Canada Rises in World Poultry Standings Amid Export Push
Canada advances in poultry prowess with exports rising to significant values. Western provinces expand egg and poultry production through cooperative marketing, government assistance, and new export links to Scotland and other countries. Damaged OCR notes Denmark and Holland consignments and a 1927 international show in the Dominion.
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Spain
British Empire
England
Dominion Inn
British Columbia
Denmark
Ontario
Holland
Dominion
Canada
Western Canada
Ryard
Manitoba
United States
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Roxland
Scotland
Hdlmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Canada Japan trade tops new record in 1925
The Japanese consul at Vancouver reports Canada Japan trade rose to 33 25 000 in 1925, a record for Orient Canada. Exports from Canada totaled 25 162 278 and imports from Japan 7 962 029, with exports up nearly 2 000 000 and imports up over 1 000 000. Earlier years show 1924 at 30 274 100 and 1923 at 27 735 524.
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Vancouver
Canada
Japan
Orient
Missing Son Thomas Bernard Pink Entitled to Annuity
Thomas Bernard Pink, son of Sir Thomas Pink, living in Canada at war start, believed to have enlisted in the Canadian forces and served in France in 1914. If living, he is entitled to an annuity of £750 from his father’s estate. He scarcely communicated with family and no trace of him has been found since the war, despite extensive inquiries before his death.
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Thomas Bernard Pink
Sir Thomas Pink
Canada
France
Thomas Bernard
Tattered Timothy and Mrs Prim on walking as best exercise
Timothy claims four years of tramp life stem from PT’s doctors advice to walk for health. Mrs Prim agrees and urges walking as essential, noting London’s diverse population and drawing comparisons to other commonwealth regions.
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Timothy
Min’ant
Canadian Poultry Breeders Ship Pure Bred Birds Worldwide
Canadian record and performance poultry breeders shipped pure bred birds to the Argentine Republic Japan England the Fiji Islands and Australia and many parts of the United States in six weeks Fifty barred rock hens with over 200 eggs per year and six pedigreed cockerels from hens with over 250 eggs were sent to England The birds stayed on the Atlantic during storms and arrived in perfect condition with hens laying the day after arrival.
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Canada
Argentine Republic
Japan
England
Fiji Islands
Australia
United States
E. A. Lloyd
University of British Columbia
C. Record and Performance Poultry Breeders’ Association
Atlantic
Canadians urged to pledge to buy only Canadian or British made goods
A Mail and Empire contributor on Anne Merrill's page calls for a pledge for Canadian women to avoid purchasing non Canadian or non British products for a year. She urges banning alien magazines and supports buying made in Canada even at higher prices to support local talent and industry.
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Anne Merrill
the Mail and Empire
Canada
Allenby Endorses Canada as Emigration Destination
Field Marshal Viscount Allenby, during a Toronto to England tour, lauds Canada as a desirable land for emigrants. He praises the absence of racial color issues, abundant natural resources, and strong agricultural and power potential, urging Britons to consider Canada seriously for a new home.
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Canada
Field Marshal
Viscount Allenby
Ttawa
England
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Dominion
Canadian Cattle Revival Promises Free Importations
Want Canadian Cattle Glasgow leads revival of the Free Importation of Canadian Cattle Association, disbanded two years ago after embargo removal. Other municipalities join, totaling 10 million population. W Crane of Salford argues vested interests opposed lifting the embargo. He says the British public want meat in skin, not beg.
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Glasgow
Canadian Cattle Association
Dominion
W. Crane
Salford
Association
Crane
Controversy Over Foreign Artists at St John the Divine
In New York a dispute arose as Ralph Adams Cram, chief architect of the Cathedral of St John the Divine, hired foreign artists for work. American artists protested in letters to papers, and it was revealed a foreign craftsman chalked on the large bell, You can make Fords, but you can't make these, in retaliation.
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New York City
Ralph Adams Cram
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Pregs
The
Argonaut
Beneficial Effect Of Grading In Canada
Dr. J. A. Ruddick, Dominion dairy and cold storage commissioner, testifies grading has improved marketing conditions and raised the status of butter and cheese. He notes Ontario shows most noticeable quality gains, as grading now standardizes what was once uneven across lots. Grading now extends to grain fruit wool meats and eggs beyond dairy products.
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Canada
J. A. Ruddick
Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage
Ontario
Dr. Ruddick
Forests Hold Out Fabrics Says Hibbert
Prof Harold Hibbert of McGill University told a Toronto audience that Canada can rely on its forests for clothing. He traced cotton to dehydrated sugar molecules and wood pulp to cellulose, noting early fake silk fibers were nitro cellulose. He predicted ongoing improvements in artificial fabric.
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Royal Canadian Institute
Toronto
Harold Hibbert
McGill University
Alberta Sees Big Acreage Rise for Fodder Corn and Clover
The Alberta department of agriculture reports a large increase in fodder corn and sweet clover acreage this year. Farmers are importing seed, with sweet clover reaching several thousand acres and the total worn acreage likely to exceed 100000 acres, led by Southern Alberta.
