Cement Crumbling Problem Plaguing Western Canada
University of Saskatchewan researchers led by Professor Thorvaldson study alkali salts in soils that cause concrete foundations to crumble. Four test plots across Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba show even strong concrete fails in soils with over half a percent of certain salts. Work aims to uncover the chemical action and develop remedies with support from governments and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
T. Thorvardeon
Department of Chemistry
Wiliams
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Prairie
Engineering Institute of Canada
C. Jack Mackenzie
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Thorvaldson
Government of
Advisory Council For Industrial Research
Forty Years' Sentence Reduced for Steven Zawistuk Case
The 40 year sentence given by a Parry Sound magistrate for breaking plate glass windows has been reduced to two years on each charge with sentences to run concurrently. Ottawa informed the Ontario attorney general’s department of the change after prior criticism and an inquiry by Attorney-General Raney. Bananas grown worldwide total 176 varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parry Sound
Steven Zawistuk
Ontario
Attorney-General’s Department
Ottawa
Yowisiuk
Raney
Storms Kill Fishes From Sudden Cold Snap Off Coast
A Northeast coast storm left millions of dead fish on shore and icebergs in tow, chilling waters and killing cod and Seth as species struggle with abrupt temperature drops. Experiments to acclimate English salmon in Tasmania failed due to temperature differences. Congers pilchards and boar fish also suffered or vanished after the gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Seth
Tasmania
Cornish
Cornwall
Western Soft Pine of British Columbia for Interior Finish
Western soft pine grows across the southern Interior of British Columbia between the Cascade foothills and the Rocky Mountains. Trees are cylindrical with a narrow open crown, reaching 50 to 100 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet in diameter. Bark is reddish yellow and 2 to 3 inches thick. Slow growth yields fine grain wood that takes a satin-like finish and machines smoothly without knife marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Cascade Range
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mount Haffner Named For War Hero Harry Haffner
The geographic board honors Lieut. Harry Haffner by naming a Banff Winderemere road peak Mount Haffner. Haffner served with the Eighth Field Company Canadian Engineers, led early road surveys and construction, enlisted 1915, and died May 31, 1916 while defending trench plans. Mount Haffner lies just across the British Columbia boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haffner
Geographic Board
Banff-Winderamere
Haffner
Board
Calgary
Lieut
Eighth Field Company of
Canadian Engineers
Mount Haffner
British Columbia
Bulgarian Peasant Government Enforces Compulsory Women’s Labor
The Bulgarian peasant governmentmoves to compel women to work. Premier Stamboulski defends the law stating town ladies avoid labor while peasant women toil. The plan starts in Sofia then expands to small cities and villages as needed. A solid form of poison gas is also mentioned for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamboulski
Sofia
Canada urged to open gates to worthy immigrants
Lord Shaughnessy argues Canada must welcome settlers from around the world to develop forests and fisheries. He notes wartime and postwar restrictions harmed growth and cites Ukrainian, Polish, Hungarian, Swiss, Dutch, Scandinavian and Welsh communities. He urges Parliament to ease immigration limits to a reasonable level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Lord Shaughnessy
Lord Lansdowne Celebrates 77th Birthday in January
Lord Lansdowne, born 1845, reached his 77th birthday on January 14. A longtime public servant, his career spans roles from Lord of the Treasury to Governor-General of Canada and India, with a noted marriage to Lady Maud Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lansdowne
England
Abercorrn
India
Lansdowne
Keith and Nairne
Earl of
Kerry
Clanmaurice
Viscount Fitzmaurice
Pinketon
Earl of Shelburne
Baron Wycombe
Earl of Wycombe
Calne
New Ontario Fur Figures Show Fort William District Output
Annual fur production for the Fort William district including Port Arthur Nipigon and west to Kenora totals about 7 000 mink 1 000 black bear 2 000 martin 1 000 skunk 35 000 beaver 3 000 fisher 25 090 ermine 7 00 muskrats and 560 lynx J S McMillan secretary of the Raw Fur Dealers Association of Northern Ontario supplied the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Port Arthur
Nipigon
Kenora
J. S. McMillan
Raw Fur Dealers Association of
Northern Ontario
Fair Wear and Tear in a Frugal Household
A fashionable lady, keeping rents herself, confronts Mr Brown’s bad humor by undertaking tasks. She repairs a bath and other jobs, noting its terrible condition. Brown retorts that the paint has been neglected for six years, highlighting long-standing maintenance issues. The discussion reflects domestic frugality and modest improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brown
Pearson’s Magazine
Air Route From London to Cork Aims to Speed Mails
Plans for a London to Cork air service to shorten mail delivery to America by at least one day. Proposals include large amphibious flying boats starting near Westminster landing in Queenstown harbor and meeting liners for faster mail transfer between London and America.
