Prince Albert National Park Opens in Saskatchewan
The Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, about 1,400 square miles, offers lakes like Lake Waskesui and extensive woodlands. It serves as a year round game sanctuary with wildlife such as pelican cormorant black bear deer and moose, and remains a gateway to northern Canada. Adventurous visitors are urged to bring provisions and camping gear for openair stays.
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Prince Albert National Park
Prince Albert
Waskesui
Canada
Hudson Bay
Prince Albert Park
Saskatchewan
Christian Science Monitor
Tests of Immortality Underwater Trial in 1511
In Rio Guantaba Puerto Rico natives tested a Spanish nobleman during the 1511 invasion by submerging him for six hours to prove if Spaniards were immortal sun god children or mortal men. The man died, supporting the mortal theory.
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Central America
Rio Guantaba
Porto Rico
Indiana
Cannibal Wapmit Irrigation Unearths Ancient Coexistence
A patrol officer in New Guinea reports surviving an ancient culture that practiced cannibalism after tribal wars. The people built terraced irrigation with bamboo pipe networks high above the garden terraces at 6000 feet. The account includes native structures and references to a world of resilience.
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Wampit
New Guinea
Beginnings Of Life Debate Stirs Scientific Thought
Dr. D. W. Swann of Philadelphia contends life began by chance rather than strict cause and effect. He cites air molecules' rare electrical charge and says science cannot clearly define life’s origin, leaving creation and chance as possible explanations.
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D. W. Swann
Philadelphia
Swann
Barton Foundation Institute
American Chemical Society Institute
Heligoland Crumbling Island Faces Rising Costs and Threats
Heligoland once a fortress and holiday resort is eroding into the sea under the effects of postwar rebuilding. A maintenance project worth about a million dollars aims to restore sand dunes and protection works while the harbor electric plant is threatened and may need relocation. The island’s cliffs and coastal defenses remain precarious.
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North Sea
Britain
Prussia
Meligoland
From field to flour in four days record set by farmer
Ontario farmer Stuart Shouldice among North Grey's first to harvest wheat. He cut midweek, threshed by Friday, and sold Saturday to a local milling firm. The crop of 400 bushels earned $1.20 per bushel. Entire yield graded No 1.
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Stuart Shouldice
Ontario
North Grey
Shouldice
Medal for Olympic stars proposed by Canadian Olympic Committee
In view of the outstanding achievements of the men and girls on the Canadian Olympic teams the Canadian Olympic Committee considers striking a medal. Engravings would feature Percy Williams Vancouver and Ethel Catherwood Toronto on one side with the maple leaf on the opposite side.
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Percy Williams
Vancouver
Ethel Cathergwood
Toronto
Sas katchewan Livestock Co operative opens annual meeting
Moose Jaw hosts the annual meeting of the Sas katchewan Livestock Co operative Marketing Association. Reports indicate a year of growth with 1800 carloads of cattle handled in 1927.
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Saskatchewan Livestock Co-operative Marketing Association
Moose Jaw
Wonders Of the Ductless Glands
Dr. Klein, Chicago chemist, spoke at the American Chemical Society about gland science. He noted thyroxin and epinephrim as isolated substances and warned that humans rely on tiny gland-derived chemicals for health, while many glands remain only partly explored.
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David Kiein
Chicago
American Chemical Society
Klein
Dr. Klein
Hidden Siam Capital Ayathia Found After Four Centuries
Archaeologists uncover Ayathia the ancient capital of Siam buried in jungle concealment for four centuries. Excavation reveals city walls and artifacts shedding light on early Siamese civilization. Local authorities announce preservation plans and further surveying work.
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Siam
Ayathia
Raising Thrifty Heifer Calves
The article outlines how at the Central Experimental Farm calves are raised for strong first grade cows. It details milk feeding from birth, gradual skim milk replacement with a porridge mix, daily skim milk rations, dry grain introduction, and hay consumption to promote steady growth and good development.
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Central Experimental Farm
Dominion Animal Husbandmran
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
British Columbia Apples Praise Echoed In Europe
J Forsyth Smith Canadian Fruit Trade Commissioner reports BC apples are highly regarded in European markets visited including Norway Denmark and Sweden. Britain offers larger but limited supply and demand remains keen suggesting opportunity for stronger sales in these regions.
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British Columbia
J. Forsyth Smith
Liverpool
England
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Great Britain
German swimmer May stay in Canada if he wins C N E marathon
Ernest Vierkoetter, the German swimmer, plans to settle in Canada if he wins this year’s C N E marathon. Kitchener is noted as the logical adoption center. The piece contrasts old and new novelties and ends with a proverb about folly.
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Ernest Vierkoetter
Canada
Kitchener
Public opinion education as path to prohibition success
Delegates at a Williamstown round table on prohibition argued that educating public opinion is essential for success. Speakers reviewed dry laws in Canada Sweden and England with Professor C P Fay of Toronto calling government liquor control wise for provinces. He urged youth empowerment to discuss the moral issue openly, noting improvements in England due to rising public opinion against drinking.
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Institute of Politics
Williamstown
Mass
Canada
Sweden
England
C. P. Fay
Toronto
The Physician as Hero of Our Civilized Age
The piece lauds physicians as a refined class above common men, noting their generosity discretion tact and heroic cheerfulness. It praises their role in sick rooms bringing air and cheer and, though not always, healing as a noble art.
Socialist Moderation in Emigration Policy Shifts
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes a shift in Socialist methods toward a more constitutional policy. Ramsay MacDonald now accepts population fluidity as necessary, signaling a broader change from earlier emigration denouncements. Also mentioned are self playing violins by French engineers and Algerian railway government control.
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Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Edinburgh Scotsman
Walking Buffalo Recounts Stoney Dream Story Of Buffalo Spirit
George Maclean known as Walking Buffalo tells a Stoney Dream Story from the Banff Morley Reserve. The tale explains his name and buffalo symbolism, the yellow dust motif, and a vision of tepees and war protection by the Great Spirit.
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George Maclean
Buffalo
George
Morley Reserve
Banff
Canadian Rockies
Walking Buffalo
X Ray Plate Of Mummy At McGill Museum
The Egyptian mummy Hawara-el-Maktaa at the McGill Strathcona Museum in Montreal was photographed by curator E Lionel Judah. The X ray shows a well preserved skeleton, aged 25 to 40, with folded arms and a gold leaf mask, revealing embalming practices without removing wrappings. The display aids study while avoiding decomposition.
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McGill Strathcona Museum
E. Lionel Judah
McGill
University
Sir Thomas Roddick
Fayoum
Egypt
Strathcona Mu
Hawara-el- Maktaa
Advertising’s Postwar Growth Sparks New Era in Trade
The postwar decade has seen advertising expand across all fields and industries. It asserts that even excellent products require publicity to reach the public, shaping a new era in industrial and commercial life.
Columbia Icefield Extends to Jasper National Park
The 980 square mile extension in 1927 brought the Columbia icefield within Alberta's Jasper National Park. It spans 125 miles and hosts more than eighty glaciers, framed by towering peaks as a highlight of the Rockies' alpine scenery.
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Jasper National Park
Alberta
Columbia
Rockies
Literary men and a club cheat detected in Vienna
A witty exchange reports scholars suffering from writer's cramp and notes a cheat in the club. The response reveals no expulsion yet as the trick remains undisclosed, cited from Die Muskete in Vienna.
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Vienna
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