Rural School System in Western Canada Leads in Efficiency
The Manitoba education system is praised for efficiency and progress. Enrollment grew from 23,077 in 1890 to 138,352 in 1959. By 1905 the province began consolidating schools to boost attendance and standards, with government vans transporting students as districts merged into larger facilities.
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Canada
Pettierasha
Western Canada
Western Provinces
Department of Education
Manitoba
Provincw
Dominion Egg Laying Contest Winners Revealed
The first Dominion wide egg laying contest concluded on October 11. Manitoba breeders led with the top three pens, including a Single Comb Ancona pen that produced 2,041 eggs in a year. White Wyandottes followed with 1,842 eggs and another pen 1,830 eggs.
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West
Dominion
Manitoba
Woollen Mill Planned in Alberta by Scottish Syndicate
A Scottish woollen manufacturers syndicate announces the installation of a modern woollen mill in Alberta in spring 1921. British buyers have purchased all equipment of a former mill not operating since the war. Location selected between Calgary and Edmonton, with a substantial investment expected to boost the West and its leading city. No woollen mills exist west of the Great Lakes at present.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Great Lakes
Arctic North as a Utopia for Agriculture and Stock
Professor N E Hansen from South Dakota Agricultural College spoke to the Manitoba Horticultural Society praising the Arctic north as a utopia for crops, hay, and livestock. He cited fruits grown inside the Arctic circle, alfalfa thriving where temps drop to 91 degrees below zero, and sheep maturing disease free in the snow. He urged transplanting Siberian alfalfa to Canada and crossing Canadian sheep with Siberian breeds for higher yields.
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Manitoba Hortcultural Society
N. E. Hansen
South Dakota Agricultural College
Arctic North
Arctic Circle
Canada
Portage Seed Gramm Fair At Community Hall
Portage Industrial Exhibition Association plans a seed grain fair this winter likely on December 15. The event will feature classes for dressed poultry and vegetables and is slated to take place in the Community Hall.
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Portage Industrial Exhibition Association
Love as Ultimate Truth in Town Talk
A fragment from a gossip-page item notes that married women claim all men are alike while each girl asserts knowledge of at least one man superior to all others, reflecting shared opinions and social banter about romance.
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Segerior
How Bats Avoid Objects at Night
Bats navigate in darkness using a sense of hearing and sound waves rather than sight or touch. Experiments by Dr. Hamilton Hartridge show pipistrelles avoid collisions with threads and pass through open doors without error, guided by echolocation in absolute darkness.
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Hamilton Hartridge
King’s College
Cambridge
Saskatchewan Tops U S in Cars Per Capita
Saskatchewan now reports 23 automobiles per 100 people, with 59 000 licenses issued since January through early September. Population assumed at 800 000 yields about one car for every fourteen residents, a rate higher than Canada overall and many major nations. The comparison lists nations from Cuba to Russia and Japan, highlighting the provincial lead.
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Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Cuba
Great Britain
Austria
France
Switzerland
Sweden
Belgium
Germany
Mexico
Italy
Spain
Russia
Japan
Fort Norman Oil Well Strikes in Peace River District
Imperial Oil Company reports a new strike in the Fort Norman district producing about one thousand gallons per hour. Drillers remain optimistic about locating additional wells as they continue boring on lenses in the Peace River district.
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Fort Norman
Imperial Oil Company
Peace River
Denmark’s Highest Elevation Reported at 608 Feet
A geographical note states Denmark proper reaches an apex of 608 feet above sea level. The fact highlights topography without additional context or regional comparisons.
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Denmark Proper
Soldiers Graves Will Be Marked by Imperial War Graves
About six thousand graves in 1200 Canadian and allied cemeteries will be marked with headstones and cared for by the Imperial War Graves commission acting through Canada's militia and defence department. The plan includes aliens buried under peace treaty terms and aims for equal, uniform treatment, with potential central memorials where multiple graves share a site. Ranks will not affect grave location or marking.
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Dominion
Imperial War Graves Commission
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force
Canada
Mnust
Department of Militia and Defence
Imperial
Dominions
France
Belgium
World’s Largest Car Ferry Opens New Link Between Lands
The planned railway ferry between England and Sweden would be the world’s longest. A twelve thousand horsepower ship would carry forty eight car freight trains daily, with passenger facilities across four classes and dining rooms. The journey would take thirty three hours, after which land trains continue on English or Swedish rails. The project promises major time and labor savings.
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Ingland
Sweden
Fire Prevention Luncheon Highlights Wasteful Fire Toll
Charles E. Case, a New York insurance man and fire prevention expert, told the Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel Biltmore that a fire rages in the United States every minute of every day. He attributed the rise in preventable fires to easy going wastefulness caused by prosperity, noting the daily loss of $900,000 and sixty lives.
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United States
Charles E. Case
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Biltmore
Case
Books and Motor Cars and the Home in Education
Principal Bruce Taylor of Queen's University spoke to the Women's Canadian Club in London on reading's role in education. He noted Canada has few libraries relative to its population and cited Henry Drummond's Natural Law in the Spiritual World as shaping Scottish homes and ministry vocations. He urged letting children read freely, advising removing books only if necessary.
