Value Of Experimental And Research Work As An Aid To Agriculture
The Dominion promotes and guides experimental and research work boosting Canadian agriculture. Wheat gains from Marquis wheat and new varieties exceed $20,000,000 to provinces and over $500,000 yearly elsewhere. oats, barley, flax, and peas add millions in value. Research across botany, chemistry, health of animals and entomology protects crops, saves millions, and expands farming profits nationwide.
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Dominion
Canada
Praine
I’ Eston
Stanley
Huron
Prairie
Ontario
Experimental Farms
Prairie Provinces
Alberta butter would meet New York market demand
The Edmonton Bulletin says New York seeks a million pounds of Alberta butter. It notes Alberta dairies produce more than needed and could greatly expand output if export demand and prices stay steady, benefiting both provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alberta
Edmonton Bulletin
Made In B C Campaign Grows With Local Pledges
The Made in British Columbia campaign gains momentum as the secretary reports three thousand British Columbia families pledged to buy locally made goods, with about two thousand more expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
British Columbia
Indian Cadet Corps Tour Declares Blood Indian Corps Best
Major Millar of Calgary announces after his annual inspection that the Blood Indian Cadet Corps is the smartest and most advanced unit in the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Cadet Corps
Millar
Calgary
British cattle breeders eye Western Canada after Calgary show
British stock breeders Jaggard of Norfolk and Alston of Leicestershire praised the Calgary cattle display. They expect to order at least 2,000 head once the embargo is lifted, confirming England’s demand for Western Canada beef cattle and signaling strong trade potential.
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Chrystal
Jaggard
Norfolk
James Alston
Leicestershire
Old Country
Calgary
Alston
England
Alberta
German Invasion Shadows French Cinema Scene
German films with Swedish Italian and American titles were bought in France at about half the French price. They will play nationwide sparking protests from French producers. A rumor says Goldstein the Russian owner of the Apollo Theatre plans Viennese and Berlin music with a Lehar comic opera as a highlight next season.
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France
Goldstein
Apollo Theatre
Berlin
Franz Lehar
Ranching in the North Promoted as Finest Canadian Ranch
Frank Jackson declares the Key River and Peace River country in the Dominion of Canada the ideal ranching region. He owns what is regarded as the north country’s finest ranch, about halfway between Peace River Crossing and Fort Vermilion. Mail travels 250 miles, but the ranch’s beauty pasture and climate compensate for the distance.
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Dominion of Canada
Key River
Peace River
Frank Jackson
North Country
Peace River Crossing
Fort Vermillion
Canada seeks Privy Council ruling on Labrador territory dispute
Resources of Labrador and Newfoundland ask the Privy Council to settle ownership of 250000 square miles. Toronto lawyer Charles Percy Plaxton, official of the department of justice, will prepare Canada's case for the law lords. A 70 member survey party will assess mineral resources, with one report noting a waterfall in Labrador rivaling Niagara.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Privy Council
Labrador
Toronto
Charles Percy Plaxton
Plaxton
Department of Justice
Canada sees import rise and export drop in 1921 period
Canada recorded imports totaling 1,162,160,362 dollars for the year ending May 31, 1921, an increase of over 11.5 million dollars from the prior period, while exports of Canadian produce fell by more than 52 million dollars, leaving exports at 1,178,948,956 dollars.
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Canada
Innovations In British Air Express
A De Havilland eighteen Continental air express starts service London Paris with cruising speeds around 108 mph and a maximum 13 mph load. cost per passenger per mile under 3d. The plane carries a printed traveller’s guidance and emphasizes stability and relaxed seating. A London Amsterdam route adds a pilot-driven route map showing precise overflight positions.
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de Haviland
London Times
London Paris
England
London
Amsterdam
Unenlightened Russia Portrayed By Daily Mail Parody
A satirical excerpt from the London Daily Mail mocks Soviet leaders. Trotsky seeks Lenin’s care from a mental health specialist, Lenin calls for a Crimea rest cure, and Dzerzhinsky faces hostility while the regime suffers internal divisions as emigration and bankruptcy reshape the country.
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Russia
Trotsky
Lenin
Crimea
Dzerjinsky
London Daily Mail
Saskatchewan Creameries Industry Snapshot of 1926
In 1926 Saskatchewan had 47 creameries producing seven million pounds of butter. Five new creameries were under construction in Yorkton Assiniboia Weyburn Shaunavon and Empress. The province had a single cheese factory that produced 28 367 pounds of cheese last year.
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Saskatchewan
Yorkton
Assiniboia
Weyburn
Shaunavon
Empress
Countess Bernstorff to Reclaim Seized Property
Justice William Hitz of the District of Columbia Supreme Court orders the return to Countess Jeanne von Bernstorff of bonds and cases valued around 1,000,000 dollars seized under the trading with the enemy act. Alien Property Custodian Thomas W. Miller must restore the assets. the suit argued equal citizenship and inheritance as grounds for ownership.
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Jeanne von Bernstorff
Johann von Bernstorff
United States
William Hitz
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Thomas W. Miller
Countess von Bernstorff
Edward Luckemyer
New York
Seed Relics From Mesa Verde At Kansas Wesleyan Museum
Rev M M Stolz librarian at Kansas Wesleyan University received relics from Mesa Verde Arizona including corn cobs and beans and some kernels that scientists say were under rocks for 900 years The cobs appear fresh and the corn and beans seem perfectly preserved Stolz has planted some of the seeds and believes they will sprout and grow.
