Survey of Canadian Titles Reveals Many Points of Interest
A historical survey traces the evolution of titles in Canada from the French regime to modern times. It notes limited grant practice, royal sanction, and the ongoing debate over titles amid Canada’s democratic ethos. Named peers, baronets, and knights are listed, with a count around 140 titled Canadians including some prominent holders.
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Canada
I Xmala Iberville
Charles Grant
Baron de
Simcoe
Leutenant
Empire
Earl of
Beaverbrook
Baron Aylmer
Baron de Longueuil
House of Lords
Edward Gordon Johnson
John Beverly Robinson
Ith
Francis Rose
Charles Stewart Tupper
Gilbert Parker
Vincent Meredith
Joseph Flavelle
Francis Knowles
Hamar Greenwood
Edward McKay Edgar
Robert Borden
Arthur Currie
George Kirkpatrick
Percy Lake
Frederick Loomis
A. C. Macdonnell
William Otter
Richard Turner
Edward Burstall
George Corey
W. Heaeker
I. J. C. Herbert
Richard Lake
Allan Aylesworth
Frank Barnard
H. Cordeaux
Robert Falconer
John Gibson
William Hearst
Percy Girouard
Lomer Gouin
J. D. Hazen
Edward Kemp
Daniel McMillan
William
Canadians Should Not Expect Aristocracy From Knighthoods
The article argues against Canadian knighthoods as hereditary titles, noting how titles clash with Canada’s social structure. It cites examples of baronet descendants in Montreal Winnipeg and Montreal holding ordinary professions, showing how titles do not fit a modern Canadian context.
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George Burn
George Bury
Henry Drayton
Eugene Fiset
G. Garneau
Frederick Taultain
Samuel Holt
Charles Kingsmill
H. Laporte
Felix Lemieux
Hugh John Macdonald
Donald Mann
Andrew McPhail
Henry Pellatt
Frederic Stupart
Thomas Tait
Frederick Williams-Taylor
George McLaren Brown
Arthur Harris
William Wanless
Toronto
Canada
Montreal
Winnipeg
C.P.R
New York City
Edmonton Topographical Map Shows District Growth Since Early Forts
The Edmonton sheet of the sectional map of Canada, issued by the Department of the Interior, records growth from 1810 barley cutting at Fort Augustus to modern Edmonton with 65,000 residents. It notes vast railway networks, roads totaling 280 miles trunk, 493 miles secondary, and 2350 miles local, plus towns, farms, schools, and telecommunication lines. The latest edition uses seven colors to depict natural and artificial features at three miles to one inch. The map can be obtained for 25 cents in sheet form or 50 cents linen backed or folder form from the Surveyor-General.
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Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Our Dominion
Edmonton
Canada
Calgary
Alberta
C.P.R
Old Fort Augustus
Saskatchewan
Fort Saskatchewan
Alexander Henry
Port Augustus
Fort Des Prairies
Fort Augustus
North West Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort Edmonton
Surveyor-General, Topographical Survey
Ottawa
Winnipeg Newspaper Union A fashion pattern description
A pattern description outlines a slim silhouette dress with a V neck and diagonal vestee, size 16 to 46 bust, yardage for 36 inch and 54 inch fabrics, and a 25 cent pattern price. It notes decorative tucks, dart-fitted sleeves, and perforated front details, plus a fashion book offering material charts and construction guidance for beginners at 10 cents per copy.
Vice-Royalty To Lead Calgary Stampede Parade
The Governor-General and Lady Willingdon will head Calgary’s stampede parade mounted, followed by the Royal Air Force band and about a thousand horses, chuckwagons, and frontier features. The Governor-General plans to attend most performances and will present trophies on closing night. He will also lead at the grand match of the cowboys ball when a street portion is roped off for a dance.
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Lady Willingdon
Calgary
Royal Air Force
Slippers and Pew Hat Quip Reveals Domestic Joke
A brief comic line quotes a man recalling his wife preparing slippers and a filled pipe, followed by a sharp aside from Harry asking about the price of a new pew hat. The exchange captures a humorous domestic moment.
