Experienced Farmers Say Tractor Proves Inferior To Good Draught Horse
Farmers and city firms increasingly favor draught horses for major power and heavy hauling, despite tractor use. Dominion expert G. B. Rothwell notes many experienced users abandon tractors for horses, citing home-made quality, reliability, and adaptability as key factors. He warns tractors may remain as helpers, not substitutes, in farming and urban transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Rothwell
Dominion Anas
Belgium
France
Canada
The American Influx From Canada Grows Stated
In Ottawa Journal figures show last year 23,300 people entered from the United States bringing 3,335,138 in stock and effects and 10,487,085 in cash. The piece notes this exodus may swell as cheap land and favorable conditions attract settlers from a saturated Canada.
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Canada
Richard Cartwright
United States
Ottawa Journal
To Protect Migratory Birds Bill Made Second and Third Readings
The House gave second and third readings to a bill to amend the migratory birds convention. Minister Hens S. F. Tormie stated the bill aims to raise fines for destroying migratory birds in British Columbia, where the provincial law caps at 300 dollars. Dr Tol mie noted some protected birds are worth over 100 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Tormie
British Columbia
Tolmie
Famous Artesian Well at Grenelle Sanctioned for Depth
One of the most famous artesian wells in existence is at Grenelle on the outskirts of Paris where water is brought from a depth of 1798 feet and yields 516 gallons per minute.
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Grenelle
Paris
Canadian Fish For Army Of Occupation
The War Office awarded Major Hugh Green a contract to supply Canadian fish to the British army in Germany. Canadian canned and frozen fish may later appear on British naval menus, with improved quality noted over wartime shipments. A London chamber of commerce official recalled a prior 25 000 case gift of salmon, much of which was unfit or mislabelled, including pink salmon sold as chub.
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John McCormac
Winnipeg Free Press
Germany
War Office
Hugh Green
England
Canada
London Chamber of Commerce
London
Co operative Creameries Expand in Saskatchewan
An overview of Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries shows twenty five creameries, five cold storage plants, and three poultry stations. A $300000 Regina central dairy plant opened, formed in 1917, with farmer control and eight percent dividend over three years. Patronage bonuses in 1919 added two cents a pound butter fat. Government financing covers 25 percent of startup, with 6 34 percent interest charged to borrowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Regina
Canada
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries, Limited
Auto Industry Twenty Two Years Old
This month marks the twenty second anniversary of the first sale of a motor vehicle in the United States. In April 1898 an American maker sold one vehicle, the forerunner of about 1.8 million sold in the last year. The industry’s development has occurred within the recollection of the present generation.
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United States
Railway Adds Trains To Meet Northbound Passenger Surge
Northbound travel on the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway prompted extra equipment to be put in service due to heavy passenger traffic. A group of South Americans on the last northbound train explored opportunities in the north country.
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North
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway
North Country
Time May Be Money as People Favor the Long Green
Local readers weigh the value of time against wealth as study shows many prioritize money over efficiency. Experts note longer work hours and financial pressures influence choices. The piece explores cultural attitudes toward work, savings, and leisure.
Would Be: A New Town Emerges in Oklahoma
The name Would Be marks a developing settlement in Oklahoma, with locals eyeing growth prospects and potential incorporation. Early plans center on streets, utilities, and community facilities as residents imagine a cohesive town identity.
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Oklahoma
Inquiry on Great Britain Cattle Embargo Commission Formed
A commission to study the import embargo on livestock into the United Kingdom has been formed with Lord Fisiay as chairman and members Lord Aykwith Sir Algernon Firth Sir W Peat and Sir Arthur Shipley. It will probe admission of non slaughter livestock assess if ending the embargo would lower meat prices and consider disease protection and restoring livestock numbers postwar. The issue arose during a Dudley election contest between Labour and the government’s ministers.
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Great Britain
Lord Fisiay
Lord Aykwith
Algernon Firth
W. Peat
Arthur Shipley
United Kingdom
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Labor Party
Dudley
Arthur Boscawen Griffith
Laborite
The
Express
Alberta Crop Conditions Favorable Early Seeding Report
Alberta provincial agriculture department reports very favorable crop conditions. Seeding is advancing across the province with Southern Alberta showing above average moisture and progress near Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. North and Edmonton areas report steady work despite heavy spring precipitation. pasture and livestock conditions are good with reduced feed needs.
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Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Calgary
Red Deer
Lacombe
Edmonton
Edmonton firm to test Ingenika placer gold claims
The Ingenika Gold Mining Company plans a larger scale placer operation in Northern British Columbia this summer. A California expert driller and an experienced panner are engaged, with another San Francisco mining expert to be hired. A Keystone drill will be moved to the Ingenika River site to assess gold and platinum in gravels from surface to bedrock. The company controls about forty five miles of river with surface indications ranging from three cents to 4 90 per cubic yard. Officials predict a thorough summer test and a potential record gold find since Klondike days.
