Democracy and Education Guard Free Governed World
The piece argues democracy thrives when citizens are educated and morally strong. It cites James Truslow Adams on leadership reflecting electorate qualities and warns that democracies risk self-destruction if pressure groups outpace social virtue. It also notes the danger of relying on easy gains and urges an informed, selfless electorate.
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Western
Canada
James Truslow Adams
New York Times
Reader's Digest
Adams
Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
Scandinavian Countries
British Empire
United States
Food Prices Climb in Britain and Canada May Be Higher
Do minion bureau of statistics shows Canada’s cost of living index at 82.2 in April up from 82.0 in March with the retail food index rising to 76.3 from 75.7. Foods such as lard flour bread sugar tea cod and several meats advance while eggs corn potatoes marmalade jam and coffee ease. In Britain Herbert Savage of Rochester a 24 year old weighing 448 pounds requires six hospital attendants to move him after a broken ankle. His first meal after admission was boiled egg and two slices of bread and butter. His girth nears 80 inches and he wears a two foot collar. Last year Richard Harrow weighed 560 pounds and died at Southend as the so called quarter a ton man.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Herbert Savage
Rochester
England
Great Britain
Richard Harrow
Southend
Toledo Cathedral Shrine Adorns with 260 Gold Statues
A 12 foot high sacramental shrine in Toledo Cathedral features 260 solid gold statues. The largest statue is said to be crafted from gold Columbus brought to Spain after his first voyage of discovery.
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Toledo
Spain
Leopards Kill Cubs At Lincoln Park Zoo
According to leopard law three newborn cubs died at Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago. Attendants attributed the infanticide to an inexorable leopard rule that prevents raising young in captivity.
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Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago
New Scientific Finds Seed Growers To Convene
Dr. Fred T. Holmes of the University of Virginia presents a high speed rotor that spins freely in space as a possible tool for medical research and physics. Dr. G C Currie predicts new organic chemical products. Bell Labs chief F B Jewett notes a shift to multi channel methods. The Canadian Seed Growers Association meets June 24 at the University of Saskatchewan with W C Murray welcoming delegates and a three day program.
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Fred T. Holmes
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Virginia Academy of Sciences
G. C. Currie
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
F. B. Jewett
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Sask
W. C. Murray
Dowager Lady Shaughnessy Dies in Montreal at 84
Dowager Lady Shaughnessy widow of Rt. Hon. Lord Thomas George Shaughnessy founder of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company died in Montreal after a brief illness at Peel Street residence. She was 84 or in her 85th year with survivors including son Lord Shaughnessy and daughters Marguerite Shaughnessy and Hon. Mrs. R. M. Redmond.
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Shaughnessy
Thomas George Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Montreal
N. Nagle
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward
Lady Shaughnessy
Peel Street
Lord Shaughnessy
London
Marguerite Shaughnessy
R. M. Redmond
Chocolate Baked Dessert With Crown Brand Sauce
A 325 degree F, 45 minute chocolate dessert combines unsweetened chocolate sugar eggs and butter with Benson's Corn Starch and milk. The mixture is folded with stiff egg whites, baked slowly until light and browned, and served with Crown Brand sauce.
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Benson's Corn
New Abbey Organ Elevates Coronation Broadcasts
A new hundred thousand dollar organ at the Abbey enhances the coronation music program compared with the 1911 event. The old organ, built 206 years ago, collapsed early last year. A bride complains playfully to her husband about her cake.
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George
Queen Elizabeth
George V
Saskatchewan Agriculture Meeting Prominent Speakers Address Rust Proof Wheats
The Hon. J. G. Taggart Minister of Agriculture for Saskatchewan will speak at a gathering on rust resistant wheats plant disease control and cereal grain work of the C S G A. Local officers and committees are arranging an informative and enjoyable meeting for attendees.
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J. G. Taggart
Saskatchewan
C.S.G.A
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Farm Machinery Upturn Linked to Western Canadian Demand
After seven lean years Western Canada sees a farm implement surge as wheat prices rise and crops improve in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Winnipeg officials report a 50 percent sales jump in four months with other firms noting strong gains amid revived farmer demand. Sir Frederick Banting told Pittsburgh scientists zinc is added to insulin to slow absorption though clinical value remains undetermined. He remarked diseases evolve with civilization and heart trouble may rise as new disorders emerge.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sir Frederick Banting
University of Toronto
Pittsburgh
Mellon Institute
Sir Frederick
Rheumatism Relief Claimed From Kruschen Salts
A reader recounts a two year rheumatism attack in the left shoulder blade ending after using Kruschen Salts. He credits one dose daily with full pain relief and ongoing use to stay fit. The letter notes uric acid as a factor and cites two salts ingredients dissolving and helping expel uric acid.
Seed growers meet with Saskatoon events and tours
The Canadian Seed Growers Association plans a Saskatoon gathering with visits to seed farms near Saskatoon, trips to Rosthern Dominion Experimental Station and Elstow farm, plus a June 26 Lake Manitou excursion. Women may participate and a special program is arranged. Officers include F W Townley-Smith, F L Dickinson, and W T G Wiener, with S H Vigor as secretary.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Rosthern
James Rugg
Elstow
Lake Manitou
Watrous
F. W. Townley-Smith
Lashburn, Sask
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
F. L. Dickinson
United Grain Growers Limited
Winnipeg
Man
W. T. G. Wiener
Ottawa
Ont
S. H. Vigor
Sask
Parliament Buildings
Regina
Spiders Use Six Spinnerets to Jet Silk Instantly
The common house spider shows six spinnerets each with tiny spinning spools. Jets of liquid silk emerge and harden instantly upon exposure to air.
Empress the Indian Elephant Fought for Both Sides
Empress the Indian elephant hauled supplies for both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War in Nashville Tennessee. The animal served with shifting loyalties as armies moved through the city.
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Empress
Nashville
Tenn
Monks Claim Ownership of Gethsemane Garden
Franciscan monks assert ownership of the Garden of Gethsemane in a matter tied to religious property rights. The dispute centers on stewardship and access to the historic site.
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Garden
Gethsemane
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Cael Ae
Britain
Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kruschen
Saskatoon
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