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Canada
Bruce Taylor
Queen’s University
Women’s Canadian Club
London
Taylor
Henry Drummond
Scotland
Local papers boost national ads for shopper gains
The article argues that buying nationally advertised goods through local stores saves time and money, as prices rise unevenly for bulk products. It highlights a trend toward localized tie ups, with Sherwin-Williams promoting dealer ads and insertable electros to boost district sales, urging merchants to advertise locally for stronger brand presence. Barents in 1596 is noted as an Arctic winter explorer.
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Canada
Winnipeg Free Agt
Berchants
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams Agency
Sherwin-Williams Company
Strong Exhibits Sent From West to Chicago Show
Alberta sends cattle through the university and Manitoba competes widely as prairie provinces prepare for the Chicago Livestock Show. Saskatchewan plans a special committee chosen exhibit with entries from Lloydminster to Weyburn including Clydesdale Percheron and Belgian draft horses cattle from Shorthorns Aberdeen A ngus and sheep Oxford Shropshire. Official J G Robertson notes a final selection and predicts a creditable display that will showcase Saskatchewan livestock to Canada and the United States with strong publicity value demonstrating first class stock.
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Prairie
Chicago
Oxfords
Shropshires
Robertson
Canada
United States
Saskatchewan
Seeds' Air Great Seed Fair At Brooks Alberta
The Matziwin Agricultural Society held its second annual seed fair in Brooks Alberta showcasing irrigated Southern Alberta seeds. Exhibits impressed with quality, tripling last year’s entries and earning twenty prize winners to Chicago for the International Stock Show. Officials say Alberta seed will bring strong winnings in Chicago.
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Matziwin Agricultural Society
Brooks
Alberta
Dominion
Matziwin
Chicago
Women Builders Form Private London Company
A London firm branded as women builders, started by Mrs. Oliver Strachey after she completed a pise de terre house with female labor. Women rammed walls and distempered rooms while men handled brickwork and carpentry. The group plans a larger scale operation in spring.
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London
England
Oliver Strachey
Haslemere
Manitoba Mining Boom Sparks 1921 Prospecting Rush
Arthur J. Colette, prospector, predicts Canada’s greatest mining boom since before the war in spring 1921. Reports of finds near Flin Flon, Herb, and Copper Lake districts include traces of gold, silver, and iron on both sides of Lake Winnipeg. Prospecting growth hinges on a railway to Flin Flon but may rise even without it.
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Canada
Arthur J. Colette
Flin Flon
Herb
Copper Lake
Lake Winnipeg
Wasting Coal Report Says Losses Hit Billions
A Detroit News summary notes coal used in locomotives and factories wastes about three fifths of burned tonnage. The sun’s energy receipt metaphor underscores inefficiency, with annual losses exceeding 300 million dollars in the United States.
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Detroit News
Youth Debate on Front Porch Campaigns vs Movies
A judge and a frivolous flapper discuss political ads versus leisure. The youth voice weighs the front porch campaign’s effectiveness against a movie outing as a preferred activity in a light exchange.
Canal Locks Claim: Italian and Dutch Credit in 15th Century
A historical note states canal locks were invented in the fifteenth century with both Italian and Dutch claiming the invention. The claim reflects competing European innovations in early canal engineering.
Salt Means Wealth In Some African Speech
A proverb notes that in parts of Africa the phrase for eating salt equates to being very rich. It reflects a cultural link between basic sustenance and wealth.
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Africa
Salt Water Extinguishes Fire Faster Than Fresh Water
A report notes that salt water extinguishes fires significantly more rapidly than fresh water due to its properties. The observation highlights a potential method for improving firefighting efficiency in appropriate scenarios.
Small Fruits Thrive Across Western Canada Prairies
The article notes that many small fruits grow well across Western Canada with record yields. Gooseberries, currants, and raspberries appear in many gardens. Experimental farms study optimal varieties for regions, revealing high per acre yields such as Herbert raspberries over two hundred bushels per acre and gooseberries near nine hundred bushels per acre.
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Canada
Arctic Circle
Dominion
Where Scenery Runs Riot in the Pacific Coast
Describes mild climate and year round golf in the Pacific Coast region with options to rent a bungalow or stay at the Hotel Vancouver or Express Hotel in Victoria. Highlights scenic journeys aboard Canadian Pacific trains to view the Canadian Rockies from an observation car, with illustrated literature available from Canadian Pacific representatives.
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Pacific Coast
Hotel
Vancouver
Express
Victoria
Canadian Pacific
Success of Soldier Settlers in Central British Columbia
The Soldier Settlement Scheme shows only five percent failure among 1,237 men who received land under the Soldiers' Settlement Board. In Vancouver, settlers hold 7,200 livestock, 55,000 poultry, and occupy 65,000 acres, with over a quarter cleared. They have repaid $600,000 of government advances.
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British Columbia
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
Vancouver
Public Speech Then Joke From Lekhigh Burr
In a light exchange Joe recalls proposing to a girl over the telephone in his hometown as part of a public speaking themed remark. The remark centers on a humorous personal anecdote attributed to Lekhigh Burr.
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Bill
Joe
Lekhigh Burr
Fast Young Man Struggles to Meet Rapid Expenses
A brisk, youthful individual fails to sustain pace with mounting outlays as expenses surge beyond income. The line between earnings and spending widens, highlighting financial strain and a common urban money challenge.
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U.S
Fort Norman Oil
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W. E. Sanford
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National Council of Women
Manitoba Free Press
Barents
Arctic
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