Silver Cups For School Planting Competition Launched
The Canadian horticultural council announces silver cups valued at 325 for the province that shows the greatest beautification of school grounds. Entries require a photo or building and grounds and a letter of entry to provincial chairmen or L F Burrows in Ottawa. Provincial chairs include Buck in BC, Harcourt in Alberta, Patterson in Saskatchewan, Broderick in Manitoba, McLennan in Ontario, Turney in New Brunswick, Shaw in Nova Scotia, and J A Clark in Prince Edward Island.
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Canadian Horticultural Council
L. F. Burrows
New Cranewick
A. G. Turney
Fredericton
Novacotia
Shaw
College of Agriculture
Truro
Prince Edward Island
J. A. Clark
Dominion Experimental Fain
Charlottetown
Siamese King Receives Luxurious Motor Car Gift
London reports a motor car with trailer valued at 25008 pounds prepared for the King of Siam by the Siamese royal household. The vehicle features a front driver while a roll set, dining room, sitting room, bathroom and a trailer bedroom with beds fold into the wall. Mahogany fittings elevate the seven to nine ton pair. top speed limited to 14 lies an hour.
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Siam
London
Waller
Alberta railway mileage climbs to 4582 miles
Annual railway department reports to the legislature show Alberta's total railway mileage at 4582 miles, compared with 4000 plus figures in earlier years. The CPR operates 2009 miles, Canadian National 1974 miles, Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia 423 miles, Alberta and Great Waterways 282 miles, Central Canada 48 miles, and Lacombe and Northwestern 49 miles.
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Alberta
Provincial Railways Department
C.P.R
Canadian National
Edmonton
Dunvegan
British Corinthia
Alberta and Great Waterways
Central Canada
Lacombe
Northwestern
Government to bring bankruptcy amendments debated in Commons
In the House of Commons HH. E. Spence of Progressive Red Deer raised concerns about government timing to enact amendments to the Bankruptcy Act proposed by the banking and commerce committee last session. He noted the matter is engaging government attention at present.
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HH. E. Spence
Red Deer
Cpinmons
Banking and Commerce
Bkouse
Canadian construction awards reveal February totals slip
February construction awards in Canada reached SU MMT.600, down from January's $5 5 47. The distribution by province shows Ontario 51 per cent, Quebec 43.4 per cent, British Columbia 122 per cent, Prairie provinces 69 per cent, and Maritime provinces 68 per cent. Contemplated new work in February averages about $35,771,800.
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Qontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Maritime Provinces
British seaplane aims for five mile a minute travel
The British plan a seaplane breakthrough to speed travel with five miles per minute. The project envisions rapid cross Atlantic style communication, suggesting a future where a New Yorker could chat with London the same day.
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New York
London
Prairie plant varieties prove hardy in Scott Saskatchewan
At Scott Saskatchewan station superintendent M J Tinline reports that several flowering plants including gladiolus iris and peony thrive in prairie conditions. Flowers are grown from seed, transplanted to gardens, with bulbs stored over winter in shallow bone. Varieties such as Haller salmor pink Independence iris and peonies are discussed, with advice on soil, moisture, and planting depth for best bloom.
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Ube
Prairie
Scott, Sask
M. J. Tialine
Tinline
Apri
Scott Station
Mrs. H. Darwin
Canada
Canadian Horticultural Counce
Filling a Large Order for CPR Patrons
The Canadian Pacific Railway reports food supplies for its services totaling four million pounds of beef last year. It lists 5 million tablespoons of flour, 11 million eggs, 6 million pounds of potatoes, about 2 million pounds of poultry, a similar amount of oranges, nearly 100000 pounds of coffee, 1.5 million quarts of milk and 500000 quarts of cream. Much of the provisions come from CPR's Strathmore Alberta farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific
Commissariat
Strathmore
Alberta
British diet expert urges strict sugar ban for children
Dr Henry Campbell, a leading British dietary expert, says schoolchildren should avoid cake puddings jam pastries sugar and candy. He argues candy stores should become fruit and vegetable shops and that butter is essential with a daily three ounce portion per child after cod liver oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flenry Campbell
Proof A Professor Reunites With Former Student
A professor meets a former student who looks bronzed and well. The student proclaims he gained nearly one hundred pounds after a vacation. The professor expresses disbelief, and a young woman enters as they pause the reunion with introductions.
