Pacific Coast to Import Lumber from Europe in 100 Years
A forestry expert from Norway warns that the Pacific coast timber supply could collapse within a century due to logging methods. He notes vast forests cover Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia but warns that modern logging with high-lead systems destroys seedlings and saplings, risking future lumber needs and suggesting Europe may become an importer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
North America
Europe
Fromm
Norway
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Dehydration Seen as Superior Method for Fruit Industry
Miss E W Hamilton, a canning specialist, outlined dehydration advantages before the Pomological Society of Quebec. She noted better flavor and color, dust and bacteria protection, less storage space, lighter products, cheaper shipping, and the potential for integrated drying and packing under one roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Pomological Society of
Quebec
E. W. Hamilton
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Mise Hamilton
British hay drying through heated air stacks crops in rain
English farmers have a frame and pipe drying system to dry newly mown hay in wet weather. A heated air stream from a gasoline engine fan blows through the stack, drying twelve tons in eight hours and preserving more nutrition than sun drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cuba Records Vast Newspaper Network
The national statistics bureau reports 511 newspapers in Cuba, about 131 per million inhabitants. Havana province leads with 289 titles, followed by Pinar del Rio 28 Matanzas 52 Santa Clara 71 Camaguey 20 and Oriente 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
National Statistics Bureau
Havana
Pinar de Rio
Matanzas
Santa Clara
Camaguey
Oriente
Calgary Population 1925 Estimated at 77 690
Hendersons directory estimates Calgary population at 77 690 in 1925 after a careful survey. The 1924 estimate stood at 73 830, showing an approximate increase of 1 860.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Henderson
Dominion ram premium policy for sheep raisers revised
Sheep farmers are urged to obtain the updated pamphlet on the Dominion livestock branch ram premium policy from the Ottawa Department of Agriculture. The plan requires districts with ten or more farmers each keeping ten or more ewes and no prior pure bred ram to form groups and buy pure bred rams. Two annual payments of five dollars per ram are made by the livestock branch, with added value from wool and lambs offsetting costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Livestock Branch
Sheep Division
Livestock Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Alberta Wheat Pool to Export Most Grain via Vancouver
Alberta wheat pool plans to export the bulk of its grain through Vancouver keeping offices there. Premises are selected and staff will manage dealings with terminal elevators, railways and shipping firms in the port. The pool charters cargo space and will maintain a large Vancouver staff for operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Alberta Wheat Pool
Buffalo denial on migration from La Butte bison reserve
D. H. Christie of the North West Territories and Yukon branch, who supervised moving 1,364 plains animals to northern regions, denies reports that buffalo at La Butte reserve on the Slave River will break away to Wainwright or ever return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright
la Butte
Slave River
D. H. Christie
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Gutenberg Bible Sells in Vienna to English Buyer
A 42 line Bible from the Melk Cloister in Lower Austria, one of the first pressings by Johann Gutenberg, sold in Vienna to an English purchaser for a large sum. The buyer’s name was not disclosed. The article ends with a quoted exchange about support and lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Gutenberg
Vienna
Austria
Melk
Lower Austria
Canada urged to accept British boy immigrants
Colonel J Obed Smith a former Canadian official in London urged Canada to adopt a program bringing young British immigrants to farms. He noted Australia already uses this approach and Canada lags behind. He cited 206000 boys leaving British schools yearly as a potential source, and urged government action and wage savings to build their future on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Obed Smith
London
Col. Smith
Australia
Canada
Provincial Savings Bank
Big Game Massacre Reports From Transvaal Hunters
Sportsmen return from the northern Transvaal describe reckless slaughter of big game for biltong after a proclamation allowing shooting of the Wildbeeste. Wagons bring full loads as open country becomes unsafe. Guns fire all day with casualties. many animals are wounded and left to die. Police are too few to stop the carnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Employment up in Canada in July driven by broad gains
Employment at the start of July rose 2.3 percent in Canada, lifting the index to 6.8 from 9.45 in June and 95.9 on July 1, 1924. Except for mining which fell seasonally, and trade which varied, all industries showed higher activity per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jwy
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Monument unveiled for 400 British sailors and soldiers
A memorial honoring four hundred British sailors and soldiers drowned when the Transylvania was torpedoed and sunk by German forces in the Mediterranean in May 1917 was unveiled on August 17 at Sportverne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transylvania
Mediterranean Sea
Sportverne
Health Lifts Wealth Says Physician
A physician asserts that health is the true wealth, emphasizing the link between well being and financial prospects. The remark frames health as essential to a prosperous life.
Six Month Livestock Trade Review in Canada 1925
The Dominion livestock market review shows declines overall in cattle and sheep across Canada for the first half of 1925 versus 1924, with Toronto up while other markets fall. Hogs rise 5 million dollars year over year, calves and sheep exports increase, and Britain doubles beef purchases while the U S declines. Pork exports double and bacon sales rise by ten million pounds.
