Straw Paper May Spark West's New Industry
Toronto Globe reports that straw pulp could supply a major new paper source as wood supplies dwindle in the United States and Canada. De Waine's straw pulping process, proven in France, promises cheaper straw paper using common silt and lime, expanding straw use and creating jobs while preserving export trade.
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United States
Canadian
Canada
London Morning Post
de Waine
The
Post
Ontario
Rockies
the Post
Toronto Globe
Wheat root rot damages crops in Saskatchewan trial
Dominion plant pathologist W. P. Fraser at Saskatoon investigates root rot affecting wheat. Data are limited but the disease seems confined to Northeastern Saskatchewan park country. A Humboldt area farmer reports about 75 percent damage on a crop expected to yield 25 to 40 bushels per acre. The straw yellows and ripens prematurely as grains fail. The problem worsens 2 to 3 years after land is broken, fading with continued cultivation. Two field men survey a large area.
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Dominion
Saskatchewan
W. P. Fraser
Saskatoon
Park
Humboldt
Jerusalem Seeks New Tourist Hotels to Handle Summer Visitors
Jerusalem public authorities push for new tourist hotels as crowds from Cairo Tunis Malta and other eastern Mediterranean points arrive each summer. Roads linking Jerusalem with Jaffa Haifa Nazareth and Tiberias have been repaired and upgraded for motor traffic.
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Jerusalem
Cairo
Tunis
Malta
Mediterranean
Jaffa
Haifa
Nazareth
Tiberius
Salt mines of Galicia yield thirty miles of tunnels
To the salt mines of Galicia, tunnels and great chambers have been dug aggregating a total length of thirty miles. Many miners live on the lower levels, where they have huts and rarely come to the surface.
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Galicia
Sur
Cucumber 3,000 Years Old Unearths Ancient Garden Link
The cucumber, a very ancient garden vegetable, traces its lineage back thousands of years with origins likely in the Far East. New lore suggests it arrived in early cultivation long before modern agriculture.
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Far
Saskatchewan farmers know weeds better than Minnesota Dakotas
W M Talbot of the US Department of Agriculture praised Saskatchewan and Manitoba for weed control. He noted Minnesota and the Dakotas fear perennial sow thistle risks to prosperity and sought federal help. He cited Saskatchewan Weed Act as strong for cooperation and effective cleanup.
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Saskatchewan
Minnesota
Dakotas
W. M. Talbot
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Talbot
Apples Lead Fruits Produced In Canada
A Dominion department of agriculture report states apples are Canada’s leading commercial fruit. British Columbia supplies much of the crop to the prairies and Europe, with 1924 BC exports totaling 563 carloads and 165,587 boxes from Vancouver. Great Britain receives 61,021 BC apples. BC ranks third in production behind Nova Scotia and Ontario.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Great Britain
Vancouver
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Canada Mineral Industry 1924 Investment and Employment
A preliminary Dominion bureau of statistics report shows Canada's mineral and dependent manufacturing industries comprised 10 719 plants in 1924 with invested capital of 1 550 million dollars, up from 1 531 million the prior year. It covers lands buildings plant equipment materials on hand and working capital, with 196 883 workers paid 248 297 514 in salaries and wages.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
British Interest Grows in Spahlinger TB Vaccine
An English paper reports British breeders and a party of House of Commons medical men visited Geneva to inspect Mr Spahlinger's tuberculosis vaccine research. They returned convinced of the treatment's soundness and now Britain considers testing the Spahlinger method for human TB.
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Mr. Spahlinger
Geneva
Switzerland
Spablinger
House of Commons
Spahlinger
Great Britain
Whirlwind Engine 999 Retired After Thirty Years of Service
The New York Central locomotive 999, famed for its Empire State Express run and a then record pace of 112 miles per hour, is withdrawn after thirty years of operation. No other locomotive has surpassed that speed since.
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New York Central
America
Man Deliberately Seeks Suicide Cites Mule as Familiar
The remark notes that a man bent on suicide may rely on a mule for familiarity. Thick stope barriers were erected on Alpine slopes to shield travelers from avalanches.
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Alps
Manitoba Growth Facts From Kiwanis Address
J. H. Evans Manitoba deputy minister of agriculture outlined growth in crops and dairy. He cited 1876 wheat export of 87 bushels, now 6 000 600 bushels in one year, and a cultivated area of 000,000 acres. He noted a 613,000 population, 2,200 schools, 3,857 classrooms, 27,000 miles of roads, and 3,508 under Good Roads. Dairy imports declined from 55 carloads in 1912 to 20 in 1914, then exported butter valued at 324,800 in 1915, with current exports large.
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St. Bonface Kiwanis Club
J. H. Evans
Manitoba
Evans
Preservation of Canadian Antelope Herd in Nemis ham Park
Experiment shows successful recovery of prairies antelope in Nemis ham National Park Alberta. From 45 animals in 1915 to 235 now, a gain of 199 with 55 more in 1924. Early extinction threat led to careful conservation after discovery in Southern Alberta.
