Wheat Rust Research Plans in Canada
Dominion committees review Manitoba Saskatchew an and Alberta university staff contributions to wheat rust work. The plan calls for a Winnipeg laboratory with 11 technical staff and eight other employees and expansion at Regina and Edmonton facilities. Full staffing cannot be achieved this year due to scarce qualified personnel and limited facilities.
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Maritaba Agricutural College
Gristale
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Griséaie
Steff
Dominion
Univerity
Manitoba
Saskatoon
Fhe
University of
United States
Canada
York
Five Prime Ministers Resign Under King George Reigns
The King accepted resignations of five prime ministers during his reign. Asquith in 1916 Lloyd George two years ago Bonar Law 17 months ago Baldwin early last year Ramsey MacDonald recently. Walpole once showed unusual emotion when resigning his seals to George II.
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King George
Mr. Asquith
Mr. Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Robert Walpole
Wiz
George H
Rainister
Sable Island Comes Into Canadian History in 1592
The graveyard of the Atlantic Sable Island southeast of Nova Scotia enters Canadian history in 1592 when Margulis de la Roche landed with convicts to remove them. The convicts were left without relief for five years. only twelve survived until a ship from France rescued them and took them home.
Train Delay After Prairie Chicken Causes Winnipeg Route Hold Up
A damaged OCR fragment describes a CN train delay near Winnipeg after a prairie chicken allegedly disrupted speed. It mentions the locomotive at fifty hajtes per hour, a blown headlight, a stopped rail line, and a demolition-like scene. The remainder includes garbled quotes about seeking work and employment.
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Canadian National Cent Limited
White
Winnipeg
Do Jomy
Ten World Leaders Named by Harvard Educator
Dr. Charles W. Piet, emeritus of Harvard, lists ten top figures of the last 240 years and another set of ten for the broad 2200 year span. Ralph Waldo Emerson is the sole man named in both groupings. The 200 year peak includes Smith Faraday Mann Darwin and others. The 2300 year list features Aristotle Galen Leonardo da Vinci Milton Shakespeare Newton and Emerson.
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Charles W. Piet
Emerias
Harvard University
Edcucater Sho
Ralph Waldo Emerum
Adam Smith
Michael Faraday
John Stuart Mi
Wiliam Ellery Channing
Horace Mann
Herbert Spencer
Bracat Renan
Charlie Robert Darwin
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lewis Pasteur
Aristotle
Galen
Leonardo da Vine
Milton
Shakespeare
John Lock
Immanuel Kaol
Frencis Acon
Isaac Newton
Emerson
Ice and tact mark Grenfell’s deft misstep avoider
During a Malta governor era tale about Lord Francie Grenfell, an officer rising from the ranks is toasted with a dish of ice. Grenfell, seated beside him, improvises by dropping ice into his own soup to ease the guest, prompting others to imitate and smooth the moment.
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Malta
Francie Grenfell
Grenfell
Francis
The Gardener Who Spreads Love Beyond Compare
Three friends named Pietro Luigi and Valentine shaped their fame differently. One preached, one sang, but Valentine tended gardens and sent flowers to the sick and discouraged. As age came, he still sent love messages with blooms, making his name a symbol of love while his friends faded.
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Pietro
Luigi
Valentine
Confucius Named State Police Minister in Lu 503 B C
A magazine article claims Confucius, famed Chinese philosopher, served as police superintendent in Lu around 503 B C. It notes his year long tenure and frames him as an early example of a police official shaping governance.
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B.C
Confucius
the Police
Long-Lived Lineage Tied to Earl of Lonsdale
The Earl of Lonsdale, aged 68, celebrated his birthday at Barley Thorpe Hall Oakham as part of a notably long-lived family. His mother died in 1917 after a long widowhood. his great-grandfather lived to 85 and had two sons who died at 7 and 77, plus four daughters who reached 87 79 84 and 81.
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Earl of Lonsdale
Oakham
Barley Thorpe Hall
Lord Lonsdale
Government extends relief for veterans unemployment
A parliamentary report shows at least one federal department extended unemployment relief for veterans during winter. The Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment Office spent 836,966 pounds on unemployment relief for pensioners in the last fiscal year ending March 19. Of 52, 41,824 pounds, only 4.56 percent covered administration.
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Maren St
New Golfer Faces Harsh Critique After Poor Round
A novice golfer receives blunt assessment as he struggles in a round with a zero support from the caddie. The harsh verdict underscores a disappointing performance and the learning curve ahead.
