Wheat Wealth and Prairie Power for Canada
The piece argues that wheat production drives national wealth and civilization, highlighting Canada’s prairies as the key future foundation. It contrasts wheat strength with other nations and stresses that real progress depends on applied industry and stable governance.
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Canadian Prairies
Red River
Rocky Mountains
Canada
Egypt
Assyria
Russia
Canadian
Saskatchewan Agriculture Department Extends Farm Support
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture reports extensive livestock aid and credit sales of purebred sires and grade females. In 1919 the branch surpassed previous years with rising credit sales and sheep herd development. Minister C M Hamilton promotes expanded agricultural assets and practical farming experience.
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Department of Agriculture
Province of
Saskatchewan
Canada
Great Britain
C. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
An Improved Prine Delights Prune Lovers
A horticulturist described in Popul ar Mechanics Magazine works to replace the hard stone in prunes with a tender kernel. The first fruits resemble almond kernels and render the fruit more edible and appealing.
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Populare Mechanics
Binder Twine Protection Against Grasshoppers Proposed
Entomology expert E. H. Strickland of Lethbridge recommends soaking binder twine in blue stone copper sulfate to deter grasshoppers and crickets. He notes wet twine can be used but dry twine prevents snarling and advises preuse drying.
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E. H. Strickland
Lethbridge
Calgary Herald
Manitoba
What the Matter With Canada The Critique of Modern Society
A reflective polemic contrasts excess in luxury and status with insufficient discipline and production. It highlights imbalances such as too many diamonds and not enough alarm clocks, silk shirts over blue flannel, and limousine opulence versus cows and producers. It laments envy, shortcuts to wealth, and erosion of old fashioned Christian democratic values.
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Western
Canda
Canada
Staff of
Egypt
Assyria
Nile Valley
Tower of Babel
United States
Turkey's First Regular Army Formed in 1330
History notes that Turkey organized its first regular army in the year 1330 from Christian prisoners held in captivity. The event marks an early military organization phase under the early empire.
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Turkey
Electricity for The Farm Home
The article discusses the need for wider electric service to small communities, especially prairie provinces. It notes two main construction types: 2,300–4,600 volt lines for farms and villages, and 33,000–66,000 volt lines interconnecting stations. Costs cited: $600–$800 per mile for farm lines and $3,500–$4,500 per mile for high voltage lines, with cost as a key factor shaping future construction and sustained demand for farm-line extensions.
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Prairie Provinces
Commission of Conservation
Middle West
United States
L. G. Denis
Disgraced Officer Regains Military Honors After Valor
By the King’s approval the London Gazette reports Temporary Second Lieutenant Adam Thompson Stewart of the Machine Gun Corps will have restored the Military Cross and bar lost after a disturbance on armistice day. The Scottish officer, demobilized as a sergeant in the St. Scottish Rifles Territorial unit, earlier earned the MC for bravery at Guinchy in 1916 and later gained a bar. He served in North Russia as a corporal scout with the 45th Royal Fusiliers and was thrice recommended for restoration of his commission for gallantry, including reconnoitering Bolshevist positions, capturing sentries, and blowing a Bolshevist bridge to halt reinforcements.
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London Gazette
Adam Thompson Stewart
Machine Gun Corps
St. Scottish Rifles
Territorials
France
Guinchy
45Th
Royal Fusiliers
North Russia
Westminster Abbey Tower Named by Rich Purchaser Refused
A tale claims a wealthy merchant offered to fund the eastern tower of Westminster Abbey but insisted it bear his name. The dean rejected the condition, preserving the tower’s intended identity and honoring the original plan.
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Westminster Abbey
Aew
Congo Tribes Use Distinct Dialects Across Regions
Several Congo tribes each maintain its own dialect reflecting regional culture. Linguists note clear variations in phonology vocabulary and syntax across communities, illustrating rich linguistic diversity within the nation.
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The
Congo
Egg Laying Contests Open Across Canada and Provinces
The Dominion Experimental Farm will start a 52 week Egg Laying Contest series on November 1 1920. Events run at Ottawa Charlottetown Fredericton Cap Rouge Ottawa Brandon Indian Head Lethbridge Agassiz and more with Canadian and provincial entries. Fees and deadlines outlined with payment schedules and health declarations required.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Cap Rouge
Que
Ontario
Ont
Manitoba
Brandon
Man
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Sask
Alberta
Lethbridge
Alta
British Columbia
Agassiz
Dominion Poultry Husbandsman
Central Experimental Farm
Prince of Wales Stocking Alberta Ranch for Western Stockmen
Professor Carlyle reveals the Prince of Wales is buying the Beddington ranch in Alberta and stocking it with top cattle, sheep, and horses to aid Western Canadian stockmen. The joint herd owned with George Lane will be bred and marketed locally, with future care overseen by Carlyle and Walter Peacock visiting Alberta in September.
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Prince of Wales
West
Beddington
Western Canada
W. L. Carlyle
Calgary Herald
George Lane
Prince
Princ
England
Alberta
Scotland
Professor Carlyle
Lord Minto
Oxford
Dartmoor
Old Country
Cornwall
Spain
Carlyle
Canada
Walter Peacock
C.V.O
United States
Peacock
Poultry Contest Rules and Egg Shipping Instructions
The document outlines entrant obligations for a poultry contest including shipping crates with contestant addresses, management rejection grounds for unsuitable birds, mating rules, egg pricing at ten cents each, and express collect shipping. It specifies feeding, housing, egg counting, disposal of eggs, weekly reports, and final decision authority of contest managers.
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Department of Agriculture
Whales Dive Depth Question Raised By Antarctic Expert
An Antarctic expedition member challenges the belief that whales dive deep. He claims 300 feet is the maximum depth, noting feeding fish near the surface and the crushing pressure beyond 1000 yards would overwhelm whales, limiting their ascent and muscular strength.
A Slot Machine Tells Train Speed The Brakeman’s Next Station
A new device allows a passenger to learn train speed from a small coin deposit. The author muses that a more interesting machine would reveal the brakeman’s spoken announcement of the next station.
Equal Talents Shape Actions Across Genders
A historical reflection argues that men excel in tasks they enjoy and women perform well in tasks they master, suggesting intrinsic motivation drives skill and effort across genders. The statement implies cross gender capacities in doing things well when interest and competence align.
Slavs Depicted Near Carpathians in Early History
The earliest histories describe Slavs living around the Carpathian mountains. The account notes their proximity to the range and situates their origins in the broader early European tableau.
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Carpathian 1 Mountains
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