Statesmen Needed for Leadership to Restore World Sanity
Dr. W. W. Swanson of the University of Saskatchewan urged Saskatchewan merchants at a Federation convention to seek constructive leadership from responsible leaders. He asserted the Empire has leaders with the power to push the world toward better times and warned against Russian philosophy while calling for immediate, practical policy to help people adjust and regain confidence.
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England
Prince Albert
W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Feral Merchants’ Association
Empire
Dr. Swanson
Russia
Train Speed Decline Amid Railways While Cars Race On
The piece notes that despite modern speed records in cars boats and planes railways still face praise for shaving only half an hour from Scottish express times. It recalls postwar speed reductions with fathers telling children about faster trains of the past, contrasting 7 hours 50 minutes for the Flying Scotsman with 6 hours 18 minutes for the later Queen Victoria express to Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh
Queen Victoria
London Spectator
Turtle collision on Bay Bridge Road near Belleville
A motorist on Bay Bridge Road near Belleville Ontario struck a turtle he mistook for a rock. The impact sent his car into a ditch. the turtle, only slightly injured, moved off toward the Bay of Quinte.
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Bay Bridge
Bay of Quinte
Belleville
Ontario
Alex. Butane
Butane
Our Week Day Life Character
The week day side of life shapes spiritual life and character more than many think. Daily tasks help growth in grace, and no day becomes beautiful unless its secular duties are as complete as its religious duties.
Largest mural painting completed for Massachusetts theatre
Two artists finish a mural claimed as the world's largest, spanning over 5,000 square feet at a Massachusetts theatre. The piece includes lines such as Why aren't you at school and Yesterday I washed my face and the master sent me home thinking I was ill, reported by Buen Humor in Madrid.
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Massachusetts
Buen Humor
Madrid
Secretaries to the king's advisers at Buckingham Palace
Six women, unmarried and discreet, serve as the king's confidential secretaries at Buckingham Palace. They draft documents marked secret or personal for cabinet and prime minister use, work long hours from nine, travel with the court, and are rarely named in honors lists, though one was recently recognized with an OBE for services.
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Buckingham Palace
Britain
Sir Clive Wigram
Windsor
Sandringham
Balmoral
O.B.E
Order of the British Empire
Court
Supreme Degreat Act
Geological mapping of Cypress Hills surface deposits
The Federal Geological Survey Branch will undertake further geological mapping in the Cypress Hills region of southwestern Saskatchewan this year. R. T. Wickenden will lead the work, studying underground water from near the Manitoba border to the Cypress Hills and Saskatoon to the north, reviewing deep-well records and identifying deposits for road materials and clays for the clay-working industry.
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Cypress Hills
Saskatchewan
Federal Geological Survey
R. T. Wickenden
Manitoba
Saskatoon
Master Locksmith Set for Sunken Treasure Expedition
Charles Courtney, head of the American Master Locksmiths Association, sails for Europe to attempt opening chests from a war sunk ship. Salvage officials plan two chests first with potential access to a large vault aboard the sunken hulk. Secrecy surrounds ship identity and landing ports in England France or Germany.
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Europe
Charles Courtney
American Master Locksmiths’ Association
England
France
Germany
Southampton
Cherbourg
Bremen
Courtney
Canada’s Navy Praised by Blake in Montreal Visit
Rear-Admiral Geofrey Blake, newly named fourth sea lord, lauded Canada’s naval establishment at Esquimalt. He spoke during a Montreal stop on a trip from New Zealand and will assume duties in London this fall. Blake praised the destroyer Skeena as among the best of its class at sea. The Gulf Stream runs about 62 degrees in winter and 88 in summer.
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Canada
Esquimalt
Vancouver Island
Dominion
Geoffrey Blake
Admiralty
New Zealand
Blake
Montreal
London
Royal Canadian Navy
Skeena
Cellophane called artificial silk in flat sheets
The Ottawa Citizen notes cellophane is essentially artificial silk cast as sheets rather than fine threads. It highlights rising use and sales boosts, including hats made of braided colored cellophane and a new million plus dollar plant at Shawinigan Falls, reflecting a cellophane age.
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of Canadian Industries, Limited
Canadian Industries, Limited
Shawinigan Falls
Ottawa Citizen
Campaign to Reduce Plumpness Gains in Turkey
Turkish women embrace Western ideas of slimness with a campaign to retain a girlish figure. Dancing, tennis and walking become popular as former languid women take brisk walks in Stamboul in pursuit of a slimmer waist.
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Turkey
Gardening Notes Adapting to Conditions Boosts Small Shade Gardens
A practical guide shows flowers and methods for shaded, poor soil, and sunny plots. It recommends tuberous begonias, pansies, and wildflowers for permanent shade, and Clarkia, Larkspur, Lupine, Nicotine, Phlox, and Verbena for partial shade. It covers soil, drought resistance, cutting flowers, fragrance, drying winter bouquets, and timing for dahlias and gladiolus including planting depth, spacing, staking, and lifting bulbs and tubers.
Inventor Seeks Funds to Raise the Lusitania
An inventor plans to raise the Lusitania but must first secure funds, a task described as more challenging than the feat itself. The item also quotes a line about taking a deaf brother to a concert, illustrating wordplay on seeing versus hearing, sourced from Pages Gaies in Yverdon.
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Gaies
Yverdon
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