Western Canada Attracts US Migrants To Farms In 1920
The 1920 record shows nearly fifty thousand Americans moved to Canada as farmers or settlers to take free homesteads or buy improved farms. Many were scouts preparing final moves while others bought, some paying with exchange gains. Train tours of editors and businessmen boosted Canada’s image, predicting a large influx in 1921 and beyond.
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United States
Canada
Dominion
Dominion Government
Cacn
Electric Method To Increase Grain Yield
Seed treated by a new process of seed electrification will be sown this year by many leading farmers in Southern Alberta. A seed treating plant is operating at capacity with plans to expand. The Wolfryn Electro Chemical process uses a bath of calcium or sodium chloride and weak electrical current to increase seed conductivity and endurance, aiding germination and root growth.
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Alberta
Wolfryn
Canada
England
Advocate Widening Saskatchewan River
Hon. J. L. Cote reported in Ottawa that expanding the Saskatchewan River is key to coal marketing. Public Works surveyed a project costing about 20 million to create a six by 150 foot channel from Edmonton to Winnipeg, cutting freight to about 0.112 mills per ton mile and enabling power generation.
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J. L. Cote
Alberta
Ottawa House
Saskatchewan
Public Works Department
Edmonton
Winnipeg
War and Eye Surgery Spurred by Egypt Campaign
The piece notes that British eye surgery emerged after the Egypt expedition of Sir Ralph Abercrombie and Napoleon Bonaparte. Contagious ophthalmia spread among troops returning home, disabling soldiers and seeding the disease across Britain, prompting serious study of vision.
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Great Britain
Egypt
Ralph Abercrombie
Timber revenue from Nova Scotia timber tracts
Nova Scotia timber tracts remain major provincial revenue sources. In 1920 raw cut reached about 350 million feet valued at 12.25 million dollars, while timber products likely added around 23.81 million dollars in value.
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Nova Scotia
Alberta Farmers Import Dairy Stock
A Coaldale area movement led by local farmers aims to bring 0 to 80 Ontario cows to the alfalfa region. The plan includes selling milk locally and producing batter.
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Alberta
Coaldale
Ontario
Prairie Red Cross Expands Peace Time Campaign Across Canada
Western Canada embraces League of Red Cross Societies peace time program with Calgary leader R B Bennett representing Canada at Geneva. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba report advance programs including district hospitals health nurses and public health nursing. Junior Red Cross chapters in hundreds of schools. US and Czech Slovakia show strong enrollment. Campaign runs June 5 to 11. Canadians historically respond generously to Red Cross drives.
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Western Canada
League of Red Cross Societies
League of Nations
R. B. Bennett
Calgary
Alberta Re Cross Society
Canada
League
Geneva
Alberta
Saskatachewan
Manitoba
Alberta Society
Peace Aver
Red Cross
C B. Waagen
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Red Cross Societies
United States
Czecho-Slovakia
Centenarian Flyer Keeps Faithful Flight After Ninety-Ninth Aerial
Aged 102 Mrs Ann Sissons of Mansfield England celebrated her baptism and confirmation by the Bishop of Sheffield at Pitmoor after her latest aerial trip. She notes she loves flying and plans to continue for life, remarking she began her second century able to walk and learning to fly.
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Ann Sissons
Mansfield
England
Sheffield
Pitmoor
Settlers In March Headed North Across Western Ports
In March this year 1301 settlers from the United States arrived in Canada via western ports. Of these 897 were farmers and farm laborers, 776 were women and children, and 128 held other occupations. Distribution: 56 to Ontario, 208 to Manitoba, 709 to Saskatchewan, 786 to Alberta, and 42 to British Columbia. They carried $641,895 in cash and $308,891 in effects.
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United States
Canada
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
After the War Britain Offers Air Stations Kitchens and Broth
The government lists 17 airplane stations 9900 bat hrooms and 5010 tins of chicken broth as part of postwar bargains.
