Record of Performance for Poultry 1919 20 Dominion report
The Dominion Live Stock Branch issued the 1919 20 Record of Performance for Poultry Section A detailing breeders across the Dominion with birds laying 150 or more eggs in 52 weeks. It notes entries, qualifications, provincial standings, and breeds producing 250 312 eggs, with more birds entering 1920 21 rising to 7511 from 4436. Copies available from the Dominion Live Stock Commissioner Ottawa.
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Dominion Live Stock Branch
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
British Columbia
Ontario
Que
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Alberta
Rhode Island
Dominion Live Stock Commissioner
Ottawa
Saskatchewan Schools Praise Empire Education System
Hon. S. J. Latta, returning from the Empire Teachers Conference in Toronto, lauds Saskatchewan's educational system as leading among British Empire schools. The conference revealed gaps in Western Canada knowledge among British and East educators and drew educationists from Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, and other regions.
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Saskatchewan
British Empire
S. J. Latta
Toronto
Western Canada
British Isles
Rendall
Winchester School
Canada
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
India
South Africa
West Indies
Fiji
Straits Settlements
Wheat Shipping via Panama Route Promises Higher Exports
Wheat exporters anticipate shipping three to four times the 1920 volume to Great Britain via the Panama route this season. Last season Alberta and Saskatchewan grain exports reached about twelve to thirteen thousand British tons, two thousand two hundred forty pounds. The route cuts rail haul and allows year round Pacific port marketing through winter months. The text notes the verb to love has no imperative.
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Great Britain
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Pacific
Winnipegman claims new aerial torpedo and torpedo bomb
Charles Lewis a former Winnipeg citizen now in Vancouver after a decade of study and tests says he invented an aerial torpedo water torpedo and aerial bomb. He describes electric steering similar to wireless and claims these weapons can target steel ships guns bridges airships submarines and submerged submarines with varying speeds and launch methods.
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Charles Lewis
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Punjab Will Not Welcome Prince
A Reuters report from Lahore states that Lahore’s city council, with only two dissenters, resolves that until the Khalifa and Punjab grievances are addressed it is unwise for the Prince of Wales to visit Lahore during his India tour. The measure cites exploitative aims and vows no welcome or official welcome functions. The Punjab’s 19 million population includes over 10 million Muslims and 2 million Sikhs. The Prince is to sail from England for India on October 26.
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Reuter
Lahore
Punjab
Prince of Wales
India
Constantinople
England
Wheat yield drops in northern hemisphere forecasts
The International Institute of Agriculture projects a total wheat yield of about 50.2 million tons in the northern hemisphere, down from 51.3 million in 1920. Europe excluding Britain France and Germany is put at 12.6 million. Canada and the U S at 28.5 million. India Japan Algeria Morocco and Tunis at 5.49 million. rye 8.2 million. barley up 24 percent. oats down 12.3 percent. maize down 62 percent based on U S returns.
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International Institute of Agriculture
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Canada
United States
India
Japan
Algeria
Morocco
Tunis
Saskatchewan Vehicle Surge: 1920 Auto Count Tops Prior Years
Provincial figures show Saskatchewan registered 60 325 automobiles in 1920, up from 35 010 in 1919 and 46 880 in 1918. The 1908 total motor vehicles stood at 74, highlighting the rapid growth.
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Saskatchewan
Protecting Wood Buffalo During Winter Patrol Efforts
The program conducts a winter patrol in Northern Alberta and the adjacent Northwest Territories near Fort Smith to safeguard the wood buffalo. Wolves are identified as the greatest threat to the herd.
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Alberta
Northwest Territories
Fort Smith
How the Immigrant Is Received in Canada
An observer follows a shipload arriving at Quebec and the St. Lawrence journey to the Immigration Wall. It describes health checks, inspectors, and voluntary aid as newcomers are processed, permitted entry, and guided to trains, with a warm, efficient reception across British and foreign origins.
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Canada
St. Lawrence
Father Point
Quebec
Health Department
Grosse Isle
St. Louis Embankment
Dominion Board of Health
Red Cross
Caribou Scarce In Far North Saskatchewan
Constable Chappuis of the Tre fall detachment reports scarce caribou in the far north after a 111 day patrol that covered 3000 miles on foot canoe and dog team. He left December and returned in May noting improved health among settlers and Indians along the MacFarlane and Black rivers Athabasca Lake Wollaston Churchill and other rivers.
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Chappuis
Tre A la Crosse
Saskatchewan
Fine
MacFarlane River
Black River
Athabasca River
Lake Wo
The Harp in Egypt music in temple rites and history
The article notes the harp as an ancient Egyptian temple instrument probably invented in Ferpt. It describes harps as towering, richly adorned with many strings, and valued by priests and royal households for their beauty and significance comparable to modern grand pianos.
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Ferpt
Saskatchewan Farmers Invest Big in Tractors in 1920
Farmers of Saskatchewan invested about six million dollars in new tractors during 1920. No less than two thousand tractors were sold to buyers that year at an average price around three thousand dollars each. Farmers rely increasingly on mechanical contrivances annually.
