Winnipeg shopping and multicultural life in Winnipeg
The narrator visits Hudson’s Bay Stores and Eaton’s in Winnipeg with Mrs Arnold and Mary. They note the store atmosphere, immigrant crowds, and Galician women in bright Canadian clothes. A visiting Englishman complains about Canada, while Mary defends Canadian identity and loyalty to the Empire. The piece ends reflecting Canada’s national standing and memory of the North West Rebellion.
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Mrs. Arnold
Mary
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay
Agnes C. Laut
England
Eaton’s
Canada
Sophistication
British Isles
Russia
Arnold
Faton’s
Mr. Hoyt
Queen's Quote Echoes Through a Nation's Voice
An excerpt quotes Mary saying a nation spoke to a nation and a queen sent word to a throne. She says a daughter in her mother's house but mistress in her own house, signaling personal autonomy and evolving status. The fragment ends with a note to be continued.
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Mary
Canada’s Crucifixion North Holds Line At St Julien
The Cleveland Commercial honors Canada with memory of the First Canadian Division’s stand at St Julien during WWI. Less than 106000 untested men blocked German efforts, holding the line for 72 hours against gas and bombardment before British relief arrived.
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Dominion
Flanders Fields
Europe
Canada
St. Julien
Flanders
Picardy
Festubert
Givenchy
Vimy
Cambrai
van Falkenhayn
Thermopylae
Alamo
St. Julien Wood
Cleveland
Ohio
Alberta School Lands Sold Since 1905
The federal government has sold 954,900 acres of Alberta school lands since 1905 and realization totals 13,204,000 dollars. The funds are held in trust for the province.
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Province
Alberta
Quebec Man Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills in Canada
Joseph Larochelle of St Prosper Dorchester County reports long relief from Bright's disease diabetes backache and headache after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says he is satisfied with the results and urges others to take enough to become well. Dodd's Kidney Pills have a long history in Canada.
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Quebec
Bright
Dodd
St. Prosper
Dorchester Co
Joseph — Larochelle
Fiji Island Chief An Oxford Man Returns To Fiji
One Fiji chief, Oxford graduate and descendant of a famed chieftain line, served as cook with the RM A Corps in 1916 and later clerk with the Royal Scotch Borderers. Medaled by King George for bravery, he has deserted civilization to live again among Fiji Islanders. Over 500 tons of flowers are sent annually from Sicily.
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Fiji Island
Oxford
Fiji
R.M.A. Corps
France
Royal Scotch Borderers
King George
South Pacific
Locating Empire War Graves Under Imperial War Graves Commission report
The annual report states about a million British dead include Dominion Indian and colonial forces. By March 1 1921 some 619000 graves had been located and registered. It details cemeteries and offices across France Belgium Italy Egypt Palestine Macedonia Gallipoli Mesopotamia and more.
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Imperial War Graves Commission
France
Belgium
St. Omer
Italy
Egypt
Western Desert
Sudan
Egyptian Labor Corps
Camel Transport Corps
Palestine
Macedonia
Gallipoli
Aegean
Mesopotamia
Pimzie Observes Hermit Crabs in Low Tide Pool Fun
A 1922 tale describes Pimzie relaxing in shallow water among hermit crabs during a low tide. He stages races, notes shell theft and battles, and revels in the moment a crab reclaims a shell, becoming bold and ruling his home.
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Pimzie
Vancouver women form touring car company
Engage in Business Enterprise Western Canada notes that Ladies' Touring Cars Ltd capitalized at 20000 and incorporated in Vancouver with Hon. Mary Ellen Smith as president. Directors and staff are women who have driven cars overseas, and the firm will cater to women tourists in the city and district.
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Western
Canada
Ladies’ Touring Cars, Ltd
Vancouver
Mary Ellen Smith
New Device Measures Breath Oxygen in Any Person
A newly designed apparatus can measure the oxygen breathed in by any person. The device promises broad usability across medical and research applications, offering a simple method to assess respiratory efficiency and oxygen uptake.
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Bayer
Mandy
Bayer Company
Britain
90Th
Els
Mars Teenrerrest
MAGIC
Ew.gillett Company Limited
Toronto, Canada
Gyonteean
Sicily Islands
Shor
Pimzie and the
Lost Hermit Crab
EAIRY
Milianee
Yarmouth, N.S
L Eee
Eniasi
W. N. LU
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