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London
Cork
America
Queenstown Harbor
Queenstown
Thames
Westminster
Ireland
Atlantic
Irish
Russia plans electrification drive as Sweden to supply turbines
Russia’s long discussed electrification project appears to advance with officials signaling action. Sweden would produce high power turbines and other materials for years, relying on US copper imports to meet Swedish and Soviet contracts. Professor Crastio arrived in Trollhättan to negotiate with Gunnar W. Anderson’s industrial group, a major locomotive supplier to the Soviet government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenine
Russia
Sweden
United States
Professor Crastio
Trollhaettan
Gunnar W. Anderson
Trokhaettan
New Quebec Strong Man Victor Delamarre Impresses Montreal Crowd
Victor Delamarre from a small town in Quebec province wowed Montreal at the St Denis Theatre by feats like carrying a 985 pound horse on his back and balancing a 20 foot Quebec bridge over which a loaded car passes. Weighing about 169 pounds he remains remarkably muscular and drew a packed audience. A separate Paris note mentions divorce agencies circulating to janitors offering Uberal compensation for tenant tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec Province
Victor Delamarre
St. Denis
Montreal
Quebec Bridge
Voter Turnout in General Election Falls Short of 1917
The article notes about 35 percent of eligible voters stayed home in the last federal general election with Quebec turnout near 70 percent and Ontario around 63 percent. It contrasts the Dominion ratio of votes polled to pollable names with 1917 when about 90 percent voted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Ontario
Dominion
Alberta cheese industry grows in 1921 output
Alberta’s cheese industry shows a rise in 1921 with production of 960000 pounds. Total yearly output reaches 1711524 pounds, nearly doubling the prior year and signaling stronger outlook for 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Trouble Brewing The Editor
A humorous exchange about a caption error in a local paper. The editor questions a self written report while Mrs Ponderous rebutts the paper misstates a member as the fattest, not the fittest, highlighting a wording mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluir
Miner Discovers Two Radium Deposits in British Columbia
H B Neave, a mining engineer and prospector, reports in Popular Mechanics that after nine years of global searching he found two radium bearing ore deposits on Vancouver Island and Valdez Island off the coast of British Columbia. He tested samples with electroscope and radiographs and sent them to Sir Ernest Rutherford for analysis. The field’s productive potential remains undetermined, but any radium find is significant due to limited current sources.
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South Africa
Alaska
H. B. Neave
Valdez
Vancouver
British Columbia
Mr. Neave
Tahsish Inlet
Vancouver Island
Valdez Island
Open Bay
Neave
Sir Ernest Rutherford
Sir Ernest
Francis Dickie
March
Popular Mechanics
Don’ts for Poultry Keepers of Vancouver Island
Compilation from the Dominion Experimental Station for Vancouver Island lists practical poultry care rules. It cites records showing six Wyandottes averaging 254 eggs in 1918, 275 in 1919, and ten in 1921 just under 249, as proof of proper management. The piece pairs this with a string of humorous or moralizing lines about manners and reform.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Vancouver Island
B.C
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