Early ripening wheat and barley developments in Alberta
Alberta researchers report new wheat varieties with promising yields and earlier ripening, though some may not suit northern Alberta. They also advance smooth bearded barley from Minnesota with two, six, and hulless types, stressing beard necessity for higher yields and inviting farmers to trial seeds and join the Alberta Crop Improvement Association.
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Alberta
Cutler
Preston
Marquis
Minnesota
Alberta Crop Improvement Association
Field Husbandry Department
Sogdian Grammar Reissued After Wars and Losses
The revival of Robert Gauthier's Sogdian Grammar follows years of reconstruction after the 1914 war and destruction at Louvain. Experts recount Gauthier’s swift return from the Himalayas to Europe and his death soon after, with the work published anew in Paris amid notes on the ancient tongue spanning Asia from Caspian to Yellow Sea. A closing local dialogue fragment humorously interrupts the text.
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Robert Gauthier
Himalayas
Europe
London
Sir Edward Deniean Ross
France
Robert Gauthiot
Paris
Gauthier
Muck of
Louvain University
Willions
Asia
Caspian Sea
Yellow Sea
X-Ray Reveals Woman Swallowed Two Rings Stolen
A woman who stole two rings was found to have swallowed them, with an X-ray recently used to locate the items. The remark notes Sharper’s busy reputation and mentions a biting pun about stings from his actions.
Minimum Wheat Price Plan Moves in North American Talks
A Minn esota driven push seeks a guaranteed cost of production for wheat. A. Boivin proposes Manitoba action while Lous Johnson and J. St Maire visit Washington to press a two country price stabil ization push. A legislative conference in St Paul backs immediate federal action.
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Tae Mapitote
Lulictio Wubilobes
Minneapolis
Manitoba
A. B. Bojgin
Oivin
Congress
Ifording
Bolvin
Buanes
St. Paul
John F. St Maire
C. Hr. Johnston
Washington
Senate
Boivin
Johnson
A. R. Boivin
Berville
Minneapols
Canada
United States
The Fountain Pen's Early History in Britain
A proposal for a London exhibition of fountain pens notes that the inventor remains unknown as the pen evolved from the ink horn. Britannica traces portable fountain pens to the early 18th century with serious Bramah development by century's end. A 1750 Stratford advertisement and a 1754 arts dictionary describe and illustrate metal pens, proving pens were on sale over 170 years ago.
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London
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bramah
Stratford-on-Avon
Brandon
Man
Sun
Many Birds Swept to Sea by North West Winds
The Weather Bureau reports migratory birds swept to sea while crossing from north to south. The ship Manchuria logged hundreds of birds landing on deck between October 27 and October 25 as they moved from 40:36,66 to 41:45,59:27. Species included robins, starlings, thrushes, catbird, flicker, sparrows and bluebirds.
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United States Weather Bureau
Manchuria
Weather Bureau
Banff National Park Claims Historic Reserve Status
Banff National Park in Alberta, the oldest and best known Canadian park, traces its beginnings to a reservation made in 1585 after railway workers found a valuable hot spring. The discovery spurred later protection and recognition of the area as a national treasure.
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Banff National Park
Alberta
Banff
Keneas Slashes Costs by Printing Own School Textbooks
Keneas slashed expenses by producing its own textbooks, saving about $200000 in a single year. The move reduces reliance on external publishers and reshapes budget allocations across departments.
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Keneas
Tent Caterpillar Control for Prairie Shade Trees and Belts
Prairie provinces face another year of tent caterpillar outbreaks damaging shade trees and shelter belts. Early spraying with arsenate of lead is advised once young caterpillars appear, using appropriate pumps and equipment. Apply two and a half pounds of paste or one pound of powder to forty gallons of water, preferably the powder. Requests for a free circular on tent caterpillars may be made to the Dominion Entomologist, Ottawa, with no postage.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Conversation at Excellent Repair
In a scene at Excellent Repair a greeting occurs as Mrs Hennessy converses, noting she is neither flourishing nor ill, describing herself as the average person who rarely feels well. The exchange hints at daily life and the speaker’s familiar rapport.
