Soil mining harms fertility shows long term losses
A new Department of Agriculture bulletin by Frank T. Shuttleton details how soil organic matter and nitrogen have degraded over 25 to 38 years in Prairie provinces and Indian Head samples. Nitrogen losses reached 40 percent in 38 years, mostly from crops and cultivation. rotation with grasses and clover is proposed to maintain soil fertility.
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Tee
Tx Medwin
Department of Ag
Frank T. Shuts
Pomme Fon
Prairie
Man
Baski
Shutt
Canadians Pessimism Highlighted by Montreal Speech
David Hazel former London County Council member told Montreal listeners that Canadians suffer from pessimism about their country. He argued Canada appeals to British emigrants due to geography but natives must shed negativity to gain brighter prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London County Council
Canada
New Zealand
Dominion
Aerial Garage Project Leases Roof Space Over Queen's Road
A London company leases the domed roof above Queen's Road Underground station and Bayswater to build an aerial garage. They take air space halfway down from the roof toward the platform and plan a commodious garage with a heavy concrete floor on iron girders. Land nearby is scarce, so the venture is expected to pay off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Au Aerial
London
Queen's Road Underground
Bayswater
Cear
Belfast Gentleman Helps Beggar Woman
A Belfast passerby gives sixpence to an old Irish woman who asks for help. She blesses him and wishes each hair on his head be a candle to light his way to glory. He quips that the procession may not be long.
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Belfast
Emigrant Actress Critics Spark Australia Debate
An English emigrant who recently toured Australia as an actress at the Ladies Imperial Club in London faced a question about ethnic groups. The reply suggested Scots controlled money, Jews held wealth, Irish influence the government, and English role in Australia.
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Datd Apsley
Australia
Ladies’ Imperial
Ciab
London
Receniix
Lenton
Meil
Australia to Present Pavilion at Wembley
Sir Joseph Cook acting for the Commonwealth Gov will present Australia’s pavilion at Wembley to the liquidators. The arrangements involve the Australian high commissions in London coordinating the transfer under official authorization.
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Joseph Cook
Humidity's Role in Artificial Incubation Revealed
Experiments at a farm in Lethridge Asia show air moisture controls evaporation and hatch rates. Relative humidity 54-60 percent first two weeks, slightly drier to day nineteen, then 50-69 percent to end yields better chick counts. 59-60 percent reduces eggs needed by half versus 35 percent.
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Merital
Lethridge
Asia
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Maple Sugar Industry Gains from Modern Equipment
Canadian sugar and syrup output topped five million dollars last year, modestly down from 1924 but above the prior season. Quebec leads production with about half the total, while Ontario and Atlantic provinces contribute the rest. Modern equipment and methods have raised quality and prices, expanding the role of maple products in agriculture.
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Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Marquis of Crewe as British ambassador plays with dignity
In a London Sunday Times anecdote the Marquis of Crewe, aging British ambassador in Paris, recalls how the late Duchess of Devonshire once separated office from the man. While Viceroy of Ireland, he lent her his deck seat. on landing she modestly ordered him to secure a train compartment for her bag, proving office and person both valued.
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Marquis of Crew
Paris
Duchess of Devonshire
Ireland
Kingstown
Holyhead
Irish
Bobby
London Sunday Times
Can Give Lessons To Nero In Fireproofing Band
The article recounts a series of fires linked to a municipal band in West Palm Beach and Orlando in 1925. It notes a March 18 performance at the attr actice field, the Breaker Hotel fire, a nearby warehouse blaze, and a Lake Kola stop with hospital incidents. Fire Chief Alfred Sadler advocates asbestos uniforms and life insurance amid the hazards.
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Nero
West Palm Beach
Florida
Attractice Field
Breaker
Orlando
Lake Kola
Alfred Sadler
Surveyor's Telescope and the Test for Superior Optics
The article explains how a surveying telescope magnifies distant details, equating its function to reading marks on rods and aiding precise instrument pointing. It notes a Ottawa topographical lab tests all surveyor instruments to reject inferior telescopes before field use, saving expense and error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
The Dominating Sex in Work Affairs Predicted
A Vancouver Sun quote envisions women filling trusted positions in big business and professions, with educated, capable women rising to leadership while observers note a contrasting image of patent-haired sheiks outside. The remark suggests an imminent shift toward female dominance in work life.
