A Brief History Of Parliamentary Rule In Canada Since Inception
A Canedéiman Press writer traces Canada’s parliamentary evolution from Confederation in 1867 through to its 20th century status. The piece surveys major milestones including expansion of provinces, confederation shifts, military campaigns, imperial ties, defence collaborations, and Westminster equal status. It notes the enduring democratic role and questions in wartime and postwar contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadas
British Empire
United Kingdom
John A. Macdonald
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Louis Riel
Red River
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Northwest Territories
Dominion
Northwest
Province of
Manitoba
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Saskatchewan
North America
Newfoundland
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Pacific Coast
Riel
Britain
C. G. Gordon
Khartoum
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
South Africa
Transvaal
Manitoba Poultry Beefs Swine Dominate Toronto Judging
Manitoba teams led by Ernest Mitchell and Raymond Beech won poultry honors at Toronto under the Canadian Council. Erikson Junior Seed Growers placed second in seed grain. Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec each earned top positions across poultry dairy cattle beef cattle swine potatoes and seed grain events.
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Manitoba
Ernest Mitchell
Raymond Beech
Toronto
Canadian Council On Boys
Mitchell
Erikson
Everett Rognan
Wallace Lee
Ontario
Minnedosa Beef Club
Donald McNabb
Ross Abel
Boissevain Swine Club
Ivan Ekin
Kenneth Reynolds
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
British Columbia
Ralph Heune
Douglas Hopkins
Langley Poultry Club
Matha Pogan
Paula M. Freemont
Whitestar Poultry Club
Prince Albert
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Gordon Taylor
Wallace Simpson
Gainsborough Baby Beef Club
Nora Fulcher
Isabel Ferguson
Liberty Swine Club
Garnet Beach
Paul Beach
Ernford
Elizabeth Quayie
Evelyn Olson
Briarlea Grain Club
Too Much Oxygen Causes Aviator Blackouts
University of Pennsylvania researchers Dr. Carl F. Schmidt and Dr. Julius H. Comroe warned at the National Academy of Sciences meeting that rapid inhalation of oxygen at high altitudes can trigger loss of consciousness. They explained two breathing control systems and warned sudden oxygen increases or relief of obstructions may provoke dangerous breathing cessation.
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Philadelphia
National Academy of Sciences
Carl F. Schmidt
Julius H. Comroe
University of Pennsylvania
Dover landlady ad joins wartime jokes in London letter
In a letter to her son Mrs Paula Litchfield of London England encloses a clipping from a Dover newspaper. The clipping shows a landlady advertisement offering nice rooms with every convenience facing the enemy. The note also mentions fertilizer from leather waste as a war by product from leather plants.
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Washington
Paula Litchfield
London
England
Dover
Ships Sinkings Drag War at Sea as British Loom Ahead
British Admiralty reports 198,030 tons of shipping sunk in the week ending Oct 21, a heavy toll but still far below 1917 peak. Germany’s U-boat campaign remains uneven, while Italy’s attack on Greece shifts Greek tonnage to Allied hands, boosting British supply lines and potential war effort.
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South Africa
Canada
Royal Navy
Robert Borden
Great Britain
Germany
Hitler
Britain
London
Italy
Greece
Dr. Goebbels
New York Times
Say It With Roses in Embroidery Pattern 6814
A cross stitch design titled Say It With Roses offers nine motifs from 15 by 15 inches to 3 by 4 inches. It includes materials, stitch illustrations, and color schemes. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg to obtain the transfer pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
British Astronomer Sees Life Possibility on Venus and Mars
Spencer Jones notes Venus may harbor primitive life now with potential for higher forms later as Earth ages. He says Mars shows signs of past life potential but current conditions challenge life survival with extreme temperature swings. He cites spectroscopic findings of Venus lacking water vapor and oxygen, with abundant carbon dioxide, while Mars has little moisture and no detectable oxygen.
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Venus
Spencer Jones
Astronomer Royal of
Great Britain
Smithsonian Institution
Earth
Astronomer Royal
Mars
Jones
Best Salesmen Henry Ford Edison Firestone Tour
Edison challenged Ford and Firestone to sell in a remote western town. Ford failed to sell a car to a rich Indian, while Firestone finally sold a tire used as a hoop, proving neither could easily beat the other in that market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Harvey Firestone
Ford
Firestone
Edison
Henry
Harvey
Junior
First Parachute Jump Pioneer Dies at 90 in Dansville
Martin Adist Allen, who claimed to be the first parachute jumper from a balloon in the United States, died at 90 in Dansville New York after a three week illness. He began the dare devil act in 1877 with Ira and Curt Allen and later inspired Dennis relatives in the Flying Allens family.
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Martin Adist Allen
Dansville
N.Y
Allen
Ira
Curt
Edward
Batavia
Florence
Beaverbrook predicts Canada’s rising war role and morale boost
In a Florida letter to W R Givens the Canadian minister Lord Beaverbrook says Canada will take an increasingly important position in the fight against Germany and Italy. He lauds Churchill and Britain's air power while noting Canada’s resilience and long war horizon.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Canada
Germany
Italy
W. R. Givens
The
Kingston
Ont
Whig-Standard
Florida
Churchill
Maintaining The Tradition in Canadian War Effort
A Saskatoon Star-Phoenix editorial calls for total unity and the utmost effort from civilians and soldiers alike to crush Hitler and secure absolute victory in the war. It urges daily life and work to be animated by fighting quality and unwavering determination to finish the conflict.
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Hitler
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
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