Canadian American goodwill clubs unite across borders
A Current History Magazine piece notes Canada U S ties strengthened by clubs and notable figures in both nations. It highlights Boston’s Canadian Club and lists prominent Canadians and Americans shaping cross border friendship through culture, business, and civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catadiace
DM. Lenvardais
Current History Magazine
New York
Jacob Gould Sechurman
United Sates
China
Margaret Angtin
Mary Pickford
George W Hobart
Walt Mason
George Patiudo
Arthur Stringer
Baril King
Chas. I Roberts
Bites Carman
Praeki A K. Lane
James Cousens
Michigan
United States
Canada
Sir Wiliam van Horne
Lord Shaughnesey
Chas M Hays
Grand Trunk Pacific
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Lines
George Perley
E. I. Eddy
George Lane
Alberta
Henry W Wood
Captain Decorated For Heroic Rescue Off China Coast
Commander A J Hosken of Canadian Pacific Empress of Russia receives French First Class Medal for rescuing six Europeans and sixty Chinese from the wrecked ship Hsin Thes near the China coast April 1921. The ceremony follows prior awards from France and the Royal Life Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Hosken
Canadian Pacific
Russia
France
China Coast
Esse Hsin Thes
Chima
Laismock
A.J Hosken
RNR
Marine «Department of France
E. Chevalier
Vancouver
Hosken
Millerand
Royal Life Society
W. ©. Nichol
Shanghai
Monteagle
Marine Department of France
British Isles
Doukhobor Community Plans Mill and Elevator at Lundbreck
Peter J. Veregin announces a 65000 bushel grain elevator and a 125 barrel flour mill to be built at Lundbreck Alberta for the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood of Canada. The mill will produce flour for the community at Lundbreck and for Doukhobors in British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lundbreck
Alia
Peter J. Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood of Canada
Doukhobers
Winnipeg
Aunbreek
British Columbia
Ancient Cannon Fired By Students At Toronto University
An old cannon located on the University of Toronto grounds was fired by students in the late hours as a prank. The incident caused a brief police attention. The cannon, sunk in Louisburg Harbor in 1736 and recovered in 190, was given to the university in 1901 by the arts graduating class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto University
Louisburg
University of Toronto
Confidence Tricks Across Time From Vanity to Value
A concise critique notes that confidence tricks exploit human vanity and trust, staying effective as long as people seek value or status. It argues pride and belief in human nature fuel gullibility, warning that a future without trickery would reflect a grim loss of social cunning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scrooges
Machiavellis
London Daily Express
Grants Support Canadian Aberdeen Angus Fairs
A 1600 grant to various Canadian fairs is approved by the Canadian Aberdeen Angus Association board. The funds will be distributed pro rata among provinces, with provincial directors assigning allocations to different classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Aberdeen-Angus Association
A Modest Estimate on Dress Costs
A Modest Estimate claims a man cannot dress in good taste for under 4662 dollars yearly. Yet many stylish men reportedly spend less than that and still cover food, lodging and other essentials, notes the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
People Who Wok for Trouble Never Took in Vala
A brief reader note suggests a mistaken phrase about people who seek conflict never absorbing lessons from Vala, a nameless figure or concept. The line reads as a quip or proverb with unclear origin and no identifiable event or date.
Largest Floating Drydock to Be Built at Southampton
A new floating drydock in Southampton, England will surpass any existing. It will be 960 feet long with a 134 foot opening and lift 69,090 tons. Fourteen motor pumps will move 20,000 tons of water per hour and eject up to 0,000 tons of water in four hours.
