Dehorn Your Commercial Cattle
A cattle industry push to dehorn all commercial cattle across Canada cites economic gains. The Western Canada livestock conference endorses widespread dehorning between March 15 and April 14 or in October, urging press and institutions to promote the practice to reduce costs, improve market value, and prevent injuries.
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Canada
Western
Caoatia
Njarimentsa of Agriculture
Agriculturs
Tiventioce
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Maperience
Parks in Canada Expand Facilities for Travelers
Instruction and development work continues in all National Parks across Canada. Visitor numbers steadily rise as sanctuaries boost life in the parks. The buffalo herd at Wafewright Alberta has grown beyond park capacity. Migratory Birds Convention Act spurs marked growth in bird species counts.
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Canada
Wafewright
Alberta
Prairie Home man powers village lights with junk generator
A. Haas of Prairie Home Nebraska keeps a municipal lighting plant running by using a second hand generator attached to his car engine. His improvised setup supplies current sufficient for a small village as his car becomes too dilapidated for public appearances.
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A. Haas
Prairie Home, Neb
Popular Science Monthly
Haas
Our National Parks Viewed As Canadian Treasure
The Canadian national parks cover about 6 140 000 acres and protect wild fowl deer mountain sheep goats moose elk bear and buffalo. They are a tourist wonderland with forests lakes glaciers hot springs waterfalls and mountains. Stratford Beacon Herald.
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Canadian National Parks
Tey
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Varnish Makers and Odd Phrases From Old Trade Note
A fragmentary trade notice hints at varnish makers and curious terms. It mentions rare varieties of Osh and a reference to rheumatism albeit in unclear context.
Kota Wheat Rust Drive Shapes Canadian Policy Debate
The Hon. W. R. Motherwell discusses ongoing cooperation with U S and provincial authorities to secure a Kota wheat variety amid rust threats. He notes progress in research over the last decade, pledges speedier results, and explains Kota’s hand selection origins and limited cross-breeding. Farmers increasingly plant Kota as rust pressures rise in Dakota.
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United States
Takota
Kota
Dakota
Hon
W. R. Motherwell
West and East Visitors From the Plains
The Halifax Chronicle greets visitors from the west with a shared patriotism within the British Commonwealth. The piece notes geographic differences but calls for closer cooperation, unity, and devotion to the Dominion from sea to sea.
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Great West
The
Halifax Chronicle
No one should apologize for the Empire says Cape Argus
The Cape Argus argues no reason to be ashamed of the Empire or South Africa's ties to Britain. It should be called the British Hapire or British Commonwealth of Nations, as long as the term stands for freedom and not tyranny or aggression. Burke is cited describing the idea as a sanctuary of liberty.
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South Africa
British Hapire
British Commonwealth of Nations
Burke
Cape Argus
Tropical sweet pea adaptation found in Porto Rico
May of the US Agricultural Experimental Station reports day length in the tropics as a key factor delaying bloom for sweet peas. A tropical sweet pea from Australia has been introduced to overcome the problem and promote flowering in tropical regions.
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Tropics
Porto Rico
Pd.av. May
Australia
Plans Farm Scholarship Aiding agricultural workers' children
The British ministry of agriculture announced a scheme to award scholarships and maintenance grants for sons and daughters of agricultural workers. Eligible students may go directly from farm work to a university with an agriculture department.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
North Sea Depth Range Narrowed to 106 400 Feet
A nautical report specifies the North Sea depth range as from 106 to 400 feet. The finding highlights shallow zones affecting shipping routes and offshore operations.
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Gros
North Sea
Modern Colorings In Home Fabrics For Durability
Dorothy Ethel Walsh argues that bright modern fabrics offer sun resistance and durability for twentieth century homes. She recommends choosing wear resistant materials based on room use, favoring cretonnes soft silks for informal spaces, casement cloth for sun porches, and gingham for children's rooms due to ease of laundering and freshness.
The Falun Mine of Sweden The World’s Oldest Company
The Falun Mine in Sweden, operated by Stora Koppar bergs Bergslag Aktiebolag, has reportedly operated for seven centuries since 1225. It produced vast metals and now yields 30,000 tons of iron pyrites yearly, with eighteen miles of galleries and a descent into icy, torchlit depths guided by red flares.
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Falun
Sweden
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslag Aktiebolag
Electricity vs Steam Tug of War On Erie Rails
Two engines weighing the same battled in a public test in Erie Pennsylvania with electricity called white coal and a steam locomotive. The steam engine fought hard but was pulled back as officials from across the country watched. The steam locomotive came from a fleet built for freight work in Mexico designed for steep grades.
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Erie
Fervies
Mexico
United States
Seaweed Agaragar Emerges As Medical Industry In LA
Los Angeles sees agaragar production from seaweed grow as a new industry. Medical men say its chemical properties could replace many drugs in hospitals and labs. Previously Japan supplied most of the world’s agaragar, with hundreds of manufacturers.
