Canada Wheat Exports Seen Keeping Prices Firm Across Markets
Canada eyed as bread basket as demand rises worldwide. Letter from Obed Smith to Canada in London highlights growing food protection and rising wheat shipments to Belgium France Holland and other nations. He notes U S demand shrinking and Canada expanding arable land to meet global needs.
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Obed Smith
Foun? Gration
Canada
London
London Weekly
Belgium
France
Holand
Scandinavia
Italy
Germany
Orient
Pacifi Ocean
China
Japan
United States
Settler Satisfied with Meadow Lake Prospects in Letter
David M. Boyes writes from Meadow Lake Sask praising the country scanned for settlement. He notes fertile black loam soil, shallow water at 28 feet, abundant wild pea vine grazing, and two neighbors helping build a log house. He plans 60 acres under cultivation and recommends the district for health, fishing, and hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
David M. Boyes
Meadow Lake
Sask
Tere
Dairy exports surge in Canada with butter and cheese gains
Canada reports 49 000 more boxes of graded butter and 85 000 more boxes of cheese for export than last year. Cheese prices in England rise to about a penny, making Canadian dairy increasingly attractive to buyers abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
England
Nightingales Sing in Holloway Garden
Residents report a nightingale pair in Holloway London singing to each other from a tall garden tree. Observers watched through opera glasses as the birds settled and responded with trills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Holloway
Saskatchewan Trapping Proposals Include Muskrat and Beaver Bans
A Saskatchewan provincial game guardian report urges ending fall and winter muskrat trapping with 59 percent support from correspondents. It also recommends stopping beaver trapping south of the Churchill River due to scarcity, noting spring prices for muskrat pelts rise with fur quality. Coyotes remain steady, while jack rabbits surge, blamed on fewer coyotes and harming crops in the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Cherehill River
Beaver
Churchill River
Game Guardian
Canada Apple Crop Prospects Dip on Winter Injury
A department of agriculture crop report shows Canada’s prospect at 95 percent of 1924 output with 2 749 544 barrels harvested and 64.3 percent of the five year average of 3 088 504. British Columbia stands at 90 percent or 2 097 900 boxes with 0.5 percent of the five year average. Losses hit Creston Salmon Arm and northern Okanagan districts due to winter injury. southern Okanagan Keremeos and Kootenay Lake look to improved or steady yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Creston
Salmon Arm
Okanagan
Keremeos
Kootenay Lake
Minerals In Hog Rations Boost Gains At Agassiz Station
Agassiz British Columbia experimental farm notes show adding a mineral mix of ground bone meal ground charcoal ground rock phosphate and salt to hog rations increased weight gains across fourteen groups of six pigs each. Even with no mineral supplement wood or coal ashes on the floor produced good results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agassiz
B.C
W. H. Hicks
Wolves in Canada Habitat and Economic Role
The Ottawa Department of Agriculture publishes Norman Criddle's The Habits and Economic Importance of Wolves in Canada. The free pamphlet covers grey Arctic timber and coyote species, their feeding habits, economic impact, and methods to trap poison or destroy them along with skin preservation guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Criddle
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Criddle
Tree Distribution Aids Shelterbelts Across Western Canada
The Canadian Government forestry branch marks its 25th annual tree distribution to prairie farmers. Since inception it has shipped over 81 million hardwood cuttings and 1.5 million conifer transplants, establishing about 40 000 shelter belts. Indian Head and Sutherland nurseries supply stock for southern and northern areas, with 80 percent of plantings thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Sutherland
Manitoba
Alberta
Farming Scholarships Awarded For Canadian Agriculture
The Empire Exhibition Fellowship will allot fifty agricultural college scholarships in Canada. Twenty five have been allotted to London with the rest to Scotland and English districts. Each scholar receives free passage to Canada education and maintenance for a year and will be given suitable land work upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canada
The Office Boy’s Grim Wish
A dialogue unfolds in the office as a boy asks to attend his own funeral. The chief clerk dismisses the request, then is moved when the boy reveals the wish is for him to attend the clerk’s funeral, highlighting a tragic, reflective moment.
World Forestry Congress Roetee Opens in Rome
An international forestry congress runs from April 8 to May 5 in Rome. Officials aim to gather forestry experts from civilized nations to boost forest cultivation and industry worldwide, with a forestry machinery and products exhibition included in the program.
