Canadas Indian Population Now Mostly Self Supporting
A 1910 study notes Canada’s Indians are largely self supporting with trust funds totaling 12.5 million and total numbers around 104,524. It highlights shifts from hunting to farming, rising school enrollment above 10,000 across 247 schools, and increased citizenship while Indians are no longer viewed as a liability.
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Canadas
Canada
Dominion
Federal
Department of Indian Affairs
Tom Longboat
Cronhyatekha
Independent
Order of Foresters
Pauline Johnson
France
Canadian Corps
Advertising Cuts Rat Trap Costs and Prices
Two firms made similar traps at 15 cents each and sold to trade at 20 cents with buyers paying 49 cents. One began advertising, cut cost to 10 cents, sold at 15 cents, while buyers paid 25 cents. The ad campaign shifted who bore the cost.
Antiseptic Discovery Praised By Sir Alfred Mond
Sir Alfred Mond described a new antiseptic from the Mond Case Company at a London luncheon. A coal tar product from a South Staffordshire laboratory showed exceptional antiseptic properties. Doctors’ letters reported success after distribution to medical men, signaling a first-class medical discovery and a superior antiseptic weapon for the profession.
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Sir Alfred Mond
London
Sir Alfred
South Staffordshire
Mond Cas Company
Would Hard Times Affect Automobiles
The article surveys how the automobile reshaped American life in utility and luxury, driving rapid societal, economic, and industrial change. It notes highways and retail trends lag behind growth and that social recreation shifted as cars altered daily life, with the nation in transition during hard times.
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America
New Rules Set for Canada’s House of Commons
The House of Commons will operate under new rules next session, limiting member speeches to 46 minutes with exceptions for the prime minister and opposition leader. All night sittings end, adjournment by 11 pm, six pm on Wednesdays. Parliamentary agents pay a $25 fee and must have Speaker consent to proceed, with a central agents list maintained by officials.
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Canada
House of Commons
House
Evolution continuous says Rev Lawrence Clare in Ottawa
Rev Lawrence Clare of the Church of the Messiah in Montreal argued that evolution is ongoing and finite human existence is not the final stage. He traced life from Earth’s early ages to today and suggested man may be a stepping stone to a higher form in life’s continuum.
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Lawrence Clare
Church of the Messiah
Unitarian
Montreal
Ottawa
Supplement to Dictionary of National Biography Covers Canada Figures
A 60 page continuation to the Dictionary of National Biography covers 1912 to 1921. Notable Canadian entries include Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Lord Strathcona. Edward Murray Wrong profiles Sir Charles Tupper, praising him as a fearless, constructive statesman. Prof Grant discusses General Sir Sam Hughes and his role in arming Canadian forces with the Ross rifle.
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George Smith
Wilfrid Laurier
Lord Strathcona
Wrong
Edward Murray Wrong
Magdalen College
Oxford University
W. L. Grant
Upper Canada College
Sir Charles Tupper
Sir Charles
Canada
Grant
Sam Huches
Sir Sam
Handling Honey and Proper Storage Practices
The extraction timing and storage methods for honey are crucial to prevent deterioration. A Domin ion Department of Agriculture bulletin emphasizes harvesting at the right time and storing honey in a dry cool place with stable temperature. Comb honey requires careful handling to avoid breakage and should be kept in a warm dry room to prevent granulation.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Hygiene and progress curb ancient plagues and quality claims
The piece notes ongoing education in hygiene and sanitation, and advances in medicine reducing historic plagues. It mentions cigarettes marketed to ease coughing and improve mood, with a wish for a product preventing hair loss. New Zealand weighs substituting imported woods to preserve forests.
Britain’s sole woman tea-taster tries 300 samples daily
Miss Margaret Irving is highlighted as the only woman tea-taster in Great Britain. She tastes three hundred tea samples every day, assessing quality and flavor for producers.
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Margaret Irving
Great Britain
Airship Los Angeles Abandoned Flight Over Ottawa
The United States air ship Los Angeles carrying Sir Phillip Sasson, British Secretary of State for Air, aborted its journey from Jakehurst New Jersey to Ottawa because Ottawa lacks suitable airport facilities. Spectators missed the chance to view a large dirigible like those in Britain. The ship moved steadily with a sunlit torpedo-shaped hull, an impressive sight despite the halt. A circus lion is valued at about two thousand dollars.
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United States
Los Angeles
Jakehurst
N. J
Ottawa
Phillip Sasson
Air
Great Britain
Hudson Straits navigation may exceed expected open period
Ottawa reports indicate Hudson Straits lack ice and minimal fog as marine experts observe ships sailing toward the Atlantic. Officials note navigation could extend several weeks beyond past expectations with radio aided routes and no obstructions observed along the 450 mile channel.
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Hudson Straits
Ottawa
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Straits
St. Lawrence River
Ftould
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Atlantic Ocean
Quaker Poet Delays Visitors at Amesbury Grocery
Two women seeking the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier asked a shop assistant for his whereabouts in Amesbury. The assistant warned of his home being uncertain. The poet, Whittier, was found not at home, casually seated on a barrel among men discussing politics.
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Tennyson
John Greenleaf Whittier
America
Amesbury
Greenleaf
Canadian dairy factory counts rise in 1925 report
A Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics report shows 1925 dairy factories totaling 3,074, up 62 from 1924 and 141 more than the year before that. Of last year’s total, 1,287 were creameries, 1,411 cheese factories, 350 combined butter and cheese plants, and 26 condenser ies.
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Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Clean Bags Necessary For Potatoes
Experiments directed by the Dominion Botanist show sacks used for potatoes must be washed before use to remove injurious substances from inner surfaces. Many bags previously held salts, fertilizer ingredients, fungicides, or other commodities that harm potatoes, especially in damp storage. New sacks prevent these injuries. the Dominion Botanist’s report is available from Ottawa Publications Branch.
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Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Cooperation and Liberty Then and Now in Society
A reflection on humanity’s slow path to shared wealth and freedom. The text notes widespread injustice persists where systemic ideals are not followed, citing a move toward cooperative methods as key to progress.
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Detroit News
Half the garage equipment in lub lin is from the United States
A local report notes that about half of the garage equipment used in Lub Lin originates from the United States, reflecting trade links and sourcing patterns affecting domestic suppliers and local workshops.
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Lublin
The
United States
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
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Tion
Whittier
Canadian National Railways
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