Man Declines to Help Carry Coal Upstairs
A man who offers a ton of coal expects no effort from others to lift or carry it upstairs, illustrating a tale of unbalanced burden and reciprocity in a compact moral anecdote.
Fortune Talk Costs a Man a Small Share of Wealth
A pithy saying notes that whenever a man invites fortune to speak, he loses a small portion of it. The reflection suggests luck shrinks as one seeks outside guidance than personal action.
All Coal Twice Plan Powers Ford Kentucky Land Purchase
Henry Ford confirmed at Dearborn offices that Ford Motor Company bought 120000 acres of undeveloped Kentucky coal land. He pledged to "using every piece of coal twice" to solve the coal problem by urging furnace changes to remove gas and similar substances while preserving fuel for domestic use, with the processed coal then sold to heat workers' homes nationwide.
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Henry Ford
Dearborn
Kentucky
Ford
United States
Double Voice Phenomenon Of Lon don Window Cleaner Mackay
Strathie Mackay a London window cleaner astonishes researchers by producing a true double voice. University of London Department of Phonetics tests under Prof Dantel Jones show one vocal cord vibrating at half or other fractional rates, creating paired musical notes recorded by the kydnograph.
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Strathie Mackay
London
Department of Phonetics
London Univrsity
Mackay
Dantel Jones
Tok
Prof. Jones
Remarkable Arctic Mushing Record by Canadian Mounties
Cor poral Paisley of the Canadian Mounted Police aims to cover 3000 miles by snow and ice from Rampart House on Porcupine River. He continues mushing toward Herschel Island after three round trips to Rampart Fort Yukon Lapierre House and Old Grow. Supplies at Rampart are exhausted and natives face a rabbit diet as game departs.
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Corporal Paisley
Canadian Mounted Police
Rampart House
Porcupine River
Arctic
Paisley
Rampart
Fort Yukon
Lapierre House
Old Grow
Arctic Divide
Herschel Island
Government outlines aid for immigrants through Soldier Settlement Board
In the House of Common debate Mr Charlies Stewart explains policy to attract settlers from the old country. He says field supervisors will assist newcomers for two years, offering land, location, and price guidance, with on site support once settled. He expects most settlers to use Soldier Settlement Board services.
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House of Common
Charlies Stewart
Stewart
Reid
Soldier Settlement Board
Thiy
Canada
Old Country
Eunuchs Arrested Over Palace Loot in Peking
Chinese officials arrested nine eunuchs from the imperial palace on charges of systematic looting. A preliminary hearing yielded little evidence and stolen paintings and scrolls were mysteriously returned the next day. The boy emperor ordered their release and restoration to the palace.
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Imperial Palace
China
Peking
Imperial Household
Chine Dynasty
Manchuria
Italian claims world’s smallest practical airplane
An Italian inventor asserts he built the smallest practical airplane a triplane with an 11 percent span and powered by a 40 horsepower engine.
Wasps and their city explained by Aunt Dee to children
Aunt Dee recounts the life cycle of wasps to the children, comparing the queen wasp and worker wasps to bees. She describes egg laying, nest construction, silken cocoons, and the seasonal decline as cold weather arrives. The tale links wasp behavior to familiar bee roles and emphasizes survival through winter.
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Ilappy
Aunt Dee
Horace, Jr
Frances
Tom
Aunt Bee
Happy
Rise of artificial silk industry in the United States
The United States produced artificial silk yarn mainly from wood fibre in 1922 valued near 50 million dollars. Exports of artificial silk stockings have been running at about two million pairs every four months.
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United States
Canada Tea Bill and Trade Volumes in February
Canada’s February tea bill totaled 976435 dollars with imports of 2584961 pounds. Black tea from Ceylon accounted for 2245121 pounds, green tea from Japan for 183154 pounds, and re-exports reached 65088 pounds valued at 26852 dollars. Ruhr Valley supplies 68.9 percent of Germany’s coal and 66 percent of its steel.
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Canada
Ceylon
Japan
Ruhr
Germany
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Alberta Universcty
Rastus Johnson
Samuel Samson
Sam
Rastus
N. GC
Plar
Joseph
U.S
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