The Social Service Council of Canada Overview
The Social Service Council of Canada unites church bodies and other organizations to study and solve moral social and economic problems. It coordinates delegates from member bodies to influence governments, advocate democracy women’s enfranchisement child welfare pensions and education, and reduce evils like gambling opium trafficking and illicit literature.
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Eernice
Council
Sapetonat of Health
Kellogg Receives Warm British Welcome at Pilgrim Society Banquet
US Ambassador Kellogg is praised by Premier Ramsay MacDonald at a London Pilgrim Society dinner. MacDonald calls for neighborly fairness and a spirit of fellowship between the United States and Britain, while Kellogg urges broad, just international statesmanship to address Europe’s crises. Prince of Wales attends the event.
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Ramsay MacDonald
Pilgrim Society
London
Frank B. Kellogg
United States
Ambasasdor
Great Britain
America
Court of St. James
MacDonald
Mr. MacDonald
Kellogg
Europe
British Empire
Prince of Wales
Hamar Greenwood
Quote Nuggets and Courtroom Quips From Historic Lit
A compilation of witty lines and courtroom quips includes Andrew Carnegie on what matters in industry and labor, a deserter shielded by a refuge, and a judge’s quip about essential factors in work. The piece mixes short anecdotes with light moral reflections.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Fall Wheat Acreage Drops in Canada 1923 Figures
Official Ottawa figures show a sharp fall in area sown to fall wheat for 1924. By end October Canada totals 767 200 acres versus 877 500 in 1922, Ontario down 61 000, Alberta down about 50 percent, British Columbia up 200 acres from 1932.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
Three Engine Air Express To Boost Belgian Congo Service
An order is placed in Great Britain for multiple three engine aeroplanes for a Belgian air service linking Congo with Europe. The first craft under construction at Handler Page Aircraft Works Cricklewood features advanced design and a top speed near 159 mph with room for 12 passengers and two pilots. Three engine air expresses likely to enter British airways within a year.
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Air Express
Great Britain
Congo
Europe
Handler Page Aircraft Works
Cricklewood
British Airways
Landslid Lakes Form From Tunneling in Cheshire England
Subterranean mining work has caused subsidence in Cheshire leading to the creation of several lakes. Depths reached 496 feet and 100 feet in places where solid ground once stood, indicating significant underground activity and landscape change.
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Cheshire
England
Jack Pine A Coming Wood for Rail Ties and Lumber
Jack pine, once despised, is now a leading eastern Canada timber used widely for railway ties and expanding into lumber. A fungal disease called red stain reddens the wood but Interior Department tests show no strength loss, so unimportant appearance should not hinder use.
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Tle
Canada
Forest Products Laboratories
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Locomotives Win Right of Way Across December Crossings
The Toronto Globe reports twenty three railway crossing accidents in Canada during December. Motor cars collided with locomotives in all but five cases, causing seven deaths and thirty two injuries. It argues drivers, not trains, are usually at fault and urges motorists to yield to trains at crossings.
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Canada
Toronto Globe
Reflecting on the vast universe and stellar distances
The piece cites Isabella M. Jewls of the United States Naval Observatory estimating the Hyades cluster at 150 to 200 light years away and Orion at about 600 light years. It notes this equals about 3600 trillion miles and that light traveling at 186000 miles per second takes six centuries to cover Orion's distance. It ends with a quip, Why so hot, little man.
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Isabella M. Jewls
United States Naval Observatory
Haydes
Orion
Emers R
That Started it His Wife Girl Babies
A New York Sun excerpt notes that girl babies begin to speak earlier than boys and that as children grow older they gain an advantage in language and development.
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New York Sun
Sandman Leads Brownies to Beach Picnic Adventure
The Sandman guides the Brownies to an ocean shore for a safe swim in a roped-off area, then shares a picnic and two hours of stories. They enjoy the shade, ocean breeze, and candy ginger, expressing delight at the day and wishing to linger.
