Novel Canadian Dinner Promotes Empire Trade With Canada
At the Hotel Cecil in London a dinner showcased Canadian goods with every menu item, even ice cream, produced in Canada. W A Wises and Commissioner Larkin led discussions urging Britain to buy Canadian farm products to foster emigration plans, rail and shipping tonnage, and steady Empire trade.
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Hotel Cecil
the Strand
London
Canada
W A. Wises
Larkin
London Provision Trade and
Wilson
United Kingdom
Manonulay
Chicago crime costs city vast sums says official
C R Holden president of the Chicago crime commission told a church audience that about one percent of the 3,000,000 population are in crime and that crime has doubled since 1900. He suggested paying crooks 20000 dollars yearly or 600 million to the city.
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Chicago
C. R. Holden
Chicago Crime Commission
Trophy for Corn Show Presented in Saskatchewan
A solid 18 inch tall solid silver cup, donated by the Saskatchewan Wholesale Implements Association, is given to the Saskatchewan Corn Growers' Association as the novice class trophy for annual competition at the provincial corn shows. The first award will be at the third provincial corn show in Indian Head on November 18 and 19.
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Saskatchewan Corn Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan Wholesale Implements Association
Indian Head
China’s Early Weaving Heritage Dates Back 31,000 Years
Archaeologists reveal that ancient China practiced advanced weaving about 31,000 years ago, predating similar evidence in other regions. The finding highlights sophisticated textile skills and long standing craft traditions in early Chinese societies.
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China
Winter Poultry Feed Substitutes Tested at Ottawa Farm
An Ottawa experiment compares clover leaves clover meal alfalfa meal and tomato pulp as winter feed for hens. Clover meal yields best egg production cost and profit. tomato pulp second but lowers hatchability.
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Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Ottawa
Canada Sees Three Percent Rise in Apple Crop
The 1925 commercial apple crop is estimated at 2,950,335 barrels, up three percent from 1924. Ontario leads with a record 1,190,886 barrels, while British Columbia projects 2,318,138 boxes and Quebec 40,853 barrels. New Brunswick 65,433 barrels and Nova Scotia 60,450 barrels. All provinces except Ontario show decreases.
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Canada
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Fish Industry Praised Yet Secondary to Farming in Canada
Daniel J. Byrne notes the fish trade has long been prolific in Canada though farming remains primary. He cites per capita fish consumption of 22 to 24 pounds in Canada, compared with 45 to 50 pounds in England and over 200 pounds in Japan, as he spoke at a fisheries briefing for the Department of Marine and Fisheries.
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Canada
Danilel J. Bryne
Department of Marine and Fisheries
England
Japan
Alberta registers cereal seed acreage and growers
Registered Cereal Seed Alberta reported 10 463 acres of registered cereal seed for the past season in applications to Calgary seed branch. There were 278 growers, and early estimates suggest about 260 900 bushels may be produced this year in Alberta.
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Alberta
Calgary
Salmon pack in British Columbia tops 1924 figures
The Dominion fisheries department reports BC salmon pack to date exceeds the 1924 level with the 1925 season reaching 1,376,442 cases by October versus 1,373,635 cases for the same date last year, a record year reference.
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British Columbia
Dominion Fisheries Department
Etiquette Lesson Turns Sour With Cake Joke
A child recounts party table manners told by her mother. Mary notes her polite responses when cake was passed and reveals she finally echoed her father’s blunt line to end the exchange. The tale showcases household humor about social graces and family voice.
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Mary
Potential Killer II judges urge deterrence for speeders
Deluth Merald argues that speeders and reckless drivers are potential killers and deserve stern sentences to deter recklessness and reduce the appalling number of automobile killings.
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Deluth Merald
Saskatchewan Salt Lakes Hold Large Sodium Sulphate Deposits
Saskatchewan hosts several large sodium sulphate lakes including Ingebrit Lake north of Hatton with an estimated 25,600,000 tons of Glauber salts. Frederick Lake near Moose Jaw leads active production with shipments to Eastern Canada and the United States. Development continues at Lake Mushkiki near Dana and other lakes await market demand. Glauber salt serves glass making, pulp processing, dyes and cattle feeds.
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Saskatchewan Lakes
Ingebrit Lake
Showl
Hatton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Financial Post
Frederick Lake
Moose Jaw
Dunkirk
Canada
United States
Lake Mushkiki
Dana
Canadian National Lines
Decline of Ontario Veterinary Field Shrinks Horse Doctor Role
Ontario faces a drop in veterinarians with horse doctors scarce as college registrations fall from 373 in 1914 to 70 now. The Ontario Veterinary Association reports about 650 professionals oversee livestock care, shifting demand toward quality and advanced labs that drive Canada’s animal health progress.
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Ontario Veterinary College
Ontario Veterinary Association
Ontario
Sterie
Canada
Novel Method Aims to Halt Grasshopper Plague in Mexico
ACC Mexico suggests a publicized plan to use steel sheets from a US firm to build barriers across grasshopper migration in Southern Mexico. Watchmen would rake insects into pits and sack them for poultry feed. The approach mirrors a proven system in Argentina that destroys millions of pounds yearly.
