West settlers find hard work and big plans in Canada
The Montreal Gazette notes many Dewishjon born farmers from the British Isles prosper in the Canadian west. They praise westward life, saving money with low expenses, and emphasize sturdy work. Stories include Al Rivet of High River Alberta and Ted Bouchard of Manitoba reflecting on opportunities and temptations of returning home or seeking England trips.
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Montreal Gazette
the Gazette
Druid Isles
Windsor
Montreal
St. John
Old Country
West
Ted Bouchard
al Rivet
McTavish
High River
Alberta
Prince of Wales
al River
Ted Boucher
Manitoba
England
Washington
Ted
U.S.A
Canada
Bouchard
Fortune in the Ocean Sparks Iodine Salt Extraction Idea
A statistician estimates the ocean holds about 60 billion tons of iodine worth 640 trillion dollars at current prices. California yields around 250000 tons of sea salt yearly. Sea water contains roughly a quarter pound of salt per gallon, and drying the ocean could yield about four and a half cubic miles of salt.
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California
Kentucky roadside tale of two men and a mistaken husband
A traveler asks a Kentucky woman where her husband is. She points to two men in a field, noting only one is the husband and joking that the other is a scarce crow. The man is found by watching who moves the moss.
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Kentucky
Reviving Frozen Plants Tips for Revival
The article advises reviving frozen plants despite precautions. Sprinkle with cold water to start. After about half an hour introduce warm air gradually. Do not move to a heated room under 60 degrees. Recovery should take one to two hours.
Ambiguity in Wealth Accumulation Speech
A terse remark notes that some men can pile up a million dollars more easily than others can amass debt. The aphorism contrasts financial hardiness with fiscal risk, hinting at unequal paths to wealth and obligation.
Alfalfa and nurse crops findings in Manitoba farm tests
The Brandon Manitoba experimental farm reports alfalfa seeded with a nurse crop can be more economical, though first-year yields drop. Wheat as a nurse crop gives strong sunlight, less lodging, and better stand, while oats or barley suit late seeding. flax offers good sunlight but reduces winter protection.
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Brandan
Man
Sigfasson
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Brandon
Sigfusson
Winter Eggs and the Feed Bill Proper Methods of Feeding
A midwinter look at poultry feeding from Ottawa with practical guidance on rations and ratios. The bulletin covers grain, animal and green foods, minerals, and daily meal plans to boost egg production, including grit shells fresh water and sour milk. It emphasizes alfalfa or clover hay, sprouted oats, mangels and roots, and adds tips for chicks and market birds.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Geo. Robertson
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Central Farm
Publications Branch of Agriculture
Bulletin
Canadian retail board keeps abolition drive after tax cut hint
E. M. Trowern president of the board says a federal income tax reduction will not stop the campaign for its total abolition. He notes the reduction is merely hinted at in the speech from the throne.
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Retail Trade Board of Canada
E. M. Trowern
Boors
Ithe Thron
Not Discouraged By Failure The Apestic of Doom Prophesy
The article mocks the self styled Apestic of Doom who predicts the world ends next February a repeated hoax. It notes his resilience a cheerful critic asserts no need to fear doomsday now or in a hundred years. Scientists dismissend end of world fears as unfounded.
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Apostle of Doom
St. Thomas Times Journal
Costumes and Garment Names Through History
A concise survey traces how common clothing terms evolved from older forms and languages. It maps odds and ends from cap and cappa to tam o shanter and pajamas, linking coats, jackets, knickers, skirts, pinafores, aprons, kilts, frocks, clogs, and pumps to their linguistic roots and historical uses.
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America
Washington
Irving
Claims Voice Controls Electricity At Exhibition
Notting ham inventor L H Pearson of Pearson Brothers Ltd claims to control electricity by spoken command. He describes a device transforming sound into signals that operate circuits and has patented as Pearson Acoustic Control. Demonstrations reportedly show motors starting and lamps lighting on command.
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Nottingham
L. H. Pearson
Pearson Brothers, Ltd
Electrical Engineers
Pearson
Ontario Penny Savings Deposits Hit 731 430 At Bank
Ontario school children now have on deposit in the Penny Bank of Ontario the sum of 731 430, the annual report shows. Toronto leads in deposits with 453 218. Thirty six of fifty other municipalities have deposits over 1 000 each.
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Ontario
Penny Bank of Ontario
Toronto
Bananas Man Purchases Newark Building For Lease
Costas Paiedos known as the banana man has bought the five storey building in Newark New Jersey where he ran a fruit stand for years and has leased the property for 156000 pounds.
