Canada Faces Population Boom Driven by Births
An article by Prof. Ward Marrsy Fast discusses rapid population growth worldwide with Canada noted for high birth rates and growing inhabitants. It cites Canada at about 9,006,000 people and a birth rate of 26.7 per thousand, doubling world population trends and immigration impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Marrsy
East
Arnee
China
India
Prof. East
United States
Canadas
East India
Canada
Prof. Bant
Norwegian Immigrants Planned for Western Canada Settlement
Norwegian labor officials propose settling 12 000 Norwegians annually in Western Canada focusing on Saskatchewan and Alberta. Arne Kildal of the International League of Norsemen urges diversion of immigrant farm labor from the United States. A Norwegian Swede delegation studied land prices and employment, led by P Mryvold of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Oslo.
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Landa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Arne Kildal
International League of Norsemen
Norway
Kibdal
Poselibuli
Savkatel Wan
Alveria
Atepre
Otlog She
Government of
Snl
Canada
P_ Mrrvold
Canadian Pacific Raihway
Oslo
Moon Not Wet and Dry Says Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau rejects the notion of a wet and dry moon. The article notes investigations disproving old sayings about lunar influence on rainfall and describes misnamed claims about crescent points and equatorial weather. It then shifts to an advertisement about renting a two story house in Kobe and a remark about the Prince of Wales at Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Ils
Tbe
Japan
Kobe
Aga
S. Mata
Gxro
Roar
Titephone
Alten
Wethy
Prince of Wales
Osford
Upen
Cleaning Milking Machine After Milking
A dairy expert advises immediate cleaning of milking machines after milking. Teat cups should be drawn through with the unit, hot water with dairy cleaning powder used for the cape and tubes, final rinsing with clean hot water, and weekly disassembly and brushing of teat cups and tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Lockhead
Dominion
Uthority
Insurance Against T B Test Satisfactory Scheme Tried In Wisconsin
A cattle insurance plan tested in Wisconsin collects 1.00 per head from untested cattle owners to cover losses from tuberculin test reactions. Funds pay the difference between appraised value and salvage recovery, prorated if insufficient, with surplus returned. Pure bred owners contribute double due to higher valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Co-Operative Creameries
Best stubble treatment for wheat and oats in Saskatchewan study
A Dominion experimental station report from Scott Saskatchewan compares fall and spring methods for stubble. Results show spring seeding after burning yields highest wheat, spring ploughing second, with fall ploughing lagging by about 2.7 bushels per acre. For oats, spring ploughing outperforms tall ploughing by 8.8 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott, Sask, Dominion
Vancouver private elevators seek new tariff to boost grain handling
Private elevators in Vancouver warn current tariff blocks operation and port development. They have asked the Grain Board of Canada for a tariff nearly identical to the one at the head of the lakes. An observer notes the odd saying about fat couples reflecting cheerful or thin fortunes.
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Vancouver
Grain Board of Canada
Prairie Provinces Rise as Dairy Product Producers
The prairie provinces of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta known for grain now rank among leading Canadian dairy producers. Canada exports to 25 markets including the United States totaling 7.5 million dollars for the year to June 30 1928 with record creamery butter output of about 179.9 million pounds valued at 66.9 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
United States
Canada
Americas
Uncle Sam
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Immigration to Canada Surges in First Half of 1926
Immigration to Canada nearly doubles in the first six months of 1926, totaling 70,253 arrivals versus 43,241 a year earlier, a 62 percent rise. British immigration climbs from 20,452 to 37,849, U.S. arrivals from 3,036 to 10,037, and other countries from 14,752 to 32,367. June alone sees 12,191 arrivals, up 50 percent from June last year, with Britain rising from 1,601 to 2,177 and other immigration from 2,052 to 4,071.
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Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
United States
Pretoria council to buy British buses over cheaper American option
Three British motor buses will be purchased by the Pretoria Town Council at higher cost than American vehicles by £300 each. The trading committee chairman said the British buses offer longer life and suit the council’s aims better, despite the extra price.
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British Goode
Pretoria
South Africa
Language landscape in the Philippine Islands
The article notes eighty seven distinct dialects spoken across the islands. It states English is now the dominant language, having supplanted Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Cold Storage Studies Claim Fruit Outlasts Time
London Covent Games and Cambridge Low Temperature Research Station report tests showing fruit kept in cold storage remains fresh. Breath tests measure vitality of plant traits, claiming bananas pears and plums stay sound longer. residents include cauliflowers pears and apples that appear fresh despite long storage.
