Canadian Building Stones Show Rich Resource For Public Works
A historical overview highlights Canada’s building stones including Tyndall limestone of Manitoba Sackville sandstone of New Brunswick Wallace sandstone of Nova Scotia and Ontario grey Medina sandstone. It notes diverse deposits in Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes and urges development to reduce import reliance for durable decorative and structural stone.
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Dominion
Tyndall
Manitoba
Canada
Sackville
New Brunswick
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Victoria Museum
Ottawa
Jatton County
Longford
Toronto
St. Mary’s
Haleys
Renfrew County
Portage du Fort
Pointe
United States
Pounts
Outer sprinkler curtain guards Union Central Life building
A network of 291 exterior sprinklers around Cincinnati's Union Central Life Insurance building forms a protection curtain for upper floors. Tied to city mains and storage tanks, six units cover exposed sides, with pumps initiated to flood windows at 2 550 gallons per minute, 50 psi, after outside-fire triggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Ohio
Chicago
Iceland’s founders and early settlers timeline
Iceland began as a sparsely inhabited island with about 85 000 people and limited habitable area. Irish monks likely accompanied the first Celtic settlers around A D 800, with Norse settlement rising after 850 amid political turmoil. Evidence from artifacts suggests prior monastic attempts to colonize.
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Iceland
Scandinavia
Man leaves town over job bias for women
A downtown man declares he will depart the town because, though he finds it fine, a woman cannot easily find work there. He joins a crowd on a corner and explains the situation as the reason for leaving.
Conversation at the races over illness and attendance
An employer questions a worker about his health after the 3.30 race. The worker denies being ill and retains his job status despite the doubt. The exchange centers on appearances and a recent event at the race track.
Changes Brown
A dialogue notes a farmer whose life changed in recent years from a gas mishap to proactive farming, with Brown remarking that the man formerly blew out the gas and now he “steps on it,” reflecting improvement.
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Brown
Smith
Passing Times Honored With Mirth and Cheer
Though Times is not a person to be overtaken, we honor him as he passes with merriment and bright cheer. The sentiment calls for lighthearted tribute and festive remembrance as the moment arrives.
Salvage Quest for Laurentic Gold Near Complete
The submarine Laurentic off Lough Swilly nears finishing salvage of 25 million in gold. The Racer reports less than one million remaining. divers faced currents and hazards, including dogfish, while new tools like a gold divining rod aided locating treasure. Local tensions with Sinn Fein delayed work briefly.
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Londonderry
Admiralty
Lough Swilly
Davey Jones
United States
Laurentie
Sinn
Alberta Publicity Boosted by Expo Handbooks Distribution
Alberta expects strong publicity as 10000 land of opportunity handbooks reach the Empire Exhibition. A second 10000 copies shipment was sent to the Old Country. Major A W Tolmie reports the book well received at Wembley and praised for its materials. Additional copies will be supplied to the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways through Hon. George Headley.
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Alberta
Old Country
Edmonton
A. W. Tolmie
Wembley
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
George Headley
Alfred would be too old to take any interest in anything
A public school exam question asked what King Alfred would think of modern issues like universal suffrage and printed books. A pupil answered that if Alfred were alive, he would be too old to care about anything.
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Alfred
Young Married Couple Reduces Kisses After Month
After a month of bread and cheese and kisses the young married couple begins to cut out the kisses. The frugal lifestyle shift marks a quiet change in their daily routine.
Dent get discouraged as you bear partial understanding
A brief note urges perseverance when full comprehension eludes you. It acknowledges gaps in knowledge and encourages steady effort to overcome confusion through practice and focus.
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Dent
Human Face Shifting Says Sir Arthur Keith
Professor Sir Arthur Keith told the dental board of the Royal College of Surgeons that the human face is growing longer by a half inch due to downward bone growth and sinking teeth linked to urban life and the industrial era. He cites downward cheekbone growth, a contracted palate, and a displaced teeth line as part of a broader, unfinished change in human development.
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Sir Arthur Keith
Dental Board of the
Royal College of Surgeons
Sir Arthur
Blind Workers Make Brooms In Tennessee State Factory
The Tennessee broom factory near Nashville employs seventy blind workers led by the commissioner of institutions. Fifteen women work there with some blind spouses in residence. The plant, which also includes rug weaving and mattress cleaning, produces 100 dozen brooms daily and operates at a profit for the state, paying a living wage and avoiding ward status for many workers.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Haunts of the Giant Dinosaurs Trail Planned
The Calgary Good Roads Association develops a new trail to the Bad Lands of Alberta north of Brooks in the Red Deer River valley. Maps will show the easiest route from Calgary as tourists seek access to the prehistoric field. The Red Deer River canyon features striking colored banks and wild cactus with delicate flowers.
