National Fuel Policy Aims To Reduce Dependence On U S Supplies
The Special Committee of the House of Commons plans a national fuel policy for Canada. Premiers from Nova Scotia Quebec and Alberta will be asked to testify before the committee. The goal is to move coal from the Maritimes and western provinces to central Ontario and Quebec at fair rates, with railways and all governments coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nieped
Vet Mey
Houser of Commons
Caonén
Toei
Wiehe Weil
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Aiasle
Alberta
Oear Felure
Wille
Canada
United States
Cormitter
Maritimes
Ontario
Regina
Japs Aim for Venus De Milo Beauty Standard
Dr Ishiwara of the Imperial University in Tokyo reports Japanese women are growing taller with longer torsos and shorter legs after floor mat removal in homes. He notes studying European sculpture to bring back a Venus de Milo ideal and plans to export that standard to Japanese women.
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Japan
Kikutara
Shiwara
Department of Hygiene
Imperial University
Tokyo
Ishiwara
Canada
United States
Ichiwara
Europe
Vents de Milo
Secrets Behind Ten Dollar Daily Cash Advance
A New York socialite puzzled by $10 daily cash charges for his foreign guest’s expenses at an Upper Park Avenue hotel. The cashier said “Cash advanced” and the host learned the count ran every morning. Also cited is a golfing anecdote from Walter Hagen and a note on Sir Squire Bancroft’s upright carriage.
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Park Avenue
New York Evening World
Century-Old Plant Cells Discussed at Academy
Dr. Daniel T Madwugal described at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia the discovery of century-old plant cells in the giant Arizona cactus. The pith cells, formed at growth, were thought dead but examined as living and functioning, suggesting remarkable longevity in plant tissue.
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American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Daniel T Madwugal
Department of Botanical Research
Carnegie Institution of Washing
MacDougal
Arizona
Urges Bi Lingual Education in Canada
Col Alexander MacPhail of Queen's University calls for compulsory bilingual education for Canadian children. He argues French is a mother tongue for a large portion of the population and that bilingualism would open vast realms of literature and benefit the rising generation. He plans to send his son to a Quebec school to model the approach.
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Canada
Alexander MacPhail
Calc. Dao
MacPhail
Quebec
Iron rich foods beat tonics for anemia cures
Doctors note blood color comes from iron and iron deficiency causes paleness. Recent medical findings favor iron rich foods such as eggs beans whole wheat beef nuts prunes and spinach over iron tonics for treating anemia.
Scottish bettor’s unusual bet request at Glasgow track
A Scotchman asked a Glasgow bookmaker to supply stamped addressed envelopes to forward bets. The bookmaker agreed, but the venture ended when the first bet arrived. the money came off the stamps in the envelopes, a curious premature end to the inquiry.
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Glasgow
Tie
New York Evening World
Automatic veggie and flower bundler with foot lever
A simple seated unit uses a foot lever to operate automatically, adjusting to bunches from a quarter to five inches in diameter. If the operator rises at 8 30 a m and has soft hands, the device may offer a four point remedy for farmers.
Paris scholarships awarded to three Saskatchewan educators
The department of education grants one year scholarships to Miss Roxana Smith dean of women at Regina College Miss Jean G Dixon of Bedford Road Collegiate Saskatoon and Murdoch Matheson principal Assiniboia Public School. Trustees chose them from fourteen applicants.
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Paris
Department of Education
Roxana Smith
Regina College
Jean G. Dixon
Bedford Road
Saskatoon
Murdoch Matheson
Assiniboia
Narrow Escape and Desertion Tale Across Continents
A pompous Mrs Newrich questions a neighbor about a missing sunburst while a British soldier who deserted in Hong Kong completes a 16 month trek from China through Mongolia Siberia to Europe, walking across vast regions.
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Mrs. Newrich
Hong Kong
England
China
Mongolia
Siberia
Europe
Western Canada Irrigation Convention Held in Medicine Hat
The Western Canada Irrigation Association annual convention takes place in Medicine Hat on July 27 to 29. Because sugar beet growth expands in Southern Alberta irrigation areas, the program highlights sugar beet culture with prominent expert participation.
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Western Canada Irrigation
Western Canada Irrigation Association
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Singing Judge Echoes Backstage in Melbourne Hearing
In Melbourne Australia a judge praised a busker after an eighteen mile trek to a singing performance. The speaker joked about his own circus background while declaring the show worth the journey.
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Australia
Canal across Scotland sparks renewed interest
Interest grows in a proposed canal spanning Scotland with debates over feasibility, economic impact, and route options drawing attention from engineers, planners, and regional leaders amid longstanding transportation ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Definition of News According to Henry J Smith at Club Address
Henry J. Smith of the Chicago Daily News offered ten definitions of news at an Illinois Federation of Women's Club meeting. He described news as a covetous revelation for millions, a telescope in social labs, poetry without form, and an explosive on peaceful fronts, among other views.
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Henry Justin Smith
Chicago Daily News
Ilinois Federation of Women’s Clube
Nature as Sculptor Carves Faces in English Coasts
The piece celebrates rock formations along Land's End Redruth en steps and Lake District as nature’s sculptor. It notes likenesses of Dr Johnson Queen Victoria and a Queen Elizabeth Rock with a nearby Lady at the Organ rock formation.
