Assimilation Of New Canadians A Question For Serious Consideration
The piece argues for thorough assimilation of newcomers into Canada to prevent emigration to the United States. It cites economic factors, the benefits of welcoming newcomers, and Col. J. S. Dennis urging national effort and joint responsibility by Canadians to foster a strong national spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ghlece
United States
Western
Col. J. S. Dennis
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kiwanis Club of
Montreal
Col. Dennis
C N R Purchases Saskatchewan Bricks for Melville Roundhouse
The Dominion Firebrick and Clay Products Co of Moose Jaw and Clay Bank secured a 400 600 brick contract from the Canadian National Railway Company. The corrugated face bricks, produced exclusively by the supplier, will be used in constructing the Melville roundhouse and related buildings this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.N.R
Saskatchewan
Dominion Firebrick and Clay Products Co
Moose Jaw
Claybank
Canadian National Railway Company
Melville
C_N_R
Beet Sugar Factory For Alberta Plans
Final decision on plans to build a beet sugar factory in Alberta will be made this summer by the Utah-Idaho Beet Sugar Company. Officials are expected to visit Lethbridge district soon. Magrath district farmers plan to seed over 1,000 acres to sugar beets this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Utah-Idaho Beet Sugar Company
Lethbridge
Magrat
Stuck Druggist Offers Free Bottle If Empty Charge Else
A comic exchange shows a pharmacist offering a bottle free if the customer would empty it, and noting a 16 cent charge if the bottle is kept full. The customer agrees after selecting to cork the bottle.
Western straw yields potential for excellent paper
Tests by the forest products laboratories in Ottawa show western wheat and barley straw can produce excellent paper. Howard Stutchbury of Alberta reported kraft paper samples from Montreal laboratories using the Bianche Wiig Swedish process. A preliminary Ottawa report suggests straw newsprint could cost less than Eastern Canadian newsprint from coniferous woods, with larger scale experiments planned and optimism for prairie value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Products Laboratories
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Howard Stutchbury
Trade Commission For
Alberta
Montreal
Stutchbury
E. P. Cameron
Pulp and Paper Division
Canada
Demand for Canadian honey discussed at Ontario meeting
A. G. Halstead told 250 delegates at the Ontario Honey Producers Association annual meeting in Toronto that a large share of 1923 Canadian honey went to British markets. He predicted greater shipments this year and urged careful packing to please British consumers, noting rising domestic consumption across Canada.
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A. G. Halstead
Ontario Honey Producers’ Association
Prince George Hotel
Toronto
Halstead
Canada
Campaign Encourages Knowledge Of Chemical Warfare In Russia
War Minister Trotzky urges nationwide spread of chemical warfare knowledge with a voluntary society to develop defensive industry. Border populations will receive special instruction to defend against invading armies using asphyxiating and mustard gases and to seek neutralizing agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trotzky
England Ex-Premier Compares Beauty of East and West
Mr. Lianh Shih Yi, former Chinese premier, visiting London for Wembley Exhibition, says English beauty is artificial and created by human effort, while Eastern beauty is natural and eternal. He notes the contrasting perceptions in an interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lianh Shih Yi
China
London
Wembley
East
Alberta Well at Coutts Sets Drilling Record
The Rogers Imperial well at Coutts Alberta drilled to 2528 feet and tested for 24 hours with open flow of 62 480 000 cubic feet. Rock pressure recorded at 8406 pounds and the well produced about 30 000 000 cubic feet of dry gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Rogers Imperial
Coutts
China Leads in March Canadian Wheat Purchases
China ranked second among buyers of Canadian wheat in March 1924, importing 2 519 954 bushels valued at 2 593 655 dollars. The United Kingdom bought 6 724 591 bushels, Belgium and France each about one million bushels, with total exports for the year ending March 1924 at 256 870 237 bushels valued at 267 758 559 dollars, up from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United Kingdom
Belgium
France
Germany
Canadian seed exports influence global prices and markets
Canadian seed exports last year were valued at over 2.5 million dollars with alsike clover giving Canada significant influence on world prices. Exports of registered seed grain went to Australia, South America, Russia and other Northern Europe markets. Despite U S tariffs, Canada still ships registered and extra No 1 seeds south in notable quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
South America
Russia
Europe
United States
Canada
Auction of Rare Stamps Fetches High Prices in New York Sale
A consignment from a New York junk dealer led to a New England paper mill sale of rare stamps found a year earlier. An envelope carried from New Orleans through Confederate lines four months after the Civil War began sold for the top price, 204 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York
New Orleans
Aviator Bossoutrot Claims Record Flight Altitude
French aviator Lieut Bossoutrot reports reaching 4 600 meters with a 2 000 kilogram load breaking the world record set October 25 1923 by Lt Harold Harris of the United States who flew 2 049 meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Bossoutrot
Harold R. Harris
Salt Industry Plans for Fort McMurray Revealed
Edmonton Bulletin reports A. Von Hammerstein outlines plans to establish Alberta Salt Company at Fort McMurray near Horse Creek. Drilling units on Athabasca River will reach salt seams, brine will be evaporated and refined into saleable salt, with about twenty workers once running. An acre of bananas comment follows.
