American experts set Germany wealth at 55 billion dollars
Bankers Trust Company researchers in New York estimate Germany's current wealth between 47.66 and 55.00 billion dollars after adjusting for territory losses and productivity. They note Alsace Lorraine Saar basin and Silesia reductions, plus depreciation of assets, influence the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers Trust Company of New York
Germany
Alsace Lorraine
Saar
Silesia
Karl Helfferich
Josiah C. Stamp
Dr. Helfferich
Helfferich
London
Dawes
Bankers Trust Company
Rate Of Seeding Sweet Clover At Brandon Farm Manitoba
Four seeding rates 6 9 12 and 15 pounds per acre were tested in 1922 and 1923 at Brandon Experimental Farm Manitoba with no purse crop. Results show similar stands and yields across rates and no major difference in quality, though the crop was somewhat coarser without nurse crop. Standard rates are 10 pounds per acre with a purse crop and 12 pounds when sown alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brendon
Man
W. C. McKillican
Forks Come Into Fashion As Three Century Milestone Near
The Calgary Albertan notes 1620s to 1632 shift when a British progressive introduced forks from France, ending finger eating. It marks the 300th anniversary of fork use in England, with Shakespeare long gone and “good old days” imagined before forks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Shakespeare
Calgary Atbertan
Williamsburg Pontiac sets 30 day Holstein record
Dr M W Locke of Williamsburg Ontario claims a world record for a senior 2 year old Holstein Friesian heifer. The test lasted 30 days, yielding 2.7885 pounds of milk and 112.82 pounds butter fat, equivalent to 142.28 pounds of butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Pontiac
M. W. Locke
Onl
Sunflower Silage Experiments At Brandon Farm
Experiments at the Brandon Maniobs Experimental Farm used six half ton sun flower silos to test cutting sunflowers at stages from head formation to dough stage. Yields ranged from 2.312 tons to 11 tons per acre with moisture 81.7 to 69.2 percent. Palatability tests showed cuttings from one third to full bloom gave best results, with August 3 and September 17 close to optimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Maniobs
Canada Crime Statistics Show Mixed 1923 Shifts Across Provinces
A 1923 Bureau of Statistics tabulation shows fewer murders and manslaughter convictions but higher shooting and liquor offence totals. Ontario leads drunkenness convictions at 11,370, while Quebec drops to 6,260. National totals are 25,565 for 1923 versus 25,048 in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Alberta
British Columbia
Lads For Manitoba Immigrate From Britain to Farm Work
A party of 32 young men arrived over Canadian National Lines bound for the Salvation Army immigration headquarters at Brandon. From there they will proceed to farms in Western Canada to prepare for harvest work. This is the first and smaller of two carefully chosen Old Country boy parties this summer to engage in farm labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Brandon
Canada
Canada Leads With Vast Public Rail Network
Our Big Railway Mileage Canada has one mile of railway to every 220 people, a larger mileage in proportion to population than any other country, with a total mileage of nearly 40,000. The Government owns or controls a mileage of 22,600 the Canadian National Railways making it the largest public owned system in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc
The article explains that brass is not a separate metal but an alloy created by combining copper and zinc. It notes common misconceptions and clarifies the metallurgical fact behind brass’s composition.
Canada Exports Show Vast Forest Product Range
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service in Ottawa reports Canada’s forest products reach global markets. Exports include 2.35 billion ft of planks and boards, 1.61 billion ft of lath, 2.52 billion ft of shingles, 179.99 million ft of square timber, 3.10 million ties, 48 thousand poles, 146.6 million ft cedar logs, 1.44 million cords of pulpwood and 173,068 tons of wood pulp, supporting foreign construction and paper industries and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Anglo American financier aid at Inter Allied Conference
The American plenipotentiary gave valuable aid in London at the Inter Allied Conference aiming to bridge the breach between French delegates and Anglo American financiers. He focused all efforts on reconciling positions and promoting agreement among the key parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dates For 1925 Western Fair Circuit Meetings
Officials of the Western Fair Circuit set 1925 fair dates in Regina with Brandon June 29 to July 4 Calgary July 6 to 11 Edmon July 13 to 19 Saskatoon July 20 to 25 and Regina July 27 to Aug 1. Saskatoon and Regina will cover the dynamometer construction costs while Edmonton and Calgary pay 100 dollars rental. The four fairs will pool transportation costs as a permanent policy and platform attractions will be chosen later by each fair board.
