Touring Automobile Unites Far Flung Canadian Regions
The article argues touring cars and intra-Canada travel unify diverse regions. It notes Canadians own many passenger autos, surpassing Britain and France per capita, and predicts touring will reduce regional divergence as familiarity grows. It cites the Interior Department’s resources study and highlights Ontario’s large car ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadas
Dominion
Cominion
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of Interior
United States
Great Britain
France
Ontario
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Saskat
Foresters Expand Sapling Planting To Guard Land
The forestry department started five years ago and has planted 62 000 acres with trees. This season it will add 22 000 acres, lifting total trees planted to two hundred million as Britain faces numerous problems but continues to invest in afforestation to prevent land from becoming barren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Department
Providence
Family of Virtues Shapes Success Motto
The text presents a paternal line where Work is father and Ambition mother, with Common Sense as the oldest son and Perseverance, Honesty, Thoroughness, Foresight, Enthusiasm, and Co operation as other sons. The eldest daughter is Character and sisters include Cheerfulness, Loyalty, Courtesy, Care, Economy, Sincerity, Harmony, while Opportunity is the baby. It advises knowing the old man to get along with the rest of the family.
Alberta tar sand paving on trucking surface in Saskatoon
Alberta tar sand paving is laid in front of the Canadian National freight sheds in Saskatoon to test the value of the Alberta product. Some men are in high spirits only when spirits are in them. The more a man explains, the less people believe in him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canadian National
Saskatoon
Co-operative Egg Marketing Advances Decades of Effort
Federal and provincial governments back cooperative marketing of eggs with national grading standards. Bulletins from the Dominion livestock branch outline forming and financing an egg circle, improving packing and storage, and enabling pools to stabilize prices. Farmers gain better returns by joining circles and adopting better laying strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Livestock Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Turkish Doctors Sent to Break Belief in Evil Eye
A medical congress in Turkey chaired by President Mustafa Kemal Pasha approved sending 566 doctors into the interior to dispel superstition among villagers who rely on blue beads to ward off disease. The mission aims to curb magician influence and improve public health knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Experiment Shows Success For Hungarian Partridges In Canada
The Hungarian partridges released in the Nee pawa district by Brandon game protective branch are increasing rapidly. B J Hales and R M Matheson KC report thirty eight birds released for experiments survived winter. A covey was seen about five miles from hatching site, suggesting expanding range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Neepawa
Brandon Game Protective Branch
B J. Hales
R. M. Matheson
K.C
Marketing This Year’s Grain On CPR September Figures
The CPR statistician in Winnipeg says marketing grain on the Canadian Pacific Railway in September totaled 62,694,957 bushels. At 75 bushels per second, this equals the throughput in 25 nine hour days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Transportation Department
CPR
Oyster stocks warned as extinction risk grows
W F Downs of the Atlantic Fisheries Association says oysters are vanishing like the buffalo and elk and will become a luxury within a decade. He notes U S catches fell from 25 000 000 in 1912 to 17 000 000 in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Downs
The
Atlantic Fisheries’ Association
United States
Vancouver man提出 perfected plans to feed Britain with Canadian meat
Major E G Palmer of Vancouver proposes a Dominion wide scheme to ship chilled meats from Canada's east and west coasts to Britain. The plan includes establishing distribution centers in Eastern and Western Canada and centers in Great Britain, Vancouver, Montreal, and a winter port on the eastern coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Major E. G Palmer
Vancouver
Agricultural Committee of
Ontario
Major Palmer
Old Country
Montreal
Vancouver Coal Company
Pastor Finance Association
Australia
Natal
Transvaal
Alberta
Baldwin
Kamchatka Described As Modern Siberian City By Sailor
Captain Albert Grove, commander of a fishing schooner, praises Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky in Siberia as a modern, well equipped city. He notes high literacy growth from 30 percent to over 90, modern schools, sanitation, paved streets, radio and motion pictures, and active outdoor sports. A Seattle high schooler aboard earned permission to study special branches. The text also mentions amicable management of Kamchatka fisheries under a Japanese concession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamchatka
Siberia
Albert Grove
Seitile
Petropavlosk
Grove
Kenneth Price
Seattle
Kamehatka
Nursing Congress Reflections On Postwar Education Advances
Miss M F Hersey of Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal contrasts the 1912 Cologne ICN congress with this year’s Finland meeting noting marked progress in nursing education since pre war days. She speaks on her return from the conference in Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Council of Nurses
Cologne
Germany
Finland
M. F. Hersey
