Making Paper From Straw May Become An Important Industry
The article explores straw as a future pulp source to relieve wood shortages in the United States and Canada. It cites De Waine's straw-pulp method, notes reduced brittleness after a decade of tests, and suggests straw could sustain Canada’s export economy, create jobs, and reduce straw burning in the West.
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The
West
taGerd
United States
Canadian
Canada
London Morning Post
de Waine
Post
Ontario
Rockies
Reported Damage From Wheat Root Rot In Saskatchewan
Damage to wheat from a root rot fungus investigated by Dominion plant pathologist W P Fraser at Saskatoon. Limited data so far but likely confined to the park country in Northeastern Saskatchewan. One farmer north of Humboldt reports about 75 percent loss on a crop expected to yield 35 to 40 bushels per acre. Disease yellows straw and speeds ripening before heads fill. Believed worst two to three years after land is first broken, then waning with ongoing cultivation. Two fieldmen are surveying a large area.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion
W. P. Fraser
Saskatoon
Park
Humboldt
Jerusalem Seeks Tourist Hotels Amid Summer Influx
Jerusalem plans to expand accommodation as streams of visitors from Cairo Tunis Mal a and other eastern Mediterranean cities arrive in summer. The city’s climate sits above sea level and remains relatively cool, while government repairs have improved the main roads to Jaffa Haifa Nazareth and Tiberias for easier travel.
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Jerusalem
Cairo
Tunis
Mala
Mediterranean
Jaffa
Haifa
Nazareth
Tiberius
Salt Mines of Galicia Extend Thirty Miles of Tunnels
In the Galicia salt mines tunnels and chambers have been aug aggregating a total length of thirty miles. Miners live on the lower level in huts and rarely visit the surface.
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Galicia
Cucumber 3000 Years Old Roots Traced in Far East Origin
A historical note traces the cucumber to roughly 3000 years ago in the Far East likely India. The vegetable is described as one of the oldest garden crops with origins in ancient times.
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Far East
India
Saskatchewan Farmers Lead On Weed Control Study
W M Talbot of the U S Department of Agriculture found Saskatchewan farmers more knowledgeable about weed problems than those in Minnesota and the Dakotas. He studied why perennial sow thistle thrives and praised Saskatchewan's Weed Act for allowing cooperation among parties to combat weeds and clean up the fields.
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Saskatchewan
Minnesota
Dakotas
W. M. Talbot
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Talbot
Apples Lead Fruits Produced In Canada
A Dominion Department of Agriculture report ranks apples as Canada’s top commercial fruit. British Columbia exports rise with 105 587 boxes shipped last year, 61 024 to Great Britain, and 563 carloads in 1924 with 267 to Britain. BC now ranks third in apple production behind Nova Scotia and Ontario.
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Canada
Dominion Departtment of Agriculture
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Great Britain
Vancouver
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Growth In Manitoba Agricultural and Dairy Facts
J H Evans notes Manitoba's growth from 857 bushels of wheat exported in 1876 to 6 million bushels in a single year, with 8 million acres under cultivation and a 612,900 population. He cites 27,009 miles of roads, 2,200 schools, and 3,857 classrooms. The dairy industry rose from imports to exports, rising from 55 carloads valued at 45,960 in 1912 to 60 carloads exported by 1915, with large butter exports continuing today.
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St. Boniface Kiwanis Club
J. H. Evans
Manitoba
Mr. Evans
Evans
Experiment Preserves Antelope Herd In Alberta Park
Antelope once near extinction in Canada have been saved in Nemis ham National Park Alberta. From 45 animals in 1915 the herd grew to 236, a gain of 190 with 55 more in 1924. A scattered herd in Southern Alberta was found and a 5000 acre feeding tract fenced with woven wire without disturbing the animals.
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Canada
Nemisham National Park
Alberta
Price
Prairies
Canada Mineral Industry 1924 Investment and Employment
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Canada’s mineral and related manufacturing industries comprised 10 719 plants in 1924 with a total invested value of 1 569 million dollars, up from 1 531 million the previous year. The figure includes lands buildings plant equipment materials and working capital. Average employment was 196 8 thousand workers with salaries and wages totaling 218 297 514 dollars.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Mrs Bing Questions Potatoes Old Age Tip
Mrs. Bing laments a receipt that explains how to use up old potatoes but fails to specify how old the potatoes must be. Mr. Bing seeks the missing detail, highlighting the humorous domestic exchange.
