Forest of Ten Million Children marks prairie tree growth progress
A Prairie region article celebrates sustained tree planting across Alberta and Saskatchewan over twenty years. It notes 76,039,0060 trees planted by farmers, irrigation driving groves, and future permanency through shelter belts. It praises risk and reward as settlers envision a lasting arboreal future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
West
Aliberia
New England
Almos
Wilson's
Exports of Livestock and Meats With Britain and the U S
Dominion Livestock Branch reports show seven month export totals for Great Britain and the United States in 1925 versus 1924. Cattle and beef figures rise for Britain, with beef and bacon volumes, pork, and mutton cited. For the United States, cattle, sheep, beef, bacon, pork, and mutton volumes and weights are listed with comparative figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onur
Dominion Livestock Branch
Great Britain
United States
Imperial government to appoint markets commissioner and four officers
Sir R A Saunders announces a new marketing framework following Saskatchewan success. A commissioner of markets will head four marketing officers to improve the Old Country system, highlighting agricultural co operation results in Saskatchewan after receiving advices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Sir R. A. Saunders
Sun wheat variety eyed for coastal growing test
Prof Paul Bowing of the University of British Columbia hopes the Sun wheat, a new variety tested for the coast, will yield heavily and resist lodging. Thirty thousand bushels of seed will be distributed to selected farmers this harvest to multiply for next year.
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Paul Bowing
Universiity of
British Columbia
Monument unveiled for Prince Albert founders Nesbit party
Mayor Davis unveiled a cairn on the river bank in Prince Albert to honor the Nesbit party led by Rev. James Nesbit which landed in August 1866. The stone monument, built from river stone, stands on the original landing site and was erected by the Prince Albert Historical Society with Mrs. F. Mulls in attendance.
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Prince Albert
Davis
James Nesbit
North Saskatchewan
Nesbit
Kiichenan
F. Mulls
Arborologists Trim London Trees From Top Omnibus Decks
A London General Omnibus Company staff of arborologists ride in the highest available omnibus and prune overhanging branches from the top deck. They signal the driver to hug the curb and await any leaf contact to trim with pruning knives. They must obtain permission for private trees, but no refusals have occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London General Omnibus Company
Beauty specialists warn hats cause dizziness in wearers
Experts say tight-fitting hats can cause dizziness for both men and women, linking pressure around the temples to lightheadedness and faintness during use.
Treatment Methods For Mange In Livestock
The bulletin outlines two mange treatments: hand applications for horses and cattle using a sulfur tar linseed oil mix applied at 110 to 120 degrees F with two dressings two days apart, and a lime sulfur dipping vat for large outbreaks using a lime sulfur solution kept at 110 to 115 degrees F with two-minute dips and a second dip between days twelve and fourteen, plus thorough cleaning and disinfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Rust Resistant Wheat Aims for Earlier Harvest In Canada
Dominion botanist H T Gusson notes British rust reduction does not help Canada. He explains Old Country leaf rust versus Canadian stem disease and outlines projects to breed rust resistant wheat. He cites Kota as fairly rust resistant but weak straw and hopes for a wheat with Kota parentage and stronger straw to endure rust.
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Great Britain
Canada
H.T. Gusson
Dominion
Mr. Gusson
Gusson
Nature
Marquis
Kota
Immigrant origins to Canada by region and province
The report shows 16,778 Canadian immigration grants in July with 2,534 from England, 1,447 Scotland, 680 Ireland, 128 Wales, and 1,201 from Russia. Most Russians went to western provinces while 4,068 were allocated to Ontario. Male 5,078 and female 3,508 adults with 2,192 children under 14.
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Canada
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Russia
Ontario
Parable in Penny Worth Lesson between Mother and Son
A short exchange shows a mother scolding a child for misbehavior while the child retorts that yesterday’s penny was a reward for good behavior. The dialogue conveys a playful moral about value and behavior across a parent child dynamic.
City lamp lighters of Sheffield take annual two week vacations
In Sheffield England the city lamp lighters commonly leave on synchronized two week holidays each year, leaving streets dark during the absence of their crews.
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Sheffield
Englam
Explorer Cancels North Pole Trip in Bankruptcy Move
Arede, an Arctic explorer, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition and seeks public receivership to straighten out his financial difficulties while insisting he is solvent.
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Arede Explorer
North Pole
Quality of Western Grain Surpasses All Records
A historical overview highlights Western Canada's dominance in grain production. Saskatchewan yields in 1921 surpassed Klondike gold output in value, with prairie provinces growing 90 percent of Canada's wheat. Marquis wheat, discovered by Dr. Charles Saunders, exemplifies the region's staple success and rust resistance. By 1918 the combined value of wheat in Canada and US reached about $600 million.
