Miner Proposes Gold Growth Theory and Arctic Expeditions
S. J. Marsh, veteran British Columbia prospector and president of the Cariboo Gold and Platinum Reduction Company, discusses his theory that gold grows slowly like fusion and his revolutionary views on the glacial epoch. He recounts Arctic exploration, education work with Eskimo children, and expertise in astronomy, geology, chemistry, and navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Marsh
British Columbia
Cariboo Gold and Piatinum Reduction Company
Marsh
Parti Lars
Marsl
Winstein
Mu Mansy
Vallalmur Saciansson
Captorer
Record Log Drive Expected on Bow River This Spring
About 9.5 million feet of logs will be brought down the Bow River to Calgary mills this spring by one company. Six million from Spray River, 3.5 million from Ghost River, and about 1 million feet daily at the mill. Favorable weather and light snow aid operations. a fairly early breakup is expected as river ice is thinner than usual.
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Bow River
Calgary
Alberta
Spray River
Ghost River
How Forest Fires Start
The record shows that 25 000 timber conflagrations arise yearly in the United States from human carelessness. Canada has about five to eight thousand annual fires with similar causes. Major factors include discarding lighted tobacco and matches in woods, unextinguished camp fires, and uncontrolled land clearing.
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United States
Canada
New Brunswick
Odd Laundry Tips From A Segmented Home Fix Guide
A two part clothes basket helps keep white and colored clothes apart. Beads on a violin icing and other curious household tips are discussed. The text notes remedies for fabrics and pages in a playful, instructional tone.
Word Fragments Outline Safe Speech Principle
The fragment notes hint at safer phrasing and clear word choice. It references varying dependence on the term used and suggests caution with wording to maintain meaning and safety.
Fight Weeds With Profitable Crops
A Dundas county experiment shows quack grass control by sowing buckwheat after autumn ploughing and frequent cultivation. The buckwheat yielded 40 bushels per acre and eliminated quack grass, leaving soil mellow and ready for grain and alfalfa in spring. The approach minimizes human toil and increases overall crop value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmer
Dundas County
Commission of Conservation
Nunnick
Government Takes Interest in the Farmer
Alberta minister of agriculture outlining two key aims for the industry education of both children and farmers and expanded markets for products. He praised dairy and egg poultry market work, noting pasteurized butter, six million dollar egg output, and five carloads sent to Britain. Irrigation short courses planned for June. report on Cow Bill and Women's Institutes. Agricultural School attendance tops Dominion, Raymond school open with 101 students.
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Alerta
Duncan Marshall
Marker
Alberta
Great Britain
Alberta Agricultural School
Dominion
Raymond
Thinnest in Winter Myth Debunked by Fat Cycle
The piece argues that the body wastes more fat in the cold months September through March to maintain heat, while fat stores rebuild from April to August as fish begin to form again. It warns that if a fool killer appeared, everyone would try to hide, highlighting a humorous caution.
New Canadians Fuel Canada’s Agricultural Prosperity
The article argues Canada relies on immigrants to sustain farming in the west. It notes Britain sends few farmers, while Ukrainians, Scandinavians, and other Europeans boost western agriculture, forming a diverse workforce. Education and assimilation successes are highlighted alongside strong English language adoption.
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England
Canada
Great Britain
Dominions
Europe
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
A Moving Mountain Threatens Rhymney Valley Village
A mining village four miles from Bargoed in Rhymney Valley faces extinction as a mountainside moves. The Rising Sun inn and several buildings are propped up. doors and windows sag. Road subsidence reaches about 18 inches, forcing Rhymney Railway trains to slow to avoid triggering a collapse.
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Rhymney Railway Company
Lightning Strikes Cows Show Surprising Color Burn Pattern
A herd of black and white cows in England was struck by lightning. All cows survived but sustained burns only on white hide areas, while black-haired parts remained unharmed. The report notes a curious soil preference by lightning: chalk for burn sites, then loam, sand, and clay.
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England
Children’s Hospital For Alberta Project Planned
A half million dollar plan to build a modern children s hospital and aged care homes in Alberta aims to start this year between Calgary and Edmonton at Olds or Red Deer. The project includes twenty two brick buildings and a ward system for the elderly. Rev. George Wood of Olds conceived it with support from prominent eastern figures.
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Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Olds
Red Deer
Canada
Children’s Hospital
George Wood
Whale Fishing Through the Ages in Greenland Waters
The text notes uncertain start of whale fishing with Norwegians active by 837. It highlights substantial development by 1578 and marks Greenland’s coast as a premier whale ground, prized for oil yield and size of whales.
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Greenland
Mirror Trick Draws Woman’s Attention to Any Object
A timeless tip suggests placing the object before a mirror to attract a woman’s gaze. The idea implies visual emphasis and curiosity by reflecting the item in view.
France reports half of youths unfit for military service
Medical boards assessing the 1921 class say more than 300000 eligibles are not meeting ordinary physical standards. Only 165000 qualify, prompting doctors to urge compulsory physical education in all French schools and increased hyghlithic facilities, noting Paris with 3,000,600 people has only four swimming pools.
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University of Manitoba
Canada
France
Paris
New York Herald
Made in Winnipeg Exposition Set for May
A Made in Winnipeg exposition will be held in May by the Board of Trade and the Canadian Manufacturers Association. It will be the first such show in Winnipeg since 1914 and about seventy five firms are expected to have booths.
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Winnipeg
Board of Trade
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Language Barrier Sparks Train Time Confusion
A travelling Chinese man asks when the next train to Washington leaves. The railway clerk answers two two, prompting the man to insist he wants the time, not the pronunciation. The anecdote, cited in Youth's Companion, highlights cross language misunderstandings amid service.
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Washington
Companios
Airedale Buster’s Long Express Trek Across Canada
Thomas Fee of Vancouver shipped his Airedale Buster by express to Ardrossan Alberta for his brother in law Paton. The dog disappeared after delivery to Edmonton and later arrived home emaciated in Vancouver. The case raises questions about railway handling and animal loss.
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T. A. Fee
Vaner
British Columbia
Canadian National Railway
Thomas Paton
Ardrossan
Grand Trunk
Pacino Railway
Edfonton
Alberta
Paton
Destinaton
Fee
Buster
Patton
Vancouver
Edmonton
Canadian National
Allied reparation claim and Rhine occupation urged
The Vancouver Province argues that occupying three Rhine cities does not yield reparations money. The piece says German opposition stems from unwillingness to pay, not the size of the bill, and warns that patience could lead to a statute of limitations on Allied demands.
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Rhine
Germany
Vancouver Province
Orders and Halts and a Whale's Ear Myth
A first time colored soldier is halted by an officer of the day who vows to fire after three halts. The whale's ear is said to be highly acute causing it to dive when a ship crosses its track. The term printer's devil traces to a Venetian slave boy in 1600 believed by some to be Satan's son.
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O.D
Tme
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NEW Citizens For Canada
Wales
Bargoed
Rhyraney Valley
Children’s Hospital For
Children's Institute
John McLennan
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