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Southampton
England
Majestic
Canada’s Iron and Steel Industry Investment
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada invests about 650 million dollars in iron and steel with annual product value around 640 million. Canadian capital accounts for under 50 percent of total shares and bonds outstanding at end of 1920, with Canadians holding 182.8 million, British investors 17.6 million, and U S individuals 149.5 million. Small investments come from other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Pearl cultivation in mussels along Mississippi plans 1928
The United States Bureau of Fisheries aims to secure future pearl supplies by planting a large crop this year. Over 500 species of mussels inhabit Mississippi River waters, with a special study at a Fairview Iowa laboratory advancing the industry for a thriving freshwater pearl market planned for 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Fairview
Iowa
Longest lived workers list includes bricklayers
Bricklayers among the longest living professions, surpassed only by blacksmiths and farmers, per figures from the U S Department of Labor. It is better to have a turn up nose than a cabbage head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Labor
Morning Wear Short Jackets Define Sport Fashion
The season’s short coats blend practicality with style. The brown Astralan coat pictured embodies youthful vitality and outdoor freedom, featuring slim sleeves and a tight hip line perfect for sport wear.
Boston Judge Rejects Name Change to Hide Race
A Boston judge refused the applications of two individuals, Sorocovech and Papkevitz, to adopt the surnames Stone and Parker. The court did not approve changes meant to conceal race and origin, noting the applicants previously used the names Popkin and Soroco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sorocovech
Papkevitz
Stone and Parker
Popkin
Soroco
Brief remark on new car handling ends in costs
A man offered a brief comment about the new car handling and stated the incident involved fifty dollars and costs.
Fishing Across Canada Welcomes Spring Season
The piece extols spring fishing in Canada with easy rail access to premier spots. It highlights Laurentians trout, Nipigon trout, Timagami bass, Dains River salmon in the east, and Rockies access in the west. It celebrates turning from winter sports to fishing as days warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Laurentians
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ste. Agathe
Mount Laurierese
Nipigon
Lake
Superior
Timagami
Ontario
New Brunswick
Dains River
Rockies
Progressive Changes In Western Canada Farm Life
The article notes that weaning and early fattening affect hog quality, citing Central Experimental Farm findings on milk, tankage, and meal rations shaping select market hogs. It also reports at Manitoba’s United Farms Women convention on lasting changes raising farm wife well. It highlights automobiles, telephone networks, schools, libraries, and rural health services as signs of Western Canada’s modernized, contented farming communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Rothwell
Dominion Animal Finsjandman
West
Central Experimental Farm
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
United Farms Women of
Manitoba
Western
Canada
Province
Lamb rings improve meat from proper slaughter and care
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin details proper slaughtering dressing and cutting of lambs to prevent waste and off flavor. It explains forming lamb rings of eight members each receiving five to six pounds from one carcass and arranging after school meat collection. Interested readers should contact Ottawa Publications Branch for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department
Ottawa
Control of Cabbage Root Maggot at Kentville Station
The Kentville Nova Scotia Experimental Station reports tar felt discs are the most economical method to deter cabbage root maggots, placed at planting to seal access. Corrosive sublimate spray of one ounce per ten gallons, plus one-half pint per plant, also proved effective when soil is moved from the stem to trap the liquid. Field checks on May 27 June 4 and 31 show maggots controlled, timing varies by locality and season progression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentville
N.S
Alberta Shipments Bring sixty Alberta Horses East
This year’s first consignments headed from Calgary to Prince Edward Island consisted of sixty head of Clydesdale and Percheron mares. Demand for Alberta bred horses in the Maritimes has grown steadily, sustaining a sizable trade over the past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Calgary
Maritimes
Flags of new nations rise across Europe after war
The article notes several newly established or reformed states adopting distinctive flags. Finland's flag features a blue cross on white, Danzig adopts a red flag with a crown over two crosses, and Fiume shows blue yellow and purple vertical bars.
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Europe
Republic of
Finland
Danzig
Fiume
New Interoceanic Canal Rumors Target Panama or Nicaragua
The piece notes serious consideration of a new inter oceanic canal at Panama or Nicaragua. It cites a Panama Canal cost around 460 million dollars and 1922 gross revenue of about 11.2 million. It states business has risen about 200 percent in six years and continues growing.
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Panama
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
Not Themselves She
A dialogue exchange from a Sheffield England page in which a woman states she dislikes men and has refused several proposals. The snippet captures a witty retort about social dating expectations and gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Eng
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U. S
Boston Transcript
America
George KR. Hoskins
Dominion
A. J. Hosken, RN
Doukhobers Building
Teacher
Bessie
Dieck
Iron and Steel Industry
Mississippi River
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