Canada must not relax in offering inducements to settlers
The report from the British Oversea Settlement Committee warns Canada to stay active in immigration as competition from Australia and others grows. It notes Canada received 11,442 of 43,057 Britons abroad, while Australia drew 23,477 and New Zealand 761, with South Africa taking 126. Australia plans large loans to attract 459,000 immigrants in five years, raising stakes at the imperial conference. Canada must balance aid with limits, aiming for self-reliant newcomers.
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Lassi
Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
British Isles
British Columbia
Commonwealth
Canata
Control of Plant Lice or Aphids Easily Procured Insecticide
Advice on using Black Leaf 40 tobacco insecticide to control aphids on many plants. Apply to undersides of leaves and add laundry soap to improve spread and sticking. Send insect specimens to Manitoba Agricultural College for identification and further control methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Entomology
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winnipeg
Red-Backed Cutworm Threat Across Prairie Provinces
The Red-Backed Cutworm is widespread and destructive in Canada, affecting Manitoba and Saskatchewan most. The Dominion department of agriculture issued a bulletin urging control methods including poisoned bait and a summer fallow plan with deep ploughing and careful cultivation to disrupt moth flights from late July to early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
New Beekeeping Device Doubles Honey Output Claims
Hint for beekeepers describes a new comb device said to significantly raise profits. Inventor claims it cuts manufacturing needs and could allow bees to double honey output. Aluminum combs are painted with beeswax. Time seldom adds value to works by painter Hope.
Saskatchewan Poultry Culling Improves Flocks in 1925-26
Mr. J. G. Rayner reports Saskatchewan poultry culling during 1925-26 shows 8624 culled of 39498 birds, down from 9376 of 35425 in 1924-25, reducing cull rate from 26.5 to 21.8 percent. The program culls standard bred flocks. total birds handled exceed previous years, indicating overall flock improvement after seven seasons.
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Saskatchewan
J. G. Rayner
College of Agriculture
Department
Rayner
Canadian Registered Seed Drives U S Farm Purchases
Peter Stewart of the Canadian Seed Growers Association notes U S farmers in the Midwest bought nearly all available registered Canadian alfalfa seed last season paying a premium plus a four cent per pound duty. He cites rising demand abroad for samples and quotes and mentions a shipment of Marquis wheat and Banner oats to Argentina signaling export potential.
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United States
Peter Stewart
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Stewart
Argentine Republic
Nurse Misreads Thermometer Sparks Emergency Message
A student nurse misreads a clinical thermometer showing 120. She sends a frantic note to the doctor asking him to come at once. The doctor replies by telegram that he cannot assist and suggests calling the fire engine instead.
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The
Argonaut
San Francisco
Stockholm Plans Six Story Garage With Direct Street Access
A six story garage in Stockholm Sweden will provide space for 600 cars. Intersecting streets lie on different levels allowing direct drive into each level from the connecting streets.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Wheat protein grading discussed in Commons debate
In the House of Commons John Millar argues for grading wheat by protein content alongside existing standards. Stanley Tobin supports the idea while J A Robb notes possible premiums for high protein wheat and mentions a National Council of Research subcommittee to study a broader protein test with the Grain Commission.
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House of Commons
John Millar
Progressive
Qu'Appelle
Ife
National
Counter of Scientnifice Research Midht
Canada Grain Act
Stanley Tobin
Liberal
Wetask!win
Millar
J. A. Robb
Canada
National Council of Research
Sun
Board of Grain Commissioners
Survey of Mineral Possibilities in Saskatchewan Province
The Saskatchewan Government will survey mineral possibilities this summer including coal deposits at Lac La Ronge. C B Hastings mining engineer will lead the investigation following a preliminary survey by a provincial ceramist who noted high grade coal nearby. Professor Worcester reported coal outcroppings about 100 miles long. A separate party will tour Cold Lake via Meadow Lake and Big River with Worcester. Two tons of imitation pearls were used in Culver City for a large pearl ballet.
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Saskatchewan
Lac la Ronge
C. B. Hastings
Worcester
Lacka Range
Cold Lake
Meadow Lake
Big River
Western Progressives Push Free List for Canadian Cattle Trade
G G Coote of Macleod Alberta urged the Commons agriculture committee to remove duty or align tariffs with the United States to aid Western Canada cattle exports. He favored free list status or matching U S rates with a follow-on reduction clause. Conservative Mullins warned of disease risk from U S cattle. Tolmie doubted tariff end, and Coote called for a Canadian trade commissioner in Washington to monitor U S legislation.
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Canada
United States
H. A. Mullins
Marquette
Great Britain
F. Tolmile
Victoria
Coote
Washington
Egg use in tanneries and tariff news connect gun powder reference
The text notes eggs broken and kerosene treated then boric acid applied and sold to tanneries for early feathering, shells removed, egg mix put with hides. It also cites Mr Robbs saying Ottawa will stick to its guns and reports General Motors plant expansion after tariff changes.
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New York World
If There Is Honor Among Thieves There Should Be Some Among Politicians
A compact reflection on integrity in politics suggesting that ethical behavior should exist among public figures as it does among thieves, highlighting the tension between corruption and principle.
Poultry talk and warnings on another world war
Edward Brown of London warns at the Provincial Poultry Association in Montreal that the World Poultry Convention in Ottawa in 1927 could promote employment and peace, while warnings from Keynes and others describe the devastating costs of a new global conflict and the peril of communism in Europe and Russia.
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Edward Brown
F.L
London
England
Provincial
Poultry Association
Veterinary College
Montreal
Prof. Brown
International Association of Ihestructors
Canada
Ottawa
Hague
Valencia
Spain
R. J. C. Stead
Immigration and Colonization Department
Europe
New York Times
Sheep Farming Favored in Southeast Alberta
Abandoned farms in southeast Alberta are being picked up cheaply by farmers as attention shifts to sheep. Range is ample for small flocks and producers seek winter feed, with corn and sweet clover planted alongside grain. A French breakthrough transfers wheat directly into dough without milling.
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Alberta
Poverty Keeps Off More Gout Cases Than Physicians Cure
A short proverb notes poverty reduces gout instances more effectively than physician treatment, highlighting economic hardship as a factor in disease incidence.
Shorter Family's Bold Dash to Canada Amid Strike
A Birmingham family led by Mr Shorter began their Canadian voyage aboard the Meta Gamma after a Glasgow train delay. He bought a motorbike with sidecar to reach Glasgow in eight hours and sold it for a profit, aiding the family's move to Alberta under Father R A MacDonnell's settlement scheme.
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Metagana
Shorter
Glasgow
Mr Shorter
R. A. MacDonnell
Canada
Father MacDonnell
Alberta
Last Wild Horse Roundup May End West Region Event
Roundup of wild horses under way between Medicine Hat Standard and Bow Red Deer Rivers aims to curb nuisance bands. Captured animals are examined and kept if useful, while unusable stock is destroyed.
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Medicine Hat
Standard
Bow
Red Deer
Tuberculosis Research Work Vote Approved For NRC
A vote of 15000 for the National Research Council was under consideration to fund tuberculosis research. The council collaborates with the federal Department of Health, and the amount was increased to 15000.
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J. A. Robb
National Research Council
Department of Health
Safety matches produced in Sweden shipped to America
Safety matches made in Sweden and shipped to America last year weighed 37,003 tons, reflecting a large cross Atlantic trade in consumer fire safety products.
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Sweden
America
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Cal
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Russia
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Birmingham
West
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