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Testa
Vancouver Sun
Britain Seeks Tamworth Brood Sows From Canada
The National Swine Breeders Association of Great Britain asks for quotations on 20 Tamworth brood sows from Canada or Quebec with option to add 200 more if the quality price and pedigrees satisfy.
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National
Swine Breeders’ Association of Great “Britain
Canada
F.e.b
Quebec
Best Start Being Born Or a Farm No Handicap
A Saskatchewan Farmers Alliance editorial extols farm life as the best start, recounting the career path of Saskatchewan’s minister of railways and premier figures. It praises homesteading origins, resilience, and the value of rural toil shaping public leaders, noting farming’s hard work and social rewards.
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Saskatchewan
Ottawa
England
Yorkton
Western Canada
Ontario
C. A. Dunning
J.G. Gardiner
Qantario
Jimmy Gardiner
British Crowds Favor Fair Play Over Booing in Soccer
The article argues English crowds praise skilled play and only boo players who fail to meet standards. It emphasizes that fans want a good game, a home win is hoped but secondary to the quality on display, and visiting teams are seldom harassed.
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Gare
Ellen Terry Reveals Secret of Youth on Birthday
On the eve of her seventy eighth birthday the famed actress Ellen Terry attributed youth to love of beauty and the knack of seeing it with sympathy. She added that well planned work you love helps keep one young as she prepared to spend her birthday at her country home away from London.
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Ellen Terry
London
Fountain of Youth Puddle Turns Boston Street Electric
An aged dray horse splashes through a puddle and appears to regain vigor as a younger horse arrives to mimic a transformation. An old man exams the water and is shocked when workers reveal a short circuited conduit energized the puddle with 120 volts.
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Boston
Caracole
Ponce de Leon
Cathay
Edison Electric Dlominating Co
Critics catch errors in the hometown paper
The Petrolia Advertiser Topic comments on how public scrutiny follows newspapers, noting that officials and citizens alike study what is written and that even small mistakes invite critique from readers.
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Petrolia Advertiser
Wound Up the Business Laughs at Rumors
A sharp exchange questions the state of a company with the reply that it has indeed failed and the business has been wound up. The brief dialogue underscores the end of operations and the sharp tone hints at lingering rumors.
Orphanage Report Presented at Grand Lodge Meeting
The board report from the Indian Head orphanage was shown to delegates at the Grand Lodge Orangemen’s gathering in Regina. Officials said the orphanage was debt free with a bank balance, noting a previous debt of several thousand dollars last year.
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Board of Management
Indian Head
Grand Lodge Orangemen
Regina
Respect for age varies by humans or poultry life
A terse philosophical remark questions equity in how aging is treated across genders or in a boarding house context with poultry. The line contrasts human aging with the treatment of birds to provoke thought on dignity and care.
Observation Car Used For Queen Margherita Funeral
A Canadian Pacific observation car, repurposed as a chapelle ardente and funeral coach, transported the late Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy. The car later served with the Austrian State Railways and, postwar, with the Malika State Railways in fast express service.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Margherita
Italy
Mother
Hmalika State Railways
Beekeeping Advice for Spring Strength and Honey Flow
The Dominion apiarist urges maximizing honey production by maintaining many two to six week old bees during the honey flow, uniting weak colonies, inspecting on warm evenings, and keeping wintered colonies in proper housing. Readers may obtain the bulletin free from the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Gires
Dominion Apiarist
CB. Gooderham
B.S.A
Jack Miner of Kingsville and His Bird Sanctuary Fame
Jack Miner operates a large bird sanctuary in Kingsville Ontario feeding ducks geese and swans during migrations. He tags birds with aluminum markers bearing his name and scripture and funds his work with lecture proceeds. Burnham compares him to Billy Sunday and his sanctuary brings Kingsville worldwide attention.
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
Minor
John B. Burnhaw
American Game Protective Association
New York City
Billy Sunday
English fashion battles to revive evening dress postwar
Englishmen resist evening attire as leaders of fashion report clubs in London restricting main dining rooms to those in evening dress. War disrupted formal wear and, despite efforts by shirtmakers and tailors, men favor soft collars cyuffs and roomy suits, leaving big dining rooms sparsely populated in formal attire and crowded in business wear.
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London
Flour Shipments to the Orient From Vancouver Port
Bookings indicate flour shipments to the Orient in the next three months from Vancouver port will run to about 0.009 tons. Practically all of the tonnage is destined for Shanghai and Darien.
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Orient
Vancouver
Shanghai
Darien
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Trieste
Austria
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