Our Civilian Soldiers Did Splendid Work As Immigration Agents
The article credits Canadian soldiers with superbly serving as immigration agents after the war, helping European settlers understand Canada and easing assimilation. It notes the soldiers’ daily contact with the public fostered accurate impressions, boosted recruitment, and advertised Canada as a familiar home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
British Isles
England
France
Belgium
Europe
Sunflower Silage Sparks Alberta Farming Boom
Alberta farmers show great enthusiasm for silage sunflowers with yields of twenty to thirty five tons per acre. The Cardston district illustrates the trend as eight silos this year may grow to one hundred more, with sown areas expanding from about fifty to one thousand acres in 1921.
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Alberta
Cardston
U.S. Millionaires Grow To About Fifty Thousand Members
The New York Herald cites the 1919 federal income tax returns showing roughly 50 000 people and 20 000 households with incomes of 50 000 or more. War profits boosted the number, up from about 16 000 in 1917, with 000 to 750 000 income for many heads and at least 162 above 1 000 000.
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New York Herald
Internal Revenue Bureau
United States
Threshing Returns Uniformly Good Across Prairie Region
Across central Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba threshing has proceeded with minimal disruption. Wheat yields range 15 to 40 bushels per acre while oats reach 60 to 70 and flax 12 to 20. In Red River valley farmers shift to fall plowing as threshing finishes.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
North Battleford
Stony Plains
Edmonton
Calgary
Athabasca
Alliance
Hanna
Rosetown
Red River
Manitoba
Ancient Airplanes in Brahman Texts Mentioned in Ramayana
Ancient flying machines are described in Brahman texts dating to about 500 B C with references to bombs hurled from aerial craft. The Ramayana cites Ravan of Ceylon using such devices to devastating effect before Ramchandra seized the craft. Illustrations in Ellora caves show flying machines, but how they were operated remains uncertain.
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Rawan
Ceylon
Ramchanda
Ajindhia
Ellora
Asbestos Long in Use Through Ancient Times
Asbestos, the silky fibre from certain rocks, was known to Greeks and Romans and used for fireproof yarn rope and cloth. Modern use chiefly replicates ancient purposes with improved thread production, yielding two-thirds of a mile of thread per pound. Washing a piece of asbestos cloth can be done by placing it in fire.
Live Hog Industry Reports Large Loss in Canada
The live hog industry in Canada shows an estimated loss of 11 million dollars for the seven months ending July 31, reflecting the gap between visible hog marketings and the same period in 1919. The loss stems from the liquidation of breeding stock during 1919.
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Canada
Lake Port Shipments Reach Near One Hundred Ninety-Seven Million Bushels
A government report shows last season grain movement through Port Arthur and Fort William elevators totaling 97,476,240 bushels. Two main wheat streams headed to the United States include 2,979,037 via Buffalo and 1,167,959 through other US lake ports. Rail movement from the eastern pool reached 19,037,331 bushels with 184,109 cleared for US consumption from eastern shipments and 3,964,996 from shipments to lake ports.
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Twin
Port Arthur
Fort William
United States
Buffalo
New Open Hearth Furnaces Open at Selkirk Mill
The Manitoba Rolling Mill Company opens a modern open hearth furnace in Selkirk marking a new era in Canadian steel. The plant can produce 60 to 99 tons of steel daily with plans to add capacity as demand grows.
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Canada
Selkirk
Manitoba Rolling Mill Company
New 100000 Bushel Elevator Rising at Coal Dale
Heavy grain crops in the irrigated district spur construction of a new elevator at Coaldale Alta with capacity for 100000 bushels. It will rank among the prairie provinces' largest elevators.
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Coaldale
Alta
Prairie Provinces
Majestic person hints at Canadian boys' political chances
A dialogue shows a Majestic person asking a boy if Canadian boys can become Prime Minister. The youngster replies with a wry line about paying a quarter for his chance, signaling skepticism and humor about political inclusion.
Red Regime Shows Women in Armed Roles Across Russia
The regime promotes a new type of woman in military dress, with short hair and strong public roles. In cities marriages persist yet women live freely. Lenin's wife is cited as Comrade Frupakaja. Thousands fight Poles and tens of thousands are mobilized for Petrograd defense.
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Lenin
Frupakaja
Petrograd
Dominion bureau sets high wheat and grain yields for Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Canada will harvest 262,338,000 bushels of wheat, 496,966,400 bushels of oats, and 63,438,500 bushels of barley, with Prairie Province totals of 238,617,800 wheat, 31,820,500 oats, 40,337,000 barley, and 10,190,000 flax seed. Hay and clover output should reach 2,853,900 tons from 10,409,150 acres.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan Secures Settlers For July Immigration
Saskatchewan reports 355 of 1547 immigrants to Canada in July from the United States. A special provincial commissioner oversees attracting domestic help and settlement efforts in the province.