Winnipeg Pulp Mill Seeks Government Contract
George M. Seaman of Seaman Paper Co Chicago and E. W. Backus of Backus Partners told a Winnipeg meeting that a $5,000,000 pulp mill of 250 tons capacity could start immediately if the Dominion Government grants pulpwood and waterpower rights. About 300 representatives from Winnipeg and other areas welcomed the assurances at Mayor Webb’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Winnipeg
Dominion
George M. Seaman
Seaman Paper Company
Chicago
E. W. Backus
Backus-Prooks
Canada
United States
Greater
Winnipeg
Webb
Hull Lord Mayor urges concrete colony links for migrants
Speaking to Canadian and Newfoundland delegates at Wembley, the Hull Lord Mayor proposed that each colony establish a specific place or centre to focus Hall's colonial ties. He warned current migration seems too diffuse and visionary and suggested a tangible scheme could attract desirable settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Hull
Hall
Ancient Babylonian Tax Tablet Shown in Cleveland Exhibit
Curators display a 2350 B.C. tax bill unearthed from Babylonia alongside a sheep sacrifice inventory, a business document from Abraham’s era, and a Nabonidus reign dated tablet from 588 B.C. in Ohio.
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Babylonia
Cleveland
Abraham
Nabonidus
Johns Hopkins and Gates Lab Produce Potent Insulin Form
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University and the Gates Chemical Laboratory in Pasadena California have developed a highly concentrated insulin form during the past year. This preparation is more potent than standard commercial insulin used to treat diabetes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Gates Chemical Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Louise Learns French Latin And Algebra This Year
The note mentions Louise studying French Latin and algebra this year. It playfully asks to say how do you do in algebra for Louise.
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Louise
August births show longest life expectancy in government records
Government records indicate babies born in August have higher life expectancy than those born in other months. The finding highlights month of birth as a statistical factor in longevity.
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Party Takes Lake Winnipeg Dip
The Canadian Weekly Newspaper party cooled by a brisk cool day enjoyed a swim at Grand Beach after their annual Winnipeg convention. A large dancing pavilion hosted an orchestra that urged guests into lively fox trots and one steps along the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Party
Lake Winnipeg
Grand Beach
Winnipeg
Sands
Western Canada praised by US visitors on tour
Twenty two U.S. land agents toured Manitoba and Saskatchewan praising western Canada’s prosperity crop quality and farming methods. They visited Dauphin Saskatoon Goose Lake and Snipe Lake districts and lauded beef cattle hogs and strawberries while thanking Canadian officials for hospitality.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
United States
Dan M. Johnson
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Melfort
Wadena
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Eston
Kelvington
Goose Lake
Snipe Lake
Board of Trade
Forestry Farm
University
Nebraska
Illinois
Increase In Fish Marketed By B C
British Columbia reports total marketed fish value of 21,256,965 in 1924, up 461,042 from 1923. Salmon and halibut dominate, together accounting for 87 percent of production. Capital invested in vessels and gear reached 5,594,494, down from 5,760,272 in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Crickets Used To Produce Aviation Oil In Algeria
Advice from the department of commerce in Washington notes a crude oil can be made from crickets in Algiers. About eighteen tons of crickets were sent to Holland from Algeria, with some fed to poultry and the remainder processed to extract oil suitable for aviation as it resists congealing at high altitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Algiers
Holland
Algeria
Photographing a Bullet with Gelatin Sensitizer
Dr. A. H. Lambert reports a mysterious ingredient in gelatin that, in tiny quantity, sharply boosts photographic film sensitivity over a hundredfold. This could enable capturing a bullet in flight on film.
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A. H. Lambert
Better Neighborhood Talk Sparks Local Hope
A suburban woman and her neighbor chat over the back fence about improvements and a brighter community future. Mrs Nextdoor volunteers that they are staying, while both expect positive change as the area aims to improve.
Bill's odd habit shocks scholars in quirky quote mix
A witty line mocks Bill for reversing common sense with a cart before the horse image. Geologists explain hot springs form from surface water heated by subterranean lava, not deep earth processes.
William Hohenzollern’s Fortune Lost in Mysterious Writ
A garbled notice notes the fate of William Hohenzollern’s fortune, described as saved for a reign, but now unclear due to damaged wording. The fragment hints at a once-prominent heir and a royal context, with no clear dates or specifics.
Sunday School Superintendent Sees Strong Attendance
The Sunday School superintendent expresses high enthusiasm at full turnout with only one absence, noting little Meggie is ill and hope she recovers soon.
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Meggie
Hat Ride On Turtle
A swimmer off Leighton-on-Sea was given a free ride by a large turtle. The animal suddenly surfaced and pushed the bather out of the water and carried him several feet.
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Leighton-on-Sea
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World Forestry Congress
Rome
Mammoth
Paty
Atth Annual
Quebec
Ontario
Johnson
L. B. Boyd
St. Paul
Western Canada
M. T. Kilmer
Western
North America
Richard Ekstrom
H. J. Hansen
Leeds
N.C
Wiliam Hohenzollern
Fis
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