Canadas Arctic Fur Reserve Depleted by American Whalers
A London Times report from Edmonton claims American whalers from San Francisco and three other schooners are extensively trading in the Canadian Arctic. The piece argues American shipments, cheaper water routes, and lower duties threaten Canadian fur trade, with Eskimo villages favoring American goods and prices over Canadian traders.
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Arctic
San Francisco
Salle
Canadian Arctic
Edmonton
London Times
Arctic Ocean
Herschel Island
Mackenzie River
Banks Land
Victoria Land
Coronation Gulf
Alaska
Yukon
Canada
North West Territories
Empire
United States
Behring Strait
Seattle
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Standardized Mill Screenings to Rise After October
Canada moves to standardize mill screenings under the amended Feeding Stuffs Act beginning in October. Producers must separate screenings from shorts and other mill offal, selling them as a defined product. Tests show screenings aid hogs, beef cattle, and other stock, with specific mixing guidelines and notes on flax seed content.
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Canada
Muiiers
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
The Good Old Days Reflected in Hardship and Humor
A reminiscence recalls a westward journey by covered wagon and oxen, the heavy railroad surcharge of 3.40 dollars, and grandfather’s two years of hard labor building a home. The narrator compares fifteen years of payments for a small plot and rooms to daily routines and a dinner mishap that underscores why those days are called the good old days.
Prediction of rare stellar alignment alarms Chicago professor
World professor McMillan of Chicago announced that the sun will meet another star at a vast distance once in every million billion years. He warned that when this occurs something may happen to Earth's orbit, a fleeting moment for astronomers but notable for the planet.
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Professor McMillan
Chicago
Silkworm Spins Vast Thread in Brief Life
A silkworm in its short life spins about 4600 yards of silk thread suggesting that clever minds can learn from the mistakes of fools.
Letts Praises Canada As Land Of Opportunity At CNE
British motor magnate Sir William Letts told visitors at the Canadian National Exhibition that Canada offers opportunity, cites a London boy rising to head a major firm, and notes growing Made in Canada exports. He also dismissed fears of a European war and said Britain’s staple industries are improving. Toronto Saturday Night.
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Willam Letts
Sir William
Canada
London
New York
Great Britain
Europe
Toronto
Trophies Established For Winter Fairs In Saskatchewan
Two silver cups named the Hon. A. P. McNab challenge trophies are donated by the institutional farms branch of the Saskatchewan Department of Public Works. They’re awarded alternately at Regina and Saskatoon winter fairs, require three wins to be owned, and this year prize the champion standard bred barrel at Regina and best pen of three finished bacon barrows at Saskatoon.
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A. P. McNab
Institutional Farms
Saskatchewan
Department of Public Works
Regina
Saskatoon
T. D. Elderkin
Winter Fair Board
Prince of Wales grows record oats on western ranch
A St. Thomas Times-Journal note recalls two oats varieties as a city youth on a Canadian Alberta ranch highlights the Prince of Wales having a record crop for feeding stock. The tale links royal popularity with a stable monarchy and rural farming effort.
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E. P
Alberta
Prince of Wales
St. Thomas
Substitute flax lily for flax in textile production gains attention
A substitute for flax linen, increasingly costly as flax becomes rarer, is reported to be the flax lily from New Zealand. It grows abundantly, could thrive in Europe and America, is easier to cultivate, and yields about 2,240 pounds per acre.
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New Zealand
Europe
America
No Banks in New Hebrides Reported by British Official
The annual report of the British resident commissioner states that there are no banks in the New Hebrides despite an export trade valued at £187,000 last year. The Anglo French administered islands in the Pacific rely on other financial arrangements.
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New Hebrides
Pacific
Manitoba Development and Opportunities report issued
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior releases a new report on Manitoba Its Development and Opportunities. It draws data from federal and provincial departments, outlines leading natural resources, summarizes regulations, and includes valuable statistics with illustrations of early Manitoba, northern mining, and farm scenes.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Riddle of Kinship Puzzles in The Herald
Phrase from the New York Herald poses a relation puzzle. It questions how a man who marries his first wife’s step-sister’s aunt is related to that aunt and resolves with “He’s her husband.”
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Smith
New York Herald
Canadian Delegation Praised in League Assembly Speech
President Torrente lauded the Canadian delegation for its conciliatory spirit during debate on a motion to render more definite the obligations to preserve territorial integrity of other members under Article 10 of the League covenant.
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League of Nations Assembly
Torrente
Magna Charta Shrine Exhibit Draws Pilgrims
Last year about 14 000 visitors inspected the Magna Charta in the British Museum as heavy green blinds shielded the parchment to prevent light damage and were raised only for viewing by admiring pilgrims.
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British Museum
Predictions on aviation and dairy gains from early 1920s notes
The Dominion Dairy News Letter cites two cattle herds showing major milk and fat increases under cow testing, at Oka Quebec and Blenheim Ontario, with gains from 1920 to 1922 and potential economic benefits. It also features leaders in aviation predicting aviation will revolutionize postal, passenger transport, and general social life within decades.
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Dominion Dairy News
Oka
Que
Ayre Shires
Blenheim
Kent County
Ontario
C. E. Rowe
Samuel Hoare
Harry S. New
United States
Ronge
Post Office
Dan Bostrom
Sweden
Greatet
Sammel Hoare
Samuel
New
Berlin
Bostrom
Gothenburg
Canada and prairie colonization prospects cited by London Morning Post
The London Morning Post notes Canada exports 25 to 30 million bushels annually and highlights mixed farming for home markets in irrigated prairie districts. It argues settlers face cornland settlement challenges from limited communications and township establishment, while praising Canada’s extensive railway network and calling for organized eastward expansion beyond the Rockies.
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Canada
Prairie
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
London Morning Post
Blue Eyed Men Best Shots Stat Battle
Army statistics show a surprising split among marksmen from a 1000 person sample. About 60.5 percent have blue eyes while 39.5 percent have brown eyes. A Degro race sample reports 74.19 percent brown and 25.81 blue.
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United States Army
Iodine Purifies Water in Minutes Says Popular Science Monthly
The article notes that one or two drops of tincture of iodine will destroy all germs in a quart of polluted water within twenty to thirty minutes. It claims the method is entirely safe and leaves the water tasteless.
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Popular Science Monthly
England Uses Coal At Double Per Capita Rate
England consumes almost twice as much coal per person as any other nation, reflecting heavy industrial activity and energy consumption patterns across the country.
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England
Country
Thunder fish stun Nile river dwellers with electric shock
Report describes thunder fish in the River Nile delivering sharp electric shocks to nearby inhabitants, causing alarm and prompting local observers to seek explanations about this unusual aquatic behavior.
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River Nile
Americans Seek Farms in Western Canada
W R Bennett of the Dominion immigration department at Omaha reports many middle western Americans are buying farms in Saskatchewan and Alberta and are exploring opportunities in British Columbia. He notes several Nebraska visitors have purchased large farm areas and plan further migration with families seeking minerals timber fruit and fisheries related ventures.
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Western
Canada
Middle West
W. R. Bennett
Dominion Immigration Department
Omaha
Neb
Winnipeg
Nebraska
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Fur Bearing Animal Farms Highlight Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island reports 427 farms dedicated to breeding fur bearing animals. The figure underscores a regional emphasis on fur production within the agricultural sector.
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Prince Edward Island
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