Democracy On Trial in Canada: literacy and virtue tested
The essay argues democracy requires high citizen standards including normal mentality literacy and strong character. It cites US and Canada as tests of readiness, noting gaps in schooling, compulsion, and moral conduct. It calls for elevating education and morals at home, school, church to sustain democratic governance.
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Higa Ie
Chace
Archy Ruselale
Eef
Nrftiam
United States of America
China
Russia
Canada
United States
Ten-Year Project Builds Babylonian Assyrian Dictionary
Prof. D D Lackendil at the University of Chicago leads eight assistants in a decade long dictionary project for Babylonian Assyrian. The aim is to transcribe every word from clay tablets spanning up to 3 000 years and reveal ancient commerce and law shaping modern institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D D Lackendil
University of Chicago
Luckenbill
Lauckenbil
Luckenbifl
Intelligent Horses Reported by Victoria Observer
Mr George Gawley of Victoria British Columbia recounts a horse that halted before a low truck to spare his two year old son, then guided cattle safely to a milking yard with no rider visible. He notes a Western Australia example of a horse directing cows into a yard unaided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gawley
Victoria
Kingston St
Western Australia
Enterprising Hunchbacks at Grand Central Stand
Six enterprising hunchbacks operate a busy stand near Grand Central terminal called The Six Hunches. A placard invites superstitious customers to buy a paper and rub their backs. They are lively, conversational traders and were once newspaper sellers in town. A New York correspondent notes steady Alberta homestead demand as farmers from the United States tour the Peace River country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Terminal
Noe
New York
Alberta
Dominion Land Office
Edmonton
Peace River Country
Cause For Delay Teacher
A reader notes a man was pinched for stealing chickens setting a house on fire beating a cop and a mother sent a child to check if it was father. The fragment hints at a family inquiry prompted by a delay in a classroom setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Father
Egypt and Hedjaz in Diplomatic Clash Over Pilgrimage Doctors
Egypt requests Britain settle a dispute with King Hussein of Hedjaz over medical staff for the annual Mecca pilgrimage. Cairo insists Egyptian doctors accompany the Holy Carpet journey, while Hedjaz refutes imports and opposes Egyptian physicians. The issue strains relations between the two kingdoms.
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Fuad
Egypt
Hussein
Hedjaz
Great Britain
Mecca
Cairo
Canada July construction contracts total 30.84 million
Canada reported 30,842,590 in July construction contracts up from 26,694,200 a year earlier. Residential work was 20.5 percent at 9,402,300, business building 98,272,609, industrial 1,514,500, public works 10,653,100, and new work totaled 36,503,200.
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Canada
What Ailed Her Guest at Party
A witty exchange quoted from the New York Sun, detailing a flirtatious guest who shifts to icy reserve once her husband intervenes. The brief vignette plays on marital tension and social performance at a gathering.
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New York Sun
Watering the Elephants and the Farmer's Wakeup Call
A farmer allegory compares endless toil to watering elephants for a circus admission. The narrator urges farmers and their families to seek meaningful work and life pleasures rather than scrubbing along on unpaid labor that never pays back. The piece stresses recognizing true value beyond perpetual toil.
Irrigation Expansion Near Lethbridge Contingent on Reservoir Plan
The annual report of the reclamation service outlines potential irrigation for nearly 400000 more acres south and east of Lethbridge at about 40 dollars per acre. This area hinges on Waterton St Marys and Milk Rivers reservoir development. For the Lethbridge southeastern project reservoir costs would be about 460 dollars per acre.
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Reclamation Service
Department of the Interior
Lethbridge
Waterton
St. Mary's
Milk
Tree Growing Competition Near Biggar Promotes Shelter Belts
Progress is being made in Canada’s only tree growing competition at Biggar Saskatchewan. The aim is to encourage farmers to plant shelter belts fruit plantations and ornamental shrubs. Also notes a light humorous line about painless dentistry.
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Biggar
Sask
Canada
Timberman Beetle Tale Teaches Insect Wonders
In a fairy story Stella the Wishing Fairy explains to Pimzie and the Brownies how the Timberman beetle bores in wood as a grub then becomes a chrysalis. She describes its long antennae and the life cycle progressing from grub to adult, with the beetles’ fierce battles and patience in the cocoon.
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Pimzie
Stella
Snookums
Hard Times for U S Farmers Drives Bankruptcy Fears
Secretary Wallace warns thousands of American farmers may go bankrupt as wheat prices stay well below production costs. He cites a distorted relationship between farm prices and industrial prices and urges freight-rate cuts on agricultural shipments to export markets.
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United States
Wallace
United States Department of Agriculture
Peculiar Missouri Town Name Origin Story
A Missouri community sought a post office name but found the state already had it. After several rejected options, an official suggested Peculiar and the residents replied with a name that stuck. The piece notes only one name per state is allowed, yet many states repeat town names across borders. Benjamin Franklin inspires many town names with Franklin appearing 31 times in 11 states.
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Peculiar
Missouri
Post Office Department
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
A Harrisburg dealer finds right-side sells better
A Harrisburg electrical goods dealer discovers customers entering his store favor the right side, so he stocks the right display more prominently while dedicating the left to staples. The rear booths show a similar tilt with the right booth taking four times as many yickles as the left.
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Harrisburg
Pensylvania
McKinley Death Tribute Echoes Harding Funeral Route
The piece recalls a 1991 national farewell along the Buffalo to Washington route as people from all walks of life paid tribute to President McKinley who was killed by an assassin. It draws a parallel to the Harding funeral train journey across the continent with a nation in mourning.
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Washington
Harding
Buffalo
McKinley
New York Herald
Movement to honor Shackleton with memorial or relief
In England a movement seeks a public memorial for Sir Ernest Shackleton or relief for his dependents. The plan proposes either an erection in his honor or direct assistance to his family, reflecting widespread interest in commemorating the famed Antarctic explorer.
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England
Ernest Shackleton
Your Teeth and Health Fates in Focus
The article explains how most serious infections originate in the head area such as the mouth and sinuses, with abscesses causing toxins to enter the bloodstream. It stresses preventing infection through proper dental care, noting there are up to fifty two potential infection sources in the mouth, and links health to future success.
Remarkable 1732 Sermons Volume Finds Its Way to Canada
An old Birmingham volume titled Sermons by the late Rev. Edward Broadhurst, published in 1732, remains in excellent condition after 189 years. It was auctioned in Birmingham and has since entered the Perrin family line, now owned by George Perrin of Ottawa via Marlow and Marion Perrin. The leather binding is largely intact with minimal wear and only one torn page, neatly sewn.
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Birmingham
England
George Perrin
Ottawa
Edward Broadhurst
Perrin
Marlow Perrin
Marion Perrin
Canada
Mistletoe as a Deadly Pest to Yellow Pine
The article explains mistletoe in the southwest as a damaging parasite on yellow pine trees. It slows growth, kills the host, and is labeled an insidious disease by the Department of Agriculture. Eradication remains difficult, with tree removal as the primary method.
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Department of Agriculture
Canadian Premier to Attend Imperial Conference in London
Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, premier of Canada, plans to leave for England with his cabinet in September to attend the Imperial Conference in London. Representatives from across the British Empire will discuss matters of importance to the Commonwealth.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
England
London
British Commonwealth of Nations
Prosperous Canada Shows Record Bond Investment and Trade
Canada holds 1.827 billion in Dominion bonds with 537.34 million in demand deposits and 1.229 billion in savings. International trade hits a record high and national revenues peak in history.
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Dominion of Canada
Chartered Banks of Canada
Canada
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