Canadian National Telegraphs to Acquire Western Union Lines
W D Robb announces CN will acquire and operate Western Union land lines in New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island effective July 1. The purchase adds 6670 miles of wire and 188 offices expanding CN service from Halifax to Charlottetown with direct access to Halifax Sydney New Glasgow Truro Yarmouth Saint John Moncton and Charlottetown.
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Canadian National Telegraphs
Western Union Telegraphs
Maritime Provinces
Canada
W. DD. Robb
Canadian Nations Railways
Montreal
Western Union
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Robb
W. G. Barber
Dominion
Canadian National System
Western Union Telegraph Company
Canadian National
British Columbia
Halifax
Sydney
New Glasgow
Truro
Yarmouth
Saint John
Moncton
Charlottetown
P_E_I
Browning Root-Rot Strikes Wheat, Noted in Ottawa Circular
The disease Browning, a root-rot of wheat, affects seedlings four to six weeks old, turning lower leaves brown and causing patchy stands in summer fallow crops. Dominion Botanist H T Gussow explains the issue in Circular No. 72 from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa, with related root-rots detailed in the same circular.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
H. T. Gussow
Ancient English fire engine found at London Museum
The oldest fire engine in England, a large oval wooden tub with an iron pumped pipe, dates from 1678. It was made in London for a Bedfordshire town and originally rested on a carriage whose wheels have since disappeared.
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England
London Museum
London
Bedfordshire
Eye wear trends predicted for decades ahead
Eye specialists forecast a future where eight of ten people wear spectacles within fifty years or sooner. The remark appears amid a Berlin scene referencing the phrase What awful jazz music Der Wahre Jakob.
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der Wahre Jakob
Berlin
Blood transfusion origins and modern practice
The piece traces transfusion from early attempts in the 17th century with lamb blood to Denys and Louis XIV, noting skepticism, then 19th century advances. It explains current common practice and cites typical fees from $25 to $75 per pint.
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Jean Baptiste Denys
Louis XIV
France
High Raspberry Yields at Ottawa Experimental Farm
The Ottawa experimental farm reports yields up to 300 bushels per acre for Herbert raspberries in a 90 foot row and 319 bushels in a 36 foot row. Two 3 year averages reach 229 bushels per acre with Brighton red producing over 175. Bulletin 114 details methods and varieties Viking Latham Newman Herbert by M B Davis.
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Ottawa
Herbert
Department of Agriculture
Canada
M. B. Davis
Horticultural Division
Experimental Farms
Viking
Latham
Newman
Toast Across Cultures A Taste of French and American Variations
A humorous note explains how toast names vary by country, with French and American terms for bread fried in egg and milk. It describes pain perdu as lost bread in France and contrasts Parisian serving with sugar to taste to the American practice of pairing with maple syrup for a distinct flavor.
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America
France
Spain
Paris
The Bill For Ignorance Discussed At Ontario Education Meet
At the Ontario Education Association meeting the debate featured a bookseller’s claim that education is best when self achieved. Dr Sanger argued public schooling boosts fame chances and credited graduates in science for today’s prosperity while noting laborer ignorance costs the country billions yearly. Berlin reports an automobile factory in operation since earliest times.
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Ontario Education Association
Sanger
Toronto
Ontario appoints CN rail general counsel King’s Counsel
The General Counsel for Canadian National Railways based in Montreal and formerly Regional Counsel at Winnipeg has been honored with a King’s Counsel appointment in Ontario. The distinction elevates his legal leadership within the province’s railway sector.
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Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Winnipeg
Ontario
Rapid Development In Western Canada Heralds New Era
The article outlines three development phases in Western Canada from pioneer settlement to agricultural expansion as the wheat basket of the world, and now toward industrial growth, mining in the north, and broader resource development. It predicts a pivotal decade for Northern and Western Canada as the north comes into its own.
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Western
Canada
Prairies
Wealth In Lowly Muskrat Investment Boom
The muskrat fur market rises as ponds and swamps across prairie provinces become potential wealth sources. Muskrat companies are formed in many regions, mirroring early fox farming prospects and inviting investors to back new rural wealth ventures. The note includes a clerk scene from the Lethbridge Herald.
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Prairies
Fox Farm
Lethbridge Herald
Young Sooke Boy Becomes Dominion Sheep Stockman
Fraser Kenneth MacKenzie of Sooke near Victoria is eight years old and owner of nine sheep. He is an accredited member of the Metcosia Sheep Breeders Association and regarded as the youngest real stockman in the Dominion. His plan is to reach one hundred ewes by exchanging lambs for mature stock on acres of logged land, as he tends brush and sows grass under the guidance of experienced shepherds.
