Canadian Goods Promoted At London Dinner
At the Hotel Cecil London on October 2 a novel dinner featured every course and ice cream produced in Canada. W A Wilson agricultural products representative explained Canada must market its foods abroad and urged expanded emigration to create demand for Canadian goods and shipping capacity. He stressed quality production, steady supply, and smart marketing to build trade within the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Oo
Strand
London
England
Canada
W. A. Wilson
Agricultural Products
Larkin
London Provision Trade
Wilson
United Kingdom
Macaulay
Crime Costs Chicago Crooks Billions If They Leave Town
R Holden of the Chicago crime commission told a church audience that about one percent of Chicago's 3 million residents are criminals. He said crime had risen 100 percent since 1900 and proposed paying crooks $20,000 annually or $600 million to quit the city.
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Chicago
R. Holden
Chicago Crime Commission
Trophy for Corn Show Named for Saskatchewan Novice Class
A solid silver cup 15 inches high, presented by the Saskatchewan Wholesale Implements Association to the Saskatchewan Corn Growers' Association, will be the novice class trophy at the provincial corn shows. It will be awarded for the first time at the third provincial corn show in Indian Head on November 12 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Corn Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan Wholesale Implements Association
Indian Head
China Pioneered Nearing Techniques Century Before Others
A historical note asserts China developed nearing arts nearly a millennium earlier than similar practices spread to other nations. The claim highlights early innovation and cross cultural diffusion in technique and knowledge.
Winter Poultry Feeding Trial Finds Tomato Pulp Best
An Ottawa farm study from 1922 to 1924 tested clover leaves, clover meal, alfalfa meal, and tomato pulp as winter feed substitutes. All groups received standard grain, beef scrap, milk, and water. Tomato pulp produced the most eggs and profit, but hatchability was notably poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothian Poultry Husbandman
Ottawa
Canada Outlook Shows Higher Apple Crop Across Provinces
The 1925 commercial apple crop is up three percent from 1924 at 2,950,335 barrels. Ontario leads with a record 1,190,886 barrels, while British Columbia 2,318,138 boxes, Quebec 40,853 barrels, New Brunswick 65,433 barrels, and Nova Scotia 860,450 barrels. All provinces except Ontario show declines.
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Canada
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Fish Industry Second To Farming In Canada
Daniel J. Byrne argues Canadian fisheries are secondary to agriculture though historically prolific. He cites per capita fish consumption of 22 to 24 pounds in Canada versus 45 to 50 in England and over 200 pounds in Japan. He spoke at a marine and fisheries department event.
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Canada
Daniel J. Bryne
Department of Marine and Fisheries
England
Japan
Alberta cereal seed register shows 10 463 acres and 278 growers
Alberta reports 10 463 acres of registered cereal seed and 278 growers based on seed branch inspection applications in Calgary. A preliminary estimate suggests about 369 000 bushels of registered seed may be produced this year, though final totals are not yet available.
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Alberta
Calgary
Record Salmon Pack Tops 1924 Figures in British Columbia
Dominion fisheries department figures show the present season's total salmon pack up to October is 1,376,442 cases, surpassing the 1,373,625 cases reported by the same date in the previous year, which was already a record year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Dominion Fisheries Department
Remembered Manners at the Party
Little Mary recounts how she followed table manners at a party though she struggled with politeness as the cake circulated. Her mother asks about behavior and Mary explains she responded with a polite phrase the first time but improvised a rude remark the third time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Potential Killer II Judges Face Reckless Driver Issue
The Duluth Herald argues that speeders and reckless drivers are potential killers. It urges judges to impose firm sentences to discourage speeding and reduce the appalling number of automobile killings.
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Duluth Herald
Saskatchewan lakes yield Glauber salts in early development
Sodium sulphate or Glauber salts occur in Saskatchewan with Ingebrit Lake near Hatton containing an estimated 25,600,000 tons. Frederick Lake near Moose Jaw leads active production with de hydration shipments. Lake Mushkiki near Dana also under development for supplies to markets in Canada and the United States.
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Saskatchewan Lakes
Ingebrit Lake
Hatton
Opminion
Financial Post
Frederick Lake
Moose Jaw
Dunkirk
Canada
United States
Lake Mushkiki
Dana
Canadian National Lines
Decline in Ontario Veterinarians Sparks Change in Care
Fewer veterinarians, especially large animal specialists, operate in Ontario amid plummeting college enrollments from 373 in 1914 to 70 now. The Ontario Veterinary Association estimates about 650 practitioners care for livestock, shifting focus to higher quality over quantity as sterile laboratories and microscopic work become central to livestock health efforts.
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Ontario Veterinary College
Ontario Veterinary Association
Ontario
Sterlie
Canada
Novel Method Proposed to Combat Grasshoppers in Mexico
Following a suggestion from the American Chamber of Commerce off Mexico a large steel sheet order will be used to build barriers across grasshopper migration. Watchmen will rake the insects into pits then sack them for poultry feed, a method already used in Argentina where 33 million pounds are destroyed annually.
