Saskatchewan Grasshopper Campaign Report Highlights Savings
The final report by MP Tullis shows 137 municipalities joined the fight against grasshoppers. Across four years 1919 to 1922 Saskatchewan saved 3,236,000 acres and destroyed 236,000. total supplies cost 747,022 with 25,296 tons of poison bait spread.
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MP. Tullis
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Tullis
Tix
Department of Agriculture
Carlyle
Department
A. K K. Cameron
Norman Criddle
Dominion
Saskatoon
Milden
Dunning
Saskatchewan
Leutenant
Arctic Ocean Warmth Replaces Ice with Moraines in North
A Bergen Sweden based report to the commerce department notes Arctic warming with scarce ice in regions up to 81 degrees 29 minutes. Explorers report unprecedented temperatures and ice loss while glaciers vanish and marine life shifts north past traditional seal and whitefish grounds.
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Arctic
Commerce Department
Ifft
Bergen
Sweden
Gulf Stream
Ghreat
Care of the Feebleminded and Provincial Training Plans
The article argues for systematic care and segregation of mentally defective individuals. It praises Ontario and Manitoba style child welfare laws, calls for specialized schools and provincial facilities, and notes successful adult farms at Waverley Massachusetts and Spring City Pennsylvania as models for self sufficiency and containment. It urges provinces to establish one or more such institutions to reduce the feebleminded population.
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Vancouver
Manitoba
Waverley
Mass
Spring City
Penn
Post Office Staffs Train for Civil Service Skills
London post office staff admit poor civility and start training for counter clerks at Throgmorton Street. Courses, proposed by staff, cover soft responses and handling late demands such as coins and small sums before closing time.
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London
United Kingdom
Throgmorton Street
Post Office
Canada Beckons to American Auto Tourists
An estimate places American spending in Canada at 100 million dollars over the last year. More than 600,000 American cars crossed the border, with travelers averaging 25 dollars per day for seven days. Improved Canadian highways are expected to draw even more motorists.
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New York
Canada
Power of the Press in Democratic Thought
Dr. Ezequiel P. Paz owner and director of La Prenza Buenos Aires called newspapers a power for well being independent of other means of government of a people stressing the diffusion of thought and exchange of ideas among men worldwide
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Journalistic Tribune
Ezequiel P. Paz
la Prenza
Buenos Aires
Dr. Paz
Largest Thames Embankment Power Station Shapes London Rail
The Chelsea Thames Embankment plant is described as Britain’s largest power station, producing electricity of 1276 horsepower and powering London underground railways, surpassing Niagara stations in output.
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Great Britain
Thames Embankment
Chelsea
London
Niagara
Metropolis
How Far Can a Locomotive Jump
A series of astonishing locomotive jumps is recounted from Francis W. Wilson of Popular Mechanics. Stories include a fast freight leaping a 23 foot gap when a drawbridge opened and a mid western rail line special crossing 15 feet of bare rails with three cars following.
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Maintenance of Way
Mid-West
Francis W. Wilson
Popular Mechanics
Wood composition stronger than original wood
Professor George Kemmerer of the University of Wisconsin reports a new wood substitute made from sawdust and a binding material. The pressed, grainless product is tougher than ordinary wood, water resistant, and suitable for irregular shapes like toilet sets and radio dials. It finishes well with varnish, may cut with a saw, and could reduce manufacturing costs.
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George Kemmerer
University of Wisconsin
Kemmerer
How Many Meals Should We Eat
A woman died after living on one light meal daily, sparking debate that one meal a day suits all. The text argues against this, noting varying human power and needs. It compares people and cars and warns that one light meal a day is insufficient and overloads digestion. The piece endorses eating at intervals for balance.
He Was Neutral
A prisoner in court answered Yes to guilty or not guilty, claiming he could not escape both conditions. The judge pressed for which one, and the prisoner urged the court to proceed with the case as a Jur fort.
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Low Angeles J Tines
Turks Hate Christian Dogs in Smyrna Hospital Tales
An American nurse recalls 1914 Smyrna hospital scenes showing Turkish hostility to Europeans, including a Greek doctor protecting staff with prayers toward Mecca during a dying Turkish patient, and Turkish relatives beating a physician treating diphtheria.
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Helena Veenstra
Smyrna
Mecca
Constantinople
Toronto Telegram
Birds Use Heligoland As Resting Ground During War
Heligoland long known for wartime significance now hosts vast migratory birds resting on the island. Locals trap the weary fliers nightly, turning the invasion into profit. Ornithologist Seebohm notes 15,000 larks trapped in one night, including 300 caught by a lighthouse keeper with a wire net outside the lantern.
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Heligoland
Mr. Seebohm
Birthday Shave Provokes Customer Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a barber Darber offers to shave a customer’s boy for the boy’s birthday, prompting the surprised client to question the decision while the barber explains the occasion. The scene satirizes service quirks and social norms of the era.
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Darber
Beggar Eye Removal Practices Spark Public Outcry
In several major Chinese cities some beggars reportedly submit to eye removal and acupuncture pain to provoke sympathy from the public. The reports describe this practice as rising in intensity and drawing attention to urban hardship and welfare concerns.
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China
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Ottawa
Old London
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United States
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