Red Cross Nurseries Aid Immigrant Families Arriving in Canada
The Red Cross in Saint John runs nursery centers welcoming immigrant mothers and children. Last year the three facilities cared for 17,865 children and 11,925 women, provided medical treatments to 657 people, and issued 5,411 follow up cards in 13 languages. The Saint John Juniors organized a Christmas tree outreach for 200 immigrant children, a yearly event inspired by the team’s efforts.
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Langurges
Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward
V. A. Yreraine
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Daughters of the Empire
Red Cross
Saint John
Russia
Saint John Red Cross
Manx contribution to war effort noted by Churchill
The Isle of Man offers to retire another 506000 of war stock as part of its voluntary support for the war cost. Churchill records appreciation as Manx total contributions reach 760000, funded by farmers, fishermen and miners from a small revenue base.
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Irish Sea
Isle of Man
Winston Cherchill
House of Commons
Uils Son
Island
Churchill
The
Christian Science Monitor
How to Become Popular by Listening and Engaging
The piece advises listening to others with focus and asking intelligent questions. It urges discovering others interests through conversation, showing genuine interest, and shifting attention away from oneself. It also suggests seeking truth in arguments and welcoming new ideas from friends to become more popular.
Aging Concrete and Ancient Builders Cited by Mull Abrams
Professor Mull Abrams notes that concrete predates many modern industries and cites Roman use and the Pantheon's dome. A Thebes fresco allegedly shows early concrete manufacture. classroom humor and a welfare worker quip accompany the clipped item.
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Mull Abrams
Pantheon
Rome
Thebes
Samoyed Tax Protest in Arctic Siberia
Word from Moscow reports the Samoyed tribe 1600 miles from Tobolsk protests tax relief. They demand taxes resume to ensure government care as reindeer deaths and poverty cited. In elections 43 percent voted amid long distance travel. notices mailed on wooden ice resistant cards.
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Moscow
Tobolsk
Siberia
End of World War II Clearance Sale by Disposals Board
The Disposals Board, which sold surplus war stores since the war, has closed. It saved the Exchequer about 700 million pounds, enough to balance a pre war budget for years. Its payroll shrank from nearly 50 000 to about six as it wound down.
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Disposals Board
Parachute Tested At Hendon With Italian Demonstration
A foolproof automatic parachute was demonstrated at Hendon Aerodrome in front of Sir Sefton Brancker and Captain Freri of the Italian Air Force. The device opens automatically and can be detached after ground contact.
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Hendon Aerodrome
Sefton Brancker
Civil Aviation
Captain Freri
Air Force
A Land Of Flowers In Canada A Vast Farm Of Ornamental Beauty
Canadian agriculture is described as a large wheat field bordered by orchards and range land with laborers at work. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics cites wholesale trade figures for roses shrubs and plants totaling over a million dollars, with millions more in cut flowers and bulbs planted or purchased for homes. The report notes many nurserymen did not report and that imports are not included, marking the first year of the inquiry.
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Seminion
Flower-Loring
Iominion Bureau of Statistics
Vancouver Province
Eskimos Are Workers Say Ottawa Official
Major L. W. Burwash, Dominion Government exploratory engineer, told a Winnipeg meeting that eradicating Eskimos would set back northern development by at least 50 years. He highlighted his 1925-26 Arctic coast expedition and concluded that the vast northern resources depend on native labor. He argued Eskimos will work, unlike Indians, making them essential to progress in Canada’s far north.
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L. W. Burwash
F.r.gs
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Major Burwash
Dominion
Canada
Arctic
Trans-Saharan Air Route Concept Foresees Faster Crossing
The article imagines a 48 hour air line between Algiers and the Niger river as a transformative French administrative aid in Africa and likens it to crossing the Great American Desert. It recalls the 1899 European Sahara expedition and envisions future tourists viewing the Sahara from above with potential monotony of scent noted.
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Algiers
Niger River
United States
Great Americas Desert
Sahera
Ile Sands
Nigeria
Sahara
Isys
Stork Scares Lions at Elberfeld Circus Feat
In Germany a lone stork named Maexchen startled 14 lions including Menelik in the Elberfeld circus ring. The roaring big cats fled to their cages as the winged bird charged and taunted them, prompting keepers to lock the cages for safety.