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Canada
Nemisham National Park
Alberta
Prairies
Japanese Wool Growth Injection Claim At Chester Meet
Professor Barker of Leeds University spoke at the Chester conference about a Japanese invention. A doctor markets a fluid injected into sheep veins every two days to speed wool growth, claimed to yield twelve months of wool in two months, enabling two to three shearings yearly.
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Barker
Leeds University
Chester
Eny
By-products from coal include aspirin and dyes
Coal yields 210 by-products such as aspirin for headaches, phenol for laxatives, creasol for cold medicines, and a rainbow of dyes and inks. X-ray treatments are said to lessen whooping cough severity after 759 cases, per Dr. Lawrence N. Boston. A man should not trust a paired companion when agitated or beside himself.
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Lawrence N. Boston
Oldest private forest of Germany Maintains regrowth
The Black Forest hosts a historic private timber concern managing about 10 000 acres. It sustains timber growth equal to 764 years of harvest, uses roads to access stands, and employs careful marking and selective felling to maximize yield while protecting young trees.
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Black Forest
Germany
Canadas and United States seen to grow synthetic rubber
Dr. James F. Norris of the American Chemical Society suggests a farm based solution to sky rocketing rubber prices. He notes corn and wheat fields could yield acetone to produce synthetic rubber, potentially reducing dependence on plantations. He recalls past shifts in rubber research and hopes renewed chemist efforts will yield commercial rubber from grain by products.
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James F. Norris
American Chemical Society
Canada
United States
Norris
Saskatchewan Farmers Finance On Land This Year
Ed Oliver commissioner of the debt adjustment bureau says many Saskatchewan farmers have financed operations from current revenue without borrowing. Wheat pool payments spread through the year reduce short term borrowings and interest, though he cannot say if this is offset by higher interest on larger loans due to smaller fall payments.
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Saskatchewan
Ed. Oliver
Debt Adjustment Bureau
Mr. Oliver
Oliver
Empire Settlement Scheme Promising Despite Experimental Stage
Vancouver Province notes the empire settlement plan to place three thousand British families on Canadian farms within three years, with farms bought on easy terms and government support. It cautions the scheme remains experimental, limited by careful selection and land availability, suggesting gradual expansion and focus on proven British settlers.
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Vancouver
Canada
Lord Burnham
Empire Settlement
Europe
Great Britain
British Isles
Nut growing could meet Canada’s rising nut demand
Canada imports about five million dollars worth of nuts yearly. Authorities say growing native and exotic nut varieties in suitable areas could supply most of the need. A small but active group in British Columbia has expanded nut culture efforts, signaling a future industry.
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Canada
Brided Columbia
Dolls Through the Ages and Across Nations
The text notes factories in the United States producing seven thousand dolls daily and traces doll history from ancient times. It mentions centuries old Egyptian dolls found in tombs with wooden bodies and bead hair, and observes Greek and Roman dolls as improvements over earlier forms kept in the British Museum.
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United States
British Museum
Greece
Rome
Notes and Jokes from a Curious Daily Page
The text presents a collection of quirky facts and quips about animals and customs. It mentions a rhinoceros with an extraordinary sense of smell and a hunter claiming it can detect a man two miles away in good weather. It also includes humorous exchanges about receipts and a salary irony involving the U.S. ambassador in Paris. It closes with a cultural note on Japan where food is offered to visitors upon arrival regardless of the hour.
Record Milk Output by Colony Farm Perfection Heifer
Colonel Mayne Perfection a three year old Holstein from Colony Farm in New Westminster B C produced 28046 pounds of butter during the last year according to performance headquarters in Eastern Canada Colony Farm is owned by the British Columbia Government Colony Wayne Perfection is the farm's own breeding.
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United States
Canada
Colonel Mayne Perfection
Colony Farm
New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Colony Wayne Perfection
Calf Club Winners Highlight Lethbridge Event
Edwin Davidson's Hereford calf took first in a class of 35 at the Lethbridge Calf Club competition judged by Profs Sackville. A notable moment came when the fifth prize Shorthorn heifer from the EP Ranch beat the Wales ranch entry. King of the Fairies, the EP Ranch herd bull, led his class with an easy win.
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Edwin Davidson
Hereford
Lethbridge
Profs. Sackville
Raymond Sprinkle
Princes of Wales’ Ranch
King of the Fairies
Evolution of Buffalo Exiles Moves North In Stubborn Fashion
Calgary Albertan notes that homesick buffalo shipped north gradually adapt to new prairie surroundings. Wood species used for transplantation move north slowly, possibly over centuries, as the monarch of the plains resists abrupt change. Exiles from Wainwright appear opposed to sudden evolution into wood buffalo.
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Prairies
Plains
Wainwright
Calgary
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