Should the Farmer Hold His Wheat Or Should He Sell
An analysis urges Canadian wheat farmers to avoid holdouts and adopt a gradual marketing plan. It notes volatile prices, credit strain, and international supplies from Britain, Argentina, Australia, and the United States, arguing selling on market strength to stabilize profits.
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Great Britain
North America
China
British Wheat Commission
United Kingdom
Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Kansas
Broomball
Europe
Bradstreet
Australia
E. G. Nourse
Iowa State College
F. W. West
The Way of A Woman Says the Los Angeles Times
A Los Angeles Times column asserts that a woman’s role is evolving beyond the home. It argues skirts once stayed inside but now may blow out of the window for change and romance, challenging traditional domestic authority.
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Los Angeles Times
Canada Auto Industry Statistics from 1916 Onward
The report shows 10 Canadian car makers and 351000 cars produced since 1916, with 80000 annual replacements and $84300000 in passenger car production. Dealers number in Canada with around 50000 employees and 400000 in the sector, while dealer and manufacturing capital totals reach $43000000 and $11000000 respectively. A philosopher notes people might live forever if they quit worrying.
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Canada
Web-Footed Agaiambu of New Guinea
A correspondent describes the Agaiambu tribe of New Guinea living on ten foot poles in marshland huts. They swim and wade easily, feed on fish and water birds, keep pigs under their homes, and bury the dead by tying the body to a stake above floor level.
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New Guinea
Entitled to Special Help for Disabled Veterans
Commentary argues that veterans with full limb use deserve ordinary citizen status while armless or legless veterans remain permanently handicapped and require ongoing special help. The piece reflects views on veteran disability and social support.
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Toronto Mail
Empire
Bees of Brazil Build High Nest to Foil Monkeys
A Brazilian beekeeping note describes bees placing honeycombs on the tip of the slimmest twig at the crown of a tree to stay beyond the reach of monkeys. This unusual arboreal practice highlights adaptiveness in natural defense strategies.
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Brazil
Sandalwood Yield Report Highlights Oil Output
A ton of sandalwood yields about 100 pounds of oil, indicating a robust extraction rate and potential profitability for producers. The figure outlines the scale of output and may influence processing strategies and market pricing.
Swapping Horses as a Form of Stock Exchange
A compact explanation notes that swapping horses functions as a basic form of exchange akin to a market trade. It compares the practice to broader stock exchanges, highlighting limits and informal barter aspects without market mechanisms.
Progress of Agricultural Instruction Under Dominion Act
The 1919 20 Agricultural Instruction Act report shows $1,000,000 yearly distributed among Canada’s nine provinces to boost farming. Funds support agricultural colleges, home life, school fairs, extension work, and clubs for youth and women, with $1,890,143 allocated to colleges in six years.
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Canada
Birth announcements in England adopt self
The London Morning Post notes a shift in birth notices where the newborn announces its arrival. Traditionally parents announce with phrases like to Mr and Mrs or the wife of. Some include the gift of a son or daughter. A new style has the baby signaling its birth with a formal notice, especially for a daughter.
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So-and-So
London Morning Post
Utah physicist reports closest approach to a perfect vacuum
Orrin Tuggman of the University of Utah physics department announced a record close to a perfect vacuum. He stated the space is too thin for electricity to pass. The American Association for the Advancement of Science funded the experiment.
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Fresso Orrin Tuggman
Physics Department
University of Utah
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Woolworth Plans Winnipeg Store Like New York Site
The Woolworth Company will construct a Winnipeg Manitoba store modeled on the New York design. R C Connable Toronto chief executive in Canada says it will surpass all Woolworths in Canada. Construction starts about May 1.
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Woolworth
Woolworth Company
Winnipeg
Manitoba
New York
R. C. Connable
Toronto
Canada
Woolworth’s
Connable
Waste Material Becomes Clothes in Petrograd
Great progress reported in Petrograd as rags and old cloth are recycled into clothing with small additions of new material. Moscow advices note 14 concerns in Petrograd engaged in processing waste material into garments.
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Petrograd
Moscow
And She Forgave Him
A short dialogue notes a wife reminding her husband it is her birthday and his playful retort says she is no different age wise than the previous year. The London Opinion frames the exchange as a light domestic moment.
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Love
London Opinion
Sowing Good Clean Seed Pays in Results
Agricultural guidance notes that higher per acre yields come from clean, well-graded seed without extra production costs. Experiments at Guelph show large seed vastly outproduces small seed across crops, with grading reducing weeds and boosting net profits.
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Guelph
F. C. Nunnick
Teaching a Million How Much Is a Million
A lecturer demonstrated the meaning of a million by using seed sago. He counted thousands of grains weighed them on delicate scales and calculated that 2b. 20z. of seed sago filled a quart glass, illustrating the scale of a million.
British Columbia Tobacco Crop 1920 Summary
The 1920 BC tobacco crop reached 60,000 pounds from eighty one acres with most of the product still owned by growers. In 1919 the crop totaled 93,000 pounds and was sold to a Quebec manufacturer at 23 cents per pound.
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British Columbia
Quebec
Quote exchange between wife and husband ends in witty retort
A playful domestic exchange has wife claiming no future partner could compare to her. Husband replies he would not try to replace her, delivering a witty counterpoint about unlikely comparisons and lasting companionship.
I Recalled a Hard Trail to Fort Ellis with Sugar and Ants
The narrator recalls wintering near Lake Manitoba and escorting a sugar making party for the Hudson’s Bay Company. After collecting thousands of pounds of sugar and syrup, the band faces shortages, illness, and a perilous trek to Fort Ellis aided by Charlie-Man and a relief party.
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Fairfort
Lake Manitoba
Manitoba House
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Qu
Manitoba Howse
Isaac Cowie
Red River
Charlie Anderson
Charlie-Man
Fort Ellis
Ogemases
Mr. Cowie
Charlie
Ft. Garry
Ft. Elis
Birl Tail Creek
Molyneux St. John
Ft. Ellis
Indian Department
Charlie Man
Hudson Bay Company launches Arctic tunnel boat in Vancouver
The Hudson Bay Company unveils a large tunnel style motor boat in Vancouver. The vessel and five similar craft will be hauled to Edmonton then Peace River Crossing for freighting and passenger work. It features a barrel hull section protecting propeller and rudders and draws only nine inches unloaded.
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Hudson Bay Company
Arctic Lakes
Vancouver
British Columbia
Edmonton
Peace River Crossing
Canada’s Metal Production Surges to New High in 1920
Canada’s total estimated value of metal and mineral production in 1920 reached $217,775,080, the highest on record. This marks a $41,088,099 or 23.3 percent rise from 1919’s $176,686,390 and a $6,673,183 or 3 percent gain over 1918, the previous peak during wartime inflation.
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Canada
London Nose Club Sets Strict Size Standard
A London nose club uses measured nasal dimensions to determine membership and excludes any applicant not meeting the required size standard.
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London
Paper making as a human activity ranks second in age
The statement notes that paper manufacture ranks in age only after textiles, highlighting its long historical development.
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New Order
the Automobile Industry
England
Salt Lake City
D. C. Coleman
C.P.R
B.C
Old Fort Ellis
Plains
Fort Carlton
Motor Boats
Northern
Alberta
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