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M. M. Stolz
Kansas Wesleyan University
Frederick Brorson
Mesa Verde
Arizona
University
Stolz
Buy at Home: keep prosperity in our district
The slogan urges residents to spend within their local district to boost personal and neighbor prosperity. It emphasizes circulating money locally to strengthen the community economy.
Crees Seek Better Returns Through Union Talks
Reports say Cree leaders from prairie provinces met at Thunderchild reserve near Turtleford to discuss organization and a union. A large pow wow drew many settlers as ceremonies and dances drew crowds. Indians protest low prices for their wares and resist new economic conditions.
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Prairie Provinces
Thunderchild Reserve
Turtleford
Government land sales costs list by region
A Youth's Companion note lists price per acre paid by the U S Government for various territories. It puts Virgin Islands at about 205 dollars per acre, the Philippines at 27 cents, Florida at 24 cents, and Alaska at 2 cents.
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United States
Denmark
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Florida
Alaska
Scotland Buys Canadian Cattle in Record Sale
Glasgow cable reports 629 Canadian cattle sold in Scotland at 18 to 20 cents per pound, indicating strong demand for Canadian beef and favorable reception in Britain. The sale reflects sustained cross Atlantic livestock trade and growing export ties.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Sound Horn at the Crossroad Rather Than Race Ahead
The Youth's Companion emphasizes caution at crossroads urging drivers to horn or brake rather than speed to beat others. It frames safe driving as wiser than aggressive risk taking on busy streets.
Missionary Couple Volunteering for Tristan da Cunha
Rev Henry Martyn Rogers and his wife from Alexton Uppingham Rutland England volunteer to serve as priest and schoolmaster on Tristan da Cunha, Britain's loneliest possession in the South Atlantic with 119 inhabitants. The island receives one annual warship call and rare ves sels visits. The Tristan da Cunha Society seeks a whaler voyage or charter. islanders have no laws or crime, no barter, and money last year amounted to Ss. Tea cocoa and flour are scarce.
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Henry Martyn Rogers
Alexton
Uppingham
Rutland
England
Britain
Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
Capetown
Hollanders Flock to Alberta for Farming Start
Alberta attracts Dutch settlers with mixed farming suitable land. Since spring, many Hollanders have arrived and taken up land, with more expected this summer. A recent group of sixty five arrivals already possesses capital for immediate farming operations.
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Alberta
Assisting Industries Proves Worth of Government Loans
D. B. Martyn Deputy Minister of Industries for British Columbia says government loans have been commercially successful with only one failure. He cites two industries aided by the program, a woollen mill and a paper roofing company, as strong proof of provincial support benefits.
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D. B. Martyn
British Columbia
Large Sums For Railway Equipment
The Canadian National Railways will spend 6,000,000 over the next two months to prepare for Western Canada's bumper crop. General manager A E Warren says section gangs will be increased ballast trains run and employment provided by authorized works. Tracks will be brought to first class condition to handle a record grain shipment to the eastern seaboard.
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Canadian National Railways
Western Canada
A. E. Warren
Western Lines
West
Eastern
Seaboard
British Columbia Plans Colonization Scheme for Unsettled Lands
The British Columbia government plans a comprehensive colonization policy to settle vast unoccupied lands. It targets experienced farmers and proposes loans up to 2500 dollars to help start new farms. Only a small portion of the province is under cultivation, with growth aimed at doubling farm acreage and reducing food imports.
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B.C
British Columbia
Canada
Prairie Wind and Shelter Trees Transform Farms
A Prairie farming note praises tree belts as wind and dust shields improving crops and nerves. It cites Southern Alberta examples including Roy Walker at Vulcan with 25,000 trees and N. J. Anderson at Barnwell with 5,000 trees forming valuable shelter belts.
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Alberta
Roy Walker
Vulcan
Staples
Vauxhall
Irricana
N. J. Anderson
Barnwell
Anderson
John Smith
Tom Brown
Smith
French expert proposes thriving without a stomach
A French medical expert argues that a person can live and thrive without a stomach. The claim highlights advances in digestive care and nutritional management for rare gastric absence.
Farm Help Sought as Regina Officials Announce Vacancies
Regina employment officers report strong demand for experienced farm help and for Old Country farmers migrating to Western Canada. The farming sector offers ample openings while trade and industrial classes face a congested job market, though some agriculturists can still be absorbed.
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Western
Canada
Regina
Memory Training System Promotes Efficiency Course
A promoter extols the memory training system and offers efficiency courses to boost earnings. The skeptical listener replies he already earns more than that.
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Thomas
Soldiers to Farmers: 25,500 ex-soldiers take up farms in Canada
Under the soldiers re establishment act, 25,500 former WWI soldiers have taken up farming across Canada, holding about 3,335,000 acres. This reflects widespread land settlement and postwar support for veterans.
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Canada
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Saskatchewan Creameries
Bernstorff
U.S
Prairies
Loneliest Island
Hollanders
Archibald Mitchell
Canadian Forestry Association
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