Mineral Resources Of Canada Among Our Greatest Assets
Canada’s 1923 mining output reached 214 million dollars with 1922 at 184 million, underscoring minerals as a major asset. Dr. Camsell notes mining’s climate independence and per capita growth, while domestic manufacture expands for nickel, asbestos, copper, lead and zinc. Development focuses on finding markets and building complementary industries to utilize raw materials at home.
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Canada
United States
Maritime Provinces
Camsell
Canada Sees Sharp Rise in Gold Exports in January
January exports show Canada sending gold valued at $2,471 to the United States amid a marked rise from December 1923. Silver bullion and ore shipments to the United States, Hong Kong, China, Japan and the UK totalled hundreds of thousands of ounces with values ranging up to $412,000. Full-year gold exports climbed from $4.15 million for the year to $14.62 million for the year ending January 31, 1924.
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Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
China
Japan
Farm land values fall across Canada in 1923 report
The Bureau of Statistics reports average occupied farm land values at 37 dollars per acre in 1923, down from 40 in 1922 and 1921. Ontario 64, Quebec 56, BC 100 lead provincial values. others range from 31 to 51 with shifts in orchard and fruit land values noted in Nova Scotia and Ontario.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
California Fig Syrup Advertisement for Children
An old fashioned advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for sick or constipated children. It claims to regulate the bowels without griping, start the liver and bowels, contains no narcotics, and urges readers to ask druggists for genuine California Fig Syrup with directions.
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California
Japs Build Lumber Mill On Fraser River Site
A Japanese lumber company purchased a site on the North Arm of the Fraser River and plans an immediate start on a large mill valued around 250000 dollars, aiming to meet strong export demand to Japan.
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Japan
Fraser River
No Excitement Over Mouse Threat in London Daily News
A child fears a green eyed mouse that Mary warned would sit on the bed if crying continues. The London Daily News records the quirk in a light anecdote.
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Rascal
London Daily News
Iceland Builds Herring Flour Factories for Norway Market
Iceland establishes factories to prepare herring flour, a highly prized strength food in Norway. The move aims to secure supply for Norwegian consumers and bolster Icelandic fishery exports.
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Iceland
Norway
Canada Exports Of Farm Produce To U S Rise In Late 1923
Canada shipped farm products to the United States in the last three months of 1923 valued at $32,275,000, up from $25,576,106 the prior year. Wheat exports nearly doubled from 9,172,155 bushels valued at $10,260,239 in the same period a year earlier.
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Canada
United States
Red Army Enters Third Period Trotzky Says
Leon Trotzky reports on the Red Army in Moscow marking the army's sixth anniversary. He reviews two two year periods under military communism and NEP, noting bourgeoisie growth but no political rights, and argues the third period confirms the army’s role against oppressors and exploiters.
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Leon Trotzky
Caucasus
Moscow
Red Army
Bourgeosie
Trotzky
Red
Good Advertising for Canada at the Empire Exhibition
The British Empire Exhibition in London this year promises valuable publicity for the dominions and colonies. Canada will be represented by a Federal Government exhibit and provincial displays, with railways and steamship lines promoting Dominion products. The CPR will feature a large display and staff to inform capitalists and potential settlers about Canadian conditions, aiming to boost immigration from the Old Country.
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London
Canada
C.P.R
Dominion
Old Land
Nelson News
British Columbia Herring Exhibit Sails to Empire Fair
British Columbia herring interests prepare an exhibit for the British Empire Exhibition. A new US Atlantic coast demand for Canadian Pacific herring emerges. Russia also seeks the commodity as about forty thousand tons form this season's pack of Scotch and salt cured herring.
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British Columbia
Atlantic
United States
Russia
Foreman Presses Worker as He Feels Ill
A foreman orders Murphy to carry more bricks while Murphy protests illness and trembling. The foreman offers to have him lend a sleeve to help, highlighting workplace strain and a tense exchange during a bricklaying task.
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Murphy
Guy'nor
Foreman
Undertaker Sings in Hospital Benefit Concert
A successful benefit concert for the hospital featured soloist the town undertaker performing I'm Waiting for Thee. The event drew community support and highlighted local arts for a good cause.
