Small Fraction of Available Land Is Under Cultivation
Canada holds vast agricultural potential with about 300 million acres available for development and only one-sixth currently under cultivation. Private ownership includes 180 million acres with four and a half million rural residents. rough estimates suggest each person outside towns could farm forty acres. The Interior Department publishes unoccupied lands lists for Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan to connect buyers with owners, aiding rural development and resource expansion.
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Canada
Europe
Department of the Interior
Pressie
Maritime Provinces
Serbian heroine Flora Sandes visits Australia for war relief appeal
Lieut Flora Sandes, a Serbian army officer who fought from 1914 to 1916 and was wounded 24 times, travels to Australia to enlist Commonwealth support for relief and agricultural supplies. She holds a Serbian Parliament commission and has 12 months leave from the Crown Prince to lecture and secure aid. She wears a decoration equivalent to the Victoria Cross.
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Flora Sandes
Australia
Commonwealth
Miss Sandes
Serbia
Sandes
Wind Resistance in Walking Against Wind Gusts
The article estimates a man walking at four miles per hour faces air resistance of about half a pound. Facing a 25 mph gale the relative wind reaches 30 mph, increasing pressure to over 26 pounds, affecting walking effort noticeably. The note appears in a July issue of Motor.
British Aviators Send Greeting to American Aviators
The Aero Club of America received a message from survivors of the first 100 British aviators at a London dinner. They greet their American counterparts and honor America's achievements in air conquest.
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London
Great Britain
Aero Club of America
America
Swedish Colony on Bow Slope Thrives with Irrigation
The Swedish Colony on the Bow Slope near Brooks Alberta has grown to seventy-two square miles in three years. Irrigation from the Bow River tames the semi barren land into fields of flax wheat and oats. Wealthy U.S. farmer calls the land the best wheat soil seen, with acre yields cited. Most settlers are Swedish Americans with a few Norwegians and Danes, all noted as first class farmers. Land values surge as cultivated area expands and confidence grows.
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Bow Slope
Brooks
Alberta
Bow River
Iowa
U.S.A
Bow
Minnesota
Washington
Dakota
Thoroughness and the value of finishers in life
The piece argues that success rests on finishers not starters, noting a dozen self-made men show perseverance. It emphasizes thoroughness as the test of permanency and condemns half finished efforts as weak, claiming true achievement comes from completing jobs and reaching the end.
Methods and equipment for brooding chicks in small flocks
The article compares portable hover stove brooders with pipe brooders for large flocks, noting cost advantages and ease of use. It describes heating guidance, chick warmth priorities, and a practical feeding plan starting with warmth and gentle egg bread crumb feed, then transitioning to mash and greens with access to grit water and sour milk.
Canada aims to boost flax industry with full production chain
The Department of Trade and Commerce outlines plans to prepare flax firms covering growing pulling scotching and yarn manufacture from field to fabric. Ontario faced seed shortages yet aims for record acreage and Prairie and Quebec expansion. European buyers seek the 1920 crop at higher prices, with a high price peak anticipated.
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Department of Trade and Commerce of Canada
Ontario
Dominion
Prairie
Quebec
Girl Who Can't Tell Cards Excels at Folding Hands
A girl with little knowledge of card ranks shows notable skill in folding hands, demonstrating a talent for quick, strategic card handling and presentation.
Pride and offense color a wary relationship
A fragmented line mashes social tensions and personal reflections on pride within intimate bonds. The text hints at conflict between a potential partner and expectations in marriage, noting offense as a recurring theme in their dynamic.
Canada’s Early Newspapers and the Gazette Tradition
The piece outlines the long history of newspapers from ancient precursors like Acta Diurna to the Oxford Gazette of 1665 and the Italian origin of the word Gazette. It lists Canada’s early gazettes including Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, St John, Royal Gazette, Upper Canada, and notes Montreal Advertiser as first daily in 1833 and Christian Guardian as Toronto’s oldest from 1828.
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Acta Diurna
Rome
China
Oxford Gazette
Gazette
Italy
Persia
Venice
Canada
Halifax Gazette
Quebec Gazette
Nova Scotia Gazette
Gazette Litteriare
Montreal
St. John Gazette
New Brunswick Advertiser
Montreal Gazette
Royal Gazette
Charlottetown
Upper Canada Gazette
Newark
Montreal Advertiser
Royal Standard
Toronto
Kingston Whig
Daily Telegraph
Christian Guardian
Toronto Star
Just An Old Shoe
A lighthearted meditation praises the comfort of an old shoe as a loyal, uncomplaining friend. It contrasts the discomfort of new fashion with the familiar relief of returning to the worn pair that never talks back or resents. The piece ends with a nod to the “old shoes” of the human race helping others.
X Ray Detective Diamond Thefts Hit South African Mines
In South African mines, thieves use new tactics to steal diamonds while workers cope by swallowing, hiding, or injuring themselves. Coolidge x ray tubes illuminate miners as a whole body scan reveals diamonds quickly, even if hidden by bone. The glowing diamond aids detection in the fluoscope, highlighting dense, opaque gems.
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Coolidge
Woman Questions Husband Spending On Bachelors
A woman wonders why her husband pays more attention to former bachelors than to her. The remark reflects social expectations and marital dynamics discussed in the piece.
Homemade advice equals factory made counsel claim
A reader argues that home grown guidance can be as effective as professional advice, suggesting practical, do it yourself approaches can match the value of external expertise. The piece weighs practical wisdom against formal expertise.
Alberta Coal Mines Output Far Below Capacity
Official six month figures show Alberta coal output at 3,043,940 tons up from 2,068,907 the year before. Operators say freight rates to Manitoba and eastern points limit sales, with lignite under orders and bituminous up to capacity. Projections note possible much higher production but depend on freight rates and demand.
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Alberta
Manitoba
United States
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Calgary Herald
Farmers urged to ship wool now for best price
W N Gibson Calgary exhibition manager warns Alberta wool growers to ship promptly as 200000 pounds already go east. He says the Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Association will sell at the best market and price, freight rates will rise later, and holding wool risks losses.
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Alberta
W. N. Gibson
Calgary Exhibition Jy
Gibson
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers’ Association
Weston
Ont
West
Calgary Herald
New Western Map for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta
The Natural Resources Intelligence Branch issued a new edition map showing quarter sections for homestead entry across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It marks railways forest reserves parks and Indian reserves and lands reserved for soldier settlement. The 24 by 36 inch map scales 35 miles to 1 inch and is free from the Department of the Interior in Ottawa.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Natural Resources Branch
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Alberta
Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Deartment of the Interior
Sawdust Proves Versatile From Waste To Useful Products
Sawdust, once a mill waste, now has commercial value around ten shillings per hundredweight. It aids tile and brick production when mixed with clay, forms durable flooring with concrete, and has dyes developed by French chemists. Germany used sawdust in bread during the war after detoxifying it, and American experiments claim a gas can be produced cheaply from sawdust for lighting and heating.
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Germany
America
Pearson’s Weekly
Animal Disease Eradication Board Formed in Canada
At a Toronto meeting on May 27 a twelve member board was organized to control livestock diseases in Canada with focus on bovine tuberculosis. The Animal Disease Eradication Board will operate from Ottawa with four members from livestock associations four from meat packers and four from the Federal Department of Agriculture. Cooperation with provincial governments railways the press and public health bodies was sought.
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Toronto
Canada
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Men Reluctant to Speak on Justice After Incident
Post incident witnesses withholds comment as authorities probe event. Officials urge calm while continuing investigations.
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