Saskatchewan Experimenters Grow New Seed Varieties
Saskatchewan field husbandry researchers cooperate with the College of Agriculture in Saskatoon to test new crop varieties and production methods. About 50 members test row crops and forage systems, with 1 000 members this year evaluating three corn varieties and farmers trialing timothy, winter rye, oats, flax, wheat, and university seeds to boost seed quality and regional production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gackatchewan
College of Agriculture
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Field Husbandry Association
Manley Champlain
Northwestern
Dakota
Saskatchewan
Champlin
Restrictions Tighten on Canadian Store Cattle Imports
Britain reports spread of foot and mouth disease prompts new limits on Canadian store cattle. Landings allowed at Glasgow Cardiff and Dundee with six day detention if moved to infected zones. Bristol and Birkenhead now infected, 21 days detention for landings. Manchester for slaughter only within infected area with 96 hours to slaughter. Non infected counties listed include Northumberland Cumberland Westmoreland Durham and Yorkshire divisions Norfolk Suffolk Devon and Cornwall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Britain
England
Canada
Glasgow
Cardiff
Dundee
Bristol
Birkenhead
Mancheater
Northumberland
Cumberland
Westmoreland
Durham
North Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
Devon
Cornwall
France Pays Reparations With Bees From Germany
France receives 30 000 bees as part of reparations after German armies destroy colonies. Bees from the Lunenberger heath adapt to France but workers strike and hunger strike, queens fail to lay eggs, leaving 30 000 empty hives and Germany a recept for the reparations bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lunenberger Heath
Germany
Gold Refined At Royal Mint Arrangements
The Ontario Mining Association secures refining of gold by the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint for mining companies in Ontario. Returns will be received in Canadian funds. No extra expense is expected since new refining facilities will be used to full extent.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Ontario Mining Association
Gold Mining Companies of
Royal Mint
Work For Some Person Lazy Tim and Tired Dick
Lazy Tim and Tired Dick discuss abolishing work to end strikes. They imagine electricity doing all tasks with a button press but realize no one to press it. The thought unsettles Lazy Tim as he questions who will operate the button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazy Tim
Tired Dick
Littl Robby Report Sparks Wheels of Fate
A brief comic item shows Littl Robby trying several matches on the way home, declaring none will light and implying repeated failures. The exchange with his mother hints at a cautious scene without further consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littl
Robby
Tim
Mamma
Yre
Wolves and Foxes Unite in Northern Ontario Hunt
Reports from hunters returning from North Ontario and Quebec say wolves and foxes have formed a joint drive on birds and game. The abundance of wolves and foxes endangers deer and partridge, with deer plentiful yet harder to harvest and partridge scarce due to predation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan Lignite Briquetted On Commercial Scale In Germany
Saskatchewan lignite from the Bienfait fields was briquetted on a large commercial scale in Germany. Tests conducted last summer by Thyssen at Malhein Ruhr and Lurgi at Frankfurt exceeded 50 tons, with official reports noting success and awaiting further guidance on disposal of the Bienfait plant. Professor W D Worcester of the University of Saskatchewan observed the tests for the lignite utilization board. Minister J G Gardiner said results are understood to be favorable but pending additional information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Germany
J. G. Gardiner
Labor and Industries
Mr. Gardiner
W. D. Worcester
University of Saskatchewan
Lignite Utilization Board
Thyssen Company
Malhein-Ruhr
Lurgi Company
Frankfort
Foxes Shipments From Canada To Swiss Breeding Farm
About one hundred thousand dollars of black fox puppies were sent from Montreal aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Melita to Antwerp. The foxes will travel through France to Switzerland to form a fox breeding nucleus. They were purchased in New Brunswick, a province from which similar consignments have been sent to Europe in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Melita
Antwerp
France
Switzerland
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan Butter Exports Hit Record Volume in 1925
A provincial dairy report shows a record shipment of creamery butter from Saskatchewan to Great Britain this year. In the first nine months of 1925, 8,572,068 pounds were graded for export under federal regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Great Britain
NYC Hosts Ten Thousand Electrical Displays On City Streets
New York City features more than 10 000 electric displays lighting up streets and venues across boroughs. The surge boosts nighttime visibility and local commerce as pedestrians and drivers navigate busy districts.
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New York City
Cattle Exports to Britain Set to Break Records in 1925
Canadian cattle shipments to Great Britain in 1925 are expected to exceed 100000 head with monthly averages over 10000. The total export value is estimated around 12000000 dollars. A weekend shipment of 1098 store cattle arrived at Glasgow, boosting ten month imports to about 80000, up 15000 from last year and 31000 from 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Glasgow
Canadian Oysters Restocking European Beds
Canadian oysters are sent across the Atlantic to restock European oyster beds. The Malpeque variety has become popular among epicures in Europe, prompting efforts to breed them in France and England. Two shipments have already been dispatched to England and France, with more consignments expected soon.
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Atlantic
Europe
France
England
Prison Camp Atrocities Reported In Georgia
Treatment of convicts in Georgia prison camps described as brutal with men placed in shallow boxes bound hands and feet smeared faces with molasses to attract flies and others suspended by fingers for hours as punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Demand For Saddle Horses In Canadian Rockies Tour
Tourists in the Canadian Rockies increased demand for saddle horses this summer. J. M. Gibbon, secretary of the Trail Riders, notes horses are sent in advance to trail crossing points near motor roads. A three day cross country ride drew over one hundred riders from Marble Canyon to Wapia Bungalow Camp, made convenient by motor bus transfers from Banff and Lake Louise.
