Canadian Forest Week Aims to Protect Canada's Forests
Canada proclaims Canadian Forest Week from April 24 to 30 to educate the public and curb forest destruction by fire and wasteful cutting. The forestry sector totals about 460 million dollars in annual forest product value with 4 billion feet of lumber cut and 4 to 5 million cords of pulpwood produced yearly.
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Canada
Forestry Industry of
Dominion
United States
Natural Resource of Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
The Douglas Fir of Canada and Pacific coast stands unique
The Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga taxifolia, native to British Columbia and the Pacific coast, is Canada’s largest tree and the nation’s strongest source of structural timbers. It yields more lumber annually than any other single species in America, with wood prized for strength, durability and large dimensions. It is used for structural work, interior finish, railway and mining timbers.
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British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Canada
America
Rocky Mountains
Saskatchewan Oil Leases Grow in Lloydminster District
During the fiscal year ended April 1926, over 100000 acres in Saskatchewan were leased under federal petroleum regulations. A large acreage has since been placed under lease in the Lloydminster district where wells are being drilled in search of oil.
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Saskatchewan
Federal Petroleum and Has
Lloydminster
Conversation reveal about flowers and ashes
Lois recalls receiving flowers from Herbert and Louise notes she threw them into the ash can. The dialogue hints at possible suspicion or hidden meaning behind the flowers and ashes in a domestic exchange.
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Lois
Herbert
Louise
Ontario high school inspector questions writing standards
A provincial inspector says only one in five students are good writers, criticizing modern education for downplaying reading writing and arithmetic. The note recalls past discipline and thorough grounding in the three R's, contrasting it with today’s schooling and its avoidance of drudgery.
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Ontario
Toronto Globe
Successful Year for the Swine Industry
Canadian swine farmers enjoyed a solid year in 1926 as reported by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. Output at stock yards and packing plants totaled 2,754,500 hogs, down from 2,885,400 in 1925, but higher average prices and value per head boosted overall profitability.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Average Life Expectancy Says Nobel Laureate
Toronto doctor and 1923 Nobel prize winner Pr John James Richard Macleod argues life expectancy may reach 70 but not 100 years. He credits disease combat for extending average lifespans by roughly thirty years and notes the human body wears out like a machine.
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John James Richard Macleod
Toronto
Try and Get It Another Intriguing Problem
A puzzle from Richard Henry Little asks to deposit 50 dollars and make four withdrawals to end with 51 dollars. Step one withdraw 20 leaving 30, step two withdraw 15 leaving 15, step three withdraw 9 leaving 6, step four withdraw 6 to reach 50 then attempt to gain an extra dollar ending at 51. The odd result hinges on timing and accounting.
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Richard Henry Little
Importance Of The Navy at Empire Club Luncheon
Rear Admiral W C Story tells Toronto audience that Canada cannot rely on others to protect commerce. He advocates a united Commonwealth navy to keep sea routes open and defend ports. He argues Canada can fund a force strong enough to guard ingress and egress and share in cruiser strength for empire security.
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Canada
W. C. Story
C.bley
Empire Crub
Toronto
Story
Buttermilk Improves Hatchability In Manitoba Experiment
At the Morden Manitoba Experimental Station researchers tested two pens of Barred Rocks with scratch feed and mash. One pen received buttermilk in the wet mash and drinking water, the other pen fed meat scrap. From 66 eggs per pen, the buttermilk group yielded 66 chicks while the meat scrap group produced 42.
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Morden
Manitoba
Best Trees for Prairies Tested at Forests Nursery Stations
The Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior reports hardy conifers including spruce lodge pole pine jack pine Scotch pine and larch adapt well to prairie conditions and thrive under adverse weather. They are now widely planted across the prairie provinces.
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Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Prairie
Demand for Hogs Pressures on Canadian Pork Exports to Britain Rise
The 1926 Live Stock Market and Meat Trade Review notes British demand for Canadian pork improved but often faced inadequate supply. Canada sold 90,843,600 pounds of bacon to Britain, down from 136,503,700 in 1925, as European rivals expand.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Denmark
Canada
Britain
Latvia
Poland
Holland
Sweden
Three life periods time money and inclination
F. Wu reports Bedford retiring as vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey recalls the saying that a successful man’s life has three periods. In Hungary an elderly man seeks rejuvenation but fails and his insurer cuts his annuities.
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F. WU. Bedford
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Hungary
New York Times
Arrested Man Described With Pinched Appearance
A man taken into custody on vagrancy charges shows a pinched look as authorities process the case. The report notes the demeanor and arrest details pending further investigation.
Jasper Park Lodge Inspires Awe In Alberta Resort Scene
The article extols Jasper Park Lodge as a premier summer resort beside Lac Beauvert in the Athabasca Valley. It highlights the hotel’s modern comforts, open-air pool, Mount Edith Cavell views, and guests preparing for trail rides within the Jasper area.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Mount Edith Cavell
Lac Beauvert
Luc Beauvert
Colin Range
Placer Mining in B C Details Cedar Creek Nuggets
In Smithers Douglas Lay of the British Columbia Department of Mines noted Cedar Creek Mining Company’s success in the Cariboo district placers. He cited rich pockets of nuggets from pea to 49 ounces, with some as large as an egg, found last year.
