Goats Grow in Canadian Dairying Weighing on Milk Stock
The Canadian Goat Society reports rising purebred registrations led by Toggenburg Saanen and Nubian breeds. Ontario leads in registrations while lenders note goats provide wholesome milk and versatile products. Goats thrive on varied feed, need careful winter rations, and promise future growth alongside wool goats and Mohair demand. A stray humorous aside ends with a father son quip about politeness.
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Canada
Pritiel Covemista
Abe Dominion
Ontario
Canadian Coat Society
Coni
Vancouver
Victoria
Natural Resources Intelligence Services
Lepertisent of the Interior
Ortewa
India
Germany
United States
Spain
Lindsay Williamson
Canadian Goat Society
National Livestock Records Board
Ottawa
Torgenbars
Sasnen
Holstein
Jerney
Ayrshire
Size of British Empire Estimates Vary
The article notes wide variance in imperial area estimates from sources like The Statesman’s Year Book Whitaker’s Almanack and World Almanac for regions including the British Isles and India. It highlights 13.3 to 13.72 million square miles as common figures and warns that imprecise data could allow theft of miles.
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Pimeire
British Isles
Ireland
Statesman
Whitaker
India
British India
Ashimanack
London Times
The
Wisdom in Old Saying About Sand and Teeth
A column argues sand in food may have cleaned and strengthened teeth in early Americans. It cites aboriginal skulls with flattened grinding surfaces from grit, notes Native beach living, and recalls Columbia dentistry faculty suggesting sand acted as a natural dental cleanse through meals.
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Great Lakes
School of Dentistry
Columbia University
Learning thrift leads to success and independence
The text argues that saving money teaches value and independence, while idle funds earn interest but spending foolishly wastes resources. It stresses frugality and wise spending as essential life skills for both boys and girls.
Canada Hosts World’s Largest Experimental Farm in Ottawa
Canada unveils the world’s largest experimental farm in Ottawa, showcasing advanced agricultural research and sustainable farming practices. Researchers from key institutions collaborate to test crop varieties, irrigation systems, and soil management techniques for improved yields.
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Canada
Ottawa
Prairie Hay Production Surges to Three Million Acres
Rapid expansion in hay acreage across the Prairie Provinces over a decade. With seven-figure gains, the 1926 area nears 3,000,000 acres. Experts advise timing cuts by forage type and preserving leaves to maximize palatability and quality through proper curing and moisture control.
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Prairie
Indian Head Experimental Farm
Alberta site found for Mackenzie winter camp on Peace River
Judge F W Howay reports discovery of Sir Alexander Mackenzie s winter camp on the Peace River dating 1792 to 1795. Howay, western representative of the national board, identified the site and returned to report the finding with satisfaction.
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Sir Alexander MacKenzie
Peace River
Alberta
National Monuments
F. W. Howay
New Westminster
Judge Howay
National Board
Screws Tested For Gripping Power In Various Woods
The U S Bureau of Statistics tested ten thousand screws by driving them into poplar cypress sycamore Georgia pine North Carolina pine hard maple and white oak. The holding power of each screw was measured through carefully planned experiments. An ounce of confidence in yourself is worth a pound of confidence in others.
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Bureau of Statistics
Georgia
North Carolina
Salt drift from sea floods Great Britain with salty rainfall
Wilfred Irwin reports to Manchester's Literary and Philosophical Society that about 1,006,000 tons of salt fall on England and Wales each year. Salt comes from sea spray blown by storms and dissolved by rain, with rivers returning much of it to the ocean.
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Great Britain
Literary and Philosophical Society
City of
Manchester
England
Wilfred Irwin
Irwin
Wales
Sahara
Finland
Harm That Good Men Do and the Danger of Unenlightened Leadership
An editorial reflects on Bertrand Runzell in The Harm That Good Men Do and argues handicaps to progress arise from good but unenlightened leaders. A Hartford banker once advised not to fear bad people but the stupid ones cause most trouble, suggesting nature punishes stupidity and cautioning against leaders without imagination or courage simply because they are good.