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Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Special Feed for Moulting Fowls
Feeding experiments with molting fowls show their appetite favors a fattening ration rather than a nitrogenous one. Oil and fat content aids warmth and digestion, with corn fed generously. Sunflower seeds and oil meal are valuable. oil meal up to 30 percent in mash, 10 percent safe.
Captain Fryatt Ship Brussels Sold at Auction in London
The Brussels, Capt. Fryatt's ship, sold at the Baltic Shipping Exchange in London for 15000 dollars. Sir Ernest Glover with the Ministry of Shipping attended noting Belgian requests to allocate part of the hull for a Fryatt memorial in Zeebrugge. The sale proceeds will fund a charitable cause linked to Capt. Fryatt.
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Fryatt
Brussels
Baltic Shipping Exchange
London
Ernest Glover
Ministry of Shipping
Capt
Belgium
Zeebrugge
Capt. Fryatt
The Ad Man in Japan
Advertisers in Japan favor lavish smiles and bold claims. A Tokio shop window touts a solid product while another store invites shoppers inside with sunny warmth and friendly staff. A grocer extols vinegar as sharper than a fiendish mother in law’s tongue.
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Japan
Four Hundred Miles by Canoe in Northern Manitoba Tale
Two Winnipeg men Al McWilliams and Prof. R C Wallace commissioner of Northern Manitoba completed a 400 mile canoe journey in the Hudson Bay wilds. They started at Norway House and traveled down the Hayes River following the route of the Selkirk settlers. Two Indians piloted the canoes.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
al McWilliams
R. C. Wallace
Hudson Bay
Norway House
Hayes River
Selkirk
Pulp Resources of Manitoba Survey Report
Dominion forest reserves inspector surveys Northeastern Manitoba and finds good spruce suitable for pulp. He notes the potential for a large future supply but says there is currently no outlet for finished pulp products.
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Manitoba
World tobacco cultivation spans thousands of acres
A report notes extensive tobacco cultivation worldwide with over 6,000 additional acres under crop across various regions. The article highlights large scale farming and global production, indicating substantial agricultural activity and economic impact in the sector.
Remarkable Growth Of British Columbia Salmon Fisheries
The BC salmon industry evolved from small Fraser River beginnings in 1863 to a global powerhouse. By 1919 BC led Dominion fisheries with over 300 canneries coast wide, annual output exceeding 100 million cases and values over 15 million dollars, with key growth along Fraser Skeena and Columbia streams and major figures like Annaldale Owen and William Hume shaping its expansion.
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British Columbia
Dominion
Pacific Coast
Fraser River
New Westminster
Annaldale
Scotland
Alexander Owen
Ewen
William Hume
Sacramento River
California
Columbia River
Sacramento
Columbia
Skeena River
Puget Sound
Daylight Reflector Brings Daylight After Dark
London based Daylight After Dark project introduces the Daylight Reflector to simulate noon sunlight and skylight with artificial lighting. backed by Illuminating Engineers Society and British technical bodies. portrait artist George Sherringham discovered color balance shifts under artificial light and devised proportions to reproduce daylight after dark.
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London
Illuminating Engineers’ Society
Electrical and Technical Societies
Great Britain
George Sherringham
Sherringham
Mr. Sherringham
Alberta’s three drainage basins and river systems
Alberta is described as divided into three drainage basins. The northern area drains into the Athabasca and Peace Rivers, part of the Mackenzie system. The central region is drained by the Saskatchewan and its tributaries. In the south the Milk River flows into and out of Canada, reentering the United States before joining the Missouri River.
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Alberta
Athabasca
Peace
Saskatchewan
Canadian Territory
United States Territory
Japanese tunnel plan links Nippon and Kyushu by sea bed
A government led project adapts a Nippon Kyushu tunnel starting near Shimonoseki. borings in the sea bed test geology. The line will descend from a mile offshore and pass beneath Hikoshima, under the Strait of Shimonoseki to Dairi near Moji joining Kyushu railway. Six miles long, cost about 12.12 million dollars, completion hoped in 1929.
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Nippon
Kyushu
Shimonoseki
Howe Tr
Hikoshima
Strait
Dairi
Four Hundred Bushels From Seven Acres
Irrigated district at Coaldale Alberta shows wide yield spread. O Peterson reports over four hundred bushels from seven acres. D B Thomas expects over thirty bushels per acre and L P Baldwin around twenty. Wheat grading No 1 so far.
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Coaldale
Alberta
O. Peterson
D. B. Thomas
L. P. Baldwin
Outside capital eyes Saskatchewan soda phosphate deposits
A New York syndicate and Swedish interests have emerged as the latest outsiders showing strong interest in developing Saskatchewan sodium phosphate deposits. The move aims to meet a growing foreign demand through export.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
New York
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U.S
B.C
Steel Works
Pulp Resources of
Ander Tobacco
Islands
Bay of Fundyries
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