The Sage of Saunders and Canada’s True Values
An essay argues Dr Saunders of the Dominion Experimental Farms advanced Marquis wheat adding wealth to Canada while earning a modest pension. It contrasts public service pay with private wealth, cites Banting, warns Canada loses brains to the United States, and calls for a public awakening to true value in service.
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Canada
Dr. Saunders
Dominion Experimental Farms
Saunders
Dominion
Br Saunders
Dr Banting
Dr. Banting
United States
Pr. Saunders
Saskatchewan Normal Schools restrict admissions for first time
Saskatchewan sees unprecedented admission limits at Regina and Saskatoon Normal Schools. Total students rise to 4166 in Regina and 81 in Saskatoon from 739 last year. No Saskatchewan students were refused but many outsiders could not gain entry.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Saskatoon
Chinese Adopts Indian Orphan in Vancouver
Reports say long standing tensions between Chinese and Indians in British Columbia influence schooling. A turning point appears as Indiana orphan girl adopted by Vancouver merchant Chow Wing and his wife.
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British Columbia
Indiana
Chow Wing
Vancouver
Music of Ancient Babylon deciphered by Prof Sachs
Prof Curt Sachs of Berlin University deciphers Babylonian hieroglyphics revealing a complete musical exposition. He says this is the first time the modern world has access to ancient Babylon music, noting similarity to Chinese tunes.
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Curt Sachs
Berlin University
Babylon
Sachs
Canada extends Samoa tariff under League mandate
The British preferential tariff is extended by Canada to Western Samoa, now administered by New Zealand under League of Nations mandate, per a recently passed order in council.
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Canada
Western Samoa
Government of
New Zealand
League of Nations
Sheep census counts in Canada for 1921
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 3,198,319 sheep in Canada in 1921 with 3,643 pure bred. The figures reflect the national flock size and the small share of pure-bred animals in the census.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Germany May Build Zeppelin For France
Le Journal Paris reports a scheme to delay the Friedrichshafen Zeppelin works closing for at least two years and to allow construction of another giant dirigible like the ZR-3 for France. A French company owning Zep pelin patent rights proposes using them for commercial airships, with the Zeppelin Company to build a new ZR-3 for France on reparations accounts. The German Government is said to support the plan, to be presented to the reparations commission.
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Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Germany
United States
le Journal
Paris
France
New Strength for Weak Stomachs From Pink Pills
Indigestion relief comes as blood is enriched. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to strengthen stomachs by purifying blood. A testimonial from Mollie Averill of Clan william Man details revival of appetite and digestion after use. Available from medicine dealers or by mail at five cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Sockeye Salmon In Lake Ontario
Sockeye salmon of the Pacific sockeye family has been introduced into Lake Ontario and successfully released into freshwater. After years of trials, fully mature sockeye have been caught in the lake, signaling potential for a Ontario salmon canning industry. Every year for six years about 200000 young sockeye have been released in the lake.
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Lake Ontario
Ontario
Wonderful new British airplane with three decks
The article touts a remarkable British biplane with a seventy foot wingspan and three decks. It is said to be designed to carry the largest naval torpedo and powered by a 1000 horsepower Napier engine. Speed is described as 120 miles per hour on average and 150 miles per hour at peak.
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Britain
Spillers Plans $6.5 Million Canada Investment to Grow Grain Trade
Petrie Nicholls, director of the grain branch at Spillers, says the investment aims to develop flour and grain trade with the Orient. The firm will ship flour and grain to Britain and Europe, and seeks vigorous trade bids in Japan and China as conditions allow.
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Orient
Canada
Petrie Nicholls
Japan
China
Prince of Wales Misjudged Says Hayden Talbot
Hayden Talbot in the Sunday Repress argues the public overestimates the Prince of Wales and misreads his character. He notes the public’s fixation on looks dancing dress and social life while asserting the prince’s genuine charm and impromptu speaking talent.
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Prince of Wales
Hayden Talbot
England
America
Royals to Visit British Africa First Royal Tour Since 1923
The Duke and Duchess of York plan a maiden royal visit to British Africa, traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi and Uganda in December as official ambassadors. The couple, married in 1923, have toured Britain and Ireland and now extend duties beyond the Isles.
