British and Canadian music revival through tours
The Canadian Pacific Railway funds a concert tour to interpret British and Canadian music for Canadian audiences. Marjory Kennedy Fraser leads the first recital with sister Margaret Kennedy, followed by Stanley Maxstead and Mary James, Florence Hood and Jean Rowe, Rudolphe Plamondon and Lucien, the Hart House Quartet, and John Goss. The tour opens September 12 at the Empress Hotel in Victoria with stops in Vancouver Calgary Regina Winnipeg and Toronto through September 30.
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London
Eng
Paris
New York
Hart House Quartette
Marjory Kennedy Fraser
Hebrides
Margaret Kennedy
Royal Academy
Stanley Maxstead
Montreal
Mary James
Banff
Florence Hood
Jean Rowe
Toronto
Rudolphe Plamondon
Lucien
Hart House
John Goss
Empress Hotel
Victoria
Vancouver
Calgary
Hotel Palliser
Regina
Winnipeg
Royal Alexandra
Royal York
Sleep, science, and the mystery of natural rest
A reflection on sleep as a human need and the gaps in understanding what causes natural sleep. The piece notes modern drugs alter sleep, yet natural sleep remains elusive, contrasting food priorities with regular rest and mentioning longevity without food. It also cites London's Tube escalators, and a 5 percent estimate of color blind men.
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Morpheus
Hamilton Spectator
Canada Fruit and Flower Production Totals by Province
Official figures from the Fruit Branch show Canada’s commercial fruit and flower output for the last year at 19,824,333 dollars, up from 17,605,995. Ontario and British Columbia are nearly tied as top fruit provinces, while cut flowers dominate the floricultural market at 63 percent of total value.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Dominion
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Alberta Pool announces interim wheat payment at $1 a bushel
Alberta Wheat Pool in Calgary says the interim payment for 1929-30 grain will be one dollar per bushel. The fall price slump previously cut the initial payment from $1 to 85 cents, but the prior interim payment will be issued this fall. New York City now has more than a million school children.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Calgary
New York City
Word to the Wise Should Be Superfluous
A terse adage offers caution that wise counsel is unnecessary when prudence already guides actions. The saying implies self evident guidance, urging restraint and independent judgment. It reflects a philosophy of minimal admonition and personal responsibility.
Plentiful Employment Surges in Canada Reaches New High
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports June adds 23,109 workers, bringing total employed to 1,069,700 on July 1. Data from 6,819 firms show every month this year outpacing last year, with April onward marking a sharp upward trend and all prior records surpassed.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Marriage Promise and Contempt Warning from Justice of the Peace
A Justice of the Peace reminds a bride of the oath to obey during a marriage ceremony and warns that failure could lead to contempt of court fines. The exchange emphasizes the legal weight of the nuptial pledge and the officiant’s authority in civil proceedings.
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Justice of the Peace
Western Coal Operators Back Hearing on Freight Rates
Western coal operators led by W. W. McBain press Alberta and Ontario joint action to secure another Railway Board hearing on freight rates. Toronto counsel J Earl Lawson filed the formal application to Ottawa. advocates say the inquiry should determine actual costs of moving coal from the west to Ontario to protect Canadian fuel policy and keep profits in Canada.
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Western Coal
Railway Board
W. W. McBain
Alberta
Ontario
J. Earl Lawson
Toronto
McBain
Board of Railway Commissioners
Order-in-Council
Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
E. P. Mallory
Senate Committee
Sir Henry Thornton
Swedes Shaping World Affairs and Achievements
The Swedes are noted for original progress in science and culture. A Swedish woman won a Nobel prize for a best novel, while Swedes lead in the world market, radium expertise, and modern architecture.
The Marvellous Radio Silence The Café Dialog
A quotation from Sondagsnisse Strix of Stockholm contrasts wireless wonder with quiet dining. Maraulken comments on eating bread and cheese with no drink as a friend prepares a meal. The passage muses on radio, jazz, voices, poetry, and speech silenced by a small dial.
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Maraulken
Sondagsnisse - Strix
Stockholm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Europe
John Dunstable
John Dowland
John Bull
France
Handel
England
Germany
Austria
E. H. Fellowes
the Hebrides
R. Vaughan Williams
Elgar
Stanford
Patti
Delius
Holst
Cyril Scott Arnold Bax
Ethel Smyth
Music Department
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Conservatory of Music
New France
Inter
Darling
Theodore
Leonard French
Old Land
Marjory Fraser
Mary Frances James
Stanley Maxted
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