Growing Sunflowers For Silage In Prairie Experiments
Alberta agriculture reported experiments on seeding sunflowers to maximize heaviest yields for silage. Findings show fall and spring plowing have small differences, best yields from May sowing and 30 to 36 tons per acre ranges, rows 30 inches apart, thinning to 4–8 inches, and sunflowers withstood five degrees frost while corn nearby suffered severe damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canadian
Prairie Provinces
Northwestern States
Railway Wages and Overtime Criticized by Toronto Globe
The Toronto Globe condemned railway overtime abuse citing Brockville Ottawa crews earning over five thousand dollars yearly under eight hours daily work. It urged mutual agreement between railway workers and managers to correct excess overtime without awaiting U S Railway Labor Board action.
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Scott
Brockville Ottawa
Railway Labor Board of
United States
Toronto Globe
The Members of the Family
The junior partners enjoy protection and guarantees from the senior partner Great Britain. Foreign relations are a concern of the Mother Country. The colonies can refuse support, but they have shown unity when England calls. Providence Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
England
Providence Journal
Hermit Leaves $27,600 In Savings Bonds And Cash
Investigators examining Henry Johnson's Winchester Ontario home after his death uncovered about $27,600 in cash savings and Victory Bonds hidden in a rag on a shelf. Evidence suggests the recluse left this substantial nest egg behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hleks
Henry Johnson
Winchester
Ont
Victory
German Town Lobejun Declares Bankrupt
The Heth town of Lobejun near ialle is Germanys first bankrupt municipality, per Hagse Nieuwe Courant. It faced a 200000 mark deficit and its communistic aldermen refused new taxes, leaving no salaries paid to town employees.
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Lobejun
Ialle
Germany
Hagse Nieuwe Courant
Battle With Timber Wolves Near Cochrane Ontario
Indian trappers recount a raid by 20 to 80 timber wolves on a lake camp 40 miles north of Cochrane. Women of the encampment held off the pack with rifles and fires until an aged squaw offered sacrifice, a dynamite blast killed 72 wolves, plus 36 animals later scavenged.
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Cochrane
Ont
China Aims to Amend Covenant and Allies’ Pact
Dr. Wang, chief justice of China’s Supreme Court and a League of Nations delegate, identifies three enemies for China: Article 21 regional understandings, the Anglo Japanese alliance, and the Lansing Ishii notes. He travels to Geneva then to Canada and the United States before London to gauge official stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wang
Supreme Court of China
League of Nations
China
Wang
Geneva
Canada
United States
London
The
League
Duty and praise in wartime Britain as quoted by allies
A wartime tribute from a foreign statesman to Britain emphasizes that British soldiers fight from a sense of duty rather than compulsion or discipline. The remark, spoken to Mr Bonar Law, underscores the era's pride and a concern that duty may be less evident in later national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Bonar Law
Edinbergh
The Problem of the Immigrant
The Providence Journal notes that before World War I Canada faced high immigration levels around four hundred thousand annually and eyed potential overcrowding. The 1920 figures show a shift toward settling in vacant areas and many arrivals came as family groups, suggesting congestion is less severe south of the border.
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Dominion
Canada
Providence Journal
The Hands of Time Shape Bas Ket Making
The article notes that basket making has changed little since ancient times with only simple tools used. It highlights a craft rooted in tradition, showing how traditional methods persist through generations and remain distinctive in its basic technique.
West Coast of Vancouver Island Through Native Trade and Timber
A tour of Vancouver Island highlights Port Renfrew Clo-oose and Ucluelet with the Defiance Packing Co Wallace Fisheries and Clayoquot Sound canning plants. The region supports fishing logging and a modest population including whites Indians and Orientals. The piece notes canneries, rail termini at Port Alberni, a rhododendron nursery, abundant wildlife and the rugged, sparsely settled interior with agricultural surveys and cedar swamps.
