Work Of Experimenters In Evolving New Types Of Grain and Vegetables
Canadian agricultural progress is highlighted as Saunders family develops Marquis wheat culminating in a 1918 harvest of 300 million bushels worth $600 million. Profiles of Seager Wheeler and Bedford show ongoing corn and vegetable improvements in western Canada and northern United States, promising vast wealth gains from new crops.
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Sob Weiees
Calgary
Farmers of
New York Herald
Pringle
Vermont
Jones
New York
New England
Luther Burbank
The
Herald
Saunders
London
Ontario
Ottawa
Marquis
Canada
United States
America
Australia
Japan
Russia
Himalayas
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Bedford
Manitoba
J. C. Stead
Alberta
Iowa
Sanders and
Wheeler and
Dominion
World Wheat Supply Seen Sufficient This Year
The Department of Agriculture reports no serious alarm over global wheat, though prospects are not as strong as earlier. Twenty key producers, about 68 percent of world output, will harvest 2,461,430,000 bushels, up 76,287,000 from last year.
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Department of Agriculture
Tides Uncover Gold Quartz Vein in Alaska
Receding tides along Turnagain Arm in the Gulf of Alaska exposed a five foot vein of gold quartz estimated at about $100 per ton. Reports from Anchorage describe further rocks jutting from the sea revealing additional rich veins.
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Gulf of Alaska
Turnagain Arm
Anchorage
Alaska
Judge asks for statement before sentence pronounced
Prisoner replies that it takes very little to please him, offering no further remarks.
Home purchases boost local prosperity, aiding community
The piece argues that shopping at home merchants supports local prosperity and the community you live in. It contrasts shopping choices with broader ideas of health and vitality, claiming home commerce strengthens local ties and economy.
Canada Exports Hog Products Rise Then Dip in 1920-21
The 1913-14 to 1920-21 period shows Canada exporting 101 million pounds of bacon, ham and pork in 1920-21, up from 27 million in 1913-14, with 230 million pounds exported in 1919-20 due to stock exhaustion. Domestic consumption grows, threatening British markets unless supply is maintained. Hogs over 220 pounds are unsuitable for bacon, and top breeds include Yorkshires and Berkshires.
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Canada
Great Britain
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
Wester Provinces
Dominion Swine Breeders’ Association
Prairies
British Columbia Gold Output Seen Rising to 1921 Levels
Official bullion receipts at the Dominion Assay Office total 1,275,000 dollars this year, compared with 1,073,000 dollars for the same period last year. The gain is linked to Rossland Mines reopening by Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co and improved working conditions across mining areas.
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British Columbia
Dominion Assay Office
Rossland
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co
Indians Settle on Land
The Department of Indian Affairs reports that of 350 applications by Indian returned soldiers, 180 have secured advances from the Soldiers' Settlement Branch, with $323000 invested on their account. Of this total, 45 percent went to land acquisition and 40 percent to building, livestock and machinery.
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Department of Indian Affairs
Department
Wheat yields reported by Pasqua farmer Crandall
W L Crandall of Pasqua Saskatchewan finished threshing operations August 30 reporting 98 acres of summer fallow wheat at an average of 25 bushels per acre all grade 1 hard. From 55 acres of by pass stub ble wheat he threshed 16 bushels per acre.
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W. L. Crandall
Pasqua
Saskatchewan
Alberta Wool Exports Rise With Toronto Shipments
Sixty-seven carloads of wool from Southern Alberta moved to the central grading station in Toronto this season, up from sixty-five last year. One hundred thousand pounds of Alberta wool have already been sold.
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Alberta
Toronto
Local Chest Chance Buy at Home
A brief notice urges readers to take advantage of a home purchase option labeled oPeee and described as a local chest chance. Details about how to participate are limited in the readable text.
Being of Service To the Community
The piece contrasts thrift with extravagance, praising the Scout ideal of saving to aid others. It argues thrifty behavior supports personal security and community service while warning against pure selfishness and miserliness. Quote from E W Beatty in Scouting Regina anchors the view.
