Education and Religion in Western Canada Society
Western Canada prioritizes quality education with state aid and supervision. The piece contrasts Catholic and Protestant views on religious instruction, notes a compromise allowing minority religious schools and limited daily religious time, and cites a U.S. trend toward weekday religious instruction in public schools through the Council of Church Boards of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Father Ryan
United States
Sunady
Council of Church Boards of Education
New York City
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio
Oregon
South Dakota
Unclear Snowbound Scene Near St Moritz With Mrs Green
Fragmentary dialogue describes a hotel scene near St Moritz with Mrs Green in sight through lit windows. A visitor mentions stars in the night and a distant town. A domestic exchange in Nancy features a mother and child seeking purpose and a terse rebuke from a youth.
When Pain Comes Alkaline Water Offered for Pain Relief
Fragmentary ad text describes tasteless alkaline water claiming pain relief and prevention. Mentions Sonesta and a 50 year claim, with instruction to obtain from a drugstore and note on full directions contained in each bottle.
Praise For Anti-Toxic Cure Ward Diphtheria Says U S Doctor
Dr Theodore Fo Appel secretary of health at Harrisburg says diphtheria cases and deaths have fallen by about 60 percent in recent years due to toxin antitoxin. He states the decrease is clearly proven and credits toxin antitoxin with protecting children from the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Pennsvania
Theodore Fo Appel
Harrisburg
Appel
Spring Health Boost Promised By Williams Pink Pills
A spring health plea touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood improving tonic. Testimonial claims improved appetite nerves and color after use, with address and price, urging readers to order by mail. Also notes talc deposits near Banff Alberta and asthma remedy Kellogg’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliams
Dr. Williams
Red Cross Commemorates Dunant Birthday With Global Plans
Fifty eight national Red Cross bodies will mark Henry Dunant’s hundredth birthday in 1928. In Toronto Ontario Division plans a banquet April 25 during Central Council meetings with likely speakers including Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor. Similar events will occur across Canada to honor Dunant’s role in founding the organization and promoting humane treatment of war victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Henri di
Toronto
Ontario
Canadian Red Cross Society
Central Council
Dunant
Lombardy
Solferino
Castrigione
Geneva
Red Cross Society
Wurtemburg
Switzerland
Great Britain
Prussia
Russia
United States
Dominion of
Canada
Turkey
Red Crescent
Device to Cure Worms by Film Speech Idea
Dr. Willis R. Whitney at General Electric envisions a device using a long film strip translated into spoken words three times faster than reading to thoroughly cleanse the stomach and remove worms without effort. Cabbage hawkers in St. Pauls churchyard faced clergy ban after noisy sales. China's silk output reaches nine hundred miles per pound of fibre. annual silk production in China amounts to 9,000,000 pounds. Minard's Liniment for cuts mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miler
Whitney
Willis R. Whitney
General Electric
St. Paul's
London
China
Minard
Vancouver CPR Plans 100 Miles Of New Trackage
Canadian Pacific Railway will have laid over 100 miles of new trackage in the Vancouver District to handle steady trade growth and to accommodate expanded westward grain movement. The plan aims to support increased business as Vancouver’s trade expands, with grain shipments this year reaching a record 53,000,000 bushels.
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CPR
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Song Service Sparks Early Crowds at Arnold Constable
New York store Arnold Constable & Co begins day with a song service to stimulate business. Early shoppers hear melodies and choruses behind closed doors before 9 am, led by a competent leader with chorus from every department. The lively performance drives away morning inertia and starts the day with vim.
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New York
Ty Arnold Constable & Co
Diamond Dyes Promise Delicate True Color for Lingerie
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes 15 cent elop e, claiming it can duplicate any delicate tint on lingerie and stockings. It promises easy use on fabrics with no streaking, offering a free Diamond Dye Cyclopedia and Color Craft book from Windsor Ontario, with color samples and instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept
Windsor
Ontario
Diamond Dyes Dip to Tint and Bail to Dye
A parliamentary committee heard that under the Returned Soldiers Insurance Act there are 26,000 policies representing 57 million dollars today. L. High Scammell said cash collected reached 5.09 million with 1.2 million lost from idle time. A stray humorous line notes a girl in love should watch a rival, especially if the rival is a widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hig Scammell
Special Parliamentary Committee On
Mountain Range Size Sparks Health Tip Fluency
A health note urges readers to keep Minard's Liniment handy while noting the Canadian Rockies cover an area larger than France Belgium and Switzerland combined. The remark blends product placement with a geographic fact for practical household use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Rockies
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Farmers and lawyers highest in Canadian Parliament roles
Farmers and lawyers lead representation in Canada’s Federal House with 70 farmers and 50 lawyers among 245 members. Cabinet includes six lawyers and four farmers. ministers Forke Motherwell Stewart and Dunning all hail from Western Canada or Ontario with homesteading roots.
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House of Commons
Robert Forke
Immigration and Colonization
W. R. Motherwell
Charles Stewart
Interior
Charles Dunning
Canada
Forkes
Dunning
British Isles
Motherwell
Stewart
Ontario
Horace Greeley
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Son Dreams Of London Job At Five Hundred Pounds
A farmer questions his son who just graduates about finding work in London. The youth, yawning, envisions a position paying five hundred pounds. The father replies with a wry, misunderstanding joke, and the son agrees with the high salary idea.
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London
Joy of a man counting money finds more than expected
A man counts his money and discovers an unexpected amount, triggering a sense of joy. The moment underscores personal financial gain and the elation of surprise.
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Thera
Returned Soldiers’ Insurance Act
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Stanger
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White Star
Sunkatowe
Cis
Ritsen Paup
Dad
Hercules
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