Fruit Farming In The West
A letter from Valley River Manitoba promotes fruit farming in western lands. It urges northern settlers to move to Rio Grande or New Mexico for fruit growing, citing favorable water, soil, and climate. The writer shares past yields from progressive everbearing strawberries and lists fruit experiences with raspberries plums and currants. He offers to send a Planter's Guide to interested readers through Farm News Letter.
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Rio Grande
New Mexico
Heycelui. Com
W. J. Boughen
Valley River
Man
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Princess Yolanda Wins Love Marriage With Kings Consent
The New York Globe notes Princess Yolanda, eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena of Ely, will marry for love after using the example of Princess Mary and the Duke of York to persuade her parents. Youth prevails as political considerations recede.
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Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Duke of York
Yolanda
Victor Emmanuel
Helena of
Ely
Allance
New York Globe
Gold Fish Decoys Boost Ice Fishing Tactics
Anglers use gold fish as decoys to attract pike under the ice. A net is placed over a globe with gold fish, lowered through a hole, luring pike to the surface where they are speared.
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Angiers
Education expenditures climb swiftly in Ontario and Washington
Ontario education spending has risen rapidly, rivaling Washington. In 1922 Washington spent 9,052,531 dollars on education, about six million more than six years earlier when 1916 outlays were 5,216,210 dollars. A proverb warns that a man with two good things often seeks your cash to back them.
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Ontario
Washington
Social Work Delegation to Fifty-Second Conference in Washington
Canadian social agencies plan a large delegation to the National Conference of Social Work in Washington on May 16 1922. The program centers on social work’s ties to law health home church industry school and public opinion with five thousand delegates expected from Canada the United States Cuba Hawaii and the Philippines. Herbert Hoover chairs the local arrangements committee in Washington.
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Washington
Apadian Social Celate
Dominion
National Conference of Social Work
Toronto
Canada
Toron
J. Hastings
Dept. of Public Health of
Ontario
L. P. Jacks
Manchester College
Oxford
England
United States
Cuba
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Herbert Hoover
Where Do Elephants Die Mystery Explored
A Scientific American writer notes no elephant graveyard has ever been found in India or Africa. Despite many searches, no resting place has been located, though discovering it would yield immense ivory wealth.
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India
Africa
Scientific American
Emergency Farm Kitchen Lesson Ends In Family Praise
Margaret McDonald and her cousin Jean share chores at their uncle's country home when Aunt Molly leaves for a week. Margaret learns to cook, using domestic science training to prepare meals for harvest hands, earning praise from Aunt Holly and Jean.
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Margaret McDonald
Jean
Molly
John
Margaret
Aunty
Aun
Holly
Miss in Navy Duvetym Coat with Silver Belt
A model wears a navy duvetym coat trimmed with Russian squirrel and cinched by a shiny silver belt. The garment provides warmth and comfort while proving visually striking.
Timber from Welbeck Trees Used for St Pauls Roof
A note from the Duke of Portland reveals timber used in St Pauls Cathedral roofs came from Welbeck Abbey’s Sherwood Forest. He mentions the Greendale Oak stump, an ancient tree through which a coach once passed in 1727, during Welbeck’s connection to Edward Yartley, Earl of Oxford.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Welbeck Abbey
Duke of Portland
Sherwood Forest
Greendale
Walbeck
Duke of Newcastle
Edward Yartley
Disturbance versus mortgage in honest living
A reflective line contrasts ease of causing trouble with securing a living through honesty, suggesting integrity does not require crowding others or coercion. The aphorism frames ethics as practical, warning against disruption as a means to wealth while valuing truthful work.
Inertia Explains From Father To Young Johnny
A humorous exchange where Johnny asks what inertia is and the father defines it as nervous probation for oneself and sheer laziness in others, concluding with a witty remark from Tit-Bits.
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Johnny
Links With the Past Reach Through Time in London Piece
A London paper highlights curious genealogical links from Devonshire to Glasgow. It notes a clergyman whose father was born in 1787, and a great-uncle baptized the same year, with a Rochester resident living in the same house since January 1833. Other items mention a Dean of Glasgow, a witness with 150 year old ties, and tales of the Marie Celeste inspiring Poe.
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Devonshire
Rochester
Glasgow
Prehistoric Woman Seen as Dominant Ancestress by French Experts
French researchers argue that a hundred thousand years ago women were the decisive drivers of early culture. They credit female ingenuity with designing animal snares storing subsistence and shaping clothing and arts while men played a secondary role. The claim suggests women ruled much as they do today, though future opinion may shift.
A Very Old Man in Manchuria Receives Pension
The local press notes a Manchurian man born in the 25th year of Emperor Chien Lung’s reign is now 163 and receives an annual pension amid the country’s financial strain. A Russian observer recalls 1812 anniversary veterans, four alive then aged about 1530, with many others living but too fragile for railway travel to St Petersburg.
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Manchuria
Chien Lung
St. Petersburg
Lord Robert Cecil Urges League of Nations Aid for Peace
Lord Robert Cecil addressed an American audience urging the League of Nations to dispel fear and suspicion that block reparations talks between France and Germany. He warned that future wars could be more terrible with new scientific weapons and that nations must learn or perish.
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France
Germany
Lord Robert Cecil
League of Nations
Foreign Policy Association
New York
Lord Robert
United States
Canada
League
Robert
Wisconsin scientists create skim milk stock feed
Wisconsin College of Agriculture researchers report a method to convert skim milk, previously wasted, into stock food. The process concentrates milk in vacuum pans then mixes it with grains, which absorb the milk before drying. The resulting feed can be bagged and shipped nationwide without loss of value.
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Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Tannin From Eucalyptus Bark Studied for Tanning Uses
Australian chemists explore extracting tannin from eucalyptus bark to develop tanning materials. The research notes tannin presence in most eucalyptus varieties and aims to convert bark into a usable tanning substance.
Aunt Dee Narrates Polar Bear Story For Willy
Aunt Dee leads the children in a polar bear tale where a mother bear shelters her cub through winter, hunts fish as spring arrives, and navigates shifting ice as they travel away from land. The session ends with Willy’s choice approved and the group invited back for another tale.
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Willy
Aunt Dee
Tom
Arctic
Mammy
Going to the Circus
A London Morning Post critique recalls circus marvels of laughter music and daring feats. The writer praises the clown and tightrope acts and notes the show rekindles childhood wonder, banishes doubt, and would fill Olympia with adults and children alike.
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Wordsworth
Olyrpic
London Morning Post
Leather price drives half soles replacement in Germany
In Germany the cost to nail half soles on shoes reaches 16 000 marks, about half a domestic servant’s monthly wage. As leather prices soar, employers frequently cover sole repairs as part of the servant agreement.
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Germany
Saskatchewan Forests and Future Wealth
Saskatchewan is viewed as agricultural but an examination shows about one third of its area within the next generation could become productive forest land or mineral or forest wealth. The statement highlights the province's substantial forest potential alongside farming.
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Saskatchewan
Is your wife artistic asks sparks in playful dialogue
A light exchange unfolds with Jenkins praising his wife as more concerned with color than taste. A quip about size contrasts reveals a moment of humor, suggesting lively banter and a glimpse of character in a social setting.
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Prown
One pleasant thing about being a fool is that you are always in the major
A concise remark on folly notes that fools live in the spotlight of the major drama, hinting at self awareness and humor about social roles. The line treats foolishness as a constant presence in important circles.
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Zack
of Social Work
Mother
St. Paul’s
Poe
Wormer
Peking
Lord Cecil
Polar Bear
Leather Dear
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