Empire Origin Mark Sought For British Goods
The Canadian Manufacturers Association relays a proposal to the British Empire Producers Organization for a single origin mark to identify Empire produced goods. The letter argues a common mark would reduce irritations between Empire countries and gain broad support from producers and consumers alike. Regina Daily Post notes the proposal interests Canadian merchants and discerning buyers.
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Canadian Manufacturers Association
Earth
British Empire
Regina Dally Post
Record Building Feat At East Linton Road Scheme
A remarkable one day engineering feat completed an £80,000 road and bridge project at East Linton Haddingtonshire England to cope with growing motor traffic on the Great North Road to London. While rail traffic moved via St Boswells to Berwick a stone bridge was blown up and an iron bridge stood beside it wheeled into position and fixed within sixteen hours and the railway telegraphed the change.
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East Linton
Haddingtonshire
England
London
St. Boswells
Berwick
Telaid
Would Be Sure Cure Wife Christmas Gift Debate
A husband and wife discuss presents for their son noting a wish to avoid tobacco. The wife wants a non smoking gift while the husband jokes about cigars and possibly quitting smoking, implying the prior year gift influenced the habit.
Alberta Coop ships 2400 turkeys to Montreal
The Southern Alberta Co operative Association sent 2400 turkeys to Montreal for eastern markets. The birds were hand picked and reflect the district's reputation for choice poultry, with 150 shippers contributing to the consignment.
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Alberta
Montreal
Southern Alberta Co-operative Association
Mining Volcanic Dust Near Waldeck Saskatchewan
Mining operations have extracted volcanic dust beds over thirty feet thick from deposits near Waldeck eleven miles northeast of Swift Current Saskatchewan. The author quips that the claim is provable in three lines and jokes about filling time. Jugend Munich.
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Waldeck
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Jugend
Munich
Mind of Animals and Human Ties in A New York Times Essay
The New York Times discusses Alfred Poirat’s Revue Pieur article on animal minds. He argues dogs convey meaning without speech by expressions and alarms while noting monkeys’ imitation as buffoonery, and he contrasts loyalty in pets with human perception.
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Alfred Poirat
Revue Pieur
Earth
Destiny
M. Poirat
New York Times
Indian Sign Language Taught Across the Nation
The article notes that Indian Sign Language allowed diverse tribes to converse without spoken words. It highlights easy learning, common usage by Boy Scouts nationwide, and warns not to mistake sign talk for deaf mutes as they demonstrate America’s first language.
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Germany
America
Boy Scout
Pioneer women helped build Calgary's empire, Mrs James Walker praised
A Calgary Alberta news note recalls that women played a major role in frontier achievements. Mrs James Walker is highlighted for helping her husband half a century ago to establish a home that became part of Calgary's growth. A different item mentions a stenographer who jokes that her Uncle Abner is elevating hogs in Kansas.
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James Walker
Calgary
Abner
Kansas
Tolmie Credits King For Fairness In Resources Deal
Ottawa Journal notes Premier Tolmie of British Columbia praised Premier Mackenzie King after discussing BC natural resources. Tolmie, stepping into a Pullman car, said federal treatment was fair and reasonable and expressed thanks as he heads home for Christmas.
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Simon Tolmie
British Columbia
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
Tolmite
Tolmie
King
Ottawa Journal
The Outlawry of War Versus Economic Power
The article argues that international competition will shift from territorial conquest to wealth creation. It predicts defenses will rely on a well educated, prosperous population rather than vast military forces, with emphasis on consumers over producers.
Uncle Toby’s Bald Joke Sparks Little Johnny’s Tease
Little Johnny laughs at his Uncle Toby after finding his bald head and jokingly mentions a brush and comb left in the uncle’s room. The playful moment captures a lighthearted family interaction.
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Johnny
Toby
Tee Hee
Millions Spent on Christmas Cards Revealed
A writer in the North American Review states the American public spends 55 million dollars annually on Christmas cards. Forty factories operate in the trade, employing about 5,000 workers. Card designs are closely guarded.
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North American Review
Italian and California Men Use Steam From Volcanic Plants
In Italy and California men harness natural steam from volcanic power stations to run equipment. The practice highlights geothermal energy usage and advances in tapping volcanic resources for industrial needs.
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Italy
California
Mental Hygiene Growing Efforts Across Canada
About 25 000 people are confined in mental institutions at year end 1928, up from 24 000 at start. Government and charities push mental hygiene. Saskatchewan opens first government mental hygiene department. Royal commission reports boost impetus. Alberta passes Canada’s first sterilization law for mentally deficient discharged inmates.
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Canada
Lady Willingdon Fund For Research
Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial Foundation
Saskatchewan
Department of
Department of Health
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
British Columbia
C. M. Hincks
C. B. Farrar
Alberta
Farmer Learns About Universal Solvent In College Joke
A farmer visiting his son's college chemistry class hears students discuss a universal solvent. He ponders what to keep it in once found. Separately, a man asks a woman to cross the street and receives a sharp reply about sight. The piece notes Canada exported dairy products worth 18 482 518 dollars in early 1928.
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Canada
The Mystery of Mars and Its Canals
The article surveys Mars features seen during the 1928 opposition, describing deserts, blue green areas possibly vegetation, polar ice caps, and the controversial canals. It notes Schiaparelli and Lowell's influence on public interest and discusses evidence for and against intelligent life on Mars.
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Earth
Mars
Ottawa
Dominion Observatory
Deserts
Schiaparelli
Lowell
Increased Fertility Of Soil From Mulch Paper Discovery
The Hawaiian innovation of using heavy mulch paper between crop rows boosts yields dramatically. Charles Eckart first tested on sugar, then pineapple growers, and U S Department of Agriculture trials on vegetables at Arlington showed cucumbers up 500 percent beets 400 percent green beans 150 percent and corn and potatoes about 75 percent. Cotton nearly doubled. The method promises major gains for farmers and market gardeners.
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Malthus
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Charles F. Eckart
Department of Agriculture
Arlington
Virginia
Demand For Cultural Languages German and French Taught Large ly For Cultural Value
Prof Braun of Columbia University at the Modern Language Association meeting in Toronto says Canada clings to prejudice against German while England and the United States have moved past it. He notes German and French are taught mainly for culture, with Spanish valued for commerce. Prof Vigneron from New York University adds culture drives language demand.
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Canada
W. A. Braun
Columbia University
University of Toronto
Modern Language Association of America
Toronto
England
United States
Praun
Marcel Henri Vigneron
New York University
Prince of Wales Baptismal Names Traced to Ancestry
The baptismal names of the Prince of Wales are seven: Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David. They honor his grandfather, paternal great-grandfather, paternal great-great-grandfather, and the patron saints of England Scotland Ireland and Wales.
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Prince of Wales
Edward Albert Christian
George Andrew Patrick David
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Will Tour Canada Thirty Forty South African Students Tour North America
Forty South African students will tour the United States and Canada this month at an invitation from the National Student Federation of America. They will visit New York Washington Chicago Detroit Buffalo Montreal and Boston with Percy Davies of the University of Alberta in charge of Canadian plans.
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United States
Canada
National Student Federation of America
New York
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Buffalo
Montreal
Boston
Percy Davies
University of Alberta
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Mark H Oren
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Dege
Paul Felson
Jack Hammell
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der Brummer
Berlin
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