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Costas Paiedos
Banana Man
Newark
New Jersey
Rotations Needed for Progressive Western Canada Farming
The Lethbridge experimental station urges crop rotation as essential for western Canadian agriculture. Studies on dry and irrigated lands show rotation improves profit, with 1924 reports detailing costs and returns across two to ten year plans and stressing irrigation farmers must rotate crops.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Western Canada
Alberta
Prairie
Dominion
Frontier mail bandits vanquished by modern police methods
A comparison notes that old era stagecoach robbers faced swift hanging after capture, while today suspects are indicted with legal counsel. Six gang members who held up a mail truck for half a million dollars in October were caught thanks to fingerprints, photography, telephone, radio, and full criminal records.
Trade With Japan Greatly Increases Canadian Trade
Vancouver reports show 1925 export trade to Japan expected to surge per Y Sato secretary. Imports to rise too but not in the same ratio. Current port activity includes 30 to 40 Far Eastern ships monthly, plus regular Japanese lines.
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Japan
Canada
Y. Sato
Vancouver
M. Sato
Settlement plan pledges 422 applicants under family scheme
Officials of the Department of Immigration and Colonization in the British Isles report 422 applicants accepted for this year under the family settlement scheme. They expect about 1,600 families, averaging six per family, to be approved during the year.
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Department of Immigration and Colonization
British Isles
Department
Practical guidance on poultry house air and layout
The instruction notes hens require two to three times as much air per pound as other livestock to sustain a body temperature of 106 to 108 degrees. It advises supplying ample air and feed, placing the hen house near buildings, and using easy to clean materials.
Record of Sir Patrick Hastings Rising from Poverty
The text notes Sir Patrick Hastings once walked London streets unable to buy shoes or a meal, yet in the last ten months earned $93,500 from his law practice.
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Patrick Hastings
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Shin plaster notes linger in Canada currency report
Government notes in circulation include twenty five cent shinplasters valued at 1 301 043 81 dollars with odd six cents. Canada also holds six dollar bills and four dollar notes, plus five dollar government bills, and minor provincial pre Confederation notes totaling 27 686 53 dollars.
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Department of Finance
Canada
Chimp Shoosh Escapes After Antics at Belle Vue
A new West African chimpanzee named Shoosh escaped his cage after resisting keepers trying to calm him. He broke a broom, smashed a skylight, and swung on trees and furniture as crowds watched before being recaptured and returned to his quarters.
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Shoosh
Belle Vue
West Africa
Census Reveals 1929 Imperial Household Members in 21 Homes
A census shows 69 imperial family members in 21 households with 34 princes and 1 princess. Four members live abroad, total subjects including dependents and staff reach 1,929 in 382 households, comprising 1,649 females and 880 males. The Emperor and Empress, the Prince Regent and Crown Princess are excluded.
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Japan
Imperial Household
Witness Testimony Taken by Telephone in Court
A Commonwealth automobile accident case used telephone testimony after a witness, recently released from hospital, could not attend. The witness was sworn, his statements transmitted, and recorded by the court stenographer.
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Commonwealth
Towers Hold Iron Hooks for Sun Net Between Andes
Two ruined towers on opposite hills in the Peruvian Andes display iron hooks clamped into their walls. A sun net stretches between the towers, its purpose is to catch the sun.
Federal policy boosts pure-bred stallions in horse breeding
The 1924 25 report notes growing use of pure-bred healthy stallions via a federal Agriculture Department program. Clubs meeting conditions receive one third back of member fees, fees set between twelve and twenty five dollars. Increased club numbers and breeder interest propel Canadian horses toward future demand abroad.
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Lord Haig
Federal Department of Agriculture
Lvestock Branch
Europe
Ancient Egyptian Saws and Drills Reveal Stone Cutting Skill
The article states that six thousand years ago Egyptians used fixed tooth corundum or gem crown drills and saws over eight feet long to cut granite blocks seven and a half feet long. It notes a long gap before similar tools reappeared about 50 years ago and says early saws never cut kerfs wider than blade thickness, with wider kerfs appearing only later in the Middle Ages.
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Egypt
Bishop Boyd Carpenter Dialog Stirs Crowd Over Jonah
A lively exchange at a public gathering features Bishop Boyd Carpenter answering a heckler who questions Jonah and the whale. The bishop jokes that he will ask in heaven, prompting the foe to promise to pose the inquiry himself.
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Boyd Carpenter
Ead
Jonah
Rarest Postage Stamp Sells for 40600 Dollars
The one cent British Guiana stamp of 1856, the rarest postmark in the world with only one known specimen, fetched 40600 dollars at a recent sale. A crude ship design appeared as a provisional stamp during a stamp shortage in British Guiana.
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British Guiana
Canada Cheese and Butter Exports Rise Under Grading Rules
Under federal grading regulations Canada exports more dairy products. Cheese exports climbed from 43 887 pounds in 1920 to 1 857 590 by November 29 1925. Butter exports rose from none in 1920 to 483 532 pounds in 1923 and 12 496 pounds in 1926.
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Canada
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