Amity Between English-Speaking Peoples Urged by Geddes Remarks
The Montreal Gazette reports Sir Auckland Geddes in Washington urging solid Anglo American cooperation. He cites the Rome example and stresses shared language and culture as a basis for lasting peace, noting Canada’s ties to Britain and the United States and the need for continued friendship beyond wartime gains.
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Auckland Geddes
Washington
Great Britain
United Fates
George Foster
Colby
Charlies A. Wien
Rome
Ocavius
Julius Caesar
Fant
Augustus
Britain
United States
Sir Auckland Geddes
Lord Bryce
Geddes
Canada
The
Montreal Gazette
BC log output rises with 1922 saw logs total
British Columbia reports 1922 saw log production at 1 645 000 000 feet, up from 1 481 000 000 feet in 1921. Coast yields reached 1 400 000 000 feet while interior produced 243 000 000 feet. Poles piling 10 700 000 feet and 2 544 000 ties also noted, most ties from lodgepole and jack pine.
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British Columbia
T. D. Pattuilo
Interio
Vancouver Leads Canadian Ports in Tonnage Growth
Vancouver now heads Canada’s ports by tonnage as Montreal’s figures lag due to eight months’ open port. Ocean going vessels into Vancouver rose from 326 in 1920 to 466 in 1921 and 702 in 1922, a 116 percent two year gain. Foreign port traffic also expanded from 25 to 39 ships.
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Vancouver
Canada
Montreal
Have You Landed The Storms You Encountered At Sea
A succinct aphorism from Forbes Magazine emphasizes action over hardship at sea. It questions whether the ship was brought safely to port, rather than dwelling on storms endured.
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Forbes Magazine
Prairie poultry boom fuels farm diversification drive
Saskatchewan farmers now maintain over six million poultry, generating about six and a half million dollars in revenue, per Prof. R. K. Baker who urged diversified farming at a Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies convention. He notes grasshopper pressures boost turkey raising, with Mammoth Bronze favored, and stresses breeders must be large stock with full free range after early weeks to maximize growth.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies
R. K. Baker
Baker
Murder Rates Rise Across 1921 U S Cities
A Prudential Insurance official reports 1921 murder rates in twenty eight big U S cities averaging 0.3 per 100 000, up from 85 in 1920. Memphis Nashville New Orleans St Louis Louisville Cincinnati Los Angeles Washington Hartford Boston New York show varied percentages, with overall national murder rate rising since 1900 and described as historically high.
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Prudential Insurance Company
United States
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Washington
Hartford
Boston
New York
Independent
Canada Tops World in Per Capita Exports
Canada leads the world in exports on a per capita basis. For November Canada shipped $12,000,000 in products, about $14.50 per person. In October the United States averaged $3 per capita and Great Britain $7.50, as the Oshawa Reformer notes.
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Canada
U.S
Great Britain
Jack Canuck
Germany tops shipbuilding output in 1922 record
Germany produced 625000 tons of ships in 1922, beating 1921 and prewar totals. Low costs and light taxes helped German yards challenge Britain and the United States, with British output at 1900000 tons and U.S. production lagging behind Germany.
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Germany
United States
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Quebec Resident
Martial St. Laurent of St Anaclet Quebec reports strong relief from headaches after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the medicine strengthened his kidneys and enabled him to work, noting the remedy helps with backaches diabetes rheumatism dropsy urinary issues and heart disease.
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Martial St. Laurent
Dodd
The Caterpillar Plant of New Zealand
Asia Magazine describes a fungus that parasitizes caterpillars to form a plantlike structure. Spores attach to burrowing caterpillars, the fungus grows while keeping the insect alive, then a bulrush like shoot emerges to release more spores. Maoris use the organism to prepare ceremonial purple dye for tattoos.
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New Zealand
Asia Magazine
Theatre spending in Manhattan tops eight million in 1921
In Manhattan alone more than eight million dollars were spent on theatre tickets in 1921. A discontented person is nearly as dull as one who is self satisfied.
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Manhattan
Monster French Cannon Completes Largest Gun at Tra elle
A despatch notes the completion of the largest cannon ever made at the Tra elle Marine Foundry. The piece has a range over sixty miles and will be mounted in a French coast fortress. The tube measures twenty-one meters, weighs ninety tons, and with cradle and carriage weighs about 250 tons.
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Traelle
Journal
Be fair to your local merchants and compare prices
Be fair to your local merchants. Ask to see his goods and compare prices before sending your money to the mail order houses. You will find that it pays.
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Mai
Plan to Hire Overseas Farm Help for Western Canada
The Canadian Pacific Railway outlines a program to secure overseas farm workers for Western Canada. Applicants will submit "Application for Help" forms detailing job type and wages, with Britain Belgium Holland Denmark Norway and Switzerland offering surplus populations. Immigrant workers arrive at local stations, aiding farmers without travel costs, aiming to pair workers with farms and foster future Canadian producers.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ani Way
Great Britain
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Switzerland
Dominion
Hias
Ord
C.F. R. Statwn
Winntppg
T. S. Acheson
C.P
Winnipeg
John Sweeting
C.P.R
Saskatoon
W. J. Gerow
R.eaten Miller
Vancouver
E. J. Semmens
Trav
Caren Hye Home Cpr Department of Colonization and Development
Galadian Pacific Railway
Dennis
Montreal
Curious Customs In China Marriages With the Dead
Marco Polo notes Chinese nuptials where a deceased child is symbolically wed. A marriage contract is burned a week later, binding families in spirit. Some unions serve honor or political aims, and living brides may wed living husbands after widowhood.
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Marco Polo
China
Mules Shipped to India On The Manhattan for Army Service
A deluxe mule ship named The Manhattan sailed from New York bound for Karachi carrying 363 army mules from Nebraska and Missouri. The mules are slated for the mountain artillery of the British army in India. Luxurious quarters were prepared by Colonel J Anderson and the hold stocked with tons of carrots for the journey.
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New York
Karachi
India
Manhattan
J. Anderson
Remark on Schools Sparks Rural Councillor Exchange
A rural councillor questions a visitor about visiting schools. The visitor retorts with a dry remark about a pen from a pea shovter, while a stray line notes Persia as the alleged low point of the grapevine.
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