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Nongense
German liners to use scent powered heat for lighting
Electric light and heat for four new German liners will be produced by exhaust smell driven boilers. Wash gases from Diesel engines pass through a specially designed boiler to raise steam. The steam drives dynamos to provide current for lighting and cooking.
Mosquito Defies Wind In Malaria Transmission
A malaria carrying mosquito encounters strong headwinds that hinder its flight, illustrating challenges in disease spread modeling. Researchers note wind patterns can affect how quickly mosquitoes traverse distances to reach new hosts.
Ecclesiastical Junk Fills Historic Westminster Abbey
An English antiquarian argues Westminster Abbey is overcrowded with ecclesiastical junk and memorial statues. He suggests clearing excess items to reveal fine treasures and improve the abbey’s display without offending sensitivities.
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Westminster Abbey
C. W. EB. Nevison
Canon Westlake
Mr. Nevison
Westminster Gazette
Denmark’s Mild Winter Saints as Coldest Month Fails
Denmark escapes harsh winter with the mildest three centuries. Daytime temps never drop below freezing. February feels like early spring. Furriers and coal merchants protest losses while cities like Tiedsingfors Reval and Riga report little snow and rare frosts.
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Denmark
Tiedsingfors
Reval
Riga
White Surfaced Roads Said to Harm Eyesight
Arthur Upson told the Institute of Opticians that grey and white road surfaces in England strain drivers eyes as they scan the glare while steering. He urged road builders to mix grey coloring material into surfacing to reduce harmful actinic rays and eye irritation.
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England
Arthur Upson
Institute of Opticians
Upson
Blind Pitman Girl Loses Sight After Eclipse
Verna Miller an 18 year old of Pitman Pennsylvania is totally blind after viewing the sun’s eclipse in defiance of warnings. Doctors say recovery of sight is doubtful and she did not suffer immediate harm but began losing vision a week later.
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Verna Miller
Pitman
New York World
Swans Arrive at Kingsville Shore In Ontario Visit
Eight whistling swans arrive at the lake shore of Kingsville Ontario as Jack Miner hopes they reach his sanctuary. He plans to tag the birds to study migration patterns and locate nesting grounds.
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Kingsville
Ont
Jack Miner
Sheep for Every Farm Advocated at Canadian Meeting
At Toronto a Canadian Woollen and Kult Goods Manufacturers Association annual meeting endorsed continuance of its research laboratory the only one of its kind in Canada and urged that every farm keep sheep as part of good farming practice. Dridem a director of the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Association said Merino sheep can be raised in Canada and that most regions should raise wool and mutton. He added eastern Canada is a small flock country and farmers lack knowledge about sheep husbandry.
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Great Britain
Canada
Canadian Woollen and Kult Goods Manufacturers’ Association
Toronto
Dridem
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers’ Association
Birds Return North Each Spring to Local Sanctuary
An influx of migratory birds boosts the town and nearby waters each spring. The Jack Miner sanctuary hosts 10 114 geese while Lake Erie fronts host 1 600 swans and 5 460 canvasback and redhead ducks. Birds wear tags showing they fed here on prior migrations and remain protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty with enforcement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to prevent shooting or capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Miner
Lake Erie
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Pledge Shared by Four Schoolmates Returns After 59 Years
Four girls and their teachers signed a March First pledge 59 years ago in a Michigan town near Pontiac. This year three of the four attended a reunion while the fourth sent a letter from California. The teacher who started the pledge died several years ago.
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Pontiac
Mich
California
Radio Plant For Calgary to Headline Radio Set Makers
The W. W. Grant Co. Ltd. incorporates in Calgary with capital of 300 000 dollars to establish a radio receiving set and supplies plant. Operations start immediately and aim for full production by July with expected output of 10 000 sets annually.