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Canadian Bond Sales Reach 521 Million by Sept 5
Canadian bond sales from the start of the year to September 5 total 521,005,528, up from 508,661,267 in the same period in 1924 and 432,620,02 in 1923. Of this year’s total, 187,745,000 was placed in the United States, 105,282,195 in Canada, and 27,978,333 in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Early Queen potato from Raymond Alberta surpasses Wee MacGregor
H H Kira of Raymond Alberta developed the Early Queen white potato from seed stock including Wee MacGregor. Field trials pitted Early Queen against Early King pink, with Early Queen maturing 18 days earlier and fetching about five dollars per hundred pounds for next seed year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Alberta
H. H. Kiratruck
Alta
Kimball
How To Save A Booklet On Canada Securities Plan
Burnett Sainte Clair & Co of Montreal publishes a saving plan brochure inviting Canadians to buy good securities and pay over one year. Buyers pay 25 percent upfront and eleven equal monthly installments including interest, with the Montreal office at Canada Cement Building Phillips Square handling orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett Sainte Clair & Co
Montreal
Canada
Canada Cement
Phillips Square
Tortoise Fever Grips London as Pets
Londoners rush to buy tortoises as three hawkers visit suburbs and shops clear stocks. A shipment of 10 000 tortoises arrives from Morocco, Greece, and the Mediterranean, priced from 2s to several pounds for larger animals used as garden decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Morocco
Greece
Mediterranean
Chile plans hotel on Crusoe Island to serve tourists
The government of Chile proposes constructing a hotel on Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernandez, to accommodate the expected influx of visitors, signaling future hardship should shipwrecked travelers arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Crusoe
Juan Fernandez
Government of
Chile
Romainee
Value and Loss Across a Widower’s Life
A pithy aphorism contrasts pawned possessions with true worth and notes that a man fails to realize material void until selling goods. It reflects on mourning, and the widower’s life often outlasting sorrow.
League of Nations Should Study Canada United States Ties
The piece notes the League of Nations may profitably study the Canada United States relationship. It cites strong bilateral cooperation, joint values, and a public monument in Vancouver symbolizing cross border friendship and international fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Canada
U. S
United States
Majestic Starley Park
Vancouver
Kiwansas International
Atlantic
Pacific
Incinnati Enquirer
Butter and Cheese Output In Canada 1924 Rise Across Provinces
Canada’s 1924 dairy production set records with butter output totaling 184 290 908 lbs, up in all provinces except Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Provincial gains ranged from Nova Scotia up 588 863 lbs to Ontario up 5 184 401 lbs. Factory cheese also rose overall, despite declines in Quebec and Alberta, with several provinces posting strong gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Retain Marquis Wheat Names Decide Not to Introduce New Strains
Saskatchewan proving seed board rejects adding new names for Marquis wheat strains after consulting with the Canadian Seed Growers Association. They will keep current numerical designations as no clear differences justify new names. E. G. Booth presents an analytical study to the provincial board. It is easier to get people to take your advice than it is to get them to use it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Dominion Department of Agriculture
J. E. Dlakeman
Dominion Seed Branch
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Provingcial Seed Board
Canadian Seed Crowers’ Association
L. H. Newman
Dominion Realist
E. G. Booth
Field Crops Branch
Best Pay for Livestock Stressed in Ottawa Review
The Ottawa market intelligence report notes good quality cattle command strong prices and steady demand while medium and common grades sell slowly. Feeder livestock remain in demand and bacon hogs rise three to four dollars from August last year, with higher numbers in Montreal and the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Intelligence Division
Ottawa
Montreal
West
Mistaken Identity Echoes in Westminster Abbey Tour
A North Finland visitor guides a Westminster Abbey group through its aisles and points to Addison's tomb, noting the confusion between the living and the dead. A husky northern voice quips that the motix invented the gramophone, adding a playful twist to the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
Finland
Britain
Addison
Moti Ax
Prompted Exchange Between Della and Easy Lloyd
A brief, playful dialogue excerpt shows Easy Lloyd asking if Della will tire of him after a momentary silence. Della responds with a joking line about not seeing a reason for a ransom. The exchange suggests flirtatious banter and witty wit between the characters.
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Lloyd
Della
Recipe for Longevity of Animals in Ink
A curious note lists the elephant parrot crocodile and turtle dye as longevity recipes. It hints the creatures do not strain themselves to become supple, implying a folk belief or mnemonic rather than a practical guide.
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Chewan
Hungary
Main
Petropaviosk
Crusoe’s Island
Geneva
League Council
Opium Council
Council
League
Partridge Island
Saint John
N.B.) Harbor
Canadian Pacific
Evenside
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