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Canadian Rockies
J. M. Gibbon
Trail Riders
Marble Canyon
Banff-Windermere
Wapia Bungalow Camp
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ind
Banff and
Lake Louise
Sugar Beet Production in Canada Rises Sharply in 1924
A 1924 bureau of statistics report shows 1,111 acres planted to sugar beets yielding 295,177 tons and refining 85,776,709 pounds of sugar valued at 6,192,645 dollars. This follows 17,941 acres in 1923 producing 159,200 tons and 29,423,160 pounds of sugar with a 3,745,200 dollar value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Sheep Industry Offers Great Possibilities For Development On The Western Plains
A Canadian effort promotes sheep farming on the western plains with record of performance poultry stock also sent to Denmark. Alberta shows growing sheep numbers and a large wool clip as Canada positions itself for expanded mutton and wool production despite global demand challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Plains
Alberta
Montana
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers
Woo! Manufacturers’ Association
Canada
Robert McEwen
Canadian Co-operative Wood Growers
Garnet Wheat Seed Tests Point to New Prairie Impetus
Ottawa dispatch reports Garnet wheat on the Ottawa experimental farm shows promise for seed use next spring. Dominion cerealist L H Newman notes the grain reaches maturity in about 100 days, faster than Marquis at 110 days. Western Canada trials indicate strong performance and milling quality, with early ripening a major advantage.
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Ottawa Dispatch
Winnipeg
Western
Prairies
Ottawa
L. H. Newman
Dominion
Marquis
Canada
Dairying in the West Shows Strong Dairy Growth
By October end Manitoba exported more creamery butter to Great Britain than the entire 1916 provincial season. Since 1910 the three prairie provinces produced under 6 million pounds of butter, but in 1924 they exceeded 47 million pounds and dairy product returns topped 55 million dollars, signaling Western Canada’s shift to mixed farming.
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Manitoba
Great Britain
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western
Canada
Points You Missed in Jokes and Jokes You Missed in Points
A witty observation contrasts two ideas: some jokes reveal nothing obvious while some points reveal nothing humorous. The line between humor and reasoning blurs as the speaker muses on perception and timing.
High Price For Apples At Toronto Royal Winter Fair
The highest price for a box of apples in Toronto and likely Canada was set at the Royal Winter Fair when two boxes from Vernon BC sold by auction for 580 each. Three more boxes fetched 250 each and three sold for 200 each. Thirteen boxes brought 100 each, with a total of 4000 dollars directed to the Sir Adam Beck Memorial Fund at the London Ontario sanatorium.
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Toronto
Canada
Vernon
B.C
Adam Beck
Sanatorium
London
Ont
Canada Privately Sees Czecho Slovaks as Good Settlers
Edward W. Schmitz general representative of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Prague says Canada could expect a sizeable influx of Czecho-Slovakians next year. After touring the west he declares Canada well suited for them and that they would make good settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Edward W. Schmitz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prague
West
Mr. Schmitz
Graphite Rich Deposit Found Across Canadian Provinces
Graphite occurs in most Canadian provinces and on Baffin Island. The Black Donald mine near Calabogie Ontario is described as America’s largest and richest deposit of flake graphite.
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Canada
Baffin Island
Black Donald
Calabogie
Ontario
America
Fragrant Flapper Perfume in Local Drugstore Ad
A druggist recommends Fragrant Flapper as one of the best emollient perfumes for women. The quick consultation highlights its popularity and appeal.
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Flapper
Canadian draft horses build Scottish market shipments noted
Canada develops a fine market in Scotland for draft horses. Twenty horses were sent from Seaforth Ontario to Glasgow and another twenty Percherons were forwarded to the same importer. Additional consignments will include Clydesdale for carrier firms.
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Canada
Scotland
Glasgow
Seaforth
Ont
Maharajah Patiala Leaves London After Big Purchases
The Maharajah of Patiala departed London for India carrying a $35,000 car, 100 pedigree dogs, and 100 suits of clothes. London may greet his arrival with a Welcome and bid him farewell with Thanks, call again.
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Patiala
London
India
Horse Meat Eaten in France
The article notes horses are regularly slaughtered for markets in France where meat is considered wholesome. Fire, temper, or obsolescence drive the killings. among 55,000 horses slaughtered in 1923 only one had tuberculosis.
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France
Missionary Swallows Parasite for Study
Dr. C. H. Barlow a medical missionary swallowed thirteen specimens of a deadly parasite to bring them to Johns Hopkins for study as researchers fear its toll in China.
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China
C. H. Barlow
Johns Hopkins
Clergy Make Up Notable Share of Who's Who Entries
The report notes that more than 11 percent of individuals listed in Who's Who are clergy. It highlights a strong representation from religious leaders within the biographical reference.
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Canadian Foxes
Grace Ewen
Kenton
Fred Argue
Rouleau
Vern Johnson
Grande Prairie District
Alta
Mamie Cormack
Lorne Joynt
Oscar Gudlaugson
Grande Prairie
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Toronto Royal Agricultural
Denmark
Poultry Breeders’ Association of
British Columbia
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