Vancouver Emerges as Pacific Grain Outlet for Prairie Crops
After years of doubt about Pacific coast exports Vancouver shows growing role in prairie grain shipments to Europe and Asia. The first big Vancouver wheat voyage to Europe via the Panama Canal proved well conditioned, with experts noting favorable results. Estimates for this season predict about 160000 tons in roughly forty cargoes, plus new sacked wheat shipments to Japan highlighting expanding markets.
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Pacific Coast
Pase
Vancouver
Prairie Provinces
Pacific
Atetas
Prairies
Europe
Panama Zone
England
Panama Canal
Japan
United States
Orient
Dominion
British Columbia
Wheat shipments to Great Lakes rise in 1921 season
Movement of freight through Sault Ste. Marie locks during the 1921 navigation season ended December 24 at 43,259,254 short tons, down from 79,282,496 in 1920. Wheat moved 191,715,010 bushels, up 64,258,523 from last year, with grain other than wheat totaling 5,694,264 bushels, up 44,664,064 from 1920.
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United States
Sault Ste. Marie
Holland's Seaweed Industry Harvests High-Quality Gelatine
Holland's unique harvest uses acythe blades to cut seaweed near the surface. Workers in watertight gear rake lines to collect the weed, which is withered, soaked, dried, and baled for market. Fresh water darkens the seaweed, increasing value, and recent studies show it yields high quality gelatine.
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Holland
Oranges From An Eight Year Fruiting Tree In Florida
A Florida orange tree has borne fruit continuously for eight years. Experts now believe it may represent a new species and plan experiments to establish large groves of such trees. The tree is guarded constantly by horticulturalists.
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Florida
Saskatchewan livestock value tops two million pounds
The provincial government places Saskatchewan livestock value at over 235 million and lists 2,755,180 animals including 943,280 horses and mules 1,324,062 cattle 160,918 sheep and 321,009 swine. The province claims leadership in horse breeding in the Dominion with focus on sheep on the prairies amid cattle and swine declines.
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Saskatchewan
Prairies
Magnificent Do By Indian Prince Magnificent Do By Indian Prince
The Maharajah Gaekwar of Baroda sent a $2,000 donation to a fund in London for Princess Marys wedding gift. The gift, a munificent contribution from one of Indias richest rulers, will aid two children's hospitals in which the Princess is deeply involved.
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London
Mary
India
Maharajah Gaekwar
Baroda
Gaekwar
Potluck of Parable as Minister’s Daughter Fires Cook
A clergyman's daughter debates justice after firing a cook she claims stole potatoes. The scene pivots on scripture's counsel to endure loss and share possessions, as the minister contemplates consequences following the dismissal.
Motor Vehicle Fatalities Reach Over Ten Thousand In 1970
The Census Bureau announced that 1,103 people were killed by automobiles and other motor vehicles, excluding motorcycles, in 1970. The death rate was 10.4 per 100,000, about 1 percent higher than in 1919.
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Nime
United States
Worry Versus Advice: A Short Reflective Note
A brief contemplation on how tending worry is nearly as quick as advising others not to worry. The piece suggests personal reflection over instruction and highlights the ease of concern compared to guidance.
Marquis of Sligo Attends Wolfe Birthday Dinner in Westerham
At Westerham England a dinner honored Gen Wolfe on his Plains of Abraham birthday. The Marquis of Sligo, claimed descendant of the officer who carried Wolfe’s colors, attended with regimental representatives. Lieut Gen Sir Edward Hutton toasted in silence, and a greeting cablegram was sent to Quebec’s mayor.
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Wolfe
Westerham
Eng
Marquis of
Sligo
Edward Hutton
Quebec
Large Shipment of Prince Edward Island Silver Foxes Leaves Island
A major consign ment of 300 pedigreed silver black foxes departed Prince Edward Island for the United States. The animals were shipped by express in two cars and accompanied by a caretaker with pedigree certificates health papers consular invoices and export permits. Demand for high grade PEI silver foxes for breeding grows yearly.
