Maintaining Efficiency Of Agricultural Land Is Greatest Problem
CH McDowell urged in Chicago before the American Chemical Society that the United States must shift to intensive agriculture for a densely populated nation. He warned about soil fertility loss from erosion and drainage, urged chemists to address soil replenishment, and cited Germany’s yields to illustrate efficiency gaps.
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CH. McDowell
Chicago
American Chemical Society
Oppad
Thich
Germany
McDowell
United States
Mr. McDowell
Howard M. Fast
Harvard
Orient
Red Cross Appeals for Worldwide Campaign Against War Spirit
The Red Cross urges all nations and citizens to join a systematic campaign to abolish war. It cites World War suffering and calls for internationalism through cooperation of governments, agencies, and individuals to make peace permanent.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Actvilly
Ciraole
International Red Cross Conference
Geneva
International Committee of the Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Jts
Aff
Vancouver Firm's New Industry Starts Soon
Stonette Products Limited plans to start manufacturing building materials from smelter slag decomposed granite and crushed limestone A brick from sand and sawdust will be produced and a fireproof paint thick is claimed to be available The venture highlights diversification in Vancouver's industrial sector.
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Vancouver
Stonette Products, Limited
Mackenzie First to Cross North America Route North of Mexico
Sir Alexander Mackenzie of the North West Fur Company completed a northward crossing of North America and reached the Pacific coast in present day British Columbia on July 22, 1793. The voyage marked a historic overland route discovery.
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie
North-West Fur Company
North America
Mexico
Province
British Columbia
Population inhalation crisis summarized
A global health claim states 1.59 billion people engage in inhale mania. It estimates 50,006 die yearly, 137.73 daily, 6,595 hourly, about 90 per minute, or three every two seconds.
Peaceful resolve inspires universal harmony
A motivational line urges individuals to discover within themselves the strength and determination needed to foster and maintain universal peace.
The Accident Of Birth And The Value Of Life
A reflective meditation argues that birth circumstances do not define worth or rights. It cautions against belittling others for race, nationality, appearance, or creed and urges kindness and restraint toward all living beings. The piece ends with a call to let others live and seek happiness.
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Bert Moses
Rich Klondike Find Sparks Mining Boom in Cariboo
New arrivals report a small Klondike discovery near Cariboo with a very rich strike suspected though unconfirmed. Eight miles from Quesnel dam an old creek bed has yielded large nuggets and miners are earning up to 35 dollars daily. Horsefly and Quesnel districts show great excitement as millions were taken from early placer workings and Ashcroft arrivals claim nuggets and coarse gold worth 1200 dollars secured by one man.
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Cariboo
Quesnel Dam
Horsefly
Quesnel
Ashcroft
Seed Grain Distribution At Central Farm Ottawa
The Dominion Cerealist will distribute sample seed grain at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa. Available varieties include spring wheat white oats barley field peas field beans and flax with sample weights from 2 to 5 pounds. Each applicant may receive one sample only and must use printed forms obtainable from the Dominion Cerealist. Apply early as stock is limited and forms are not given after February 1 1922.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Dominion Cerealist
Experimental Farm
Restore Citizenship Of Japan Graduate
Dr. S. O. Eschoo, a Queen's University graduate who has practised divinity and medicine in Persia, is granted permission to enter Canada. His Canadian citizenship lapsed during the war and was challenged at Vancouver. Intercession by friends in Toronto led the Department of Immigration to restore his citizenship. His wife was killed in a wartime Turkish raid.
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S. O. Eschoo
Queen's University
Persia
Canada
Vancouver
United States
Toronto
Department of Immigration
World's Biggest Clock in Liverpool Claims
Liverpool, England proclaims the largest clock in the world with a 25 foot dial, two feet larger than Big Ben. Its hands measure three feet longer and numerals are three feet high versus two feet on the Westminster clock.
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Liverpool
Eng
Westminster
Warships For Sale by British Admiralty
About two hundred obsolete warships from 1906 to 1908 classes including Dreadnoughts are offered for sale around the British Isles. Buyers must guarantee breaking up the ships and removing all parts and instruments. Forty workers take twelve months to dismantle a vessel. Potatoes in Greenland seldom exceed marble size.
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British Isles
Snow removal engine from Edison discussed for cities
Engineers study a horse drawn snow crusher Edison conceived forty years ago that forms ice blocks one tenth the snow volume. A forum on snow removal cites Edison’s belief that a competent engineer could modernize the device. Captain Currie returning to Edmonton reports on the Lady Mackworth's northern voyage and northern posts' timber, gardens, and sparse habitation along Liard and Nelson rivers.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Empire Timber Conference Remarks On Long Term Planning
Lord Lovatt warned at the Empire Timber Conference that vast sums are spent yearly on forecasting cereal crops while timber futures require decades to develop. He argued planning, establishment, and harvesting a timber crop spans a century, urging more attention to long term forest management.
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Empire
Lord Lovatt
Empire Timber Conference
Alberta fertilizer survey to map soil nutrients and sources
The Alberta Science and Industrial Research Council begins a soil survey and fertilizer sources study. It will identify elements in the province and locate raw materials such as ammonium sulphate and gypsum while assessing nitrogen fixation and phosphates for agricultural aid. The effort aims to boost farming by linking soil chemistry to fertilizer needs.
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Scientific and Industrial Research Council of Alberta
Alberta
Research Commission
Manitoba Delegation to Chicago Stock Show Decided
A carload of horses and another of cattle and swine will be sent from Manitoba to the International Stock Show in Chicago in December. Sheep will not be shipped. The plan was approved at a recent meeting of the Cattle Horse Sheep and Swine Breeders Association executives.
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Manitoba
Chicago
Enthusiasm and courtship in Boston society
A brief Boston Transcript excerpt discusses how female responses varied with a man’s zeal for romance. It notes some women shared his enthusiasm while others did not, illustrating differing social reactions to courting efforts.
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Boston Transcript
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H. R. Way
the Chronicle, Lampman, Sask
Klondike
B.C
Japan
Dr. Eschoo
Greenland
Nelson River
Fields
A. J. Currie
Lady Mackworth
Alberta & Arctic Transportation Company
Edmonton
Great Waterways
Fort Smith
Mackenzie River
Fort McPherson
Liard River
Lamson-Hubbard
Fort Liard
Fort Nelson
Nelson
Peace
Currie
Mackenzie
Peace River
Liard
Fort Simpson
R.C
Norman
Great Slave Lake
A. M. Narraway
Duncan MacDonald
Dunvegan
Australia
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