Prairie Provinces Growth Cited by Canadian Leaders
The Saskatchewan census shows 71 960 residents with a 63.5 percent four year rise and 21 year figures rising from rural predominance. The Montreal Gazette notes prairie growth remains rural heavy, predicting Prairie provinces will overtake Maritime provinces in population and political influence as Manitoba and Alberta results emerge. The Canadian West mirrors the U S pattern, with Ontario and Quebec likely losing power. The New York Times references the trend.
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Prairie
Io Raphity
Crowth
Saskatchewan
Sackatchewan
Montreal Gazette
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
United States
World
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Prairies
Maritimes
New York Times
Bonhomme Habitant Sold to American Collector in Montreal
A famed wooden habitant carving by M. Jobin, long a fixture on 123 St Paul street in Montreal, has been sold to J A Sparhawk of Breekirs New York. The carved figure known as Bonhomme stood on a tobacconist’s pedestal and endured Montreal’s seasons for years before changing hands amid a history of local antiquarian fame and university student clashes. Jobin, the creator, is now a centenarian near Quebec City.
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A. Dabord
St Paul Street
Canada
Dubord
Bonhomme
Montreal
Sparhawk
Louis Viau
St. Paul Street
McGill
Leval
Ft Waa
Frays
Victoria Bridge
Jobin
Quebec City
Home the most cherished word to the elite
The piece reflects on how the word home holds deep meaning across ages from child to elder, offering sanctuary, certainty, and comfort. It suggests the French, perhaps, share this sentiment in their lexicon, quoting Montreal Star.
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Montreal Star
Young New Jersey Lad Borrows To Build Dog House
Otto Stant, 12, of Orange, seeks $2 from a local bank to fund a dog house for the family’s pet. He promises repayment in three months at six percent interest, offering his plan to work after school as security. Bank president Watteor Van Riper instructs a cashier to prepare the note.
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Otto Stant
Orange
New Jersey
Watteor van Riper
Smallest Fish of the World Consumed in Luzon Diet
In Luzon Philippines the goby known as tables or smarapan fills Lake Dahi shores in millions. About half an inch long and as slender as needles the gobies are fried and pressed into cakes. A Luzon workman may eat thousands at a meal.
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Philippines
Luzon
Lake Dahi
Read by secretary on Barrie letter during London Scots dinner
The secretary began to read a letter from Sir James Barrie but could not finish the opening line. The chair announced the letter would be held as read. Cheers followed as the secretary paused mid word and could not proceed.
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James Barrie
Sir James Barrie
Diver’s Bell Designed to Walk on Ocean Floor
A western engineer has designed a diving bell capable of walking on the sea bottom using four legs. The invention aims to improve underwater exploration and salvage operations by enabling stable movement across the seabed.
Ripple of laughter frames a game moment
A light moment on the sidelines brings relief during a tense game. The crowd responds with cheer as players regroup and reset after a challenging sequence.
Locomotive Whistle Costs Run High Across U S Railways
U S railways spend at least eight million dollars annually on locomotive whistles. Each hour of continuous use consumes about four tons of water and 1.2 pounds of coal. Suggestions urge moving the whistle ahead of the smokestack to reduce sound deflection and to design a high pitched note with longer audible range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Is North America Sinking A Geological Question
The National Research Council plans to test the idea that North America is slowly sinking or tilting southward. Tide ranges will be measured at various points to detect shoreline changes. The investigation may take long and any movement is believed to be only a foot or two per century.
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North America
National Research Council
Word With Two Meanings Calf club item prompts action at feeding end
The final calf club item reads Disposition of animal at end of feeding period. One boy notes the animal is very quiet and tame but sometimes kicks, another calls it very violent. The professor plans to ask directly what was done with the animal at the end of feeding.
Elixir of Life and Big Mares Echoed in Rochester
A Rochester Minnesota note repeats E W Howes Monthly claim that longevity comes from self care not quack elixirs. The piece mocks the elixir tale while urging prudent habits for a long life.
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Rochester
Minnesota
E. W. Howe
Tramps Discuss Damaged Car and Lift to Next Town
Two tramps converse about a car wreck and another tramp recalling a ride to the next town yesterday. The first notes the cars look awful while the second recalls a lift and a fast hit.
New York Publishers Leader Urges Newspapers Value
Fred A. Walker, head of the New York Publishers Association, told the Broadway Association that a day without a newspaper would be an inconvenience and a week would be a catastrophe. He called newspapers the eyes ears and the mouth of the world and said publicity from papers fuels prosperity and investment.
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Fred A. Walker
Publishers’ Fecociation of
New York
Wart New Name for Town Campaign in Boosey
Citizens in Boosey push to rename the town arguing the current designation is historic and not linked to John Barleycorn. Opponents cite old English meanings and compare to other towns like Beer to show similar names can have different origins. Conybeer derives from a word meaning a man whose word is full of rabbits.
