Swift Current Farm Experiments Examine Wheat Rotations and Grasses
Experiments at the Dominion Experimental Station in Swift Current Saskatchewan test field husbandry methods to improve cereal yields. Studies include seed drills seed sowing packers harvesting methods crop rotations grass and clover seeding and the role of winter rye and intertilled crops on subsequent grain yields. Progress and findings are summarized in the report.
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Swift Current
Sask
Dominion
iaWa
Saskatchewan
New York Doctor Attacks Vaccination At Canadian Convention
Dr Benedict Lust of New York, president of the American Naturopathic Association, arrived in London Ontario for the Drugless Physicians of Canada meeting. He condemned vaccination as dangerous and said medicine fails to cure, only relieves symptoms and masks the cause. He cited cancer and sleeping sickness as linked to vaccines and urged affiliation with the American association.
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Benedict Lust
New York
American Naturopathic Association
London
Ont
Drugless Physicians of
Canada
American Association
Countie
Alberta Eggs to the Fore Aggressive growth in poultry handled
Alberta Agriculture reports six month totals showing 398,120 dozen eggs handled by the co operative marketing service, down from 435,007 dozen for last year. About four carloads of live poultry have already been handled.
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Co-Operative Marketing Services
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canada and Britain exchange favorable wheat trade views
The London Morning Post notes that Canada offers Britain a superior market, with a four to one preference for Canadian wheat in the berry and broad access to meat, fruit, and other raw materials for years to come. It emphasizes reciprocity and mutual benefit between the countries.
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Canada
Great Britain
London Morning Post
Strawberry Ice Confusion At The Charity Fournier
A fragment recalls a scene at a charity event where a girl orders vanilla or strawberry ice cream, complains it tastes of glue and paste, and confirms the sample tasted vaguely of strawberry. The exchange signals a playful miscommunication or culinary mishap.
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Tte Walker
London
Comets to return this year watch through Harvard notes
Astronomers track two long period comets from 1846 and 1851 as potential reappearances. The Mexian War comet may appear 1921 to 1925, unseen by “the man in the street,” while D Ardrest's comet shows possible telescope sightings in 1923 with dates in September and October.
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di Vico
Profesor W. C. Bond
Harvard Observatory
F. di Vico
Rome
Mars
Jupiter
Harvard College Observatory
D’arrest
Leipsic
United States
Europe
Lick Observatory
University of California
Yerkes
Williams Bay
Wisconsin
Naval Observatory
Washington
Bulgarian Premier Stamboulisky Hoard Found in Sofia
The late Bulgarian premier Stamboulisky, slain last July amid peasant government upheaval, hid a large cash reserve. Authorities recovered 57 million levas about 570000 dollars from his Sofia home, with likely additional funds abroad. His monthly salary as premier was 100 dollars.
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Stamboulisky
Bulgaria
Sofia
Alberta Creamery Butter Dominates Regional Exhibitions
Alberta Creamery Butter collected 149 prizes from 236 offered, a 63 percent win rate, at exhibitions in Edmonton Calgary Regina Brandon Saskatoon and Vancouver this year. It won 11 open championships, with six provinces in Calgary and four or three provinces in three other shows.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Regina
Brandon
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Alberta Buiter
Noted Scientist Arthur W. McCurdy Dies in Washington
Victoria resident and inventor Arthur William McCurdy has died in Washington DC after moving there two years ago. Born in 1856 in Truro Nova Scotia, son of Hon. David McCurdy, he made valuable discoveries in cartography and photography.
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Arthur William McCurdy
Victoria
B.C
Washington, DC
Mr. McCurdy
Truro
N.S
David McCurdy
Taking the Cure Mrs Peck
A humorous exchange from a 19th century paper notes Mrs Peck describing her husband growing thin and Mrs Portleigh replying they must diet because she had become stout, illustrating social wit and domestic satire.
The Girl The Gown and the Garden
A nostalgic portrait of a summer girl in an organdic sleeveless gown and white dress among roses and bees. The scene describes a moonlit garden setting with lavender, locusts, and a wide brimmed hat with blue streamers.
Why Weeds Grow
Weeds thrive by fighting for existence, while garden crops receive constant human aid and become less vigorous. As obstacles are removed, cultivated plants grow weaker compared to wild growth, a lesson on human resilience. Originating from the Rock Island Argus.
