Manitoba's new map shows growth and unoccupied lands
The Natural Resources Intelligence Branch releases a reeited Manitoba map tracing population growth from 1905 to 1921, expansion to the 60th parallel, and vast unoccupied land for sale southeast of Winnipeg. It notes 251,832 square miles total with 19,906 land under water and highlights extensive lands for homestead entry and pending patents.
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Manitoba
Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Department of the Interior
Hadson Bay
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Lakes Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Greater Winnipeg
Winnipegosia
Department of Interior
Seeds for British Trees Pouring From Alaska for Britain
The first shipment of northwest forest seeds for immediate reforestation of Great Britain has left. It includes 1500 pounds of Douglas Fir seeds and 1500 pounds of Sitka Spruce seeds destined for the forest nursery at Wylie Scotland. Seed harvesters worked across a wide range of woods in Southeastern Alaska gathering cones, with best seeds from squirrel caches though few cones were taken to avoid harming the forests.
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Great Britain
Wylie
Scotland
Alaska
Allenby Congratulates King Fuad in Egypt Proclamation
Field Marshal Viscount Allenby meets King Fuad after the proclamation of Ahmed Fuad Pasha as King of Egypt. Cairo Alexandria and Port Said fired 161 guns while other capitals fired 21 guns. Allenby and staff congratulated the new monarch. A note on London foliage and soot mentions local pest freedom.
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Ahmed Fuad Pasha
Egypt
Galves
Cairo
Alexandria
Port Said
Viscount Allenby
Royal Palace
King Fuad
Wise Procrastination as a Virtue in Daily Life
The piece argues that delaying rash actions and words can prevent harm and preserve relationships. It cites a planned letter not written as a long-standing example and urges postponement of harsh acts until conscience allows. The author treats prudent delay as a potential virtue, not a fault.
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The
Christian Guardian
The Flight to the City and Rural Ambition
The Springfield Republican discusses how urban appeal drains small towns yet preserves talent. It notes youths seek career chances in cities despite risk of cultural malaise, while some towns still foster intelligence and culture. The piece defends freedom of choice and balanced ambition.
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Springfield Republican
No Time For an Affinity Says Kansas Farmer’s Wife
A Brandon Sun comment urges sympathy for a Kansas farmer’s wife who says she is glad she married a farmer. She notes her husband’s family seldom needs essentials, rarely faces divorce, and spends evenings at home with their children, portraying the farmer and wife as close business partners.
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Kansas
The
Brandon Sun
Wealth and whimsy mark a New York shopping week
A New York correspondent recounts a man whose wealth contrasts with a frugal past. He and his wife visited the city to shop, leaving 5009 dollars with a hotel for C O D packages that vanished in three days, then another 5009 dollars, all spent by week’s end. He recalls more thrill from a $12 hat in earlier days.
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New York
The Editor and the Silver Deline
An American editor reflects on delinquent subscribers and muses on the silver dollar with Liberty and eagle imagery. The piece contrasts tradition with modern views, ending with a remark on brain weight not indicating intelligence.
Saskatchewan Livestock Judges Win At Regina Meet
Six Indian Head farmers’ sons shine at the Saskatchewan Livestock Breeders Association contests in Regina. Elwood Adair wins grand aggregate as Indian Head No 1 team takes top honors with 210 points and three silver medals. Prizes include bronze medals for Lashburn and other individuals with awards from multiple breeders and associations.
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Stanley Bowden
Jonathan Francis
Tom Livingstone
George Adair
Elwood Adair
John Mayhood
Regina
Saskatchewan Livestock Breeders’ Association
C. M. Hamilton
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders’ Association
Lashburn
Roy Lamb
V. Whittaker
Melvin Kraffke
John Francis
Indian Head
Aaron Hagen
Birch Hills
Vivian Whittaker
M. Kraffke
H. E. Follett
Duval
G. N. Buffum
Bechard
W. C. Heron
Huntoon
Indian Head Experimental Farm
Aston Hagen
Charles Smith
Dan Ellison
Colgate
Kenneth Moore
James Dalgleish
Norman McLeod
Saskatchewan Swine Breeders’ Association
R. A. Wright
Drinkwater
S. Tomecko
Lipton
C. W. Thurston
James Dagleish
Grenfell
E. Brierley
J. Brierley
E. Box
Stanley Boden
George
Tregarra
E. Mickleborough
Gordon Rennick
Wilbur Catley
Tisdale
B. Blue
R. Towns
M. Abbott
Jack Pearl
James Browne
Neudorf
Cattle Breeders’ Association
Nellie Pauling
Mildred Boyd
Farmers From Iowa Eye Northwest Migration
Des Moines farmers look to Canada’s prairie provinces as A E Pilkie, Dominion Immigration agent, reports rising inquiries about homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. N C Towne notes decades of Manitoba Battleford acreage, predicting a large Central Western States exodus. R C Crawford of Valley National Bank cites high land prices easing and optimistic movement to western provinces.