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Duke and Duchess of York
Prince of Wales
Duke
Great Britain
Ulster
Scotland
London
British Isles
British Africa
Mombassa
Britishast Africa
Nairobi
Uganda
Stillwater Prison Faces Printer Shortage
A trade journal notes Minnesota’s Stillwater State Prison lacks printers. With only two printers, one aging, the jail risks needing to publish the Prison Mirror outside its walls unless new boarders skilled in printing arrive soon. The piece also mentions ready-trained bankers but no adequate print staff.
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Minnesota
Stillwater
Toronto
Theory of Lightning From Two Kinds of Electricity
The article cites Dr. George C. Simpson’s experiments in India explaining lightning as a clash of two kinds of electricity in thunderclouds. It notes raindrop breakup creates positive charge in drops and negative charge in rising air, with air preventing neutralization until a path through the air forms. It estimates lightning voltages around 100 million volts and currents from 10 000 to nearly 100 000 amperes.
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India
George C. Simpson
Simpson
Motor Magazine
Minard's Liniment Used by Physicians
The text notes physicians using Minard's Liniment and mentions the aerial mail service in Germany with boxes on Berlin streets for air route mail rather than delivering to the post office.
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Minard
Germany
Berlin
Dr Kellorg's Asthma Remedy Offers Relief At Low Cost
Thousands have spent on asthma cures with little relief. Dr J D Kellorg's Asthma Remedy promises real relief for a small price. It claims to be a national remedy and accessible to all, unlike dealer offerings.
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J. D. Kellorg
German Children Savings Banks Promote Toy Incentives
Municipal saving banks offer child savings via toy shaped accounts with interest rates from 8 to 15 percent. Parents urge children to save as inflation fades. Mothers attest to the value of Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator for pest control at home.
Canada Wool Production in 1923 Reaches 15 Million Pounds
The Federal Department of Agriculture reports 1923 wool production in Canada totaled 15 539 416 pounds. Grading has enabled Canadian wools to be bought freely on a graded basis in the United States Britain and by Canadian mills.
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Canada
Federal
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
Desert Insects Thrive As Sands Reach 140 Degrees
In Palestine deserts insects stay active and cheerful as midsummer heat pushes sand to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, according to recent Royal Society research.
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Palestine
Royal Society
The Trustful Telephone Chooses Words After Coin Drops
A fragment suggests a device or method where a trusted telephone records voices after a coin drop. The text hints at a mechanism that binds truth to spoken words, relying on an object to capture statements once a coin is dropped.
Foxboro Farmer Grows 30000 Boxes of Strawberries
John Ashley of Foxboro Massachusetts cultivated a four acre field to harvest thirty thousand boxes of strawberries this past season.
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Foxboro
Massachusetts
John Ashley
Trade Delegation Sets Sail for West Indies Friendship Mission
A Halifax bound trade delegation led by Hon. T. A. Low and H. J. Logan will depart for the West Indies to expand commerce. The group, about ten or twelve experts in tariff and shipping, aims to return by February 1. Logan notes Canada's small trade presence versus the United States.
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West Indies
T. A. Low
H. J. Logan
M.P
Halifax
Ottawa
Logan
Halifax Commercial Club
Canada
United States
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Backed by Ontario Letter
Mrs Geo KE Bowman of Morrisburg Ontario reports relief from heart trouble after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She says exertion caused fluttering and breathlessness, but after starting the pills her condition improved and she recommends them. Milburn's pills sold at druggists and stores, by The Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
Geo. KE. Bowman
Morrisburg
Ont
T.milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Skipper Narita of Seattle Maru Keeps Luck By Whiskers
Captain N Narita, skipper of the Japanese liner Seattle Maru, arrived in Los Angeles harbor after twenty five years at sea. He claims his luck has thrived with his long whiskers and refuses to cut them even as locals debate the fad.
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Milady
Captan N. Narita
Seattle
Bobbing Hair Sparks Wave of Change in Japan
Hairdressers in Japan react to the advent of bobbed hairstyles. For centuries the profession has been lucrative with elaborate coiffures. The shift challenges traditional styling expectations as many women cannot manage elaborate updos.
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Japan
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Christmas
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Quebec
Montreal
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Main Street
Empress of Montreal
Montclare
Minnedosa
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Empress of Marioch
Montcalm
Montrose
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