Second In The British Empire Aims For Blind Babies Home
An appeal seeks funds to establish a Canadian Blind Babies Home Association in Ottawa to care for infants with blindness. The article notes international precedents, lists donors from Oddfellows lodges across provinces, and calls for contributions to support free scientific care and training for vulnerable children.
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Ying
Martin
HS Fit
J. Winckett Robinson
J. F. McKinley
Whitter M
Thomas Mulvey
K.C. A. T Pn
Lele Rett
A J. Breiman
Nares H
Neested Arefal
Proma
United States
New York City
England
Sir Arthur Pearson
Sunshine House
Clorey Wood
British Empire
Canada
Ottawa
Canadian Blind Babies Home Association
Oddfellows
Dominion
Stirling Lodge
Stirling
Ont
Beacon Lodge
Port Colborne
Elmira
Glencoe
Riddell
Sask
City of
Simcoe
Simeone
Humboldt
Carievale
Waa
Waubac Ehat
Tamworth
Mney Ie
Winter Recreations In Canadian Pacific Rockies
Winter in the Canadian Rockies brings snow filled valleys and peak scenes with Banff and Lake Louise as focal points. Tourists from the Orient and southern seas visit for curling skating hockey and sleighing while many lodge and resort listings appear. The piece invites readers to photograph and catalog wildlife and scenery, highlighting the Canadian Pacific Railway region as a winter wonderland.
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Canadian Rockies
Orient
Rockies
Pacific
Canada
Banff
Lake Louise
Canadian Pacific Railway
Own Your Own Home Says London Advertiser
The piece argues home ownership beats renting, urges saving for a mortgage, and suggests spring is a good time to consider owning. It emphasizes improving a dwelling to boost comfort and investment, and enlists family discussion to envision buying.
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London Advertiser
Lady Discovers Radium Mine in Brazil Expedition
Mrs. Alexander Grosse, F.RGS., has returned from Brazil claiming to have discovered a radium mine and the first English or American woman to reach the interior region. A radioactive lake near the base of the mountains is used by natives. Grosse is in Paris consulting with Mme. Carie, radium discoverer. Experimental Farm Request Declined.
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Alexander Grosse
F.rgs
Brazil
Federal Department of Agriculture
Prince George
W. R. Motherwell
Ability to Keep Young The Times Praises James Bryce
The New York Times eulogizes James Bryce, noting his lifelong childlike curiosity. He retained a keen mind in old age, like Lafayette’s era critics, and his US lectures at Williams College showcased eagerness for American political developments. The Toronto Globe quotes similar reflections on Bryce’s lifelong learning.
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New York Times
James Bryce
United States
Lafayette
the Times
Williams College
J. R. Green
Lord Bryce
Toronto Globe
Tiny electric car for invalids and children
A five by twenty inch five foot long midget motor runs at five to ten mph. The tiny electric car uses a battery charged overnight from a lamp socket. The report notes the collar bone breaks most often in injuries, highlighting safety concerns.
Father and Son Week celebrates deep bonds
A Ottawa Journal piece extols father and son week as more than sentiment, calling it a beautifi l idea that reveals the undercurrent of love between fathers and their boys. It urges boys to acknowledge their inner thoughts and cherish the dad they have, noting that affection is often kept understated.
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Ottawa Journal
Why Handkerchiefs Became Square Shape
Handkerchiefs were once any shape until Marie Antoinette advised Louis XVI that squares were preferable. In 1785 an edict mandated equal length and width, making square handkerchiefs mandatory across the kingdom. The note adds a side claim that sound travels faster in warm conditions.
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Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Russian wireless station to link trans Atlantic services
H Nikolaieff, assistant post and telegraphs commissioner, says a new wireless station near Bogorodsk, Moscow, will be one of the world’s most powerful with 900 foot towers. It will cut demand by 500 kilowatts and enable telephone links from Moscow to Chita. Russia reports 88 sending and 290 receiving stations with more to be erected in Tashkent Kharkov Novo Nikolaevsk and Siberian and Arctic coast sites.
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Bogorodsk
Moscow
Nauen
Nikolaieff
Soviet Russia
Chita
Siberia
Russia
Tashkent
Kharkov
Novo Nikolaevsk
Siberian Water
Arctic Sea
U S Beef Cattle Shortage Seen By Government
Government figures show about 41.6 million beef cattle in the United States last year, down from 42.0609 million a year earlier. Per capita, roughly 380 cattle per thousand now versus 410 two years ago, with forecasts of a growing shortage into 1926 if U S markets reopen to Canadian beef.
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United States
Feec
Irish to Adopt Decimal Currency for New Irish Dollar
The Free State plans discuss proposals for a new Irish currency. Reckoning by pounds shillings and pence will continue for some time, with English silver and copper circulating. It is expected the Free State will adopt a decimal coinage soon and Irish dollars and cents or Gaelic equivalents will replace sterling money.
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Free State
New Style Automobile Mimics Falling Raindrop Design
Rumpler of Germany introduces a streamlined raindrop shaped car with a compact Y engine and wing like mudguards. The unit engine and transmission swing on the rear axle eliminating a prop shaft and universal joints, achieving reduced drag and speeds around 75 miles per hour in Berlin area race tests.
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Rumpler
Germany
Berlin
Irrigation Plans Proliferate Across Western Lands
Reclamation Service outlines water management for the west with 1 076 000 acres under projects and 480 000 awaiting surveys. Forty years of drought push irrigation as farmers and governments seek safe financing while Brooks Farm showcases irrigation gains. comparisons to Holland and England imply vast fertile lands ready for future use.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Brooks
Holland
England
Australia’s Coming of Age and Growth in Population
The Adelaide Chronicle reflects on Australia’s 1901 birth and current population about 6.5 million, noting steady settlement and strong material progress among world nations. Ontario teachers in Toronto demand higher salaries amid alleged injustices, with talk of a possible strike among some educators.
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Australia
Adelaide
Ontario
Toronto
Board of Education
Beggars Privileged in Costa Rica on One Week Day
In Costa Rica beggars enjoy a privileged status on a specific weekday when they are allowed to beg from shop to market. The rule designates Tuesday as the day beggars may solicit in public spaces, reflecting a traditional practice observed locally.
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Costa Rica
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