New Marking Regulation A Guide To Purchasing Canadian Made Goods
Captain Frans J. Edwards, Senior British Trade Commissioner, explains Canada will require goods to be marked with country of origin in English or French. Imported items must show origin. mislabeling German or Japanese products as British or Canadian is fraudulent and will face penalties, including a 10 percent extra duty.
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Canadas
Frans J. Eawards
Brit Trade Commission
SI Rts
Nippon
Japan
Capt. Edwards
Sheffield
United Kingdom
Dearth of Domestics and Detroit Corridor Oddities
The eastern provinces face a severe shortage of domestic servants with would be employers rushing to emigration sheds to hire on arrival from England. A new Detroit office building features a complex network of corridors with many passageways and disguises.
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England
Be an Optimist Beaming Over Canada’s Future
Be an optimist for Canada as prices jump and prosperity appears with a bumper crop. The Telegram notes shifting fortunes from millionaires to steady work, while Canada’s vast resources rise in value and famine-stricken nations shrink in comparison.
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Canada
Dominion
Northland
Arctic Circle
The
Toronto, Telegram
Reforestation Plans At Chicoutimi Pulp Company
The Chicoutimi Pulp Company plans extensive reforestation of its timber limits with the Quebec Forestry Department surveying reserves. The firm will implement strict regulations to ensure forest capital permanence and has sent an employee to Europe to study established methods and consult leading practitioners.
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Quebec
Chicoutimi Pulp Company
Quebec Forestry Department
Europe
Has Station On Farm Becomes Berry Creek Farming Co
James R. Sutherland owner of Alberta's largest irrigated farm partners with H. R. McCrindle to run Wardlow farm now operated by Berry Creek Farming Company. The 5000 acre property near a railway has seen about 40000 spent on irrigation including twelve miles of main ditches and iron works.
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James R. Sutherland
Alberta
H. R. McCrindle
Berry Creek Farming Company
Wardlow
Sutherland
Growth of Saskatchewan as Province Since 1905
The article notes Saskatchewan’s growth from 1905 to the present, with cities rising from three to seven, towns from sixteen to eighty, organized villages from sixty three to three hundred thirty seven, and municipalities from two to three hundred one, illustrating rapid development over the period.
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Saskatchewan
Vancouver Firm Secures Lethbridge Project Contract
The Lethbridge Northern irrigation scheme drew fifteen to twenty tenders from major Canadian and U S firms, with a Vancouver company winning the award. The job involves fifty miles of earthen ditching for the 108000 acre project.
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Vancouver
Lethbridge Northern
Canada
United States
Saskatchewan Road Work Under Federal Aid Plan Totals Near 200 Miles
Road work totaling close to two hundred miles is under construction or about to begin as part of the Federal aid scheme. Some sections are under Saskatchewan Department of Highways contracts while others are built by departmental day labor gangs.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Department of Highways
British Settlers Arrive on Canadian Pacific Steamer Maedosa
The steamer Maedosa docked at Montreal with 1,483 passengers, mostly British, of high standing. About eighty percent planned to settle in the land, many with farming experience and substantial capital.
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Canadian Pacific
Maedosa
Montreal
Seeing Nature With the Ear and the Blind Gardener
A man in northern England, blinded at 22, walks to hear life around him. He can name trees by wind in leaves and rain sounds on fields indicating fallow or cropping. The Park Committee of three northern cities hired him to identify trees in their parks.
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England
Adolphus Duncombe
Guild of Blind Gardeners
Insurance In Saskatchewan 1920 In Force And Activity
Saskatchewan life insurance in 1920 totaled 208,006,921 in force, up from 173,506,392 in 1919. New writing reached 57,591,347 with premiums about 1,000,000 higher at 6,654,588 vs 5,547,212 in 1919. Claims incurred were 872,209 and claims paid 788,102.
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Saskatchewan
Arthur E. Fisher
Gold Bullion Recovered From Rice Lake Mine
Fifteen pounds of gold bullion worth about $3000 were brought to Winnipeg from Northern Manitoba by the president of the Canadian Mining and Leasing Corporation. The gold came from the Gold Pan property at Rice Lake, reportedly reduced from 25 tons of ore.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canadian Mining and Leasing Corporation
Rice Lake
Unclear Fragment Describes African Coast Regions Condition
Fragmentary text hints at health conditions along Africa's low coast regions and a remark on beauty and modesty as a sorrow.
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Africa
Buenos Aires Goes Into Business
The Buenos Aires municipal government begins selling meat vegetables bread sugar and other foods in city markets to lower living costs. It lists daily prices and market locations in newspapers and has previously offered shoes and clothing through city displays.