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Smithers
Douglas Lay
British Columbia Department of Mines
Cedar Creek Mining Company
Cariboo
Lay
Homestead Entries Totals for Early 1927 Compare Regions
Homestead entries for January and February 1927 reach 629, versus 52 for the same period in 1926. Manitoba reports 54, Saskatchewan 326 against 290, Alberta 213 versus 200, and British Columbia 9 compared with 8.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Britsh Columbia
Time Turns Back in Curious Phrase
A playful loop of time references confuses the reader as phrases blur today yesterday and tomorrow into a single cyclical riddle about the sequence of days.
Be Sure You Are Right but Not Too Sure
A compact aphorism notes caution in confidence urging balance between conviction and openness to opposing views. It emphasizes steady judgment over dogmatic certainty and warns against assuming others are entirely wrong.
Dairymen Urged to Weigh, Test and Cull Poor Cows
An agricultural notice argues dairy profitability hinges on weighing and testing milk, feeding by production, and removing low producers. Clean milk depends on sanitary stables, cows, milkers, and attendants. joining a cow testing program boosts returns and addresses unprofitability claims.
How to Produce Clean Milk
A Dominion Department of Agriculture pamphlet urges producers to prevent contamination by understanding spoilage sources and adopting simple sanitary precautions. It stresses that clean milk is achievable with basic equipment and careful handling, while careless methods can ruin even modern facilities.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Hydroelectric Output in Canada by Province
The Water Power and Reclamation Service reports over a million horsepower of hydroelectric energy developed in Canada in the past two years. Ontario 332000, Quebec 660000, Manitoba 183000, British Columbia 60900, Nova Scotia 12000.
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Water Power and Reclamation Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Catholic colonists sail to Canada for settlement near Winnipeg
A party of Catholic colonists sailed on the CPR liner Marlech to Saint John and arrived near Winnipeg under Father Keirdorf of the German Catholic Immigration Association. The group, about several families, came to Canada directed by the Canada Colonization Association.
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Winnipeg
C.P.R
Marlech
Saint John
Father Keirdorf
Apples for World Markets from Canadian Growers
Canadas apple industry could supply world markets if fully planted. Dominion apples are praised for flavor color and long keeping quality and demand abroad grows as awareness rises.
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Canada
Dominion
Reindeer Stock Grows Rapidly in Alaska
An original 1 206 head herd imported from Siberia in 1902 has risen to about 350 000 reindeer. Grazing now plays a growing role in the north’s future, and over one million pounds of reindeer meat were exported from Alaska last year.
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Alaska
Siberia
New Flour Mill Planned in Saskatoon by Robin Hood Mills
City of Saskatoon and Robin Hood Mills Limited finalize arrangements for a $500,000 flour milling plant on a ten acre site on the city’s north side. Four buildings are expected including an elevator, a flour mill, a warehouse, and offices.
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Saskatoon
Robin Hood Mills, Limited
Chemistry Professor Questions Handling Deadly Gas Escape
A chemistry professor asks what steps to take if a cylinder containing deadly poison gas leaks. A student answers with a concise approach, highlighting safety procedures and emergency response.
Life extension linked to animal studies says Dr Flexner
Dr Simon Flexner argues twelve years have been added to average life expectancy over thirty years through animal research in physiology and pathology. He cites blood pressure measurement, drugs like digitalis, quinin e for malaria, vaccines, insulin, and anesthesia as outcomes of animal experimentation and urges careful limits to guide future medical advances.
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Simon Flexner
Public Health Council
New York State Department of Health
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Flexner
Radio Upsets Timepieces at Savoy London Hotel
The Savoy hotel in London faced clock malfunctions after the nearby BBC HQ opened, causing half the clocks to gain. Bill Jenny, who wound the clocks for years, has been retired on a $1,000 annual pension after losing his job due to the electrical clock control system.
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Savoy Hotel
London
British Broadcasting Company
Bill Jenny
French Canadians Return from U S to Quebec 1925 27
83 292 French Canadians returned to Canada from the United States from July 1925 to April 1926. From April 1926 to January 1927, 50 895 expatriated children went to Quebec Province, mainly from New England, to re establish Canadian homes, per Hon J E Perrault Minister of Colonization Mines and Fisheries in Quebec.
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Canada
United States
Quebec
New England
J. E. Perrault
Marconi Wireless Beams Exchange Messages London Australia
Reports say messages were exchanged between London and Australia via the Marconi wireless beam with replies arriving in about twenty minutes. Engineers forecast rapid telephony via the same system within a year.
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London
Australia
Marconi
Copper claims option on Almee Lake in Northern Manitoba
Northern Manitoba Mite N. A. Timmins Inc and Hollinger Consolidated take an option on copper claims at Almee Lake. They plan substantial diamond drilling this summer. M. Whimster ME will supervise the project.
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N. A. Timmins, Inc
Hollinger Consolidated
Almee Lake
Manitoba
M. Whimster
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