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Prince Edward Island
United States
New York
Colorado
Wisconsin
Washington
Express
Belgians Rename Waterloo Hamlet to Lonoin
The Belgians plan to change Waterloo’s name to Lonoin as a concession to French sensitivities. The battlefield still draws visitors who may need guides to locate landmarks like the British Guards squares and Napoleon era sites, with other renaming of places such as the mill of St Helene becoming Hallen.
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Waterloo
Lonoin
St. Helene
Leadership course draws 100 students at University of Manitoba
One hundred students have already registered for the leadership course to be held at the University of Manitoba from January 22 to February 3. The program is organized by United Farmers of Manitoba, the Manitoba Agricultural College and the Manitoba University to train leaders for community service with a wide range of lectures delivered by specialists during the session.
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University of Manitoba
United Farmers of Manitoba
Manitoba Agricultural College
Manitoba University
Western Canada diversifies farming for Chicago expo
The New York Herald notes Western Canada agriculturists are expanding beyond grain to mixed farming for the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The shift aims to boost incomes as farmers diversify to attract more dollars into pockets.
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Western Canada
Chicago
The
New York Herald
Gulf Stream A River That Shapes Worlds
The Gulf Stream is a vast tropical current starting in a temperate gulf and flowing 16 000 miles to Arctic waters. It alters climate and topography, aided navigation, and makes Europe habitable by warming seas and coasts. It was charted by Benjamin Franklin and first recognized as a great current after Columbus era.
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Hudson
Tropic Gulf
Mentor Magazine
Lief Erickson
America
Spain
Benjamin Franklin
United States
England
Cape Hatteras
British Isles
Scandinavian Countries
Europe
New Zealand Premier Massey Sees Peace as Key to Reconstruction
Premier Massey, in a New Year's message reported by the London Times from Wellington, urges peace for reconstruction. He says a successful quadruple arrangement at the Washington conference offers the best world peace guarantee, noting Britain’s young nations in the Pacific have much to gain. He cautions against imperial unpreparedness and warns the world has not yet fought its last war.
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Massey
New Zealand
London Times
Wellington
Pacific
Clean Seed For Grain Through Thorough Cleaning And Grading
Thorough cleaning and grading of all seed sown yields lagger returns by removing weed and light weight seeds. Repeated year after year this practice improves the best and eliminates poorer plants. Begin now to put seed in proper shape for planting.
Color symbolism in Oriental customs and social meaning
The text explains that Oriental color use carries symbolical and religious significance beyond visual harmony. It notes colors reference sex and social position, with combinations chosen for each occasion and intended use.
Hudson's Bay Company presses northward with reindeer drive
Extensive plans to promote the reindeer industry are under way as Hudson's Bay Company ships over six hundred reindeer from Norway to Baffin Island. Lapland herders accompany the herd with families, sleighs, skis, and equipment to launch the enterprise.
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Hudson’s Bay Company
Nortland
Norway
Baffin Island
Lapland
Women and Tree Planting Gains in Prairie Provinces
The women of the prairie provinces have energetically embraced tree planting, aiding development. Beyond shelter belts' cash returns, trees beautify homes and improve comfort, a point that particularly appeals to home-makers.
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Prairie Provinces
Humble Muskrat Mistaken for Rabbit in Tale of Trade
A Toleda Blade excerpt describes a muskrat praised for looks and taste but facing a grim fate. It is caught and skinned, its meat swapped for rabbit or Belgian hare, and its hide sold as Hudson seal. The piece argues the animal’s fate serves mankind despite its meek appearance.
Four Year Old Teases Doll Over Chewed Arm
A London Post item notes a four year old speaking to her favorite doll about its severed arm, joking that she told it to chew its food fine and was surprised by how fine the chewing proved.
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Dolly
London Post
Oil prospects in Mackenzie district show slow progress
Report on Mackenzie River oil search notes disappointing initial results but potential long term gains. Officials expect markets for South African wool and feathers as Germany loosens feather imports. Prospecting shifts toward minerals with several promising finds spur near term mining interest.
