Canada’s Arctic fur reserve depleted by American whalers
Edmonton Times reports American whalers from San Francisco are expanding trade with Eskimo communities along the Mackenzie coast, drawing furs and goods from Canadian traders. The article cites Behring Strait routes, lower water carriage costs, and government posts at Herschel Island as counterweights to Canadian efforts to protect raw fur exports and local policing.
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San Francisco
Canadian Arctic
Edmonton
London Times
Bost
Arctic Ocean
Herechelleland
Mackenzie River
Banks Land
Victoria Land
Coronation Gulf
Alaska
Is Ulien
Canada
Empire
United States
Behring Strait
Seattle
Arctic
Herschel Island
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Screenings Amended Feeding Stuffs Act In Force October
The amended Feeding Stuffs Act takes effect in October requiring millers to sell ground mill screenings as a separate standardized product. Screenings, historically variable, will be standardized and may be used with various grain mixes for hogs, cattle, sheep, and calves, with guidance from the Seed Commissioner at Ottawa.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
The Good Old Days Reflected in a Family Tale
Grandfather traveled west in a covered wagon pulled by oxen and built a home after two years of hard work. A modern rail berth cost a $3.49 surcharge, while the family endured years of payments on a modest five room house. A delivery error forced a late dinner, prompting the quip that the good old days are best recalled.
World Professor McMillan Predicts Rare Stellar Alignment
Chicago astronomer World Professor McMillan warned that the sun will meet another star at a distance equal to the Earth sun distance once in every million billion years, a fleeting instant for astronomers. When this occurs something is likely to affect Earth's orbit.
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Professor McMillan
Chicago
Iodine Water Purifier Warns of Germ-free Water
Popular Science Monthly notes that one or two drops of tincture of iodine destroy all germs in a quart of polluted water within twenty to thirty minutes. The method is described as entirely safe and leaves the water tasteless.
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Popular Science Monthly
Prince of Wales Grows Oats on Western Ranch
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes the heir to the British throne has a robust oat crop at his western Alberta ranch. The item draws a parallel to tales of wild oats and youth, framing the prince as popular and the monarchy stable.
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E. P
Alberta
Prince of Wales
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Trophies For Winter Fairs At Regina And Saskatoon
Two silver cups named the Hon. A. P. McNab challenge trophies are donated by the institutional farms branch of Saskatchewan Public Works. They will be contested at Regina and Saskatoon winter fairs on alternate years, won three times to claim ownership. This year Regina awards the champion standard bred barrow or select bacon, Saskatoon the best pen of three finished bacon barrows. Competition open to farms under the provincial superintendent of institutional farms. Thunder-fish, inhabitants of the River Nile, give a sharp electric shock.
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A. P. McNab
Institutional Farms
Saskatchewan Department of Public Works
Regina
Saskatoon
T. D. Elderkin
Winter Fair Board
River Nile
Predicted Aviation to Transform Social Life and Transport
The Dominion Dairy News notes cow testing gains at Oka Que and Blenheim Ont with higher milk and fat yields. It also cites four aviation leaders predicting postal and passenger transport will revolutionize social life, stressing international cooperation, night flying, and private-public aviation development.
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Dominion Dairy News
Oka Que
Ayre Shires
Blenheim
Kent County
Ontario
C. FE
Rowe
Lir Samuel Hoare
Harry New
United States
Rouge
Dan Bostrom
Sweden
Greast
Samuel Hoare
Samuel
New
Ronge
Berlin
Bostrom
Gothenburg
Immigration and agriculture potential for Canada colonization
The London Morning Post notes Canada exports about 25 to 30 million bushels annually and could expand fixed farming in irrigated prairie districts. It links settlement difficulty to limited communications and townships, praising Canada’s railway system and urging a systematic eastern extension and colonization beyond the Rockies.
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Canada
Prairie
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
London Morning Post
Magna Charta Shrine Exhibit At British Museum
Last year about 14 000 visitors viewed the Magna Charta the famed charter of British rights in the British Museum. Heavy green blinds shield the parchment from light to prevent deterioration and are raised to let admirers glimpse the historic document.
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British Museum
No Banks in New Hebrides Exports Value Shown
The British resident commissioner reports that last year New Hebrides exported £187,000 in goods but has no banks within its Anglo French administered islands in the Pacific. He notes the absence of banking facilities despite significant trade.
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New Hebrides
Pacific
England Uses Coal At Higher Rate Per Person Than Any Nation
England consumes nearly twice as much coal per head of population as the next highest country, highlighting a significant gap in energy usage. The data underscores the country's heavy reliance on coal despite growing calls for cleaner energy.
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England
Country
Americans Buy Farms in Western Canada
W R Bennett of the Dominion immigration department reports Americans from Nebraska are buying large farm tracts in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta and planning further purchases in Western Canada including British Columbia. He notes interest in mineral timber fruit and fisheries and a forthcoming immigration movement next spring.
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Western
Canada
Middle West
W. R. Bennett
Dominion Immigration Department
Omaha
Neb
Winnipeg
Nebraska
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Substitute For Flax Flax Lily Grows Abundantly
Linen production faces cost rises as flax becomes scarce. A substitute called flax fly, found in abundance in New Zealand, grows well in Europe and America and is easier to cultivate with a potential yield of 2,240 pounds per acre.
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New Zealand
Europe
America
Torrente Praises Canadians At League Session
President Torrente commended the Canadian delegation during the final League of Nations assembly session for its conciliatory spirit in discussions over Article 10. He cited their efforts to clarify member obligations to preserve territorial integrity.
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League of Nations Assembly
Torrente
Eye Color Stats and Silk Thread Factoids
The report notes that among 1000 military marksmen 605 are blue eyed and 395 brown. In the negro race 974 are brown eyed and 26 blue. A silkworm spins about four thousand yards of thread in its brief life.
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United States Army
Smart men can learn many things from fools
A concise adage notes that even wise individuals may gain insight from foolish behavior, suggesting value in observing mistakes and missteps to improve judgment and thinking. The saying underscores humility and continual learning across intellect levels.
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North West Territories
Moust
Lodine
E. W. Beatty
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Schurch
der Bund
Schoop
Basler Nachrichten
M. G. Rigassi
Gazette de Lausanne
R. Schwabe
National Zeitung
E. Reitman
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
A. B. Calder
Western Canada
States
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