Beekeeping Industry Surges in Western Canada
Beekeeping gains traction in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as youth earn summer income. The Canadian Pacific Railway Agricultural Department and L T Floyd run four beekeeping courses in Deloraine Killarney Morden and Pilot Mound with a colony prize for top students to encourage ongoing work in the Lavihe district. Winners shown include Miss Fraser of Pilot Mound.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway Agricultural Department
L. T. Floyd
Aptains
Deloraine
Killarney
Morden
Pilot Mound
Canadian Pacific Agricultural Department
Floyd
Lavihe
Miss Fraser
Pilet Mound
Fewer Divorces In Canada In 1923
Dominion Bureau of Statistics data show a decline in Canadian divorces in 1923 to 605 from 648 in 1921. The report cites war effects and new court facilities from 1918 enabling prairie provinces to grant divorces previously requiring parliament. Western totals include 239 in British Columbia 27 in Alberta 81 in Manitoba and 41 in Saskatchewan.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
Imperial Privy Council
Prairie Provinces
Western Provinces
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Talk Isn’t Cheap Judge Fines Motorist in Quick Repartee
A judge fines a motorist five dollars then ten dollars after a sharp exchange. The motorist pays with a ten dollar bill and then compliments the judge’s wit as the exchange ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Top
George
Nervous Job Candidate Tests Shorthand
A timid candidate is pressed about shorthand and a wry reply from a formidable figure. The exchange underscores a theme that without humility other virtues lack foundation.
Bees and chicks by parcel post to Canada move by mail
The Manitoba Free Press notes that the period of the year brings large shipments of live stock by parcel post to Canada. Bees leeches and day old chickens travel thousands of miles, arriving to stations where post office staff arrange feed if delayed over weekends.
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Post Office
Parcel Post Department
United States
United States Postal Department
Canada
Manitoba Free Press
London Police Women Do Valuable Work
Commander Mary S. Allen leads 20 London police women who patrol in full uniform at Forty-Second Street and Lexington Avenue. They prioritize crime prevention, guide women prisoners, collect testimony, protect girls and runaways, inspect amusements, and patrol parks, with units once stationed in occupied Germany joining this effort.
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Forty-Second Street
Lexington Avenue
Order of the
British Empire
Mary S. Allen
London
Allen
Germany
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promised Cure for Dyspepsia
An advertisement urges readers to stop dyspepsia tablets and treat the root cause by strengthening the stomach and regulating bowels. It promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a stomach kidney and liver remedy.
Dr Hamiltons Pills Aid the Stomach
Dr Hamiltons Pills assist stomach ailment with a simple remedy offered by The Catarrhozene Co Montreal. Sold at 25 cents per box or five for one dollar through all dealers and in Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozene Co
Montreal
Practical Joker Telegram Leads to Heavy Postage Charge
A London friend received a telegram claiming the sender was perfectly well. A week later the joker got an express package with a street paving block and a note saying this is the weight your telegram lifted from my heart. The piece ends with a remark about land drainage showing an inch per hundred feet.
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Manchester
Tit Bits
London
Destruction Of Salmon In Fraser River Becomes Serious
Fraser River spring salmon destruction by hair seals has reached alarming levels endangering the run and an immense revenue. Fishermen report seals steal one sixth to one third of the annual catch, tear throats and heads from nets, and outsmart protective devices. Seals are highly intelligent, hunt for sport, and numbers have risen from about 40,000 eight years ago to a much larger total. fishermen urge continued annual government reductions.
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Fraser River
Fraser
Shortage of Sheep Weighs On Dominion Livestock Movements
The Dominion Livestock Tranch reports a sharp shortage of sheep in the third month of the year alongside higher hogs. Toronto received 56 percent of last year's volume, with year to date shortfall over 16 000 head. Western Canada markets are meagre, trading barely. Demand for sheep remains keen and breeders are urged to conserve vigorous ewe lambs from good ewes.
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Dominion
Toronto
Western
Canada
Conductor Turns to Farming After Long Rail Career
Ed ward Denaut of Yonkers a World War veteran and curio collector resigns after 31 years as a conductor on the Hudson Division of the New York Central Railroad. He traveled 1 050 000 miles in service and plans to apply scientific methods to his large farm near East Chatham New York.
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New York Central Railroad
Edward Denaut
Yonkers
Hudson Division
Denaut
East Chatham
N.Y
War toll persists five years after fighting ends
Eleven girls and a man were killed in a factory at Earth when an explosion trapped them in a roaring furnace while unfilling cartridges. The article calls them victims of the war as truly as those who died in battle.
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Earth
Vimy Ridge
Ukraine bank plans large horse purchases from Canada
The Ukraine agricultural bank intends a preliminary buy of 1,600 horses from Canada, with further purchases totaling 30,000 horses later this year. Arrangements are under way to supply poor peasants with Canadian horses on a credit basis.
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Ukraine Agricultural Bank
Canada
Very Regular Employer and Drunk Employee Exchange
A humorous dialogue shows an employer accusing an employee of starting the day intoxicated while the worker defends his routine saying he becomes drunk only twice weekly. The exchange highlights perceived regularity versus actual drinking behavior.
