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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
1
Vice-President J B Burnett and Secretary Lieutenant Colonel D A MacKinnon listed with editor and manager J B Burnett and associate editor D K Currie in the newspaper masthead.
A Friday note reports a meeting on creating a Charlottetown bird sanctuary. Local officials and supporters anticipate swift progress to provide safe resting grounds for migratory birds amid growing public opinion favoring sanctuaries. The piece also surveys New Brunswick repatriation efforts and urges provincial government action on immigration and colonization agencies.
The Grand Jury at the Supreme Court session condemns rising speeding on country roads. It urges arrest and punishment of offenders to prevent accidents and protect lives and property. It also calls for traffic enforcement in Victoria Park, proposing a patrol or special officer to safeguard women and children enjoying the park.
Notes discuss Maritime import needs and the impact of flour and feed costs on cattle farmers, urging reduced haulage charges. They reference Hon. John E. Sinclair and cabinet representation, rail freight, and port economics. The piece also covers fire risks from electric power in theatres, poison gas in warfare debates, crime costs in the United States, and tributes to the late W S Fielding.
Editorial notes cite a rural contemporary describing a country doctor as one who can tell the difference between appendicitis and green apples. The remark highlights practical diagnostic skill and local humor about medical practice in rural communities.
Doctors describe advanced TB treatments beyond rest and sanatorium care. Pneumothorax, diaphragmatic nerve cutting, and rib resection surgeries rested affected lungs. Morin Cardis and Picot report 14 cases with rib cutting yielding five cures and seven with clear benefit, two deaths.
A historical note links eleven year sun spot cycles to Earth events including weather, plant growth, and death by own action. Data from 1921 to 1926 show higher rates of self harm coinciding with peak solar activity, though causality remains uncertain.
A poem titled Lord of the Far Horizons by Bliss Carmen invokes divine guidance to gain sight and skill for understanding ancient wisdom. It speaks of faith to seek truth, lightening the unillumined mind, and walking with the Song of Morning through Earth’s beauty.
The passage notes Manitoba long seen as an agricultural province and questions the possible usefulness of calling Parliament for an extra autumn session. It suggests such a session would mainly please members seeking higher pay, though the action seems of unclear benefit.
Manitoba No 1 Hard Wheat is slated to be listed as the province where manufacturing dominates. The Industrial Development Board estimates 1928 manufactured goods output at 159,252,000 versus 132,000,000 in 1927, while 1927 agricultural wealth stands at 147,000,000. If farmers fail to raise production value by 12,000,000, farming slips to second place.
Pearson's Weekly suggests climate changes and terrestrial conditions depress minds prone to imbalance, increasing human tragedies. It calls for future facts to replace guesswork and for science to determine the nature of disturbing magnetic rays and counteract their harmful effects.
Kiwanis clubs in Canada and the United States total 1825 with 101000 members as reported at the 13th Annual Convention in Milwaukee. Districts include Ontario Quebec Maritime with 2945 members in 41 clubs. first club founded in Hamilton Ontario in 1917.
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