Real Imperial Unity Is Essential For Return Of Prosperity Within Empire
An essay urges British focus on imperial unity and rebuilding the Empire’s economy. It praises the 1924 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley as a practical step to boost inter imperial trade, defence readiness, and domestic prosperity, arguing unity must prove its payoffs in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
France
Gallipoli
Mesopotamia
Pestine
Prince of Wales
Wembley Park
London
Britain
Cimce
Ar Tay
Parliament Hails France Gift of Vimy Ridge Land for Monument
The House of Commons expressed gratitude to France for gifting 4250 acres on Vimy Ridge for a Canadian monument. Leaders from all parties praised the gesture as a tribute to Canadian soldiers and a symbol of lasting Franco Canadian friendship. R J Manion recalled his 1917 visit and urged involvement with the project.
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House Commons
France
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Cattlefields Memorial Commission
Belgium
King
Lon
R. J. Manion
Grain Costs and Yields Report From Avonlea Farm
The Dominion Government Experimental Farm at Avonlea reports Marquis wheat at 52 cents per bushel, Banner oats 26 cents, and Victory oats 30 cents. Corn yielded six tons per acre at $2.38 per ton. sunflowers stored in silo. Western rye grass and sweet clover produced 2.5 tons per acre. Marquis and Red Fire and Kabanka wheat all yielded 34 bushels per acre. Banner and Victory oats 65 bushels per acre. First wheat sown May 3 and oats May 4. harvest began August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avonlea
E. C. Sackville
Victory
Marquis
Darkest Hour Labor Battalion privates overseas trip
Preferred Stock Ephraim and Sam, privates of the Darkest Hour Labor Battalion, fear the murky sea on their first overseas voyage. Ephraim voices worry while Sam argues sinking steamboat is worse than a railroad wreck, claiming you are safer in a wreck.
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Ephraim
Sam
Darkest Hour Labor Battalion
Eppraim
Canadian honors Liszt scholarship winner Virginia McLean
The Royal Academy of Music announces Virginia McLean of Montreal receives the Liszt pianoforte scholarship. An unrelated line notes the average person spends about 23 years sleeping over a lifespan of 77 years.
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Royal Academy of Music
Virginia McLean
Montreal
Smallest screws used in watches described
A thimble would hold 100000 of them and the text notes tiny watch screws. It also mentions Teatons playing a game like catbail using enemy skulls.
Your Teeth and the Face It Shapes Your Personality
A reflective note on how teeth and mouth affect appearance and personality. It argues beauty, health, and youth influence perceptions of heroes and villains, citing Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as a contrast and stressing that mouth and teeth dominate facial expression and personal impact.
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Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Surging Homestead Entries Reported For 1921 22
W W Cory deputy minister of the interior releases an annual report showing 1 960 more homestead entries in 1921 22 than the previous year. Letters patent total 13 116 covering 2 024 519 acres. Manitoba posts the largest percentage rise, while prairie provinces show a decline overall and gains occur in the Northwest Yukon and British Columbia Dominion lands. A closing quip notes idle critics often achieve little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Cory
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Northwest
Yukon Territories
Dominion Lands
British Columbia
Sound Travels Faster Through Wood Than Air
A note explains that sound moves more quickly in wood than in air, highlighting material differences in sound propagation. It contrasts medium density and elasticity, implying practical implications for acoustics and construction.
Large Alberta Irrigation Projects Put Land Under Ditch
Two major schemes in Southern Alberta move to construction with 136000 acres to be irrigated. The Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District covers about 120000 acres with 105000 irrigable, between the Old Man and Little Bow rivers near Lethbridge and as far west as MacLeod. The United Irrigation District near Cardston west of MacLeod comprises 24000 irrigable acres. Both projects created under the Alberta Irrigation District Act rely on six percent provincial bond guarantees to finance the works.
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Titswear
Alberta
Lethbridge Northern
Old Man
Little Bow Rivers
Lethbridge
MacLead
United Irrigation District
Cardston
MacLeod
Alberta Irrigation District
Controversy Seen Over Canada Temperance Act Amendment
Senator Casgrain gave notice in the Senate of a bill to abolish licenses to manufacture intoxicating liquor in provinces where sale is prohibited. Upon order in council from a dry province, no licenses will be issued after March 1 1924 for manufacturing intoxicants beyond government or medicinal needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casgrain
Senate
Secretary of State For Canada
Night Flight From London to Paris Transports Night Sky
An aeroplane from Croydon to Paris landed at Lebourget after following a course lit by signaling lights and reporting progress by wireless. Fog forced a landing near Beauvais before the Croydon Lebourget route, where a green flare lit the field for a perfect touchdown. A regular night passenger service may soon operate Croydon Lebourget.
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Croydon
England
Lebourget
Beauvais
Paris
Quip Highlights Unmarried Lovers In Brief Exchange
A brief, somewhat humorous exchange notes love at first sight followed by a practical twist. The speaker admits ongoing encounters but cites no marriage, hinting at lingering romantic interest without commitment.
Average man aims for leadership. woman seeks one follower
The saying contrasts ambition between genders noting men strive to lead many, while women often aim to guide a single person. It reflects traditional views on gender roles and leadership expectations.
Record Of Achievement By Dominion Land Surveyors
The Dominion Land Surveyors Association opened its annual meeting with optimism on steady progress. President C K Herriot highlighted the vast historical surveying effort across Western Canada, noting extensive subdivision, boundary work, re surveys, and land examinations since 1913 and 1918. The Topographical Surveys Committee praised aerial photography advances for mapping, while the Land Settlement Committee urged reforms to farming policy, settlement control, and broader agricultural education to boost western farmers' incomes.
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Western
Canada
Dominion Land Surveyors
Dominion Land Surveyors’ Association
Dominion
C K. Herriot
Dominion Land Surveys
Dominion Lands Office
Topographical Surveys
Manitoba-Ontario
Lake Winnipeg
Fingertip Painter Edith Terry Creates Art Without Brushes
Edith Terry of Beverly Jills paints with fingers not brushes and has produced hundreds of works. A multilingual, well traveled artist and writer, she studies in Europe, collaborates on a novel, and prefers painting with palette knife and fingertips, avoiding easels.
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Edith Terry
Beverly Jills
Miss Terry
England
France
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
Japan
China
John Fosdick
Cecilia
Douglas Fir Better Than Imported Oak
An engineer stated Canadian Douglas fir timbers bear a greater load before breaking than imported red oak. Forest Products Laboratories confirmed the result with tests and demonstrations, leading the company to adopt Douglas fir, saving thousands annually and boosting Canadian lumber trade.
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Forest Products Laboratories of Canada
Dominion Forestry Branch
Montreal
Canada
Wheat Stabilization Plan Passes Senate Panel
The bill from Senator Goodiny of Idaho to form a Government wheat stabilization corporation with 300 million dollars capital to buy and sell wheat was reported favorably by the Senate Agriculture Committee in Washington.
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Goodiny
Republcan
Idaho
Senatericulture Committee
Washington
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Windsor
E. W. Beatty
Osborne Street
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Canadian Pacific Steamships Department
Want Wheat Corporation
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