Canadian National Development Progress Reflected In Year’s Review
The year 1921 shows CN Rwy results with harmonious staff effort and expanded Western Canada service. Major track work includes 67 miles new evading and 106 miles new mimin lines, yard upgrades at South Saskatoon, and 315 miles of steel laid plus 23 more. Coordination with Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific advances, with subways planned at East Edmonton to cut operating costs.
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Acadia Valley
Eston
Jackfish Lake
Lucky Lake
Prince Albert
Thunderhill
Turtleford
Melfort
Munson
Amaranth
Dremheller
Hanna Medicine Hat
South Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Kashabowle
Fort Frances
Sprague
Lake ‘Superior
Reddit
Sioux Lookout
Gladstone
Pleasant Point
Harte
Kameack
Hanna
Rainy Lake
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific Railways
Calgary
Alix East
Mest Edmonton
Ryley
Camrose
East Edmonton
Drumheller
Rosebud
Railway and bridge works updated in regional recap
Tables show 16 910 lineal feet of track repainted. The Athabasca Street subway in Moose Jaw is done. The Red Deer River bridge at Steveville wid structure finished. Cowichan River bridge superstructure and Dauphin pedestrian subway completed. Bridges over Assiniboine near Portage la Prairie and Kaministikwia near Stanley were dismantled for replacement with heavy modern structures.
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Athabasca Street
Moose Jaw
Red Deer River
Steveville
Cowichan River
Dauphin
Assinboine River
Portage
Prairie
Kaministikwia River
Stanley
How the Bill of Fare Became a Menu Institution
In 1541 at a state dinner in Ratisbon, Duke Henry of Brunswick kept a strip of paper to note dishes he preferred. The guests learned the cook had prepared a full list of courses, inspiring hosts to create a bill of fare for future feasts.
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Ratisbon
Henry of
Grunswick
Origin of Postage Stamps Stems From Sender Payment Idea
A London lover's rejection of letters led a postman to propose prepaid postage by the sender. Authorities adopted the plan, replacing the old custom where the recipient paid. The change spread, making prepayment the norm for letter delivery.
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London
Beach combing yields jewelry and coins on Rockaway sands
A New York correspondent reports that as summer ends, beach combers on Rockaway beaches search for valuables left by visitors. One camber found a rain-soaked umbrella filled with jewelry and another half-filled with coins, aided by rain in revealing buried items.
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New York
Rockaway
Ontario Pine Reserves by Region and Yearly Cut
Forestry expert Roland Craig cites eight billion feet of red pine and one billion feet of white pine in Ontario. Regional totals include Geor ges Bay area three and six hundred million feet, Ottawa valley two billion two hundred fifty million, Lake of the Woods one and a half billion seven hundred eighty million, Lake Superior one billion one hundred fifty million, and Southern Ontario under one billion twenty million. The 1919 combined cut reached about 355 million feet.
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Ontario
Roland Craig
Georges Bay
Peron
Ottawa Valley
Lake of the Woods
Lake Superior
Tuberculosis Death Toll in Canada by Province 1921
In 1921 Canada excluding Quebec reported 6,228 deaths from tuberculosis. Provincial counts show Prince Edward Island 125 Nova Scotia 775 New Brunswick 389 Ontario 2,300 Manitoba 455 Saskatchewan 357 Alberta 381 and British Columbia 446. Tuberculosis of the lungs caused 4,312 deaths.
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Canada
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Alpine Club of Canada Camp at Lake O HarA Meadows
The Alpine Club of Canada held its annual camp at Lake O Hara featuring a 6600 foot Alpine Meadow setting. The piece highlights the club's origins, affiliations with England's Alpine Club, and the aims of advancing mountaineering, science, art, and Canadian heritage while preserving natural mountain beauty.
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Alpine Club of Canada
Lake O'Hara
O'Hara Meadows
Alpine Claub of Canada
Banff
Alpine Club
England
The Age of Shirkers
The piece reflects on successful men who started on farms and credit steady farm chores for early foundations and warns against excessive holidays that could leave industries understaffed. It argues for regulated work hours and age limits while cautioning against overprotective labor policies.
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Indianapolis News
Please Close the Door Notice in Many Languages
A simple notice in the Enemy Debts Clearing Office opposite Waterloo Station features English followed by many languages ending with Arabic. The notice reads Please Close the Door and illustrates multilingual display in Soho district.
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Waterloo Station
Soho
Pigeon Found 8000 Miles Away in California
A pigeon from Warley Worcestershire England, lost during the Channel flight, has appeared in California. The 8000 mile distance and uncertain travel suggest the bird may have boarded a ship and crossed the Atlantic.
