Better Planning of Towns Gains Ground in Canada
A Dominion Land Surveyors report notes rising town planning activity from Montreal to Vancouver. In Vancouver a Town Planning Act spurred a 40 000 dollar, three year plan. Arvida Quebec sees Aluminum Company of Canada laying out a city nucleus on 600 acres for 6000 workers. Western Canada suburbs near Winnipeg and Edmonton begin formal plans, while Ottawa Victoria and Kitchener show progress. The study urges education and persuasion to accelerate planning and avoid slums, arguing thoughtful design surpasses lavish constructions.
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Canada
Dominion Land Surveyors’ Association
DW. Nartlery, DL
Dominion
Montreal
Vancouver
Wartley
Arvida
Que
Aluminum Company of Canada
Flu
Winnipeg
Manitoba Inwa
Edmonton
Kitchener
Victoria
Ottawa
Eisie
Danzig Families to Be Moved West for Canada
Rev E Sehinck Winnipeg Lutheran Immigration Board manager reports arrangements to bring hundreds of Danzig Free State families to the west. He has just returned from Europe after interviews with German officials on emigration. The board plans heavier immigration this year and aims to bring 10 000 agricultural settlers to Canada through its European connections.
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Danzig Free State
E. Sehinck
Winnipeg
Lutheran Immigration Board
Uip
Europe
Germany
Canada
Scimeok
Village blacksmith trade thrives despite modern shift
At the Manitoba Association of Blacksmiths Horse Shoers and Woodworkers convention in Winnipes, blacksmiths report peak business as era of new machines replaces old steeds. While repairing tractors and machinery, the craft struggles to attract younger workers and relies on European immigrants to sustain the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantoba Association
Winnipes
Thalizzie
Old Road Echoes And Family Frictions In Dialog
A fragmented dialogue shows Mae scolding Daisy for calling her an old cat and Jean defending her age. Dot notes a man asking if the mother and daughter were pleasant to live with, while a note explains the word highway deriving from a Roman road raised for drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Charmingly simple bloomer dress pattern No 3492
Simple bloomer dress pattern No 3492 pictured with front and back gathered to a fitted yoke, kimono shoulders, trim belt, and elasticized bloomers. Sizes 2 4 6 and 8 years. Fabric estimates given for size 4. Pattern priced 20 cents. Fashion Book priced 10 cents.
Dentist Recommends Milk To Bolster Diet For Dental Health
At the Board of Trade meeting, Dr. Wallace Seccombe of the University of Toronto argued the modern diet lacks calcium and phosphorus. He urged continued milk consumption for children and adults, countering claims milk should end after two years. He warned sweets and soft foods are harming teeth.
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Board of Trade
Wallace Seccombe
Faculty of Dentistry
University of Toronto
J. Sim Wallace
England
Canada
Dean Seccombe
Sececombe
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Paper Ad
An urban classifieds note from the Winnipeg paper lists patterns available from Pattersons at 175 McDermot Ave. The brief item references Peewee and a pattern set with tees and other sewing items.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Gentleman’s gift quandary at the store scene
A polite salesman and a fair buyer discuss suitable gifts for a bearded gentleman. The exchange ponders ties waistcoats and carpet slippers while a quirky line notes a scientist’s claim that fruits feel pain, highlighting the grapefruit’s jab. A final quip about money and Roper closes the vignette.
Edison Work: Lieb Details Development of Lamp
W Lieb vice president of New York Edison explains Edison’s path to a practical incandescent lamp. He cites six to eight months in gas industry study, underground distribution as a model, a 140 ohm minimum resistance, and filament research for 100 volt operation. Dr Hirschfield predicts a future revolution in electric industry comparable to AC adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Lieb
New York Edison Company
Thomas A. Edison
National Electric Light Association
Edison
C. F. Hirschfield
Detroit Edison Company
World’s Prize Optimist seeks long-lost first husband
The leading feminine optimist based in Crockett Texas, Mrs M A Woolfey, asks an Atlanta editor to help locate her first husband missing since the Civil War. She says he served under General Wheeler, enlisted as M A Smith.
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Crockett, Texas
M. A. Woolfey
Woolfey
Atlanta
General Wheeler
M. A. Smith
Advice to Girls on Marrying Quiet Men
A woman writer urges girls never to marry men who talk loudly. The advice is praised as sound. The passage credits Daniel as the only man never spoiled by being lionized.