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Rock Island Argus
Macsel Alfalfa Promises Boost for Western Agriculture
Manitoba product Macsel alfalfa praised by Prof. W. Southworth as a boon for farmers. Petersfield farmer reports 1921 sowing of three pounds yielding 60 pounds in 1922, about 13 bushels per acre from one plot, far above typical 4–5 bushel yields.
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Manitoba
W. Southworth
Manitoba Agricultural College
Petersfield
Tailor and customer quarrel over unfinished suit
A customer tells the tailor Poe courted suit completion while the tailor admits he did not work all night. The exchange reveals the dispute over pace and finish with a light, humorous tone.
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Poe
Embarrassing Stereographe r Encounter
A humorous dialogue where a manager reproaches a clerk who replies by jokingly sipping his hat on the chair and provoking the manager to abrupt sweetness and kindness.
Temptation Resistance and Forgiveness in Daily Life
A motivational note urges stronger resistance to temptation to reduce the need for frequent prayer for forgiveness. It emphasizes personal discipline and consistent effort to avoid moral slips and seek spiritual steadiness.
Hopeycomb Cell Count Declares 000 Per Square Foot
A note states there are 000 cells in each square foot of hopeycomb. The claim presents a numeric count without context or verification.
Kentucky preacher recalls milestones on golden wedding day
The Rev E J King of Oak Ridge Kentucky told about 300 guests he has tied the knot for 726 couples since his circuit riding days and preached 800 funerals in 42 years. He said he organized three congregations, founded drugs?, baptized 1500, and led 35 churches while missing only four appointments due to illness.
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E. J. King
Oak Ridge
Kentucky
Harrodsburg Herald
Thirteen to One Judge Prisoner Verdict Quoted
A courtroom exchange features a prisoner and judge with the prisoner remarking that the judge is too smart to be swayed by jurors while a jester observes the moment. The dialogue hints at a trial scenario and the dynamics between authority and perception.
Crop Rotations for Manitoba Report 1922
The 1922 report from W R Leslie of the Dominion Experimental Station Mor den Manitoba outlines practical crop rotations for Southern Manitoba. It details Mor cen Morden C rotation, plus additions D and G, with sequences of corn sunflowers wheat oats hay and peas and notes on manure use and Durum versus Marquis wheat implications for markets and quality. It cautions against Durum contamination of Marquis in mixed farming and urges preserving Manitoba’s reputation for hard wheat.
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W. R. Leslie
Dominion Experimental Station
Morden
Manitoba
Brandon
Morcen
Morden C
Canada
Death feigning in spiders and water spiders
The text describes how spiders feign death as a defensive habit. When danger comes they drop to the ground and appear crumpled as if dead. Water spiders mimic this behavior in water, rolling and handling them without signs of life.
Chuckles Rides A Tiny Brownies Bicycle Adventure
A small Brownie named Chuckles wins a brown bicycle and secretly tests it before breakfast. He tumbles into mud but is helped by the Cobbler who then teaches him to ride, finishing with Chuckles confidently pedaling around the field under the big tree.
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Chuckles
Hollow Tree
Irregular Teeth and Eruption in Children
The article explains how irregular teeth arise from uneven jaw development due to childhood fevers, abscesses, or early loss of temporary teeth. It notes that dense jaw bones resist eruption, causing impaction and backward nasal pressure leading to adenoids and nervous issues. Early correction is advised.
Dairying At Antipodes Inspires Canadian Dairy Policy
A bulletin from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa reviews the visit of the Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner and the Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries manager to New Zealand and Australia. It notes cordial reception, outlines findings on mild production, cow testing, factory systems, butter and cheese making, packing, marketing, laws, and government services, and argues steps Canada must take to regain its export status in cheese and butter.
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Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage
Saskatchewan Co-operative
New Zealand
Australia
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Ruddick
Experiment with Tar Sands Paving Trial Near Edmonton
The Provincial Government will lay 750 feet of pavement on a main Edmonton trail using six carloads of tar sands. Tests compare mixtures of tar sands with crushed gravel and with clay and tar sands to evaluate suitable paving blends.
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Inito Edmonton
Child’s pleadings in a family spat over a stick
A young girl admits to throwing a stick at her older sister. Her father questions her motive and she retorts that she acted because her sister had struck her first. The exchange shows a child defending herself with quick, sharp logic.
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Katherine
Daddy
Fire and Jealousy as Drivers of Human Evolution and Conflict
The passage notes that scientists view fire discovery as humanity’s greatest future, while jealousy is described as an explosive force undermining fragile aspirations. It juxtaposes transformative technology with corrosive emotion shaping social outcomes.
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