Whither: A call to reflect on life and progress
The column recalls Hon. MacKenzie King’s radio use of whither and urges readers to consider their goals in education work and public life. It compares sailors explorers and miners needing a destination, asks readers to chart their paths, and warns against drifting into uncertain futures amid war talk.
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MacKenzie King
Bennett
King
Mr. King
Red glow in Shanghai school window sparks folk worship
Crowds in the Chinese concession of Shanghai nightly worship a mysterious red glow seen in a school window. It is later revealed to be reflections from an illuminated sign for a theatre across the street. Ban on tabu notes Hawaiian linguistic influence.
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Shanghai
Pan-Pacific Press Bureau
Motion Camera Reveals True Power Behind Thunderbolt
The Times reports using motion cameras by science editors to measure lightning energy. A thundercloud stores electricity comparable to several ordinary bulbs in a minute, generating about three million kilowatts, then releases it in a dramatic 5 billion volt surge. Images show tiny tongue-like channels reaching earth, stretching in stages before the main stroke ignites, with a ground-to-cloud flame racing back upward in a brief second.
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Siow
Country Home
New York
Toast King In Silence at Mason Dinners
Irish Freemasone adopt Patrick Rutledge minister of justice suggestion that God Save the King should not be sung at future dinners A Cork lodge dinner saw band members overturn tables and fire blank cartridges claiming fervor over the anthem Rutledge offered protection but it was deemed unnecessary The toast will be in silence to prevent extremism and keep peace
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Patrick Rutledge
Cork Lodge
Rutledge
God Save the
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Calgary Inventor Unveils Burglar Trap for Banks
Adolf Johnson of Calgary has designed a bank burglar trap with steel plates that deploy from protective housing when a button is pressed to cover windows and block a revolving door. He patented the device in 1922 and continues refining it along with semaphore signals, a parachute plane, and various automatic gates.
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Calgary
Adolf Johnson
Johnson
Piron the poet faces a belittling judge
The French writer Piron is arraigned after a sneering magistrate taunts him about poetry. He retorts that his brother is a fool, sparking a brief clash. The report also notes Miss Frances B. Clapp from Kyoto describes Japan’s breakfast economics and fuel limits.
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Piron
Occidentals
Japan
Frances B. Clapp
Kyoto
Miss Clapp
Simple Smart Dress Like This Youll Find End Less Use For
This pattern notes a shirtwaist dress with feminine air suitable for women of all ages. Inverted front plaits allow comfortable stride while a back pointed yoke provides a slimming look. Silk gingham and check fabrics offered with style numbers, sizes, and material needs. Patterns and fashion book available by mail order from Winnipeg patterns department.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Garnet Wheatbecomes Separate Grade Ahead of Augu st 1
Garnet wheat will be marketed as No 1 Garnet and No 2 Garnet, separated from No 2 Northern starting August 1. Price set by ordinary market conditions. existing channels used. Parliament funded 1.5 million dollars to recompense holders if losses occur during transition.
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E. B. Ramsay
Board of Grain Commissioners
Ramsay
Stops Itching One Minute Relief Patent Remedy
Quick relief claims for itching pimples and skin eruptions with a cooling liquid. Mentions a D.D. prescription style preparation and a money back guarantee if not proven. Attribution to ITALIAN Baia owners.
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Dennis
Ox-Yoke From 1882 Presented To Regina Museum
Exhibition features an oak ox-yoke crafted in 1882 by George Cross of Inchkeith Sask and later used in the 1885 Riel rebellion. Surviving outdoors for over four decades, it remains well preserved. Mrs Cross presents the artifact to Regina museum as a Saskatchewan early days souvenir.
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Muset
Regina
George Cross
Inchkeith
Sask
Riel
Stradivari Varnish Fame Endures From Silent Deaths
Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin maker, died nearly two centuries ago yet his varnish quality remains unequalled, elevating his instruments above all rivals.
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Antonio Stradivari
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