Saskatchewan Clay Deposits Attract Wide Attention
Saskatchewan's Waldeck deposits of volcanic ash and Kieselgbur clay attract international interest. Experts estimate 10 million tons of Kieselgbur clay and 37 feet of ash, with potential to cut Canadian imports by about 4.6 million yearly. Governments and firms back exploration as 100 year clay supply is claimed.
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Saskatchewan
Waldeck Bask
Waldeck
Canada
L. H. Cole
Department of Mines
Ottawa
A. Worcester
University of Saskatchewan
D. B. Dowling
Geological Survey
Kieserghur
United States
Germany
Tripoli
Cole
Worcester
Kieselghur
Natural Resource Department
Canadian Pacific Railway
Valuable collection bought by Canadian government
The Canadian Government through agent Mr Kasher purchased a collection of documents from the final years of French rule in Canada. The set, assembled by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, includes letters of Montcalm Wolfe's rival on the Plains of Abraham Levis Bougainville and Vaudreuil and memoirs of Louis XIV. and others.
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Kasher
Canada
Sir Thomas Phillips
Cheltenham
Montcalm
Wolfe
Plains of
of Abraham
Levis
Bougainville
Vaudreuil
Louis XIV
Western Exhibits of Relief Maps Displayed This Summer
The Topographical Survey of Canada prepares new relief maps for exhibition at Brandon Regina Saskatoon and Edmonton this summer. Earlier at Ottawa’s Central Canada exhibition the maps attracted favorable comment and earned a diploma for their workmanship.
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Topographical Survey of Canada
Brandon
Regina
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Ottawa
Settler's Farm Growth in Wasketenau Alberta
A settler began with ten dollars borrowed and built a fine farm in the Wasketenau district Alberta. Ten years later John F.E. Vance farms about 200 acres with cattle. Despite drought last year his wheat yield reached 24 bushels per acre and 47 bushels per acre the year before.
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Wasketenau
Alberta
John FE. Vance
Evolution of Canada within the British Empire
The Vancouver Province argues that after fifty six years Canada and other Dominions have evolved into greater roles with Britain, sharing in Empire consciousness while maintaining autonomy. It notes external relations have shifted through conferences and concurrent legislation rather than surrendered authority, urging mutual consideration of all nations’ interests for closer imperial union.
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Canada
Great Britain
Dominions
Dominion of Canada
Vancouver
Everlasting Friendship Amid War of Words at Portland
Thirty thousand people heard President Harding in Portland as he spoke of America's independence. A British sailors group listened along with American and British officers, who laughed and joked together after the speech. The piece praises Anglo-Saxon restraint turning a day of revolt into a celebration of peace.
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Harding
Portland
America
George lI
Jefferson
Europe
Vancouver Sun
Stick to Your Job and Learn Through Patience
Compels perseverance in work and learning as true education. Staying on task grows business knowledge, skill, and character, while leaving early risks regression. Potential higher pay may appear, but progress hinges on mastering opportunities before changing paths.
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Collier’s Weekly
Ploughman Shot at Sand Beach Incident Near Aberdeen
An old farmer and his ploughman driving sand from the seashore were near a rifle range when a stray bullet struck the worker in the leg. The ploughman cried that he was shot as the farmer rushed to alert the shooters, urging them to stop.
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Aberdeen
Fifty Two Years in China Medical Missionary Returns to Canada
Dr. Leonora Howard King, after fifty two years as a medical missionary with the American Board of Missions in China, returns to Canada with her husband Dr. King. She has served as medical adviser to three generations of the Chinese royal family and is now in her eighty first year visiting her birthplace in Yonge and Escott Ontario.
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China
American Board of Missions
Leonora Howard King
Dr. King
Canada
Yonge and
Escott
Ont
Boasters Claim New Ways to Avoid Similar Tricks
The remark notes that some men boast they cannot be fooled twice in the same way yet there are many other methods to deceive. The line suggests persistence of tricksters and caution for readers.
How Rubber Got Its Name and Its Big Break
The article traces rubber’s name origins from rubbing pencil marks to Mackintosh the rain coat and Goodyear’s vulcanization discovery. It explains how rubbing led to its first use, Mackintosh’s waterproof coat, and the crucial vulcanization with sulfur that created modern rubber.
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England
India
Mackintosh
Goodyear
Homicide Rates Across U S Cities 1922 Comparison
According to the Spectator, New York City’s homicide rate was 5.3 per 100000, below the 28 city average. Chicago’s rate exceeded New York’s by more than double when population is considered, with Nashville St Louis and Cincinnati markedly higher. Boston Rochester Minneapolis Milwaukee and several smaller towns fared better than New York.
