Education and Leisure in Western Canada Emphasized
Western Canada values education from rural schools to universities and urges linking learning with life. A national council conference in Vancouver on Education and Leisure will explore literature, music, radio, hobbies, health and organized play to guide youth and adults in constructive leisure.
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Western
Canada
Prairie
Prairie Provinces
West
National Council of Education
Toronto
Vancouver
England
First Ten Pounder Fletcher Arrives in Canada
Thomas Turnbull Fletcher of Morpeth England is described as the first ten pounder to reach Canada and is placed on a farm at Togo Saskatchewan within twenty four hours of arrival Winnipeg under the new ten pound passage scheme. He qualified as a single British subject of good physical condition and plans to buy land with his small capital at the direction of the CPR Colonization Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Turnbull Fletcher
Morpeth
England
Canada
Winnipeg
Fletcher
Togo
Saskatchewan
C.P.R. Colonization Department
Timber Wolf Slain by Chapleau Pupils
Boys from Chapleau Indian school killed a large timber wolf that attacked their sleigh in the woods. After the wolf savaged them with a steel trap bite, they fought the animal with wood slabs, then leaped down to finish the kill with a strong head blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall King
William Hall
Chapleau Indian School
Tooth Weighs 300 Pounds At Harvard Dental Museum
The largest tooth in the world arrived at the Harvard Dental School Museum. Measuring 11 feet 2 inches and weighing over 300 pounds, it came from a mastodon jaw and is estimated to be more than 50,000 years old. The previous record was a 9-foot tusk at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Dental School Museum
Alaska
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
Police Wireless Tests Transmit Fingerprints and Photos
New Scotland Yard experts report successful experiments in sending photographs and fingerprints of criminals by wireless. Viscount Byng of Vimy and officials have approved the method, which could aid prevention and rapid identification across borders. A Browne murder image proved easily identified, and fingerprints of famous criminals have also been transmitted with success.
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New Scotland Yard
Viscount Byng of
Vimy
Browne
Gutteridge
England
America
Radio studio reverberation mystery ends with pianist guilty
In San Francisco the KGO studio chaos from a piano tone was resolved after an expert tuner failed. Eva Garcia was found guilty and ordered to leave her beads at home during performances as microphones caught a vibrating note matching the beads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KGO Radio
San Francisco
Eva Garcca
Miss Garcia
Freedom From Asthma and Home Remedies Ad Claims
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kelloggs Asthma Remedy as a reliable cure for asthma and urges readers who failed with other remedies to obtain a package. It also promotes Holloways Corn Remover and ends with a remark about earth temperatures at 25 000 feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Minard’s Liniment Becomes Efficient Cough Cure
Britain uses less than half the paper consumed in the United States for Minard’s Liniment reports. The note highlights comparative consumption and medical use across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Continual warning urged as level crossing danger persists
The article argues for ongoing public warnings about level crossings. It notes elimination will take years though progress is being made and urges motorists to treat each crossing as dangerous to reduce deaths.
Rheumatic Pains and the Blood Remedy
An ad explains rheumatism stems from thin blood and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the cure. It claims pills build rich blood to expel poisons, recounts a testimonial from Mrs. W F Tait of McKellar Ontario, and lists anaemia and digestion benefits. The pills are available for 50 cents a box via medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Canada
Dr. Williams
W. F. Tait
McKellar, Ont
Reef
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Bayer
Western Canadians To Tour Maritime Provinces
Dr. F. W. Fallis publisher of New Outlook leads a co ordinate tour with Canadian National Railways for Western Canadians. The trip departs Toronto June 17 by special train visiting Ottawa Montreal Quebec and then a Saguenay River steamer trip followed by rail to New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Over 80 travelers from Winnipeg and the west are expected to join the personally conducted tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Fallis
New Outlook
United Church In Canada
Canadian National Railways
Maritime Provinces
Toronto
Canadian National
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Saguenay River
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Winnipeg
Hotels Get Major Extensions in Canada Pacific Plan
Canadian Pacific Railway approves extensions to the Palliser in Calgary and the Empress in Victoria at a total cost exceeding 4 million dollars. The Palliser will gain four new floors with 200 rooms and a larger ballroom extension. The Empress will receive a new wing with 270 additional rooms and baths, bringing its total to 55. A Scotsman buys a radio set and quips that reading bulbs are not good.
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Calgary
Victoria
Canadian Pacific Railway
The
Palliser
Stampede
Empress
Humbolt Street
Married Man Confesses Enduring Fondness for Tongue
A husband states he has always enjoyed tongues and still likes them, describing his long held preference in a concise personal remark.
Gingivae protect teeth and fight disease in the mouth
The gingivae shield tooth membranes and supporting structures from injury while allowing food debris to be cleared. Injuries weaken these tissues, raising infection risk. healthy gums resist minor damage and repair quickly, but prolonged irritation can lead to serious disease. Also mentioned is Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator and a note on elephants.
Wonders Of Suez Canal Advices On Passage Feats
Port Said reports praise for the Singapore Dry Dock passing in two sections as the canal’s greatest feat. Ships now travel in about 15 hours, up from historic 48 hours in 1871, with tonnage rising from 436 thousand to 27 thousand ton ships. Last year 5,545 vessels totaling 28,962,048 tons paid $42,000,000 in transit receipts, compared with 486 ships totaling 436,609 tons and $5,584,000 in 1870.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Said
Singapore Dry Dock
Calgary Woman Seeks Remedy For Sleepless Heart Pounding
Mrs. Fred. P. Averill of 136 12th Ave Calgary reports severe heart palpitations that disrupted sleep. A neighbor advised trying a home remedy, as she woke in the night screaming with a racing heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. P. Averill
12Th Ave
Calgary
Alta
Sparrow the Mayence Rose Carnival Inspires Nesting Art
The excerpt notes Sparrows at Mayence, France gather confectionery for nests during an annual rose carnival. It also mentions Canada advancing aviation, with aircraft aiding mineral exploration, and a personal line about stopping smoking aids sold by The T. Milburn Co. in Toronto.
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Mayence
France
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Pogtishman
Western Farm
Pinkham
Lydia
W. N. UL Ute
Timber Wolf
North Bay
Minard
Liniment
Grippe
Scotland Yard
Holloway
Marlatt’s
J. W. Marlatt & Co. Ltd. Laboratories
Maritimes
C.P.R
Taeuead Fy
Mental Hygiene Counc
Dentas Bocitey
Ine
Suez Canal
Waterway
Nh Neebaat
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
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