Cultivation Of Small Fruits By Prairies Farmers
Prairie experimental stations report successful growth of diverse small fruits. Farmers are urged to establish home fruit plantations with hardy varieties, shelter belts, and windbreaks. Guidance covers soil, exposure, sunflowers and hemp as seasonal protections, and recommends contacting Dominion Forestry and local stations for climate suited choices.
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Morden
Manitoba
Wo RL Lesiie
Deperimental
Prairies
Ares
Dominion Forestry Station
Indian Head
Sask
Agricultural College
Farmers Form Irrigation District in Raymond and Magrath
Farmers in Raymond and Magrath district plan an irrigation district to cover 60 000 acres and will seek enabling legislation and bond guarantees from the government. Lethbridge Northern irrigation project nears completion with water expected to flow this year. England to Australia distance cited as 132 000 miles.
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Raymond and Magrath
Lethbridge Northern
Rare Bird Secured For Chicago Museum
Jobe Zimmer assistant curator of the Field Museum in Chicago arrived after years searching the Amazon for natural curiosities. He brought a nocturnal bird specimen called alma perdida by Amazon head hunters meaning lost soul. Zimmer spent 35 nights hunting, saw the bird against the moon, and shot it. The bird is mottled gray and larger than a whippoorwill, resembling it but bigger. He will also take a fly named the white shawl for its appearance.
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Jobe Zimmer
Field Museum
Chicago
Booth
Paneras
Tittle
Amazon
Dual Shorthorns In Manitoba Demand Surges At Farm
The Crandon Manitoba Experimental Farm highlights growing use of dual Shorthorn cattle with UK and Ottawa pedigree. The 1922 report notes a foundation herd formed twenty and twelve years ago, improving milk output and type. The herd now numbers seventy strong, with high quality bulls in demand.
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Crandon
Manitoba
England
Ottawa
New York Hippodrome Closes After 18 Year Run
The famous New York Hippodrome ends its last show after 18 years of spectacle. The site will be repurposed as Modern Business notes 40,000,000 patrons witnessed its productions over the years. Eighteen hundred workers lose jobs. The venue first opened on April 12, 1905, with many longtime staff among the departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Hippodrome
New York
Giant Playhouse
Okanagan Valley Fruit Exports Reach 1922 Totals
Okanagan Valley shipped over 2.5 million boxes of apples in 1922, up by 80 thousand from the prior year. Additional fruits included 251,820 crab apples, 86,354 pears, 111,006 plums, 155,309 apricots, 109,091 cherries, 9,638 raspberries, 9,135 strawberries, and 12,471 crates of other fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okanagan Valley
Play the Game by Taft on law obedience and governance
Ex-President William Howard Taft argues that a citizen who supports enforcing only voted laws is not a law abiding democrat. He warns such a person holds autocrat spirit and seeks governance without accepting governance rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil- Mam Howard Taft
New Year Customs In Japan Focus On Cracked China
As the year ends in Japan housewives inspect breakfast dinner and tea sets for cracks. Each cracked piece is replaced with new china or earthenware. Cracked china brings filth and tuck according to local belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Paris Newspaper Bankrupt After Custodian-Initiated Start
A Paris newspaper begun by janitors has filed for bankruptcy. The venture failed to improve after launch and did not exceed the performance of its builders.
Misplaced Confidence Ends Hard for Public Figure
A short note reflects on the difficulty of sustaining confidence after it is lost, signaling a cautious mood about upcoming decisions and public perception. No specific person or event is named in the readable text.
Hungarian Engineer Claims Air Derived Electricity Inventions
Joseph Dezsoffy a 22 year old Hungarian inventor says he has devised an apparatus to extract electric current from the air at no cost. The device resembles wireless telegraphy gear and purportedly yields up to forty thousand volts at nine hundred feet. He reports powering overhalls with his setup and notes currents peak at noon and weaken around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dezsoffy
Canada Supplies Newsprint and Pulp to United States
Newsprint shipments to the United States from Canada grew by 3 percent year over year. In 1922 shipments reached 96 212 tons, up from 6 264 tons previously. Canada also provides large amounts of pulp and pulp wood worth several millions of dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
North Bay Board of Trade Considers City Status
North Bay weighs steps for incorporating as a city under its Board of Trade programme this year. The move marks a reform effort and outlines actions toward municipal incorporation and local governance.