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Mrs. Bing
Mr. Bing
Oldest private forest preserves in the Black Forest
The Black Forest houses an ancient private forest operation managing about 10 000 acres. The timberland shows steady growth with careful natural regeneration. A road system enables selective cutting every decade and skilled loggers minimize damage to young trees during harvest and transport.
Saskatchewan farmers finance operations without borrowing this year
Ed Oliver, commissioner of the debt adjustment bureau, says many Saskatchewan farmers have financed their operations from current revenue due to wheat pool payments spread over the year. This has saved interest on short term loans, though he cannot say if this offsets higher interest on larger loans from smaller fall payments.
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Saskatchewan
Ed. Oliver
Debt Adjustment Bureau
Mr. Oliver
Oliver
X ray Treatments Cut Whooping Cough Severity Says Doctor
Dr Lawrence N Boston reports on 750 cases where X ray treatments reduced the severity of whooping cough. The findings suggest X ray therapy as a potential treatment option for pertussis under clinical observation.
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Lawrence N. Boston
English Press Highlights Spahlinger Tuberculosis Vaccine
British breeders traveled to Switzerland to view Dr Spahlinger's Geneva tuberculosis vaccine work. A party of House of Commons medical men also visited and reportedly returned convinced. Proposals emerge to test the Spahlinger treatment in Britain.
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Mr. Spahlinger
Geneva
Switzerland
Spahlinger
House of Commons
Great Britain
World’s Fastest Locomotive 999 Withdrawn After Thirty Years
The New York Central engine 999, famed for pulling the Empire State Express, is retired after thirty years of service. Ten years ago it set a record speed of 112 miles per hour, a mark unmatched worldwide since.
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New York Central
America
Mountain Barriers Guard Rails Against Alpine Avalanches
A rugged warning contrasts with safety measures as thick stone barriers are built on Alpine slopes to shield Uraveliers from deadly avalanches while a man bent on suicide could still find a means with a mule.
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Alps
Uraveliers
Empire Settlement Scheme Seen as Promising Yet Experimental
Vancouver Province notes the empire settlement plan to place three thousand British families on Canadian farms in three years. Government aid covers livestock and machinery up to about £300 per family, with settlers placed in well established districts to avoid pioneer hardship. Experts warn the scheme remains small in scope and requires expansion and training before broader adoption.
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Vancouver
Canada
Proyinen
Lord Burnham
Europe
Great Britain
British Isles
Field Marshal Haig Completes Dominion Tour
Field Marshal Earl Haig has returned to England after traveling across Canada by Canadian Pacific train. As grand president of the British Empire Service League he attended the league conference in Ottawa and met ex-service members from across the empire. He addressed veterans in Calgary and Vancouver and was received with civic honors in Chapleau and Banff.
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Earl Haig
Canada
England
British Empire Service League
League
Ottawa
British Empire
Chapleau
Banff
Lord Byng
Canadian Pacific
Victoria
Vancouver
Calgary
G.W.V.A
British Columbia
Civic Head
Ont
Princess Charlotte
Record Milks High Butter Fat by Colony Farm Holsteins
The three year old Colonel Mayne Perfection from Colony Farm Holsteins produced 28 046 pounds of butter in the last year. Colony Farm in New Westminster B C is owned by the British Columbia Government and uses Colony Wayne Perfection breeding. This marks a top performance in the United States and Canada.
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United States
Canada
Colonel Mayne Perfection
Colony Farm
New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Colony Wayne Perfection
Calf Club Judging Highlights at Lethbridge Fair
The Hereford calf owned by Prince Edwin Davidson won first in a 35-head class judged by Prof. Sackville at the Lethbridge Calf Club. A standout moment was fifth prize Shorthorn heifer fed by Raymond Sprinkle of Chin beating the Prince of Wales Ranch entry. King of the Fairies from the E P Ranch led his class with an easy first.
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Edwin Davidson
Lethbridge
Prof. Sackville
Raymond Sprinkle
Prince of Wales
King of the Fairies
E.P
Evolution lesson in buffalo migration
The Calgary Albertan notes that homestock buffalo moved north toward the prairies show evolution in progress as they adapt gradually to a new wood environment. Exiles from Wainwright resist rapid change, suggesting a slow, century scale adjustment to the northern habitat. Some readers say advice is often what people want to hear.
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Prairies
Plains
Wainwright
Calgary
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