Education and Religion in Western Canada and U S secular schooling
Western Canada favors state aided education with church involvement through minority schools and post‑class religious instruction. In the United States Protestant bodies form the Council of Church Boards of Education to supplement public schooling with weekday religious study, amid debates over church state cooperation.
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Western Canada
Father Ryan
United States
Sunady
Council of Church Boards of Education
New York City
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio
Oregon
South Dakota
Lights Like Stars From A High Alpine Hotel Window
On the Muottas Mu rail crest near St. Moritz a hotel sits high above the town with window lights that at night have long been mistaken for stars in the sky.
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Muottas Murail
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Nancy asks why others are here in dialogue scene
Nancy questions the purpose of others as her mother and a teacher discuss helping others. The exchange centers on intent and guidance.
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Nancy
Yard Visit Reveals Mrs Green Observation Fear
The note records a terse exchange where a servant mentions Mrs Green is out and a visitor confirms fear upon seeing her at the window in the yard. The dialogue captures a tense domestic moment reflecting concern over Mrs Green’s whereabouts.
Dialogue Duel Sparks Barbed Reproach
A sharp exchange unfolds as she accuses him of poor acquaintance and he retorts that knowing her would not have changed his manner. The exchange hinges on social perception and restraint in conversation.
When Pain Comes Tasteless remedy for excess acids
A squeeze of tasteless alkali in water neutralizes excess acid instantly, stopping pain. Do not use crude methods, learn the efficient Phillips Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physicians for 50 years. Get a small bottle with full directions at any drugstore.
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Phillips’ Mik
Magnesia
Praise For Anti-Toxin Care Reduces Diphtheria Cases In Pa
Dr. Theodore B. Appel secretary of health at Harrisburg credits toxin antitoxin for a 60 percent drop in diphtheria cases and deaths in recent years in Pennsylvania. He says nothing has proven more effective against the disease in children.
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U.S
Pennsylvania
Theodore B. Appel
Harrisburg
Appel
New Blood Needed in the Spring Time
A spring health appeal urges all to improve blood by using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Advertisement claims pills boost appetite and energy, restore color, and ease run down conditions. Testimonial from John A O Neil of Port Hood Nova Scotia cited. pills priced 50 cents per box and mailed from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Banff Talc Deposits to Be Developed in Alberta
Plans outline development of blue and white talc deposits near Banff Alberta with blue talc valued for electrical insulators and gas burners and white talc used in cosmetics. An asthma remedy by Dr J D Kellogg is praised for numerous cures and relief. A note on Zulu speech patterns mentions a wife addressing her husband as father of.
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Banff
Alberta
J. D. Kellogg
Oil Mixture Promises Lasting Relief Without Alcohol
An advertisement asserts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil blends six essential oils without any alcohol. It claims the preparation offers lasting effects and positions it as a superior option among medicines containing alcohol.
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Dr. Thomas
New Device Aims to Aid Blind and tired eyes
Dr. Willis R. Whitney of General Electric reports progress on a device using a long film strip read aloud by a speaker. He believes the technology could translate film into words at about three times the rate of reading, aiding the blind and others with tired eyes.
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Willis R. Whitney
General Electric
Cabbage Hawkers Banished From St Pauls Churchyard
Three hundred years ago hawkers sold cabbage in St Pauls churchyard in London until clergy banished them for the noise they caused.
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St. Paul's
London
Silk Fibre Length in a Pound and China’s Output
Nine hundred miles of silk fibre in a pound of silk. China produces about nine million pounds yearly. Mentions Minard’s bruises and liniment for cuts.
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China
Minard
Red Cross Plans May 8 1928 Centenary Celebration
The Red Cross marks Henri Dunant's 100th birthday with a global tribute led by 58 national organizations. In Toronto the Ontario Division hosts a April 25 banquet for Central Council delegates, with talks by notable speakers including Ontario's Lieutenant Governor. Similar events are planned across Canada to honor Dunant's humanitarian work and the Geneva Conventions.
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Red Cross
Henri Dunant
Toronto
Ontario
Canadian Red Cross Society
Central Council
Dunant
Lombardy
Solferino
Castrigione
Castligione
Wnant
Europe
Geneva
Red Cross Society
Wurtemburg
Switzerland
Great Britain
Prussia
Russia
United States
Dominion of
Canada
Turkey
Red Crescent
Trackage Expansion Near Vancouver District to Boost Trade
Canadian Pacific Railway will have laid over 100 miles of new trackage in the Vancouver District to support steady growth in trade and expansion in westward grain movement, which this year reached a record 53,000,000 bushels.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Music at Arnold Constable Creates Morning Songfest
Arnold Constable & Co in New York adopts music as a method to stimulate business. Early buyers hear melody and choruses behind closed doors from 8:30 to 9. A competent leader conducts a chorus from all departments, energizing workers and starting the day with vim and swing.
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Arnold Constable & Co
New York
Tory
Returned Soldiers Act covers 26000 policies worth 57 million
L H Scammell told a parliamentary committee that the Returned Soldiers Insurance Act holds 26000 policies totaling 57 million today. Cash collected reached 5.09 million, surpassing death claims, while operating losses were about 1.2 million due to insured idle time. A stray line about a girl in love and rivals appears as an unrelated quip.
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Returned Soldiers’ Insurance Act
L. H. Scammell
Special Parliamentary Committee On
Canadian Rockies Outsize More Than Three Nations
Feature notes the Canadian Rockies span a vast area exceeding the combined lands of France Belgium and Switzerland. It highlights the region's scale and prominence in the landscape.
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Canadian Rockies
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Farmers and lawyers dominate Canada’s federal Parliament
The 245 member House of Commons shows 70 lawyers and 50 farmers the largest groups, followed by 30 doctors 23 merchants 12 journalists and nine manufacturers. Cabinet has 6 lawyers 4 farmers 2 journalists and others from varied vocations. Four former ministers Forke Motherwell Stewart and Dunning all own homestead farm backgrounds with western constituencies.
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House of Commons
Robert Forke
Immigration and
W. R. Motherwell
Charles Stewart
Interior
Charles Dunning
Canada
Forke
Dunning
British Isles
Motherwell
Stewart
Ontario
Horace Greeley
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Father and son joke over London job offer
A farmer asks his graduate son what he will do now. The son yawns and envisions a London position at five hundred pounds a year. The father replies with a wry misunderstanding, implying a higher salary.
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London
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Holloway
Song Service
Dept. NS
Windsor
Spohn S
SPOHN
Rugaiet
Spomd Medical CO
Goshen
Pat
Britain
White Star
Montreal
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
White Star Line
Dad
Hercules Permanent Building
Hercules
Cppleford Paper, Products
Hamilton
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