British Settlers Flourish Under Assisted Canadian Farm Scheme
British families brought to Canada under the Overseas Settlement plan in 1925-26 received farms stocked with cattle, poultry and equipment with repayment over 25 years. About 85 percent of the 425 families who faced difficulties later still felt glad they moved, while most new arrivals adapted to farm life and worked hard to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Leaminton
Ouares
Pritish Isles
Dominion
British Columbia
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Cardinal OConnell hints Munser estate may aid poor instead
Boston's Cardinal OConnell suspects the late Frank Munser left portions of his millions to the poor rather than funding only an art gallery. He notes the struggle of the hungry to enjoy culture and the shared heritage of a summer sunset amid hardship. Ot tawa Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Frank Munser
Ottawa Journal
Phrasey Proverbs About Genius and Women Che fs
A compact reflective pair of lines contrasts genius and folly with success and failure. It notes that a genius can seem foolish when failing, and a fool may appear a genius when they succeed, while a woman can bake with whatever she waits to.
Bran as food may supply essential nutrients with more milk
Dr. J D Bresee Jones of the United States department of agriculture discusses a diet that includes more milk greens and cereals. He highlights bran rich whole cereals and notes Bran can be digested and absorbed by humans and animals and provides high quality protein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JD. Bresee Jones
United States Department of Agriculture
Jones
Fine Flavored Cream Rules From Dominion Bulletin
Dominion department of zegriculture details dairy cleanliness for fine flavored cream. Emphasizes pure water, spotless cows, clean utensils, and proper sterilization. Recommends sun drying, fresh cheese cloth, and use of new or properly washed strainers to prevent off flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Zegriculture
W. F. Jones
Division of
Dairy Manufactures
Mr. Jones
Europe Leads In Large Scale Eel Farming
Germany expands eel farming on a major scale with imports of young eels from England. Before the war Germany sourced elvers from the Severn, taking seventeen million fry in four years. The Nelssen eel farm on Zealand features a 500 acre artificial lake with salt water intake and a fresh water outlet to lure young eels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
England
Eoney
Severn
Nelssen
Danish Island
Zealand
Disease of Modern Life Quarrelless South Seas Childhood
Dr J A Hadfield told women sanitary inspectors in London that naughtiness among children is a disease of civilized life. He cited his father’s thirty years in the South Sea Islands where he never heard native children quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hadfield
London
South Sea Islands
Vapid’s Poor Shot Overshadows Mrs Thriller Comment
A cryptic sports column notes Vapid’s weak shot and a baffling remark about Mrs prompting reader reaction. The piece comments on irony and muddled wording around a game moment and a perceived insult.
Manitoba Throne Speech Outlines Aid to Agriculture and Industry
Lieutenant Governor Aikens reads the throne speech opening Manitoba's fifth Legislature session. It pledges aid to agriculture through land surveys and settlement programs and uses surplus wheat board funds to boost farm marketing. Proposals include local government boards, railway access to the mineral belt, and applying the Dominion Industrial Disputes Investigation Act to provincial disputes. The speech notes wood pulp development, freight rates relief, and overall business improvement in Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Aikens
Canadian Wheat Board
Throne
Pupwood
Wolfe's Prophecy on Canada’s Future Empire
A letter from General Wolfe to his mother dated August 1, 1758 predicts Canada becoming a vast empire with power and learning, growing a people from England to fill the land. The idea appears in Alyward's reprint in the London Times noting emigration's role in Canada’s destiny.
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Canada
General Wolfe
Louisbourg
England
Mr. Wolfe-Alyward
The
London Times
Shrinkage in Cattle Carried by Rail and Sea in 1924
Lethbridge experimental station head Mr. W. H. Pair field reports cattle shrinkage on rail routes to Moose Jaw Winnipeg Montreal and in ocean travel to England. Short keeps and feeders show weight losses per head and percentages, with English sale weights reflecting percent shrink.
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W. H. Pairfield
Lethbridge
Alta, Dominion
Moose Jaw
Winnipeg
Montress
Montreal
Canada
England
Beekeeping Proves Profitable In Manitoba Harvest
Manitoba beekeepers celebrate strong honey yields as a source of extra income. Two men averaged two workdays weekly last summer and earned about $4,000 from their hives. Miss Mary Shore of Morden reported 960 pounds of surplus honey from three hives sold at 0.17 per pound. The Misses Elliott of Coulter, students at Manitoba Agricultural College, produced 2020 pounds from six hives sold at 0.18 per pound. These farm girls show beekeeping can be a viable side line with spare time.
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Manitoba
Mary Shore
Morden
Elliott
Coulter
Manitoba Agricultural College
John Delivers Kittens To Visitor Despite Careful Handling
John proudly shows kittens to a visitor. His mother warns to keep them safe. John replies he is carrying them very carefully by the stems.
