Control Of Grasshoppers In Large Western Areas
The grasshopper pest threatens western regions and is expanding into new territory. Farmers are advised to request Leaflet No 14 from the Entomological Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa, which offers practical control measures and specific steps. Follow ploughing, fallow, and mixing Poison mixtures include bran sawdust salt and arsenic. Monitor roadside and grassy areas in July and August for breeding, report sightings, and practice safety when handling poison.
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Temnion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Gratitude Spreads Over $51 Subistence Claim
A Luseland ex service man received a $51.00 subsistence allowance after cooperative efforts by Regina Provincial and Dominion G W V A Commands. Comrade Harry Griffin, Luseland Branch president, praised the prompt handling and noted prior failed attempts to obtain satisfaction. The claim stems from Liverpool Fogland depot closure in 1919 and the 33 shillings weekly board and lodging settlement.
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Luseland
Regina
G.W.V.A
Harry Griffin
Saskatchewan
G.wva
Griffith
GWVA
Evidence of Early Man Found in Kentucky Caves
Discoveries in two Kentucky caves include human bones identified as an Indian man along with remains of raccoon groundhog gray fox deer buffalo and bear. The bear skeleton, partly fossilized, is believed to be a polar bear from the Ice Age era.
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Ohio Valley
America
Kentucky
Pond Mother and Aunt Jane Paradox of Charity
A Dickensian tone observes a mother coaxing generosity from Archie toward neighbor boys with no guardians. The quip suggests charity as status while recalling a man’s descent to an attic life, with humor about Aunt Jane as a supposed remedy.
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Jane
Dual Purpose Shorthorns Demand Report From Brandon Farm
The Dominion Experimental Farm at Brandon notes strong demand for dual purpose Shorthorns in Manitoba driven by western buyers seeking females. A three year old cow yielded 7,893 lb milk and 299.4 lb fat in 285 days with a $123.97 profit. a ten year old cow produced 852 lb milk in 479 days with 227.52 lb fat and $6,064 profit. Feed costs were $113.46 and $204.92 respectively, mostly winter ensilage with straw and occasional hay. Tests compare sunflower ensilage to corn silage, finding corn superior by about 0.59 lb milk per cow per day and 1.66 lb daily body gain, though sunflowers are palatable and silos freeze more easily. Additional work covers crossbreeding, swine, lambs, crops, potatoes and poultry.
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Manitoba
Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Rothchilds Wit in 1848 Paris Mob Showdown
In 1848 Paris a mob gathered round Baron James Rothschild’s house. He invited the leader and lieutenant into his sanctum and offered an exchange plan. He calculated the property value and proposed a per person share of four sous, a quip about justice and a courteous good morning.
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House of Rothschild
Paris
Baron James
France
Manitoba Well Drilling Aids Settlers In Province
The provincial drilling department completed 332 wells last year with 320 successful outcomes and 12 failures. Twelve machines were kept busy as 45 returned soldiers had wells drilled, aiding settlers by providing access to water through department expertise.
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Manitoba Provincial
Music as a Healer Dominates TriState Medical Meeting
At the Memphis annual meeting of the TriState Medical Association about 250 physicians from Missouri Arkansas and Tennessee discussed music as a healing agent for physical and mental ailments. Attendees praised music as a healer and deemed it almost as effective as drugs in certain cases.
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TriState Medical Association
Memphis
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
German firm claims odorless powder protects wool
A German company says it is producing an odorless powder that will render wool moths proof. The claim suggests a new chemical treatment that could shield wool fabrics from infestation.
Nipigon Park Offers Vast Ontario Fishing Paradise
Canada’s Nipigon Park in Ontario spans 7300 square miles of virgin forest with lakes rivers and streams for tourists travellers and sportsmen. Nipigon Lodge at Orient Bay provides access by motorboat or canoe with trout abundance and a CN trophy contest awarding the largest Nipigon speckled trout each season.
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Nipigon Park
Ontario
Canada
Orient Bay
Port Arthur
Toronto
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Prince Arthur
Connaught
Prince of Wales
Oleomargarine Permit Expires in August
In Canada oleomargarine import and manufacture are permitted. 27,000,000 pounds have been produced domestically and 19,000,000 pounds imported. Minister W R Motherwell told E W Tobin the permit expires August 31. Government considering extending period. a resolution by A W McNeil seeks discontinuance.
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Canada
W. R. Motherwell
E. W. Tobin
Liberal
Richmond and
Wolfe
House of Commons
A. W. McNeil
Comox-Alberni
British Merchant Marine Idle Tonnage and Unemployment
An estimate shows British tonnage laid up at 2,225,900 gross tons. The US Shipping Board lists 1,021 idle vessels totaling about 4,000,000 gross tons, excluding wooden and composite ships. Other nations share the same idle fleet. About 30,000 British merchant marine officers and seamen are unemployed.
