Canada urged to study unemployment insurance models
The Toronto Star notes British Prime Minister Baldwin defends unemployment insurance as a funded, compulsory scheme rather than a dole. It highlights Canada’s partial moves toward social reform, urging adoption of state health insurance and unemployment coverage tailored to Canadian needs.
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Canada
Great Britain
Baldwin Dsid
Ottawa
Mr. Waldwin
Not & Dole
Teronto Star
Valuable Work Of The Mounted Police
A Regina Leader piece notes BR. L. Trovere and a demented Indigenous woman arrive at Halleybury from Attawapiskai, detailing the Mounted Police frontier patrols. It highlights annual case loads, vast patrols, aid to northern settlers, policing in parks and reserves, and the force’s role in drug enforcement and Arctic safety.
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BR. L. Trovere
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Halleybery
Attawapiskai Fest
Mouse Factory
Pagwa
CNR
Winnipeg Line
Prairie Provinces
Mounted Police
Arctic
Canada
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Northwest Territories
Yukon Territory
Ploughing Depth Yields Similar for Loamy Soil
Four years of field trials at Lennoxville Quebec examined ploughing soil to five inches versus seven inches. Crops rotated as corn oats clover timothy showed nearly identical yields with 11.6 bushels of corn and 47.8 bushels of oats in both treatments, slight oats advantage from shallower ploughing.
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Lennoxville Quebec
J. A. McClary
Deparsment of Agriculure
Ottawa
Prince Edward Receives Knightship and Real Title Honors
The article notes Edward, Prince of Wales, has been made a Knight of the Most Noble Order of Saint Patrick. It lists his full array of titles and honors, then praises him as a Good Sportsman and Good Fellow, noting he wears his status well as dinner is served.
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Prince of Wales
Edward
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Paveick David
Earl of Chester
Duke of Cornwall
Duke of
Late Girl Cooking Over Newspaper Advertisement
A fragmented dialogue scene centers on a fond mother and multiple children, with references to boarding houses, behavior in the street, and a car theft remark. The garbled OCR yields a quirky snapshot of domestic tension and urban life.
The Art Of Royalty Requires Training And Restraint
The piece argues that royalty is an art that must be learned through persistent training. It cites handling dull company, avoiding boredom, and choosing the right response under social pressure as essential skills. It compares royal conduct to precision in art and music, and notes the art should also inspire prudent evaluation and influence for good.
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Abe
Amathcian Trickster Seeks Volunteer Onstage
A conjurer on stage invites a lady to come forward for a vanish and return routine while an audience member offers to fetch his wife. The crowd mocks the interruption as the performer presses the show with dramatic flair. The report adds an aside that Japan’s population grew by 949000 last year and ends with a quip about social circles.
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Amathcian
Had Different Meaning in a Irish Regiment Parable
An English officer in an Irish regiment orders a dirty faced recruit to be saved in a river. The sergeant returns saying the man survived because he could swim, noting the officer’s command to "save" him there. The officer protests missing the drowning, and the sergeant quotes the bid to take him to the water and save him there.
Portuguese Engineer Claims Substitute Fuel For Long Distance Aruation
Portuguese engineer Senhor Ramon Ribeiro claims a substitute fuel with 80 percent greater efficiency than gasoline. The report notes the invention could address fuel concentration for long distance aruation though the text is fragmentary and includes unrelated anecdotes and jokes.
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Senhor Ramon Ribeiro
Homeward pull of land and community in Old Home Week
The essay argues that the universal instinct to return home fuels Old Home Week traditions and strengthens ties through Old Boys’ Societies. It contrasts Anglo Saxon nomadism with deep land devotion and notes exiles abroad often remain estranged from their homeland, bound by a shared imperial heritage.
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John Howard Payne
Ain
Devil's Pit Tale Claims Wales Lost Devil to England
In Welsh legend near Tintern Abbey a crag called Devil's Pulpit hosts a tale of Satan preaching to Cistercian monks. The devil allegedly crossed the Wye to Mastand after monks doused him with holy water, leaving England with the Devil and Wales with peace.
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America
Wales
Tintern Abbey
Wye
Mastand
England
Wardrobe of Late Czar Family Stored at Czarskoye Selo
Costly gowns worn by the Czarina and daughters Olga Tatiana Maria Anastasia and uniforms of the Czars and Czarevitch are kept in Alexandrovsky Palace at Czarskoye Selo now Dvetskoye Selo. Paris dresses elaborate with sable ermine fox trims and silver gold embroidery on moire silk.
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Czarina
Olga
Tatiana
Maria
Anastasia
Czarevitch
Alexandrovsky Palace
Czarskoye Selo
Dvetskoye Selo
Nicholas II
Czareviteh
Ignorance Key Cause of Poor Health Tells World Education Meeting
Dr W W Peter presenting at the World Federation of Education Associations biennial convention in Toronto links ignorance and ill health. He notes China’s 95 percent illiteracy and high child death rates, compares illiteracy and mortality across nations, and cites Philippine child screenings showing widespread physical defects.
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World Federation of Education Associations
Toronto
W. W. Peter
American Public Health Association
China
Peter
Germany
England
France
United States
Japan
Phillippine Islands
Silence Crusade Proposed in France to Curb Noise
A French proposal seeks a week long silence crusade to reduce Paris noise. It argues noise from homes streets and night work harms residents and calls laws to curb loud voices banging doors and personal displays, noting the plan could spread globally.
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France
Paris
London
Wheat and grain deliveries and pool elevator plan
Total Manitoba Pool wheat deliveries last year reached 16 028 885 bushels with 128 793 61 bushels of coarse grains. This contrasts with 26 201 515 bushels of all grains in 1925 as the pool plans to operate 60 to 65 elevators for this year.
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Manitoba Pool
Wettest Spots in British Columbia Reach Record Rain
The article notes Henderson Lake on Vancouver Island as North America’s wettest spot with over twenty three feet of rain last year. It cites other heavy sites Lockport Prince Rupert Ocean Falls and Vancouver with substantial rainfall figures and mentions Premier Mine snow record at 39 feet.
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Death Valley
Great California Desert
North America
Henderson Lake
Vancouver Island
F. Napier Denison
Provincial Weather Service
Pacific
British Columbia
Lockport
Queen Charlotte Islands
Ocean Falls
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Portland Canal
Homestead Entry Totals Across Western Provinces
June homestead entries reached 80 in the four western provinces against 704 in June 1926. Manitoba reported 95, Saskatchewan 342, Alberta 370 and British Columbia 1. Six month filings totaled 3,069 versus 2,584 in 1926, with Manitoba 36 percent, Saskatchewan 1,355, Alberta 3,283, and British Columbia 3 percent.
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Western Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Stirring Up Trouble and a Quiet Evening Exchange
A woman chats with George proposing marriage if both were single again. He replies vaguely wishing for a quiet evening. A separate remark notes a prize fighter with a seven foot three inch reach and a new boarding house arrival.
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George
Oliver
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