First Canadian Fur Trade Dominates Global Markets
The article traces Canada’s fur industry from Jacques Cartier to the present, noting Hudson's Bay Company as the leading trader with its main hub in Winnipeg. It describes market shifts from London to the United States, 1924 fur sales in Montreal, and the rise of domestic fur farming especially fox to meet rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potu
Isi
Hudsons Bay Company
London
England
United States
Montreal
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Canada
Hudson’s Bay Company
London's Ghosts Haunt Places At Set Times In City
A quirky London piece notes numerous human “ghosts” of queer women and men who appear at fixed hours in spots like Whitehall Downing Street and Ladbroke Hill. The report recalls a wartime figure called the Gold Controller and offers humorous exchanges among locals, shopkeepers, and a boy named William about historic battles and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rman
London
Whitehall
Charles
Ladgate Hill
St. Paul's
Downing Street
Hint for Amateur Gardener Emphasizes Beauty and Utility
The article advocates amateur gardening as both practical and aesthetic. It discusses how households plant large or small vegetable plots to save money while cultivating beauty, citing historical examples like Lord Bacon and classic garden imagery, urging gardeners to find poetry in the homely plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enital
United States
Tresletian
Lord Bacon
Buying Books by Weight and By the Volume
Second hand book dealers value inventories by weight rather than per volume. They buy in bulk from discarded libraries through auctions and private sales, preferring lump offers per 169 pounds to avoid per-volume valuations. Some volumes yield profits, while many sit on 10 cent shelves, with artists seeking prints and fly leaves for etching reproductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoirdupois
Royal visits to Canada since 1787 traced in Isle family history
The article lists numerous visits by members of the Roy family to Canada from 1787 onward. Figures include the Duke of Clarence with Nelson, the Duke of Kent, the Prince of Wales later Edward VII, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Connaught, Princess Louise, and the Duke of Cornwall and York, among others, noting their roles and terms in Canada. The present Prince of Wales is noted for his 1919 visit and repeated returns.
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Mary
Roy
Canada
Eorte UL
Duke of Clarence
Nelson
Indies
Duke of Kent
Queen Victoria
Quebec
Gibraltar
Montmorenes Fall
Liv
Malljax
Haliburton
Halifax
Kent Lodge
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Ottawa
Prince Alfred
Duke of Connaught
Dominion
Lorne
Japan
Princess Louise
Victoria
Iss
Marquis of
Duke of Bravil
Duke of Cornwall and York
George V
Daniel Defoe Biography: From Business Strife to Fiction
Daniel Defoe born in London in 1661 rose as a writer of political pamphlets and later turned to literature after failures in business. He produced several histories but earned fame for fiction noted for realistic detail and persuasive circumstantial accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
London
Self-fed pigs vs hand-fed pigs in pasture use study
Experiments at Rosthern Saskatchewan Experimental Station show self-fed pigs consume meals freely and stay full while using little pasture, whereas hand-fed pigs vary pasture use inversely to grain, take more exercise, and eat more green forage. Cold cash makes an excellent hot weather comfort. A woman may be beaten, but she rarely acknowledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
New Russian Policy Sought After Break with Soviet Realities
The piece argues that postrevolution diplomacy with Russia has been a sham as the Soviet Government defies expected implications. It calls for a genuine policy based on solid foundations and lasting relations, contrasting with make-believe diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Everyone Works In Canada Occupations report shows agriculture leads
A Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics report based on the 1921 census finds agriculture employs the most workers, with 41 618 per sons in the sector. Manufacturing ranks second, followed by trade finance and services in three roughly equal groups. The note asserts near full employment among able bodied males, with almost every person contributing to the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Middle Class Savings Fall Under Tax Drain
The article argues middle class finances are strained by income tax, noting savings have fallen by about 200 million pounds annually since before the war. It contrasts rising security for working classes with increasingly precarious middle class living standards and shows savings eroded by taxation.
Three Sets of Three Virtues and Vices
A didactic piece lists nine pairs of guidance and flaws. It poses three governing traits, three commendable qualities, three despised traits, three desires, and three admirable attributes. The focus spans temper, conduct, speech, industry, promptness, cruelty, arrogance, ingratitude, health, friendship, contentment, dignity, grace, and intellectual power reflecting a moral compass.
Happiness in Work and the Merit of the Busy Merchant
The piece argues happiness in work comes from being in the right condition and place. It praises honest effort, love of work, and self discipline as signs of a true vocation. It notes business as universal, rewarding progress by merchants and manufacturers who love their craft and drive community growth.
Nova Scotia Apple Orchards Are Old
Nova Scotia maintains apple culture with orchards in the Annapolis Valley dating back over 150 years. An 1698 Port Royal census recorded 1,575 apple trees among 34 growers. By 1860s, Nova Scotia shipped its first full cargo of apples to London and now produces about 2 million barrels annually for export.
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Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Port Royal
Annapolis
London
Wealthy ship owner dies aboard liner long aboard
A retired ship owner who lived on a large liner for years died while the vessel was at sea. He treated the ship as his permanent home and formed lasting friendships as new ports brought familiar faces. The report notes his unusual enjoyment of life at sea compared with land.
Eager settlers stake claims in Burnt Land district near Red Deer
Three men, John Johanson Sergus Jorgenson and C W Long already farmers in the area, stood on the Red Deer land justice steps on May 23 to file on blocks west of Red Teer Alberta. They formed a cooperative watch, sharing meals and rest as the land opened for filing the next morning. A photo captures C W Long in a chair by the door during their sentry tour. The scene shows the rush to grab land along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, despite a chilly northeast wind.
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Burnt Land
Red Teer
Alberta
John Johanson
Sergus Jorgenson
C. W. Long
Red Deer Land
Jane
Canadian Pacific Railway
Seeds to Trees From Tiny Begins Reforestation Efforts
The article explains how minuscule seeds from Sitka spruce Douglas fir western cedar and white pine grow into large trees. It notes the Forest Service collection program with Vancouver seed plants and Prairie facilities producing thousands of pounds of seed in 1926 for reforestation in Canada Britain and New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
England
Scotland
Vancouver
British Columbia
British Isles
New Zealand
Bitter End Nautical Term Explained From Anchor Cable
The phrase bitter end comes from a ship’s cable. Two bitts on deck secure the anchor line. The portion abaft the bus is the bitter end, paid out in storms to improve holding and minimize risk to the ship.
Father admonished for not providing written excuses
A father defends his stance saying he never writes notes to teachers causing stomach trouble. School officials question his means while he adds he married the teacher afterward.
Western fur farm regulations planned after commissioners meeting
A meeting of western game commissioners led to plans for uniform rules governing fur farms across the west. About 200 applications have already been filed by fur farmers intending to breed muskrats and beaver on land near lakes in Alberia.
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Western Game Commissioners
West
Alberia
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Tokio
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