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Warley
Worcestershire
England
California
Atlantic
Canadian Cow Sets New Milk and Butter Records in 1921
Dekal Pius Segis Dixie, a Holstein owned by Do nit Raymond near Montreal, produced 22,668 pounds of milk and 1,438.95 pounds of butter in 1921. The output surpassed prior world records by about 2,000 pounds of milk and 167 pounds of butter, endorsed by the provincial chief inspector and livestock commissioner.
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Dekal Pius Segis Dixie
Donit Raymond
Vauitreai
Montreal
No Detour Around Em
A short dialogue describes a man named Brown grumbling about road conditions that force him to navigate hills and obstacles in his car, preferring smoother routes. His wife reads a romance as he vents about the served detour. The tone mirrors a rural newspaper vignette with local character humor.
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Brown
Saskatchewan Leads in Poultry Production by Population
Federal statistics show Saskatchewan with 9,000,000 hens in 1921, about one million fewer than Ontario. Alberta ranks third with 4,524,000 hens while Manitoba and Quebec each tally about 3,500,000. British Columbia registers a solid total near 1,500,000 hens.
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Saskatchewan
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
Fox Pelts Bring Record Sum on Prince Edward Island
Fox pelts valued at over 1,000,000 were sold on Prince Edward Island, marking the largest annual fur sales in the history of the industry and signaling strong market demand for peltry.
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Prince Edward Island
Engagement Frays Over Rising Coal and Rent
A couple debates rising costs as he notes coal prices and she accuses him of avoiding direct talk. She finally challenges him to end their engagement if he wants clarity, insisting she dislikes evasive language in serious matters.
Whale Skin: Thickest Hide Among Animals
The whale possesses the thickest skin of any creature, with larger specimens' hides reaching about two feet in thickness. This remarkable integument provides substantial protection and insulation in the ocean environment.
Farming Dominated Prewar French Economy
The article notes that farming employed over half of France’s population before the conflict, highlighting agriculture as the central occupation and economic backbone of the nation prior to wartime disruption.
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France
Out And Out Manager Exchange Cited By Liverpool Post
A shopkeeper asks the traveler how many orders he received yesterday. The traveler replies two orders from one shop one to get out and one to stay out. The exchange appears in the Liverpool Post.
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Liverpool Post
Book of Instructions for New Mothers
A dialogue fragment from a text about infancy in which a mother asks what to do with a baby and another replies that a book of instructions was provided. The exchange highlights reliance on guidance for infant care and parental uncertainty.
Aberdeen Angus Dominates British Fat Stock Shows Across Isles
The Aberdeen Angus breed captured top and reserve honors at London Smithfield and repeated victories at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Norwich, Birmingham, York, Aspatria, Wigton, Peterborough, Redhill, and Plymouth shows. Across the country the breed proved adaptable from Scotland to England, with crossbred successes noted and a final address by Jas KR Barclay, secretary, Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society.
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London Smithfield
Britain
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Norwich
Birmingham
York
Aspatria
Wigton
Cumberland
Midlands
Peterborough
Redhill
Surrey
Plymouth
West of England
Fat Stock Society
British Isles
Jas
KR. Barclay
Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society
Union Street
Increase in Livestock Numbers in Saskatchewan 1921
Preliminary estimates from the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture show all livestock rising in 1921 compared with 1920. Horses lead with 1,179,389 head, up by 231,109 from 1920, amid context of past declines from 1919 to 1924.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Canada Pacific potato shipments reach Cuba
Cuba imports Canadian potatoes as Boyes and Company report arrivals from St. John and eight thousand more barrels left for Cuba. Cuba is said to be buying twenty to twenty five thousand bushels weekly with a third of the total pledged from New Brunswick.
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New Brunswick
Cuba
St. John
Canadian Pacific Service
Boyes and Company
Old System Best Says Hon W R Motherwell
At the 45th annual convention of the Dairymen's Association of Eastern Canada Minister of Agriculture Hon W R Motherwell argued that farm boys should work summers and attend winter schooling. He urged balancing education with farm labor and recalled that boys trained this way often became the most successful men. The report notes Spitzbergen trees reaching about an inch in height.
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Dairymen’s Association of
Eastern Canada
W. R. Motherwell
Iis
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Canadian National Development
Canadian National Railways
Lever Dodge
Meng
Lake Huron
Georgian Bay
the Alpine Club of Canada
Rockies
Lefroy
Victoria
Stephen Odoray
Odoray
Alpine Club of
Tion
The
Hunff
Bow
Club
Europe
Professor Coleman
Toronto
Parker
Winnipeg Free Press
Sir James Outram
Mount
Assiniboine
Matterhorn
William S. Vaux
Glaciers
Edward Whymper
Club Meuse
Vimy Ridge
Uitara
Taeian
Angus
High Horners
Spitzbergen
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