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G. C. Porter
Winnipeg
Des Moines
Iowa
Canada
Prairies
A. E. Pilkie
Dominion
Battleford
Canadian Northwest
Pilkie
Prairie Provinces
N. C. Towne
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
R. C. Crawford
Valley National Bank of
Notable Path to the Canadian Northwest Highlighted
The article recalls that many residents from the state ventured to the Canadian Northwest in earlier days and found success there. It emphasizes enduring prospects beyond state boundaries and reflects on historical migration patterns.
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Canadian Northwest
Thirty Three Feet of Rain in Colombia’s Wet Season
The Pacific coast region of Colombia experiences a continuous wet season with San Jose reporting 400.88 inches of rainfall. This amounts to just over thirty three feet, illustrating how seasons are defined by rainfall rather than temperature across equatorial areas.
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Equator
Pacific Coast
Colombia
San Jose
Entomologist E H Strickland Joined Alberta University
Edmonton University staff entomologist E H Strickland becomes professor of entomology at Alberta University where a new chair was created in the faculty of agriculture. He is loaned to the provincial department of agriculture this summer to lead grasshopper pest control efforts.
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E. H. Strickland
Dominion Government
Alberta University
Agricul
Strickland
Department of Agriculture
Canadians Read Hearst Propaganda on Britain
The Victoria Times notes most journals focus on improving relations between the two great English speaking nations as Canadians react to Hearst style propaganda against Great Britain.
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Hearst
Great Britain
Victoria Times
Whaleskin Leather From Sea Monsters Expands Tanning
A new product from the sea monster carcass has emerged as whaleskin tanned into fine leather. Puget Sound hosts a large whale tanning operation. skins from whales pit cows in leather yield, and other sea creatures like porpoises and sharks are used with excellent results. Canada considers a floating exhibition ship to promote exports, aligning with the Manufacturers' Association plan for a Canada product train through France. The note adds a digression that draughts predates ancient Egypt and Zulu chiefs wear eagle feathers.
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Puget Sound
U.S.A
Canada
Halifax
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
France
New Varieties Of Sweet Corn From Central Experimental Farm
The Dominion Horticultural Division reports three early sweet corn varieties developed at Ottawa for prairie provinces. Pickaninny crosses a New Brunswick black kernel with white content and has short ears eight rows long five inches. Early Malcolm, from Early Malakoff, yields six inch ears with twelve rows and is popular in Canada and the U.S. Sweet Squaw, a cross White Squaw and Early Malakoff, matches ear length and rows and is highly regarded in the prairies.
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Central Experimental Farm
Dominion Experimental Farms System
Prairie
Ottawa
New Brunswick
Prairies
Russia
Canada
United States
Prairie Provinces
Malcolm
Manitoba Social Hygiene Association Report
The Manitoba Social Hygiene Association reports aiding three hundred eighty rural teenage girls through adoption and foster care, delivering one hundred sixty lectures with about nine thousand attendees. It notes distributing twenty thousand eight hundred pieces of literature, providing two hundred seventy eight bound volumes for youth, and traveling forty four thousand four hundred sixty seven miles. Grants and cash contributions totaled 8834.55 with additional in kind support, plus shipments of over two hundred infant outfits to outlying districts.
Man Requests Discontinuation Of Newspaper Subscription
A subscriber writes to the Anthony Republican asking to stop delivery. He says he cannot take any papers at present, praises the paper, and requests that it be discontinued until he can resume. The main implication is the desire to cancel the subscription.
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Anthony Republican
Republican
CPR Donates Flour To Russian Relief Fund
Canadian Pacific Railway presents three hundred bags of Canadian flour to the Save the Children Russian relief fund. President E W Beatty expresses sympathy and indicates a nation wide Canadian campaign with government sanction will be launched to alleviate children’s suffering.
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C.P.R
Save the Children
Canadian Pacific Railway
E. W. Beatty
Beatty
Canada
Paper Church of Bergen Draws Global Attention
A church in Bergen Norway is claimed to be the world’s most curious, built entirely from paper soaked in a lime milk mixture and egg whites. The structure seats 1,000 people and draws visitors curious about its unusual construction.
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Bergen
Norway
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