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John
Carrying Your Hotel With You on a Magic Mansion Trip
A fanciful travel concept imagines a movable home for a grand voyage aboard the Empress of France. The liner departs Southampton January 26 for New York, then proceeds on a seventy-eight day Mediterranean cruise visiting Lisbon Cadiz Gibraltar Algiers Athens and other sunlit ports.
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London
Paris
Southampton
New York
Lisbon
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Algiers
Athens
Constantinople
Alexandria
Beyrout
Haifa
Palestine
Venice
Naples
Mediterranean
Weight of the world turning to peace over war finds fortresses torn down
A Duluth Herald report notes European fortresses along borders reduced as Norway tears down posts and cuts military spending. The piece argues the weight of global thinking now favors peace, citing cross border friendship between Swedes and Norwegians and the absence of large border fortifications between Canada and the United States as hopeful signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Oslo
Norway
Europe
Canada
United States
Duluth Herald
Prairie forage crop seed cars to tour western Canada
Canadian Pacific will run free exhibit cars across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba from February to April. Alberta starts February 1 at Manyberries then Stirling Empress and Bassano areas. Saskatchewan routes include Moose Jaw Empress Outlook Rosetown Macklin and Saskatoon Colonsay Regina with possible Lanigan Melfort Tisdale lines. Manitoba dates TBD.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific
Alberta
Manyberries
Stirlings
Taber
Maple Creek
Bassano-Jenner
Empress
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Outlook
Rosetown
Macklin
Wilkie
Saskatoon
Colonsay
Regina
Lanigan
Melfort
Tuffnell-Tisdale
Manitoba
Percy Reed Appointed Assistant Secretary of National Dairy Council
Resignation of E T Love created a vacancy in the national dairy council wear. Percy Reed of Regina has been appointed to fill the post, reported to L A Gibson Manitoba dairy commissioner from D Arcy Scott council secretary. Reed previously served as Saskatchewan dairy commissioner until last year before joining the Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries.
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Percy Reed
E. T. Love
National Dairy Council
Wear
Regina
L A. Gibson
Manitoba
D’arcy Scott
Mr. Reed
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries
Mayfair name origin tied to historic annual fair
The article notes London Mayfair derives from the former annual fair held there. The fair ceased in 1708, was revived later, and finally ended in 1764. It also mentions the Duke of York, second son of the King, residing in Mayfair.
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Mayfair
Duke of York
Judge Questions Husband Tearing Hair Scream
Court scene as judge hears a wife accuse her husband of hair tearing and shouting The Woman. The husband denies being present during the alleged act.
It's surprising how easy it is to get something you don't want
A concise reflection notes how simple it can be to acquire an unwanted item or outcome, urging caution and mindful choices in daily purchases and decisions.
Canadian Hen Pen Wins World Egg-Laying Championship 1925
A Canadian ten-bird pen owned by J. E. Mufford and Son at Milner, B C, won the world title under national rules at the Dominion Experimental Farm Agassiz. The leading single bird from the farm laid 332 eggs in 364 days, with Farrington Bros. of Central Park, B C, close behind at 331. Canada tallied 19 birds with 300+ eggs.
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British Columbia
Dominion Experimental Farm
Agassiz
B.C
J. E., Mufford and Son
Milner, de
Farrington Bros
Central Park
Canada
Central Experimental Farm
Boost Could Grow Fruit Industry Says Dominion Commissioner
G E Mcintosh Dominion fruit commissioner told the British Columbia Fruit Growers Association that apple consumption in Canada has fallen to less than half an apple per day while overall fruit demand rises due to advertising. He cited 260000 acres of fruit orchards valued at 120 million dollars and urged growers to improve quality by eliminating careless practices.
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Canada
G. E. Mcintosh
Dominion Fruit Commissioner
Ottawa
British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association
Mcintosh
Dominion
Seek Art Secret Van Eyck Color Permanence
The British Royal Academy investigates a historic riddle about how the fifteenth century Van Eyck brothers achieved lasting color in their paintings. Their pictures remain among the world’s rarest and colors still appear fresh.
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British Royal Academy
van Eyck Brothers
Dish Preparations Stirred by Quarreling Mistresses
A kitchen quarrel unfolds as two mistresses debate preparations. They insist their ideas differ little yet accuse the other of being a crazy cook, revealing tensions in domestic culinary plans.
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W. E. Teas
U. S
Vapid
Mrs
Mouree
Wolfe's Prophecy
Japan
Ance
Fundamental Geographica
Department of Abe Interior
Otawa
C.P.R
Bridget
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