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Calgary
W. W. Grant Co., Ltd
Flight surgeons estimate maximum flying speeds and altitude limits
Flight surgeons of the army air service say the maximum turning speed is about 260 miles per hour due to centrifuge effects on the body. The height limit is around 45 000 feet, where oxygen pressure becomes insufficient to sustain life. Above 27 000 to 25 600 feet consciousness is lost without oxygen, and only a sealed life support cabinet could allow higher ascent with proper carbon dioxide disposal.
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Army Air Service
Ethyl Ship Sails to Extract Bromine from Ocean
The steamship Ethyl, chartered by the American Chemical Society, will hunt bromine in sea water amid a world shortage. The voyage aims to collect one pound of bromine per 1,700 gallons, a step toward floating chemical industries and a fleet of bromine ships.
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Ethyl
American Chemical Society
Ethryl
70-Year-Old County Attorney Keeps Youth By Skipping Lunch
Elmer Gray of Hennepin County Minnesota, age 70, claims he looks and acts 50 because he never eats lunch in 35 years. He estimates saving $3,250 on 13,000 meals but asks where the money went.
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Elmer Gray
Hennepin County
Minn
Audience quip over Bonny Doon lyric at concert
Pat and Mick watch a concert where a vocalist sings Bonnie Doon. As the line Come fill up my cup comes, Pat jokes about Phillip McCann and Phillips McCupp, mixing comic misnaming with playful slang in the crowd.
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Pat
Mick
Bonnie Dundee
Phillip McCann
Phillip McCupp
Weeping at a Rich Man's Funeral Sparks Question
A journalist reflects on sorrow at a wealthy man's funeral, noting the tearful mourners may be kin or unrelated. The remark underscores ambiguity of true ties and motives at high society obsequies.
Confidence in Canadian eggs rises with grading adoption
The article notes rapid growth in egg consumption in Canada driven by a formal grading system. Per capita use has increased from about fifteen to twenty six dozen in recent decades, with producers urged to meet rising demand as grading boosts consumer confidence. Canada’s standards gain traction abroad, including Britain and the United States.
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Canada
House of Commons
Great Britain
Old Pink On Days Tells of Lauder and Tawde Fountain Pen Tale
In J. J. Booths Old Pink On Days a London Sporting Times page recalls Harry Lauder and George Tawde receiving Burns and a fountain pen. Tawde jokes the pen will cost much, and Lauder quips about keeping it inked at the post office desk to pretend writing a telegram.
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J. J. Booth
London Sporting Times
Harry Lauder
Harry
George Tawde
Bunny
Barri
Burns
Tawde
Lauder
George
Tande
Commute praises longtime railway conductor for cheer and courtesy
A commuter lauds a veteran railway conductor as an asset to the road praising his patient manner and good humor. The patron says the conductor knows regular passengers by name, accepts jokes, and leaves riders feeling better about their day, a form of goodwill valued by business appraisers.
Alberta Grain Shipments Nearly All Exited Province
Since August 1 1924 through February 1925 the Canadian Pacific moved 50 096 886 bushels of grain in Alberta. Of this 41 488 610 bushels were wheat and 8 608 276 bushels coarse grain. Only 3 984 701 bushels of wheat and 1 449 566 bushels of other grain were placed in elevators by end February.
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Canadian Pacific
Alberta
Canadian Beef and Butter Shipments Rise to Far East
Heavy consignment of refrigerated cargo left Vancouver on the Canadian Pacific U S Empress of Russia with more than 250 tons of Canadian beef and butter. Demand in the Far East appears to be increasing as the ship’s manifest lists substantial consignments.
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Far East
Vancouver
U.S
Waterpower Potential Untapped Across United States
Less than one sixth of the country’s water power is developed, and the speaker dismisses grand schemes or “castles in the air,” urging a focus on practical gains rather than speculative plans.
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United States
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