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Fraser Kenneth MacKenzie
Sooke
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Metcosia Sheep Breeders’ Association
Dominion
Fraser
MacKenzie
Acting a Healthy Profession 80th Birthday for Dame Madge Kendal
The piece notes Dame Madge Kendal’s 80th anniversary as evidence of acting’s healthiness. It recalls famous actors and their ages at death, including Edmund Kean 46, Garrick 63, and Macklin 107, highlighting long-lived performers across generations and sovereigns.
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Madge Kendal
Edmund Kean
Garrick
Phelps
Beterton
Mrs. Siddons
Buckstone
Macready
Ellen Terry
Charles Wyndham
Fanny Kemble
Kitty Clive
Bracegirdle
Squire Bancroft
Genevieve Ward
Dowton
Yate
Macklin
Antidote to weariness in pursuit of pleasure
A fragment describes adventure as a remedy for fatigue and a narrator who enjoys tramp fishing. A brief dialogue follows with Photo Man instructing a pleasant expression and a man requesting Maria to leave him alone for a few minutes.
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Maria
A Beautiful Hole at Jasper Park Lodge Course
A photograph shows a liver shaped bunker on a Jasper Park Lodge Course hole in Jasper National Park Alberta. The Western Canada Amateur Championship and Dominion title event run August 1924 with tournament play from the No 1 championship tee, promising strong golf for all handicaps.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Ford Has Right Idea on Age in Workforce
Henry Ford argues in Ladies' Home Journal that a stable workforce comes from employees aged thirty-five to sixty. He favors older, experienced workers over a purely young staff, noting endurance, background, and continued value beyond mere physical strength.
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Henry Ford
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
The Value Of Sleep in Everyday Life
The article contrasts wealth and labor, noting insomnia as life’s worst misfortune. It argues sleep is natural for the healthy, should not be taken for granted, and that physical labor aids rest while mental fatigue hinders it. It concludes good sleep underpins health and happiness.
Debt as a Path to Wealth Advice from Louis F. Swift
The chief of a major meat packing firm urges young men to embrace debt if it finances tangible value. He argues that continuous borrowing for real assets like a house or bonds can be worthwhile, and stresses saving effort to build momentum toward larger sums.
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Louis F. Swift
Diplomatic Break: Secret Marriage Sparks Plan
A young man secretly marries and seeks a diplomatic approach to inform his parents. He enlists a friend from his school days to break the news gently, suggesting the other should pretend he is dead and ease into the situation.
Parker Offers Farmers Cash for Nonred Barns
George S. Parker proposed paying about 1000 Wisconsin farmers one eighth the painting cost if their barns are painted any color other than red. The note ties to his fountain pen fortune and farm building color preferences.
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Georges. Parker
Wisconsin
Liverpool Express misreads wheat pool collapse claim
The Liverpool Evening Express editorial claims the Wheat Pool has broken and rival merchants forced prices down to pre war levels. The Manitoba Free Press rejects this, noting no proof of a Pool break up and warning against assuming marketing bodies fix prices, given post war inflation.
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Liverpool Evening Express
Liverpool
Manitoba Free Press
Staking Perennials for a Neat Natural Look
A bulletin from Ottawa suggests staking perennials to keep borders tidy. Use thin green-stained stakes and raffia to form a ring around clumps such as fall asters, placing three or four canes around the clump and tying them to support the plants without crowding the blooms.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Isabella Preston
Independent lady charged with shoplifting examined by expert
A lady of independent means faced a magistrate on a shoplifting charge. A renowned specialist testified she was suffering a nervous breakdown but might recover soon if she remained quiet.
Still Going Strong Clown Performs Daily at Liverpool Theatre
An eighty-one year old entertainer Joey Duff from the days of circuses and pantomimes still performs his tricks each evening before the queues at a Liverpool theatre. His agility belies his age as he delights audiences with familiar tricks.
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Liverpool
Joey Duff
Humorous Exchange About Size Between Teacher and Pupil
A classroom joke features the pupil declaring England larger than the moon. The pupil reasons that one can see the entire moon while not seeing all of England, prompting a lighthearted punchline about perception and scale.
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England
Moon
Brum mer Berlin Says Operation Was Badly Performed
Fragmentary OCR mentions phrases about a badly performed operation and finger-prints with references to Brum mer and Berlin, conveying a disputed medical or legal claim faded into partial text.
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