Talk Peace And Create A World Of Peace
The essay argues that predicting or praising war breeds conflict and that talking about peace, prosperity, and disarmament builds a peace consciousness. It cites courts resolving disputes and urges nations to outlaw war as a method of settling disagreements. War is deemed foolish and avoidable.
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United States
Geneva
Peope
Supreme Court of the
Canada
Supreme Court
Privy Council
Esme Howard
Washington
Europe
Eight Southern Alberta irrigation projects expand acreage
Eight irrigation projects now cover 400 446 acres in Southern Alberta with 158 930 acres irrigable. The Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District has doubled its occupied area in two years, tripled production, and grown its population by 2.5 times.
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Alberta
Lethbridge Northern
Medical Aid Caravan Circles Northern Alberta
A medical aid caravan will circulate through Northern Alberta this year. It is sent out by the provincial department of health and is under the charge of Dr. R. T. Washburn superintendent of the University of Alberta hospital.
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Alberta
Department of Health
R. T. Washburn
University of Alberta Hospital
Beam of Monster Beacon Reaches 500,900 600 Candlepower
The latest monster beacon emits a beam estimated at 500 900 600 candlepower, marking a significant jump in nighttime signaling. Scientists note enhanced visibility for distant observers.
Beautifying Saskatchewan School Grounds With Trees
Cooperation of forestry farms at Indian Head helps plant 165000 trees in 167 Saskatchewan school grounds this spring. Species include 67700 maples and 60850 carragana. A speaker at a dinner joked that the toast for Mr. Jobson should be brief.
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Indian Head
Saskatchewan
British Scientist Predicts Future Toothless Births
A British scientist forecasts that future generations may be born without teeth. The remark notes a perceived common ignorance about human development and evolution.
Tribute to Union Jack Ends South Africa’s Native Debate
A Transkeian Territories General Council in South Africa passed a resolution asking the government to permit flying the Union Jack with the flag of the Union of South Africa at all magistrates offices in native territories. A councillor urged not to discard the Union Jack, noting it freed them from slavery and aided the creation of the Union Flag and Canada.
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South Africa
Transkeian
Union of South Africa
Canada
Fighting for Babys Health
An advertisement urges mothers to keep Baby's Own Tablets for common childhood illnesses and teething. It claims the remedy is safe, non narcotic, and useful for soothing stomach upset, constipation, colds, fevers, and indigestion. Sold by medicine dealers or mailed post paid for 25 cents a box.
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Bao Mmasiwie
Tractors Rise on Western Canadian Farms Say Statistics
Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba farm surveys show large numbers of tractors surpassing horses, with 77 192 farmers in Alberta using 834 324 horses and 10 225 tractors, 116 762 farmers in Saskatchewan with 1 199 566 horses and 21 367 tractors, and 51 200 farmers in Manitoba owning 56 480 horses and 16 823 tractors. The trend indicates the tractor era has arrived on western farms. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a universal vermifuge for children, claimed to destroy worms without purgatives and to be fully effective with no need for other treatments.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Parachute Lets Plane Land Safely Without Injury
In Tracey California a Jenny biplane piloted by E J McKeown landed safely from 2000 feet after a 100 foot diameter parachute opened. The plane suffered only a minor tail skid bend while parachute folds enveloped the craft. Inventor Charles Roderick of San Francisco led the test with airmen expressing satisfaction.
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Tracey
Cal
E. J. McKeown
McKeown
Charles Roderick
San Francisco
Special Delivery Stamps Priced At Sixteen Cents Per Thousand
A brief notice states that special delivery stamps are manufactured at a rate of 16 cents per thousand. The message also mentions a reliable antiseptic named Minard’s and references W. N. U. 1738.
