Are Feminine Morals Moving Backward in Modern Culture
Dr. Eugene Leyman Fisk of the Life Extension Institute argues in May Good Housekeeping that a high standard of womanhood remains essential. He praises wholesome, healthy activity and endorses Camp Fire Girls slogans as a corrective to perceived decay, urging girls and women to seek beauty, give service, pursue knowledge, and glorify work.
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Eugene Leyman Fisk
Life Extension Institute
Good Housekeeping
Camp Fire
Imitation of Motherhood and British Textile Hope
The poem by Margaret Widdemer reflects a mother’s wish to guard her children as they travel life’s roads. A separate note reports British manufacturers eyeing British Columbia for textile factories, seeking reliable local industry and strong regional backing.
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Great Britain
British Columbia
TENDERS FOR COAL SEALED FOR BC PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Tenders addressed to the undersigned for coal supply to public buildings in British Columbia are due 12 noon May 16 1921. Tender forms available from the Purchasing Agent Ottawa and Dominion Buildings caretakers. Each tender must include a 10 percent cheque or acceptable securities for security as specified. By order R C Desrochers Secretary Department of Public Works Ottawa Ont April 16 1921.
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Dominion
British Columbia
Department of Public Works
Ottawa
Photoplay Notes and Big Names in Film History
Edgar Lewis-Pathé feature A Beggar in Purple stars John Hargrave. Fatty Arbuckle appears as a two year old in Brewster s Millions. Rex Ingram, Rip Van Winkle cast, and Chaplin era figures noted. speaking film devices and road show plans cited.
Grand Master Fooke Visits Union Lodge No 11
Grand Master Fooke of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia Indepen dent Order of Odd Fellows paid an official visit to Union Lodge No 11 on Tuesday night. He reported 7000 members in BC and two new lodges opened in the past year. The next Grand Lodge session is scheduled for June 8 in Nanaimo. A social hosted by the Rebecca Lodge sisters followed the Union Lodge meeting.
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Fooke
Grand Lodge of
British Columbia
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Union Lodge No
B. C
Grand Lodge
Nanaimo
Union Lodge
Sisters of Rebecca Lodge
Badminton Club Social Counts 40 Couples and Prize Winners
The Badminton Club held a whist drive and dance with about 40 couples. Prize presentations followed the first tournament, with Mrs. Mumford winning the ladies first prize and Miss Weldon the consolation. Winners in singles and doubles were announced, and Mrs. Owen received a bouquet from Mr. Dalby. Music filled the night through midnight.
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J. Spicer
W. Leversedge
W. A. Owen
Miss Weldon
Allan Nunns
W. Rodger
Dalby
A Boy and a Lesson on Advertising Tactics
A concise tale where a merchant's son asks to play at keeping a fire in the front room and, after his mother approves quiet play, jokes that they will pretend they do not advertise. The vignette uses a domestic setting to underscore a witty remark on advertising.
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Lucy
Herring Tragedy Freezes Enormous School Off Alaska
The steamer Northwestern reports millions of herring swarmed Klawack Bay and frozen in ice after a frost. An estimated two billion fish lay packed along the harbor and beach, with effort failing to save them for later use.
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Alaska
Northwestern
Klawack Bay
Parlor Date Leads To A Hint Of Compromise
A long acquaintance reveals subtle shifts as a casual touch uncovers a hint of intimacy. Observations of clothing and poses give way to a moment when ears are noticed and tension rises between longtime companions.
The Nuisance of Writing
A brief lyric vignette from Good Housekeeping depicts a man beside a dying woman softly grieving his inability to write instead of acting. He laments writing as a nuisance while tears fall on her hand as she remains unresponsive.
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Margaret Widdemer
R. C. Desrochers
Ont
Purple
Wall Street
Solomon
John Hargrave
Hargrave
Edgar Lewis-Pathe
Ilo-Ilo
Fatty” Arbuckle
Fatty
Brewster
London
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
William 8. Hart
Wallace Reid
Dorothy Gish
Charles Ray
Lillian Gish
Mary Miles Minter
Forbes Robertson
Yale University
Rex Ingram
Rip van Winkle
Joseph Jefferson
Thos. Jefferson
Rip
Verson
Canada
Dr. Angell
Massachusetts
the Kid
Keith
Jackie
Grand Master OF
ODD Fellows
Ilo-Ilo Theatre
Comox Harbour
Lancashire
Mack. Sennett
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