Western Canada Beckons Tourists With Vast Attractions
The article paints Western Canada as a magnet for travelers, highlighting the prairie belt’s checkerboard farms, vast road network, and wealth of attractions. It notes Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Saskatchewan River system, national parks like Jasper and Banff, and options from canoe trips on the Saskatchewan to steam cruises on the Mackenzie, inviting visitors to explore by train, auto, or boat.
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Prairies
Perth
Rocky Mountains
Saskatchewan
Lee Wioniper
Nelson River
Hudson Bay
Eticends
Jiney
Lesertee Craesing
Dominion of Canada
Assiniboine
Mackenzie River
Midnight Sea
Arctic Ocean
Threes Big Lakes
Wincipes
Manitoba
Winnipegosis
Usekatchewan
Qu’ Appelle
Rockies
Canada
Jarper Park
Banff Park
Waterton Lakes Park
Dentists Link City Smoke to Weaker Teeth
Cleveland dentist Dr. Weston A. Price reports that smoke from burning soft coal interferes with sunlight's ultra violet rays, making city children's teeth more prone to decay than rural peers. The National Academy of Sciences notes progress on topics including sound and adrenal glands. A humorous aside mentions growing whiskers to avoid scrapes.
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National Academy of Sciences
Weston A. Price
Cleveland
Beekeepers In Saskatchewan Produce 72000 Pounds Honey
Saskatchewan beekeepers yielded about 72000 pounds of extracted honey last season with an average 126 pounds per hive over two years and an estimated value of 0.20 per pound. Apiaries span Debden Nipawin Eldersley Tisdale and north of Eldersley, with one site harvesting two tons in a season and about nine hundred beekeepers across the province.
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University of Saskatchewan
Debden
Big River
CNR
Prince Albert
Nipawin
Eldersleyr
Eae
Tisdale
Eldersley
Manitoba Hemp Expansion Tied to Farmer Contracts
The Manitoba Cordage Company says it has signed contracts with a large number of farmers to grow hemp this spring in Manitoba. It guarantees prices from 12 to 15 dollars per ton for hemp straw delivered to their nearest breaking mill.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Cordage Company
Untold Truths Hidden by Modesty
A reflection on how modesty can obscure frank truth telling. The statement suggests restraint, social norms, and personal tact influence what people reveal about themselves or situations. It questions whether modesty suppresses clarity in communication.
Dairying Gains Stir Saskatchewan Growers With New Creameries
Output of creamery butter in Saskatchewan for April surpassed 1.06 million pounds, a 45 percent rise from last year. First four months total 2.418 million pounds, up 28.9 percent. Four creameries opened and five more plants underway. Seven women hold Royal Aero Club flying certificates. Canada described in praise as economically progressive. A Detroit News piece cites Canada as not self sufficient, arguing investment and trade with the United States fuels growth and eventual economic autonomy.
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Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Detroit News
Advantages Of Sweet Clover By Jas D McGregor
A concise guide touting sweet clover's adaptability and benefits for Western Canada. It highlights easy establishment, forage value comparable to alfalfa, palatability to all stock, strong seed production, early spring growth, nonbloating by cattle, rotation fit, soft roots, green manure benefits, weed suppression, soil improvement on alkali land, and bee pasture.
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Canada
Insects Delay Birth Dates On Weather, Scientist Says
British scientist observes weather controls insect timing. The small egg moth may postpone its birth by days or months, with cocoons usually opening in February but delays possible in bad weather. Some moths emerged after eleven years in confinement. The saying about a bashful lover and breaking the ice is referenced in light remark.
Many Prizes For Alberta Corn Show
Alberta corn show this year at Medicine Hat under the Alberta Corn Growers' Association with classes for yellow and white flints and dents northwestern dent sweet corn popcorn and sheaves. Cash prizes and trophies are planned as championship awards.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Alberta Corn Growers’ Association
Vancouver Seeds In England Brightens Gardens In Bloom
England turns to Vancouver Island for seeds as millions of flowers from Canadian stock flourish across the Old Land. The piece notes England’s shift to the warm climate and rich soil for choicest seeds and includes a quip about married men and excuses.
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England
Vancouver Island
Tomato Plant Care and Disease Prevention Steps
A bulletin from the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa stresses strong stock and sanitation to prevent tomato diseases. It recommends sandy loam, well drained soil with manure, destroying weak plants and diseased material to stop spread by wind rain and insects.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Emigration to Canada Grows Under 2000 Families Scheme
British emigrants to the Dominion rise as £3 fare and generous terms lure families. Fifteen Glasgow families sailed for Canada on the Montcalm with many young men seeking new fortunes in the Land of Promise under the British Immigration and Colonization Association.
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Great Britain
Dominion
Glasgow
Canada
Montcalm
British Immigration and Colonization Association
Control of Cutworms in Gardens and Fields
A Ottawa Agriculture bulletin notes cutworms are major garden and field pests, feeding mainly on young plants then tapering after June. Poisoned bran is best, mixed with Paris green and molasses, applied at sundown along rows, with precautions around flowering plants.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Manitoba Industries Led by Wood and Paper Firms
Manitoba shows wood and paper products as the largest industry group with 213 establishments, followed by vegetable products with 190, chemical products with 129, and textile products with 89, according to figures from the Industrial Development Board and the government industrial bureau.
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Manitoba
Industrial Developmentoard of
Government Industrial Bureau
Disputed Diagnosis Cited After Doctor Demands Autopsy
A worried patient recounts a disagreement with a colleague over the diagnosis. The other physician dismisses concerns and asserts the autopsy will confirm the original opinion.
Sunflowers as Silage Leave Mixed Soil Aftermath
A Rosthern Saskatchewan experiment compares sunflowers with corn and turnips as silage crops. Over two years wheat and barley yields after sunflowers lagged behind those after corn and turnips, with corn followed plots showing the largest drop in subsequent wheat yield. The study suggests sunflowers may exhaust soil more than corn or roots, but conclusions are tentative due to the short duration.
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Rosthern
Saskatchewan
He's A Good Digger
A Nature Magazine note describes a skunk with naked flat soles and wrinkled pads. It says the fore paws have claws making him an adept digger among wild animals, surpassed only by the badger and woodchuck.
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Nature Magazine
Politely Worded Telegram Challenge Appears Odd
A quip notes that the test of politeness is to say please when a telegram becomes eleven words long. The observation blends language play with a quirky constraint for polite communication.
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