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North Bay
North Bay Board of Trade
Tuberculosis Association Announces 1922 Mothers’ Allowance Costs
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association reports 1922 operation costs for mothers’ allowance schemes in British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario totaling 2,859,036 dollars. About eleven percent went to 72 mothers and 2.47 children. At the annual meeting in Edmonton June 12 and 13, full review of the schemes will be discussed.
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Edmonton
British Columbia
Iberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Associaion
Jaume
New Butter Regulations and Chicago Cabaret Curfew Move
Hon W R Motherwell leads approval of amendments to the Dairy Industries Act 1914 to regulate butter substitutes and processing. The law covers records, fuel inspections, guilt proofs, and enforcement procedures. Morgan Collins, Chicago police chief, seeks legality opinion to close all cabarets and cafes at one o clock to target notorious resorts and "black and tan" venues.
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W. R Motherwell
Dairy Industries Act
Morgan Collins
Chicago
Collins
Corporation
Basel
Reminiscences of Nova Scotia Scenic Rivers and Towns
Lt Colonel Sleigh described a journey through Nova Scotia in 1352 noting Kentville by a moonlit river hotel on the Gaspereaux, rich trout rivers like Moose and Bear, and Annapolis Royal’s romantic peninsular setting. The piece reflects enduring beauty of the province in spring and its appeal to tourists year round.
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Frangeline
Sleigh
Kentville
Gaspereaux
Isaac Walton
Nova Scotia
St. Croixs
Bennetcook
la Have
Shubenacadie
Annapolis Royal
Colonel Sleigh
Indians on Western Reserves Show Big Grain Harvest
The article reports on how the Indians of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta harvested large grain crops in 1922. It describes rising self sufficiency in farming under the Indian Affairs Department training program, with substantial wheat oats potatoes hay and livestock gains and increased land under cultivation. Ministers Nan Charles Stewart and Duncan Scott toured western reserves and praised farming methods and expected strong final results.
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Canada
Indian Affairs
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Department
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Nan Charles Stewart
Interior
Department of Indian Affairs
Duncan €. Scott
Mirror Vehicular Safety Mirrors for Trucks and Horse-Drawn Vehicles
A Farm Life editorial argues for uniform state laws mandating rear view mirrors on all trucks and night lights on horse-drawn vehicles and autos. It notes trucks travel slower than cars and engine noise hides horns, increasing rear end risks. It also calls for visible night lighting to prevent blinding glare and ensure drivers notice slow vehicles.
Florida Is the Lowest State in the Union
The Geological Survey reports Florida as the lowest state with Iron Mountain in Polk County at 325 feet, the Everglades averaging under 50 feet above sea level, and Lake Okeechobee surface near 26 feet.
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Florida
Geological Survey
Peninsula
Polk County
Iron Mountain
Everglades
Okeechobee
Canada’s Trade Increases Nearly Quarter Billion In Fiscal Year
Canada’s trade rose to 1 745 530 880 dollars for the year ending March 1 up 246 049 887 from the year before. Exports led the gain rising 191 988 763 with agricultural products valued at 283 425 251, followed by wood and paper at 238 756 205.
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Canada
Farmers Buy Unusually Large Spring Farm Machinery Demand
Rural districts report a high demand for drills cultivators and ploughs with binders being ordered in anticipation of the harvest. Farmers are purchasing an unusually large amount of equipment for the coming season.
Search For David's Tomb In Jerusalem Sparks Anxiety
A London concern over new excavations in Jerusalem to locate David's tomb triggers fears of sacred site damage. The colonial office states the ancient City of David lay on Mount Ophel, south of modern Jerusalem, where the digs will occur.
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Jerusalem
David
London
Colonial Office
Mount Ophel
A Litt is Easier in the Washday Plan
The excerpt argues for moving washday to Tuesday to reduce Monday chaos. It notes Sunday brings disorder and dust, making Monday for straightening and prep. A cold supper on Tuesday loosens the dread of laundry when the home is organized beforehand.
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Australia
Ww. N. U. HT
Okanagan Valley Fruit
Paris
U.S
Tuberculosis Association
Dairy Industries
Pa Ene
Pines
Distr
Dig
Glasgow
Scotland
Lord Prevost
Ie Council
Montreal
Ly Duncan
Scott
Tne
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