Great West settlers face harsh trial and steady gains
Field supervisors describe men batting through hardships in the Great West as they settle vast tracts near Portage la Prairie and beyond. Fires floods and losses test resolve, yet many build cabins, improve land, and expand holdings, thriving with steady work and patient market prospects.
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A. Lior George
Waresee
Gould
Ake
Canada
Ana
Prairies
Tropger
Shan
Solder Settlement Board
Maine
British Columbia
Iree
Farrow
Joah Joao
Tim
Portage la Prairie
Making Afghanistan Modern and Its New Institutions
Citizens of Afghanistan press ahead with modernization in Kabul by launching a radio station and establishing graphic communications with India. A Kabul to Kenhardt telephone link opens and car travel becomes possible between these cities. Since 1921 education expanded with a boys school for 150 children, a women’s school, multiple primary schools in the provinces, compulsory literacy decreed, and a rising press with five periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afghanistan
Kabul
Prova
Incea
Rockefeller Thrift Lesson From a Birthday Donation
The Milwaukee Journal opines that John D Rockefeller learned thrift by giving away dimes on his birthday last year while this year a five cent limit shows a shift toward smaller gifts. The piece argues that nickels could suffice and warns that unnecessary spending drains finances more than necessary expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
Rockefeller
Blul
Milwaukee Journal
Postage Stamp Elimination via Electric Postage Meter
An electric postage meter, sealing and marking envelopes with required postage in one operation, has been approved by the Postmaster General in Ottawa. Indications suggest distant adoption will end stamps, with devices already in use in Ottawa. The system promises vast savings in mail dispatch speed and will alter household use and post office operations. Each machine requires a permit number and direct supervision of the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
There There Tie Difference Reflected Glass Light Quip
A fragmentary, quirky cartoon-like exchange notes a joke about a glass reflecting without speaking and a woman speaking without reflection. The text includes garbled punctuation and stray names, resembling a playful caption from a newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nam
Kcland
Weeity Néwa
Fragmentary wedding scene text tames a ghareh and organ
A distorted passage describes a wedding ritual with a verger and organ players. The bride and friends are referenced in a fashionably dressed context and a debate over entering the house or hall is noted. The fragmentary text preserves names and roles without full details.
Transatlantic air and rail experiments unfold to Lisbon and beyond
The document outlines plans for experimental travel linking Lisbon to Japan via air and sea routes, with trains and new wire and antenna tech for concerts from Paris. It details routes through Crete, Aleppo, Delhi, Calcutta, Bangkok, Shanghai, and Newfoundland, plus costs, financing, and expected timelines from spring to summer.
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Paris
Lisbon
Joa
Ial
Crete
Aleppo
Delhi
Walas
Cabra
Ain
Dairy imports from Britain and Australia surge this year
The report shows UK cheese imports reaching 93,470 hundredweight and shipments from Denmark and the Netherlands rising, while New Zealand logs 825,132 hundredweight. Australia contributes substantial imports alongside the United Kingdom amid higher total dairy product movements this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans
Republic
Netherlands
Denmark
United
Kingdom
Australia
New
Zealand
Russig Aims At Largest Air Fleet This Spring
Moscow dispatch reports Russig plans to build the world’s largest air fleet within the next several years. The correspondent notes anticipated anti-Soviet propaganda messaging tied to the expansion and potential strategic reach amid broader geopolitical tensions.
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Russig
Aargest
Yituay
Teiy - Teptaky
Thia
France
Bave
Ascordin
Moscow
Deo Trotky
War
Commuis- Bar
Tate
Nes
Rungia
Vast and Peculiar Legal Debate Across Empires
Fragmentary OCR reveals a discussion on Privy Council authority over colonial and imperial matters. References mention British India Calcutta governance, Quebec, South Africa, and Hindu Muslim and Buddhist Jaws as social order, with notes on tribes, land rights, and readership of a curious postcard culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritish Privy Council
Québec
Mailititts
Rothan-Duteti
Africa
Sommia
Calcutta
The Desired Effect and Mabel Hair Complaints
Fragmentary lines describe reactions to appearances and hair, with remarks about brains hacking words. The text hints at personal exchanges about dress and perceived prettiness, but the reader cannot determine a clear news event or outcome from the fragments.
Canadian Salmon Pack and Farm Policy Reflections
The article surveys British Columbia salmon production and export values from 1919 to 1922, noting canned pack totals, district distributions, and world markets. It discusses sockeye and pink salmon, export to the United Kingdom, and farm policy remarks from the Farm Congress, urging credit and investment rather than price fixing, with comparisons to U.S. wheat belt dynamics and calls for regional farming adjustments.
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British Columbia
Pacific
Department of the
Oe Wee
Rivera_Inlet
Nass River
Rivers Inlet
Canada
Vancouver
Great’ Britain
United Kingdom
Pacific Coast
Georgia
Frasen Tver
Niclal Orgamobtheda al Farm Congresa
Saya Tawerrata
United States
Spetarm
Wessening
Jearn
Auys
Regina
Ing
Ar At of Agriculture
Ottawa
Desson
Jada
Ie International Farm Gongless
Whébt
Congresa
Raf
Hassata Canada
Comfort Mhatane
Spee
BC Salmon Industry Figures From Lost OCR Text
Fragmentary data show 1933 salmon value in British Columbia around 3.1 million dollars, about 69 percent of provincial fisheries output. A 1921 comparison cites salmon flake exports at 4.53 million and 52 percent share. pack totals rose to roughly 1.29 million cases by 1922.
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Bridah Columbia
Round Fat atrophy and glow worms in the storm
Fragmentary text mentions fat atrophy roundness and glow worms bright in a storm. References to inches, numbers, and tree arrangements appear disjointed. No clear people, places, or organizations emerge.
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Amett
Manitoba
Choada
Mabel
Bewtish Cole
Grea
California
Wien
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Saps
Pature
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