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Dominion
Canada
Toronto
Britain
Pacific Coast
Great Britain
United States
What Is A Good Veal Calf
A good veal calf should be four to eight weeks old and well fattened. It weighs 100 to 200 pounds, with prime calves 120 to 160 pounds, dressed 65 to 70 percent with skin. The body should be sleek, neck thick, brisket full, ribs covered, loin wide, flanks full, and the skin mellow for easy market sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Weather Shapes Wealth in Europe and Industry
The text notes that damp climates support cotton and linen trades, citing Manchester and Belfast as examples where rain promotes industry. It claims Belfast hosts 231 rainy days yearly, aiding linen production, and laments gender stereotypes tied to workers. It also mentions Europe’s political landscape with 13 sovereigns and 10 presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Belfast
English Hounds Arrive for Ontario Hunt Club
A consignment of twenty one foxhounds from the Mendip Hunt Pack at Priddy Somerset was shipped to Canada in July by the Dominion Express Company for the Toronto Hunt Club. The horses were housed in the Montrose near the ocean voyage and Huntsman Morris reported no ill effects from the trip. This marks the third batch of foxhounds brought to the country by Dominion Express in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendip Hunt Pack
Priddy
Somerset
Canada
Dominion Express Company
Toronto Hunt Club
Montrose
Long Ocean
Morris
Dominion Express
Foreign-born settlers flood Canadian prairies with homesteads
The Edmonton land office notes ongoing ties to homesteads as English and international settlers, including Icelandic, Chinese, Japanese, and Greek migrants, pursue free land in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Calcium and lime rich feeds support cattle as pioneers head to Last Great West.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Fadmonton Land Office
Great West
Peace River
Canada
Cornwall
England
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railway
Howe
West
Prairie
Iceland
China
Japan
Persia
Greece
India
Palestine
Mexico
Saskatchewan
Canada May Have New Ocean Port
Stewart British Columbia reports Canada may gain an ocean port linking Yukon Territory to the sea. Dominion Government engineer J P Forde notes glacier ice retreat has opened Glacier Bay beyond the Alaska Canada boundary and an outlet could be feasible with a Yukon River connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Sun
Stewart
B.C
Canada
Yukon Territory
United States Territory
Skagway
J. P. Forde
Glacier Bay
Lynn Canal
Alaska
Forde
Boundary Line
Canadian Territory
Yukon River
Interior
Saskatchewan Butter Production Rises in July
Saskatchewan creamery butter production jumped 27.9 percent in July to 2,929,291 pounds from 2,286,700 a year earlier. For the first seven months, output reached 9,305,322 pounds, up 25.8 percent from 7,395,679 pounds. The central region continues to lead the monthly gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Immigrant Scots Thrive in Red Deer District Farming
Rev. Father John McMillan reports the Hebridean settlers in Red Deer are entering the labor market and earning good wages. They invest the income in farm operations, aiding the local immigration program that has brought several hundred settlers from northern Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Deer
John McMillan
Scotland
Fifty-Fifty Basis for Parental Support in Sweden and Denmark
The article explains equal sharing of bills when both parents work in Sweden and Denmark. If the father loses his job while the mother remains employed, she must support him until he secures new work. Both parents have a right to know each other’s earnings or bank status.
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Sweden
Denmark
Museum Aide Aims to Procure Oborne Caribou Specimens
Mr and Mrs James Lippitt Clark sail from Vancouver bound for Wrangell and Telegraph Creek en route to the Stikine River in the Cassiar district. Clark assistant director of the American Museum of Natural History has previously collected specimens and will outfit for two months to obtain caribou for the museum in New York.
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Caseair
British Columbia
American Museum of Natural History
New York
James Lippitt Clark
Vancouver
Wrangell
Telegraph Creek
Stikine River
Cassiar
Clark
American Museum
Sounds Traveled By Balloon Report Details Elevation Voices
An experimenter in a balloon reports hearing a man's shout at 1 408 feet frogs croaking in a marsh at 3 000 feet the roll of an orchestra at 4 500 feet church bells tolling at 5 000 feet a rifle report at 5 906 feet train noise at 8 200 feet and a locomotive whistle at 10 000 feet.
Tuberculosis Rare by 25 Years Says London Doctor
Dr C A Saleeby of the London Medical Institute predicts tuberculosis will become as uncommon as leprosy is today within a quarter century, describing expected medical advances and public health progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayls
C. A. Saleeby
London Medical Institute
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California
Daniel Webster
Armers
Buffalo
New Reserve
Ontario
Shutt
Hebrideans
T.B
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