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United States Shipping Board
Genealogy Talk Sparks Scotch Inquiry in Brooklyn Eagle
In a brief exchange the man curious about genealogy asks for Scotch. The other man, interested in spirits, replies he would be glad to share if Scotch is available. Brooklyn Eagle.
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Broklyn Eagle
Telephone density in the United States reported
The article notes that the United States has one telephone for every eight inhabitants, highlighting widespread telephone adoption and rural access issues during the period described.
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United States
Government Arm Aids Under Fire By Amputation Association
W S Dobbs of the Toronto branch of the Amputation Association told the House Committee on soldiers civil reestablishment that many above elbow amputees did not wear the government supplied artificial arms. He criticized current arms and called for improved devices to aid efficiency. Dissatisfaction with civilian limb fittings was also raised, and Richard Myers urged revising disability scales.
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House Committee On Soldiers
W.S. Dobbs
Toronto
Amputation Association of
Dobbs
Richard Myers
Association
Butter Exports From Manitoba Creche? No Clarity
Manitoba creameries shipped 108 carloads of butter in 1921 totaling 2 316 72 pounds valued at 857 020 20 dollars. Most went to Montreal Toronto and British markets with some cars to Chicago and New York. Government grade certificates issued for each car.
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Manitoba
Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
New York
The Baby’s Chances and Twain on Bed Danger
A doctor notes eight times higher risk for babies in cradles than soldiers in trenches during war. The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites Mark Twain’s quip that the bed was the most dangerous place, given high death rates.
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Mark Twain
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tourists Attracting Bungalows In Jasper National Park
Modern bungalows and a community house in Jasper National Park Rocky Mountains are under construction to welcome tourists by June 15. The camping season runs through September 15.
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Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountains
British Columbia a Field for Archaeologists
Archaeologists report British Columbia preserved stone age traits into recent centuries. Findings from coastal and interior sites reveal neolithic tools, stone bowls, axes, pestles, and pipes. Exhibits at the Provincial Museum showcase human figures, stone vessels, and tobacco use among early Aboriginal peoples near Nanaimo and North Saanich.
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Europe
British Columbia
Rockies
Oliver
North Pacific
Departure Bay
Nanaimo
North Saanich
Vancouver Island
Thompson
Fraser
Thompson River
Remarkable blind savant solves huge box counting puzzle
A London Lancet cited a blind man with extraordinary arithmetic skill yet general mental impairment. He rapidly computed grains in boxes with doubling counts, giving instant results for the fourteenth, eighteenth, and twenty-fourth boxes, the forty-eighth, and the total to sixty-four in under a minute.
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London Lancet
Lake Winnipeg to yield large whitefish catch this season
Lake Winnipeg is expected to produce upwards of 1,500,000 pounds of whitefish this season, with substantial catches of pickerel jackfish and tulibee. Coarser fish are exceptionally plentiful, and Lakes Manitoba and St. Martin are also being fished extensively.
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Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
St. Martin
Farmer Lad and Jersey Cow in Shared Silence
A farmer lad and a Jersey cow share a quiet moment at the gate as stars fill the night, he lifts the bars and she offers no thanks or smile, a simple rural vignette.
Educated Agriculturists Choose Paths Beyond Farm Work
A 73 member Ontario Agricultural College graduating class reports only 15 intend to return to farming while 58 seek roles like district representatives and agricultural educators. The letter argues trained agriculturists can aid farming by guiding others, not only by plowing, sowing, and reaping.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Globe Iti
Editors and Doctors in a Small Town Tale
A youth recalls a composition on Professional Men contrasting editors and doctors. He notes editors face lawsuits and public fuss for mistakes, while doctors trigger funerals and silent respect. The piece ends observing editors must be born, not made. The source is from The Press in Lomond Alberta.
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Lomond
Alberta
Steer Well An Enthusiastic Motorist Recounts Close Call
Sir Philip Sassoon recalls a late night ride with a friend when oncoming headlights appeared. The motor cyclist, confident in his skill, said I can steer between them, prompting a humorous near miss tale from the wealthy MP and Lloyd George secretary.
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Philip Sassoon
M.P
Lloyd George
Surgeon and patient clash over bill in witty exchange
A Charleston area reader quotes a humorous exchange from the Charles ton News and Courier. The surgeon suggests paying down $100 then $25 weekly, likening it to buying a car, and the patient agrees.
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Charleston News and Courier
Detectives Probe Gas Company Reading Anomalies
A terse note suggests investigators examine a gas company reading of four meters to uncover potential discrepancies and ensure accurate billing and measurement practices.
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W. Nou
Rothchild
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