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Alberta
Brooks
Red Deer River
Calgary Good Roads Association
Calgary
Red Deer
Colorado Canyon
Canada
Mexico’s fabled tree at Tacuba sinks toward death
Mexico’s famed Tree of the Woeful Night under Cortez’s legend is dying. Tree surgeons efforts to halt decay have failed as Tacuba municipality faces a petition to uproot the enormous trunk and place it in the national museum.
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Mexico
Cortez
Tacuba
National Museum
Expression That Revealed Ages Stirs Remarkable Silence
In a curious exchange, Jones asks if Mrs. Brown noticed her aging reaction. Mrs. Jones replies she focused on the daughter's expression, not Mrs. Brown’s. The brief dialogue highlights a moment of wit and perception within the family scene.
Carter on ancient Egyptian civilization and morality
Howard Carter, co discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb, in Toronto interview praises ancient Egypt's high civilization and morality. He notes absence of indecent figures, contrasts modern invention, and laments urban standardization in American cities eroding individuality.
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Howard Carter
Tutenkhamen
Egypt
Toronto
Carter
Mr. Carter
Origins of newspapers and the gazette name
The text traces newspaper origins from ancient Rome and Imperial Pekin to Venice. It notes Acta Diurna as an early daily government bulletin, manuscript circulation, and public posting. It explains modern term gazette derives from Venetians paying for reading notices.
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Imperial Gazette of
Pekin Ia
Acta Diurna
Rome
Venice
Gazette
Fewer Marriages In Scandinavian Lands
The article notes a steady postwar decline in marriages across Denmark Sweden and Norway. Denmark peaked in 1920 at 8.8 per 4000, Sweden at 7.3 per 1000 in 1920, and Norway at 7.8 per 1000 in 1918, with industrial slump and inactivity driving lower rates and Norway now lowest among European nations.
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Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Toy Tooth Turmoil Between Willie and Tommy
In a domestic vignette a boy says Tommy will not part with his tooth. Willie claims ownership after knocking it out, while Mrs Slow and Mary discuss the delay and Tommy’s reluctance to part with the tooth. The scene captures family friction over a small prize and a shave delay.
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Slow
Mary
Mr. Slow
Willie
Tommy
Fisherman’s Lunch Sparks Sudden Boots Replacement Hint
A man fishing with his lunch is told by his excited son that his wife wants the sandwiches back. He reveals he ate them, prompting the boy to warn that tomorrow he must clean his brown boots with bloater paste. The innocent exchange ends with a humorous twist.
Autocar Brake Joke Turns on Traffic Officer Debate
A lighthearted exchange recalls a man boasting about making a brake and asking a companion if she should ride. She declines and suggests dropping her at a corner where her husband, a traffic officer, oversees that area. The anecdote notes a playful twist on brakes and duty.
Motor Omnibuses Run Between Bagdad and Aleppo
Motor omnibuses now operate regularly between Bagdad and Aleppo though the road remains officially unprotected. The distance by Mosul is about 560 miles.
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Bagdad
Aleppo
Mosuli
Canada must boost research and train youth says Tory
Kiwanis Chair of Kingston Ontario IL M Tory declares Canada must fund and expand research to harness its brain power. He cites lost wheat potential, rust losses in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and compares to US and Rockefeller gifts urging national action to keep talent at home.
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Kiwanis
Kingston
Ont
M. Tory
Dsc
Ll.d. F.R.S.C
Edmonton
Alberta
Counci For
Canada
Western
America
Manitoba
South Saskatchewan
Tory
United States
Rockefeller
George
Their Greatest Blunders In the Great Library
A Chicago book collects 600 men out of work describing their life mistakes. Entries cite failures to save, value education, or maintain steady work, with confessions about early drinking and leaving school. The volume edited by Dr. Earl Pratt presents personal regret as a lesson.
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Grear Library
Chicago
Earl Pratt
Forgetting the Past in English Discourse
A London Morning Post reflection argues Englishmen tend to forget past wrongs quickly while warning against obsessive revenge. It notes Germans reawaken old grievances and that dwelling on grievance poisons present life, urging a forward looking temperament.
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London Morning Post
The Last Time She Kiss Scene
A terse exchange ends with a heated moment as he insists she cannot kiss him yet she hints she will yield. The dialogue hints at evolving romance and unresolved tension between the two characters.
New features unveiled at the successful photo studio
The studio announces new enhancements to its photography services and equipment, highlighting ongoing investment in better lighting, cameras, and studio gear to improve client portraits and events.
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Rideau Canal
Perth-Smith Falls
Bancroft
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