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Buenos Aires
Agricultural Survey Plans by Manitoba Agricultural College
The Manitoba Agricultural College plans a province wide survey on weather effects on production dry area locations successful dry farming methods frost arms crop suitability soil types in territories insect and plant diseases stock breeder difficulties power use in farming and rural life conditions.
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Manitoba Agricultural College
Deepening St. Lawrence Channel From Montreal to Quebec
Dredging to raise the river depth from 30 to 35 feet advances steadily with work between Montreal and Three Rivers and planned onward to Quebec, a multi year project.
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St. Lawrence
Montreal
Three Rivers
Quebec
Irish Settlers From Dublin Arrive to Farm Manitoba
Eighteen people from two Dublin families arrive in Montreal aboard the Metagama. They have purchased two thousand acres of farmland in the Lake Francis district of Manitoba and plan to settle there.
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Montreal
Dublin
Ireland
Experiments With Plants Result in Producing Rust Resisting Varieties
Research by Prof. W. P. Thompson shows plant diseases like flax wilt cabbage yellows and melon wilt can be combatted by resistant varieties. Wheat crosses reveal resistance being transmitted to hybrids, but true bread wheat resistance remains rare and varies with rust strains.
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W. P. Thompson
University of Saskatchewan
Trade potential for British Columbia berries to England
The Canadian Trade Commissioner in London explores selling raspberries and strawberries to English jam makers. Experimental shipments are planned with strong interest and a likely expansion of frozen berry exports to the overseas jam market.
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England
British Columbia
London
Angora Wool Industry Considered on Vancouver Island
A potential Angora woolen industry on Vancouver Island uses wool from Angora rabbits said to spin into the finest soft wool. Test rabbits were bred at Prospect Lake near Victoria.
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B.C
Vancouver Island
Prospect Lake
Victoria
Slander Lies Forever on the Hill
A proverb-like reflection on how false tales spread and harm reputations. It warns that once spoken to a trusted friend, a rumor cannot be fully retracted even when denial is publicly declared.
Patronize Your Local Merchant To Build Up Homes
A call to support neighborhood merchants to strengthen community economies and improve local housing. The message urges residents to buy locally and invest in local businesses to boost home values and neighborhood vitality.
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Vowaha
Canada Fisheries Output Declines in 1920 to 49 Million
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s fisheries production in 1920 at 49,321,217 dollars, down about 7 million from 1919. British Columbia contributed 23,300,000 and Nova Scotia 12,700,000, with salmon the leading species followed by lobster cod halibut and herring. nearly 2,000,000 worth of white fish were marketed.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Manitoba Highways Construction Budget This Season
The estimated expenditure on reconstruction in Manitoba this season is 3,493,850 dollars according to A McGillivray highways commissioner. Municipalities will contribute approximately fifty percent of the cost of construction.
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Ae Ee
Manitoba
A. McGillivray
Gas storage for apples extends freshness and cuts costs
Researchers describe a method called gas storage where apples are kept in an airtight chamber with the gas from their own respiration. An instrument monitors carbon dioxide levels and air dilutes as needed, circulating by temperature changes and removing excess moisture. The system reportedly doubles storage time and costs less than cold storage, attracting study by the British Investigation Board.
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British Investigation Board
Alberta Farmers Launch Grasshopper Offensive
Alberta farmers in southern districts prepare to battle grasshoppers after a tour by H A Craig deputy minister of agriculture. About twenty department workers organize municipal districts hold meetings establish mixing stations and spread information to wage a successful campaign.
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Alberta
H. A. Craig
Department of Agriculture
Air Passenger Service From Britain to France
Passengers may now travel by air between Great Britain and France at about one hundred miles per hour for seven cents per mile. The announcement marks a dramatic advance in cross channel travel, promising faster journeys and new options for international flights.
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Great Britain
France
Victoria Times
Byng of Vimy and the Governor General’s Qualities
An editorial argues Charles Murphy should doubt Lord Byng as governor general due to military background. It praises past military leaders like Minto and the Duke of Connaught, claiming statecraft and diplomacy are less vital than tact and good sense which Byng has shown in abundance.
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Charles Murphy
Lord Byng
Genanada
Lord Minto
Canada
India
Duke of Connaught
Byng
Hamilton Herald
Eral
Empress of Scotland Assigned to St Lawrence Route
Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Scotland, formerly Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, a 25000 ton vessel, is officially assigned to the St Lawrence route. Her first sailing is planned for July. The three class ship features luxurious cabin equipment and was built in 1905 for the New York run.
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St. Lawrence
New York
Sunny Side of Forty Phrase Reflects Midlife Tone
A reader notes the saying on being on the sunny side of forty signals a positive midlife approach. The remark suggests optimism about aging and age-related self-perception rather than a precise age.
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