Back To The Land Movement Gains Momentum In Dominion
Canada sees a shift from city living as census shows 46 percent rural, with 32 767 farms vacant yet 72 244 occupied, and 43 600 people moving from urban unemployment to self sufficiency. Ottawa Journal notes strong back to the land drive under leader Wesley Gordon, with provinces enacting their own programs and Macleans confirming large land sales and relocations.
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Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Dominion
Wesley Gordon
Richard Churchill
MacLean's Magazine
Gordon
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Queen Locks Private Treasures in London Vault
A London Safe Deposit vault holds the Queen’s private treasures beneath Piccadilly. A steel box, secured by a golden key, sits nine tests deep to deter access. The 20 ton door features keyless combos, drill and heat resistance, concealed bells connect to police, in Lower Regent Street.
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Piccadilly
London Safe Deposit
Lower Regent Street
London
England
Prospector Rush Near Great Bear Lake Opens Mineral Field
The radium and silver area around Great Bear Lake in Canada’s sub Arctic is ready for work with 200 men set to begin claims once breakup permits are issued. More fortune seekers are expected as snow melts. R W Mackinnon, an oil expert, reported after testing Imperial Oil wells at Fort Horman and returning to Calgary.
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Great Bear Lake
Canada
Arctic
R. W. Mackinnon
Calgary
Imperial Oil
Fort Horman
Echo Bay
Hunter Bay
Day Frock Smartness For Daughter With Built Up Waistline
A charming junior frock inspired by adult styles in cherry red and white crepe silk print with a blue linen skirt and white bodice. Rayon novelties offer an inexpensive option with Pattern No. 310 available in sizes 10 to 16 years.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Pattern order guide lists Winnipeg Newspaper Union address at 175 McDermot Ave. Include pattern number and size.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Beginning of Architecture Mistorians and Shelter Evolution
The article outlines early architectural origins driven by weather protection. It traces primitive huts from arbors of twigs to mud covered shelters, noting early builders were likely agriculturists. It contrasts hunter cave dwellings with nomadic shepherds using tents, linking shelter type to occupation.
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Central Asia
Oldest Jockey in Berkshire Turns 104 in Birthday Celebrations
John Faulkner of Appleford Berkshire celebrated his 104th birthday. He rode Dusty Miller in 1856 and last steeplechase was at Abingdon at 74. He began riding in 1851 for a three-pence first race, rode Rip Van Winkle, and has broken many bones yet remains active. He has never bet and drinks one beer daily. Known as Johnny Faulkner, he counts Lady Oxford among friends who hear his racing tales.
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John Faulkner
Appleford
Berks
England
Epsom
Dusty Miller
Abingdon
Rip van Winkle
Berkshire
Johnny” Faulkner
Lady Oxford
Canada Sugar Maples Range and Growth Details
The natural range of the sugar maple in Canada extends from the Maritime Provinces to Lake of the Woods in Ontario. In forests it can exceed 100 feet, though typically 75 to 80 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet in diameter, growing in pure stands or with other hardwoods, and it tolerates shade well aiding its reproduction.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Lake of the Woods
Ontario
Prairie Provinces Show Farm Increase In 1921 31 Census
Canada’s farm census shows 17 154 more occupied farms in 1921 31 increasing total by 2.4 percent though eastern provinces fell. Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia rose 14.3 17.7 and 18 percent respectively while Ontario and Quebec declined. County level shifts in Ontario ranged up to 808.7 percent in Cochrane with many counties dropping.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Cochrane
Perth
Temiskaming
Peel
Manitoba
British Scientists To Head Polar Expedition To Canada
British scientists will lead a six man expedition to Fort Rae in Northwest Territories to study the aurora borealis as part of the second international polar year. They will use synchronized cameras and balloons to record solar rays and atmospheric data, with a second British group heading to Tromsø, Norway.
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Canada
Arctic
J. M. Stagg
Fort Rae
N.wt
International Meteorological Commission
Mr. Stagg
Great Britain
England
Montreal
Edmonton
Athabasca
Slave Rivers
Great Bear Lake
Fort Raa
Tromsoe
Norway
Europe
Worms Teach London Pioneers to Water-Proof Tunnels
Ship worms reveal a half inch bore with lime lining that keeps water out of damp wood. From this anatomy engineers learned to line tunnel bore passages as they dug London’s first underground railways. The worm removes wood in small particles as it bores.
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London
Ice Box on Mount Revelstoke Crowned Natural Ice Cave
On a boulder strewn slope atop Mount Revelstoke in British Columbia an ice box cleft forty feet long four feet wide and about ten feet deep holds snow and ice. Sun protected by rock walls it remains frigid with painted signs guiding tourists. A revival of vegetable home gardens is predicted this year.
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Mount Revelstoke
Mount Revelstoke National Park
British Columbia
Prediction of renewed demand for heavy draft horses
The Dominion animal husbandman notes low oats prices and rising costs for gas and oil in tractor use. He forecasts a coming revival of horse breeding and heavy draft horse work on Canadian farms, east and west. He argues horses can be bred cheaply and offer low depreciation, fuel, and repairs compared with engines.
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Dominion Animal Husbandman
Canada
Zinc proves its long studied metal status
Zinc is a metal used for generations and only in the last decade has a systematic study of zinc and its properties been conducted.
Defining a Citizen and Apples Under UV Light
A Nashville paper defines a citizen as a man who demands better roads bigger schools a new post office and lower taxes. Canada is familiar with the type. Coloring apples by artificial sunlight was achieved when ripe but uncolored apples gained full color after 48 hours under ultraviolet light.
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Nashville
Canada
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Cemeus
Patent Office
Paris
Winipeg Newspaper Union
Papion 3
Hines
Misterians
Maritimes
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Beeston
Nell
Bill
Pharos
Alexandria
Egypt
France
Germany
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Mount Revelstoke Park
George
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
British Empire
Charles Camsell
Governor- General
Centre
F. W. Gray
Sydney
N.S
Institute
John A. Allan
University of Alberta
W. A. Gordon
Labour and Mines
Madrid
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