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Bertrand Runzell
Flartford
Radio News Meets Resistance in Swanetia
Radio has reached the remote Swanetia region on the Caucasus south slopes but faces strong opposition from Mullahs who denounce the device as devilish. A public display saw a receiving setup condemned and thrown into a precipice. Canada’s bank deposits per person stood at 85 dollars in 1914 and 150 dollars in 1927.
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Swanetia
Caucasian Mountains
Canada
Adviser to Chang Tso Ling Plans Global Tour for Intervention
An adviser to War Lord General John Sutton and the Northern War Lord Chang Tso Ling travels from Vancouver after arriving on the Empress of Canada. He aims to tour America and Europe to advocate Powers intervention in the Chinese crisis while remaining aligned with Sutton.
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John Sutton
Chang To Ling
America
Europe
Sutton
Chang Tso Ling
Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada Fruit Crop Value Tops Forty Million Dollars
Canada shows a thriving fruit industry with last year’s commercial crop valued around 20.2 million dollars and similar amount used locally. Annapolis Valley, Niagara Peninsula, and Okanagan lead, tracing origins back to early settlers and experimental shipments in 1861. British Columbia fruit acreage rose from 6,500 in 1891 to about 60,009 acres by the early 1920s, reflecting rapid growth.
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Canada
Annapolis Valley
Niagara Peninsula
Okanagan
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Imaginative Trench Banter Ends in Canadian Death
In World War I trench talk a soldier recalls a grim game of envisioning feasts to cope with the rain and misery. The imagined meals grow fantastical until a brutal end as one Canadian soldier falls, a stark, fatal reminder of war’s dangers.
Australia Finds Profit in Pest Rabbits Through Fur Exports
Rabbits once deemed the worst pest are now a valuable export source in Australia. Farmers and trappers support an expanding fur trade to satisfy demand, especially from the United States. Some trappers earn up to £30 a week.
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Australia
United States
Zulu Prefers Wild Westerns and Western Comedy Films
Arthur L. Adams of the American Board Mission at Rhodesia notes that the Zulu favor wild Westerns and American comedies. Educational films are tolerated while society dramas are rejected. Outdoor screenings entertain thousands of diamond mine workers.
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Arthur L. Adams
American Board
Rhodesia
South Africa
Lands At Dangerous Speed Byrd Warns Of Iced Planes
Byrd describes a plane striking ground at fifty miles an hour as dangerous in fog and rain. He emphasizes the risk of forced landings with trees, buildings, or wires in the way. Colonel Lindbergh notes the slowest landing he could manage with his lighter aircraft at forty miles per hour.
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Byrd
Lindbergh
Strange Duty Neglect Cited Amid Alluring Temptations
A short report notes many overlook plain duties for more alluring pursuits. It highlights a cultural pull toward attractive distractions and urges adherence to routine responsibilities.
Western Canada Non-Metallic Minerals Revealed in Reports
A provincial survey notes rich non metallic mineral deposits across Western Canada. It highlights clays for bricks and wares in Saskatchewan, sodium sulphate near Dunkirk, and notable building stone from Tyndall, Manitoba used in Winnipeg Parliament and other major buildings. Gypsum production supports wallboard and cement in northern Saskatchewan.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Dunkirk
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific
Ingebright Lake
Waldeck
Saskatchewan River
Saskatoon
Tyndall
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Parliament
Regina
Bank of Hamilton
Vancouver
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
St. Roch Cathedral
Winnipes
Leader
Juvenile Delinquency Convictions in Canada 1926
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1926 saw 8 546 juvenile delinquents convicted in Canada with 8 245 boys and 61 girls. Total 8 739 in 1925 with 8 064 boys and 75 girls. In 19 cities boys rose 1.77 percent while girls fell 17.33 percent. Of 5 299 major offences, 4 535 offenders were born in Canada.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Berengaria Builds Deck Garage for Car Transport
The Berengaria now features a dozen-car garage on its K deck to accommodate Americans touring Europe with their own cars and chauffeurs. The new facility aims to simplify car transport as more travelers opt to bring personal vehicles on their voyages.
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Europe
Berengaria
Compliment Noted on Resemblance to Maud
Edith reports a gentleman praised your resemblance to Maud today. Maud received the remark with curiosity as she pondered the observation.
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Maud
Edith
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