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Covent Games
London
Cambridge
Strawberries Reach Commercial Scale in Saskatchewan North
Strawberries now grown in commercial quantities north of 53 in Nipawin district marking a 12 year achievement. Transportation limited until 1924 delayed the industry. By 1926 several thousand 24 quart cases shipped to Winnipeg and Regina. 1927 production expected to nearly double last season.
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Nipawin
Prince Albert
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Regina
Important Discovery In B C Valuable Earth Deposits
W A Laming a Rotterdam technologist visits Quesnel to study diatomaceous earths. He notes large deposits with little overburden and easy digging. Uses include paper making stucco plaster and deadening products. He cites U S vacation spending as context.
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British Columbia
W. A. Laming
Rotterdam
Holland
Quesnel
Lawning
British Nursing Head Dame McCarthy Visits Canada Sea Empress Voyage
Dame Maude McCarthy of London head of British nursing forces in World War I visits Canada aboard the Empress of Scotland. She is honored as the Provence Nightingale and will address the Canadian Nurses Association events before touring Stiawa to unveil a memorial. Her career spans South African War service and leading Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service.
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Maude McCarthy
GBE
London
England
France
Quebec
Scotland
Tals
Jady
Provence
Jill
S Memorial
Queen Alexandra
Alma.s
War Office
Q.a.lms N.S
Nurslor
Dame McCarthy
Commander Latta
Canada Inland Lands Plans Aid Wheat Yield Outlook
Alberta township development maps from the Topographical Survey show land use, soil, and development data for townships 49 to 56, ranges 1 to 14, west of the fourth meridian. The reports indicate potential for wheat yield gains with no extra acreage, suggesting a ten to forty percent increase could occur at current acreages.
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Alverta
Department of the Interior
Canada
Alberta
Topographical Survey Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Dominion
Pnd
F. Archibald
Archibald
Mixing poisoned bran for red backed cutworm control
Ottawa entomologist Kenneth King warns on preparing field and garden baits for the red backed cutworm. The field mix uses bran, white arsenic or Parla green, cane molasses and water. garden mix uses bran, arsenic, molasses and water. Caution notes advise keeping bags away from stock and children and burn empty bags.
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Prairie Provinces
Kenneth By, King
Ottawa
King
Bis
Department of Agriculture
Sugar and Salt Use in Canadian Preservation Noted
The Natural Resources Service of the Department of the Interior reports extensive use of sugar and salt for preserving Canadian goods. About 400 tons of salt and roughly 3 090 tons of sugar are employed yearly for fruit preservation and other traditional methods on the lichen range.
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Natural Resources Service
Department of the Interior
Remarkable Topiary Artist Shapes Animals From Trees
For thirty years Mr. Culbush of Old Darnet cultivates topiary to sculpt box and yew into animals. He has made dogs birds and bears and hopes to grow a dragon and tiger but notes dragons and a drill man are impossible. Years of care, wiring, clipping, and transplanting yield living green figures awaiting gardens.
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Glover Engitehman
Mr. Culbush
Old Darnet
Mr. Cutbush
Mio
Cutbush
Apple Shipments From Okanagan Valley Reach Global Markets
Export data show Okanagan Valley apples sent in 65 cars to Scandinavia, 8 to China, 29 to Germany, 4 to Newfoundland, 18 to South Africa, 42 to New Zealand, 55 to the United States, and 405 to Great Britain. An additional 108 cars went to Ontario and Quebec as export markets, highlighting strong demand despite distance.
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Ontario
Quebec
Okanagan
Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Scandinavian Countries
China
Germany
Newfoundland
South Africa
New Zealand
United States
Great Britain
Soldier settlers plan for western Canada farms unveiled
Major E. Ashton, commissioner of the soldier settlers board, says eleven hundred farm units will be needed next year to house British settlers in Western Canada. This year the organization has placed 1,430 families on prairie farms.
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Western
Canada
E. ¥. Ashton
Soldier Settlers’ Board
Prairie Provinces
Itu ‘Organizition
Swiss Loan For France Details In Swiss Franc Agreement
A formal contract approved in Switzerland covers a loan arrangement between Raymond Polocam premier and minister of finance and the Swiss Credit Bank of Zurich. The loan involves a Swiss franc amount with the current value around 19.30 cents.
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France
Ioan
Switzerland
Raymond Polocam
Zuricl Fornalxty Nitie
Alberta Pool Elevators At Coast to View Increase
Pool Elevators at the coast show rising activity following a Teas ng of the Prince Rupert terminal Levaror and Alberta Pool obtains incorporation under Britkby Columbia law.
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Faeriie
Prince Rupert
Alberta
iBritky
Columbia
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Dame Metartuy
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