The Press and Agricultural Development in Saskatchewan
W A McLeod, editor, argues the press has a decisive role in advancing agriculture and education. He cites Better Farming trains, agricultural colleges, and experimental farms as beneficiaries of press publicity, and warns that without newspapers, regional news and progress would falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskaroom
W. A. McLeod
Saskatchewan
Journal
Prest
Agricust
Agriculure
Technical Agriculturist
Rudyard Kipling
Aren
United
May Withhold Help From Austria
Paris reports a Vienna message saying France warns Austria it risks loss of allied aid if it fuses with Germany. The minister claims French action would restore Allied reparations commission authority in the republic, with British and Italian ministers backing the stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Germany
France
Paris
Vienna
Allied Reparations Commission
Saskatchewan Farm Exports 1920 Egg Output Reaches 1.63 Million Dozen
In 1920 Saskatchewan shipped 1,634,400 dozen eggs to Eastern Canada the United States and other regions about 100 carloads. Moose Jaw district exports eggs poultry and butter to Eastern Canada and the U S valued near $700,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Moose Jaw
Public sentiment backs Britain on postwar burden
The London Morning Post asserts British public opinion backs tough German reparations, noting German leaders ignore popular sentiment and only respond to force. It stresses that mass opinion in Britain diverges from official debate on what Germany can or should pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London Morning Post
English Dickensian Advertisement From Siam Newspaper
An English style recruitment of newsprint appeals for sensational reporting in Siam, claiming English kiss of Kipling and Dickens. It promises early murder stories and prominent deaths with somber border tone, boasting college trained staff and wide circulation for advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pioneer
India
Co operative Dairies Planned in Southern Saskatchewan
Following a tour of dairy instruction cars over railway fines, cooperative dairies are to be built this year at Empress Shaunavon and Assiniboia Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Saskatchewan Cooperative Dairies
Empress
Shaunavon
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
The Sun’s Spots Corrupt Mariners’ Compass
The article notes sunspot activity causes compass errors at sea and remains a natural mystery without a solved explanation.
Livestock Losses in Europe During War Time
The Agricultural Gazette reports European livestock declines since pre war levels with cattle down about 12 percent and swine as much as 36 percent. Spain shows swine growth, while Denmark and France face large hog declines. World totals show cattle up 4 percent but sheep and swine down 3 and 9 percent respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Gazette
Dominion Department of Agriculture
T. EK. Doherty
Doherty
Ottawa
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Canada
United States
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Tunis
Great Britain
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Denmark
France
Mr. Doherty
Cannot Dispense With Sure Shield
The piece questions needing a fleet and cites the Millen nium dawning as unlikely. It argues naval power cannot be hurriedly built or surrendered, noting six to seven years to train officers and years to construct warships, warning decay of sea power precedes empire decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London Daily Telegraph
Eight-Hour Day Debate Through Edison Lens
Edison argues against the eight hour workday saying it would dull ambition and reduce national progress. He reflects on his youth and asserts that prior workers who sought higher pay would have driven less personal achievement. He contrasts past diligence with modern concerns about fairness and earnings.