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Los Angeles
Japan
Not Bragging Tess My but I Helped Rescue a Teacher
In a humbling moment I recall yesterday when I found myself in an awkward, embarrassing spot and had to save the instructor who was showing me to swim. The incident ends with a grateful, startled acknowledgment from the man who was teaching me.
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Tess
Jess
Criticisms of Rural Schools by M P Agnes MacPhail in Toronto
Miss Agnes MacPhail M P sharply criticized Ontario rural education at a Toronto session of the Trustee and Ratepayers Association. She said rural schooling had stood still and failed to reflect life today, condemning education as prioritizing quantity over quality and labor dignity. She urged action for improvement, noting flaws in school boards and normal schools and calling for character tests in exams.
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Agnes MacPhail
M.P
Ontario
Toronto
Trustee and Ratepayers’ Association
MacPhail
Woman Ship Officer Beatrice Norman Earns Mercantile Medal
A Swansea Docks resident Mrs Beatrice Norman has sailed for nineteen years as mate and is described as the empire’s only woman Mercantile Marine medal winner for war services. Her husband owns and captains the Aurora, a thirty six ton coasting vessel from Watchet, laid up in Swansea North Docks due to freight shortages.
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Swansea Docks
British Empire
Beatrice Norman
Devonport
Aurora
North Docks
Swansea
Watchet
Tongue sandwich remark at dinner probes wit
A writer known for rude wit sits between two unattractive spinsters at a dinner party. After a lively discussion one woman teases him saying he is the thorn between two roses. He responds with a sharp quip about being a tongue sandwich.
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Dadh
Just a Slight Difference At London Church Rector Preaches At Prison
A fashionable London rector visiting a prison chapel is advised to preach as to his own congregation with one note that inmates have been found out and his people love snot. The quip highlights a stark contrast between pulpits and penitentiaries.
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London
Canadian waters described as vast and prolific fisheries reserve
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports Canada borders four major sea fishing areas, controls 15 000 square miles of inshore waters, has Hudson Bay with a 6 000 mile shore, and inland lakes covering 220 000 square miles. It notes over 50 edible species and most catches occur within 10 to 12 miles of shore, with northern waters yielding high quality fish.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Globe
Hudson Bay
Atlantic Coast
Labrador
United States
Grand Banks
Pacific
Interior
Great Lakes
Renovation of Windsor Castle Throne Room Underway
The Throne Room at Windsor Castle undergoes refurbishment as the investitures of the Order of the Garter continue. The ivory throne gifted by the Maharajah of Travancore in 1851 will be moved to Kensington Palace, while a new silver gilt throne from the King of Kandy is being reassigned to the Grand Vestibule. The canopy space remains vacant awaiting a special Garter throne, and oak panelling will replace faded Garter-blue walls.
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Windsor Caste
Order of the Garter
Victoria
Travancore
Edward
Kensington Palace
Kandy
England
George
Women at the Polls Shape Civic Debate, Says World
The New York World argues that women outnumber men in every country and that democratic systems thrive when feminine thinking influences policy. It notes masculine governance has not proven an unqualified success and suggests the injection of women’s perspectives into civic and national issues.
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United States
New York World
Pilgrim's Progress Becomes Turkish Best Seller in Constantinople
American Bible Society in Constantinople reports about two thousand copies of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress printed in Turkish and sold over the past ten months. Missionaries promote the classic religious work to Turkish readers.
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Constantinople
Bunyan
American Bible House
Front Room 221 Instructions at the Hotel
A fragment shows a hotel scene with a clerk directing a guest to open windows and close the transom as cork is pulled. The dialogue underscores the establishment's emphasis on propriety and formality in a guest room setting.
Planting Fruit Trees on the Prairies
Prairie fruit tree planting requires shelter from wind and sunscald, careful root handling, and selecting hardy one year whips. Set trees slanted southwest, head back for strong main branches, and interplant plum with apple to balance bearing and protection.
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Prairies
Moving a Six Story Building by Six Los Angeles Horses
Six Los Angeles horses moved a six story brick building weighing 11 000 tons a distance of 125 feet using tracks over rollers. The hotel housed in the building was relocated for municipal needs with 19 double tracks a mile long and 45 lines of cable totaling 68 100 feet. Power from cables capstans and tracks enabled the horses to pull with strength equivalent to 6400 horses, at 960 times slower pace than with 5409 horses. Fourteen hundred jacks aided the operation, covering about 40 feet per day.
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Los Angeles
Background of Agriculture Inspires National Progress
A Kiwanis Magazine excerpt argues that agriculture underpins industry transport and commerce. It states bettering farmer conditions benefits bankers merchants professionals and public service corporations by fostering understanding and support for farmers across society.
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Public Service Corporation
Kiwanis Magazine
World’s Greatest Loud Speaker Installed in Odakland
The Popular Science Monthly for May reports a monumental concrete horn speaker in Odakland Colorado. It is 12 feet square and 36 feet long capable of projecting music clearly four miles away and faintly beyond. The street name EX Place appears in Loudon.
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Odakland
Col
Popular Science Monthly
EX Place
Loudon
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