Ape Man Statue Found Near Vancouver Park Sparks Migration Theories
A granite statue depicting a gorilla carrying a infant was found near Selah Park north of Vancouver by Columbus Club members while boys explored a mound. Excavation yielded stone axe heads and the statue, prompting debate among scientists about prehistoric migration to North America from Asia and potential burial customs. The statue will be studied by experts.
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Sela Park
Vancouver
Columbus
Asia
Canada
United States
H. G Wells
England
British Columbia
C. F. Stafford
Selma Park
Amusing Exchange Between Lady Astor and Lloyd George
In the British House of Commons the Prime Minister defended housing policy while Dr Addison’s resignation was discussed. Lady Astor quipped America had “gone dry” and Britain had found funds for housing, prompting cheers from the gallery.
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Premier Lloyd George
British House of Commons
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Dr. Addison
Great Britain
Europe
America
United States
Britain
Obliging Salesman and the Friendly Shopper
A woman browsing tells an obliging clerk she’s only looking for a friend. The clerk offers to open more boxes to help, but the shopper declines and leaves without buying. The anecdote from Harper's Magazine highlights polite service and a lighthearted misunderstanding.
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Harper's Magazine
Ski Jumping At Banff Draws Tourists In Summer
Summer ski jumping at Lake of the Clouds near Banff features amateur world champion Nels Nelson and his brother Trwine in exhibitions above the snow line, offering a unique tourist attraction despite midsummer warmth.
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Banff
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Trwine
In His Mind Laughs at Tenacre Field Plan
A farmer quips that one colleague only thought about ploughing the ten acre field while another insists the plan was just mental. The exchange ends with the joke that thinking about it is the same as turning it over in the mind.
Eccentric Dandies and Their Outrageous Wardrobes
A illustrated survey of famous authors and figures noted for flamboyant dress. Dickens wore a sky blue overcoat and velvet collar. Dumas appeared in red tights and devilish embroidery. Balzac aspired to Dominican friar garb. Rousseau favored court dress, with others famed for velvet suits and ornate details.
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Charles Dickens
Frith
Alexandre Domas
Lord Bracenield
Regent Street
Robert Louis Stevenson
Honore de Balzac
Jean Jaques Rousseau
Scotland Yard Sets Up Air Recon For Crime Detection
Scotland Yard adds four modern airplanes equipped with dark rooms and photo development gear to speed crime work. In murder cases, a camera team could be dispatched to scenes and photographs developed on return. The experiment could become the nucleus of an aerial detection force.
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Scotland Yard
Foreigners Make Successful Farmers
A Central European immigrant who arrived in Canada twenty years ago with $3.50 now has wealth estimated at $75,000, illustrating that foreigners have become successful farmers in Canada.
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Canada
Jobs Performed By Autos
Autos deliver fresh food and relieve city congestion while expanding rail freight and passenger service. The system doubles doctors’ work time and saves two hours daily for 2,000,000 farmers. It pays rail freight charges of 100 million dollars yearly and enables salesmen to cover over twice the prior territory. It creates hundreds of thousands of jobs, offers recreation, and serves millions.
Mannix Lands in Queensland on Return to Australia
Archbishop Mannix arrived at Thursday Island Queensland from London amid discussion of his return. He refused interviews saying this is a time for silence. Irish supporters attempted to raise the Irish flag but officials blocked the gesture.
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London
Australia
Thursday Island
Queensland
Melbourne
London Times
Elderly Suitor Seeks Love He Is Denied
Brief humorous exchange shows an elderly suitor asking an elder Matron to learn to love him and her reply that she cannot. The dialogue ends with his suggestion that she may be too old to learn.
Lake Windermere Area Promises Scenic Resort Growth
The Lake Windermere district west of the Canadian Rockies is becoming a popular summer retreat in British Columbia. It features a developing motor road, Invermere as a key rail stop, Lake Windermere Camp with twenty five log cabins, a nine hole golf course, hot springs at Sinclair and Fairmont, and extensive scenery with lakes, benches, pines, and mountains surrounding the Columbia Valley corridor.
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Canada
Fort Kootenay
David Thompson
Kootenay
Fort Steele
Windermere
Rockies
Sinclair Canyon
Kootenay River
Canadian Pacific Railway
R. Randolph Bruce
F.rgs
Invermere
Government of
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Banff
Lake Louise
Golden
Columbia Valley
Lake Windermere
Grassmere Lake
Columbia Lake
Columbia River
Selkirks
Invermer
North West Trading Company
Sinclar Hot Springs
Fairmont
Industrious Breton Fisherfolk Show Notable Industry Reach
Industrious Bretons are described as brave and capable fisherfolk with seasonally large cod and sardine fleets. The text notes extensive trade in oysters, shrimps, tunnel mackerel and lobsters, plus large seaweed harvests used for fertilizer and chemical production.
