A Mine Of Interesting Information About Canada In Archives
Canada weekly surveys the Dominion archives detailing four historical divisions French rule British governance from 1764 to Confederation and post federation politics. It highlights key figures like Bigot Montcalm Bougainville Radisson Wolfe Dalhousie Durham and Macdonald and notes vast holdings including 50 000 volumes 30 000 maps and 15 000 catalogued items with 2 000 framed pictures and prints.
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Paris
Canada
Bigot
Montcalm
Confederation
Public Records Office
British Museum
Bogguet
Haldimand
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Wolfe
Moncton
Townshend
Murray
Quebec
Dalhousie
Lord Durham
Dominion
John A. Macdonald
Leicester Harmsworth
Bexhill-on-Sea
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Northcliffe
Canada Weekly
London
Eng
Mass Robin Slaughter Forces North Carolina Brant Sale
The New York Journal reports a large robin slaughter in North Carolina as millions of birds are killed for two cents each near Chapel Hill. Agents from the U S Biological Survey and state conservation offices were sent to halt the senseless slaughter of transit robins.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Durham
Burtington
United States Biological Survey
State Conservation Department
New York Journal
Canadian professor mocks dieting and mood comment
A Toronto Board of Trade discussion featured a Canadian professor who quips that had women not pursued dieting there would be no term low mood. He questions the scope of college professors knowledge.
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The
Board of Trade of Toronto
Druggist Error Traced In Rescue Of Woman From Poison
A South Bend couple visiting Indiana faced a mistaken deadly dose when sinus medicine was misread as poison. Police across three states tracked a maroon sedan carrying four people to Euclid Ohio after a teletype alert. Mrs. Sigsbee admitted the bottle helped her, revealing not poison but an error.
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Herbert Sigsbee
South Bend
Indiana
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Frank J. Leigh
Sigsbee
Buffalo
Euclid
Ohio
Cleveland
Lieut
Rowland Baehr
Mrs. Sigsbee
Manitoba chemists seek poison to kill dandelions
The Seaforth Expositor notes hope that University of Manitoba chemists are developing a preparation to kill dandelions without harming grass. The piece jokes about losing color in landscapes if successful while acknowledging lawns and fields are overrun by dandelions, seen as beauty by some but a pest overall.
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University of Manitoba
Manitoba
Seaforth Expositor
State Coach Of The Crown: A Storied Gold Leaf Carriage
The article narrates a ceremonial state coach built for royalty, valued at 40000. Its ornate gold leaf exterior and Cipriani paintings reflect enduring craftsmanship. The coach carries past monarchs and modern rulers, though the ride is rough and the coachman’s perch is dangerous. Neptune reliefs and a crown crest adorn its roof.
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George Sr
London
George III
George IV
William IV
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
George V
George VI
Sir William Chambers
Giovanni Batista Cipriani
St. Edward
Five New Royal Locomotives Named for Princess Service
The LM and S Railway Company announces by Royal permission five streamlined locomotives for the Glasgow to London 6 hours express service. Nos. 6220 to 6224 bear the names Coronation Queen Elizabeth Queen Mary Prince Alice and Princess Alexander after royal figures and a duchess daughter. Edinburgh Scotsman.
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LM. & S. Railway Company
Crewe
Glasgow
London
Coronation
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary
Prince Alice
Princess Alexander
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Edinburgh Scotsman
Basque Children Bond Street presents Coronation Day wool sheets
Basque children refugees from the Spanish civil war will receive 750 wool bed sheets donated by Bond Street merchants. The sheets, once ornaments for Coronation Day, will be recycled into clothing for the refugees.
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Bond Street
Efficiency Of Rural Schools Cannot Be Maintained If Teachers Are Poorly Paid
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report links rural school efficiency to teacher salaries. It shows many one room teachers earn under 500 dollars yearly, with some under 300, causing high turnover and lower qualifications. Ontario fares relatively better, but overall provinces must fund education to maintain standards.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Alberta
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa Journal
Pacifist Mrs Herring Seeks Toy Reform To Spare Children
New York pacifist Mrs J P Herring urged toy manufacturers to shift from lead soldiers to peaceful playthings. She argued that toy pistols fail to engage children and that posting carriers and workers of society could replace toy soldiers, inspiring constructive, nonviolent play.
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J. P. Herring
New York
Firms Named in Snappy Choice Roster
The list presents several firms including Watch Waite Attit Early Layte Do Darret and Grinn Barrett, described as pretty good with Grinn Barrett likely the best. The quip suggests a tongue in cheek ranking among short form firm names.
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Watch & Waite
Do & Darret
Grinn & Barrett
Swagger knit coat pattern in wool for six sizes
Summer project pattern 5534 offers a quick knit swagger coat with rib body and sleeves and stockinette cuffs border and yoke. Germantown wool provides light warmth and complete instructions plus material requirements for sizes 16 18 and 38 40. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 5534.
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Germantown
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Dentist fears chair yet praises laughing gas device
Dr J B Greer of Toronto admitted at the Ontario Dental Association convention that he is scared stiff of a dental chair but he tested a new nitrous oxide system. The device lets patients self administer gas to manage pain while staying conscious. The piece ends with a light aside noting romance lasted longer in old days because a bride looked similar after washing her face.
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Toronto
J. B Greer
Ontario Dental Association
Jugoslavia Reports 6 327 Miles of Railways
A Yugoslav railway statistic notes 6 327 miles of track across the state. Officials emphasize broad network reach and ongoing modernization plans amid regional transport development.
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Jugoslavia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Archives of Dominion
Robins
Gaspe Coast
Gaspe
Perce Rock
Bonaventure Island
Great Rock
Canadian Resources Bulletin
Alice Brooks
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