The Crystal Palace Dream From the Great Exhibition
A panoramic note recalls the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. Queen Victoria led a Royal Commission and funded a vast wooden palace built in seven months at Crystal Palace Park. It housed 37 000 exhibits, attracted 670 000 visitors, and a £200 000 surplus funded the South Kensington Museum. The building was later dismantled and reused for the Sydenham Crystal Palace.
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Queen Victorie
Tipde Park
Epet
Albert Memorial
Tron Eod Chase
Crystal Palace
Sir Joseph
Paxton
Chatsworth
St. Peter’s
Rome
Beil
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
St Pauts
South Kensington Museum
Sydenham
League of Nations Will Shield World’s Children
The Inter- Rational Bureau for Promotion of Child Welfare operates in Brussels under 306 governments and various national bodies but the League of Nations agrees to centralize all child welfare work in Geneva. A special department will oversee child protection efforts and coordinate related activities.
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League of Nations
Inter- Rational Bureau For
Brussels
Council of the League
Geneva
League
Boundaries Shaped by Industry Integrity Morality Sobriety
A compact regional motto frames Chsracteria with north border by industry east by integrity south by morality and west by sobriety, outlining civic virtues shaping local identity.
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Chsracteria
Industry
Integrity
How to Make a Lambrequin A Simple Step by Step Guide
The article explains a home sewing method for lambrequins using a paper pattern, buckram backing, flannel lining, and sateen with a 1.5 inch margin. It details cutting, basting, stitching, turning edges, and securing to a four inch board, ending with a request for a stamped self addressed envelope to obtain Dorothy Walsh’s color schemes.
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Dorothy Ethel Walsh
Our Sphere An Effect On Other Lives
Quote from Phillips Brooks on the value of humble virtue. The text reflects that in our private sphere, ordinary people influence others through steady, faithful goodness. It argues that even those with no public impact can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, providing quiet reassurance to the community.
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Phillips Brooks
Alberta Festival Seeks Record Entrants for Calgary Event
Alberta’s first model British style festival in Calgary aims to double entrants and attendants. Judges Dr William Lyon of London HW Fricker of Toronto and Herbert Fryer of New York will oversee. Entries contact secretary Elgar Higen 403 6th Ave West Calgary for syllabus and forms.
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Calgary
Tor
England
Elgar
Woist
Arnold Bax
Ireland
Vaughan Williams
Michael Head
Cyril Jenkins
Balfour Gardiner
William Lyon
London
HW. A. Fricker
Toronto
Herbert Fryer
New York
Elgar Higein
6Th Ave. West
Alberta
United States
Eleven New Radio Licenses Boost Canadian Broadcast Network
Ottawa reports eleven new broadcasting licenses issued since December bringing Canada to 45 stations. Provinces list Ontario five Nova Scotia one Quebec one British Columbia two and Alberta two. Montreal leads with 6600 receiving licenses while Toronto shows 3400 paid permits.
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Canada
Ottawa
Department of Marine
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Montreal
Toronto
Alberta Moves Extend Prairie Chicken And Partridge Seasons
The Alberta legislature approved amendments to the Game Act restoring longer open seasons for prairie chickens and Hungarian partridges. Prairie chicken season runs October 1 to 21, while Hungarian partridge extends from September 15 to November 15. A fur bureau license is set at 25 dollars for residents and traveling dealers.
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George Meadley
Fur Bureau
Original Genius in Nature’s Woven Speech
The text argues that true originality in nature is rare and precious and that many claim novelty on special subjects yet merely curate and repurpose existing ideas for easy digestion. It notes that genuine sparks are scarce and valued.
Alberta Geography Taught in U S City Schools
Letters to the Alberta Provincial Government indicate the province is now taught in many large city schools across the United States. Requests have come in for a significant number of copies of the Alberta book for schools in Chicago and in Illinois and Ohio.
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Alberta
United States
Chicago
Ilinois
Ohio
Canadian National Railways reports eight percent weekly gain
Gross earnings for the week ending March 7 reached 4 550 292 dollars, up 567 352.24 from the previous year. From January 1 to March, the system earned 46 963 401 dollars, an increase of 1 520 779.94 compared with the same period last year.
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Canadian National Railways
Intelligent Distribution Keeps Stockyards Regulated for Fair Trade
The Stockyards system under the Min of Agriculture oversees marketing to prevent extortion and ensure fair sales. Since 1917, government supervision records origin and sale, boosting confidence in livestock markets with 865000 cattle and other totals sold in Canada, valued at millions of dollars.
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Weed
Teminion Livestock and Livestock Products Act
W. R. Motherwell
Canada
Livestock Branch
Poultry Housing Plan Aims at Maximum Returns
Experimental Farms advances a system for housing and feeding laying hens to maximize output in village yards. Ten layers yield up to 150 dozen eggs yearly. two hundred eggs per bird is possible but unlikely. Pens measure six by ten feet. hens dine on scratch grains in litter, wet mash at noon, and a steady supply of grit shell and green foods. Clean quarters and a departmental bulletin on Poultry Keeping in Town and Country are available from Olawa.
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Department of Agriculture
Olawa
Immigrants to Help Farm North America Plan Tabled
J. G. Scott of Quebec and Royal Grain Commission proposes government funded immigration of skilled Northern European farmers to Western Canada. He says selected agricultural immigrants would aid Canada’s labor problem and be placed on suitable land.
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J. G. Scott
Quebec
Royal Grain Commission
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Europe
Canada
Scott
Government approves transit rules for Canadian goods
New regulations govern moving Canadian goods from one Canadian point to another via New York. The rules require transport in vessels registered in Britain under a Canadian customs manifest. The government made the measure public recently.
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Canada
New York
Oldest British insect collection remains perfectly intact
The Natural History Museum in London preserves the world’s oldest classified butterfly and insect collection. A recent examination confirms the fragile exhibits, though over 150 years old, remain in pristine condition.
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Museum of Natural History
London
Seed corn breeding advances at Morden station
The Morden experimental station reports three years of selection on Northwestern Dent seed. Manitoba grown corn showed taller stalks and heavier ears with yields around 15.86 tons per acre, beating southern seed. 1923 drought caused irregular growth and poor fertilization but selections focus on type, color, weight, and quality for seed distribution. Other corn varieties grown include Manitoba Flint and Howe's Alberta tint.
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Northwestern Dent
Manitoba
Dominion Lats
Dent
Morden
North Dakota
Howe
Alberta
Small Things Worthwhile Lose Their Luster for Many
A reflection on how people undervalue small things while life shows dignity in ordinary moments. The anecdote contrasts noble roles with everyday strangers, ending with a ragged tramp and a mistress who dismisses him, only for the tramp to claim his secretary forgot to strike her name from a list.
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Garnet Wolseley
Captain Nares
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Sloppy
Kit
Smike
James Smetham
Henry Ford Aims at Cheap Aircraft Engines
Sir Henry Ford plans inexpensive airplane engines while warning of dangers ahead as pedestrians may face unexpected mechanical project risks.
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Henry Ford
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