Immense Grain Flows Through Thunder Bay Elevators
Immense floods of western prairie grain pour through Lake Superior terminals at Thunder Bay and Port Arthur. About 64,705,600 bushels flow through daily from western points, with over 276,000 cars unloaded in a crop year. Elevators, stretching over ten miles of waterfront, use electric tipping machines and complex drying and cleaning systems to move grain to lake freighters capable of 506,000 bushels per cargo. The scene combines vast scale with mechanical prowess as ships, cranes, and silos dominate the lakefront.
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Thunder Bay
Lake Superior
Canada
Port Arthur
Fort
William
Oxford Students Return From Saskatchewan Harvest Project
Thirty students from Oxford University and Wye Agricultural College returned to England aboard the Canadian steamer Mentclare after assisting in Saskatchewan crop harvesting. They were sent by the Department of Colonization and Development, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Women’s British Immigration Board to selected Saskatchewan farms. The group expressed enthusiasm for Canada and its prospects, with some planning permanent settlement within two years.
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Oxford Univerty
Wye Agricultural College
Lent
Cife
Mentclare
Saskatchewan
Great Britain Tops U S in Trade With Russia
Britain leads the United States in trade with Russia for the latest 11 months, with Great Britain at 145 million dollars, Germany 131 million, United States 64 million, France 27 million, and Italy 26 million. The shift follows the U S drop from first to third in 1925 despite no formal recognition.
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Great Britain
United States
Russia
Cheap Power for Ontario Farmers
The Ontario Government plans spend one million dollars in the current fiscal year to provide hydro electric power to farmers. The program continues the Drury Government policy of paying half the cost of primary line construction and extends Ferguson Government support to secondary line work as well.
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Ontario
Drury
Ferguson
London Offers Air Tickets For Fifty Two Centers
A new system allows purchase of air tickets in London covering fifty two centers. The plan expands access and streamlines booking for travelers across multiple locations.
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London
Never Put Off It Tomorrow What You Can Do Today
A witty maxim warns delay may encounter legal constraint as time advances. The proverb cautions proactive action to avoid future restrictions or penalties.
Dominion Experimental Farm Report Highlights Foal Health Find
The 1926 Dominion Experimental Farms annual report notes no naval ill in foals due to in foal mares receiving potassium iodide. It covers Central Farm Ottawa and 30+ branches from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia, including a Summerside experimental ranch for the fox industry. The director E S Archibald urges readers to obtain the free report to learn about extensive agricultural work nationwide.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Central
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Summerside
P.E.I
Dominion
E. S. Archibald
Western Canadian ponies fuel U S polo demand
Polo ponies from Western Canada, mainly Alberta, are in high demand in the United States. Between two and three hundred have been shipped this year to New York and Boston, with some fetch ing up to 31,500 when well trained. The best ponies are bred for hardiness, gentleness, and agility, and the Canadian government backs polo pony breeding and training.
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Canada
United States
Alberta
New York
Boston
Department of Agriculture
Mining Industry Flourishes Says Canadian Outlook
Mayor Webb of Winnipeg hosts a luncheon where Dr Charles Cassell Deputy Minister of Mines declares Canada has the best mining prospects in the world. He cites vast unprospected territories and surging global demand for new mineral resources.
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Webb
Winnipeg
Charles Camsell
Canada
Doctors at Pontefract Wedding Highlight Medical Family
A doctor groom and doctor bride wed in Pontefract England with physicians as bridesmaids pages and the bride given away by a doctor. The best man is a doctor and a doctor officiates at the organ though the clergyman is not a physician.
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Edward Eldridge Blomfield
Elizabeth Breakley
Pontefact
England
Saskatchewan Egg Pool Grows as Production Rises
Saskatchewan organizes an egg and poultry pool with 17 600 members. Yearly egg output reaches 33 672 263 dozen. the province ranks second in poultry production, trailing only Ontario, per the Canadian Government Information Bureau.
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Saskatchewan
Government Information Bureau
Ontario
Air travel under British control logs vast miles with few accidents
From 1919 through March 31 1926 air transport under British control covered 4 563 000 miles with only four accidents causing thirteen deaths. This equates to one fatal incident per forty six world trips.
Ant life spans and prison population figures
Queens of certain ant species can live fifteen years or more with workers reaching four to five years. In the United States, about 170000 men and women are currently in prisons.
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United States
Early French trading posts near Prince Albert uncovered
Prof A S Morton of the University of Saskatchewan reported that French traders operated forts in the Carleton district before Hudson's Bay Company arrival and long before Quebec fell in 1759. The Prince Albert Historical Society will locate the ruins at Shell River mouth and gather related data through field visits.
