Despite weather, Sas katchewan Junior Red Cross dental cars visited 112 rural schools last summer. Dentists spoke on oral hygiene to 3 007 pupils and provided care to 1 136 children including 669 fillings 1 410 extractions and 108 prophylaxis cases.
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Saskatchewan Junior Red Cross
Man Jumps to Conclusions Cited as Nonathletic
An old saying notes that athletic ability does not define judgment as a man leaps to conclusions in a humorous observation about perception and performance.
Guinea Pig Reaches Full Growth At Six Weeks
A common pet care fact notes that guinea pigs are typically fully grown by six weeks old. This developmental milestone reflects rapid early growth in standard pet varieties.
Apples From Coast To Dominate Market
Nova Scotia will market 1,506,006 barrels of apples this year while British Columbia will have 3,142,000 boxes for sale. Ontario and Quebec lead potato production with 18,786 and 9,222 centals respectively. Onion crops: Ontario about 5,250 tons and British Columbia 4,500 tons.
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Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Livestock Value in British Columbia 1921 Report
The 1921 value of all BC livestock reached 22,009,292 compared to 14,186,000 a decade earlier. Animal products including milk butter cheese eggs wool honey and woolen goods rose in 1919 1920 from 3,678,433 to 16,392,027.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Bureau of Statistics
No doubt man would like salad and lettuce sandwiches
A humorous remark on cooking hints that people would enjoy simple salads and lettuce sandwiches if they had to prepare their own meals. The line conveys casual domestic optimism about easy food choices.
Vancouver Port Poised as Grain Outlet for West
Vancouver could become a major grain outlet for western Canada with growing capacity at the grain elevator and the planned Government elevator addition. Deputy Minister Alexander Johnston notes Vancouver’s year round port potential and near term expansion as Pacific trade increases.
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Vancouver
Canada
Alexander Johnston
Afrine and Fisheries
Ottwa
Pacific
Panama Canal
Mr. Johnston
Steabld
Dominion Railway Board
Prairie
Canada among top exporters per capita in 1922
Canada ranks third globally in export per capita in 1922 at $1006.63, behind New Zealand and Australia, with total exports hitting $584,363,000, up from 1913. The gain from 1913 to 1922 is second highest, just behind Japan, while the U K and U S show much lower per capita export figures.
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Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
New Zealand
Australia
United Kingdom
United States
Japan
Early Life Hints At Simplicity Yet Blood Echoes
A historical note reflects on primitive human life as simple and innocent yet the first man born fatally killed the second. The paradox highlights ancient origins of violence and moral reflection.
Canadian records gifted by Sir Leicester Harmsworth
The Canadian Government receives a treasure of letters diaries and manuscripts from Sir Leicester Harmsworth in memory of his brother Lord Northcliffe. The Times hails the gift as of inestimable historic importance and a living inspiration for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Northcliffe
Sir Leicester
Harmsworth
Moncton
Wolfe
the Times
Canada
War costs and human toll across centuries
The Ottawa Journal notes Europe’s public debt rose to eight billions in 1816 and 28 billions by 1913, with wars from 1816 to 1913 costing 1.814 billion, the Great War exceeding 200 billions. It compares 120 years of global warfare to Britain’s Great War outlays and records 4.5 million versus 12.991 million lives in the 1914 1918 conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
The
Ottawa Journal
Burden of Others Lighter Than Our Own
A reflective note on how others' troubles seem lighter than one’s own burdens, suggesting a universal human tendency to feel overwhelmed by personal difficulties while perceiving others’ struggles as less severe. The quotation evokes shared human experience and resilience.
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Norman E. Trimper
Natural Resources Bulletin
Bulletin
Thenia
G. V. Hawkes
the Express
Broadview
Sask
Empire
Social Service
Banting
Sir Arthur Currie
Junior Red Cross
Minard
Liniment
B.C
Calgary
George W. Castle
Leeds County
Calgary Herald
Fifteenth Avenue West
Historic Records For
Peter A. Palmer
Dr. Chase
Center Box
Air Dealers
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
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