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Regina
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonway
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Cattle Exports To Britain Seen Strong This Year
Dominion Livestock Commissioner Arkell in Winnipeg says Canada’s cattle exports to Great Britain are ahead of last year. Exporters expect steady trade through year end as fat cattle to the Old Country have fetched good prices after spring shipments from Edmonton by CN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
HS. Arkell
Dominion Livestock
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Arkell
Dominion
Old Country
Edmonton
Canadian National
A Powerful Argument for St Lawrence Project
The Moose Jaw Times argues that population projections by Investments Nesbitt and Co. bolster hydroelectric plans along the St Lawrence. It notes a potential U.S. population of 500 million and Canada at 30 million by 1956, urging attention to cheap transportation and broader Hudson Bay development alongside St Lawrence. The piece critiques eastern Canada for focusing on the St Lawrence while ignoring Hudson Bay and Madison Bay Route prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesbitt, Thomson and Company, Limited
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence
Toronto
Montreal
Great West
Madson Bay
Hudson Bay
Moose Jaw Times
Pulling Test Wagon Boosts Draft Power at I S College
Ilowa State College reports a pulling-test wagon that scales to variable weights and shows draft animals can deliver six to eight times average work in short pulls. Early data indicate reserve power, improved pull on good roads, and granite block roads offering ease of movement similar to steel rails.
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Ilowa State College
Ancient toys in Greece and Rome questioned
The passage notes no records proving children in ancient Greece or Rome played with toys and argues that upkeep, not reputation cost, matters. It presents a speculative claim with no concrete evidence from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Greece
Rome
Newsy Quips About Customers and Change
A brief humorous exchange shows a boss ribbing a worker about counting money. Newsy notes the man’s reply that most men say to keep the change, reflecting streetwise wit and a casual business scene.
Refuting Canada climate myths and celebrating winter assets
Canadian poultry contests show rising hen yields and lower costs per dozen eggs across three years. British reports of harsh winters are challenged by Canadian travelers and officials who argue climate varies by region and winter is not a barrier to settlement or prosperity in the Dominion.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Empire Commerceial Travellers’ Association
London
Great Britain
Our Lady of the Snows
Kipling
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Association of Advertising Clubs of the World
England
United States
British Isles
Dominion
Britain 'O
Doe Minion
Mail and Empire
Canadian coal output falls in May to 1923 low
May coal production in Canada dropped to 708 004 short tons, the lowest since April 1923, due to strikes in Alberta and Eastern British Columbia and weaker Nova Scotia output. Imports rose to 1 110 126 tons while exports increased to 47 965 tons and employment totaled 20 607 workers.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
United States
Great Britain
Report of Coal Statistics
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Vicar Falls Ill Parish Seeks Substitute Cleric
The vicar of a west England parish fell ill on Saturday and a famous canon staying nearby agreed to lead Sunday services. After the evening service, churchwardens met in the vestry to express thanks, noting only a markedly worse man would have helped, as none others could be found.
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England
Germans Export Player-Pianos as Concert Plans Stir Debate
Germans ship player-pianos in large numbers mainly for export and admit they cannot play them well. To develop a home market, English experts will tour major cities for concerts, prompting dismay among music teachers.
Montreal Harbor Board to Receive BC Lumber Cargoes
The Southern Alberta Lumber Company has orders to supply two full cargoes of lumber from British Columbia mills to the Montreal Harbor Board, totaling over seven million feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Alberta Lumber,Company
Montreal Harbor Board
British Columbia Mills
Clarification of Sugar Cane Juice by Lime
The sugar cane juice making up about 80 percent of the cane weight is clarified through the addition of lime. The process reduces impurities and yields clearer juice for further processing.
London’s vast transit system and rail network outlined
The article notes London operates 186 omnibus routes and serves 615 railway stations, illustrating the scale of the city’s public transportation and rail infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Unemployment Conference Set for Ottawa
Federal Minister of Labor Hon. James Murdock announces a general unemployment conference in Ottawa on Wednesday September 3. The Federal Government will cover expenses for delegates from provincial governments cities and various organizations invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
James Murdock
Japanese Women Arrive in Canada as Settlers in 1918–24
From April 1, 1918, to May 31, 1924, Canada admitted 2,060 Japanese women settlers. In that period 439 male base laborers and 1,345 male Samoans non laborers entered as well. Records of desertions from ships in Canadian ports from April 1, 1920, indicate that about 6 percent of sailors and others may have entered Canada illegally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian
One To Jump At Miss Young
A brief dialogue about marriage as a bold leap. Miss Oldan quips that twenty years without chance makes the quick engagement reasonable. Miss Young asks if the plan is wise, but the match proceeds as a bold personal gamble.
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Miss Young
Swiss Railways Electrified Half Reported At About Two Hundred Miles
About half of the Swiss government railways have been electrified, totaling roughly 200 miles according to the report. The development marks a significant shift toward electric traction in the national network.
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W. N UL
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Berta
S. A. Lads
Natural Resources Bulletin
Forests of
Western Fair Circuit
Lady Byng
Liverpool
Lady Byung
Mortclare
B.C. Lumber
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