Caring For The Indians In Canada Report
Dr Ian Boott outlines Indian Affairs efforts to improve health care for Indigenous peoples in Canada. A traveling nurse corps and medical officers work with bands during treaty payments to provide treatment and tuberculosis prevention education amid widening white trapping pressure in northern provinces. The Indian population rises while the trust fund reaches £12,418,466.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indhase
Canada
Department of Indian Affaires
Iincan €. Boott
Indian Affairs
Paritemuet
East
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Quebec
Scott
Soul of Man Questioned by Surgeons Despite Advances
Dr Charles Maye of Rochester Minnesota told the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Surgical Association that surgeons still know little about the soul. He compared dissection to finding the force behind actions and suggested some believe the soul resides in the brain while others argue it is in the heart.
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Charlies Maye
Roechester
Minn
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Survical Association
Chicago
Dead Letter Office Remits Thousands in 1926
The Postal Department report shows 1 851 222 dead letters handled by March 31, 1926. More than 1 000 were registered servants and 16 434 contained money. In total 19 451 dollars were seized from dead letters. Officials restored 17 701 dollars to owners, with 1 720 dollars deposited to the federal treasury.
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Post Office Department
Serviers
Department
Federal Treasury
Record wheat haul into Roweaud by four horses
Largest lead of wheat hauled into Roweaud by four horses delivered to Saskatchewsa pool elevator at Bec. tech by Atex Nolan. Gross weight 13 946 lbs with total wheat 188 Pushers 26 Ibs. Gilgeerine scarce as price rose from $425 to over $560 per ton in three months.
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Roweau
Saskatchewsa Pool
Bec. Tech
Atex. Nolan
Paper Wedding Anniversary Plan
Clarence invites Er-ah-rill to celebrate their paper wedding anniversary a year from next Thursday, proposing a joint celebration and asking for agreement.
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Clarence
Cobham Defends Air Travel In Toronto Address
Sir Alan Cobham, pioneer aviator, told a Toronto luncheon the air program unites the British Commonwealth and adds world peace. He traced three aviation forms, urged safe, simple flying, and noted private owners and youth driving faster adoption than years ago.
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British Commonwealth of Nations
Alan Cobham
Toronto
King Edward Hotel
Alan
Canon Cody
London
Paris
Calais
Sir Alan
Army
Navy
Air Force
Sir Alam
Camoin’s Destroyed Paintings Recovered and Reauctioned
In 1914 Charles Camoin burned many canvases then found some reappearing at auctions. Seizures followed, later paintings resurfaced at Hotel Drouot as unknown origins and resold for small sums. Courts rule owners must prove title while dealers challenge artists moral rights via the Syndicate of Artistic Property.
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Charles Camoin
Francis Careo
M. Campin
Camoin
M. Camein
Sait
Syndicate of Artistic Property
Styles and Trade Ties in Fashion Fashions and Leather
The piece notes that styles drive demand for silk stockings dresses and underclothes and that changes in ladies footwear affect leather business. It argues fashion choices impact cotton growers textile mills and leather trades and hints at broader economic ties within the apparel supply chain.
Dust Clouds Stoke Fatal Storming in Paraguay
A severe storm in Paraguay produced thick dust clouds that asphyxiated scores of people. Rescuers battled to reach affected communities as authorities reported numerous casualties and widespread disruption. Local officials urged caution and organized relief efforts for displaced residents.
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Paraguay
One admires charity that isn't on parade
A brief note praises unseen generosity, honoring quiet donors whose acts of mercy go unpublicized in public displays. The sentiment highlights humility and practical aid behind the scenes, recognizing lasting impact beyond grand gestures.
Eugenics And Euthenics Value Of Environment
A discussion contrasts eugenics the race improvement science with euthenics the environmental influence on destiny. It argues erosion of eugenic methods while praising preventive medicine and hygiene driven by environmental progress. Social hygiene should include both concepts.
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Francis Galton
Nervous patient fears noises and strangers in comic exchange
A patient describes jumping at phones and doors, being terrified by strangers and newspapers. The doctor’s quip shifts to his own wife driving a car, hinting at a humorous take on shared anxieties.
Johnsons Demand Urgent Stenographer Hire
In a terse exchange Mrs Johnson insists on hiring a stenographer immediately while Mr Johnson protests the effort and jokes about the stenographer’s appearance. He notes he has no time to search the city for one.
Larkin Tower Building Aims To Overtop Eiffel Tower
Plans filed with Manhattan Bureau of Buildings reveal John A. Larkin’s 110 storey Larkin Tower Building to rise about 1208 feet in Times Square district New York. Ground area around 60 000 square feet on West Forty Second Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Estimated cost 18 000 000 with ground value 4 500 100 total property value 22 500 000 and annual rent around 3 000 000. If built it will exceed the Eiffel Tower by 200 feet and Woolworth Building by 500 feet making it the tallest structure.
