Canada Sees Trade Improvement Amid Economic Optimism
Canada shows rising trade through western producers as bankers note improvement in agriculture and money markets. A Boston News Bureau summary reports US conditions improving yet cautious, with farmers shifting to chickens and livestock, easing loans, but facing car shortages and transportation limits.
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Boston News
United States
Canada
Minnsota
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
National Park Bank
Barker
Biues
Rock Island
Federal Reserve
Ontario Race Betting Faces Legal Push as Public Opinion Shifts
A 1920s Canadian report analyzes Ontario race betting losses and tax impact, noting a $12,900,000 drop from 1971 estimates due to a 3 percent tax and publicity. It highlights campaigns by the Toronto Globe and Detroit News, calling for criminalizing parimutuel betting and tip publishing to curb wagering and protect legitimate business.
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Quebec
Canada
Ontario
Mexico
Toronto Globe
Detroit News
Windsor
Globe
Jockey Clubs
The Captain’s Rule Ends at Sandy Hook Pilot Dock
The captain of a great Atlantic liner yields command to the pilot when entering New York harbor and a pilot is taken on at Sandy Hook. The pilot becomes the absolute master aboard. The note also remarks that few captains earn more than $5,000 annually for their vast responsibilities.
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New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
New York
Father and Son Win Two Principal Prizes in Bond Draws
A Rouen businessman Mr Alexis gregoire and his son won the two top prizes in the French Premium Bond drawings linked to a loan for reconstructing devastated regions. The elder won £1,430 while the son captured £3,570. Beans mature twice as fast under electric light in gaslight alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexis Gregoire
Roux
Austrian crown value collapse and paper money flood
The article notes Austria prints ten billion crowns daily, pushing the total to three trillion. It argues that even a return to 26 cents would not cover all US and UK assets, with three trillion crowns worth about 43 million dollars at current exchange, and the crown valued at roughly one seven hundredth of a cent.
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Austria
United States
Great Britain
France
North of Hudson Bay vast uninhabited region described
The article notes a large area north of Hudson Bay spanning about 40 000 square miles of sparsely populated or virtually uninhabited terrain. It highlights remote geography and potential exploration interest.
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Hudson Bay
The Miracle Man of Montreal by George H Ham
George H Ham presents a short, respectful biography of Brother Andre of Montreal born 1845. The book traces his humble beginnings, work as doorkeeper and healer at the Shrine of St Joseph, and the rise of a basilica over Mount Royal. It includes illustrations and a pen portrait by S Morgan Powell, published by Musson Book Company with a French translation due at Easter.
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George H. Ham
George
Canada
Montreal
Brother Andre
Shrine of St. Joseph
George Ham
Frother Andre
St. Gregoire d'Therville
Que
Congregation of the Holy Cross
Quebec
Andre
St. Joseph
Mount Royal
Basilica of St Joseph
S. Morgan Powell
Musson Book Company of
Toronto
M. Raoul Clouthier
Mounties Formed After Whisky Invasion of Hudson Bay Trade
A historical note explains the founding of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a response to an American whisky trade incursion into Hudson's Bay Company territory in 1870. Fort Benton traders and U S marshals confronted whiskey runners prompting Ottawa to organize the force.
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Northwest Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Hudson's Bay Co
Canada
Fort Benton
Manitoba
United States
Hudson’s Bay Co
North
Otawa
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Interior to authorize winter buffalo cull at Wainwright
The Interior Department plans to kill about 1000 surplus buffalo at Wainwright this winter due to overstock and feeding costs. The exact timing and conditions are under review. Revenue from the plan would go to the treasury.
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Wainwright
Interior Department
Treasury
France's Iron Resources Estimated At Vast Total
France's total iron resources were recently estimated at more than 500,000,000 metric tons, excluding newly found mines and deposits in Algeria and Tunis.
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France
Algeria
Tunis
A Plea for Kind Words and Genuine Praise
The piece urges giving sincere appreciation to all helpers in public events from decorators and cooks to ushers. It argues praise boosts morale more than grand gestures, noting small compliments like mighty fine and thoroughly enjoyed myself spread goodwill. It encourages smiling and kind words over flowers on graves in a bustling world.
