Education and Leisure in Western Canadian Life
The article argues education as life shaping, not just exams, noting vast rural and urban schools across three provinces and two universities. It urges matching learning with health, citizenship, service, and leisure, citing a Toronto conference and a Vancouver meeting on education and recreation, stressing purposeful use of leisure through literature, music, crafts, and organized play. It warns idle youth breed crime and calls for adults to guide children toward constructive leisure to build a civic, educated society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uanaan
Prairie
West
Uund
National Council of Education
Toronto
Vancouver
England
Ten Pounder Hakan Arrives and Seeks Land in Canada
Thomas Turnbull Fletcher of Morpeth England is described as the first ten pounder to arrive in Canada. He reached Winnipeg and within twenty four hours secured a farm in Togo Saskatchewan under the CPR Colonization Department. Fletcher, a British subject in good health, plans to buy more land with his limited capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Turnbull Fletcher
Morpeth
England
Winnipeg
Fletcher
Togo
Saskatchewan
CPR Colonization Department
Boys Kill Timber Wolf Near Norm Bay
Chapleau Indian school pupils Marshall King and William Hall recovered a large timber wolf carcass after it attacked their sleigh carrying kindling wood. The wolf leapt from the woods injuring them, but the boys defended the team and killed the animal with a blow to the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norm Bay
Marshall King
William Hall
Chapleau Indian School
Giant Mastodon Tooth Arrives At Harvard Dental Museum
A mastodon tusk tooth, weighing over 300 pounds and 11 feet 2 inches long, has arrived at Harvard Dental School Museum. Scientists date it at more than 50,000 years old, surpassing the former largest known specimen from the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Dental School
Alaska
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
Wireless fingerprint and photo transmission tested by police
Experiments at Scotland Yard demonstrate wireless sending of photographs and fingerprints of criminals with notable success. Viscount Byng of Vimy and senior officials approve. Transmissions include Browne murder photo and fingerprints of famous criminals. Authorities foresee cross‑border sharing with America and the Continent, aiding capture of international thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
New Scotland Yard
Viscount Byng of
Vimy
Igh
Browne
Gutteridge
England
America
Radio Studio Beads Cause Vibrations Stuns KGO Staff
In San Francisco a piano bead note triggered vibrations heard over air. Eva Garcia ordered to leave beads at home after technicians traced the quiet reverberation to bead sounds. Station staff puzzled as microphones captured the bead transient in the piano pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KGO Radio
San Fransisco
Eva Garcca
Garcia
Level crossings danger urged to reduce deaths
The piece argues that while eliminating every level crossing is ideal, it will take years. In the interim motorists must remain constantly warned and treat each crossing as dangerous, aiming to reduce the death toll. Public safety demands careful approach by all drivers at crossings.
Rheumatic pains and thin blood claim relief from pills
An old advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for rheumatism, anaemia, and other ailments. It asserts rheumatism stems from thin blood and credits the pills with building rich blood, expelling toxins, and curing aches. The testimonial of Mrs. W. F. Tait supports benefits after severe inflammatory rheumatism. Pills offered at 50c per box through doctors or The Dr Williams Co. Brockville, Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliams
Rhea
Dr. Williams
Dr. Wile Co
Brockville
Ort
Bayer
Srageiats
Western Canadians To Tour Maritimes
Dr. F W Fabus publisher of the New Outlook. United Church in Canada organizes with Canadian National Railways a tour for Western Canadians leaving Toronto June 17 by special CN train. The journey visits Ottawa Montreal Quebec by steamer up the Saguenay River then rail to key towns and beauty spots in New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Over 50 participants from Winnipeg and the West expected. conductors will oversee the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FW Fabus
United Church In Canada
Canadian National Railways
Maritime Provinces
Beneft
Toronto
Canadian National
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Sasuenay River
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Winnipeg
West
Extensions To Palliser and Empress Hotels Planned
Canadian Pacific Railway to spend over 4 000 000 on extensions at the Palliser Calgary adding four floors with 200 rooms and a larger ballroom and at the Empress Victoria adding a new wing with 20 foot water frontage and 229 foot Humbolt street frontage. The Empress will gain 270 rooms with baths bringing total to 550. A Scotsman bought a radio set and jokes about bulbs being hard to read by. A married man notes his fondness for tongue and Bees in a veiled remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Victoria
Canadian Pacific Railway
The
Palliser
Stampede
Humbolt Street
Teeth and Health Gingivae as protective mouth tissues
The article explains gingivae or gums as protective coverings around teeth, forming barriers in health and entry points for infection when injured. It notes their close fit around tooth necks, their role in trapping debris, and their contribution to tooth stability and defense against disease.
Sweet and Palatable Worm Exterminator Praised
A quirky note asserts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator pleases children and acts promptly. It also claims elephants have poorer senses than jungle creatures in sight scent and hearing.
Wonders Of Suez Canal Business Growth Since Opening
Port Said press notes the canal’s rising traffic and revenue as ships grow larger and faster. The Singapore Dry Dock’s two section transit is hailed as a landmark, while typical passage times shrink from 48 hours in 1871 to about 15 hours today. In recent years, thousands of ships and millions in receipts reflect the canal’s expanding throughput and economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore Dry Dock
Tony
Sparrows in France Attend Rose Carnival for Nest Artistry
In a quirky note from Afayence France sparrows decorate nests with street confetti after waiting for an annual rose carnival. In Canada aero nautica advances include using aircraft for mineral exploration and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afayence
France
Aeronautica
Cam
Ada
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Hakan
Fara
Pinkham
Timber Wolf
Jellogg
Holloway
Minard
Great Britain
United States
Maritimes
Cipal
Atvage
Fain Buk
Taele
Mature
Biettene’ Ce
Suez Canal
Mrs Fred
Avert, Nee Tee
T. Milburn Co. Ltd
Paver
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