Cattle Trade With Britain Ceases
The article notes the end of cattle shipments to Great Britain as Canada shifts focus to the United States market. Dr D B Rodger of the British ministry will leave Montreal for New York, stating the UK trade is dead for now and that shipments to Britain are unlikely to resume even with free carriage. It contrasts last season’s small West Indies shipment with 1926 and 1925 totals and mentions potential growth in Canada bred cattle exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
D. B. Rodger
MFLC
Ministry of Agriculture
Montreal
New York
Rodger
Canada
United Kingdom
West Indies
Atlantic
Going Somewhere Round To Succeed For Standard Oil
A motivational piece on Standard Oil of New Jersey praising its vast manpower and leadership from humble beginnings. It notes executives rising from ranks such as a former carrier, a factory worker, a 14 year old worker, a bookkeeper, and an office boy, illustrating upward mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
The
Standard
Manitoba Mining Industry Employment Grows Rapidly
Manitoba mining employment more than doubles in one year with over 600 men now working in Central and Northern Manitoba mines. The figure excludes many on railway and other construction work, which adds substantially to total labor activity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Central
Birrell Speechquips and Lincoln Height Fact
The article notes Mr. Augustine Birrell keeps coppers and keys in his left pocket for speeches and jokes about awkward fumbles. It adds a quip that Lincoln stood six feet four inches tall, highlighting trivial biographical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine Birrell
Mr. Birrell
Aunt’s illness ends with tragic reply in Charleroi
In Charleroi the exchange repeats a grim note as a hospital discussion ends with the aunt’s death. The brief quip shows the blunt line Has she recovered No She is dead. attributed to Moustique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moustique
Charleroi
Eastern International Dog Sled Derby to Highlight Quebec Winter
February 2022 marks the Eastern International Dog Sled Derby in Quebec over a 120 mile three day course. Top drivers from last year include L Sepalla E St Goddard G Chevrette and Paddy Nolan the fifteen year old musher. The Derby offers a £1000 purse and custody of a gold cup for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Paddy Nolan
St. Goddard
What causes a chinook explained by Sir Frederick Stupart
Sir Frederick Stupart of Ottawa explains that Chinooks form when warm Pacific winds advance through the Rocky Mountain passes meeting cold northern air. The resulting pressure difference drives warm air down the eastern slopes, melting snow and creating moist rivulets, with occasional crop losses in growing seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Stuspart
Reteorological Department
Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Sir Frederick Stupart
Rocky Mountain
Canadian Meteorological Bureau
Calgary Herald
Prince of Wales to unveil electric farm near Nottingham
The Prince of Wales plans a new farm near Nottingham featuring over a hundred electric lights in cow houses barns granaries and farm house. A clever self watering system driven by cows and other animals will be installed. An electric pump fills tanks with 6 000 gallons of water.
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Nottingham
England
Woman Requests Gift Instead of Need
A proverb-like line urges pleasing a woman by giving what she wants rather than what she needs. It argues affection and satisfaction rely on desired items, not essential supplies, in relationship dynamics.
Faith in Bay Road and Northern Railway Growth
Hon. C. A. Dunning, Minister of Railways and Canals, told the Montreal Canadian Club that the next 25 years will widen Canada’s population band and spur material and industrial development. He highlighted rail facilities and the Hudson Bay Railway, noting northern Ontario Quebec Manitoba and Peace River progress and predicting strong justification for northern rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
C. A. Dunning
Montreal Canadian Club
Dunning
Hudson Bay
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Hudson Bay Railway
Alberta Wool Inquiries From Kobe for Large Shipments
The Department of Agriculture reports Western Canada wool inquiries from a Kobe Japan trader seeking quotes on large Alberta wool shipments. The note praises Western Canada wool quality and hopes to secure big Japanese government contracts. Separately Captain Kawakami of Japan toured Alberta to study dairy and beef cattle, horses, and swine export potential to satisfy growing Orient demand.
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Department of Agriculture
Frr
Kobe
Japan
Alberta
Canada
Kawakami
Brotherly Riddle Turns On Names in Quarantine Dialogue
A playful dialogue features a visitor asking for a brother’s name and a reply that twists the answer. The boy says the brother would be Bin if he were a brother, but since he is not, the name given is Alice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Alice
Satirical quip on bachelors and married men
A witty line notes a bachelor gains half the mileage of a married man from a pair of socks. A visitor asks, and the manager confirms he is in charge, not just an employee.