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Daniel
Immigrants Should Learn English to Become Citizens
A Ontario magistrate urged compulsory English lessons for long residence foreigners. The piece argues language failure blocks citizenship and warns against ethnic enclaves like Little Italys or Little Germanys, calling for mandatory adult classes from arrival.
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Ontario
Canada
Country Life Breeds Practical Wisdom for Youth
The article argues countrybred people are not duller than townsfolk but wiser in some respects due to nature and common life. Education benefits from meadow, mountain, and river subjects, giving country children inexhaustible inquiry topics beyond brick and bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wordsworth
Jefferies
Here comes Dave Wins Golf Cup And Dave’s Fated Talk
Ted jokes that Dave won a golf cup and will talk at length while Jerry cheers a cousin arriving with a new radio and suggests introducing them to each other and leaving them to their fate.
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Ted
Dave
Jerry
Man Conquers Self as Greater Victory Than Battle
Quotation notes that inner mastery surpasses prowess in war as a person conquers himself more than a thousand foes. The line emphasizes self-discipline as supreme victory beyond martial might.
Champion Jersey of the World Heralds Armstrong Jersey Cow Fame
A Jersey calf from Armstrong British Columbia has grown into the world class Jersey cow champion. Pretoria Oxford Janet owned by Harry Whittaker produced over 1900 pounds of butter and 14 955 pounds of milk in ten months. She arrived by Canadian Pacific Express in Vancouver to be shown at the Hvesteck exhibition in Spencers.
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Armstrong
B.C
Pretoria
Oxford
Janet
Harry Whittaker
Canadian Pacific Express
Vancouver
Hvesteck
Spencers
Question of National Defence Engaging Canadian Attention
The Dominion pamphlet on fleshy annual pastures notes their value for forage and calls for wider use in Canada. Ottawa reports hint at Defence estimates boosting the air force, revival of the Royal Canadian Naval Air Service, and civil aviation as a national reserve. Major-General MacBrien is suggested to lead civil aviation development.
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Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominions
Department of Defence
Ottawa Citizen
Royal Canadian Naval Air Service
Great Britain
Air Ministry
Department of Civil Aviation
Royal Air Force
Inca Department of Communications
MacBrien
Manitoba
Farmer Account Book Helps March Inventory
The Dominion Experimental Farms System released a simple Farmer's Account Book to aid farmers in inventorying supplies implements livestock and more. No accounting expertise required just writing and adding and a weekly hour suffices. Available from the Publications Branch Ottawa for ten cents with no postage on application letters.
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Dominion Experimental Farms System
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Britishers to Immigrate to Western Canada in Record Numbers
Cok Am brose Smith of Winnipeg reports a large anticipated influx of British immigrants to Western Canada this year. He says interest is high, with shipping offices flooded by passage inquiries as Canada draws more Britons than other Dominions.
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Canada
Cok Ambrose Smith
Winnipeg
British Isles
Dominions
Byrd Plans South Pole Flight Expedition
Commander Richard Byrd told American Legion posts in Kansas City that a South Pole flight expedition is being planned. He said the mission would take two years and cover a region twice the size of the United States, with a base 1,000 miles from the objective and numerous hazards outlined.
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South Pole
North Pole
Richard Byrd
American Legion
Kansas City
Byrd
United States
Sharks as Leather Source Predicted by Seattle Expert
Martin M. Chelquilst of Seattle believes sharks could become major leather producers. After 18 months in Japan teaching fishermen the value of sea steers hides, he predicts sharks will shift from food use in the Orient to a substantial source of raw leather.
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Martin M. Chelquilst
Seattle
Japan
Orient
Farmer’s wife asks for jar of that traffic jams
A farmer going to town asks his wife if she wants anything and she replies you might drop into one of those stores and get a jar of that traffic jams I see advertised.
BC Government Plans Round Up and Slaughter of Wild Horses
British Columbia officials announce a province wide round up of about 10 000 wild horses from the Cariboo region to curb damage to livestock. They describe the horses as broken down and conscripted workers in a program that may ship carcasses to the United States for processing or fertilizer.
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British Columbia
Cariboo
United States
Extraordinary forest near West Africa tableland
A peculiar forest on a West African tableland spans six miles wide. Trees rise only about one foot tall yet have trunks up to four feet in diameter. Each tree bears at most two leaves, the leaves sometimes reaching six feet in length.
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Africa
Swedish Belgian pact seals royal vow against war
The Swedish Belgian alliance between Princess Ast and Crown Prince Leopold last fall is followed by a mutual pledge to avoid war over any issue including vital interests and national honor. The whimsical aside about marriage vows is noted in passing.
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Ast
Leopold
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