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A. von Hammerstein
Fort McMurray
Horse Creek
McMurray
Vais
Clearwater
Mr. von Hammerstein
Athabasca
von Hammerstein
Singleton
Alberta Salt Company
Prairie Provinces
Edmonton Bulletin
Experienced husband forgets his wife's birthday again
A humorous observation notes that an experienced husband may recall birthdays in general but forget the specific date. It highlights the common trope of memory lapses in long-term marriages with a light tone.
South Sea Chiefs Visit Empire Exhibition
Two Fiji chiefs arrive in Vancouver aboard the Makura en route to the British Empire Exhibition. Raiu P. Weli, hereditary chief of Macuala, and Ratu Jeni Antonio Rabicci of Cakendrore, are welcomed as they tour Canada. They brew angons in a canoe-shaped vessel and are prominent figures in Fiji government circles.
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Fiji
Vancouver
Raiu P. Weli
Macuala
England
Edward VII
Ratu Jeni Antonio Rabicci
O.B.E
Cakendrore
Ratu Veli
Fell
Suva
Ratu Rabbicci
Farm Instruction In Canada Emphasizes Government Role
The Sheep and Swine Division urges careful feeding of pet or motherless lambs using an ordinary bottle and rubber. It highlights colostrum first, then cow milk, sugared lightly, and occasional castor oil for digestion. Farm instruction, via demonstration farms, colleges, better farming trains, and bulletins, is a major federal provincial effort saving money and boosting yields across Canada.
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Canada
Sheep and
Dominion Livestock Branch
Dominion
MacDonald
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Saskatoon
Brandon
Toronto
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Domestication Hope for Alaska Caribou Herds
Dr. William T. Lopp, superintendent of the Alaska division of the bureau of education, predicts that careful herding could domesticate wild caribou roaming Alaska. He notes some caribou already mingle with domestic reindeer, learning to trust Eskimo guardians and protections from predators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Lopp
Alaska
Bureau of Education
Dr. Lopp
Success of English Emigrant Manitoba Farmer Independent
An English immigrant from Somersetshire, who arrived in 1902, earns independence after twenty one years of hard work and wife support. Starting at 15 dollars per month, he joined two farms, rented land, and earned the owner's loan to buy livestock and tools. Nine years after arrival he moved to his own farm with a modern house, electric light, a car, and his own threshing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Somersetshire
Canada
An Editor's Qualifications And The Editor's Skillset
A Fourth Estate remark lists the multifaceted editor duties from poetry writing to reporting weddings to measuring calico. It notes one must handle diverse tasks from charity subscriptions and whisky testing to public opinion molding and office duties.
Whaling Fleet Heads to Sea After Positive Pacific Prospects
Reports from the Pacific whaling grounds forecast a better season than last year as fleets hastily outfitted to sail soon. Last season proved strong and the meat pack has been sold on the West Coast of Africa, with that market already calling for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Africa
Lost in Transit Waiter Joke
A patient diner complains of an empty table and an order that never arrives. The humor rests on the waiter’s quip about the long wait and missing service.
No Rainfall Change From Cultivation of Semiarid Lands
The article states that cultivating semiarid lands does not noticeably alter the region's rainfall patterns. It argues land use has minimal impact on local precipitation.
Europe Eyes Naval Armament Conference After 1921 Washington Work
Corriere Italiano reports Europe near a new international conference to limit naval armaments. It argues the move is needed to balance forces in the Mediterranean as England prepares to mass fleets against a French Italian and Spanish alliance.
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Corriere Italiano
Europe
Washington
Mediterranean
England
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Prairies
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Morth
Seeds
Pelletier D'Oisy
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Paris
Tongking
Indo-China
South Sea
Empire
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