Beekeeping Roots Spread Across Western Canada
The beekeeping industry in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta has grown from a hobby to a profitable, science based venture over the past three years. The Canadian Pacific Railway Agricultural Department partnered with L. T. Floyd to run four week long courses in Deloraine Killarney Morden and Pilot Mound, offering prizes of bee colonies and equipment to top pupils to promote ongoing local outreach. The Beaver Bees winners include Miss Fraser of Pilot Mound.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railay Agricultural Department
L. T. Floyd
Deloraine
Killarney
Morden
Pilot Mound
Canadian Pacific Agricultural Department
Floyd
Miss Fraser
Fewer Canadian Divorces Reported in 1923
Dominion Bureau of Statistics data show a slight decline in divorces granted in Canada in 1923. The nationwide total fell to 48, the second largest on record, with western provinces tallying 139 in British Columbia 87 in Alberta 51 in Manitoba and 41 in Saskatchewan.
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Imperial Privy Council
Prairie Provinces
Western Provinces
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Prairie provinces fisheries value and growth in 1923
The 1923 total value of commercial fisheries in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta reached 1 745 975 with Manitoba 1 020 593 Saskatchewan 286 642 and Alberta 138 737. Total production rose by 260 683 or 17 percent from the previous year across the three provinces.
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Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Judge Go Offending Motorist Fines Debate
A court scene shows a motorist and judge exchanging light repartee as fines are imposed. The motorist deflects with quick comebacks while acknowledging the judge’s speed at levying penalties.
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Old Top
George
Nervous Job Candidate Clashes Over Shorthand Test
A jittery candidate faces the interviewer as the great man asks about shorthand. The youth stammers that both shorthand and the test are the same length, hinting at a potential trap in the exchange.
Humility and Ground Truth of Land Drainage
A writer reflects that humility underpins virtue, while other traits lack firm base. The note then shifts to land management, noting drainage often occurs with only a fraction of an inch rainfall over 300 feet, illustrating an unreliable moisture pattern.
London Police Women Do Valuable Work
Commander Mary S. Allen heads London police women who began during the war and now cover a broad field. The uniformed force focuses on crime prevention, handling women prisoners, collecting testimony, protecting girls, and patrolling. Allen also established six British women police in occupied Germany.
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Forty-Second Street
Lexington Avenue
Mary S. Allen
London
Allen
Germany
New Western Divide Shifts Wheat Flow to Prairie Exports
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior at Ottawa reports that what was known as The Great Divide is in danger of losing its significance as the watershed for eastern versus western streams. A new western route for grain and dairy products is emerging as the major outlet, reshaping marketing and development of western resources. This shift also accelerates exploitation of British Columbia forests, pulp and paper, and mineral production due to enhanced Pacific shipping.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Canada
British Columbia
Pacific
British Columbia Lumber Exports Rise 91 Percent in 1923
Exports of BC lumber to overseas markets last year reached 621,707,132 board feet, up 91 percent from 273,146,800 feet in 1922. Shipments went to the Orient Australia New Zealand India Egypt South Africa the United States the United Kingdom and many South American countries.
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British Columbia
Orient
Australia
New Zealand
India
Egypt
South Africa
United States
United Kingdom
Continent
Telegram prank ends with heavy charges paid
In Manchester a man who enjoyed jokes sent a telegram to a London friend claiming he was well. The prank led to a charge of collecting. A week later he received an express package requiring heavy postage. Inside, a street block carried the note this is the weight your telegram lifted from my heart.
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Manchester
London
Canada Horses Sought for Russia in Credit Deals
Report says Ukraine agricultural bank plans a preliminary 1000 horse purchase from Canada with more buys later this year totaling 70 000 horses. Arrangements aim to supply poor peasants with Canadian horses on credit.
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Russia
Ukraine Agricultural Bank
Canada
Tongue of 70 Foot Whale Yields Up to a Ton of Oil
Report notes a seventy foot whale whose tongue can produce as much as a ton of oil. The claim reflects early naturalist observations on whale anatomy and product potential.
A Bunch of Dates Weighs Hefty Message
An OCR fragment notes a bundle of dates weighing about two and a half dozen pounds, or 25 pounds, highlighting a quirky measurement detail in a historic notice.
