Canadian Manufacturing Growth Driven by Westward Markets
The report highlights how western prairie settlement expanded a vast Eastern Canada market, fueling diversified manufacturing across textile, metal, chemical, wood, and vegetable product industries. It notes increased capital in Montreal and Toronto, widespread employment gains, and the crucial roles of hydro power and American investment in sustaining postwar growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Toronto
Canada
Dominion
Wood and Paper
Prairies
Wats
West
British Empire
Wheat Board Surplus Aims at Agricultural Research
Hon. W. R. Motherwell proposes using more than 500000 dollars surplus from the disbanded Canada Wheat Board for agricultural research and rust solution in Western Canada. He backs returning funds to western producers via per capita shares to finance new Wheat pools, while cabinet support grows for directing the money to research amid retrenchment cuts to experimental farms.
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W. R. Motherwell
Canada Wheat Board
Canada
Motherwell
Western Wheat Pools
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Plans Arbitration on Natural Resources
The Manitoba Legislature seems likely to support federal arbitration of natural resources affecting the province. In 1921 Premier King favored arbitration, while Norris era hesitated amid an impending provincial election. Differences among provinces hinder a common agreement, though the goal remains to appraise alienated resources and determine compensation for disposed items.
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Manitoba
Norris
Farm Exports to France Rise in Value for Canada
A recent return notes Canadian agricultural exports to France climbed from 4,678,628 dollars in 1922 to 6,125,044 dollars in 1923, marking a sharp value increase for the year.
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France
Beached Quip Sparks Village Council Talk
A sunlit exchange on bathing attire prompts a village official to answer a quip with a professional stance. The playful remark points to local standards for beach attire and decorum.
Canadian grains sweep prizes at Chicago seed show
The International Seed Grain and Hay Show in Chicago has most prize winning strains originating from Canada. Marquis wheat dominates the hard red spring class with 21 of 25 prizes, plus the grand sweepstakes. Alberta leads oat prize wins, and Ottawa bred Duckhill Ottawa 57 wins in two rowed barley.
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Chicago
Canada
Marquis
Kitchener
Ottawa
Victory
Banner
Canadian
Duckhill
Central Farm
Emigration Methods Changed in Canada Europe Policy Update
Canada reforms emigration procedures in Europe to reduce rejections at ports. F C Blair of the immigration department returns from a continental tour noting medical exams by company and foreign government doctors and a comprehensive civil check to ensure newcomers depart with minimal risk of being sent back.
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Canada
Europe
F.C. Blair
Canadian Immigration Department
London
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Round the World Flight by Stuart MacLaren
English aviator Stuart MacLaren began a solo attempt to circle the globe starting from Southampton. The pilot, described as one of England's best, aims to complete the daring journey in a single continuous flight.
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Stuart MacLaren
England
Southampton
MacLaren
Egypt
Feeding Dairy Cows vs Fattening Steers
The dairy cow converts fodder to human food far more efficiently than fattening steers. Milk production varies by cow capacity. some yield little milk despite feeding. The udder extracts milk components from blood, with a fixed maximum. feeding inferior cows wastes resources while good cows repay the effort. Each cow should be studied individually as output varies with milk volume.
Destruction Of Gophers By Poisoned Bait Methods
The article describes spring gopher control using sulphate of strychnine mixed with vinegar hot water sugar or molasses and oil of anise as poison solution. It explains soaking grain for 24 hours and placing moistened grain at gopher holes to kill the family, with caution to protect domestic animals and native birds. It references Ottawa Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 31 for alternative methods.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Woman Lumberboss Breaks Ground in Fort William
Mrs. Kate Bowerman enters the lumber trade, taking and supervising her own winter contract. She heads a camp on the lakes, employs bushmen, oversees pulpwood cutting, drives a team when workers fall ill, and delivers pulpwood to the Hammermill Paper Company of Port Arthur.
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Fort Wiliam
Kate Bowerman
Head of the Lakes
Hammermil) Paper Company
Port Arthur
Wheat Exports Forecast Through Western Route
C M Elliott of the Alberta wheat pool predicts seventy five percent of next season’s Alberta wheat will ship via the western route. He notes nearly a third of this year’s Vancouver shipments originated in Alberta and cites limited elevator capacity as a constraint. Elliott says the next crop year should see higher volume with price advantages fueling Pacific-route transport.
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Alberta
C. M. Elliott
Alberta Wheat Pool
Vancouver
Mr. Elliott
Greatest Common Divisor Quest Mentioned by Teacher
A dialogue fragment shows a boy named Johnny asking about finding the greatest common divisor while a parent reacts with disbelief that the hunt continues. The exchange references a long pursuit dating back to the parent’s boyhood.
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Johnny
Scott
Rich Relatives Linger Longest Live Enduring Spotlight
A concise observation notes that affluent kin often enjoy extended lifespans and social prominence, suggesting wealth influences longevity due to access to resources, healthcare, and favorable living conditions. The remark frames privilege as a factor in aging trajectories without asserting causation.
Importing British Textiles to Canada and South Africa Trade
The Yorkshire Post trade correspondent reports that Canadian imports will lag until Canadian goods reach British standards. He cites official figures showing three years of steady growth in British ready made garments exports, with South Africa as the largest customer.
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Canada
Yorkshire Post
South Africa
Immigration Problems And A Proposal For Canada
The piece discusses the rapid rise of immigration to Canada and its social impact. It argues immigrants often require special help, notes failures dominate statistics, and proposes federal provision of educational standing data to be shared with provincial health and education departments to aid assimilation, especially in rural areas. It names cooperative roles for churches and voluntary agencies.
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Canada
Social Service Council of Canada
Departments of Education and Health
Alberta Sand OIl Prospects Stimulate Northern Fields
Attention centers on Northern Alberta bituminous sands as tests by Dr G A Ings of Calgary and William Georgeson indicate potential oil extraction with further experiments likely to trigger extensive development. Pritchard and Wendell Jackson of New York also prepare tests for a secondary distillation process. Proven value cited for oil extraction by products and road building materials.
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Alberta
G. A. Ings
Calgary
William Georgeson
Pritchard
Wendell Jackson
New York
Sticking to His Guns Doctor Joke
A doctor urges exercise and asks the patient about his occupation. The patient answers piano shifter, prompting a quick quip about shifting two at a time. The note ends with a pun about popular songs being composed and decomposed.
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Tion
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