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Saskatchewan
Raisin Pie at Auto Show Sets Weight Record
The largest raisin pie on record weighed 158 pounds and used 73 pounds of raisins, served to patrons at the automobile show in Turlock California.
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Turlock
Calif
No one is a good judge of her own reputation
Mrs. Asquith notes that self assessment of reputation is unreliable, stating the idea that individuals cannot fairly judge how others view them. Her remark reflects concerns about public image and personal judgment.
Rosen Rye Yields Noted On Noble Foundation Farms
Compared with other grains the Rosen rye grown on Noble Foundation farms in Southern Alberta shows very satisfactory results. Threshing on 2 200 acres is well advanced. Rye yielded twenty five to thirty bushels per acre, amid a very dry fall 1920 and hot dry summer. Large quantities are being sent to farmers across the three prairie provinces for seeding this year.
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Rosen
Noble Foundation
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
War Service Gratuity Granted to Sask widow
Mrs. Henrietta Stuart of Le Ross Saskatchewan, a widow with two children, acknowledges receipt of a 530 war service gratuity and 73 separation allowance adjustment. The claims, filed by the Great War Veterans Association Saskatchewan Command in June 1920 for her soldier brother Acting Sergeant W H Jones, 26th Battalion, who died after discharge, resulted in a satisfactory Pay and Allowance Board settlement after fourteen months of correspondence.
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Henrietta Stuart
le Ross, Sask
Great War Veterans’ Association
Saskatchewan
Stuart
WH. Jones
WH. Jones, of the 26Th Battalion
Pay and Allowance Board
Binder Twine Demand Surges for Saskatchewan Farmers
The Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association notes heavy binder twine demand. A local branch ordered 24,000 pounds last year and requests 70,000 pounds this year. Canada imported 34,641,009 pounds of twine from the United States last year.
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Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Canada
United States
Air route opens across Arabian desert to Baghdad
Air ministry reports a new air lane across the desert linking Palestine and Mesopotamia. Three Royal Air Force planes reached Baghdad after flying from Ramleh via Amman Kasr Azrak and Ramadie, covering about 580 miles along the extended Cairo Ramidh corridor.
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Air Ministry
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Royal Air Force
Cairo-Ramidh
Ramleh
Amman
Jordan
Kasr
Azrak
Arabian Desert
Ramadie
Euphrates
Origin of True Blue Expression Traced to Covenanters
True blue stems from seventeenth century Scotch Covenanters who chose blue as their emblem opposing royal red. The Covenanters bound by covenants upheld Presbyterian faith, giving true blue its early loyalist meaning. The blue ribbon, used to mark winners, traces to the Knights of the Garter badge founded by Edward III.
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Knights of the Garter
Edward HT
Australia launches Colonization plan with million farms slogan
Australia announces a colonization campaign promising a million farms and farmers for the nation. Canada is portrayed as a destination with room for population growth on untapped lands, while questions arise about preferred settlers for the Commonwealth.
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Australia
Canada
Home merchant purchases boost local community prosperity
Reading the message encourages residents to buy from local merchants to directly support the economic health of their own community and foster communal growth and sustainability.
Onion Workers Union Strengthened by Collective Action
A union of onion raisers strengthens its bargaining power through coordinated strikes and shared resources. Members advocate higher prices, fair contracts, and safer working conditions while rallying support from allies in agriculture.
Immortality Possible Says Dr Carrel Experiments
Paris newspaper reportsDr Carrel’s tissue culture experiments suggesting mortal limits may be overcome. Starting Jan 17 1912 with 16 chick heart fragments one survived to Sept 25 and has grown for 48 hour cycles in culture. Carrel claims tissues can be practically immortal if body parts balance and cooperate.
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le Man
Paris
Carrel
Curiosities Of A Populous Island
Describes Bukara Island in Lake Victoria Nyanza noted for extreme density. Population 19,000 on 36 square miles with granite terrain. Ownership is strict, garden plots marked, trees valued above ground, and tree division among heirs illustrated.
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Bukara
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
H. L. Duke
Cornhill Magazine
A Strange Volcano on Iceland and Katla’s Ice Floods
A geological map by Dr. Thorpdsen describes Iceland as a remarkable island rarely seen by visitors. The article notes Katla volcano buried under snow. when eruptions occur, floods melt the ice and send enormous ice masses into the sea, inundating large areas between volcano and coast.
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Iceland
Thorpdsen
Katla
San Marino Plans Doubling of Army to Six Soldiers
The smallest republic, San Marino, unveils a plan to expand its military to six personnel, effectively doubling its current force. The move aims to bolster national defense in a country renowned for its size and neutrality.
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San Marino
Local merchants urged to buy from hometown shops
A message encourages residents to support home industry by patronizing local merchants in their own town, highlighting the value of community businesses and local employment.
Philadelphia Factory Produces 9 Million Saws Annually
A Philadelphia plant manufactures 9 million saws each year, reflecting its large scale production. The facility contributes substantially to local industry and regional supply chains.
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Philadelphia
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Woon OU
International Institute
Saskatchewan Automobiles
Egypt
War Widow
True Blue
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