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Mackenzie River District
Messrs Mentz
Canham
Germany
Messrs
Mackenzie River Oi Fields
F. H. Kitto
Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Department of the Interior
Mackenzie District
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Klondike
Sprouted oats boost egg production in cold months
Gardendale Indiana farmer G V Meyers reports hens lay well with sprouted oats green feed. He says green feed plus grain and mash yields higher egg output and better hen health during fall and winter, with sprouted oats being the best green feed tested.
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G. V. Meyers
Gardendale
Ind
Tomb of Lord Roberts Inscription Finished at St Pauls
The inscription above Lord Roberts tomb in St Pauls Cathedral crypt was completed last week and unveiled with ceremony. A dark marble cross bearing Roberts in gold letters marks the base, with British and Indian flags to drape the grave. A memorial tablet is planned for the north side opposite the Wellington monument.
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Lord Roberts
St. Paul's Cathedral
Roberts
Wellington Monument
World's Biggest Wagons on the Virginian Railway
New railway wagons built in the United States for the Virginian Railway weigh 26 tons empty and carry 100 tons. They are the largest trucks in the world, measuring 45 feet long nine feet wide and six and a half to nine feet deep. The Virginian Railway has ordered a thousand wagons to be produced.
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United States
Virginian Railway
Edmonton Dairy Supplies Announces New Factory
Edmonton Dairy Supplies Limited plans a new plant to manufacture the Page Hand Milker, a milk silos and dairy boxes. Construction starts immediately with aim to be in full operation by spring.
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Dairy Supplies, Limited
Wii
Page Hand Milker
Edmonton Dairy Supplies, Limited
Growth Pressures Reshape Rome Suburbs
Several modern suburbs rise around Rome as old forts vanish to make way for atypical homes. The transformation changes the landscape in Haly with housing styles not seen before in the area.
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Rome
Haly
Plant dormancy triggered by chloroform toughening
A plant treated with chloroform to induce dormancy will recover and resume growth at its normal rate once reactivated.
First sewing machine built by Thomas Saitt in 1794
A fragment notes an English inventor Thomas Saitt built the first sewing machine in 1794. The record cites him as the maker, marking an early milestone in textile technology.
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Thomas Saitt
Tomato wine touted as superior to orange Tite in Piorids
A historical note describes a tomato and salt wine claimed to surpass orange Tite, once popular in Piorids.
Manruled on timing of credit dispute in court
A man faces a ruling on a disputed credit matter argued to be misaligned with his financial timing. The case centers on the lender’s demand and the debtor’s claim the terms were unfairly pressed during a vulnerable period.
Vancouver Port Sets Record With 98000 Bushels Wheat
Vancouver port establishes a record by shipping 98000 bushels of wheat from government elevators. The government has moved more cars of wheat this season than for the entire 1820-21 season, with practically all wheat leaving by ship.
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Vancouver
Champion Stallion Paramount Flashwood Dies in Saskatoon Province
The renowned stallion Paramount Flashwood owned by George Rupp of Lampman Saskatchewan has died. The five year old Belgian champion won the 1918 Waterloo Fair Belgian championship as a three-year-old and was highly regarded across Canada and the American continent. Sired by the undefeated Marceur, who fetched $47,500 at auction, Flashwood was once valued at $21,500 as a three-year-old but his owner refused to sell.
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Paramount Flashwood
George Rupp
Lampman, Sask
Canada
Waterloo Fair
Iowa
Marceur
White Lake Collieries to Open Mine in B C
White Lake Collieries Limited plans to open a coal mine on 230 acres between Penticton and Oliver in British Columbia and will begin diamond drilling soon. The firm has hired a prominent mining engineer to supervise the project.
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White Lake
Tears of Elephants Reported Drag Logs Averaging 1500 Board Feet
A fragment notes elephants dragging logs with an average size around 1500 board feet. The terse line hints at a logging method or ritual involving elephants, but details are scarce.
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