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England
Dame Nature
Land's End
Dr. Johnson
Queen Victoria
Cornwall
Redruthen Steps
Queen Elizabeth
Lake District
Grasmere
Trafalgar Square
Aime
New Railway Line Commencement Near Busby Edmonton
The KE D B C Railway plans a new branch line starting near Busby north of Edmonton. The route will pass through the Pembina Valley a rich farming region.
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KE. D. & B. C. Railway
Busby
Edmonton
Pembina
The Pathfinder Reasoning About Peggy in Socks
The dialogue humorously notes Peggy would be a fitting wife as she mends her father’s socks. Peter’s quick realization about the repeating sock undercuts his initial praise with a playful twist.
French airships face mandatory registered inspection rule
A new regulation requires all French airships to pass a registered inspection prior to operation. Officials say inspections ensure safety and compliance with aviation standards, with detailed procedures to be published by the ministry.
Woman Brings Home World Dolls From Empress of Scotland
Mrs W Kendall Evans a passenger on the Empress of Scotland cruise brings a delicate collection of dolls from every country visited on the 129 day world tour. Her bags and rooms overflow with dancing sleeping and painted dolls illustrating a mini cosmopolitan club.
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W. Kendall Evans
New York
Evans
Golf-Club
Questionable Notoriety in Inland Moroccan Village
A woman traveling in Morocco heard a tune like Tipperary. An Arab boy spoke English and boasted of London, claiming to have spent fourteen days in a “grand stone palace.” He displayed a deportation certificate dubbing him an “Undesirable Alien” from a British gentleman, provoking the narrator’s wary amusement.
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Morocco
Tipperary
London
Dammal
South African Tree in English Garden Recounted
A tree transplanted in an English garden during Athelstan’s reign more than a thousand years ago is described as the grandfather of Kaf fir bread plants. It typically grows twenty feet tall but this specimen is ten feet with a 15 inch trunk. Long curled leaves emerge from the top, and yearly fronds renew while old ones fall, leaving trunk scars to estimate age.
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Athelstan
Great Britain
One of World's Greatest Rivers Amazon For 1 000 Miles
The Amazon, called the King of Streams, receives over 1 200 tributaries, with more than 100 large rivers. Floods vary seasonally so the river’s height stays nearly constant year round. Its mouth with the Para spans 180 miles and is navigable for large steamers up to 1,000 miles from the sea. The flood colors the ocean yellow as far as 460 miles offshore.
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Amazon
Para
Brazil
Canadian Apples Dominate Imperial Displays 1922 25
Canadian apples swept awards in England from 1922 to 1925 winning 64 first places 75 seconds 24 thirds and 22 special prizes. In 1925 British Columbia Jonathan topped as best dessert apple while Ontario Rhode Island Greening was premier cooking apple. In 1923 and 1924 McIntosh was named best dessert apple in the empire.
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England
British Columbia
British Empire
Ontario
Rhode Island
Empire
Evolution Evidence Garners Toronto Professor’s Stamp of Support
University of Toronto geologist Dr. I W Parks, presenting to the Royal Society of Canada in Ottawa, argued that evolution is overwhelmingly supported by evidence. He cited earth age estimates, life appearing hundreds of millions of years ago, and that modern humans emerged in Western Europe 25 000 to 30 000 years ago with extinct man like races, while suggesting biblical timelines may align with future scientific clarification.
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W. A. Parks
University of Toronto
Royal Society of Canada
Ottawa
Parks
Western
Europe
Doubtful Testimonial From the Hudson’s Bay Company Past
A Youth’s Companion tale recalls early Hudson’s Bay Company “certificates” of good character for Indigenous traders called teapots. Indians prized them, using them in trade, while one old holder carried a warning hidden in plain sight that labeled a deceitful trader as a “regular scamp.”
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Hudson's Bay Company
Squirrels Share Afternoon Feasts With Park Walkers
New Yorkers feed park squirrels in Central Park as the day ends, a quiet pastime that draws visitors from outside the city. The perching rodents approach feeders, pocket trips, and rest on shoulders before darting away at park exits as the sun sets.
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Central Park
New
New York
Park
Madison Square
Power Of Imagination on Brooklyn Street
A crowd gathered as a dramatic scene unfolds with a woman crying I am shot and observers declaring murder or fire. An ambulance arrives and doctors examine the reputed wound but find no injuries. The gunshot was later traced to a backfiring truck exhaust rather than a bullet.
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Brooklyn
Abanto
Natural History Society Plans Victoria Beach Outing
The Natural History Society of Manitoba plans a summer survey of the Victoria Beach Peninsula. Excursions are run by the C.N.R. in May July and September to accommodate members.
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Natural History Society
Natural History Society of Manitoba
Victoria Beach
The
C.N.R
Seventy Fifth Anniversary of Ice Cream Industry Marked
This year marks the seventy fifth anniversary of ice cream’s emergence as a commercial industry. The milestone reflects decades of production, distribution, and evolving consumer demand within the food sector.
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St. Petersburg
Florida
Squire Bancroft
Lendon
Lendon Sunday Express
Estentis
Meter
Ww. N.C
Cornish
George
Peggy
Peter
Algo
Pathfinder
York
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