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E. W. Beatty
Regina
World's Largest Flower Raflesia Arnoldii Found In Sumatra
The giant flower Raflesia Arnoldii, a parasite on Sumatra, was first discovered by a Dr. Arnold and bears his name. Related species occur in Java and the Philippines. A traveler party weighed a four foot diameter bloom using packed boxes and found it to be 22% pounds after marking. The bloom emits a strong stench detectable before sight.
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Sumatra
Arnold
Java
Phillippines
British Farmers Announce 5000 Acre Telkwa Land Sale
A five thousand acre tract near Telkwa British Columbia on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway main line is cleared for occupation and cultivation next spring. Land sold through Rattenbury Land Company to a syndicate of British farmers who will arrive this fall with capital to begin farming this section.
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Telkwa
British Columbia
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Rattenbury Land Company
New Airship Requires No Gas
The French government backs an Italian made airship under construction in Naples that uses no hydrogen or helium. It relies on rarified central air and a dual envelope with heated air to lessen outside pressure and lift. Inventors Vaugeau and Gargnil claim 350 mph speed with 750 hp motors and reduced crew needs.
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Naples
Vaugeau
Gargnil
Garuffa
Turned Down Miss Wirthers in Cloak Model Ad
A Boston Transcript item notes a wardrobe mishap where a shop advertises for a cloak model described as perfect size 36. The manager clarifies that the 36 refers to the figure, not age, prompting a humorous exchange.
Editor flaunts ignorance in bizarre question riddle
An Ottawa Journal item reports an editor brashly admits he cannot assist his son with night work. He cites a muddled riddle about a woodpecker, cypress log, shingles, and a strange reference to a cross eyed grasshopper with dill pickle, highlighting the columnist confusion.
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Ottawa Journal
Growth of Canada's Buffalo Herd Surges in Alberta
J. H. Harkin notes the Canadian herd expanded from about 742 animals in Buffalo Park Alberta from 1908 to 1912 to over 5,000. Losses from natural causes are rare. only eight deaths in 1920. Prospects include commercial meat hides wool and cross breeding, with experiments led by Agriculture officials.
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J. H. Harkin
Dominion Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
Canada
Buffalo Park
Alberta
Montreal
Department of Agriculture
Milestone Mail Passes to Capt Barradell MD
The Milestone Mail changes ownership from R G Ashwin to Capt T Barradell MD of Derby England. Barradell a Great War veteran served with North Midland Field Ambulance and Nort humbrian Field Ambulance on the Somme Flanders and Champagne fronts. He earned the MC for gallantry during heavy shell fire and aiding wounded under German advance.
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Saskatchewan
Milestone Mail
R. G. Ashwin
T. Barradell
Derby
Eny
Capt. Barradell
North Midland Field Ambulance
Northumbrian Field Ambulance
Somme
Flanders
Champagne
Barradell
M.C
Royal Horse Artillery
W.B. North Midland Brigade
Sherwood Foresters
North Midland Field
Eastern Market Opens for Alberta Potatoes
Negotiations between Alberta's agriculture department and the Canadian Freight Association cut Alberta potato shipments' freight rate to Montreal by ten dollars per car effective immediately. The Edmonton to Montreal bushel rate drops from 72 to about 5 cents, aiding Alberta's northern crop reach amid shortages in Ontario Quebec and Maine. The move aims to open the eastern market for Alberta potatoes with officials Hon. George Hoadley and H A Craig announcing the concession.
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Department of Agriculture
Canadian Freight Association
Alberta
Montreal
George Hoadley
H. A. Craig
Craig
Edmonton
Ontario
Quebec
Maine
Value of Sea Fish Catch in Canada for April to June 1921
The three month sea fish catch in Canada totaled 7,624,810 with Nova Scotia contributing 3,436,527, British Columbia 2,462,238, New Brunswick 1,086,731, Quebec 359,150, and Prince Edward Island 280,164.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Cincinnati Among Global Oil-Quenched Steel Heat Treats
The article notes Cincinnati as one of six places worldwide where steel is strengthened by a process that boils it in oil. This unusual technique highlights regional industry practices and the global reach of metal treatment methods.
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Cincinnati
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C.P._R
A. S. Lorimer
Carstairs
Alta
Poser
Western Newspaper
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