Saskatchewan Child Welfare Program Expands Rural Home Nursing
The Saskatchewan department of public welfare runs a wide health education effort with doctors and nurses visiting 74 centers offering home nursing training. Since 1919 courses grew from 39 with 2 540 attendees to 76 courses and 3 500 attendees in 1923, reaching 17 931 participants overall through demonstrations, literature, and health films.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Public Weslth
Enich
Redross
Tree Planting Car Tour Hits Prairie Provinces
The Canadian Forestry Association begins its fifth annual tree planting tour on April 7 from Calgary through southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Archibald Mitchell and Angus G. Cooch lead, using $25 colored lantern slides to promote soil protection, home beauty, and farm shelter. Over 400 lectures last season reached 121 communities and tens of thousands of prairie residents.
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The
Canadian Forestry Associations
Prairie Provinces
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Province
Archibald Mitchell
Western Tree Planting Authority
Fits
Angus G. Cooch
Ottawa
Wil
Weston Capads
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Output Rises Sharply
The 1923 creamery butter production in Saskatchewan reached 10,867,016 pounds, up from 8,901,145 pounds in 1922 and 2,716,400 pounds in 1914, the provincial government reports. Creameries increased from 71 in 1914 to 65 in 1922.
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Saskatchewan
Betty's Naughty Talk with Angels
A playful exchange shows Betty confessing she asked angels to make her good, while a narrator jokes they likely weren't listening as the conversation drifted into lighthearted banter.
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Moiber
Betty
Mixed farming in Western Canada urged for northern prairies
The Sarnia Canadian Observer article argues for mixed farming adoption in the northern prairie provinces. It notes western flat prairies lack water and are less suited for cattle sheep or hog production, while northern Saskatchewan offers rolling terrain rich in water timber and grasses ideal for diverse farming and European immigrant settlement.
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St. Joseph Flavelie
Canada
Sir Joseph
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Europe
England
The
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Cradle of the British Navy Trinity House
Trinity House, called the cradle of the British navy, traces origins to Saxon times with a 600 year lineage of mariners and pilots at Deptford. As navy controller it helped defend against the Spanish Armada, quelled the Nore mutiny by destroying Thames buoys, and blocked the Thames mouth amid fears of a French invasion.
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Trinity House
Deptford
Ironde
Kent
Great
Great Britain
Nore
Thames
Trinity Glouse
Not Government Agreement on CN Rail Settlement
The text notes a distinct agreement between the Empire settlement committees and Canadian National Railways, as stated by the department of interior, separate from a settlement the Canadian Government made directly. The current accord covers settlement of selected groups along CN Rail lines.
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Empire Settlement
Canadian National Railways
Department of the Interior
Too Heavy Odds Stifling Floor Frets At Versatile Man
A man with few facts to state struggles for floor time as a fiber man by instinct, a lawyer by profession, and a golfer by cultivation engages in the discussion, shaping the ongoing conversation.
Difference between air and water riddle from student
An English schoolboy offered a humorous explanation when asked to compare air and water. His answer claimed air can be made wetter, while water cannot, followed by a garbled remark about tips and a waiter during an outage.
Elizabethan Furniture and Its Rugged Comfort
The piece analyzes Elizabethan design showing how necessity shaped sturdy, massive furniture. It notes high chair backs to ward off drafts, the wing chair’s origin, and contrast with Jacobean style, highlighting strap work, Flemish diamond moldings, and the austere yet utilitarian beauty of ordinary Elizabethan chairs.
Scottish farmer claims root cause of plant diseases
Scottish farmer Mr Hepburn of Bradfield Hall Essex claims to have found the root cause of major plant diseases and to boost yields by 20 to 100 percent through a special shallow sowing and subsoil cultivation method. He says rising sap acts as a natural remedy and that even worn out land can yield without manure. Cambridge University’s School of Agriculture is supervising experiments.
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Hepburn
Bradfield Hall
Essex
School of Agricultural
Cambridge University
Immigrants from Europe Seek Entry to Canada for Farm Work
An advance party of 10 Jugo Slavians arrived in Europe and stated that Canada could accept hundreds of citizens from Jugoslavia and Czecho slovakia as needed, provided some assistance is given to facilitate entry and employment for farm labor.
