Sweet Clover Seen as Friend Yet Hazardous Crop
A historical notice explains sweet clover built value as fertilizer silage and weed smotherer in Canada but caused market collapse as a weed. It warns keep it under control to prevent seed set and cross contamination with alfalfa and alsike in seed districts. It notes government labs manage it and that big prices for seed are unlikely to return.
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Canada
Ave Dominion
Dominion
Europe
United States
Peel
Elgin
Ontario
Brooks
Who Won the War Editorial Recounts Lauder Anecdote
The Brantford Examiner revisits the old question of war winners with Sir Harry Lauder’s anecdote about Allied nations aiding Britain. He cites a Canada tour tale in which Lauder says English Irish Welsh French Belgians Americans Australians New Zealanders and South Africans helped Scotland win.
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Brantford Expositor
Harry Lauder
Canada
Almond Industry Thrives on Majorca With Rich Varieties
Almonds are the island's key crop replacing dying olive trees. Workers harvest the nearly ripe nuts by hand using bamboo poles, then dry them and separate kernels from husks. Shells are cracked by hand or machine to extract the kernels.
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Majorca
Ranching In B C Outlook Improves Says Leading Operator
C G Cowan, operator of large Cariboo ranches in British Columbia, says the cattle business is regaining strength after wartime lags. He notes competition has returned, market conditions are rising, and ranches will invest in improvements, add thousands of cattle, and import 3000 sheep from Oregon with irrigation ditches planned to boost feed.
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British Columbis
C. G. Cowan
Sera
Cariboo
Marquis of Exeter
Lord Egerton of
Tatton
British Columbia
Mr. Cowan
B.C
Cowan
Oregon
Federal Tax Battle Over Wheat Pool Deductions
Ottawa’s tax department and Western Wheat Pool clash over 2 or 3 cents per bushel deducted for elevator building. The department labels these deductions as taxable income and seeks arrears on past collections. Western Canada hosts about 4 400 country elevators with one fifth under the Pool, the world’s largest farmers cooperative.
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Federal Income Tax Department of Ottawa
Treasury
Federal Department
Canada
The
Canadian Wheat Pool
Farmers’ Co-Operative Organization
British Columbia Ships Dairy Cattle to China Market
BC ships more dairy cattle to China amid political uncertainty. A. Knight reports the market for good stock remains healthy. A shipment of 23 pure bred and grade Jersey and Guernsey cattle went to Hong Kong for the Farm Dairy Ice and Cold Storage Company, with more to follow in spring.
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B.C
British Columbia
China
A. Knight
Jersey and Guernsey
Hong Kong
Uncle Ezra Reflects on a Sute Moble Accident
Uncle Ezra jokes about his mishap, noting a misaligned focus of eye foot and hand. He quips that his anatomy ended up in the wrong place, turning the accident into a humorous aside.
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Ezra
Uncle Ezra
Edmonton Winter Carnival Highlights and Winners
Carnival Queen Grace Boil and her court featured with Miss Dora Joberns and Miss Margaret Buckhan. Dr. William Egbert and W A Brown observed curling at Lac Beauvert. Queen Gotass of Camrose congratulated for winning the 25-mile cross-country event. Marjorie Fanning from Glimpses of Jasper appeared at the festival.
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Grace Boil
Dora Joberns
Edmonton
Grace Poole
Margaret Buckhan
Gladys Butler
William Egbert
Alberta
W. A. Brown
Lac Beauvert
FP. Gotass
Camrose
Misa Marjorie Fanning
Canada's Copper Industry Poised for High Growth Says Official
Sydney J. Cook of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics predicts Canada will rise to third largest global copper producer within 16 years. He cites Quebec Rouyn District, Frood near Sudbury, and Manitoba projects as catalysts while per capita consumption is expected to grow.
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Union
Canada
U.S
Chile
Sydney J. Cook
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Quebec
Cooke
Rouyn District
Frood
Sudbury
Ontario
Manitoba
Hudson's Bay Railway Potential Beyond Imagination
Saskatchewan Farmer argues the Hudsons Bay Railway will unlock vast territory for development. The Bay shore line dwarfs the Canadian Atlantic coast and the new line could profit from fur fish minerals pulpwood and agricultural exports even before heavy through traffic, benefiting Western Canadian farmers.
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Hudson's Bay Railway
Bay
Saskatchewan
Patronize Your Local Merchant And Build Up Your Community
A persuasive note urging patrons to buy at home and sell there to strengthen the town economy. It argues local merchants reinvest profits locally, support charities, fund papers, and keep taxes lower, warning that shopping away harms the community and implying the value of local banking origins in history.
Maizie the Hen Boosts University and World Awareness
A Canadian study notes Maizie the White Leghorn at the University of British Columbia laid 351 eggs in one year and generated substantial revenue including 600 for two cockerels and 425 from hatching eggs. The piece ties her fame to university promotion and mentions broader naval peace talks between Britain and the United States as a future world peace step.
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University of Buc
British Columbia
Maizie
University of British Columbia
Brantford Expositor
Mazzie
Benng
Great Britain
United States
John B. Atkins
London Spectator
Chtougy
Atkins
Britain
England
Geneva
British Empire
Rust resistant wheat variety by Dr Seager Wheeler
Dr Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Sask announces a new wheat cross from Kota he believes will be rust resistant and suitable for milling. The discovery was made during a Rosthern Board of Trade banquet and trials are under way in Ottawa Saskatoon Manitoba and Dakota to assess performance for Western farmers.
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Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Wheeler
Canada
Rosthern Board of Trade
Kota
Haga
Ottawa
Saskatoon
Manitoba
Dakota
No Cause For Worry In Infant Class Friendships
A teacher notices a strong friendship between John and Joan in a large school. John is bright but urged to work harder or risk being held back and losing Joan. He replies there’ll be other Joans. Also notes fifteen women over 100 died in 1922.
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John
Joan
Farmers Account Book Aids Simple Farm Billing
A discussion on farm accounting urges farmers to track receipts and expenses and inventory endofyear assets. The Dominion Experimental Farms publish a simple farmer's account book available from Ottawa for ten cents to help monitor which departments pay. Now is a good time to start keeping log accounts.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Might Have Laughed The Senator and the Major
A humorous exchange between a Senator and a Major on a city avenue ends with a playful memory. The Senator, described as middle aged and portly, smiles at a pretty girl while the Major recalls the moment he first laughed at him.
Witty Quips From Der Prusmer About Marriage
A Berlin caption notes two jokes about spouses swapping attire with a necktie and a dress highlighting thrift and humor in marriage within Der Prusmer’s style from Berlin.
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der Prusmer
Berlin
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Sweet Clover
Pauline
Fred
Island
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ayre
Whisipes
Jasper
California
Luc Beauvort
H.B
Hudson Bay
Canadian Coast Line
Italy
U. S
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