Canada North of the Border World Trade Prospect
Farle B. Russell argues Canada is a vast but underappreciated source of wealth for the United States. He notes Canada buys more from the U S than South America and as much as France and Germany combined, while Ottawa is a major customer after the UK. He urges freer trade and better understanding to unlock Canada’s fisheries, nickel, soil, waterpower, and agricultural potential, comparing Canada to the U S Great West.
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Farle B. Russell
National Bank of Commerce of New York
Canada
United States
South America
France
Germany
Dominion
United Kingdom
Washington
Mr. Russe
Great West
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Small-Town Fire Engine Displayed in Paris
A pedal powered fire engine with four wheels four seats a hose reel and a rotary pump was shown in Paris. The machine is designed for small towns with riders in front and behind to operate the pump while advancing to a blaze. It is claimed to outrun horse drawn engines and to match hand engines in pumping effectiveness.
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Paris
Longevity Reputation of West Sussex Women Noted
A London Sunday Pictorial report cites West Sussex women as reputedly long lived, tracing the quiet countryside around Chichester Midhurst Petworth and Arundel as particularly healthy. A dialogue fragment shows a witness answering age questions with cautious responses, illustrating the era’s interest in lifespan and census style inquiry.
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Chichester
Midhurst
Petworth
Arundel
West Sussex
America
London Sunday Pictorial
The Psalm That Named Canada Dominion of Canada Origin
The 72nd Psalm inspired Sir Samuel L. Tiley to propose a name for the united country in 1867. He noted Canada’s expanse from sea to sea and river to the ends of the earth, and officials accepted the title Dominion of Canada. Canadians thus revere the Psalm as the Psalm of Canada.
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Canada
Samuel L. Tiley
St. Lawrence
Dominion of Canada
Gypsy Bands in Hungary Express Deep Magyar Music
The Hungarian gypsy bands number about 60 per village with players who read no music. Leland notes their deep original musical feeling, and the czimbalom and violin are central. Helen Ware adds they express emotion beyond written notation.
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Hungary
Leland
Helen Ware
Why Go to College Promotes College for Success
A Farm Life excerpt cites Dean Farrell of Kansas Agricultural College claiming that an American with no schooling has a 1 in 150000 chance of eminence, a high school training raises it eighty sevenfold, and a college education raises it seven hundredfold. It argues college benefits outweigh sacrifices for most boys.
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Dean Farrell
Kansas Agricultural College
Alberta Government Superannuation Scheme Advances
The Alberta Government's new superannuation scheme, effective since July 1, has moved to actual operation. It has published a list of 10 civil servants who have retired, choosing either the annuity or lump payment option for those with under ten years of service, with a minimum annuity set at 20 dollars per month.
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Alberta
Motor Trail Through Rockies Reaches Banff to Invermere
The Bank Windermere motor road was traversed for the first time as the Chief Engineer drove from Banff to Invermere in seven hours covering 161 miles. This marks another milestone on the all Canadian motor trail through the Rockies with full completion anticipated next year.
Toad Consumes Food in 24 Hours A Glutton Test
A toad eats an amount of food equal to four times its stomach capacity within a full day, illustrating extreme feeding behavior in a controlled observation.
Mexico’s historic claim stretched from Panama to Vancouver Island
A historical note describes a time when Mexican sovereignty was asserted over vast western territory from Panama north to Canada, reflecting shifting boundaries and colonial-era ambitions. The piece highlights the scope of the claim and its eventual renunciation or redefinition through subsequent treaties and events.
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Mexico
Panama
Vancouver Island
Education campaign targets early cancer signs during National Cancer Week
The American Society for the Control of Cancer promotes public education on initial cancer symptoms and early detection, noting historical references to cancer in ancient civilizations. The group cites statistics showing higher female mortality in midlife and asserts cancer is curable if found early. It stresses cancer is neither hereditary nor contagious.
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American Society For the Control of Cancer
National Cancer Week
Society
India
Persia
Moses
B.C
Herodotus
Atoesa
Darius
Daniel
Babylon
Curious Irish Lake That Petrifies Objects Into Stone
A lake in Ireland is described as petrifying substances by coating them in a dissolved stone layer before hardening. A British cutlery firm tested wooden samples sunk with weights and buoyed, finding after two weeks the wood partly petrified and eventually as hard as flint, enabling a razor bone to be made at a certain stage.
