Senn Promotes Simple Life Against Cancer Claims
Dr Nicholas Senn returned to Chicago from Africa asserting cancer is less common among natives due to simple living and diet. He disputed Dr John Beard’s trypsin theory, calling it premature and dangerous. Senn noted cancer knowledge is incomplete and will require surgical intervention until new discoveries emerge. He traveled 4 000 miles, spoke at Lisbon, then arrived in Chicago on April 4.
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Chicago
Nicholas Senn
Africa
Benn
Senn
John Beard
University of Edinburgh
C. W. Saleeby
F.rs
Current
Beard
Dr. Senn
Dr. Beard
Root
L. L. Seaman
New York
Lisbon
United States
Church for Children in Oakley Methodist plans
Rev Marty A. King of Oakley Methodist Episcopal Church envisions a children led church with kids as officers deacons ushers and congregation. He aims to have the plan matured before public schools reopen and to hold weekly Sunday afternoon services without affecting the Sunday school. The project targets neighborhood children in a large minor population.
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Kansas City
Marty A. King
Oakley Methodist Episcopal Church
King
General Conference
A Safe Field for Investment Montreal Fr French Investors Seek Canadian Securities
Consul-general Mr Kleeczkowski notes rapidly increasing interest in French capital markets for Canadian securities. Most business conducted via London, but observed progress is clear. He cites a wealthy Parisian buying one fiftieth of the Grand Trunk Pacific stock as testament to demand.
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Montreal
France
Kleeczkowski
The
Republic
London
Paris
Grand Trunk Pacific
Woman to Hang for Stockton Murder at San Quentin
Mrs. Emma Ledoux was sentenced to be hanged at San Quentin on Oct 19 for the murder of Albert McVicar whose body was found in a trunk at the Stockton depot in March. She lived as McVicar’s wife and was said to have had several husbands. The evidence was largely circumstantial.
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Stockton
Cal
Emma Ledoux
Albert McVicar
San Quentin Prison
McVicar
MacDonald to Visit Canadian Labor Groups on Canada Trip
J R MacDonald Labor party whip sets out for Canada to foster harmony with the colonies. He will meet trades unionists in Quebec Montreal Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg and Vancouver and confer with Sir Wilfred Laurier. He leaves Vancouver September 14 for Australia and New Zealand.
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London
J. R. MacDonald
Labor Party
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Wilfred Laurier
Australia
New Zealand
Commons Rules Change Focus on Public Matters and Petitions
The House extends Wednesday sittings from 1 to 6 and adopts English adjournment motions requiring twenty member support for urgent matters. Private bill procedures gain fees and timing tweaks, with petition and bill filing windows widened and new charges for late or suspended actions tied to capital stock or borrowing powers.
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Dering
House of Commons
Canada aids Japan famine relief with diverse Canadian donations
Canada contributed nearly 70000 dollars to the Japan ese famine relief fund with multiple passing through Hon T Nosse the Japanese Consul General in Ottawa. Halifax Toronto Ottawa Montreal and various churches and towns raised funds for the relief effort totaling over 40030 67 in Canada with additional gifts from Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
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Canada
T. Nosse
Ottawa
Halifax Herald
Halifax
N. S
Toronto Star
Toronto
Christian Guardian
Ontario Sunday School Association
Ottawa Committee
Japanese Famine Fund
Montreal Board of Trade
Montreal
Presbyterian Churches In Canada
Charlottetown Guardian
P. E
Lake of the Woods Milling Co. Limited
Oxford
N. B
Woodstock
British Columbia
Vancouver
Morikawa
Halifax Embraces Canadian Identity Amid Economic Shift
The Listener visits Halifax and notes Halifax’s limited growth over 25 years yet strong provincial patriotism. Canadian manufacturing marks appear in shops and brands, with protectionist policies taking hold. Attitudes toward military programs soften while Chamberlain remains highly regarded in Halifax.
Toad Found Buried Alive in Church Tower
Workmen repairing the Evangelical Church tower in Hespeler uncovered a live toad wedged in the mortar between two stones. The 40 foot tower was built sixteen years ago and the toad appears to have been placed there at that time. Mr. Walker, who did the repairs, holds the creature for exhibit at his home.
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Walker
Ordering a Cup of Tea in a London Sketch
A London Sketch piece contrasts a man’s brisk tea purchase with a woman’s elaborate ritual. The man orders a bitter cup, drinks it, pays, and leaves, while the woman arrives with children, reorders, demands extra milk, hot water, and patience, then departs having paid the same sum.
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London
Leper Experiment Promises Cure for Lupus
At the London Hospital governors discuss the opsonic department for lupus treatment. A blood test gauges resistance to consumption and a method to raise it is said to rapidly heal lupus after few sittings. Sydney Holland reports 100 cases treated daily in the opsonic ward.