Sprouting Potatoes Boost Yields in Canadian Guidance
The article explains that sprouting seed potatoes can add about eight to eight bushels per acre, based on Irish Cobblers. It covers selecting small tubers, controlled light and temperature, and growing sprouts two inches long before planting. It also notes early planting and soil warmth aid yields in Canada.
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Ireland
W. T. Maceun
Dominion Horticulturist
Great Britain
Canada
Information Wanted at Banquet by Educators
A banquet hosted by a large body of educators opened with a speaker praising teachers. A tall emaciated young man rose from the rear in a sepulchral voice and asked, On what. The moment captured a stark interruption during a formal gathering.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Valuable Strontium Find Reported Near Penticton
A large body of strontium is reported near Penticton in British Columbia. The ore assays 70 to 75 percent pure and could supply a material used in sugar refining. Import hopes center on obtaining shipments from Austria as producers seek sources.
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Penticton
B.C
Austria
Comet Collision Fears Quashed by British Astronomer
Dr Crommelin of Greenwich Observatory dismisses rumors of a Pons Winnecke comet Earth collision. He calculates a miniscule chance, about 1 in 70 000, of head-on impact and a still tiny risk even if the coma were involved. In New York, Sir Auckland Geddes urges unity among Allied powers at St George Society dinner. He warns against rumors and calls for continued cooperation to defend freedom.
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Halley
Greenwich Observatory
A. D.C Cromrmetlin
Crommelin
Sir Auckland Geddes
Washington
St. George's Society of
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Sir Auckland
St. George’s Societies
Canada
Australia
India
England
England Because of the Labor Troubles. “Fagland
Texas
Europe
Clove Trees Dominate Spice Trade On African Islands
Ninety percent of the world supply of cloves comes from two tiny islands off Africa, Zanzibar and Pemba. Native to the tropics, cloves endure scorching sun. Harvest visits reveal high trees resembling olive trees, perfumed air, and clothes scented by the fragrant aroma.
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Africa
Zanzibar
Pemba
Tropics
Earth
Sun Spots and the Dying Sun Theory
The article discusses sun spots as a sign of the sun's debility and their expected increase over time. Astronomers and meteorologists monitor these spots, noting recent months show few and small areas. It suggests spotted regions are cooler and may explain the unusually warm winter.
Dominion Forestry Branch Plans Air Patrols for Western Canada
The Dominion Forestry Branch will deploy six aircraft in Southern Alberta to fight forest fires. Two main flights will run daily in normal weather, one north and one south, with extra staff ready for increased flights during fire danger. The reserves serve as grazing grounds for thousands of cattle and sheep.
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Dominion Forestry Branch
Canada
Alberta
Beauty Practices Across Asia Reported
An aid to loveliness describes how Hindi women color teeth black while in Japan and China faces are painted white with red cheeks and magenta lips showcasing diverse beauty standards across regions.
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Japan
China
Germans Seek Spanish Market Under Cut Prices
George White reports from Barcelona that Germany is pursuing the Spanish market across many industries. He notes bids below value to win contracts, including cement mill pricing and tramway tickets offered at a fraction of local costs with faster delivery, risking ruin for Spanish manufacturers.
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George White
Barcelona
Daily Mail
F.o.b
New York
Hamburg
Spain
Alberta and G. W. Railway Tie Distribution Plans
Officials report 202000 ties distributed along the Albert and Great Waterways Railways for spring work. A total of 300000 ties have been cut and will soon be laid as frost thaws. Crews are now placing ties where needed with rapid activity anticipated after freeze lifts.
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Albert & Great Waterways
Well Raised Confronts Harsh Parental Advice
An old Watchman Examiner quips a household anecdote where Sally explains her well behaved sons were raised with a barrel stave, while Al raises them less harshly. The tale underscores differing childrearing methods in a satirical, period voice.
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Sally
Watchman- Examiner
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