Medicinal Plants in Canada Could Boost Rural Profits
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service notes vast potential in gathering and cultivating native roots and herbs in Ontario and British Columbia. It cites ginseng and mandrake exports to China, cascara bark from the Pacific Northwest, and the value of golden seal, seneca snakeroot, wintergreen, and diverse herbs for medicine, urging sustained cultivation and research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Ontario
Eac
China
Quebec
C. Elton
Canada
Europe
St In
British Columbia
America
British Empire
Oregon
Washington
John Davidson
University of British Columbia
J. Davidson
R. H. Clark
Forecasting Cutworm Weather Helps Predict Yearly Infestation
Dominion expert A J Seamans explains how weather in May and June indicates next year’s catworm risk. Fewer than ten wet days suggests higher infestation. more than fifteen days implies minimal trouble. He advises early field work and summer fallowing to reduce future damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Seamens
Dominion Entomological Branch
Seamans
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Bathtub Controversies Spark Health Alarm in Washington
The Washington Post recalls a decree that all new homes require a bathtub. Inspectors warn some baths double as coal storage, while a new homeowner boasts the bath is so nice they dread waiting until Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Post
Editor Purchases Canadian Ranch Near High River
American editor Frazier Hunt of New York has bought a 4,500 acre ranch near High River in Southern Alberta during a vacation. He joins other notable owners in the region including Lord Minto and the Duke of Sutherland among British and American notables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugs Ranch
Frazier Hunt
New York City
Cosmopolitan Magazine
H.r-H
Prince of Wales
High River
Hunt
Alberta
Lord Minto
Duke of Sutherland
British Columbia Lumber Exports Rise 45 Percent in First Seven Months of 1926
British Columbia lumber mills report a 45 percent increase in export trade from January to July 1926 compared with the same period in 1925. Total exports through July exceed 400 million feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Esta Calumbia
Ban lifted on New York Mirror circulation in Canada
The minister of customs has lifted the ban, restoring the periodical to circulation in Canada. The decision was made in Ottawa after months of prohibition, with no reason disclosed for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mirror
Canada
Ottawa
Butter Color’s Importance in Butter Quality and Uniformity
The Dominion Agriculture Bulletin explains that natural butterfat color varies by cow breed lactation stage and feed. Green pasture yields bright gold butterfat, dry feed yields pale yellow, and color lightens with lactation. Uniform color requires precise records of fat pounds, color per hundred pounds, and controlled coloring before churning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
W. F. Jones
Division of Dairy Manufacturers
Mr. Jones
Dutch Cheese Pedigree Keeper Maps History of All Creations
In Amsterdam a woman, Miss R. Spanjaar, leads the Cheese Control Station at Utrecht and preserves the genealogical history of Dutch cheese. She can trace a cheese from origin to mark, identifying farmer, cow, and age for cheeses as far as London, New York, or Peru, by its halllike stamp.
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Amsterdam
Holland
R. Spanjaar
Utrecht
London
New York
Peru
Donegal man attempts to rear badgers in Ulster region
A Donegal man plans to raise badgers on a farm in the wildest part of Donegal near Errigan Mountain. Dens are built to resemble natural burrows, aiming to harvest pelts. Badgers are viewed as a nuisance around Ulster farmhouses due to their fondness for poultry.
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Ireland
Donegal
Errigan
Ulster
Alberta wool study compares six sheep breeds in Central region
A bulletin summarizes 400 ewes across Shropshire Hamp shire Corriedale Oxford Cheviot and Leicester, graded wool from 1937 to 1939 finds Shropshire leads in points by about 1000 while Leicester yields the lowest quality due to open conformation. Three year fleece weights vary little among main breeds with Shropshire lightest but best in quality. Lamb fleece shows similar breed variation, Cheviot lightest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messiah Reed
Chapman
Alberta
Shropshire
Hampshire
Corriedale
Oxford
Cheviot
Leicester
Bulletin
Ottawa
Messrs Reed
Business and Education Of the Latter What makes for efficiency in busi
The piece contrasts efficiency in business with education. It argues demand for immediate measurable results fits business but not education, where learning growth is long term. It cites Raphael Demoer in the Yale Review on the difficulty of appraising education’s impact over lifetimes and generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raphael Demoer
The
Yale Review
Passing Of Popular Coin Threepenny Bits Might Be Withdrawn
The English silver threepence coins dating from Queen Elizabeth era could be pulled from use in favor of a nickel coin worth one hundredth of a pound. The small size leads to loss but their sentimental value remains, with many churches using them in coin collection plates.
