The Slaughter Of The Innocents In Canada
A sermon by Fr. J. G. Shearer condemns infant mortality in Canada noting 26 000 litres of babes under one year die yearly and urging community action to end impure water and milk. He cites war losses and urges cooperative reform across cities to reduce infant death rates to match New Zealand levels.
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Canada
J. G. Shearer
France
New Zealand
Toronto
Montreal
London
Calgary
Jesus
Government Insurance For School Children Spreads in Switzerland
Government insurance for school children began in Basel and has expanded across Switzerland. By 1922 Basil insured pupils from kindergartens to industrial schools with premiums shared by children and the state. St Gall urged municipalities to adopt the system, Zurich areas already practice accident coverage, and Lucerne requires sickness insurance for 6 to 14 year olds with low parental income.
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Vaud
Switzerland
Basil
United States Department of Labor
St. Gall
Zurich
Centon
Lucerne
Hog Raising Practices and Weaning Techniques Across Western States
A Western States hog raisers note touts large litters and early weights but warns against finishing pigs too soon. It recommends a growing period with green fodder and Mehr grain meals, careful weaning after eight weeks, and continued feeding to avoid growth checks. Dominion Ottawa experiments support supplementing sow milk with skim milk and midlings for thrifty, profitable weanlings.
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Ith
Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Ollawa
Milking By Machine A Circular From Dominion Experimental Farms
A circular from the Dominion Experimental Farms extols milking machines citing experience from farmers and stations. It claims faster work with one man replacing three hand milking, reduced costs, and uniform results while noting cows do not dry off faster than hand milking. Old cows resist, heifers adapt, and careful operation with thorough cleaning preserves milk quality.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
How to Reduce the Meat Bill from Ottawa Pamphlet
The Ottawa Department of Agriculture pamphlet titled How to Reduce the Meat Bill explains that a live animal of 1.30 pounds yields a 700 pound dressed carcass with only about 200 pounds of prime cuts. It guides housewives in selecting economical pieces using an eleven division carcass chart and offers several cooking recipes.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Lepers Seek Independent Newspaper at Kalaupapa Settlement
Inmates at Kalaupapa on Molokai petition John D. Mc Veigh for a dedicated paper. Mc Veigh says he has not endorsed it but the persistent residents seek a journal with funding from a few financially able settlers. They request health board sanction for the project.
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Molokai
John D. McVeigh
McVeigh
Board of Health
New York San Francisco Air Mail to Start July First
Washington announced a fast mail service between New York and San Francisco delivering within 35 hours or from one morning to the next evening. The transit time is expected to drop to about 24 hours within a few months.
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New York
San Francisco
Washington
Red Cross Origin Traced to Gen eva in 1862
The Red Cross began in Gen eva where founder M. Henri Turant established it in 1862, marking the organization’s birth and humanitarian mission.
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The
Red Cross
Geneva
M. Henri Turant
Play Safe With Explosives
A western newspaper notes a youth’s loss due to detonator mishandling and urges better knowledge of explosive handling. It cites frequent accidents despite warnings and new federal pamphlet guidance from the Explosives Division in Ottawa on safety, transport, storage, and use.
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Explosives Division
Federal Department of Mines
Department of Mines
Ottawa
Music with bands makes some flowers turn away
A recent observation shows carnations Easter lilies and cyclamen placed with the blossoms facing a band will in a few hours turn their backs toward the music. The effect appears linked to the instrumentals, with flowers avoiding the sound.
Jewelry Clerk Negotiates Watch Fix at Low Cost
In a clipped bargain between Wing Fu and a jewelry clerk, a repair estimate of six dollars and fifty cents is discussed. Wing Fu-Him suggests a smaller amount, offering two dollars and fifty cents to compel further action on the watch’s repairs.
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Wing Fu
Rhubarb Poison Warnings Highlighted by Doctor
Dr. Carey of Hamilton cites Hygiene magazine warnings from the American Health Association about rhubarb as a spring fruit substitute. Leaves may cause vomiting and kidney irritation. stalks in moderation are safe, but never eat leaves or large portions in one meal.
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Eagar Carey
Hamilton
Hygiene Magazine
American Health Asociation
Wild Cats of Scotland Face Extermination Threat
A large British wild cat, a famed Scottish predator once called the British tiger, was killed in Ross-shire. The author laments dwindling fauna as these cats vanish, noting the specimen measured 43 inches long and that recent captures are shorter.