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Ireland
Canadian Milling Leads Manufacturing with 250 Million Value
Hon J A Robb declares Canadian milling tops manufacturing in Canada with about 250 million dollars in annual production and nearly all stock held domestically aside from around 3 million in securities.
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J. A. Robb
Canada
Umbrella Woes Prompt Snappy Exchange Between Dix and Bix
In a brief bundled exchange, Bix laments losing a fourth umbrella in six months, while Dix notes high overhead expenses. The dialogue captures a minor yet humorous domestic moment.
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Bix
Dix
Ownership and labor in Fiji under tribal custom
The article describes Fijian communal ownership where individuals request goods from neighbors and receive what is given. Work is shared, with outcomes divided among all. chiefs oversee resource distribution and labor. The chief does not own persons’ property but is considered to own the bodies and possessions of tribe members, acting as judge and administrator.
Dough Uses In Watches Factories Blending Flour And Mettal Work
Two thousand to three thousand watches weekly are produced at a noted factory using two barrels of flour each week. Bakers’ flour parallels bread loaves and a dough blob is kept at each worker hand to inspect tiny screws with a watchmaker’s eyeglass. The dough helps handle minute screws and rivets during assembly.
Early electric bulbs shaped by Edison era design
The text explains that Thomas A. Edison and his team initially set bulbs upright because they assumed light had to rise with the flame. Their familiarity with gas jets blinded them to the possibility of lighting bulbs in other orientations, influencing the early construction of electric chandeliers.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Bolshies Plan Palace of Labor in Moscow Center
Reported in Moscow plans describe a Palace of Labor with a central hall for eight thousand spectators and four smaller halls, with the Tower as the world’s highest. The project would require demolishing the Continental Hotel Testoval Restaurant and six city blocks.
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Bolshies
Moscow
Shelter Belt Planting and Wind Protection on the Prairie
A veteran farmer argues that windbreaks save livestock and crops on western prairies. He cites Brandon Farm experience, Manitoba Maple and Russian Willow belts, sunflowers shielding corn, and wind erosion risks, urging widespread shelter-belt planting to defend homes and gardens against winter winds.
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Brandon Experimental Farm
James Murray
Medicine Hat
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Messrs
R. J. Phin
Moosomin
Saskatchewan
W. F. Puffer
Lacombe Alberta
Harry Mullins
Winnipeg
Grayson
Newdale
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
U.S. Agriculture Unveils Recleaner to Sort Weeds from Wheat
A new machine from the Department of Agriculture named the recleaner uses 15 aluminum disks with underslung pockets to separate weed seeds from wheat. Rotating at 60 rpm, it directs fine seeds to bags and cleaned grain to bins, even when starting with 65 percent weed seeds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Picking Strawberries in Western Canada September 1922
The Prairie Nurseries at Estevan Saskatchewan reported an abundant crop of ever bearing strawberries. On September 18 1922 over $1100 in berries were sold from this field and more than a dozen crates were picked that month. Despite an early frost many blossoms survived and several crates were picked in the second week of October.
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Canada
Prairie Nurseries
Estevan
Saskatchewan
Missing Link Captain Heads Malay Peninsula Search
Captain Edward A Salisbury, a scientist and explorer, sails toward the Malay peninsula to probe rumors of a wild tribe with vestigial tails and neanderthal like features. The expedition aims to investigate sources of these reports in the search for man’s primitive origins.
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Edward A. Salisbury
Malay Peninsula
Salisbury
Pacific Ocean
Malay Archipelago
Russia supplies vast quantities of scrap metal to Germany
Russian scrap heap strains German iron industry as Strines and allied buyers arrange deliveries of millions of tons of iron scrap. The material includes outdated weapons, but rails bridges ships locomotives and factory gear in good order at revolution time have deteriorated under the Soviet regime, leaving Russia as a gigantic scrap heap.
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Strines
Russia
Age Not a Matter of Years
Age counts for less than it did a generation ago. Youth is not a physical affair. The new psychology teaches that healthy labor cheerful thinking and useful interests preserve fitness and freshness of body and mind.
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Cape Argus
S. Africa
Mrs White’s Sunday Arrival Raises No New Attire Remarks
In Boston transcript style, two women discuss Mrs White arriving late to church. One notes she wore nothing new, sparking curiosity about the reason for lateness. The exchange humorously hinges on attire rather than cause.
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Boston Transcript
Vast Arctic Mosquitoes Defy Heat With Northern Ferocity
A reflection notes that the harsh northern climate hosts the world’s most vicious mosquitoes, enduring cold and summer heat with unexpected persistence and bite.
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