Intensive farming urged to bolster Western agriculture
An article argues for smaller, better managed farms and higher yields per acre across Canada’s prairies. It cites low land fertility, wind, frost, and high fertilizer costs as obstacles, and calls for government action to promote crop concentrates and farmer education to restore soil fertility and boost production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascada
Robert Forke
Drummond
Scotland
Minnesota
Manitoba
Acre
France
England
Canadian Northwest
Kanred Wheat Shows Superior Yield In Kansas History
Kansas researchers led by K F Roberts developed Kanred wheat from Crimean and Turkey Red crosses. The variety yields about three bushels more per acre, ripens earlier, has stiff straw, resists cold and rust, and has boosted Kansas production by roughly 6 million bushels on two million acres. Roberts later joined Manitoba University, pursuing fruit tree breeding and grape blue berry research with potential Canada impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
K. F. Roberts
Manitoba University
Roberts
Kansas Agricultural Experimental Station
Kanred
Manitoba
New York State
Canada
Trumpeter Swan Sighted in British Columbia Sanctuary
The Parks Branch reports a flock of nineteen trumpeter swans wintering on a small BC lake believed extinct for years. The lake area was declared a bird sanctuary and a warden appointed to patrol it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
Cologne's 200 Year Old Heritage Preserved in Locks
The original eau de cologne recipe dates back over two centuries and has been entrusted to a dozen custodians. The written copy rests in a crystal goblet, secured by triple locks in a room where the essential oils are blended.
Onion Forbidden in Ancient Egyptian Ceremonies
Priests of Felusium claim onions were buried as they caused tears hunger and thirst. The ancient decree forbade their consumption during fasts and religious rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felusium
Baltic Sea shallowest at forty three yards depth
The Baltic Sea registers the shallowest depth among major seas at about forty three yards. The Adriatic follows with an average depth near forty five yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic
Adriatic
Promoting Cross Nations Histories Urges Closer Ties
Sir Frederick Kenyon, director of the Piritikh Museum, urges closer American and Fonelish scholarly ties to prevent biased curricula. He warns that distorted histories in both nations aggravate mistrust and misperceptions, harming future citizens and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Frederick Kenyon
Piritikh Museum
America
England
Sir Frederick
Germany
Frederick
Trade With the Orient and Canada’s Role in India
The Department of Trade and Commerce pushes Orient trade growth as Canada improves ties with India. Before the war India imported 60 million dollars in commodities yearly, while Canada contributed about 36 thousand. Last year India’s imports reached 3.3 billion, with Canada supplying 1.125 million, and forecasts expect a rise to 3 to 5 million this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
India
Chinese Bamboo Quail Sent to Washington State
Chinese bamboo quail from northern China are to be distributed in Washington in spring. The birds measure between native quail and Hungarian pheasants in size and originate from a cold climate with harsher winters than Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washington
New York Tax Collector Records Four Cent Woman Payment Plan
A New York tax collector reported a woman with total income tax of four cents insisting on paying in one cent installments each quarter. The note highlights a tiny tax bill and unusual payment arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
People care little how you get your money
They are interested in the way you spend it.
Parasite strategy touted to curb grasshoppers in crops
The article argues for using egg-eating parasites to reduce grasshopper numbers as a cheaper alternative to poison. It notes success in the southwestern province and forecasts invasion risk as far north as Wetaskiwin, urging a parasite “ranch” to bolster future defenses against the 1924 hopper threat.
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Wetaskiwin
Fadmonton Bulletin
Grown Up Owner Reclaims Long-Lost Toy Vessel From London Pond
After thirty six years the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens is cleared revealing a trove of toy ships and a revolver. About 200 items lie in a shrine like storage beside Kensington Palace. One boat found its owner after twenty five years with a photograph proving identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington Gardens
London
Kensington Palace
Davy Jones
Queen Victoria
Museum of
Child and puppy germs dispute ends with reassurance
A seven year old warns she will not play with her puppy due to germs. Her mother corrects her saying the puppy has no germs, but the child insists she saw one hop, illustrating a misperception about contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
High Flyer Nonzelle and Jimmy Exchange Quips
The exchange features Nonzelle remarking that Jimmy is like an airship, with Jimmy asking why and Nonzelle replying that he is no good on earth. This playful dialogue centers on boastful airship imagery and self deprecating humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nonzelle
Jimmy
Homesteading Remains Strong Factor in Western Settlement
The article notes improved wool market conditions in 1922 and reports Western Canada’s homesteading remained active with 7,349 entries covering 1,175,840 acres. It lists provincial breakdowns Manitoba 1,488 Saskatchewan 2,79 Alberta 2,928 British Columbia 200 and details on international entrants and rising land values.
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W. W. Thomson
Co-operative Wool Growers
Saskatchewan
Thomson
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers, Limited
Manitoba
LC_L
Toronto
Wester Canada
Alberta
Circada
Troy
Prairie Provinces
Dritish Columbia
British Columbia
Sakatchewan
Western Canada
British Isles
England
United States
Land Ironclad Tank Promises Superior War Power
Report from Sheffield describes a new land Ironclad tank to replace artillery horses and rival tanks. Official tests are positive with modifications, bids invited for seventeen units from Lincoln and Vickers, priced around 35000 dollars each. The design features caterpillar wheels with greatly extended life and a turret mounted armor, combining propulsion and fighting ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Lincoln
Messers. Vickers
One of Canada's Greatest Industries
Dr J H Drisdale deputy minister of agriculture addressed delegates at the Eastern Ontario branch convention of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists in Ottawa. He urged Canadian dairymen to produce fancy European cheeses locally, noting Canada's dairy output about 3 million dollars yearly and rising consumption. He predicted dairying would become one of Canada's greatest industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Drisdale
Ontario
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Ottawa
Grisdale
Pasteur Institute Leads War Serum Effort And New Alum Chess Sets
From 1914 to 1918 the Pasteur Institute in France produced six million doses of serum for the nation. Amid wartime needs a new invention appears as sets of chessmen are crafted from aluminum.
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Pasteur Institute
France
Lung fish dug by pick and shovel in desert burrows
The article describes a lung fish that breathes air and buries itself during droughts. It can be found in dry sandy ground, hidden in a small breathing hole, and grows up to three feet long. It stores fat in its tail to endure long dry seasons.
Westminster Abbey to Erect Tablet for Walter Hines Page
The Dean of Westminster Abbey will honor Walter Hines Page by placing a tablet near the James Russell Lowell monument. The move follows a January request signed by Premier Gonar Law, the Earl of Balfour, H. J Asquith, David Lloyd George and Lord Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Times
Westminster Abbey
Gonar Law
Earl of Balfour
H. J Asquith
David Lloyd George
Lord Derby
Walter Hines Page
United States
Great Britain
James Russell Lowell
Britain
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Trumpeter Swan
Cologne
U.S
High Flyer
CO. W. Chapin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Strassbourg
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