Alberta Gas Fields May Produce Carbon Black At Scale
Alberta gas fields could supply carbon black for tires and ink through a Mines Branch study. Canada currently imports most carbon black but aims to develop domestic production using western gas wells and Ontario permits. The industry supports high demand in Louisiana and West Virginia with large plants and strict use rules.
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Alberta
Canada
Mines
Department of Mines
B T Elsworth
Chemical Division
West Virginia
Louisiana
Mining Lands Branch
Department of the Interior
Dominion Lands
Fire Prevention Week Urges Canadian Fire Safety
The Natural Resources Bulletin urges Fire Prevention Week October 7 13 1923 as a national effort to cut fire waste. It notes fire losses in Canada for January August 1923 topped 24 million dollars and calls for individuals to inspect homes and workplaces to remove fire hazards.
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Canada
Distribution of Pure Seed From Saskatchewan University
The Saskatchewan University Field Husbandry Department distributed over 112000 pounds of seed this spring to farmers in Saskatchewan and neighboring regions. More than 86000 pounds were elite stock with shipments reaching Russia for government farm experiments. Registration with the Canadian Seed Growers Association is urged, while inspection is handled by Ottawa and the Provincial Field Crops Branch.
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Saskatchewan University Field Husbandry Department
Saskatchewan
Russia
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Ottawa
Saskatchewan Field Husbandry Association
Brazeau Coal Field Opens Near Folsen Alberta
In the Brazeau field southwest of Folsen Alberta on the Canadian National Railway immense deposits of semi bituminous coal lie in hills with seams from 1 to 150 feet deep. Steam shovels loosen rock and powder frees coal then overburden four to twenty feet is removed. Two mines currently ship about 50 carloads every eight hours, with potential to double, as cars run beside the coal walls for loading.
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Rocky Mountains
Folsen
Alberta
Canadian National Railways
Brazeau
Alberia
Curious Information In London Blue Book
The London Blue Book notes a single fisherwoman in a suburb near Wandswordh, one woman blacksmith in Skherediteh, and one woman bricklayer in Deptford. It records two London women as gasfitters laborers and clarifies City of London has one fisherman. The piece lists quirky names among trades and ends with a humorous exchange about a swallowed collar button.
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London
Wandswordh
Skherediteh
Deptford
County of London
City of London
Scientific American
Esperanto Language Gains Global Popularity
The article notes growing Esperanto use worldwide with poetry and songs translated into Esperanto and shorthand adoption by many youths. It cites 2000 readers in Dresden, Esperanto activity in Leipzig, Geneva headquarters, and a publisher in Leipzig. It credits Dr. L. Zamenhof, born 1859, as founder.
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Dresden
Leipsiz
Esperanto World Union
Geneva
Leipsit
L. Zamenhof
Boys Trained at Craigielinn Farm for Canadian Farms
The Craigielinn farm near Paisley Scotland opens as a training centre for city boys aiming to work in Canada. Since last autumn 90 boys have moved on to Canada to continue training and gain experience. Dr Cassar notes many British youths find success overseas and cites a boy who bought a farm for 23000 dollars and is taking his mother and siblings to the new home.
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Craigielinn
Paisley
Scotland
Dominions
Canada
Cassar
Craigielian Farm
Dominion
Great Britain
Canadian Reservists Join Curlew for Pacific Cruise
Canadian Naval Volunteer Reservists joined HMS Curlew in late July for a Pacific training voyage aboard an up-to-date light cruiser. The Querrien and Patrician will sail from San Francisco for joint drills in naval gunnery before the Patrician returns to Esquimalt. The Curlew continues toward Santa Barbara, San Diego, and a Panama Canal voyage to Bermuda.
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Royal Naval
H.M S
Curlew
Honolulu
Pacific Islands
Querrien
Patrician
San Francisco
Esquimalt
Pacific Coast
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Panama Canal
Bermuda
Cattle Shipments Shift to Quebec Route Boosting Exports
Western cattle now travel by the Quebec route boosting export efficiency. I Fortin of the Quebec Harbor Commission forecasts most western cattle will be sent through Quebec. He notes a $5 per head shrinkage saving and a faster twenty four hour transfer from rail to ship at the modern loading yard. The Canadian National Railways recently set a new record for rapid livestock hauling to the seaport.
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Quebec
I. Fortin
Quebec Harbor Commission
Mr Fortin
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Platinum from Choko district Colombia noted for streams
Colombia remains the world’s chief platinum source with the Choko district as the primary deposit. Platinum and gold are dredged from gravels in a tertiary conlomerate. In 1920 Colombia produced about 35,000 ounces of crude platinum with exports near 15 million dollars, and total historic output to 1778 around 700,000 ounces. Russia’s 1911 1912 yield reached 300,000 ounces, dropping to 50,000 in 1917 with no later reports.
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Choko
Colombia
Russia
Island principality offered for sale with title and castle
A Sardinian real estate promoter pitches an island with a castle vineyards and two villages to an American buyer promising the title can be transferred legally for 10 000 dollars including the princely name Described property sits in need of modernization and the sale is presented as a summer and winter residence opportunity The piece also notes Canada’s banks and stock market tone and a brief line about eggs from China and charity beginning at home.
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New York Times
Country Consolidated School
Township High School
State Agricultural School
Modern Farm Methods Transform Farm Wives Outlook
The article portrays farm women as modern, educated, and active. It describes lighter workloads through inventions, better roads, vehicles, stylish dress, clubs, and emphasis on education for children. A Western farm family shares how agricultural schooling and better farming practices improved living standards and opportunities.
Saskatchewan Turkey Growth Could Make Province Largest Producer
Professor R K Baker of the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture estimates Saskatchewan will surpass all provinces and states in North America for turkey production. He cites a 419053 turkey head census figure last year and projects over half a million this year, with several districts ready to ship carloads. Baker compares Saskatchewan to Texas as the only larger gobbler population on the continent and notes the total domestic poultry population around nine million today, up from about 8.4 million in 1922.
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Saskatchewan
R. K. Baker
College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Mr Baker
Naming Melita Origin Story for Western Town
The Western Municipal News recounts how Melita Manitoba got its name after a series of name proposals following a homestead entry by Dr. Sinclair in 1882. Settlers debated Manchester before selecting Melita from a Sunday school lesson about Paul's shipwreck on the island of Melita.
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Melita
Manitoba
Sinclair
Winnipeg
Manceester
R. G. Graham
Manchester
Paul
Island
British Association Dates Annual Meet in Toronto
The General Committee set September 3 to 19, 1924 for the next annual meeting in Toronto. Maj Gen Sir David Bruce, noted tropical medicine professor, was elected president for the coming year. Rastus is fined five dollars for stealing two chickens. He pays with a ten dollar bill and jokes about coverage to the next Saturday night.
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British Association For Advancement of Science
Association
Toronto
David Bruce
Rastus
Yassah
Reconstruction Cost Estimate for Tokyo and Yokohama
An estimate puts the cost of rebuilding Tokyo and Yokohama after the earthquake and fire at about ten billion yen, roughly 5 billion dollars, with the figures reflecting extensive damage across both cities.
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Tokio
Yokohama
By Elimination North West What is reason
The fragment reads as a terse exchange about manners and etiquette. It cites kissing a pretty girl and questions the reasoning behind such social action, attributed to a New York Sun source.
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North
New York Sun
Last Passion Play of Oberammergau Draws Huge Crowd
The final Passion Play of Oberammergau attracted more than three hundred thousand spectators, with attendees from various regions witnessing the historic performance on its closing weekend.
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Oberammergan
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