Canada Is Growing Up and Free of Empire Guardianship
The Singapore Free Press argues Canada has grown beyond Britain's protective role and will soon share Atlantic power with the United States. It says colonial guardianship is obsolete as young states learn their own lessons apart from Britannia.
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Canada
America
Atlantic
Piritain
Britannia
Thas
Singapore Free Press
Starts Clock Unused For Two Centuries
An officer of the British admiralty hydrographic department reactivated John Harrison’s clock after nearly two centuries. The invention earned Harrison a £20 000 prize for a ship’s chronometer. The elaborate device has over five hundred parts, weighs a hundredweight, and took two years to build. It is a clock within a clock with a smaller face running four minutes before automatic rewinding by the larger mechanism.
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British Admiralty Hydrographic Department
John Harrison
Western Canada Cattle Shipments Bound for Britain
The largest individual shipment in 15 years left Western Canada heading to St John New Brunswick for overseas delivery. About 760 cattle travel to Glasgow Manchester and Belgium, including 500 store cattle to Manchester and Glasgow and 260 butcher cattle for Belgium. A second shipment of 1200 head is planned for Britain in a few weeks.
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Canada
St. John
New Brunswick
Glasgow
Manchester
Belgium
Great Britain
Prevost Seeks Pacific Naval Base Corresponden ce in Commons
J. E. Prevost Liberal MP for Terrebonne moves in the House of Commons to obtain correspondence between Canada and Britain regarding a proposed naval base at Singapore. The motion foregrounds Canada's attitude to Pacific naval defence this session and the Singapore facility.
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Canada
Pacific
House of Commons
J. E. Prevost
Terrebonne
Singapore
Longfellow Quotation Reflected in Moral Dilemma
A quotation attributed to Longfellow frames a moral choice about character. The line contrasts individuals who act with force or effort, noting some people are merely catalysts like bellows.
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Longfellow
We All Find Reasons Others Err to Blame
A compact reflection on why people spot faults in others yet overlook their own errors. The piece questions judgment and invites self restraint in evaluating others.
Death-dealing Rocket Aims to Arm Defences
A Yorkshire inventor develops a death-dealing rocket intended for defensive warfare. He claims a molten metal shower from five miles high can engulf about 106 square yards and ignite objects within that zone. Experimental rockets allegedly reach five miles, enabling barrage use against raiding aircraft while burning pellets self-extinguish over a city.
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Duventorears
Knew Heroine of Farne Islands Remembered in Edinburgh Burial
Rebecca Sarah Dowle, aged 89, daughter of a lighthouse keeper and close friend of Grace Darling, is buried at Warriston Cemetery Edinburgh. Dowle recalled the Farne Islands heroine who at 23 aided her father in rescuing survivors of the Forfarshire wreck. Dowle, longtime Leith resident, taught herself oil painting after age 69.
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Warriston Cemetery
Edinburgh
Rebecca Sarah Dowle
Grace Darling
Forfarshire
How She Found Out Husband
A brief comic exchange shows a wife discovering details about new neighbors by asking to borrow a lawn mower a knife machine a hose for washing windows a stepladder and other items The husband asks how she learned this and she reveals the ploy in a humorous domestic vignette
New Avenue Opens in Jerusalem Connecting Jaffa Road to Station
A new one mile long avenue in Jerusalem runs 60 feet wide linking the upper Jaffa Road with the railway station. The thoroughfare is lined with young shade trees and set aside entirely for residential use.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa Road
Comfort in Wealth: Clothes Last Until They Wear Out
The remark notes that affluence brings the luxury of durable clothing, avoiding the need to replace garments frequently. It reflects on prosperity granting long-lasting wardrobe choices and reduced shopping pressures.
If Some Men Lose Their Self Conceit There’d Be Little Left
A concise aphorism suggests that removing vanity from men would strip away much of their ego and self importance, leaving a leaner, more honest character behind.
Banff by Moonlight Overlooking Rundle and Bow Falls Scene
John L. McCrohan describes a moonlit Banff terrace scene with Rundle Mountain looming above Saddle and the Bow River Falls roaring below. Mist veils the moonlight as a tranquil hotel setting contrasts with the wild grandeur of the Canadian landscape.