Comfort or Pain in New Shoes
A short dialogue shows Mrs De Style hesitant about wearing new shoes and her husband asking if they hurt. The exchange centers on discomfort and concern. The scene captures domestic tone and subtle tension over footwear.
British party heads to Australia by sea for Empire conference
The Liberal Lord Leader Rt Hon Lan MacPherson Labor chief Arthur Henderson and Conservative Sir Evelyn Cecil head the British delegation to the Empire Parliamentary Association conferences in Australia this fall. They travel aboard the Empress of Scotland to join the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr. Henderson as chair and vice chair, sailing on the SS Aorangi after a Canada itinerary via the CP line. The voyage includes Montreal Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg Banff and Vancouver with a Banff Rockies tour and study of Canadian economic conditions and immigration policy during the Dominions visit.
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Empire Parliamentary Association
Australia
Quebec
Canada
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Winipeg
Banff
Vancouver
Dominion
Women preacher asks for equivalent to raising hat salute
Maude Reyden, a female preacher in Leiden, writes a letter suggesting a feminine salute for cenotaph remembrance. She notes men remove their hats on buses and proposes a respectful gesture for women, fearing the heart gesture would not work andfavoring a simple, natural sign without self consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Reyden
Leiden
Whitehall Street
Parliament
Misa Royden
Elephants Battle for Leadership Ends in Twin Deaths
In Bengal near Jamshipur two rival elephants fought from dawn to night, leaving one dead in a ditch and the other found ten miles away. The beasts suffered massive injuries with tusks embedded, heads and trunks torn. Villagers hid in fear as the fierce duel concluded on Rakha hill then near the village center. Some locals profited from tusks and skins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamshipur
Bengal
Rakha
India
Tides Linked to Cracking Walls of Tower of London
Moon driven tides are blamed for large, periodic cracks in Beauchamp Tower Salt Tower and archways at the Tower of London. Experts note the walls gape as Thames tides ebb and flow, though no danger is seen. The city’s marshy ground underlies these readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower of London
Beauchamp Tower
Salt Tower
Thames
London
Canadian soil and US law on divorce and bigamy questions
Justice Dennis Murphy of the Columbia Supreme Court weighs if a man divorced in the United States may be arrested for bigamy upon returning to Canada. The case centers on domicile versus residence as interpreted by US and Canadian courts.
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United States
Dennis Murphy
Columbia Supreme Court
Tradition of women as prime minister secretaries continues
It seems the prime minister’s personal private secretary must be a woman a tradition with Lloyd George Ramsay MacDonald and Baldwin all hiring energetic young women to handle correspondence in Downing Street and at the house Miss Watson has become a familiar lobby figure.
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Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Downing Street
Baldwin
Miss Watson
Toe Krow Poem Fragment in Historic Page
A fragment from a historical page presents a reflective line, a question about memory after departure. The snippet hints at a poetic voice contemplating remembrance and existence within a newspaper context.
Saskatchewan Education Growth Since Province Formation
By 1905 Saskatchewan had 89% of its districts and 6 250 teachers serving 206 595 pupils. Now the province hosts 21 high schools 300 continuation schools and nearly 700 rural village and town schools with the University of Saskatchewan serving over 1 500 students and total enrollment near two thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan At
Saskatoon
Mexican School Children Push to Abolish Bull Fighting
The piece notes a growing movement against bull fighting in Mexico aided by school children petitions. It cites Carranza’s failed ban attempt and contrasts Latin American tolerance with opposition in Spain led by Blasco Ibanez, highlighting shifting public opinion in the festival culture.
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Carranza
Genoa
Vicente Pastor
Mexico
Peru
Venezuela
Spain
Blasco Ibanez
New York Herald-Tribune
Saved by King George Horse With Long Army Service
Old Joe the great white charger with 15 years army service will serve two more years on light duty then retire to the Royal Paddocks at Hampton Court as His Majesty’s guest. Reprieved from destruction after the royal tournament, he aided training recruits during the war and was famed as the sweetest tempered horse in the British army.
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Joe
Hampton Court
Charles II
Wainwright Oil Field Shows Steady Drilling Progress
Drilling in the Wainwright field advances with several wells reaching 2060 feet. Early indicators suggest the area will develop into a producing field in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright Oil
Wainwright
Shadowed by a Detective Tests a Man's Morality
A reflection on how morality awakens only when a man realizes he is under surveillance by a detective, implying conscience and behavior shift under scrutiny.
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Brinton
Columbia
Planta
Bath
Lan MacPherson, K
Arthur Henderson
Sir Evelyn Cecil, Gbe
Marquis of Salisbury
Mr. Henderson
King George
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