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Wexford Chronicle
Saxophonist Nearby A Riddle About Names
A wry exchange notes the limit of words for a man who plays the saxophone. The humor hinges on the idea that names may falter when describing a gifted musician living close by.
Scotland Births and Elder Deaths Mark 1922 Year
In 1922 Scotland recorded 115085 births while the year saw the deaths of fifteen women aged over one hundred. The statistics highlight births and longevity among the elderly in that year.
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Scotland
Oregon Farmers Phone Reach Reaches Eighty Percent
An upbeat note highlights that eighty per cent of Oregon farmers now have telephones, suggesting improved communication and connection for rural communities.
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Oregon
Vacant Land in Canadian West Vast and Unutilized
The CPR agriculture chief reports 63 000 000 acres of vacant land in the Canadian West within fifteen miles of railways, with 25 000 000 acres ready for immediate settlement. Much land is privately owned but unoccupied, much of it rail owner or speculative. The chart shows more unoccupied land near railways in the West than land under cultivation across the Dominion, prompting emigration in search of affordable farm land and rail access.
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Colonization Department
C.P.R
Canadian West
Railways
Ponresidents
Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Women in Canadian Testimony
A Canadian woman from St. Andre de Kamouraska testifies that years of kidney pain and indigestion left her unable to do housework. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills her pains disappeared and she urges others to try the remedy. Many praise it, noting women's ailments often stem from kidney trouble and that the pills heal and strengthen the kidneys.
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St. Andre de Kamouraska
P.Q
Dodd
F. Ouellet
Livestock Sales and Prices Across Major Markets
Do minion Livestock Branch reports show January 1 to 24 sales of cattle 47 207, calves 7 362, hogs 88 431, and sheep 20 985 across five top markets, with increases in cattle and calves and declines in hogs and sheep. top butcher steer prices rose in Toronto and Montreal, calves up, with select bacon hogs improving and lambs steady except Toronto where up 1 50.
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Dominion Livestock Branch
Toronto
Montreal
Tree Planting As Path To Permanent Prairie Homes
Torgeson urged tree planting as a key to immigration success at the Saskatchewan School Trustees Convention. He cited Premier Dunning on making western homes welcoming with trees, fruit, and flowers, and outlined a detailed plantation plan including shelter belts, spacing, and species like green ash and caragana to create a cohesive home landscape.
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T. A. Torgeson
Northern Nurserymen's Association
Prairie Nurseries
Estevan
School Trustees Convention
Saskatoon
Mr. Torgeson
Canada
United States
Europe
J. F. Bryant
School Trustees’ Association
Regina
Western
J. A. Maharg
Fresh Eggs and Imported Varieties Crowd Markets
A Canadian posting details many egg types and prices from forty to ninety cents a dozen. The note explains shop displays and labeling like locally farmed, Irish, Surrey, and ducks eggs. A British shopkeeper would be dismayed by the term grading and variety in shops.
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Surrey
China
House of Commons
Canada poised to lead newsprint production worldwide
Hon. Thomas A. Low, Minister of Trade and Commerce, told the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association that Canada may surpass the United States in newsprint output this year, becoming the world's largest producer. He warned against careless exploitation and depletion of Canadian timber resources.
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Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Thomas A. Low
Compulsory Medical Exams for Marriage in Constantinople
Daily Mail correspondent reports that a required medical examination will be issued in the province of Constantinople. The examination must be passed by all individuals intending to marry, and the doctor's report must be approved by municipal authorities before marriage is permitted.
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Constantinople
Daily Mail
Plenty to Spare from Stanford Chaparral Quip
A sharp line from the Stanford Chaparral quips at rivals as a student humorous column dismisses claims of lacking wits. The speaker asserts possessing unused brains in a playful boast.
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Camesell
Department of Mines
Mines Department
USA
Thos. H. Moffett
C.A
Association of Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities
Sask
Mrs. E. Ouellet
Mr. Torg+son
Dunning
West
England
Stanford Chaparral
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