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the Spectator
Chicago
New York
Nashville
Tenn
Boston
Rochester
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Dissatisfied Or Content The Average Man
The saying notes that people fall into two groups the content with their existing state or driven by envy of what they lack. It reflects perpetual human striving and mood shifts across social contexts.
Brussels Church Clock Affected by Sun Heat Expansion
A Brussels church clock is described as being worn or affected by atmospheric expansion caused by the sun’s heat. The article notes the mechanism responds to temperature changes and may alter timekeeping accuracy under heat.
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Brussels
Manure Trials Boost Grain Yields at Scott Station
Over seven years at the Scott Saskatchewan Experimental Station rotted manure, applied in spring before ploughing, yielded an average of about 26 bushels per acre, eight more than plots with no manure. Fresh winter manure reduced yields and fouled land. Green crops ploughed under tended to lower results than rotted manure, while any green crop or summer fallow tended to raise yields.
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Scott, Saskatchewan
Scott Station
A Bright Scholar and a Newcomer Botany Tale
A proud botany teacher invites any question from her class. A newcomer who attended just two lectures answers by naming two terms, aurora borealis and delirium tremens, to the examiner’s request for botanical terms.
Opinionated Guidance for Friends Ends Friendly Visit
A terse maxim suggests giving a friend your concrete view and backing it to ensure they leave satisfied. The approach rewards directness and clear endorsement, reducing lingering doubt and avoiding conflict.
Ability To Muddle Through A National Characteristic
A British officer in Australia predicts future warfare will rely on amphibious tanks and submarine airplanes, while thinkers pursue harsher instruments of destruction. The piece discusses Britain’s tendency to muddle through, unemployment shifts, war debts, Franco British tensions, and evolving continental diplomacy through a critical, era tone.
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Australia
Not So Jolly As It Looks In One Week
Lloyds Regis lists ships entering docking or clearing from the United Kingdom including Jolly Angela Jolly George Jolly Kate Jolly Basil Jolly Helen Jolly Laura Jolly Christine Jolly Inez Jolly Esmond Jolly Frank Jolly James and Jolly Marie A merchant mariner notes such names imply forced mirth while an industry remains troubled per the Montreal Herald.
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Lloyd’s Registry
United Kingdom
Jolly Angela
Jolly George
Jolly Kate
Jolly Basil
Jolly Helen
Jolly Laura
Jolly Christine
Jolly Inez
Jolly Esmond
Jolly Frank
Jolly James
Merchant Mariner
Montreal Herald
Pictou to Host Scotland Anniversary Week in 1923
Pictou Nova Scotia will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Hector landing with July activities. Governor General Lord Byng and officials will attend as warships anchor in the harbor and troops parade. Nova Scotia labeled a premier vacation spot with seaside towns and fruit packing drawing visitors.
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Pictou
Nova Scotia
Canada
Hector
New Scotland
John Murray Gibbon
Lord Byng
Dominion
Highland Regiment
New York
Boston
Naming Prairie Lakes Reminiscences Tied to Viscount Chaplin
The death of Viscount Chaplin at 83 recalls the naming of Lakes Chaplin and Johnstone west of Moose Jaw. In 1860 Chaplin and undergrad Sir Frederick Johnstone planned a Western Canadian hunt but detoured with Rae’s party. The Geographic Board of Canada confirmed the names in 1918 after researching the origin and connections to the Hudson's Bay Company figures.
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Viscount Chaplin
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Oxford
Sir Frederick Johnstone
Western Canada
Sir John Rae
Edward Ellice
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Cypress Hills
Rae
Chaplin
Johnstone
Geographic Board of Canada
Restoration of France Progress After World War I
France has restored 76 percent of displaced 2.6 million inhabitants and fully rebuilt 1500 miles of standard gauge track. Of 8 million acres of devastated land 91 percent is restored and about 90 percent of 22 900 industrial plants are back in operation.
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France
Trinity House Authority Over British Lighthouses
Trinity House holds jurisdiction over all British lighthouses and pilots, directing safety and operations at sea through its regulatory and advisory role across the nation’s coastal navigation system.
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Trinity House
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Homicide
World Court
Regina Post
London
Ramsay Macdonald
Poincare
Lloyd George
Ruhr
Mr. Bonar Law
Britain
Berlin
Downing Street
Russia
Moscow
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