Back To The Land And The City Descent Debate
The article outlines a predicted shift from urban concentration to rural living, with governments in Canada and the United States supporting moves to the land. Henry Ford backs land linked industry and artisan futures, while experts warn of gradual, long term decentralization and its social effects as cities lose dominance. Woodstock Sentinel Review.
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Canada
United States
Henry Ford
Detroit
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Handicaps as Spurs to Achievement in Adversity
The article argues that disabilities and physical flaws can sharpen abilities and drive achievement. It cites deafness, blindness, color blindness, and other impairments, noting notable figures who triumphed. A deaf man’s unexpected laughter in a film scene is cited as illustrating how perception and restraint shape response.
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Milton
Togs
Henley
Stevenson
Nietzche
Women of Paramaribo Carry Goods with Their Heads
In Paramaribo, women in Dutch Guiana balance milk bottles, cof fins, and more on their heads. They avoid using their hands so completely that even letters are carried, weighted by a brick.
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Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Montreal Cab Horse Attracts Tourists and Admires Chaw
Montreal’s tobacco chewing cab horse George entertains visitors with a slow nod and weary grin. The 12 year old displays no pride yet accepts tobacco gifts, apples, and sugar from admirers while guiding his cab with faithful, traffic light obeying routine.
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George
Montreal
Dominion Square
George Brennan
The Making Of Shoes Through Time And Craft
Shoes began as a pledge gesture with a neighbor, while heels and stout shoes arrived in the fifteenth century for riding. Today eighty workers, 150 machines, and 450 processes shape every boot or shoe before it is worn.
Man Fined for Shooting Ducks from Airplane in North Wales
A North Wales man received a fine after authorities established he fired at ducks from an aircraft. The case highlights wildlife protection and aviation safety concerns linked to illegal hunting practices.
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North Wales
What the average schoolboy wants is history that will repeat itself
The Ottawa Journal quotes a schoolman saying boys crave history with repetition, implying a desire for familiar patterns and lesson repeats, rather than fresh novelty, in lessons and curriculum.
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The
Ottawa Journal
Standardizing Manners on London Buses Regime
London Time and Tide discusses mass regulation affecting public behavior. It notes conductors once praised now face criticism for mechanical shouting and loss of individuality amid standardization.
Price Rises Stir Antiquated Item Negotiation
A vendor defends a high asking price by citing rising wages and material costs, while a buyer questions the value of a genuine antique. The exchange highlights inflationary pressures in the trade.
Mustard weed cuts oats yield at Ottawa farm
Experiments at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa show oats yield drops by 26.7 bushels per acre or 37 percent on land heavily infested with mustard compared to nearby plots without mustard. Field husbandry experiments seek cheap effective weed control due to widespread losses to farmers.
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Central
Ottawa
One Million Canadians Rally Behind Marketing Aid Plan
A marketing campaign in Canada promotes auxiliary legislation under the British Marketing Act to regulate food production and distribution. It emphasizes unity of one million adult, white, male primary producers backing Dominion government action with provincial support for orderly marketing nationwide.
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Canada
Dominion
B.c
Theatre at Home Satisfactory as Real Thing
The piece weighs whether television will end cinema or theatre, noting home viewing may not replace public venues. It argues social experience, dressing up, and immersive atmosphere keep theatres and cinemas compelling, though home screens offer a strong yet different enchantment.
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Sidney Carroll
His Majesty's
Broadway
Father
Hamlet
Christian Science Monitor
Potting Plants Care for House Plants in Spring
The Dominion Department of Agriculture says spring is best to shift house plants and trim reshaped geraniums begonias and similar plants. Avoid over potting and keep flowering plants root bound for best blooming. Use inverted crocks and gravel for drainage and ensure water can escape when using non pot containers. Remove old soil and roots when repotting and set cuttings firmly with soil half an inch below the rim.
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Horticultural Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Auto fuel from refuse runs between Rome and Ostria
In recent test runs between Rome and Ostria Italy an automobile powered by fuel made from vegetable refuse reached 48 miles per hour. Fuel cost was about one twentieth of ordinary gasoline. The car used a new device that gasifies charcoal including refuse into usable fuel.
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Rome
Ostria
Italy
Boy imagines and jokes about a horse in school
A schoolboy Tommy reports a teacher who cannot identify a horse in a drawing. His mother is startled by the remark and asks what Tommy means. The anecdote highlights a child's humorous misinterpretation of art and instruction.
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Tommy
Mother
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A. Leyden-Frost
New York
Leyden-Frost
Old George
London
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