Livestock by Mail Across Borders Highlight Postal Trade
Manitoba Free Press notes the period when parcels carry livestock by mail including bees leeches and young chickens. It mentions shipments to Canada with care for Friday and Saturday delays and post office purchases of feed. It contrasts US and Canadian regulations for parcels weighing under 60 pounds and 22 pounds respectively.
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Parcel Post Department
Canada
United States
Manitoba Free Press
Shortage of Lambs Signals Tight Sheep Supply
Dominion Livestock Branch notes in March movement a short sheep supply alongside hogs. Toronto's volume is only 50 percent of March last year with over 18 000 head shortage year to date. Western Canada markets are meagre yet interest in sheep remains keen and breeders urged to conserve ewe lambs from strong ewes.
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Dominion Livestock Branch
Toronto
Western Canada
Fallout of War Leaves Eleven Girls and One Man Dead
Five years after fighting ended, eleven girls and a man were killed in an Earth factory explosion while unfilling cartridges. They were trapped in a roaring furnace, another grim reminder that the war's toll endures.
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Earth
Vimy Ridge
Very Regular Employer and a Drunk Employee Exchange
A terse exchange notes an employer accusing an employee of drinking at work. The employee defends, claiming regular habits and vowing to stay sober except twice weekly. The scene hints at workplace tension around alcohol use and personal discipline.
Conductor Resigns to Take Up Farming After Mile Milestone
Edward Denaut a Yonkers native war veteran and curio collector resigns after thirty one years with the New York Central Railroad Hudson Division. He travelled about 1 050 000 miles and was only paused by the Spanish American War. He plans to apply scientific farming to his large East Chatham New York farm.
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New York Central Railroad
Edward Denaut
Yonkers
Hudson Division
Denaut
East Chatham
N.Y
Canadian Wheat Sent to Mexico Aims Market
A cargo of Canadian wheat moved from Vancouver to Mexico to build a market there. Mexico’s millers praised the quality and a Trade Commissioner predicts Canada will supply most of Mexico’s wheat needs soon. The note ends with a remark about justice avoiding the bar.
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Vancouver
Mexico
Canada
Bar of Justice
Canada Abundant Wild and Cultivated Fruits for Nation
The Fraser River salmon fishery faces collapse from hair seals preying on runs and tearing fish from nets. Canadian wild and cultivated fruits span a wide range from coastal to prairie, with berries and plums abundant in forests and fields. cultivation supports national supply and home orchards.
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Canada
Fraser River
Fraser
Andields
Dominion
Arctic Circle
Saskatoon
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Manitoba
Braille King James Bible Pressed in LA
An Associated Press despatch from Los Angeles reports a revised Braille King James Bible running from presses here. The edition spans twenty one volumes and was produced by J. Robert Atkinson, a blind publisher, who has worked on the project since 1917.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
J. Robert Atkinson
Irresponsible Flip Business Man
A stenographer notes a brief exchange where a boss challenges an applicant to spell correctly and the applicant replies that other words are harder. The dialogue highlights a comic clash over language skills and workplace perception.
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Stenog
Want Game Laws Revised In Far North Dissatis fied Residents
Col. J K Cornwall president of the Northern Trading Company says Canadians in the Northwest Territories face a first class revolution if migratory bird regulations are not changed He notes U S laws differ and southern sportsmen can kill birds wholesale while northern hatchlings are hunted during migration threatening food supplies and provoking serious trouble
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Far North
Col
J. K. Cornwall
Northern Trading Company
Canada
Northwest Territories
Col. Cornwall
United States
South
North
Wheat Export Totals to Britain by Nation in 12 Months
A London despatch reports Canada led Britain’s wheat imports in the year to March with 39,437,000 cwt. followed by the United States at 29,559,000 cwt. Argentina sent 22,122,000 cwt. to Britain, India took 9,849,000 cwt., and Australia contributed 6,215,000 cwt.
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Britain
London
Eng
Canada
London Board of Trade
England
United States
Argentina
Great Britain
India
Australia
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West
Southern Mast
CIA
Wood OU
London Police
Natural Resources Bulletin
B.C. Lumber Exports
Post Office
Maid
Gaz, Rarisay
Millarney
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