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Rundle
Mt. Rundle
Bow River Falls
Mounttain
Banft
John L. McCrohan
Canada’s Natural Resources Information Service
The natural resources intelligence service of the department of the interior provides a national bureau to locate and supply information on Canada’s resources. It coordinates with federal and provincial bodies and private organizations, offering maps, reports, and pamphlets detailing land, forests, minerals, water powers, and development factors across the Dominion.
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Canada
Dominion
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Inquirer
Abroat
Sapomeit
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Calgary Herald
Seven Wonders Across Ancient to Modern Worlds
The ancient list names Pyramids of Egypt Colossus of Rhodes Temple of Diana at Ephesus Hanging Gardens of Babylon Pharos Mausoleum Artemisia Statue of Jupiter by Phidias. Medieval wonders include Colosseum Rome Leaning Tower of Pisa Catacombs of Alexandria Great Wall of China Stonehenge. Modern wonders cover wireless telegraphy and telephony aeroplane locomotive automobile radium X rays spectrum analysis antiseptics antitoxins anaesthetics.
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Pyramids
Egypt
Rhodes
Diana
Ephesus
Babylon
Pharos
Artemisia
Jupiter
Phidias
Rome
Pisa
Alexandria
St. Sophia
Constantinople
China
Nankin
Stonehenge
Great discoveries on ultraviolet effects on foodstuffs
Dr Mallarby of Sheffield University reports secret experiments in a laboratory on the town outskirts. The tests explore ultraviolet rays increasing Vitamines in foods deficient in certain classes.
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Mallarby
Faculty of Pharmacology
Sheffield University
Man Finds Ambergris on Nantucket Trail
Edward Davis encountered a sticky wavy mass wedged between rocks while walking with his dog on Nantucket. The dog’s persistent barking led Davis to dig it out and later sell the ambergris in New Bedford for about 1500 dollars.
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Nantucket
Edward Davis
Davis
New Bedford
Calgary Horse Show Opens With Major Jumping Duel
The Calgary horse show opens April 8 with a premier jumping contest between Batra Lad owned by Welsh Bros and Bay Eagle owned by George Girvin of Edmonton. Expected to be one of Alberta’s most interesting high jumping events in years.
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Calgary
Batra Lad
Welsh Bros
Bay Eagle
George Girvin
Edmonton
Alberta
Dangers Of Modern Life And Health Warnings
Sir Henry Gray warns at the Montreal Women’s Club that modern life’s dizzy pace injures health. He argues the speed of living makes it hard to balance work, recreation, food, and rest, urging plain truths to curb the careless rush.
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Sir Henry Gray
Montreal Women’s Club
Prin Pal
Warniaga
Sir Henry
Montreal Star
Motor Driven Toothbrush Invented for Better Cleaning
A new mechanical toothbrush uses a small electric motor to drive a rotary brush on a flexible shaft. It features two brush types for different teeth and detachable heads to fit each user and replace worn brushes. The inventor critiques standard hand brushing and claims the device cleans more effectively.
Novel Umbrella Ant Exhibit At London Zoo
A London zoo exhibit features umbrella ants from Trinidad. The ants gather rose petals carry them to their nest and masticate them to grow a fungi food source. The nest houses the queen whose suite was disturbed during transport and workers quickly reorganized the home.
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Trinidad
London Zoo
Veterans Question Engraving on Bonus Policy Backing
World War veterans question the engraving on the back of their bonus policies showing two doughboys and an American flag. Officials reply that the engraving cannot be altered and policies are being mailed at 20,000 daily with over 1.2 million distributed and about 2.5 million applications still expected.
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United States
Belgium
Vosges
Chateau Thierry
Sedan
No Man’s Land
Young Jack MacTavish at Dinner Party
The shy boy tries to start a conversation at his first dinner party. After ten minutes he asks, Does your brother like cheese. She replies I haven't got a brother. A moment of deafening silence follows before he asks again about a brother and cheese.
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Jack MacTavish
Chetse
Driving While Intoxicated Penalties In Pennsylvania
Fifteen hundred auto owners face license revocation as part of penalties for driving while intoxicated. The law mandates suspension for the offenders, affecting operation of their vehicles during the early part of the year.
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Pennsylvania
Prince Henry Statest tallest of royal brothers
Prince Henry described as the tallest of the royal brothers in the family lineup with others noted for their heights.
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Prince Henry
Royal Brothers
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Lord Grenfell
St. Valentine
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Banff
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