Canada’s World Trade Expands With Diverse Exports
The Toronto Star notes Canada’s growing exports across wheat, lumber, canned salmon, fruit, vegetables, apples, and machinery. Thirty-six ships and shipments reach South America, England, Australia, Brazil, and India, signaling a global trade expansion and improving transportation, communications, and banking facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Co Lo
South America
England
Australia
Vancouver
Brazil
Shanghai
Ontario
India
Toronto
Russia
United States
Toronto Star
Bigger but Not Stronger Scots Struggle With Ancient Armor
A group taking part in a Craig Nillar Castle pageant in Edinburgh found armor too small for many cast members. The oversized suits required a London firm to supply post modern designs. Swords from the James IV era were so heavy they barely rose above heads even after practice.
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Craig Nullar Castle
Edinburgh
London
James IV
Evolution of the prescription symbol and a weather joke
The article traces how the letter R in recipe origins tied to take and Jupiter, turning into a modern prescription initial. It notes a stroke suggesting an astrology symbol. A weather bureau joke follows with a playful exchange about needing rain and belief, ending with a family quip about umbrellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Sanctuary For Musk Ox In Northwest Territories
Canada establishes a musk ox sanctuary in the Hanbury and Theron river valleys east of Great Slave Lake to protect a key big game species. Officials stress the musk ox is vital for native inhabitants and potential domestication, with strong resistance to disease and value in fur and meat.
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Canada
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
Dominion
Northland
Arctic
Canadian Arctic
A Modern Commodity and the evolution of soap
The article traces the creation of soap from early cleaning agents. It notes fuller's earth as an absorbent, the soap berry producing lather, and soapwort root containing soponin. It highlights crofters in the Scotch Highlands using natural substitutes to keep blankets soft and white for generations.
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Fuller
Scotch Highlands
Ginseng Roots Valued in China Canada Trade
The article notes ginseng roots gathered in Canadian woodlands fetch high prices in China and Canada. It highlights the cultural belief in ginseng’s restorative powers, the human-like forked root shape, and the strong Far East market for wild Canadian ginseng, with cultivation yielding lower value but still saleable.
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China
Ontario
Canada
Canadian
Chefoo
Natural Resourced Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Far East
Moslem Ruler Receives Arabic Language Typewriter
The Fez governor Pasha Bou Chata el Baghdadi has acquired a typewriter, a sign of Arab progress after previously receiving an automobile. General Chambrun arranged for it to be set up, with Arabic inscription praying for blessings upon the Pasha.
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Fez
Pasha Bouchata
Baghdadi
Satan
General Chambrun
the Pasha
Taking French Leave Origin and Social Views
The phrase taking French leave means leaving without permission or bidding farewell. It originated in eighteenth century France during a social fad and spread to England among Paris imitators. French felt it avoided disturbing the group, while English hosts saw it as discourteous.
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France
England
Paris
Women in Public Positions in Canada
The census shows women expanding roles from teaching to engineering and craft. Agnes McPhail has sat in Parliament for six years. Textiles employ most women, with 57,000 in factories and 41,211 in making textile goods and garments.
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Agnes McPhail
House of Commons
Canada
Dominion
Regina Post
France's 1770 edict against beauty aids echoes in fashion laws
The text surveys Western states adopting laws to regulate female fashion and cosmetics, noting France’s royal edict of 1770 forbidding powder rouge perfume false hair iron corsets hoop skirts panniered hips under witchcraft threats. It wryly adds that enforcing such rules today would be unwise.
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France
Chilean hill vanishes in forest swallowing event
Report from Chile describes a thickly wooded hill north of the Claro River sinking after a thunderous blast. Onlookers saw a hoof shaped chasm 1 200 yards long and the river bed rise to form a 300 by 90 foot island.
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Chile
Claro
Price Quiz Sparks Banter at Market Stall
A playful exchange unfolds as a customer asks about spin ach and celery. The new clerk replies with prices: ten cents a bunch for spinach and seven dollars a week for celery, highlighting a light moment at the market.
He Smith Accidentally Shoots Self in Gun Barrel Incident
A man identified as Smith accidentally fired a gun while looking down the barrel. He is expected to recover though his appearance may be permanently altered.
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Smith
Weathering a Rainy Day and Car Plans
A North speaker says they are saving for a rainy day while a West listener asks about the intended car make. The exchange highlights prudent budgeting and purchasing questions in a domestic dialogue.
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North
Window Cleaner Seeks Permission to Wipe Spectacles
A window cleaner offers to clean a gentleman's dirty windows but is refused. He then requests to wipe the man’s spectacles. The piece notes a microscope with 3,500x magnification recently shown to the Royal Society in London.
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Royal Society
London
Feeding Of Swine Experiment At Fredericton Station
An experiment at the Fredericton New Brunswick Experimental Station studied how feeding methods affect hog type. Three groups used hopper feeding, full or scant pail feeding, and a split schedule to finish. Findings show self feeders are impractical for bacon dog production and early heavy or light feeding can stunt growth.
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Fredericton
New Brunswick
Preserving Fruits and Vegetables for Home Jam Making
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin advises selecting fresh and slightly under ripe fruit to ensure pectin, cooking in small batches to preserve color, and using a 1:1 sugar ratio or three fourths to one for jams. It includes recipes for jams jellies marmalades peels and pickles.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
Photographing a Bear When Charged By a Kodiak
The first Kodiak bear expeditions return south. Fred Wolcott, a radio and motion picture man, notes bears appear large enough to battle a tank and warns of the thrill of photographing a charging bear with hunters behind. A judge quips about drinking and a motorist explains his blood was getting watery. A sculptor makes a cast for fame or money.
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Long Peninsula
Pacific
Alaska
Fred Wolcott
Wolcott
Call to curb reckless truck drivers over NYC auto deaths
A 1919 style commentary notes 514 NYC deaths by automobiles in six months, urging action. It points to 134,436 commercial vehicles causing many fatalities and criticizes motor trucks for reckless operation compared to passenger cars. It calls for measures to curb dangerous trucking practices.
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New York City
New York Automobile Club
Damsel Fly May Help Ease Mosquito Menace This Year
Scientists report a surge of damsel flies after wet weather offering partial relief from mosquitoes. Entomologist H A MacGregor says the insect preys on mosquito larvae in water but warns millions would be needed to stamp out the pest, especially in the north.
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H. A. MacGregor
Department of Entomology
University of Alberta
Elgar's First Lesson From A House Painter
Britain's great living musician Sir Edward Elgar received his first music lesson from a house painter in a Wor cester cottage at Upper Broadheath. At age five he hid in the garden while painters worked and drew four lines, which the painter helped turn into a musical stave. This early moment is linked to the tune Land of Hope and Glory.
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Sir Edward Elgar
Britain
Upper Broadheath
Worcester
Edward
Wanted A Railway Job Applicant Seeks Tired Duty
A frail applicant asks for an easy railway job. The interviewer questions the type of work and the applicant suggests assisting a wheel-tapper checking carriage wheels and listening for faults.
Silent vows and a ring divided by love and doubt
A woman declares she must return the ring and cannot marry, confessing love for another. The man questions the rival and contemplates convincing him to buy the ring. A quip on fortunes and romance ends with a reflection that first love breaks and second love mends hearts.
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Beleving
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Arabia
Mother
West
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World Federation of Education Associations
New York
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