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Boosey
John Barleycorn
Ontario to Standardize Government Air Fleet for Fire Control
Hon. W. Finlayson, Ontario Minister of Lands and Forests, said government aircraft will be augmented and standardized to maximize speed and firefighting efficiency. The move aims to improve forest fire control operations in the near future.
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W. Finlayson
Ontario
Late again and a clerk buys a car in quip
A humorous dialogue shows a manager scolding a clerk for tardiness and the clerk replying he bought a car. The item then notes a Canadian resort trend where ski riding at 90 miles an hour is done with motorcyclist tow-rope assists.
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Igate
Boys Prove Responsibility Through Scout Camps in Ontario
Ontario reports 7 000 plus boys in 212 summer camps last year with no accidents and no forest fires blamed on scouts. The Boy Scouts Association says this counters the notion that boys are careless and highlights a growing sense of duty among youth.
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Scout Association
Ontario Council of the Boy Scout's Association
Hamilton
Canada as a Producer
John McCormack lauds Canada as a producer of world class talent and goods. The article notes Canadian swimmers skaters runners and female athletes gaining US fame and asserts Canada will supply the world with wheat, sustaining major portions of the global population.
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John McCormack
Canada
United States
Viectoria
Train Time Quiz Sparks Confusion on Time Zones
A passenger asks a porter about arrival in New York. The porter jokes that arrival depends on time zone and daylight saving time, noting possible delays and different clock readings. The exchange reflects humorous confusion over time in transit.
Snakes Bet amid Phone Call Banter in Quiet Round
A brief courtroom style exchange features a person nicknamed Snake requesting 22 double 2 by phone while urging speed and promising to play train with the caller afterward, suggesting a casual wager or bet in a lighthearted moment.
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Snake
Turpin the French chemist famed for deadly turpinite
M Eugene Turpin, a 78 year old French chemist, died recently and is remembered as the inventor of two explosives Melinite known as Lyddite and turpinite. His devices were regarded as too deadly for use in war, provoking trials and later pardon, with Turpinite influencing French shell research by 1914.
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M. Eugene Turpin
Melville
M. Turpin
England
Lydiite
Lydd
War Office
Standardizing Binder Twine Standards in Parliament Debate
The Government weighs changing binder twine standards from feet per pound to total feet per ball and setting a minimum break strength as ministers discuss revisions under the Sales and Inspection Act. The note cites moisture variability affecting length per pound and calls for a clear measurement standard. A second, unrelated line notes the first savings bank founded in 1819 in Ruthwell Village by Rev. John Duncan.
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House of Commons
Ruthwell Village
Scotland
John Duncan
Mongoose immune to cobra bite in unique defense
The animal world notes a mongoose immune to cobra venom. Researchers highlight this rare interaction as a notable example of adaptive immunity in predators.
Mystery Solved By Airplane Thelon River Headwaters Found
Topographical Survey report by R W Cautley reveals the Thelon headwaters myth is debunked. G H Blanchet explored northeast of Lake Athabasca via a Tazin Lake route discovering a northeast flowing river that joins Dubwant at Koldala Lake, altering Hearne’s Thelon path and stressing need for reliable maps to aid mineral and forest development.
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Canada
R W. Cautley
DLS
Annest
Dominion Land Structure
Lake Athabasca
G. H. Blanchet
Koldala Lake
Hearne
Cauthey
Cobalt
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Roya
Red Lake
Prince of Wales Hosts Simple Private Dinners
The Prince of Wales, famed for official functions, favors quiet bachelor dinners at St James Palace. He serves simple foods with little ceremony, seating guests on white and gold chairs around a plain long table, and uses minimal decorations. He values short notice dinners to balance public duties with personal pleasures.
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Prince of Wales
SL James Palace
Future Fuel from Low Temperature Coal Carbonization
The Bureau of Mines reports that low temperature carbonization of coal could yield substitutes for oil and gas through smokeless solid fuel. European processes in Germany and France show promise, with commercial viability tied to solid product pricing rather than liquid or gaseous byproducts.
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Bureau of Mines
Germany
France
Syelem
Magazine of Business
Bee Culture Progress Across Western Provinces
Report highlights rapid gains in beekeeping in Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Alberta beekeeper produced more honey in 1925 than the entire province did in 1921. Manitoba honey crop tripled in three years and Saskatchewan’s 24 crop in 1918 was surpassed more than sixty sixfold.
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Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Mrs Whyte and Browne Mock Social Standing
A light exchange reveals Mrs Whyte noting her husband has staff and Mrs Browne quips she is them. The dialogue hints at attitudes toward personal liberty and the social pecking order, with a dash of wit about riding with a driver who is full of it.
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Lad Dorrows
U.S
Wart
Negro Porter
George
Porter
Canadian National
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Fibover
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