City Signs Baffle Indian Chief
Detroit police found 76 year old Chippewa chief John Shayeaw wandering lost for two days after leaving his daughter’s home. He cannot read street names as well as his ancestors did and followed a path until help arrived. He returned to his daughter’s house and had origins near Frankenmuth in Saginaw county.
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Detroit
Shayeaw
Frankenmouth
Saginaw County
Shaycaw
Pinconning
Mich
Glasshouse farming expanding in Southern Alberta
A new company with $10,000 capital plans two acres under glass this year as hot house gardening grows in Southern Alberta. Medicine Hat already has a similar operation covering about four acres. Local natural gas supply is a key success factor for these glasshouse ventures.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
New Dominion Act Firms Form 991 in 1919 20
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 1920, 991 companies formed under the Dominion Act with capitalization of $603,210,850, compared with 512 companies and $214,326,000 in the prior year. Eighty eight existing firms raised capital by $85,187,750, while 10 reduced capital by $19,530,000.
What makes a box office man pick the best seat
The Belmont theatre manager Harry Nelmes explains a box office man’s instinct for seating the pretty girl, noting the reasonable reply from a seasoned ticket seller.
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Harry Nelmes
Belmont Theatre
Bank of England vault foundation extends sixty six feet deep
To thwart tunneling methods, the strong room foundation of the Bank of England goes sixty six feet below street level, reinforcing security.
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Bank of England
Too Much For Hit On The Boulevard
A woman speeding on the boulevard is stopped by a traffic officer who accuses her of forty miles per hour. She retorts that she has not been out an hour, and the officer replies Go ahead this is a new one on me.
Fairy In Your Home Hidden In Your Engine
A quirky line from The Dreerd jokes about a tiny “miss” in an engine. The playful quip contrasts a fairy tale image with mechanical work, hinting at a humorous mishap or problem inside a machine.
Salmon seed sowing enterprise to save food supply
Canada and the northwestern states are farming the sea by sowing salmon seed in major streams from California to Northern Alaska. The effort aims to preserve cheap food for the people as natural resources dwindle. fisheries face a perilous future similar to forests and buffalo declines.
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Canada
California
Alaska
World’s Swiftest Plane Claim From German Inventor
A Daily News despatch reports Hanscke, a German inventor in Holland, claiming an airplane that reaches 312 miles per hour. He says the craft could fly from Germany to America in a day, featuring vertical ascent and descent and the ability to hover alongside its rapid forward speed.
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Daily News
Hanscke
Holland
Germany
America
Local business key to town growth and community aid
A public message urges residents to support their local dealer to help the town grow and strengthen the community through commerce.
Provincial Police A Creditable Organization That Is Doing Eficient Work
Calgary Herald endorses the Alberta Provincial Police as a capable force modeled on the Royal North-West Mounted Police. The piece notes rapid improvement, inducting ex mounties, and strong public support, with a solid record over the past year enforcing law effectively.
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Royal North-West Mounted Police
New York
Connecticut
Indiana
Rn.w.m.p
Alberta
Calgary Herald
Why Autoists Burn Lights In Daytime
An author argues many motorists ignore car battery care such as avoiding overcharging. He notes daytime headlight use signals heavy charging, yet drivers and even pedestrians constantly alert the driver that the lights are on. The piece portrays widespread ignorance about battery maintenance.
Demanded praise at girls college graduation scene
A clergyman at a girls college commencement lauded higher education for women for refinement and culture. A girl graduate suddenly rushed by with her diploma, shouting a spirited exclamation.
Queen Victoria Opposed to Women’s Rights Says Biography
Lytton Strachey’s new Queen Victoria biography asserts the monarch rejected women’s rights and called feminism a mad and wicked folly, framing the movement as misguided.
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Lytton Strachley
Queen Victoria
Loyal Canadian-made goods urged by patriotic citizen
A patriotic man supports his country and local community. He favors Canadian made products and remains loyal to his local dealer in every purchase.
Acetic Acid Made From Coconut Shells In Ceylea
A new production method in Ceylea processes cocoanut shells to manufacture acetic acid, signaling a shift in local chemical production and utilization of waste biomass for industrial acids.
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Ceylea
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