Western Canada Assumes Grand Tourists Appeal
Tourists increasingly visit Western Canada to explore a vast prairie landscape, park belts, and Rocky Mountain foothills. The region offers rail and road networks, lakes, forests, parks like Jasper Banff and Waterton Lakes, and diverse recreation from hunting and fishing to canoe trips and modern steamers up to Hudson Bay.
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Winniper
Manitoba
Winnipegosis
Saskatchewan
Qu'Appelle
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Canada
Jasper Park
Banf Park
Waterton Lakes Park
Dentist Links City Smoke to Weaker Teeth
Dr. Weston A Price of Cleveland reported that smoke from burning soft coal blocks UV rays from the sun, making city children's teeth more prone to decay than country children. The National Academy of Sciences summarized a year of adventures in pure science with notes on sound, UV rays, and adrenal glands.
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National Academy of Sciences
Weston A. Price
Cleveland
Beekeepers In Saskatchewan Output Seventy Two Thousand Pounds
Saskatchewan beekeepers produced about 72 000 pounds of honey last season. Each hive averaged around 120 pounds over the past two years at the University of Saskatchewan, with honey valued around 20 cents per pound. Beekeeping extends to Debden, Nipawin, Eldersley, and areas north of Eldersley.
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University of Saskatchewan
Debden
Big River
C.N.R
Prince Albert
Nipawin
Eldersley
Tisdale
Manitoba Hemp Growth Prompts Farm Contracts
Two firms seek spring expansion of hemp acreage in Manitoba. The Manitoba Cordage Company says it has contracts with many farmers to grow hemp straw and will pay from 12 to 15 dollars per ton at the breaking mill. The text notes outspoken honesty about the venture.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Cordage Company
Faith in Canada Echoed by U S Economic Experience
The piece notes rising dairying interest across Saskatchewan with April butter output surpassing 1.05 million pounds and four new creameries opened. It cites a Detroit News view praising Canada’s future, arguing Canada’s trade and capital use reflect growth, not subservience, and urges optimism based on the United States’ past development.
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Canada
United States
Detroit News
Europe
Advantages Of Sweet Clover Seventeen Reasons
Article by Jas D McGregor of Glencarnock Stock Farms Brandon Manitoba extols sweet clover. It grows on Western Canada soils starts easily yields good pasture hay and seeds well. It is nonbloating for cattle and sheep serves as a biennial legume and green manure improving soil and weed suppression. It tolerates alkali and adverse soils and supports bee pasture producing white honey.
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Jas. D. McGregor
Glencarnock Stock Farms
Brandon
Manitoba
Canada
Insects Wait For Weather Delays Birthdays For Moths
British scientist explains that small egg moths delay hatching based on weather observations. Cocoons that should open in February may postpone birth for days or months if conditions stay mild. Some moths have emerged after eleven years in captivity. The note ends with a playful line about a bashful lover and hot water.
Many Prizes For Alberta Corn Show
Alberta corn show to be held this year in Medicine Hat under the Alberta Corn Growers' Association. Directors plan a prize list with classes for yellow and white flints yellow and white denis northwestern dent sweet corn and popcorn plus sheaves. Cash prizes and several championship trophies are hoped for.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Alberta Corn Growers’ Association
Vancouver Island seeds boost English gardens this spring
England plans to source millions of flowers from Vancouver Island to fill gardens as the climate warms. A light note adds that married men are often prolific at producing excuses, a humorous aside about domestic life.
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England
Vancouver Island
Tomato Plant Care and Disease Prevention
A bulletin from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa warns tomato plants require rich soil and strong stock. Sandy loam with barnyard manure supports growth and sanitation prevents fungus diseases spread by wind rain and insects.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Emigration from Britain to Canada rises under 3000 Families Scheme
The British Immigration and Colonization Association reports rapid growth in families leaving Great Britain for Canada aboard the Montcalm. A £3 fare and generous terms attract 3000 Families Scheme participants, with fifteen families sailing from Glasgow and many young men seeking opportunities in the Land of Promise.
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Great Britain
Dominion
Glasgow
Canada
Montcalm
British Immigration and Colonization Association
Cutworms in the Garden Pests and Control Methods
Cutworms rank among the worst garden and field pests attacking all kinds of plants. A Ottawa bulletin outlines control, with poisoned bran as best remedy. Small gardens use 1 quart bran 1 tsp Paris green 1 Tbsp molasses, large quantities scale up to 20 pounds bran 34 pound Paris green 1 quart molasses. Mix dry, add molasses solution, apply at dusk along rows.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Manitoba wood and paper industry tops with 213 establishments
Figures from the Industrial Development Board of Manitoba show the wood and paper products sector as the largest in the province by establishments, totaling 213. Vegetable products follow with 190, then chemical products at 129 and textile products with 89.
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Manitoba
Industrial Development Board of Manitoba
Government Industrial Bureau
Disputed Diagnosis Cited After Second Doctor Review
A worried patient cites disagreement with another physician over diagnosis after yesterday's consultation. The colleague asserts confidence that autopsy will confirm the original diagnosis.
Sunflowers as Silage Potential Tested in Saskatchewan
A Rosthern experimental study compares sunflowers with corn and turnips as silage crops. Over two years, wheat and barley followed sunflowers yielded more than after turnips, while corn followed by wheat produced 19.6 bushels more than after sunflowers, suggesting sunflowers may exhaust soil more than corn or roots.
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Rosthern
Saskatchewan
He's A Good Digger
The passage notes a skunk described as a strong digger with wrinkled flat sas and notable forepaw claws. It claims he ranks among the best diggers in wild folk, exceeded only by the badger and woodchuck. The piece ends with a test of politeness about saying please for a telegram of eleven words.
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Nature Magazine
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Transcontinental Railway
Lnes
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West
Assiniboine
Mackenzie River
Land of the Midnight Sun
Arctic Ocean
Yw. N. UL 1630
Henty
The
Royal Aero Club of Great Britain
Hewan
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Vancouver
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