Industrious Nova Scotia and Its Rich Resources
The article surveys Nova Scotia's early history from Cabot's 1497 landing to modern industry. It highlights fishing as a primary industry with vast cannery activity and employment, coal mining as the Atlantic coast’s sole coal source, gypsum and salt production, and widespread farming including apple growing in Annapol e Valley. The piece notes a new illustrated handbook on the province by Ottawa’s Intelligence Service for interested Canadians.
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Johan Cabot
Matthew
Cape Breton Island
News Scotia
Mitte
Nord Scotia
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Nova Scotia
Hays
Ios Reds
Atlantic
Anngpolie
Brest
Ohiro
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Indians Harvest Largest Crop Across Three Prairie Provinces
The 1923 crop report from Regina notes total rain crop of 1 276 606 bushels, up over 500 000 from 1922. Wheat 638 561, oats 574 282, barley 62 304, potatoes 58 264, other vegetables 10 000. summer fallow 20 000 acres, break 6 308, hay 57 000 tons, green feed 9 516. Cattle holdings reach 20 000 head, up 2 000 from 1922, with 25 000 head overall. Alberta reserves yield strongly. Saskatchewan faced poorer results in southern areas.
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Prairie Provinces
Regina
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Japan Embraces Autos After Fall Earthquake Rebuild
Japan relaxes auto restrictions as wartime losses push reconstruction. Prior duties kept vehicle use limited, but post disaster demands spur government to grant free truck imports and expand transportation capacity amid recovery efforts.
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Japan
Riddle Lesson Sparks Mother Teacher Exchange
A dialogue turns on a mother arguing with a teacher about her son’s traits. The teacher clarifies she only means to indicate the boy exhibits characteristics akin to German stereotypes without intent to insult. The exchange centers on misunderstood phrasing and parental reaction.
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Trate
Incredible tree fruit hides a larva and a jumping worm
A Mexico grown tree bears a three cocooned fruit containing seeds and a larva in one pod. The larva, a moth worm, bursts from the pod by leaping to safety. The fruit ripens in August and the insect migrates to overwinter. Also notes a large aluminum heating deposit near Topoléza Hungary.
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Mexico
Efforts Against Wheat Rust in Ottawa Lab Study
Researchers at the central experimental farm in Ottawa, tied to Saint-Laurent verifications in Seskateon, pursue active measures to combat wheat rust. Described as costly yet not fully preventable due to tree variety, the work aims to identify the most resistant strains.
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Central Experimental Frm
Ottawa
Seskateon
Radio receivers in Europe cut head bridges for comfort
A new over the ear radio receiver in Europe eliminates head bridges and evenly distributes light weight. The ear is fully enclosed with a cushion of air separating it from the diaphragm, reducing external noise and making sounds appear more natural. Pairs are being produced.
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Europe
To Be Exact The Patient Oculist Exchange
A wry London Opinion quip notes a patient fearing repeated exams. The oculist reassures only eye tests are needed, not full reexamination, in a humorous exchange about medical scrutiny.
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London Opinion
A Neat Street Hat Shown With Black Felt Trim
A black felt street hat features white grosgrain ribbon trim with decorative flutings. The item is styled for urban wear and displays a classic, compact silhouette.
Bread weight bill introduced in Congress to stop short weight loaves
Rep Brand of Ohio introduces a bill regulating bread weight in interstate commerce to curb short weight sales and guide states to pass similar laws. He claims consumers lose about 50 million yearly from underweight bread.
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U.S
Congress
Rep. Brand
Ohio
Bragid
Constin’hs
Record of Disaster of Zeppelins in World War War
The article recounts Zeppelin losses from 72 built during the war with 52 destroyed by enemy action, storms, or explosions. It notes the airship ZR two million dollars and the Roma tragedy near Hampton Virginia with 34 men perishing.
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Hull
England
United States
Roma
Hampton
Toronto Globe
Neighbor and wife clash over car choice in Detroit
A Detroit Free Press item notes a domestic dispute between a neighbor named Meek and his wife over the preferred type of car. The husband favors an open car while the wife wants a sedan, and authorities or observers describe the incident as current or ongoing.
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Meek
Florida fishing industry revenue in two years noted
The Florida fishing industry produced eight million five hundred sixty two thousand dollars in the last two years. Only about fifty four thousand acres of more than one hundred fifty one thousand known oil lands in Mexico are being developed. Give your local merchants a chance and buy at home.
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Florida
Mexico
Railway ties sustain vast Canadian forest industry
The article notes railway ties drive a large Canadian economy, with the Canadian Pacific Railway purchasing over six million ties annually. Ties come from Northern Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia, supporting thousands of jobs in lumber camps, sawmills, and farming regions. Creosote treatment at North Transcona since 1911 aims to preserve forests amid declining timber stocks.
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Fic Railway
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
North Tramscona
Transcona
Nobility of the Soil Among Longstanding French Farms
The Toronto Globe notes new Agricultural Merit awards honoring farmers who have worked the same land for centuries. It cites the Latargue of Coutie Mazieres Tarn et Garonne at 1151 years and Lafargue with a 772 year ancestor record, plus several other 700 year deeds.
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Latargue
Coutie
Mazieres
Tarn and
Garonne
Sam Place
Llustration
Paris
Minister of Agriculture
Lafargue
J. Lafargue
P. Reccus
Charles
Charlémagne
Pepin
Lower
Pyrenees
Department of the
Seine
Henry IV
Toronto Globe
I Must and I Will The Power Behind Life's Task
The passage argues that responsibility comes from moving from I must to I will. It warns that saying I must without action leads to failure, while true effort requires decisive intention and follow through. Neglect often blocks meaningful work and leaves tasks unfinished.
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Furrey
England's Child Authoress Mollie Pattter-Downes Emerges
A 16-year-old English writer Mollie Pattter-Downes, writing since age seven, has published her first novel Shoreless Sea about a modern Cinderella like heroine in a tale of love triangles. Her poems have already won favorable notices.
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England
Mollie Pattter-Downes
Radio Users in Canada Reach Large Numbers
A Department of Marine survey notes over 100000 radio users in Canada with 63 thousand broadcasters at the start of last year, 26 thousand in 1923, and 28 thousand currently. It notes more than 2 million dollars invested in receiving sets, a growing profitable industry.
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Canada
Department of Marine
Opportunity Knocks Repeatedly at a Man’s Door
A proverbial tale suggests opportunity comes again and again and may be welcomed at will. It emphasizes that a man can admit the chance whenever he chooses and continues to be available.
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Province of the Geate
Mary of
Three Prairie Provinces
Wetcomes Autos
Mul
Topoleza
Hungary
Detroit
Free Press
Railway
France
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