Memorials In Flanders Honor Canadian War Dead Across Europe
Captain W W Murray notes eight Canadian memorials scattered across France and Belgium marking the 50 000 Canadians who died in the Great War. From Passchendaele to Vimy Ridge each monument recalls key battles and dates and the Vimy tribute unveiled July 26 1936 by King Edward VIII.
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W W. Murray
France
Belgium
Passchendaele
Sanctuary Wood
Ypres Salient
Courcelette
Dury
le Quesnel
Bourlon Wood
St. Julien
Ypres
Flanders
Courcel
Arras-Cambrai
Arras
Drocourt- Queant
Canal du Nord
Cambrai
Valenciennes
French Republic
Canadian Legion
Fourth Largest Diamond Unearthed in Brazil Sent for Cutting
Reports say a placer miner found Brazil's new giant, weighing 726.6 karats rough, from Minas Gerais. Treasury experts in Rio de Janeiro compare it to the Jonker and Great Mogul diamonds, noting it trails Cullinan and the Southern Star ranks eleventh. The stone will be sent to Amsterdam after selling to an exporter.
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Brazil
Treasury
Rio de Janeiro
Minas Geraes
South Africa
Cullinan
Var
Amsterdam
Doctor’s odd remedy sparks farce in old tale
A doctor prescribes whiskey to ease a patient’s complaint but warns the housekeeper. He suggests calling it shaving water to avoid objection. Weeks later the doctor visits and finds the patient in a dire state, shaved still in the morning he is described as “general” in a comic mishearing.
Conservation diet threatens Canada’s timber future warns museum head
Dr J R Dymond of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology told the New York Audubon meeting that Canada’s timber wealth is being wasted and that Douglas fir and white pine could vanish in 15 and 30 years respectively. He urged a sustained yield forest policy balancing wildlife, water and recreation with timber supply. He warned that continued forest clearing risks wild life and fish habitats, noting species like the marten and moose face uncertain futures.
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J. R Dymond
Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology
Toronto
Association of Audubon Societies
New York
Dymond
Canada
North America
Dancer Cautions Swing Dance Risks At Detroit Convention
Dr E A Ward former head of the American Osteopathic Association warned at the Michigan convention in Detroit that swing dancing and the big apple strain the body. He urged heart tests gradual conditioning and regular care before dancing and likened the dances to throwbacks to war and primitive religious dances.
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E. A. Ward
American Osteopathic Association
Ward
Public Dinners and Humorous Exchange at Worcestershire Dinner
Earl Baldwin, in a rare public appearance since resigning as prime minister, told Worcestershire Association diners in London that public dinners are tiring and that he leaves office a wreck. He jokes about avoiding future dinners except the county association's and quips about his wife’s eye patch as a hat. The Vatican in Rome is noted as the world’s largest palace, with 11,000 rooms.
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Earl Baldwin
Worcestershire Association
London
Lord Baldwin
County Association
Vatican
Rome
Attractive Trade Mark Labels Drive Hong Kong Canned Goods
Canadian exporters note that in Hong Kong and South China the chop or label is vital as many buyers cannot read English. They base initial purchases on price but later seek the same chop on the can, making label design crucial for repeat sales. The Canadian Trade Commissioner cites current label practices as satisfactory for the market.
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Hong Kong
South China
The Power Of Music in Education
Ontario's Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Duncan McArthur praises music education at Toronto Conservatory graduation. He argues music transcends race and language and should foster individual thinking. He urges recognizing German contributions to music and Italian art history beyond dictatorship or painting supremacy.
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Ontario
Duncan McArthur
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Stintoff and Adam Families Tie in France Triple Wedding
Three Stintoff brothers wed three Adam sisters in France. A fourth Stintoff brother plans to marry a fourth Adam sister. A fifth Stintoff has entered a monastery. No fifth Adam sister exists.
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France
Stintoff
Adam
Luxuries Today Become Necessities Push Living Costs Up
The remark notes living costs rise as luxuries become necessities. It states the Washington Monument took 36 years to complete, illustrating long timelines in large projects.
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Washington Monument
Forcing Winter Rhubarb From Garden to Cellar
A Dominion Agriculture circular explains how to produce fresh rhubarb stalks from January through spring by forcing crowns in a cool cellar. Roots are frost-hardened before storage, then grouped in boxes or floors with little light to yield stalks for six weeks to two months.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Real Service In South America Movie Houses
In South America cinema houses stop a film when patrons dislike it and start another, repeating scenes until satisfaction. Northern China’s 150,000 600 people rely on dry crops like wheat and corn, while more people in China do not eat rice than the United States population. Radio reception tests show best results when the moon is below the horizon.
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South America
China
United States
Story of Jesus Told In Colorful Tableaux For Children
Lucy Rudston Brown presents The Story of Jesus with preserved Authorized Version phrasing and continuous narrative. Full color stand up pictures by Eileen Watts illuminate key episodes while religious leaders including the Bishop of London commend the work to parents and teachers.
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Rome
Caesar Augustus
Judea
Nazareth
Galilee
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
Lucy Rudston Brown
Royal Society of Literature
Christ
Eileen Watts
London
London Boy Named Donald Duck Takes Up Boxing
A 13 year old London boy nicknamed Donald Duck says he faced taunts at school for his name and bought boxing gloves to change that. He trained in boxing lessons and claims classmates now avoid teasing him as a result.
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Mortal Enemy
Walt Disney
London
Donald Duck
Canadians Should Embrace British Weekend Habit
The St. Catharines Standard suggests Canadians should adopt the British habit of resting and relaxing on weekends. It contrasts this with a Canadian relaxation idea of traveling at 60 miles per hour, implying a faster pace.
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St. Catharines
Nelson
St. Peter's Works
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Grant's Tomb Gets Air Conditioned Renovation
President Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive is undergoing air conditioning and renovation at a cost of $200,000, transforming it into a major tourist mecca for visitors to the riverfront landmark.
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President Grant
Riverside Drive
Destruction of Autumn Leaves Warned By Conservationists
Soil experts condemn burning fallen leaves as wasteful and harmful to soil and air fertility. They urge homeowners to compost leaves in yards or bins, letting them decompose to nourish trees and gardens, restoring natural balance. Woodstock Sentinel-Review.
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Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Diet's role in disease resistance echoed by Rockefeller scientist
Dr Charles Church of the Rockefeller Foundation argued that proper nutrition matches heredity in resisting disease. He cited experiments on mice showing that an optimum diet protects mothers and offspring across generations and that minerals and calcium are crucial, with higher death rates when these elements are reduced.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Charles Church
The
Foundation
Nutrition Fund
Dy Church
American Public Health Association
Church
Films in schools as economical education aid urged
A British Board of Education booklet argues films in schools offer economical convenient and effective educational aid. A tower solarium in France spins above a tower, with patients in each room receiving equal sunlight and cooling breezes.
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British Board of Education
France
First Use of Volcano Name Tied to Etna and Lipari Isles
The term volcano was originally applied to Mount Etna and parts of the Lipari Islands seen as seats of Vulcan the fire god. It notes early naming by ancient peoples linking volcanic activity to the deity Vulcan.
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Mount
Etna
Lipari Islands
Vulcan
Fire
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