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West
Saskatchewan
Klondike
Canada
Prairie Provinces
United States
Marquis Wheat
Charles PE. Saunders
Dominion Ericalist
Northwest
Co operative laundries eyed to ease farm life in Ontario
Ontario legislative Agricultural Enquiry Committee heard women discuss farm life problems including wash days and market failures. Speakers urged rural education, co operative marketing, better rural nursing and medical care, and suggested co operative laundries and creameries as models from American communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Australia Canada trade reaches record with £5 million imports
Imports from Canada to Australia during the year ended June 30 1924 totaled £5 064 253 up £1 899 803 from the prior year. The surge marks the largest Canada Australia trade volume yet with motor chassis leading the gains and notable activity in rubber goods boots and shoes.
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Australia
Canada
Thibodaux Man Swims Across Mississippi River
A Thibodaux Louisiana man, recently grandfather to twin daughters, swam across the Mississippi River to showcase his swimming ability and impress his friends.
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Thibodaux, la
Mississippi River
Scientists Discover Geologic Oddities in Idaho South West
Fields of sJeva and sputter cones lie within volcanic craters in Idaho's southwest. Strange caves and natural bridges have been located, revealing diverse geological features in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwastern
Idaho
Coal solution eyed for Central Canada fuel needs
The National Resources Intelligence Service urges strict driving rules and cites Canada’s coal problem. Ottawa reports a $200000 appropriation to transport coal to Central Canada, plus lignite research in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Bienfait plant, now Saskatchewan controlled, aims to prove commercial briquette viability under private operation.
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Canada
Cental Canada
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Uel
Bienfait
Sen. J. G. Gardiner
Western Canada urges duty remission for breeding ewes
FP informed by H Auld vice president of the Western Canada Livestock Union that Ottawa issued an order in council authorizing duty remission on breeding ewes from the United States for Sept 1 to Nov 30. The union urges three to four months free admission to aid sheep farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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FP. H. Auld
Western Canada Livestock Union
Federal Department
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Mr. Auld
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Manitobe
Farm Boys Camps Run Across Province With 483 Attendees
Under the Saskatchewan Agricultural Extension Service four Farm Boys Camps were held this summer across the province. A total of 483 teenage agrarians joined stock judging events and activities. Camps were at Yorkton with 56 attendees North Battleford with 41 Saskatoon with 235 and Manitou Lake led by N G Bruce with 36. A large number of stock judging contests were also held by agricultural societies to pick five top boys for larger camps.
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Saskatchewan Agricultural Extension Service
Yorkton
North Battleford
Saskatoon
Manitou Lake
N. G. Bruce
Prizes for Butter Competition at Provincial Jubilee
The Dairy Branch of the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture announces gifts from J B Ford Co of Wyandotte Michigan for the Butter Judging Competition tied to the 1925 Provincial Jubilee Convention in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. Regulations remain to be decided.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
J. B. Ford Co
Wyandotte
Michigan
Prince Albert
Sask
Painted butterfly flight followed by caterpillar outbreak
A remarkable painted butterfly flight in California is followed by a serious outbreak of caterpillars attacking garden plants of all kinds across the region.
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California
Not What Father Meant A Scottish Loch Story
A family rents a Scotland lochside place for months and hires a boat to cross. As unsettled weather comes in the father asks where to get a mackintosh for his daughter. The boatman jokes of a Macdonald bachelor living at the loch who might be suitable for the singing lady.
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Scotland
Salmon pack expected in British Columbia tops 1.5 million cases
Ralph Lanning secretary of the Canned salmon section of the Canadian Manufacturers Association British Columbia Division says this year’s pack should run about 200000 cases above 1923 and may reach 1500000 cases of salmon of all kinds in total with promising prospects for British Columbia.
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British Columbia
Ralph Lanning
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Boy Scout Movement Grows Fast in Norway Camp Near Lake Mitogen
The Norwegian Boy Scout movement expands rapidly from 200 in 1914 to about 2000 at a recent national camp by Lake Mitogen. Scouts came from distant northern units including Hammes feat as King Haakon visited the camp.
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Boy Scout
Norway
Moverment
Lake Mitogen
Hammes
King Haakon
British Prisons Move To Replace Broad Arrow Clothing
Authorities announce abolition of the broad arrow mark on prison clothes and plan to provide ordinary lounge suits for inmates as part of morale improvements.
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J. Broderick
Lethbridge
Mr. Broderick
Ting
Ond
London
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Wizard of Finance
Roald Amundsen
Natural Resources Bulletin
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Lusitania
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