Cattle Shipments To Great Britain
A Canadian study on shipping cattle to Britain finds that steers weighing 1160 to 1200 pounds meet demand and are cost effective due to freight. Trials show cattle aged 1.5 to 3 years may be profitably shipped. lighter stockers and over 1350 pounds require fattening. Best beef types include Aberdeen Angus Hereford Shorthorn and crosses.
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Dritieh Isles
Ewall
Dominion Experimental Farms
Britain
Department of Agriculture
Otawa
Canada
Great Piritain
Seventy nine year old soloist still is a choral artist
Mrs. John Traher, a St. Michael's choir member, is perhaps London’s oldest active singer. A 79 year old soprano with more than 60 years of service, she performs under her son Wilfred Traher, choir leader, and alongside granddaughter Mrs. James Sandford who also sings in the same choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trader
St. Michael's
London
Traher
Wilfred G.traher
Maitland Street
Briand Sends Pocket Money Courtesy Note From Carpenter
Aristide Briand, French premier and foreign minister, received a letter from a Mouling carpenter who sent 1,000 francs for pocket money. The carpenter, a lifelong admirer, noted Briand’s pay of about 90,000 francs a year and asked him to find incidental uses for the funds. He acted out of generosity, not for publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briand
Aristide Priand
France
Mouling
M. Briand
Minstrel Witness Defends Trade in Courtroom Exchange
A well known negro minstrel testified under oath to opposing counsel asking if minstrel work is shady. The witness replied it is better than his father’s calling and that his father was an attorney. The exchange highlighted pride in a family’s professional paths.
Banff Mountain Resorts See 20 Percent Booking Rise
James Brewster of Band reports Banff and other main line Canadian Pacific Railway resorts will see 20 percent heavier bookings this summer. He traveled 22,000 miles across Canada and the United States, checking railway and tourist agencies in major cities.
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Banff
Canadian Pacific Railway
James Brewster
Band
Canada
United States
Scientists Seek Nicotine For Insecticide Use In New York
Scientists at the state agricultural experimental station in Geneva New York seek nicotine for the insecticide industry which uses large amounts of nicotine in making poisons.
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Geneva
N.Y
Neighborly sympathy hinges on action not self pity
A note underscores that feeling sorry for oneself does not earn neighbor empathy. real support comes from tangible steps and communal care rather than self-indulgent sorrow.
Glories Unearthed From Thames to Stonehenge
A London paper reports Roman era relics and early Britain finds. A bronze shield in the Thames near Watermen reveals advanced craftsmanship, while Exmoor signs hint at ancient inhabitants. Gad’s Hill near Rochester yields eleven Greek gold coins three centuries BCE. Excavations trace vanished roadways and a great ancient avenue to Stonehenge, widened from 68 to 114 feet.
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Thames
Exmoor
Gad’s Hill
Rochester
Kent
Stonehenge
Regulations framed to safer BC roads announced
The British Columbia minister of public works announced May enforcement of new road rules. The plan classifies roads into three types and varies limits by season, establishing summer and winter regimes. Bus lines face strict rules with approved schedules, fixed speeds, and bonds to guarantee passenger compensation in accidents.
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British Columbia
W. H. Sutherland
Public Works
Minister of Public Works
Real Object Of Education Should Fit Pupil For Continuing Studies
A speaker at an Ontario Education Association meeting warned that pupils no longer study during school hours and may not continue studying after leaving school. The real aim of education, it was stated, is to prepare pupils to pursue learning in life beyond the classroom.
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Ontario Education Association
University of Life
Woodstock
Post War Immigration Record Reported by CNR
The colonization department of the Canadian National Railways reports a postwar immigration record for the first quarter of 1926 with over 12,000 new settlers carried between Halifax and Montreal. This is 100 percent more than the same period last year. Winnipeg office records show over 2,000 more than last year for the period.
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Colonization Department of the
Canadian National Railways
Halifax
Montreal
Winnipeg
Victoria man receives Royal Humane Society bronze medal
George Graves of Victoria British Columbia earned the Royal Humane Society bronze medal for saving a young woman from drowning. The announcement was made at the society’s headquarters. Other awards included a parchment to Fric Butler of Medicine Hat Alta for bravery.
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George Graves
Victoria
B.C
Royal Humane Society
Fric Butler
Medicine Hat
Alta
Alberta Game Revenue Surpasses Estimates in 1925
Final figures from the Alberta game commissioner show revenue from game and fur in the province for 1925 at about 2.5 million dollars, higher than the initial 1.5 million dollar estimate. The update comes from the Alberta department of agriculture.