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Jugo-Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Canada
Europe
Some men bear misfortunes and others avoid them
A concise reflection notes that certain individuals endure hardships with resilience while others steer clear of trouble, highlighting contrasting responses to adversity.
Friday myths fade against Navy and history's battles
A compact history notes that Friday is not unlucky for the British navy and recalls several major naval and military victories and events that occurred on Fridays between 1588 and 1776, including defeats of the Armada and key colonial era milestones.
Army recruitment in Britain faces wary recruits and high wages
The Loudon Daily Chronicle argues that prewar enthusiasm faded as men foresee brutal warfare and gas. It notes recruiting will attract with higher wages and mechanization, altering who joins and why, while unemployment and low mood push some to enlist despite harsh duties.
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Britain
Loudon Daily Chronicle
Child asks nickel for crying man selling snacks
Marie asks her mother for a nickel to help a passerby who is crying about prices. The mother expresses concern and sympathy as the child explains the man is crying because popcorn and peanuts cost five cents.
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Marie
Too Much Wood Depart Ment Confusion Over Lipstick Request
Fragmentary dialogue shows a man seeking lipstick for his wife while unsure of location. A newsroom tone note captures a humorous miscue around departmental naming and shopper direction. The exchange hints at a mistaken destination and a domestic errands moment.
Browning Learned Reading and Writing Before Age Five
A report notes that poet Robert Browning possessed literacy skills highly advanced for a child, being able to read and write before reaching five years old.
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Robert Browning
London’s Water Zoo Aquarium Opens At Costly London Zoo
The World’s finest aquarium debuts at the London Zoo costing £54,000. Tanks totaling 450 feet house salt, fresh and tropical waters, with Miss Joan Proctor aiding the vivid background designs. Shipments of Bay of Biscay seawater fill the system for years of display.
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London
London Zoo
Farge
Royal Academy
Joan Proctor
F.Z.C
Zoo
Bay of Biscay
London Docks
Regent's Canal
Sussex
P. Chalmers Mitchell
F.R
Zoological Society
F. G. Boulenger
Aquarium
Atlantic
Pulling Power Of A Horse And The Limits Of Might
The article discusses horse pulling strength, noting three times weight as a general guideline. It cites a test where two horses weighing 1600 pounds each pulled 3750 pounds, then compares loads on different surfaces, and recalls a 1912 cob pulled a governess cart 100 miles in under 24 hours with no whip and a slack rein.
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British Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Cobt
Big Dave
Prairie transport savings to finish Hud son Bay line
The Regina Leader notes that completing the Hud son Bay Railway with port improvements could save the prairie ship wheat to Europe and cut transport costs by at least 15 million dollars annually. The paper suggests such savings would transform the region and calm frontier tensions.
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Europe
Hudson's Bay Railway
Prairie Provinces
West
Regina
Politicians Demand Recount After Triplets Claim
A dramatic scene unfolds as a speaker proclaims triplets and a 91 demand recount sparks political chatter. The exchange hints at election tensions and contested results amid a crowded forum.
Profitable Steer Finishing For Western Canada Farms
Western Canadian farmers can profit by finishing steers locally or nearby markets. Two year olds yield best gains. select low set, beefy deborned stock. Feed grain gradually, use straw or silage, provide water, and shelter as needed. Profit hinges on animal quality, winter gains, finish condition, and market timing.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Scott Saskatchewan Experimental Station
Brandon Experimental Park
Earthquakes in Britain Through the Ages
The article outlines historic British earthquakes from the Norman era to the 1844 Eastern Counties tremor. It notes early recorded shocks within a century after the conquest, damage to St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey, London tremors in 700 and 1756 1761, and the 1844 Colchester quake that toppled chimneys and left villagers homeless.
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Great Britain
Glastonbury
London
St. Paul's
Temple Church
Westminster Abbey
Colchester
BC tomato growers set price range for Dominion canner purchases
British Columbia tomato growers will get 17 to 19 dollars a ton for tomatoes sold to the Dominion Canners this summer. The rate was decided by a provincial agriculture department and associated board of trade arbitration board. Last year a flat rate of 17 1/4 a ton was used.
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British Columbia
Dominion
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Associated Board of Trade of
New Excuse Moss in Writings Today
Fragmentary dialogue hints at writer’s block and a clerk mockingly blames nerves or illness. The snippet mentions a new pen ink and paper but yields to a terse complaint about writing.
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