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Scottish Highlands
Ross-shire
British Columbia Yields Highest Potatoes Per Acre in Canada
Officials from the Department of Agriculture claim British Columbia tops Canada in potato yield with 205 bushels per acre, ahead of Nova Scotia at 192 bushels.
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British Columba Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Canada
Nova Scotia
Changes in Western rail leadership after retirement
Western region shifts in Canada National Railways due to H H Brewer retirement. A Wilcox becomes General Superintendent of Transportation. N B Walton moves from Manitoba district to superintendent, Prince Albert. L A MacPherson becomes Regina to Prince Rupert superintendent, replaced by E Crawford. T P White named Regional Superintendent of Car Service and M Helston becomes Superintendent of Transportation Manitoba District. Helston was formerly Fort Rouge Winnipeg chief dispatcher.
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Canadian National Railways
A. Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
Manitoba
N. B. Wailton
E. Crawford
The
Western
M. Helston
Spinal Curvature in Children Highlighted by Doctor
Toronto physician Dr. E P Millard told the Eastern Osteopathic Association in Atlantic City that about seventy percent of school children show spinal curvature though clinics and proper exercises reduce cases. He warned future generations may see fewer instances and linked crooked spines to criminal behavior.
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Toronto
E. P. Millard
Elizabeth Fry reforms Newgate Prison in London
The article notes Elizabeth Fry as the first Englishwoman to instigate reform at Newgate Prison in London. It also mentions a larger number of earthquakes likely originating under the sea.
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Elizabeth Fry
Newgate Prison
London
Boy Scouts Solicit Good Turns From Troop Reports
New notes praise scouts for random acts of service including harvesting corn for a sick woman and supplying apples to charitable institutions. They kept Main Street sidewalks clear in snow, assisted elderly residents, moved belongings, aided fire crews, searched for lost children, and provided warmth with stove wood during a sleet storm.
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Children's Aid Society
Ontario Scouts Publish 1923 Annual Report
A Khaki covered 16 page booklet reports the 1923 Ontario Scout annual meeting. It features marginal captions and sketches by the Chief Scout and highlights Good Turns Scouts may render to others, as noted in the Leader's March story.
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Ontario
Northern Troops Fire Fund Reaches $478.89
The Temiskaming Boy Scouts' fire fund for rebuilding troops ruined in the October 1922 Temiskaming fire has raised 478.89 dollars from 5 and 10 cent subscriptions by Scouts and Cubs. Col. H. E. McKee of Cobalt, president of the Temiskaming Boy Scouts Association, supervised the expenditures.
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Northern Troops
Northern
Temiskaming
H. E. McKee
Cobalt
Temiskaming Boy Scouts Association
Worry Is Universal In All Walks Of Life
The piece notes widespread worry across steel workers auto workers and the rich detailing fears of future shutdowns and downturns. It stresses that worry serves no gain and affects people from mill workers to investors regardless of wealth or industry.
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Detroit
One Way Of Writing Home From The War Diary
Illiterate soldiers in Moon light Schools show a moving method to stay connected. A France YMCA hut tale recalls a man asking for twelve envelopes to mail monthly gifts to his mother, proving a promise to prove life and care across the year.
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Cora Wilson Stewart
Y.M.C
France
Six Important Words Princetons Faculty Cite As Core Ethic
Princeton University faculty voters chose loyalty courage duty spoksmanship self respect and hum or as their six most important English words. Other candidates like love truth service and knowledge received some votes but ranked lower in importance and were not listed in order.
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Princeton University
The Man With a Grievance Faces Broad Reproach
A local man described as having a grievance is seen as causing trouble for others as the community weighs his actions. The case draws attention to disputes and social friction within the town.
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Lloyd Dr
Felton
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Egypt
Fast Mail
Ness
Scotland
T P White
Br. Crawford
Ga. H. Brewer
J. A. MacPherson
H.H. Brewer
Prince Albert
L. A. MacPherson
General Superinten
Prince Rupert
Winnipeg
T. P. White
Superintendent of Transportation
Helston
Fort
Ee A. Wilcox
B. Walton
Boy Scouts
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