White Star Line charts Canadian route’s growing role
Lord Kylsant outlines White Star Line plans at London meeting. He cites 1871 Oceanic launch, dividend of six percent proposed, and ongoing construction of a 26 000 ton motor passenger vessel for the New York to Liverpool service. He highlights Canadian traffic, new through Quebec Montreal routes, and canal/immigration policy impacts on transatlantic business.
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Lord Kylsant
White Star Line
London
Eng
Montreal
SS. Oceanic
Atlantic
United States
Belfast
Liverpool
Quebec
Havre
Southampton
England
Channel
Albertic
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
Dominion of Canada
Progress in beam wireless speeds long distance links
J H Thompson of the Marconi Wireless Company outlined advances in wireless telegraphy to the Montreal Engineering Institute of Canada. He described a station at Drummondville Quebec sending 150 words a minute to Dorchester England and noted older equipment is now obsolete due to rapid progress. He explained the beam system concentrates energy in one direction, showing historical instruments as a contrast.
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J. H. Thompson
Marconi Wireless Company
Montreal
Engineering Institute of Canada
Drummondville
Quebec
Dorchester
England
Mr. Thompson
Seed Growing Emerges As Key Vancouver Island Industry
On Vancouver Island sweet pea seed exports rise in importance. Duncan hosts the largest seed farm, yielding about two tons annually. Fifteen to twenty women work each year cleaning packing and selecting seed of high quality for the English market, commanding higher prices than California seed.
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Vancouver Island
California
Duncan
Holloway's Corn Remover Kills Roots of Corn
The preparation when applied to a corn destroys the root and lifts the callosity without harming the surrounding flesh.
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Holloway
Bermuda onions grown in British Columbia for early markets
Bermuda onions have been successfully introduced in British Columbia and will be grown for early markets from sets imported from the Southern States. Last year eighteen acres were planted at Kelowna in an experimental program yielding eight tons per acre. The acreage has expanded this year and the crop should move to market about July 1.
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Bermuda
British Columbia
Kelowna
Men Sentenced to Hard Labor for Life Reported
Some men receive life hard labor sentences while others undertake forced labor to survive, illustrating stark choices between punishment and oppressive economic pressure in the era.
English actor Derek Oldham in funny traffic tale
Derek Oldham sits in his car practicing scales when a taxi driver jokes about his exhaust as he realizes the windows are down. The humorous moment ends with the driver quipping about summer going wrong with the exhaust.
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Derek Oldham
The Average Man and His Neighbors’ Possessions
A compact saying notes the boastful mindset of the average man who takes pride in possessions that elicit envy from neighbors. It reflects social attitudes toward wealth and status among peers.
Swedish Air Transport Marks Three Injury Free Years
AB Aerotransport reports three years of operation without passenger injury or cargo loss. This year 622 of 640 planned trips were completed. The government subsidized carrier runs summer routes Stockholm Helsingfors Malmo Amsterdam and aids a German line Stockholm Berlin. The Stockholm to London-Leningrad route may develop as a stage.
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AB Aerotransport
Sweden
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Malmo
Amsterdam
Berlin
London-Leningrad
Oil and Eclectric Oil for Athletes Endorsed
The article extols Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil as a superior lubricant for muscles and sinews. It claims relief from soreness and increased pliability, helping athletes withstand strains and improve performance based on long standing use by many athletes.
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Thomas
Crop report shows acreage rise across grains in Lethbridge division
The first crop report of the Canadian Pacific Railway indicates higher acreage for every grain in the Lethbridge division with rye increasing by more than half.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Only Thing a Man Wants After Money Is More Money
A pithy adage notes a man desires further wealth after attaining financial needs. The saying underscores perpetual pursuit of money as a driving motive.
Breastfed and Bottle Fed Baby Fluid Needs and Fletcher’s Castoria
Baby care guidance notes daily fluid needs by weight during early months. It describes feeding calculations for breast and bottle feeding, cautions about feverish spells, and promotes Fletcher’s Castoria as a universal remedy with a gold relevance from Dr. Charles H. Fletcher.
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Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
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