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Sandman
Ocean Beach
Mange in cattle horses and sheep warned by Ottawa bulletin
The Dominion Health of Animals Branch warns owners breeders and vets to report suspected mange under the Animal Contagious Diseases Act. Dr Hilton outlines mite caused disease and practical treatments for horses and cattle including hot wash with soap then sulphur tar oil and linseed oil, plus large scale dipping. disinfectants list available free from Ottawa.
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Ir. Hilton
Dominion Health of Animals
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Hilton
Veterinary Inspector-General
We Made a Mistake in Last Week’s Sentinel
A series of small errors are noted from a newspaper issue and reader letters. The narrator cites mix ups in mail, numbers, thread, train timing, milk bill, health, and a jitney timer, concluding with a refrain that the paper erred last week.
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the Sentinel
Glen Elden
Sentine
Grain Shipping Records Set by Fort William and Port Arthur Ports
A Fort William Ontario report shows grain shipments from Fort William and Port Arthur in 1923 reaching over 308 million bushels, with United States docks handling about 127.7 million of the total. Wheat and oats lead, followed by barley flax and rye, marking the highest annual aggregate since 1922 and surpassing 1916. The twin ports remain the world’s largest primary grain shippers, outranking Chicago and Duluth in the cited years.
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Fort William
Port Arthur
Ontario
Lake Shippers’ Clearance Association
United States
Chicago
Duluth
Alberta Mining Growth Surges West of Edmonton
Mines Branch records show the province's strongest development in the district west of Edmonton served by the National Railways. Output of bituminous coal has risen by more than a million tons, largely from three mines in the Mountain Park district.
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Province of
Alberta
Edmonton
National Railways
Mountain Park District
Borrower Receives Credit for Efforts
A successful borrower is credited for his efforts in meeting repayment goals and improving financial standing. The informal recognition highlights diligence, responsibility, and progress toward loan closure.
Mixed Farming And Prosperity Discussed In Northwest Layout
An analysis from the Northwestern National Bank Review argues that mixed farming offers a practical path for Northwest and Canadian agriculture. It highlights dairying, alfalfa, sugar beets, poultry and hogs as key diversification, with Hayward Wisconsin as a case study showing rapid dairy growth and rising bank deposits from 1912 to 1922.
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Prairie
Pep Inces
Canada
Northwestern National Bank Review
Minneapolis
Code of Tin
Northwest
Hayward
Wisconsin
Sanyer
Sawyer
Can Monkey Glands Extend Human Lifespan?
Professor Winfred Cullis at King’s College lecture argues monkey glands do not increase longevity. She notes longevity links to active pituitary growth and that long-lived parents raise expected lifespan, but stresses gland studies reveal growth romances rather than extended years.
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Winfred Cullis
King’s College, London
Cullis
Eskimo Woman's Diary Typewriter Linked to Ada Blackjack
A typewriter shipped from Toronto to Mrs. Milton Galle in Texas aided Ada Blackjack's diary on Wrangel Island. Mil ton Galle used it during the Wrangel Island expedition. Noice expedition recovered the relics including the device and Ada Blackjack, the lone survivor, with H Noice leading the 1923 relief mission and finding Alan Crawford and two others missing.
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Toronto
Milton Galle
Texas
Wrange Island
Noice
Ada Blackjack
H. Noice
Alan Crawford
Ada Lack Jack
New Gold District cited as world gold and silver producer
L. B. Mabee of Indian Mines Portland Canal in Winnipeg says the Portland Canal district in British Columbia along the CN line has become a top global gold and silver area. Premier Mines adjoining Indian Mines reportedly paid back $5 000 600 in three years and were bought for $135 000 and sold for $1 506 000.
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Portland Canal
British Columbia
Canadian National
L. B. Mabe
Winnipeg
Mabee
Boozer Ben-Goin’ Ter Sign de Pledge
Despondent Dan jokes about signing a pledge while pondering the drink’s effects. The Pittsburgh Sun notes the humor in the constant worry of obtaining a drink that breaks down the speaker’s system.
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Dan
Pittsburgh Sun
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