Siberian Wolf Captured Near Port Arthur
Neil McDourall, sportsmen's representative of the Canadian National Railways, reports a Siberian wolf seven feet ten inches long and black was trapped north of Port Arthur. The bounty of twenty dollars per hide has spurred Indians and trappers to keep wolves down.
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Neil McDourall
Canadian National Railways
Port Arthur
Diplomatic Refusal First Boy
A witty exchange from the Edinburgh Scotsman records a boy dodging a fight by citing his mother’s possible reaction. The second boy quips that the mother would learn of the bout when the doctor visits the house.
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Edinburgh
Rapid Development Of Fur Farming In Canada
The fox ranching business in Canada has grown rapidly since 1914 with a shift from secret pursuit to a formal industry. A Health of Animals bulletin, Fox Ranching in Canada, details management, sanitation, diseases, and fox nutrition. Prices for a pair of foxes rose dramatically before 1910 but now start at $500. Over 600 live fox pairs were exported from Prince Edward Island last year and pelts totaled about 6,000 with skins selling for $100 to $650 each.
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Capalyly
Canada
Messrs
J. A. Allen
Charlottetown
Pel
J. Ennis Smith
Hull
Que
Dominion Minister of Agriculture
Prince Edward Island
Birds of Passage Travel On Ocean Liner Scythia
Thousands of land birds blown to sea by unfavorable winds sought safety on the Cunard liner Scythia during its last New York to Liverpool voyage. The flock settled on deck transforming the ship into a floating aviary. Passengers and crew cared for the birds, but many died from exhaustion. owls and pigeons were captured. Old sea travelers note the unusual number of birds alighting on a single ship.
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Cunard
New York
Liverpool
North Atlantic
England
Jore
West Indies
France
Africa
Saskatchewan clay bricks may spark a million dollar industry
Prof. W. G. Worcester of the University of Saskatchewan Ceramic Department conducts tests on bricks made from Saskatchewan clay in a Canadian Pacific locomotive. Endurance tests will determine if locally produced bricks can replace imported US bricks. Also discovered is a large on site deposits of Fuller's earth for oil filtration, shifting from Florida imports. samples sent to Imperial Oil for review.
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W. G. Worcester
Cereamics
University of Saskatchewan
Grant Hall
Worcester
Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
East End
Saskatchewan
Florida
Imperial Oil Company
Roent
Lemon Seeds as Houseplants and Flavorful Leaves
Plant lemon seeds as decorative houseplants and prune to form shrubs. Leaves provide flavoring and a cloth bundles can be boiled with applesauce in late cooking for aroma.
Free Grain Distribution For Canadian Farmers
The US Cereal Division of Ottawa’s Experimental Farms Branch announces a free distribution of superior grain samples to Canadian farmers. The mix includes spring wheat, white oats, barley, field peas, field beans, flax for seed and fibre, with limited supplies of newer varieties. Applications close February 15, and distribution favors earlier applicants. only one sample per farm.
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US Cereal Division
Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Ceres
Bayemental Farms
Earlie
Marquis
Charlottetown No
Mackay Ottawa
Ceron
Central Experimental Farm
What Was Wrong Admiral Sims Said at a Washington Tea
Admiral Sims tells a Washington tea story about pronouncing Ypres. A war story narrator recalls U S troops marching from Wipers and Vipers as the old lady repeatedly corrects him with Ypres. The exchanges end with the joke that the sailor has hiccups.
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Admiral Sims
Washington
Ypres
Gallor
Vipers
Largest Newspaper in the World On Display in Aix la Chapelle
The museum in Aix la Chapelle houses what is claimed as the largest newspaper in the world titled The Illuminated Quadruple Constellation. It originated in the United States with pages measuring eight by six feet, eight pages in 13 columns, printed on paper weighing three centumweight per ream. Only one surviving copy of number one, published in New York in 155%.
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Aix-la-Chapelle
United States
New York
Customer protests check cashing balance
A customer argues there was enough funds to cash a previous check, while the teller notes insufficient balance for the current item. The exchange suggests confusion over available funds and cashing policy.
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Peleg Howland
Lamperia Bank
J. G Shearer
Social Service Counci of Canada
Mounted Police History
S.S. Scythia
Sailor
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