River of Golden Grain Moves From Prairie Farms
The article explains the Canadian National Railways role in moving Western Canada's grain to world markets. It outlines seasonal planning starting in spring, car and locomotive needs, repair and overhaul, and daily grain movement tabulations to Winnipeg. It notes 50,000 grain cars in the Western region and growing Pacific outlet importance with Vancouver shipments rising fivefold since 1922-23.
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Prairie Provinces
Western Canada
Canadian National Railways
Car Service
Prairies
Lake
Ocean
Western Region
Winnipeg
Lakehead
Vancouver
Canada
Canadian National Lines
Wmorr
Car Service Department
Great Lakes
Pacific Ports
Pacific
Canadian National
Alberta
Distinguished Visitor Attends Meadow Brook Polio Games
Actress and daughter of the Duke of Rutland among British guests who traveled to Meadow Brook on Long Island for the international polio games, highlighting royal and aristocratic attendance at the event.
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Duke of Rutland
America
Meadow Brook
Long Island
Indians Report God Strike Excitement In Small Town
Excitement runs high in the Okanagan town after a reported Indian gold strike. Parties reached Peachland with nearly $100 in placer gold and have since departed for the interior to return with fuller pouches, offering no clarification on the wealth source.
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Okanagan
Peachland
Prince of Wales Ranch Shorthorn Bull Wins Western Canada Gold
The Prince of Wales stock at his Alberta E. P. Ranch wins the British Association gold medal for best bull shown in Western Canada by a Canadian exhibitor. The royal herd also takes reserve on a red yearling Shorthorn. The ranch near High River, 60 miles from Calgary, spans 6 000 acres and exhibits twelve Shorthorn cattle plus Shropshire and Hampshire sheep, capturing multiple championships.
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King of the Fairies
H R.H
Prince of Wales
Britain
Alberta
British Association of London
Canada
Regina
Rced
Old Country
Prince of Wales Ranch
Hampshire
Shropshire
E. P
High River
Calgary
Cattle Exports Rise in First Half of Year
Canada exported 32,179 cattle to Great Britain and 40,953 to the United States in the first six months of the present year, up from 30,029 and 23,659 in the same period in 1922, a total increase of 18,991 head.
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Canada
Great Britain
United States
Cupit Painting Sparks Harsh Cuba Remark at Gallery
A dialogue in an art gallery mocks a Cupit painting and condemns Cuba as a dreadful place, while noting the British Empire covers 12,000 600 square miles.
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Cupit
Cuba
British Empire
Mission Boat Funded by Mrs Harding and Mrs Hibben for Alaska Church Work
Mrs Florence King Harding widow of President Harding and Mrs John Grier Hibben wife of Princeton University president have pledged 20000 to build and equip a power boat for church work in Southeastern Alaska. The ship costs 46600 with Dr Hall Young raising the balance. Young’s first mission vessel was destroyed by fire. Harding became interested during her Alaska trip before the president’s death. Hibben visited Alaska in 1922.
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Florence King Harding
Harding
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Alaska
Hall Young
Presbyterian Missions
Young
Hibben
Difference Between Impertinence and Repartee
A concise philosophical line questions how to tell impertinence from repartee by urging scrutiny of the speaker. It implies a test of wit versus rudeness in social discourse and invites reflection on conversational boundaries.
Western Canada Corn Tops Southern Produce Says 1923 Creamery Output
Canada's 1923 creamery butter production reached 163,436,739 pounds valued at 56,494,608 dollars, up seven percent in quantity and six percent in value from 1922. Quebec led with 60,479,616 pounds, followed by Ontario and Alberta. total dairy output valued at 120,110,562 dollars. Western Canada expands corn acres, seeks self sufficiency as imports decline from the US. Alberta and Saskatchewan lead with about 100,000 acres planted each, Manitoba rising.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Alperta
Sakatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Alberta
Saskatchewan
United States
Prairie
Commendable effort marks Ft Livingstone historic site
The Regina Leader notes the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada set aside 960 acres at Ft Livingstone Saskatchewan as a national historic park. It recalls Ft Livingstone as the Northwest Territories first capital in 1876 77 and the first Northwest Council session. The board has marked 21 sites and deemed 126 worthy of preservation.
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Ft. Livingstone
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Northwest Council
Ihistoric Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Cocoa bread announced by USDA retains freshness longer
The United States Department of Agriculture announces a new bread product cocoa bread. It substitutes eight to ten percent of flour in a standard loaf with cocoa and omits shortening, using equal amounts of sugar and cocoa. The bread is dark brown and has a distinct cocoa flavor.
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Illineis
United States
Manchuria
Canada
United States Department of Agriculture
Tourist Trade Booming Across Jasper Park and Minaki
Walter Pratt, general manager of hotels and dining cars for the Canadian National Railways, reported booming tourist trade during a system inspection tour. He noted the new 18 hole golf course at Minaki would be ready next year and hoped the 18 hole Jasper course would be open for the 1925 tourist season.
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Jasper Park
Minaki
Walter Pratt
Canadian National Railways
Beekeeper George Reidel Targets Alberta Honey Record
George Reidel aims to set a new Southern Alberta honey record in his first year in the bee business. From 300 colonies across six apiaries in the Coaldale irrigated district, he predicts 35000 to 59000 pounds of honey, praising Southern Alberta as a premier bee district in Canada.
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Alberta
George Ridel
Coaldale
Reidel
Canada
Canadian Honey Exports Forecast Stabilizes Home Prices
Dominion apiarist C G Gooderham estimates Canada can export about 6,000,000 pounds of honey this year. The figure is expected to stabilize prices in the domestic market.
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C. G. Gooderham
Dominion Apiarist
Mr. Gooderham
Premier Bracken Forecasts Record Manitoba Crop
Premier Bracken projects a harvest near record levels in Western Manitoba, predicting the largest crop since 1915 after a 1,000 mile provincial tour. He spoke after returning from travel through the region, citing favorable weather and growing conditions.
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Manitoba
Bracken
New Wheat Varieties Show Early Maturity Through Trials
Experiments on 50 western farms with samples from Ottawa seed branch aim to release two new wheat kinds named Reward and Gacnet. Reward matures about a week earlier than Marquis and resists rust while maintaining high quality. Early results from Central Farm tests are favorable, with promising notes for favorable districts.
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Ottawa
Central Farm
Reward
Gacnet
Marquis
Beaverbrook hints at return to Canada as home
Beaverbrook, the British publisher once dominant in Dominion affairs, hinted he might return to make Canada his home again at some future date. Born in New Brunswick, he was known as Sir Max Aitken before his peerage.
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Lod Beaverbrook
Dominion
Cronto
Canada
Lord Beaverbrook
New Brunswick
Sir Max Aitken
Bing
New Rural Hospital Districts Grow in Alberta
Alberta continues organizing rural municipal hospital districts and the latest is at Westlock northwest of Filmonton. Fifteen districts now operate in the province serving about 155000 people, roughly one third of Alberta's rural population.
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Alberta
Westlock
Filmonton
Japan to Fund Emigrants Travel to Brazil
The government will cover all travel expenses for Japanese natives emigrating to Brazil and provide a grant of two hundred yen or one hundred dollars to each migrant.
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Brazil
Crippled beggar found with cash and books in Redding
Police in Redding California arrested a beggar after finding twelve hundred dollars in cash and bank books showing deposits totaling more than twenty six thousand dollars. The seizure highlights suspected panhandling activity and possible financial records tied to the suspect.
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Redding
Calif
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Alberta Grain
Nightmare Land
Mrs. Harding
Canadian National Train of Wheat
Western
South
Vancour
Fort Livingstone
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