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Alberta
Britain’s Low Crime Record Attributed To Domestic Courts
The Toronton Telegram cites H. S. Murton reporting Britain’s low crime figures. He argues Canada should adopt the US quota law to bar foreigners, but British practice—strict enforcement and thorough courts—exemplifies why crime remains low.
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Britain
H. S. Murton
Toronto Telegram
Criminal Statistics
Home Office
London
Morton
Canada
United States
Republic
Europe
Clear Atmospheric Optics May Break Records in Alberta
Experiments planned this spring by the 13th Signalling Corps of Calgary will test the limits of visibility using a heliograph. With exceptional air clarity in parts of Alberta observers may glimpse 200 miles, far beyond the global average of 50 miles, as records are pursued.
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Alberta
13Th Signalling Corps
Calgary
Many Fatal Level Crossing Accidents Across 1925 Rail Line
Figures from the Canadian National Railways’ operating department show 63 grade crossing accidents with 40 deaths and 54 injuries in 1925 on system lines. Most accidents involved automobiles or trucks. in 8 percent the railway was not at fault. October saw a peak, suggesting rising driver carelessness late in the motoring season.
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Canadian National Railwaye
Alberta Sugar Beet Production and Plant Demand Rise
Alberta last year produced 41 000 tons of sugar beets valued at 236 000 dollars. The Raymond sugar plant reports strong demand and a good run. This year acreage planted to beets is expected to increase significantly over last year.
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Alberta
Raymond
Young English Girl Interprets for Diplomats at Geneva Lab
Miss M. Curtis of Golder's Green astonishes diplomats from five countries by translating technical French and German speeches into English at Geneva eight hour labor talks. She notes in abbreviated handwriting and speaks immediately after each speech.
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London
M. Curtis
Golder’s Green
International Labor Office
Geneva
Ministry of Labor
Curtis
Miss Curtis
Girton
Mme Agrest
League of Nations
National rail tour to Europe offered by Canadian National
Canadian National passenger officials announce a 43 day personally conducted tour to Europe in cooperation with Cunard and Anchor Donaldson lines. Depart Winnipeg July 7 join Montreal party, sail July 9 on the Atheneia return August 13 from Liverpool aboard the Auranta with stops including London Paris Geneva Interlaken and Amsterdam among others.
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Ben
Europe
Cunard, Anchor- Donaldson Line
Winnipeg
Continental Limited
Montreal
Liverpool
S.S. Auranta
St. George's Chapel
Windsor Castle
Kursaa Garden
Interlaken
la Basilique de Montmartre
Paris
Athenia
Tom Tower
Christ Church College
Oxford
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Leamington
London
Hague
Bruges
Antwerp
Brussels
Amsterdam
Marken
Versailles
Geneva
Montreux
Meiringen
Lucerne
The
Battle‘fields
Saskatchewan Farm Land Values Stable at $24 per Acre
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Saskatchewan occupied farms average $24 per acre, unchanged from prior year, though land prices have stiffened in the past year. Analysts warn a 1924 1925 level price is unlikely to hold with potential for a western land boom if harvests and prices improve.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion Statistician
Word Origins of Porch Aisle Chancel and Nave
The article traces church terms porch aisle chancel and nave to Latin roots. Porch derives from porta meaning gate. aisle from ala wing. chancel from cancellii denoting lattice work. nave from navis meaning ship, likening a church to an ark.
Artist Made Good Start Portrait of King George
The article recounts how Richard Jack planned a royal portrait after King George granted permission for its inclusion in the Royal Academy exhibition. The King lent a field marshal’s uniform and decorations to dress the model while the monarch and Queen Mary visited Jack’s Earl’s Court studio and sat for two hours to provide a face from life.
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George
Richard Jack
R.A
Royal Academy
Queen Mary
Jack
Earl's Court
Berlin papers discuss Russo German pact after Locarno
Berlin newspapers comment on Russia and Germany negotiating a closer relation treaty. They say the pact follows Locarno and is to supplement and define Rapallo arrangements without violating Locarno.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Finances in the West Improve Says Studson Bay Company Chief
G W Allan K C of Winnipeg chairs the Canadian committee notes Studson Bay Company expansion in Winnipeg and Vancouver. The firm is spending 1,060,000 dollars on extension work in these cities.
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West
G. W. Allan
K.C
Winnipeg
The
Studson's Bay Company
Vancouver
Teacher and Smart Boy Exchange on Grammar Joke
A playful exchange centers on the principal part of speech and a pun about the tongue, while an oddly phrased line mentions a fish species and the number 19 606. The item reads as a light humor fragment from a page.
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Great Britain
Aristide
Yurself
Drusin
Wattersea
Driton
Humane Society
National
Dian National Railways
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Pacific
Prince Rupert
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