Homework pruning gains ground in prairie education
The article argues that reducing external and departmental exams will lower after school homework, especially for early teens. It cites the Canadian Education Association, officials in England and Pennsylvania, and J F Rogers on limiting home study to protect health and promote reading, with a focus on adolescence and balanced daily routines.
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Canadian Education Association
Regina
Prairie Provinces
London (England) County
State Department of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania
Hygeia
J. F. Rogers
Railways Sparked Canada’s Development, Says CN Supervisor
N B Walton, CN Railways western region general superintendent of transportation, told the Vancouver board of trade transportation and customs bureau that the railway system was the greatest factor in Canada’s development. He spoke at a meeting marking 100 years of steam railway transport in Canada.
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Vancouver
Canada
N. B. Walton
Canadian National Railways
Western Region
Transportation and Customs Bureau
Vancouver Board of Trade
Tail Wagging Signals by Species Described in Racy Note
A humorous note explains that cats wag tails when angry dogs wag tails when pleased and cows swat tails to hit a milker. The quirky guide reflects lighthearted animal behavior observations and practical milking folklore.
Cunard Liner Sister Ship Decor by Noted Architects
The Cunard White Star Line retained Benjamin Wistar Morris as consultant on decorations for the Queen Mary’s sister ship. Grey Wornum of London was named decoration architect and joins a three member committee planning coronation decorations in London. Insurance above £3,250,000 has been placed, a record for a merchant ship in construction at John Brown Clydebank.
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Cunard-White Star Line
Benjamin Wistar Morris
New York
Morris & O'Connor
Grey Wornum
Royal Institute of British Architects
Portland Place
Mr. Wornum
London
John Brown
Clydebank
Liverpool
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Bile Flow
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle remedy to stimulate two pounds of daily bile flow, aid digestion, and relieve constipation by cleansing the liver without calomel or mercury. It claims improved mood and energy with use.
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Carter
Eskimo Prisoner Rations Listed By Canada Gazette
The Canada Gazette lists revised Mounted Police regulations for Eskimo prisoners in the barrens. Per day per prisoner the menu includes two pounds salt pork fourteen pounds flour seven pounds biscuits three pounds rolled oats beans one pound lard eight ounces tea half gallon molasses four ounces baking powder.
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R.C.M.P
Barrens
Canada Gazette
Mounted Police
Livestock Outlook Improves as Cattle Redirected East West and South
The spectre of southern prairie cattle deaths this winter fades as cattle move to markets in all directions. Some are slaughtered immediately while others are kept for feeding. Open fall allows remaining cattle to find their own living, suggesting a better livestock situation than expected.
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Lethbridge Herald
New Helicopter by John Hess Advances Tests in B C
Inventor John Hess in New Westminster British Columbia conducts final tests on a new helicopter type claimed to lift and lower vertically. The one ton aeroplane uses a 210 horsepower motor with two umbrella shaped four blade propellers on vertical shafts. Hess says it could stay aloft as long as desired and notes secrecy around the machine. This is his third helicopter design following earlier model experiments with 100 horsepower.
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John Hess
New Westminster
B.C
Hess
Mysterious Q ueer Broadcast Baffles Four Road Workers
Four road workers near Dodds Alberta heard a sudden radio program from Edmonton with no nearby receivers found within five miles. They searched farms nearby and spoke with Mrs. G Sanstrom who also heard the music but feared questioning her sanity. The broadcast stopped as they approached a distant farmhouse. The incident follows reports of tunes from unusual sources in Lindsay Ontario and kitchen sinks.
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Dodds
Alta
Edmonton
A. J. Thorsley
R. Gjerde
H. Vergette
R. Flotree
Kruschen Salts Help Woman Ease Rheumatic Pain Upstairs
A rheumatic patient reports after 12 months on Kruschen she no longer dreads stairs. She notes knee and back pain relief, head pains diminish, and overall health feels improved. The ad mentions uric acid dissolution and the salts aiding natural expulsion from the body.
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Kruschen
Kruchen
G.M
France to add 1500 planes to defence units
Paris reports cabinet and air ministry plans to raise France’s air strength to 4000 modern ships and boosting personnel to 50 000 with 10 000 more soldiers and 1 000 officers from current air and naval corps. Also notes editor’s quip on propaganda and a Japan education reform setting eight years as compulsory schooling.
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France
Air Ministry
Paris
Air
Army
Selected Recipes for Ginger Molasses Cookies
A bread and cookie style recipe describes creaming shortening with brown sugar, then adding molasses and egg. Dissolve soda in boiling water, fold in flour with ginger, roll thin, cut shapes, and bake at a slow oven for about ten minutes.
Worthing barber adorned ceiling with thirty thousand stamps
Worthing Kent barber Robert Pattern decorates his shop ceiling with 30000 stamps from around the world. Intricate designs feature the Worthing coat of arms and Pattern’s crest of scissors comb and razor. Also noted is an inventor’s lamp clock with revolving upper and lower needle parts. A note asserts no exact definition of an intoxicating drink.
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Robert Pattern
Worthing
Kent
England
King Edward to Lay First Keel Plate of New Clydebank Liner
King Edward may officiate at the keel plate ceremony for a $22,500,000 British liner built at Clydebank Scotland as a sister to the Queen Mary. Officials expect a launch about 18 months to two years hence with the name King George V already favored by public vote. The ship will be No 552 until launching and will match the Queen Mary in dimensions with 200000 horsepower engines and new marine engineering improvements.
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King Edward
Clydebank
Scotland
Edward
Sunflower history and用途 in North America and Japan violin claim
The sunflower is indigenous to North America and used by Indigenous peoples for food and oil for hair. Champlain noted Indian fields near Georgian Bay in 1615. The Sunflower is grown in Canada mainly for feed and ornamental use. The cheapest violins are produced in Japan using pressed wood parts.
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Canada
North America
Champlain
Georgian Bay
Japan
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