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Canadian Pacific
Albernia Canal
Quatsino Sound
British Columbia
Port Renfrew
San Juan River
Defiance Packing Co
Vancouver
Carmanah
Clo-oose
Kyuquot Sound
Quatsino
Banfield
Dominion Government
Imperial Government
Australia
New Zealand
Fanning Island
Uchucklesit
Wallace Fisheries
Alberni Canal
Port Alberni
Ichabod
Sproat Lake
Great Central Lake
Barclay Sound
Sechart
Toquart
Ucluelet
Wallace
North American
Berlin
Pacific
Broken Channel
Tofino
Columbia Fisheries
Clayoquot Sound
Clayoquet
Vargas and Meares
Pacific Coast
Clayoquot
Union Fisheries Co
Christie’s
Ahousat
Rivers Inlet
War Birds In France Receive Legion d Honneur For Bravery
Pigeons in the French Pigeon Service earned decorations for distinguished service. One bird carried the last message from Commandant Ragna from Vaux to Verdun, flying through fire and gas, wounded and gassed, before dying to deliver the message and earning the Legion d Honneur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Foch
Vaux
Verdun
Ragna
Saskatchewan to double grant for Regina Exhibition
The Provincial Government of Saskatchewan will double its grant to the Regina Exhibition Association compared with 1920. Total prize money reaches 20000 for general prizes and 9000 for horse races, with about 6900 for grounds and buildings improvements. The exhibition occurs in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Regina Exhibition Association
British Coal Strike Triggers Vancouver Island Export Deal
D. Thomas and Company of Vancouver contracted seven cargoes of Vancouver Island coal to South Africa after a Welsh firm placed the order. The 61st cargo awaits cable confirmation as strike impact shifts shipments to Britain.
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Vancouver
Great Britain
D. Thomas and Company
Vancouver Island
South Africa
Russian Count Works on Farm Near Paris
Count Ignatieff and Countess Ignatieff operate a small dairy on a Paris area farm at Garches. They milking daily from dawn and serve a growing clientele while employing three former Russian army officers as farmhands.
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Russia
Count
Countess Ignatieff
Count Ignatieff
Gen
Fenatieff
United States
France
England
Garches
Paris
Quote on the value of a simple frank companion
A noted sentiment from eighteenth century prose praising a plain, agreeable man over genius and wit. It extols a person who loves life, remains obliging at all hours, maintains a golden temper, and stands steadfast as an anchor.
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Lessing
Long Canadian trek by McKay brothers and herd to Vancouver
Insurance agent M. McKay recalls the longest Canadian hike era. James McKay and brother led a cattle herd from Riverton Nova Scotia to Vancouver over about twelve months for sale. Gillis walked 4025 miles from North Sydney to Vancouver in seven months, but McKay calls the cattle venture a larger deed.
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Canada
McKay
Calgary
Canada Life
James
Riverton
N.S
Vancouver
C.P.R
Hudson's Bay Company
John Hugh Gillis
North Sydney
Gillis
McKay's
1920 Western Canada Wheat Crop Export
The 1920 crop shipped out except seed food and feed totals 214,160,900 bushels. Wheat led with 158,777,550 bushels, oats 55,383,350, up from 1919's 155,380,530 total.
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Western Canada
Twelve officers hold the rank of Fred Marshal in the British army
Twelve officers are reported as bearing the rank of Fred Marshal within the British Army. The list names officers and their senior positions, reflecting the service’s command structure.
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Fred Marshal
Rainmakers and weather control debated by experts
The Calgary Herald surveys ancient and modern attempts to summon rain. It notes Hatfield the so called Rainmaker coming to Medicine Hat amid mixed expectations while major meteorologists doubt practical success. Experts say only irrigation can reliably prevent crop failures where rainfall is scarce.
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Hatfield
Medicine Hat
Nate
Sir Napier Shaw
Britain
North American
R. F. Stupart
Canadian Meteorological Service
C. V. Marvin
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
J. Patterson
M.A
F.R.S.C
Meteorological Service of Canada
Calgary
No Railroads in Afghanistan Prudent policy blocks rail and telegraph expansion
The Amir of Afghanistan opposes railways and telegraphs fearing foreign influence. Trade moves by camel caravans via the Khyber Pass with limited weekly access and strict hour rules. He favors road transport, using American trucks and Hindu drivers between Kabul, Peshawar, and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afghanistan
Khyber Pass
India
Kabul
Peshawar
Canada Exports to South Africa in 1920 21
Canadian exports to South Africa for the twelve months ending January 1921 reached 14,221,064 dollars. Imports to Canada stood at 199,121 dollars. Principal export items were motor cars valued at 2,000,000 dollars, paper at 1,600,000 dollars, lumber at 1,000,000 dollars, and paints and varnishes at 1,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Canada
Seal Prices Fall As Newfoundland Hunt Returns
About 196 009 seals were reported in the Newfoundland coast hunt, roughly half the normal catch, as three more sealing vessels returned. Prices have dropped from an average of 8 dollars per hundredweight last year to about half that this year, according to dealers.
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Newfoundland
Birds and Insects Produce Abundant Male Offspring
The text notes that certain birds like the cuckoo and many insects consistently yield a high number of male offspring. It describes a pattern of predominately male progeny across these species.
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Hermit
Clayaquot Sound
West Coast
Vancouver Leland
McKay Bros
Amir
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