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A. S Morton
University of Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Historical Society
U S Investments in Canada Reach Nearly Three Billion
U S investments in Canada and Newfoundland totaled 2.825 billion dollars at end of 1925, up 200.6 million from early 1924. Bond purchases in 1924 were about 211.96 million, 1925 about 175 million, and first half of 1926 around 76 thousand. Growth since 1900 shows a rise from 150 million to large gains.
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Canada
United States
Newfoundland
Scottish Minister Invented Reaper Century Ago
A Scottish minister, Rev Patrick Bell, devised the first model of the reaping machine a century ago. The invention was never patented and was donated to Dundee Museum, later stolen. Centenary celebrations are planned this year.
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America
Patrick Bell
Dundee
Saskatchewan growers prepare to exhibit at Chicago and Toronto shows
Leading grain growers of Saskatchewan prepare to exhibit samples at the Chicago International and the Toronto Royal shows, according to M. P. Tullis, Field Crop Commissioner. At least two previous championship winners return, with many others claiming top quality grain and confidence of awards.
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Chicago
Saskatchewan
Toronto
M. P. Tullis
Cattle Ranchers in B C Form Co operative
British Columbia interior cattle ranchers plan a co operative selling organization to start this year and be ready to operate next year. The department of agriculture says the new group will handle nearly all interior output.
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Interior
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Growth of Canadian Wheat Pool Reaches Global Scale
The Canadian Wheat Pool reports 131,458 member farmers across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta cultivating nearly 15 million acres. It owns 638 line elevators with 20 million bushel capacity and six terminal elevators at Fort William plus one at Buffalo totaling about 20 million bushels. In just three years it has become the world’s largest farmers cooperative, selling wheat via a Central Selling Agency with agents in 51 countries, controlling about 75 percent of Canada’s wheat acreage.
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Canadian Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fort William
Buffalo
N.Y
Canada
Satisfied settlers in Peace River colony progress well
J A Mcfield supervisor of the Soldiers' Settlement Board at Wembley reports that migrating families to the Peace River country this year are pleased with progress and hopeful for the future. An assistant manager of the Canada Colonization Company says 95 percent of Mennonite settlers placed in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta have made good.
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Peace River
J. A. Mcfield
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
Wembly
Canada Colonization Company
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Scientific agriculture gains from thirteen Canadian colleges
The piece notes thirteen agricultural colleges in Canada now, up from two before the war. Ontario Agricultural College president Reynolds cites $134,000,000 in inferred value from scientific instruction to graduates over the last eighteen years, and highlights selective breeding improving wheat, oats, and barley as a key college activity.
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Canada
Reynolds
Ontario Agricultural College of Guelph
Edmonton Businessmen Plan Western Canada Pulp and Paper Co
Edmonton businessmen have arranged the formation of the Western Canada Pulp and Paper Company to manufacture straw paper by a process developed by Mr. Bache-Wiig. A Dominion charter will be sought and the capitalization is set at 500000 dollars.
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Western Canada Pulp and Paper Company
Edmonton
Bache-Wiig
Dominion
Wisdom Passes as a Correct Guess Despite Uncertainty
A correct guess is regarded as wisdom even when it remains only a guess. The idea treats initial intuition as valuable insight, suggesting provisional accuracy can carry weight in decision making.
United States Woolen Mills Number Exceeds Thousand
A figure shows over 1000 woolen mills operating across the United States reflecting broad industrial growth. Industry observers note concentration in New England and the Midwest with varying scales from small crafts to larger textile operations.
Australian Cricketers Return From Canada Tour
The Australian cricket team returns from an eight month voyage via the Canadian Pacific Route docking in Liverpool and traveling to Victoria Oct 8 then visiting New York Niagara Falls Buffalo Chicago St Paul Moose Jaw Swift Current Medicine Hat Banff Field Revelstoke Kamloops Vancouver and Victoria before sailing home on the Aorangi. Players include captains Grimmett and Collins with stars Woodfull Ponsford Oldfield and others.
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England
Liverpool
Victoria
Montrose
Quebec
Montreal
New York
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Paul
Canada
Moose Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Palliser
Rockies
Banff
Field
Revelstoke
Kamloops
Vancouver
Australia
Aorangi
Sydney
J. L. Ellis
H. L. Hendry
J. M. Gregory
J. S. Ryder
A J. Richardson
S. C. Everett
Sydney Smith
A. A. Mailey
C. V. Grimmett
Warren Bardsley
H. L. Collins
G. Macartney
T. J. E. Andrews
J. M. Taylor
W. M. Woodfull
WA H. Ponsford
W. A. Oldfield
Continent Drift Theory Rekindles Geology Debate
A report notes Canada expands rayon industry with firms like Courtlands Limited in the UK and Celanese in Quebec, while a controversial theory by Alfred Wegener and Wilhelm Schutte proposes a preexisting supercontinent that drifted westward. Radio observations over five years aim to prove or disprove the idea that continents reconfigure and seas rise or fall, with Greenland and other masses cited as drifting at varying rates.
