Winnipeg impressions from a shopping trip in Winnipeg
The writer travels with Mrs. Arnold and Mary through Hudson’s Bay Stores and Eaton’s in Winnipeg. They note a distinctive store aroma, admire modern shopping, and observe Galician women in Canada clothing. A visiting Englishman mocks Canada, while Mary defends Canadian identity and loyalty to the Empire, recalling the North West Rebellion’s fallen and Canada’s growing national standing.
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Mrs. Arnold
Mary
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay
Agnes €. Laut
England
Eaton’s
Canada
Sophistication
British Isles
Russia
Arnold
Eaton's
Queenly line echoes dynastic petition in Mary’s voice
A fragment quotes Mary describing her status, “A Nation spoke to a Nation,” and “Daughter am I in my Mother's house But mistress in my own,” suggesting a royal tension. The text hints at ongoing continuation.
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Mary
Canada Holds St Julien Line In World War I Heroic Stand
A Cleveland Commercial tribute recalls the First Canadian Division defending St Julien for 72 hours against German assaults. It lauds untested Canadians blocking Van Falkenhayn and holding the line as a pinnacle of courage in the Flanders and Picardy campaigns.
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Dominion
Flanders Fields
Europe
Canada
St. Julien
Flanders
Picardy
Festubert
Givenchy
Vimy
Cambrai
van Falkenhayn
Thermopylae
Alamo
St. Julien Wood
Cleveland (Ohio
Locating Empire War Graves Under Imperial War Graves Commission report
The annual report states about one million British death casualties in World War I and 619000 graves located and registered by March 30, 1921. It notes St Omer headquarters and five area offices, cemeteries planned in Italy, Egypts graves concentrated, eight Palestine cemeteries, 16 in Macedonia, Gallipoli, Aegean, and 7000+ graves identified in Mesopotamia.
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Imperial War Graves Commission
France
Belgium
St. Omer
Italy
Egypt
Western Desert
Sudan
Egyptian Labor Corps
Camel Transport Corps
Palestine
Macedonia
Gallipoli
Aegean
Mesopotamia
Alberta School Lands Trust Fund Records Reserve
The federal government has sold 54 000 acres of Alberta school lands since 1905, realizing 13 204 000 dollars. The proceeds are held in trust for the province.
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Province
Alberta
Man Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills After Illness Trial
Quebec resident Joseph Larochelle recounts years of Bright's disease diabetes backache and headache and says he took 10 to 15 boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and is satisfied with the results He urges others to take enough to become well Dodd's Kidney Pills have a long Canadian history and are promoted as a remedy for kidney ailments.
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Quebec
Bright
Dodd
St. Prosper
Dorchester Co
Joseph Larochelle
Mr. Larochelle
Pimzie the Hermit Crab Wins Home Again
Pimzie retrieves and reoccupies his shell, returning to comfort and asserting dominance. The crab, hatched without a shell, must find or claim an empty home, often leading to battles with rightful owners. This tale from 1922 captures his bold return and the natural habit of hermit crabs seeking shelter.
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Pimzie
Fiji Island Chief an Oxford Man
One Fiji chief, descendant of a famed line, is an Oxford graduate who served as cook with the Royal Marine Artillery in France in 1916 and later as a clerk with the Royal Scots Borderers. He has King George III bravery medals and has since deserted civilization to live among Fiji Islanders. Over 500 tons of flowers are sent annually from the Sicily Islands.
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Arnold
England
Britain
Canada
Pimzie
Fiji
Oxford
R.M.A. Corps
France
Royal Scotch Borderers
King George
South Pacific
Sicily Islands
Ladies Touring Cars Ltd Incorporation in Vancouver
Western Canada notes show women expanding in business as the Ladies Touring Cars Ltd forms in Vancouver with 20000 capital. Hon Mary Ellen Smith serves as president as directors and staff all women with overseas driving experience plan to serve women tourists to the city and district.
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Western
Canada
Ladies’ Touring Cars, Ltd
Vancouver
Mary Ellen Smith
New Apparatus Measures Oxygen Inhaled By Individuals
A newly designed device can quantify the amount of oxygen breathed in by a person. The instrument promises precise readings for medical or research use and may aid respiration studies.
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Bayer
Bayer Company
Mr. Hoyt
Beecham’s
Adian
Were
Ew.gillett Company Limited
Toronto
Wonteral
Ishing Fairy
Pimzie and the
Lost Hermit Crab
Fiji Island
BOR
Minard
Aia
Mihota At
Yarmouth, NS
N. U
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