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Edmonton
British Columbia
Ingenika Gold Mining Company
Ingenika River
Placer
California
San Francisco
Rocky Mountain Portage
Assay
Klondike
Offee Boy Seeks Half Day for Grandmother's Football Match
A nervous plea from Offee Boy asks for tomorrow afternoon off to attend his grandmother's football match. The note reflects the era's tone in London Opinion with a childlike request.
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London
Newspaper Value Versus Novel: Blatchford’s Word Count Claim
The Christian Science Monitor notes England’s Mr Robert Blatchford calculated 63000 newspaper words for a penny versus 757 in the average novel. It argues papers offer multiple real articles and living people, plus topical literary pieces, with better writing than most fiction.
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Robert Blatchford
England
Blatchford
The
Christian Science Monitor
Alberta Sunflower Planting Yields Detailed By Experiments
The Alberta Department of Agriculture reports sunflowers yield best when sown around May 31 on fairly dry land with fall plowing slightly preferred. Trials from May 14 to June 10 show yields rising from 30.87 to 35.66 tons per acre then tapering to 31.99 tons. Rows 30 inches apart with thinning to four to eight inches apart maximize production.
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Department of Agriculture of
Alberta
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Types of Shorthorn Cattle in Breeding Lines
The passage describes straight Scotch-bred Shorthorns tracing to Scottish stock and their descendants in this country. It explains Scotch-topped Shorthorns from Scotch bulls and cows of other blood, and contrasts ordinary Shorthorns with those from earlier importations that are now plain bred.
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Scotland
Wireless Telegraphy Read Rate Improves to 50 to 1 Percent
The latest enhancement in wireless telegraphy allows an operator to read between 50 and 1 percent of words every two minutes, indicating a major efficiency gain in message decoding.
Future Canadian farming relies on live stock rising
The article outlines a shift toward livestock in Canadian agriculture, noting market uncertainty and pasture failures as key challenges. It discusses needing higher per-acre feed, diverse crops including alfalfa, oats with peas, millet, corn fodder, and the use of silos, plus the expansion of airship travel plans in the U S with a $50,000,000 line from New York to Chicago.
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United States
C. A. Tinker
United States Naval Reserve Force
Washington
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Tinker
Canada
Air Mail Pilot Sacrifices Life To Save Others
Air Mail Pilot T. J. Christensen of Chicago died while attempting a downtown Cleveland landing to spare civilians. Fog prevented visibility, and his plane crashed 200 feet onto the Erie railroad area near Scranton and University, bursting into flames from the fuel tank explosion.
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Air Mail
T. J. Christensen
Chicago
Cleveland
Erie Railroad
Scranton
University Roads
Centenary Reflections on 1821 Major World Events
A historical roundup notes 1821 as the year of balloon gas experiments by Charles Greene, Paris lighting adoption of coal gas, Westminster Bridge illumination, King George IV’s coronation, Queen Caroline’s death, Napoleon’s demise at St Helena, and the Bank of England’s Soane designed building completion in Threadneedle Street.
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Charles Greene
Paris
Westminster Bridge
England
George IV
Caroline
Napoleon Bonaparte
Longwood
St. Helena
Waterloo
Bank of England
Threatbeedie Street
John Soane
Oldest Work Of Fiction Reputed From Ancient Egypt
The Tale of Two Brothers, dated 3200 years ago, is linked to the Theban scribe Emman and King Menepthah. The manuscript, written on 19 papyrus sheets in hieratic, was bought in Italy by Mmec Orbiney and sold in 1857 to the British Museum as the d Orbiney papyrus.
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Emman
Menepthah
Set Iti
Italy
Mmec‘Orbiney
British Museum
d'Orbiney
Raise Turkeys On Hoppers To Fight Grasshoppers
The suggestion urges farmers in grasshopper plagued districts to stock turkeys and guinea fowl as natural insect controllers rather than rely on chemical poisons. It argues these birds voraciously eat insects and could reduce pest populations if widely introduced.
Browning Finishes Poetry Volume by Age Twelve
A remarkable note records that poet Robert Browning completed a volume of poems by the age of twelve. The claim highlights early literary achievement and the precocity of Browning prior to his later fame.
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Robert Browning
Egypt grateful to England for freedom and friendship
The Egyptian editorial in El Watan praises England for guiding Egypt toward lasting liberty. It credits England’s principles and moral actions rather than force, saying Egypt’s fate rests with Britain and vows to strengthen ties of friendship.
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Egypt
England
el Watan
Domestic coal mining permitted on western crown lands
The department of the interior issues regulations allowing mining coal for domestic use on crown lands in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Yukon Northwest Territories and the railway belt in British Columbia. The maximum area per permit is one acre and only one permit may be issued at a time.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Yukon
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Department of the Interior
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Army of Occupation
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B.C
C. F Stockhill
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway Western Lines
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