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Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Courtlands Limited
United Kingdom
Cornwall
Celanese Ltd
Drummondville
Que
Tre Howard Smith Paper Mills
Canadian Cellulose Co
Ont
B. C. Pulp and Paper Company
Sciensts
Alfred Wegener
University of Graz
Austria
William Schutte
Europe
France
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Popular Science Monthly
Greenland
Wegener
Africa
North
South America
Professor Wegener
Women Institute members showcase profitable flower growing
An article highlights how Vancouver Island and other regions see women farmer participation. Lavender cultivation compares with Somerset England, immortelle seed production expands, and transfers of seeds to England are noted. A Victoria area pair pack lavender water from half an acre. A Kootenay member grows seeds for scale and maintains a large collection of rare varieties.
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Women’s Institute
Vancouver Island
Somerset
England
Victoria
Kootenay
Southerner Praises Western Canada Horticulture
L A Niven Progressive Farmer editor says western Canada yields abundant vegetables fruit trees and shade trees on farms. Apples thrive in many areas not for large scale commerce outside British Columbia varieties such as Siberian Crab Duchess and Blushed Calville are common. Hybrid crabs Jewel Sylvia Prince Norman Transcendent Florence Virginia Hyslop noted. BC grows regular American varieties.
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Canada
L. A. Niven
Progressive Farmer
Memphis
Tennessee
Western
British Columbia
Jewel
Sylvia
Prince
Norman
Florence
Virginia
Time Proved Jesty Vaccination Theory Before Jenner
The piece notes that English farmer Benjamin Jesty from Downshay practiced cowpox inoculation to protect against smallpox two decades before Jenner popularized vaccination. Despite initial ridicule, history shows his experiment was valid.
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Jenner
England
Benjamin Jesty
Downshay
Maple Leaves Sent From Canada to Britain For Decor
The Canadian high commissioner in London requests Canadians send maple leaves for decorative use at public dinners in England throughout the year. The maple leaf, a symbol of Canada, is in demand in Britain.
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Canada
England
London
Ancient Cypress Used in Egyptian Mummy Cases Preserved
Archaeologists note cypress wood used in ancient Egyptian mummy cases is about 2000 years old and remains well preserved, offering insights into burial practices and woodwork of the era.
Berlin Beekeepers Hoard Hives on City Roofs
Berlin reports more than two hundred beekeepers maintaining over three thousand hives atop flat roofs across the city. The urban apiary trend highlights a dense network of hobbyists and small producers utilizing available roof sites for apiculture.
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Berlin
Hendon Home Hosts World’s Greatest Newspaper Repository
London’s Hendon hosts a vast store of old newspapers and poll books kept in fireproof rooms. Copies travel to the British Museum for archival work before binding and return to Hendon for weekly distribution by the museum's van. London papers reportedly never leave the city.
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Hendon
London
British Isles
The
Ton
British Museum
Museum
Mail boxes on wheels speed Amsterdam mail flow
Mail boxes on wheels are proving a success in Amsterdam where collection boxes are attached to tram backs heading to the post office. At the halt in front of the post office the boxes are emptied and letters rushed to sorting rooms saving several hours time.
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Amsterdam
Trout Carload Arrives In Edmonton From Great Slave Lake
A carload of trout weighing 22 000 pounds arrived at Edmonton recently from Great Slave Lake and was sent on to Minneapolis for distribution. Three further cars are expected shortly from the same source.
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Edmonton
Great Slave Lake
Minneapolis
Railway Engineer Follows Wealth and Fashion in His Wake
The railway engineer may not be a leader of society, but wealth and fashion frequently follow in his train.
Hired mourners in Mesopotamia exhibit frantic grief
In Mesopotamia, professional mourners shave their heads and pull hair to display authentic sorrow, a ritual highlighting social expectations of mourning during funerals. The practice underscores the cultural emphasis on visible emotion and communal ritual.
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Mesopotamia
Greenland Stands as World’s Largest Island by Area
Greenland, covering 27 300 square miles, is confirmed as the largest island in the world. The vast icy landmass holds a unique geographic status and draws interest for its size and global significance.
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Greenland
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Scotchman
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