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Times Square
New York
Manhattan Bureau of Buildings
John A. Larkin
West Forty Second Street
Ninth Avenues
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Woolworth
Pupmobile Railroad of Alaska Baffles with Husky Powered Trains
A unique road of 87 miles connects Kongarok mining district to the coast in Alaska. Locomotives and engineers are replaced by husky dogs and the passengers themselves drive the operation. Meetings between trains are handled by lifting the lighter load aside and passing, with a whip used to direct the run. The line was built in mining days and is now operated by the Alaska road commission for public use.
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Nome
Shelton
Alaska
Kongarok
Alaska Road Commission
Jai alai blends tennis style pace with footballlike virility
A description of jai alai as a fast spectacular and violent sport played across Spanish speaking countries in Europe and the Americas. It emphasizes its organized professional status and notes its mix of tennis pace and football virility.
Habitual Drunkards in Madrid Face Head Shaving Law
Madrid authorities enforce a new rule requiring habitual drunkards to have their heads shaved every four weeks under penalty of law. The ordinance aims to curb repeat drunkenness and public disorder.
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Madrid
Prince George Tours Canada En Route to Christmas in England
Prince George fourth son of King George V travels from Vancouver to Saint John aboard the CPR Montroyal en route to England. He visits Montreal where a formal photograph is taken with CPR chairman E W Beatty. he hopes for a longer visit in the future and a possible return with the Prince of Wales for Confederation’s 65th anniversary.
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Prince George
George V
Dominions
Vancouver
Saint John
England
Canada
Montreal
Westmoast
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
H.R.H
H.R.H. Prince
Prince
C.P.R
Montroyal
Prairie Provinces
Old Country
Prince of Wales
Village race decides age with Mehmed's surprising win
In Araklia Anatolia a quarrel over age led two elderly husbands to race 165 yards. Mehmed at 12 raced ahead of Bald Hassan 60 and won, as his wife celebrated with the crowd and the village awarded a prize of one lira.
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Socrates
Araklia
Anatolia
Mehmed
Bald Hassan
Fame and Greatness in Daily Life Through Christ
The piece contrasts fame with true greatness, citing Carlyle on fame as a probability of merit and Jesus Christ as an eternal, God-derived greatness. It praises the Nazarene Prophet and his guidance, highlighting his call to weary humanity to find rest in his teachings.
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Carlyle
Christ Jesus
Christian Science Monitor
Reformists Admit Futility of Cleaning Marseilles Old Port
In the Old Port of Marseilles reformist groups acknowledge their failure to purge entrenched vice. Despite protection by heavily armed gendarmes and police patrols, the labyrinthine alleys remain perilous after dark with dense dockside vice and persistent danger for tourists and locals alike.
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Old Port
Marseilles
Cunning Visitor Intervenes as May Vanishes on Doorstep
The youth Robert answers the door to a smartly dressed man asking for his sister. The exchange ends with the visitor confused and the sister May having just left, while Robert delivers a sly rebuke about May’s absence and his own clever quip.
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Robert
Warrant for Execution of Charles I in Lords Library
The warrant for Charles I’s execution lies in the House of Lords library. It was produced by Colonel Harker after the Restoration and used to exempt signers from the Indemnity Act. Also noted are opinions on round sums, square deals, and elephants’ sleep patterns.
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Charles I
House of Lords
Harker
The Advantage Of Rotations On The Farm
A Dominion of Agriculture bulletin explains crop rotations boost yields with little extra cost. Rotations control weeds and pests, improve soil health, and distribute labor, outlining three to six year cycles and grain hay pasture schemes as beneficial methods.
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Messrs. E.S. Hopkins
W. C. Hopper
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Hasbandry Division
Dominion Experimental Farms
Stamps Of Christmas Island Stand Out From British Possessions
Christmas Island stamps are unique local issues by a private company rather than a colony. The island, part of the Straits Settlements, lies in the Pacific and was first settled by Europeans in 1897. The 5 cent stamp features a sailing yacht near the island with birds in the blue, gold, red and green design.
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Istmas Island
Canada
Christmas Island
Straits Settlements
Pacific Ocean
Wis
Oldest Co-Ed Enrolls at Northwestern University
Mrs. N. O. Free man, 77, widow of a Methodist minister from Batavia Illinois, enrolls as a student at Northwestern claiming the title America s oldest co ed. She says she joined to avoid aging and enjoy college life with younger peers and urges other women in similar situations to pursue education and keep their minds active.
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Northwestern University
America
N. O. Freeman
Batavia, II
Freeman
London Odd Jobs List Covers Many Curiosities
In London a variety of peculiar employments are noted such as cart men, street water sellers in markets, and painters of door knockers reflecting local trades and daily life.
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London
Humor Exchange Between Clark and Davenport
A quip about milk sources runs between Clark and Davenport. Davenport jokes that a milkman sells milk from cheerful faucets rather than contented cows, highlighting playful wordplay in a light exchange.
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Clark
Davenport
Natives Reported to Practice Seasonal Hibernation in Siberia
In Northern Siberia some indigenous communities reportedly hibernate during winter, sleeping for extended periods to cope with the dark season. The practice appears tied to extreme cold and limited daylight, reflecting traditional adaptation methods.
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Siberia
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