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American Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
United States Steel Company
Argentine Republic
RCMP Radio Stations Kept Active in Northern Manitoba
Radio stations operated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Northern Manitoba will stay in service during winter. The sites are Victoria Beach Norway House and Cormorant Lake to support patrols and communications.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Manitoba
Victoria Beach
Norway House
Cormorant Lake
Weighing Milk Records Boosts Dairymen’s Profits
The practice of weighing each cow’s milk is urged to identify nonperformers and cut losses. Thirteen herds average 5,245 pounds per cow, surpassing Canadian averages and signaling improvement from smarter feeding and breeding. Five operators have procured pure bred sires with dairy record qualifications, with more expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
J. H. Tremblay
B.S.A
British Columbia Timbers At Wembley Boost Amber Exports
The Wembley exhibition showcases British Columbia timbers and interior decorative schemes drawing UK architects and builders to adopt the materials. The display has significantly aided the rise in BC Amber exports to the United Kingdom and highlighted timber coloring and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Wembley
United Kingdom
Canada exports butter to Asia and the UK via Vancouver
Last year Canada shipped about 2,000,000 pounds of butter through Vancouver ports with major markets in Japan 538,000 pounds, China 289,000, Hong Kong 20,000, the Philippines 188,000, and the United Kingdom 767,870. Most exports originated in Alberta.
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China
Japan
Philippines
Canada
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Vancouver
Alberta
Far From Bankrupt Says British Official
Right Hon. Sir Robert Horne, former chancellor of the exchequer, dismisses a British shipowner's claim that Great Britain is headed for bankruptcy as the wildest nonsense. The statement frames the debate on Britain's financial outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Robert Horne
Great Britain
War brides face high divorce risk after returns from America
Disillusioned brides returning to France report up to 30 percent of marriages between American soldiers and French women ending in failure. The finding highlights strain of wartime unions as homecomings occur.
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America
France
Doubts on How a Famous Orator Wanted Hair Cut
The remark questions whether a renowned speaker could clearly tell a barber the precise haircut he desired. It wryly notes the gap between eloquence and personal grooming.
Dairy Cattle For China Export From Vancouver
The first shipment of pure bred dairy cattle from British Columbia to Southern China left Vancouver recently. Thirty head of stock were sent to Shanghai in the historic export sailing.
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British Columbia
China
Vancouver
Shanghai
Unoccupied Lands in West Seen as Canada’s Growth Asset
A British settler family near Fort Langley wins multiple prizes at the Milner fair for butter and cheese, while others from the western settlement drive point to vast unallocated prairie lands. Estimates show 167 million acres suitable for grazing or farming across the three prairie provinces, with growth tied to public and private land policy and railway expansion.
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Canada
W. N. Smith
Milner
British Columbia
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Hudson's Bay Company
C. E. Baker
United States Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Mining In British Columbia Mineral output to hit 1925 high
The British Columbia minister of mines reports eight months of 1925 production valued around 41 million dollars. If sustained, 1925 total would near 60 million, about 11.3 million more than 1924, a provincial record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Tis
Vancouver Wheat Shipments Hit 1925 Levels
Shipments of wheat from Vancouver in the first two months ending September 30, 1925 reached 1,457,904 bushels with receipts of 93,330 dollars. For all of 1924 about 25,000,000 bushels passed through. officials anticipate Vancouver wheat movement this year will meet or exceed 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
France Honors Canadian Ace in Moroccan War
Major W. F. Sussan of Ottawa commands the Sheriffenne Escadrille in the 37th Regiment of Aviators and is awarded a Colonial Cross with creditable mention in dispatches for valiant service against the Rif tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Sussan
Ottawa
Ontario
Sheriffenne Escadrille
Tokyo issues million free medical treatment tickets
Tokyo authorities distributed about 1,000,000 free medical treatment tickets over the last six months as part of the city's health outreach program. The effort aims to ease access to care for residents and reduce out of pocket expenses.
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Tokyo
Japan
Voice Over Radio Sparks 12 Year Reunion Across Distances
A New Castle on Tyne broadcast by Leo Dryden was recognized by his New York son 3,000 miles away. The voice, heard after 12 years apart, rekindled a long absent family reunion and marked a record moment in radio annals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Dryden
Newecastle-on-Tyne
New York
Wheeler Dryden
Lodge Urges Plain English from Scientists at SAAS
Sir Oliver Lodge spoke at the British Association of Science meeting in Southampton urging clear language. He singled out botanists as the chief culprits for using troublesome words and called for simpler communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Southampton
England
Oliver Lodge
Vancouver Island Fox Farm Sold to Shanghai Investor
New B C fox farm on Portland Island near Moresby Island in B C has been purchased by T E Westortan of Shanghai. The five hundred acre island will be converted into a fox farm stocked with blue and silver foxes.
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Portland Island
Moresby Island
B.C
T. E. Westortan
Shanghai
Misaka to Convert Warship into Naval Museum
Local authorities announce plans to transform the warship into a naval museum in Misaka Japan, reversing earlier scrapping intentions. Officials cite historical value and tourism potential, with project details pending funding and exhibits.
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Misaka
Japan
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Orient
West
J. W. Jackson
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Minnedosa
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New B.C. Fox Farm
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