Sapiro Partner to Speak in Fraser Valley Farm Talks
The Abbotsford Post reports Sapiro's partner will tour the Fraser Valley next week to urge growers to unite under one marketing organization for small fruits. Stops include Mission City Thursday afternoon, Chilliwack Friday evening, New Westminster and Haney Friday, and Vancouver Island Saturday.
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Sapiro
Vancouver Sun
Mission City
Chilliwack
New Westminster
Haney
Vancouver Island
Fraser Valley
Sapho
Education by hands and schooling must align
A cautious view urges that boys learn to work with their hands from youth, while schools provide theoretical lessons. Leaders debate combining these paths, but many insist high school and practical training both shape future leaders. The piece stresses early, thorough education and persistent, hands on practice before leaving home.
The Lazy Man and the Will to Work
A moralizing piece argues that success hinges on heart and willpower. It contrasts a disciplined person who can persevere with a lazy one who tires easily. It claims many men and some women are afflicted by laziness and that a lazy man may still be useful, but a lazy woman has no place in society.
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Shiem
Munro
Women's Institute Activnties
Waglarism and the charge of plagiarism in Alberta weekly
A critique accuses an Alberta weekly editor of repetitively copying editorials from other papers without credit. The piece links such theft to broader professional ethics and copyright history, urging the editor to write original material or credit sources.
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Alberta
Weekly Newspaper Association
Camrose Canadian
Rural depopulation worries heard at Cowichan talk
Hey A. F. Munro warned that country life is losing its manhood as towns swell. He cited census trends from Britain Scotland 9 percent rural drop, US 1880 to 1910 drop to 3.07 percent, and Canada urban rise 62 percent 1901-1911, urging attention to looming rural decline.
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F. Munro
Cowichan
Munro
Great Britain
Scotland
United States
States
Canada
Aesian
Rural depopulation in Huron county and its effects
Census draft notes show Beverley in Huron shrinking from 14 families and 192 people in 1860 with 1 200 acres to 3 families and 18 workers in 1916 on 185 acres. Youth decline from 16 000 to 6 818 signals eroding manhood, while farm leases lengthen in England and America, fueling tenant disengagement and fears for future food supply.
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Huron
Munro
Beverley
County of
Causes of Exodus in Rural Districts Prompt Reformits
A historical analysis questions why rural populations decline as urban centers attract youth. It cites urban allure, infrastructure like telephones and railways, and economic gaps—farmers work hard yet gain little. Suggestions include agricultural science, district representation, cooperation, school consolidation, and enriching rural social life inspired by Denmark’s model.
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Alan
United States
Ita
Munro
Denmark
Women's Institute
President Thornton's Approval Sparks Rail Reform Debate
Canadian press critiques the new National Railways leadership as hasty and wasteful. Officials defend efficiency, arguing waste is unacceptable in reducing deficits of the publicly owned enterprise.
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Canaday
National Railways
Henry ‘Thornton
Canada
New CNR Leadership Faces Rail Link Overhaul Challenges
Critical newspapers note the rail inspection context as President Thornton, a newcomer to Canada, must weld three line groups and 100000 workers into a single 22000 mile system. He will appoint officials, set service standards, and assess roadbed, bridges, stations, and equipment at national scale. Astute leaders warn a solo journey would fail to reveal underlying causes. Officers tally Thornton’s heavy workload and rapid pace on arrival.
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CNR
Thornton
Canada
Fcts
Henry Phornton
Burdick and partners urge selling short term bonds
Burdick Logan and Cumming urge sale of all short term bonds while noting London and New York expect sterling to reach parity within six months. They argue Canada provinces and municipalities could borrow in London again, restoring the world’s cheapest money market as interest rates remain lower there.
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Logan
Cumming
Arm
London
New York
Sterling
Canada
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