Thirsty Criminal Seeks Bar Before Justices
A cryptic line notes that even the most thirsty lawbreaker avoids appearing before the bar of justices, hinting at underlying legal pressure or courtroom caution without specifics.
Ex Premier Leads Left Bloc in France Election Victory
The ex prime minister and a top leader of the French left bloc celebrated brilliant victories in the latest elections, marking a strong performance by his bloc amid political turmoil and shifting alliances.
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France
Left Bloc
A Wonderful Milking Machine
The Sister-Page Milking Machine offers portable operation with wheels and no piping. It milks two cows simultaneously and can run on electricity or gasoline. Sold by R A Lister & Co Canada Ltd with agencies in Winnipeg Regina and Edmonton.
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R. A. Lister & Co. (Canada), Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Canadian Wheat Pushed To Mexico From Vancouver
Canadian grain cargo moves from Vancouver to Mexico to create a new market. Mexican millers praise quality and the Trade Commissioner predicts Canada will supply most of Mexico’s wheat needs, supplementing the native crop.
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Vancouver
Mexico
Canada
Prairie Provinces Fisheries Value in 1923 Rises
The 1923 total commercial fisheries value for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta reached 1 745 975 with Manitoba 1 020 595 Saskatchewan 286 642 and Alberta 438 737. Combined production grew by 260 583 or 17 percent over the previous year.
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Visitor Comments on Etna Eruption
A Canadian tourist in Sicily during Mount Etna’s eruption notes to an Italian friend that Canada lacks such activity and jokes that Niagara Falls would extinguish the fizzing volcano in five minutes.
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Sicily
Etna
Canada
Niagara Falls
Business Man to Applicant Spelling Test Witty Exchange
A stenographer notes a witty exchange as a business man asks if the applicant can spell correctly and the stenog replies that he wishes all words were as easy as that one. The moment highlights a humorous clash over language in a hiring setting.
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Stenog
Blaming the Driver After Car Accidents Sparks Debate
Fiubb argues the blame on drivers is unfair in discussing auto crashes. Dubb questions when the other person acquired a car, turning the exchange into a social critique.
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Dubb
Tongue of 70 Foot Whale Yields One Ton Oil
A seventy foot whale is reported to produce a tongue capable of yielding as much as a ton of oil, illustrating the immense amount of oil stored in such sea creatures.
Canada’s Abundant Wild and Cultivated Fruits Highlighted
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service notes Canada’s wild and cultivated fruits are varied and valuable. Western grain routes shift flows westward boosting Pacific port activity, while forests pulp and mineral output grow with shipping. Wild berries and plums thrive from Eastern Canada to the prairies, with cultivars grown commercially for national and overseas markets.
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Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Pacific
Dominion
Arctic Circle
Saskatoon
Prairie
Prairies
Maunttoba
British Columbia Lumber Exports Rise 91 Percent
Exports of British Columbia lumber last year totalled 521 707 132 board feet, up 91 percent from 1922. shipments reached the Orient Australia New Zealand India Egypt South Africa United States United Kingdom and many South American countries.
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British Columbia
Orient
Australia
New Zealand
India
Egypt
South Africa
United States
United Kingdom
Continent
Dodd's Kidney Pills Bring Relief Says Miss Godmyre
Miss W. S. Godmyre of Cedar One reports years of kidney trouble ended after trying Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with full relief from rheumatism backache and headaches and urges fellow sufferers to try it. The ad touts the product as a long recognized Canadian kidney remedy and promises relief in any form of kidney trouble.
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W. S. Godmyre
Dodd
Canada
Far North Residents Call for Revised Bird Laws
Col J K Cornwall of the Northern Trading Company warns Canada faces a major upheaval in the Northwest Territories over migratory bird regulations. He says current rules ban shooting geese and ducks while U S sportsmen can hunt, leading to large losses of birds to migration and potential food shortages for locals.
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Col
J. K. Cornwall
Northern Trading Company
Canada
Northwest Territories
Col. Cornwall
United States
South
North
Export of Wheat to Britain from Various Countries
A London despatch reports Canada exported 320,437,000 cwt of wheat to England in the year ending March, with the United States at 29,559,000 cwt. Argentina sent 22,122,000 cwt, India 9,849,000 cwt, and Australia 6,218,000 cwt.
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London
Eng
Canada
London Board of Trade
England
United States
Argentina
Great Britain
India
Australia
Heavy Dates Weighing In On Ballot Measure
A collection of dates and deadlines described as weighing 20 or 25 pounds appears in a quirky item. The note links calendar markers to a local decision making process without clear context or outcome.
Braille King James Bible Published in Twenty-One Volumes
A revised Braille Bible of the King James version was printed, affecting thousands of blind readers in English-speaking countries. The edition spans twenty-one volumes and was produced after long work by blind publisher J. Robert Atkinson dating back to 1917.
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Saya
Los Angeles
J. Robert Atkinson
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London Police
Russia
Aristide Briand
Gabae
Bayer
Fc Ceceda
Natural Resources Bulletin
B.C. Lumber Exports
Quebec
Far North
Britain
Carter
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