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Germany
Elberfeld
Menelik
Maexchen
Menellik
Hon
Life expectancy and scent in florals noted by Toronto doctors
Dr J James Richard Mac Leod of Toronto and Dr F G Banting, Nobel laureate for insulin, opine that average human life may not exceed 100 years and compare life to a worn machine while noting that only ten percent of known flowers have notable fragrance.
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J. James Richard MacLeod
Toronto
F G. Banting
Scenic Seas Route and British Columbia Highlights
The piece describes northern British Columbia scenery along the Prince Rupert line and inland sea, featuring a CN Steamship view of the Scenic Seas Route, Stuart Lake fishing near Vanderhoof, a grave at Hazelton's Indian Graveyard, and cabins at Douglas Lodge on Stuart Lake, a premier summer resort area.
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Canada
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Canadian National Railways
Vancouver
Jasper
Canadian National
Stuart Lake
Vanderhoof
Hazelton
Douglas Lodge
Indians Face Starvation As Caribou Route Shifts North
Edmonton reports from Jim Darwish and J A Morse describe dire hunger among Twenty-three Indians east of Fort Resolution after caribou moved south. Blackie Leonard recalls cannibalism amid famine as tribes, dogs, and toboggans suffer. traders warn conditions worse than a decade. Weather blamed for changing migration.
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Darrenlands
Blackie Leonard
Northland
Edmonton
Jim Darwish
Fort Rae
J. A Morse
How to Make Cottage Cheese at Home
Cottage cheese can be made in small quantities from soured skim milk. Heat until it separates into curds and whey, strain, mix curds with salt pepper and a little cream, chill to serve. Use whey as a sweetened lemon-flavored beverage after straining.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Hudson Spelling Debate Sparks Gazette Letter on Geography
The Geographical Board of Canada confirms Hudson Bay, not Hudson’s, and Hudson Strait, not Hudson Straits. A Calgary auction sets records for purebred bulls with 661 bulls entered from 163 Alberta breeders. Ernest Thompson Seton predicts fur ranches will boost national supply.
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Geographic Board of Canada
Hudson Hay Railway
Hudson
Atlantic Ocean
Querigs
Ter
Hudson Bay
Calgary
Alberta
Peace River
Ernest Thompson Seton
Idealist Cecil Rhodes Crowned as Imperial Prophet
Frances Mc Mullen in the New York Times reflects on Cecil Rhodes from a Seaside cottage memory in Muizsenberg South Africa. The piece recounts Rhodes’s early rise in the Cape Parliament and his leadership of major diamond interests, with death seen as a completion of unfinished work. It also suggests Rhodes as a precursor to modern empire ideas and links his legacy to the Fall imperial conference and the concept of a commonwealth of autonomous nations.
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Hirth
Muizsenberg
South Africa
Frances Mc Mullen
New York Times
Africa
Matoppo Hills
Cecil John Rhodes
Kimberley
Cape
Rhodesia
Rhodes
Sandringham Clocks Run Half Hour Ahead All Year
The royal residence keeps time 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich throughout the year. King Edward VII initiated the practice as a joke to help guests enjoy daylight longer. Queen Alexandra disliked changing it after his death, and King George continued the half hour lead, making Sandringham life start earlier than the outside world.
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Sandringham
Greenwich
Edward VII
Edward
Alexandra
King George
Repair on St Paul’s clock preserves time for workers
A man disabled the timekeeping mechanism while others worked to repair the famous clock. For three hours he ran the clock by hand so workers could rely on its ticking without disruption, while street observers saw the clock functioning normally.
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St Paul's Cathedral
Ely
Insurance pitch prompts questions on dependents
A telephone insurance agent asks Mr. Jones if his wife and child would receive $50 a week after death. The response shows curiosity about coverage for dependents. The passage also notes linguistic origins of words like nag and remorse and lists coin types found in a church collection in London.
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Suleeman
Mr. Jones
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Great Slave Lake
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Ioban
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British Commonwealth of Nations
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Frei
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Wilmington
Telaware
Patrick’s Catholic Church
London
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