Navigation in the Yukon Rapids Help Steamboats
The Yukon River from its mouth to Whitehorse is navigable for large steamers except at Five Fingers Rapids where a steel cable system helps haul steamers over a brief crest. The method uses rings in rocks, a slack cable in the water, and a capstan to pull the vessel upriver, with the cable then released for the next steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon River
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Canada
Registered Seed Arrives From Leningrad for Saskatchewan Growers
A shipment of registered seed from Leningrad Russia has been received by M P Tullis of the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Ltd following a Moose Jaw plant visit by Dr Victor Talanoff chief of plant introduction and variety testing at Lenin grad Institute of Applied Botany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Russia
M. P. Tullis
Saskatchewan Seed Growers, Ltd
Moose Jaw
Victor Talanoff
Institute of Applied Botany
Minnesota Adopts Prohibition on Standing by Roadway to Solicit Rides
Minnesota becomes the first state to enact a traffic code banning roadside solicitation for rides. The measure draws national interest as a potential model for broader adoption. Bank President asks for deposits while a man insists the cashier remove his hat.
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Minnesota
Union
Canada Drives Positive Potato Trade Surge in 1920s
The report notes Canada’s growing vegetable exports led by potatoes with over 12 million dollars in yearly vegetable exports and rising potato shipments. Canada shipped 8.3 million bushels valued at 9.7 million dollars in the last fiscal year, up from 7.1 million bushels. The US remains its top customer, Cuba ranks next, and exports outpace imports in vegetables overall.
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Columbia
Europe
Canada
Department of the Interior
Natural Resources Inteligence Service
United States
Republic
Cuba
Saskatchewan Wool Coopers Ship Record Volume
More than 500000 pounds of wool were shipped last year by Saskatchewan members of the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Limited. W W Thompson of Regina, manager for the Saskatchewan and Manitoba area, notes improvements in price and quality and says farmers netted about $100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Cooperative Wool Crowers’ Limited
W. W. Thompson
Regina
Manitoba
Boxing Lesson End Question on Course Price
A boxing instructor asks the student if he has questions after the first lesson. The novice asks about the cost of a correspondence course, revealing interest in continuing instruction remotely.
Poor men should be polished for they receive many hard rules
A reflective line suggests that those with less wealth face numerous strict requirements and social expectations. It emphasizes discipline and hardship as ongoing aspects of poorer life conditions. The phrase frames discipline as a path to improvement within constraint.
Wise legislation urged to protect Canadian forests
The article cites Ontario Minister of Lands and Forests Finlayson warning that forests face extinction if current consumption continues. It calls for drastic government action and cites Germany and other European nations as models for sustainable forest policy, stressing forest loss threatens industry agriculture and climate, urging public backing for strong reforms.
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Finlayson
Ontario
Germany
Canada
Canada’s Seed Grading System Gains Foreign Recognition
The Dominion Seed Branch reports 52 617 control samples graded in 1925 26 for domestic and export seed. Official sale and grade names win acceptance in foreign markets, reflecting strict quality standards and inspector duties in grading agricultural, field root, and garden vegetable seeds.
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Canada
Dominion Seed Branch
Department of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture
Centenary Paris Omnibuses Mark Birthday January 30 1928
Paris celebrates a centenary of omnibuses now motorized buses. The original horse drawn service dated to 1672 with Blaise Pascal proposing urban stage coach style transit. After multiple attempts the first service ended in 1678, a 90 year gap followed, then 1828 saw horse drawn buses return and by 1855 a unified municipal system formed.
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Paris
Blaise Pascal
Invitation Confusion at Thompson’s Golden Wedding
Macpherson Cloncarthy and Issacstein were invited to Thompson's celebration. Macpherson brings a jar of goldfish, Cloncarthy a box of Gold Flake, and Issacstein brings Gold berg as delays mount. The exchange features a playful quarrel over an hour’s wait.
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Macpherson
Cloncarthy
Issacstein
Thompson
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Britain
British Ministry of Agriculture
Argentia
Vian
Uously
Abraham Lincoln
L. Sepalla
E. St. God
Chateau Frontenac
America
Abraham
Ons Gate, C
George Chevrette
Sir Frederick
Stupart
Prince
Bay Road
Chas. Dunning
North
Western Canada
Er’s
Yukon
Saskatchewan Seed Grain
Flake
Goldberg
of the Theatre
Gates
Yverdon
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