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London Hospital
House Committee
Sydney Holland
Opsonic
Legend of the Zulus Story of the talking elephant origin tale
The Country Gentleman recounts a Zulu origin myth where a talking elephant eats children. A mother pleads to spare her child, then offers herself. The elephant eats them, fire cooks the flesh, and the mother uses an axe to open the elephant. They escape, forming a new nation in a new land.
A Plague of Rabbits Ravages Australian Farms
A writer recounts a massive rabbit plague in Australia describing farmers sealing land with miles of fencing to ward off rabbits. The animals breach barriers and swarm across fields, dying in heaps outside the wire and ultimately ruining the farm.
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Australia
Lord Kelvin Visits Portsmouth School Ship For Navigating Officers
Lord Kelvin toured a British school ship for navigating officers at Portsmouth where several of his own inventions were demonstrated. He understood the theory but had not seen these mechanisms operated in practice before.
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Lord Kelvin
Portsmouth
Birth rate concerns prompt provincial health board to act
Dr. C A Hodgetts cites 1904 province birth figures showing 60 265 births and 1 690 stillbirths with a birth rate of 22 8 per thousand and calls for education on infant care. He warns rising stillbirths reflect social neglect and urges public notice, medical and clergy engagement to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal duties.
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C. A. Hodgetts
Provincial Board of Health
Parliament
Hodgetts
Regstar-General
Canada Argonauts Win Henley Grand Challenge Cup
The Toronto Argonauts became the first foreign crew to win Henley’s Grand Challenge Cup, a historic feat amid strong English expectations. The article credits their strength and endurance but notes critics say foreign crews lack waterman ship and long strokes. Still, it argues Canada may be justly proud of the Argonauts’ performance.
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Henley
England
Ireland
J. J. Orms
Ten Eyck
Lou Scholes
Toronto
New York Columbia
Frankfort
Cornell
Toronto Argonauts
Berlin
Winnipeg
Badminton Library
Friends of
Argonauts
Canada
Amusing Foot in a Pullman Tale from Owen Sound
A traveling Owen Sound businessman aboard a western train encounters a baby in a berth. He playfully recites the nursery rhyme about pigs to the toe peeking from under the curtain. A young matron objects, and the man exits quickly, setting a comic record for speed.
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Owen Sound Sun
Owen Sound
Owen Sounder
Owen Saunder
Farmers’ phonograph telephones delight Grey County
Two Grey County farmers connected by a branch telephone line use a phonograph in front of the receiver so that both households enjoy music from distant locations. They split the cost and those present swear the record collection is so vast it could almost sink a ship.
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Grey County
Dundalk Herald
Cost of Entertaining a Prince in 19th Century Visit
The article notes spending on welcoming Prince Arthur of Connaught at under twenty thousand dollars, with roughly one thousand allocated to military escorts and parades. It contrasts this with the Prince and Princess of Wales visit years earlier costing five hundred thousand dollars, of which two hundred thousand covered military reviews and guards.
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Prince Arthur of
Wind Resistance in Automobiles at Different Speeds
The text explains that a twelve horsepower touring car needs more than five horsepower to overcome wind resistance at 32 mph. At 114 mph the same car would require 234 horsepower to offset air resistance.
Tools of Trade Exemption in London Court Ruling
In the City of London Court Deputy Judge Horton Smith ruled that a typewriting machine used by an advertising agent qualifies as a tool of trade and is exempt from distress, noting that lawyer's tools are likewise privileged as tools of trade.
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City of London
Horton Smith
Cementing a Cistern Calculation for Cement and Sand
An old guidance note explains cementing a cistern with a mix where one bushel of cement and two bushels of sand cover three and seven eighths square yards at one inch thickness. It provides a quick volume estimate for project planning.
Ordnance Factory Plan Proposed in Prescott Site Offer
Thos Ahearn says government endorsement of the ordnance factory scheme would enable the company to commit a $1,000,000 outlay immediately with future spending planned. A ten acre site is needed, and Prescott is eager to provide the land.
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Ottawa
S.r. Thos. Ahearn
Prescott
Parmelees Vexue’eble Pills Mild in Action
The notice states Parmelee’s Vexue’eble Pills are very mild in action and cause no griping or stomach disturbances. It claims they are safe for the most delicate and can be given to children without penalties of harsher pills.
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Greece
Rome
Gaekwar of Baroda Comments on American Women
The gaekwar of Baroda, who arrived in Liverpool from New York, was questioned by reporters about allegations that he demeaned American women. He admitted making a jocular remark and said he admires their cleverness and vivacity but believes they do not meet his ideals of physical beauty.
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London
Gaekwar
Baroda
Liverpool
New York
Valuable historic papers found in English farmhouse
The Canadian Associated Press reports the recovery of a large bundle of historic papers on Upper Canada history found in a farmhouse in southwestern England. Among items is an original drawing of the Old Fort at York and the Hanlan's Point blockhouse, plus Lord Dorchester correspondence on provincial military and civil government.
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London
Canadian Associated Press
Upper Canada
England
York
Toronto
Hanlan’s Point
Lord Dorchester
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