Livestock Thrive In Central Alberta
The Dominion Experimental Station at Lacombe Alberta reports cattle thrive outdoors in winter aided by Chinook winds. It records 72 Aberdeen Angus beef cattle, 61 Holsteins, 681 sheep of several breeds, and 60 sows with 7 boars, plus ongoing crop, poultry, and beekeeping work. The station notes climatic limits shape farming and urges settlers to study district climatology.
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Dominion
Lacombe
Alberta
Calgary
Eemeonton
F. H. Reed
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dairy Campaign Links Women Institutes to Milk Education
The Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner cites Women Institutes to aid Helen G Campbell's milk consumption campaign. Health officials pledge cooperation and outline steps including tracking underweight children, surveying daily milk use, carrying a to school campaign, recording weekly weight gain, and promoting dairy dishes through school competitions.
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Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage
Helen G. Campbell
Department of Health
Lightning safety in urban areas reduces deaths
The article notes that lightning fatalities are rare, with rural victims far outnumbering city casualties. It cites statistics showing four fifths of deaths occur in rural localities, attributing city safety to abundant grounding from wires, water pipes, and metal roofs.
Providing For the Future and the Duty to Prepare
A writer urges young men to plan for future families through insurance or prudent saving. He cites examples from Newfoundland and warns of the hardship faced when fathers die without resources. The piece stresses early preparation and responsibility across physical, mental, vocational, and financial foundations.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Seeing Things By Wireless Demonstration at Berbonne
Edouard Belin, inventor of wire photo transmission, gave a preliminary experimental demonstration at the Berbonne. Flashes of light directed on a selenium element created sound waves, captured by wireless apparatus, and projected as light on a mirror. The experiment claimed to prove the principle of projecting a stationary scene.
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Berbonne
Edouard Belin
Canadian Plant Registration Movement Sets Up Bureau
At an Ottawa meeting on November 13 the Executive Committee of the Canadian Horticultural Council approved creating a Registration Bureau for recording and registering new herbaceous plants shrubs and trees. The system would protect names and originator rights similar to patent protection with provincial representatives and a Registration Committee plus a Dominion Horticulturist opinion before final registration. Captain L F Burrows of Ottawa serves as secretary for both the Registration Committee and the Council.
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Canada
Canadian Horticultural Council
Ottawa
Registration Bureau
Dominion Horticulturist
Dominion Minister of Agriculture
Registration Committee
L. F. Burrows
R B Maxwell and Winnipeg Great War Veterans Association
R B Maxwell retires from the Dominion presidency of the Great War Veterans Association of Canada. He originated the association name and helped establish the Winnipeg unit, later named for all Canadian veterans. Maxwell served as Vice President then President, and held an early badge symbolizing Canadian troops' confidence in ultimate victory.
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R. B. Maxwell
Dominion
Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada
Maxwell
Winnipeg
Ypres
Winnipeg Great War Veterans’ Association
Something to See William Reads Of Flight Wonders
A dialogue from a New York Mail quips about aviation progress and a bold claim by William. Michael dismisses grand claims while challenging a dramatic scene of an airman asleep in a tree as proof. The text ends noting savings as a weapon no one can disdain.
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Wiliam
Michael
New York Mail
Canada Dairy Exports To Britain Show Mixed Results
A survey from the Dairy Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture shows butter exports from Canada to Great Britain rose to 114,804 hundredweight in the first nine months of 1922 from 39,645 in 1921 and 25,474 in 1920, while cheese exports fell to 564.80 hundredweight in 1922 from 752,656 in 1921 and 897,005 in 1920. Canadian cheese is criticized as too dry, and overall cheese exports by other countries to the U.K. outpaced 1921. New Zealand and Australia also increased butter shipments to Britain in the period.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Great Britain
Dominion Commissioner of Agriculture
England
United States
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Australia
Winter feeding guide for poultry by Dominion Poultry Husbandman
The Dominion Poultry Husbandman recommends preparing poultry houses for winter with good ventilation and a strict feeding system. Offer a light morning scratch feed with fresh water and milk if possible, a noon moist mash and green feed, and a full evening grain feed. Keep a constant dry mash, grit, shell, charcoal, and beef scraps available to reduce feather-pulling and egg-eating.
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Dominion Poultry Husbandman
George Robertson
Temptation and a Bathing Suit Tale
A boy admits being forbidden to swim but returns with clear signs of being in the water. He pleads temptation as the motive, then awkwardly explains he brought his bathing suit because he thought he might be tempted. The exchange ends with a moral twist about foresight.
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Johnny
Value of Common Tron Nails in Russia as Currency
A speaker notes that common tron nails were once so valued in Russia that they circulated as money, passing for currency. This observation highlights a historical trade or barter practice reflecting material value and local exchange norms.
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Russia
3500 Confectioners In U.S
There are more than 35,000 retail confectioners in the United States.
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U.S
United States
Dominion Livestock Report on October Trade Across Canadian Centres
The October market report shows Toronto faced low spirits from western consignments and surplus local cattle, with 10 700 store cattle shipped to the country. Montreal saw steady cattle prices though packers bid slowly. Edmonton and Calgary saw steady to improving hogs as new grading began. Overall Dominion totals for cattle calves and hogs rose from 1921 while sheep trading was down.
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Dominion Livestock Branch
Toronto
Cat
Montreal
Winnipeg
Calgary
United States
Edmonton
Dominion Livestock
Missed Her Cue And a secluded corner glowed with lights and palms
In a quiet scene Charlie asks Sybil to imagine a beautiful diamond ring and she asks him to say the words first. He jokes that marriage would force him to tighten finances for a year. The text also includes brief jokes and mishears from the New York Sun.
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Charlie
Sybil
Fresh Eggs In Winter
Poultry guidelines from George Robertson urge early winter housing for laying pullets with thorough cleaning and repairs. Ensure ventilation, continuous green feed, varied succulent rations, and careful feeding to prevent egg eating and feather pulling. monitor for sluggishness and lice treatment as needed.
The Cause of Hail Storms Explained
Hail forms in thundery air with strong updrafts lifting raindrops to freezing heights. Drops freeze into hailstones that may recycle through clouds gaining ice until marble or egg size. Large hail can destroy crops tear fruit from trees and harm cattle in fields.
Vichy Law Is Stow Balilt
District Attorney presses for clarification as John Flaherty identifies himself in court. The Louisville Courier Journal reports the exchange during the stow balilt case with the clerk confirming the name.
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Vichy
Balilt
John Flaherty
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bachelor Chooses Heavier Union Suits Based on Judgment
The bachelor can rely on personal judgment to switch to heavier union suits as needed. This approach emphasizes adaptability and individual assessment over fixed rules.
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Dominion Dairy Commissioner
Rev
Peter Bryce
Old London
G.W.V.A
Soldiers’ Organization
Britain
Willie
New York Sun
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