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Ted
Harry
There Are A Thousand Good Talkers To One Thinker
A reflective quotation contrasts talkers and thinkers, imagining a world where thinking precedes talking and suggesting greater value in thoughtful judgment over frequent speech. The line hints at wisdom guiding discourse and living.
Growing pains warn of rheumatism say health experts
Ministry of Health experts in London warn that growing pains in children are the first warning signs of rheumatism, stressing early attention and diagnosis.
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Ministry of Health
London
Obeyed Orders Hempbill Dialogue Clip
A terse exchange in a private office features Hempbill denying a caller and an office boy reporting a single visitor described as a colored woman. The humor centers on mistaken calls and a wife as potential visitor, revealing the era's casual language and social attitudes.
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Hempbill
Scott
Office
Lothario laments near marriage to widow who quits job
Lothario recalls nearly marrying a widow who disappointed him by quitting her steady laundry job. The exchange implies she left the relationship when she resigned from work. Sleeper questions if she jilted him, and Lothario confirms it was practically a breakup.
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Lothario
Sleeper
Patterns by Mail from Winnipeg Pattern Center
Winnipeg Pattern Center at 175 McDermot Ave offers pattern orders by mail. Include your size name town and pattern number with payment to receive patterns suitable for sewing projects.
Pa w tucket barber turns to dentistry in tale of ambition
Had First Requirement Bill Mooney, after running a bar ber shop in Pawtucket for two or three years, decided to become a dentist. His uncle Si, hearing of his decision, dropped in to talk it over with Bill. "Yes, Billy," said he, "dentistry is about the easiest new job you could tackle." Switzerland has just placed in service its first Pullman train.
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Bill Mooney
Pawtucket
Bill
Billy
Canadian Seed Standards Highlight Graded Seed Benefits
Chauncey M. Depew obituary aside, the piece stresses that Canadian agriculture hinges on seed quality. It explains the Seed Act and the grading system, detailing registered seed as 99.99 percent pure under government inspection, and urges farmers to use clean graded seed to boost yields and cut costs.
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Canada
Dominion Seed Branch
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Government May Take Over Radio Control
Hon. P. J. A. Cardin, Minister of Marine, told the House the Government is considering a national broadcasting system modeled on Britain. He noted recent broadcasting developments and the potential general advantages of such a policy.
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P. J. A. Cardin
Canadian goods gain ground in China says trade official
Canadian Government Trade Commissioner to China Moore Cosgrave reports strong reception for Canadian products, especially from British Columbia, amid positive prospects for trade. He notes no real boycott, adds Chinese merchants know prices and where to place orders.
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Moore Cosgrave
China
Orient
British Columbia
Ascension Height Limits Balloon Rise
The article explains a limit to balloon ascent due to atmospheric density decreasing with altitude. It notes buoyancy drives ascent, but the rarified air eventually halts rising. It also references the United States population reaching about 50 million in 1882.
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Earth
United States
Population boom eyed for Peace River region
Government officials predict a twenty per cent population rise in Peace River country Northern Alberta this year. Over 100 homesteads were filed at the Peace River Dominion Land Office in the first two months. Herman Trelle of Wembley plus his back to back grain wins at Chicago’s International Stock and Seed Show spur settlement activity. Wheat crop last year reached 9,000,000 bushels.
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Peace River
Alberta
Herman Trelle
Wembley
Chicago
Fire alarms in Edinburgh streets use loud speaker system
The notice describes newly installed fire alarms in Edinburgh streets that operate on a loud speaker principle. Once the glass is broken the instrument can be called into, with a humorous aside about beer and the need for a trade. The fragment includes scattered quotes and a Berlin reference.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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Pitter
Robes
Kobes
Lustige Kolner Lebteng
Cologne
T. C. Norris
Manitoba
National Board of Railway Commissioners
A. C. Boyce
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Switzerland
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Amer
Kerwloon
Hong Kong
Yaasona
Mason
Berlin
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