Sir Harry Lauder Sees Loyal Canada and Rotary Pledge
Sir Harry Lauder praises Rotary's global service and loyalty in Canada during a luncheon at the Hotel Cecil. About 406 Rotarians from provinces and abroad attend as he extols friendship over battle and jokes with peers. He notes Lord Byng’s governorship and praises Harding and Lloyd George, then sings a cheerful tune.
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Sir Harry Lauder
Canada
Mir Harry Lauder
Geert
Rotary Club
Hotel Cecil
America
A. Housden
Sir Harry
Rotary
Republic of America
United States
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Lord Byng
Alberta to Test Pulp Industry From North Country Timber
The Alberta Government will assess using spruce and poplar from the near north for a possible pulp mill. Experimental tests by the advisory scientific research council will determine feasibility, with large timber belts in the north and foothills guiding profits if successful. Many settlers with capital show interest, though the government restricts wholesale immigration, preferring capital-backed entrants.
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Province of
Alberta
Near North Country
Advisory Scientific Research Council
North Country
France Denounces Germany at Veterans Congress
Premier Poincare used the Genoa Conference aftermath to voice distrust of Germany and insist on war reparations. Speaking at the French National Veterans Association Congress he condemned Pan German propaganda and warned against Alsace Lorraine secession. He urged vigilance to ensure Germany keeps its promises of repair.
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Poincare
Genoa
Germany
France
French National Veterans’ Association
M. Poincare
America
Alsace Lorraine
Nation of Wood Growers Urged to Save Forest Land
The piece argues Canada must shift from mere timber use to active timber growing. It notes vast forest land damaged by logging and burning now yields little. If the nation remains a wood user, it must cultivate surplus land to produce timber.
Scientific Cookery And The Vitamin Benefit
The Boston Transcript suggests that science may show cooking can be unnecessary for many vegetables and fruits and questions the full effects of vitamins. It urges more knowledge of cookery benefits and risks as science advances.
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Boston Transcript
Wheat Crop Values by Prairie Provinces in 1921
Dominion government return lists 1921 farm values for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Prairie grain values include oats baker rye flax with totals 70 611 000 17 000 051 13 135 006 5 431 000 and wheat figures: Manitoba 35 539 0 Saskatchewan 142 386 000 Alberta 46 756 000.
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Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Edmonton Dentist to Arctic Relief Mission
Dr. W. P Miller of Edmonton will travel to the far north to treat toothache sufferers from Fort McMurray to the Ellii River post. The Hudson's Bay Company provides free transport via Athabasca and Mackenzie routes, with return by the Lady Kindersley, or by dog team via the Yukon if needed.
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W_ P. Miller
Edmonton
Far North
Fort McMurray
Ellie River
Far
Arctic
Edmonton Bulletin
Hudson's Bay Company
Miller
Athabasca
Mackenzie River
Behring Straits
Alaska
Lady Kindersley
H.B.C
Yukon
Chipewyan
Fort Smith
Mackenzie
Reclamation Progress at Sumas Prairie BC
Twenty thousand acres of the thirty thousand acre Provincial Government reclamation scheme at Sumas Prairie have been reclaimed. Settlers have moved on, making improvements and plowing. The Vedder River has been diverted into a three mile long high dike canal. The remaining work is expected to finish next year.
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Sumas Prairie
B C
Vedder
Alberta Farmers Optimistic On Heavy Grain Acreage
Southern Alberta farmers plan a large grain acreage for the season as shown by the Lethbridge division crop report of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Wheat alone is indicated to exceed one million acres due to excellent moisture conditions and strong optimism about yields.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of the Interior
Dominion Parks
Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Ottawa
Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Demonstrated Value Of Cow Testing Across Regions
The report by the Dominion Dairy Commissioner highlights how cow testing and recording boosts milk yield and fat production. Examples include Comox BC with 1,400 lb more milk and 70 lb fat per cow over four years, Ontario herds nearly doubling production, and a 57 cow average of 8,866 lb milk and 313.4 lb fat in 1920. Denmark 20 percent tested, US 452 associations with 272000 cows, Canada 3400 farmers engaged. cooperation and trained testers urged.
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Dominion Dairy Commissioner
Comox Association
British Columbia
Ontario
Denmark
United States
Canada
Evidence On Soldier Settlement Board Programs
Mostly Farmers Major Barnett testifies before the pensions committee about soldier settlers on the land. He notes about five percent lacked previous agricultural experience, while fifty percent were not on land at enlistment and many former farm laborers took land. Board arrears total 1 203 060 and prepayments exceed 1 000 000. Loans valued at 87 740 000 with 11 185 000 repaid to the Finance Department.
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Major Barnett
Soldier Settlement Board
Pensions Committee of the House
Finance Department
Al plone Club of Canada Mountaineering Camp Plans
The Al plone Club of Canada announces a three week summer camp in Palliser Pass within the Canadian Rockies. About two hundred members from Canada and the United States are expected to gather in Banff for July 27 to August 15. Innovations in mountain scaling will be tried and Mount Logan ascent feasibility discussed with tentative arrangements made.
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Alplone Club of
Canada
Palliser Pass
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff
United States
Mount Logan
North America
Divine Gift Or Mental Affliction Revealed
A woman tells a physician at a reception that her husband has a terrible mental problem she repeats herself for hours counting on him hearing her words. The doctor replies that it is not an affliction but a divine gift.
Hollow cored bars boost mining and motor work efficiency
A British firm envisions hollow cored bars made without drilling by packing a removed-metal hole during rolling. The design strengthens the bar, aids mining drills with air or water jets, and reduces miner health risk. The article then stresses the farm garden as essential for reducing home costs, improving health, and boosting self sufficiency through preserved foods and beautification.
Say it with dollars. service beyond money urged by churches
The Chicago Journal of Commerce editorialized that money cannot replace service in the community. It warned that many churches overemphasize cash while neglecting personal effort and charity, noting that valuable religious and civic work requires tangible acts, not purchases.
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Philadelphia
Cash
Chicago Journal of Commerce
England to Abolish Speed Limits for Motorists
England plans to remove all speed laws while keeping enforcement for dangerous driving. A committee report outlines higher penalties for violations and suggests signs like a warning to drive fast yet be careful.
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England
Committee On Taxation and Regulation
Reports of Volga famine praise from Melbourne professor
Professor Atkinson of Melbourne says reports of starving conditions in the Volga provinces are accurate. He describes a starving child reaching for bread and condemns blaming Soviet authorities, noting the Soviet's efforts to aid foreign organizations and ensure food reaches children.
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Volga
Russia
Toronto
Atkinson
Melbourne
Australia
Friendless Flowers in Vase Companions
Recent observations show flowers have social preferences in a vase. Some varieties droop quickly when placed together, with sweet peas particularly unhappy in mixed arrangements. Mignonette lily of the valley and shirley poppy are described as practically friendless.
Prospectors staking claims along Great Bear Lake region
Carl Lun geren and a party of four report gold prospects in western tributaries of Great Bear Lake and Liard river stream near the Mackenzie. They claim to have washed an average of about one ounce per day for nearly a month on the Tabaniant claims, indicating good deltas and riverbanks for gold.
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Northland
Carl Lungeren
Great Bear Lake
Liard
Mackenzie River
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Idie Forest Land
A. L. Eastley
the Sentinel
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W. P_ Miller
Dominion Dairy Commission
Alpine Club
Elas News
Dominion Horticulturist
Dan
Gerous Driving
Peace River
Hudson Hope
Union States
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