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Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Holy Carpet Sent to Mecca for 1344 Hegira Pilgrimage
The Egyptian government allows the sacred carpet to be sent to Mecca for the 1344 Hegira pilgrimage. The ceremonies will occur in summer. The carpet is prepared and will be shipped in ten large boxes.
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Messa
Mohammed
Mecca
Medina
Alberta Mineral Production Surges in 1925
Alberta’s value of mineral production rose to 25,005,718 in 1925 from 22,344,990 in 1924. Coal dominated with 5,867,213 tons valued at 19,810,988. oil rose to 169,432 barrels worth 758,837, making Alberta first in oil output among Canadian provinces. The rest of Canada produced 148,821 barrels valued at 429,318.
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Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Enviable Position: Canada Wealth Surpasses Many Nations
Dr. D. A. MacGibbon of the University of Alberta spoke in Regina noting Canada ranks seventh in estimated national wealth, ahead of Australia, Brazil, Argentina and other newer countries. He says Canada’s wealth per capita trails only the United States and Great Britain, and that Canada is among the few with a current account surplus and a food surplus, ranking fifth as an exporter and seventh as an importer.
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Canada
Britain
U. S
Australia
Brazil
Argentina
D. A. MacGibbon
University of Alberta
Regina
United States
Great Britain
Barron's
The
Wall Street Journal
France
Florida
Texas
America
Canada UK trade with Canada 12 months to February
Canada’s total purchases by the United Kingdom from Canada over the year ending February amounted to 502 million dollars, 109.6 million more than the prior year and 29 million more than US purchases from Canada. Canada bought 597 million from the United States, versus 162 million from the United Kingdom.
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United Kingdom
Canada
United States
Flag Rules For Foreign Boats In Canadian Waters
The Port Colborne branch of the Great War Veterans Association reports advices from Ottawa stating there is no law in Canada requiring the British flag or the Canadian ensign to be flown on foreign boats in Canadian waters.
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Port Colborne
Great War Veterans’ Association
Ottawa
Canada
Canadian
Early Parasols in Egypt and England Design Rise
Parasol use spans ancient Egypt and is depicted on monuments. In 1820 a new parasol style appeared in England, reportedly designed by the Duchess of Rutland.
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England
Duchess of Rutland
Society Girl to Make Movies Aboard Mont Royal
Miss Mary E. Cooke travels on the Canadian Pacific liner Mont Royal for a 29 day Caribbean cruise. She brings a movie camera and films friends as the ship departs New York on March 1 bound for the West Indies.
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Mary E. Cooke
West Indies
Montroyal
Miss Cooke
S.S. Montroyal
New York
Caribbean
Britain’s National Honor Demonstrated Across the World
The article cites Canada’s natural resources service reporting heavy U S interest in Canadian travel routes and summer spots, with inquiries from many states. It predicts a record Canadian tourist season and notes Britain’s war debt burden, praising Britain’s fiscal honor as a landmark global example.
Mail Carried By Dog Team Across Far Regions
The piece extols postal dog teams as a vital transport method across icy shores from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to near Quebec City. It reflects on the labor, hardship, and dangers faced by mushers and dogs, including freezing weather, wind, and thawing rivers that force detours, yet mails must continue to move.
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Bouih
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Quebec City
Wonderful Organisms In Water From a Buckshot Sized Drop
A New York Zoo logical Garden pond drop magnified reveals as many as 100 life forms in a glass slide study. One organism shows a triangular body with two pinwheels for locomotion. It avoids objects and uses its body to grasp surfaces to move.
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New York Zoological Gardens
Albino Holstein calf noted in Wisconsin dairy survey
Clarence Englemar reports an albino Holstein-Friesian calf born January 2 1926 in Pierce County Wisconsin. The white animal with pink eyes stands out among standard grades while its dam is three fourths grade and the size is seven eighths grade.
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Breeders’ Gazette
Ellsworth
Pierce County
Wisconsin
Clarence Englemar
Henry Rohrer
Fam
Help Wanted "Is this the fie department" yell ed the excited
A distressed caller demands urgent fire response asking how far to the nearest alarm box as his house reportedly catches fire. The operator confirms the error and guides him to place a prompt call.
Oldest Ice Skates Found Dating to Fifth Century B C
Archaeologists report the oldest ice skates, dating to the fifth century B C, were found in a museum collection. Researchers confirm the artifacts push back the known origins of human skating.
Empire's Largest Silver Nugget Returned to Ontario
The Keeley Mines of Northern Ontario sent the largest and most valuable single silver ore piece ever produced in the British Empire back to Ontario after a year on display at Wembley. Weighing 4,492 pounds and valued at 15,616 dollars.
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Empire
Ontario
Wembley
Keeley
British Empire
Busy Women in Telecommunication Jobs In North America
The Woodstock Sentinel Review notes about 206000 women and girls work in telephone related roles across the United States and Canada. The piece ponders life before telephone, knitting factory, and typewriter.
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United States
Canada
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Quotations From Doriz and Jack
The dialogue presents Doriz praising his mouth while Jack, distracted, deems it enormous in a playful exchange. The snippet captures character interaction and humor without broader context.
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Doriz
Jack
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