Sunflowers Boost Dairy Profits Across Prairie Farms
Reports from Canadian prairie provinces show sunflowers as a standard fodder. Bert Tiffin of Lethbridge Alberta illustrates the gain with five acres yielding milk value rise from 1648.04 to 1128.93 in winter months, plus over 700 net cash surplus after silo costs and alfalfa savings totaling more than 1200 in added revenue.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Bert Tiffin
Lethbridge
Alberta
Allied Council to Decide Germany Reparations Fate
The Allied supreme council will soon reveal its plan regarding Germany’s continued failure to pay reparations. Occupation policy only impresses a few thousand, and customs duties would fund troops. A stricter squeeze nearer Berlin, seizing ports and key industrial plants, could more effectively compel payment than current friendliness between Duesseldorf residents and occupying troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Supreme Council
Germany
Berlin
Duesseldorf
Victoria Times
Apple growers in Nova Scotia enjoy record 1920 profits
Nova Scotia apple growers and shippers report higher revenue from the 1920 crop than ever before. Annapolis Valley potato growers also benefited as United Fruit Company paid an average price of 3.75 dollars per barrel to western shipments in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
United Fruit Companies
Porcupine Hunts and Battleship Obsolescence Debate
A traveler recalls porcupine raids on farms in East Africa and the dangers of hunting them, noting quill injuries. Admiral Sir Percy Scott argues battleships are outdated and funds should favor research and new weapons, including air power and the Davis gun for future warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Scott
London
Ile
Coas
Percy
France
Iceland
Sir Percy
Adair
House of Commons
Halifax
Bermuda
Jamaica
Canada
New Guinea
Signapore
Plymouth
Dover
Evening Standard
Servege
Kiel Canal
Poland Faces Agrarian Reforms Amid Population Strain
The article notes Poland’s rural districts are severely overpopulated with about a million and a half landless peasants estimated in former Russian Poland. It cites small cottage holdings hindering modern farming and says the Polish diet passed an agrarian reform bill last July to promote 50 to 100 acre small farms, while industry stalls and munition manufacture expands with two large companies building works in Poland and plans for an explosive factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Poland
Europe
British
Canadian Vickers
U S Sympathy Seen For Britain From Bishop Gailor
The Right Rev. Thomas Gailor, Bishop of Tennessee, told the Canadian Club in Montreal that sympathy for Britain runs through the south and midwest and west. He stressed that New York does not represent the entire United States and that radical sentiments in Washington do not reflect national opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Thomas Gailor
Tennessee
House of Bishops
Episocal Church
United States
South
Middle West
Britain
Gailor
New York
Washington
Canadian Photoplays organized in Hamilton Ontario
A new company to produce photoplays at Hamilton Ontario for distribution in the British Empire has obtained a Dominion charter. The capital is $1,500,000 with Eastern Canadian capital backing the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ont
British Empire
Dominion
Elk Shipment Sends BC Elk to London Zoo
Three BC elk a three year old bull and two year old cows shipped from Vancouver by express to St John NB where they will sail for England. The animals are destined for the Zoo logical Gardens in London. This marks the first elk shipment from the province to England.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
St. John
N.B
England
Zoological Gardens
London
Prairie Homestead Land Totals Reported
The three prairie provinces show 53,913,300 acres under homestead including military allotments. Indian reserves total 2,880,268 acres. Lands now available for entry including soldier settlement areas amount to 24,952,300 acres.
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Prairie Provinces
Pasteurizing Plant For Milk In Regina This Summer
A large pasteurizing plant for milk production will be erected in Regina and brought into operation this coming summer. The project supports local milk vendors of Re-Sask and aims to modernize dairy processing in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Vendors of
Re- Sask
Regina
Not Her Fault Paced by Morning Fracas
A fragment recounts a husband confronting another man about telling his wife his arrival time. The exchange centers on miscommunication and a claim of not revealing the exact hour, with tension over breakfast duties and domestic setting.
Italian Style Soft Boiled Egg With Bread
Italians place the egg in cold water and remove it just as the water boils. They crack the egg on a plate and eat it with bread, a simple traditional serving.
Color and health through cheerful clothing
The author argues bright colors lift spirits and health, citing regattas and Merrie England as examples. Wearing well fitting, cheerful attire improves mood and well being, while dull clothing dulls both spirit and health.
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Merrie England
Notable Umbrella Swap In Boston Champions
Patrons at a Boston restaurant found a wall sheet claiming the umbrella in the stand belonged to the world’s champion heavyweight fighter and that he was coming back. Five minutes later the umbrella and notice vanished and a new notice declared the umbrella now belongs to the world’s champion marathon runner who is not coming back.
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Boston
Remarkable catlike fish found across continents
Scientists note a fish that growls and mews like a cat appears in parts of South America, Africa, and Australia. They call it one of the most wonderful feats in natural history due to its surprising vocal mimicry and behavior.
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South America
Africa
Australia
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Edison
Thomas A. Edison
M. Hamilton
Saskatoon
N.S
Porcupines
British East Africa
T Ravelier
Rick
U.S
B.C. Elk
London Zoo
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