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American Chamber of Commerce of
Mexico
United States Steel Company
Argentine Republic
RCMP Radio Stations to Stay On Air in Northern Manitoba
Royal Canadian Mounted Police operated stations at Victoria Beach Norway House and Cormorant Lake will remain in service through the winter months ensuring continuous communications for northern Manitoba communities and policing.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Manitoba
Victoria Beach
Norway House
Cormorant Lake
We doubt if even a great orator could explain hair cut
The line questions whether a famed speaker can clearly describe a desired hairstyle. It uses humorous mockery to imply miscommunication and complexity in giving personal grooming instructions.
Weighing Milk Records Boost Dairymen in Eastern Quebec
The Dominion experimental farms branch promotes weighing each cow's milk to identify unprofitable animals. Twelve of thirteen herds average 5,245 pounds, with Holsteins at 11,049 pounds, Ayrshires at 9,259 pounds, and grade Shorthorns at 10,003 pounds. Five operators adopt pure bred sires with dairy records. more to follow.
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Staons
Quebec
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
J. H. Tremblay
B.S.A
British Columbia Timbers At Wembley Drive UK Interest
The Wembley exhibit showcases British Columbia timbers to British architects and builders, highlighting interior decorative schemes and coloring. The display has boosted public exposure and contributed to a rise in timber exports to the United Kingdom.
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British Columbia
Wembley
United Kingdom
Canadian Butter Exports Through Vancouver Reach 2 Million Lbs
Last year Canada sent butter to Japan 98000 pounds China 289600 pounds Hong Kong 20000 pounds Philippines 188600 pounds United Kingdom 767870 pounds all via Vancouver. Most shipments originated in Alberta. Total exports through Vancouver about 2,000,000 pounds.
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Canada
Japan
China
Mong Kong
Philippines
United Kingdom
Vancouver
Alberta
British Shipowner Warns of Bankruptcy Ire
Sir Robert Horne derides a shipowner's claim that Britain faces bankruptcy and ruin calling it the wildest nonsense. The former chancellor of the exchequer criticizes the alarm as unfounded.
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Sir Robert Horne
Great Britain
War Brides Return Home as Marriages Fail
Disappointed brides are returning daily from America to France amid wartime marriages with American soldiers. Estimates indicate up to 30 percent of these unions have ended in failure.
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América
France
Dairy Cattle For China Shipments From Vancouver
The first shipment of pure bred dairy cattle from British Columbia to Southern China left Vancouver recently. Thirty head of stock moved forward to Shanghai amid efforts to boost dairy production in the region.
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British Columbia
China
Vancouver
Shanghai
Unoccupied Lands In West Greatest Single Asset In Sight
Mrs. W N Smith and her family, settlers from Britain, won top dairy prizes at Milner fair after arriving in Canada to farm near Fort Langley B C In parallel British settler Robert J Alway won a horse and two cows at Agassiz fair The article notes vast unoccupied prairie lands amounting to about 18 million acres privately held and 25 9 million unallocated Crown lands are key to future western settlement and potential wheat production estimates Canada could yield over 1 3 billion bushels, underscoring unoccupied western lands as the nation's main growth asset.
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West
Canada
Milner
British Columbia
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Material
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Hudson's Bay Company
Railways
Hudson’s Bay Company
O. F E. Baker
United States Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Mining Output in British Columbia Forecast to Hit 1925 Record
The British Columbia minister of mines reports eight months of 1925 production valuing about 41 million dollars, suggesting total yearly minerals output will reach at least 60 million dollars, surpassing 1924’s record by over 11 million and 23 percent.
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B.C
Wheat shipments Through Vancouver in 1925 Port Trade
Shipping wheat via Vancouver shows 1,457,904 bushels shipped and 893,220 received in the first two months through September 20 1925. Last year about 25 million bushels passed through the port and 1925 movement is expected to match or exceed 1924 figures.
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Vancouver
France Honors Canadian Ace Major W. F. Sussan
Major W. F. Sussan of Ottawa receives a Colonial Cross and a mention in dispatches for leadership of the Sheriffenne Escadrille within the 37th Regiment of Aviators of the French Air Forces during the Moroccan campaign against the Rifians.
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W. F. Sussan
Ottawa
Ontario
Sheriffenne Escadrille
Tokyo Grants Free Medical Treatment Tickets
The Tokyo municipality reports about 1,009,000 tickets issued in the last six months for free medical treatment. This program aims to ease health costs for residents and ensure access to care across the city.
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Tokyo
Japan
Plea for Plain English at British Association Meeting
Sir Oliver Lodge urged scientists to speak in plain English at the Southampton session of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. He singled out botanists as a notably prolific source of troublesome words.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
Southampton
England
Oliver Lodge
Portland Island Fox Farm Purchase by Shanghai Investor
New B C Fox Farm on Portland Island near Moresby Island in British Columbia has been bought by T B Westortan of Shanghai. He plans to convert it into a fox farm stocking blue and silver foxes on the roughly five hundred acre site.
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Portland Island
Moresby Island
B.C
T. B. Westortan
Shanghai
Mr. Westortan
Misaka Japan Plans Natal Museum Conversion
Misaka officials announce plans to convert a former warship into a natal museum. The project envisions preserving naval history while repurposing the vessel for educational and commemorative use.
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Misaka
Japan
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