Fire Prevention Week Urges Action Across Canada
Canada faces annual fire losses exceeding one hundred million dollars including fire protection costs and insurance. A Royal Proclamation for Fire Prevention Week October 9 to 15 proposes inspections of dwellings public buildings hotels theatres and institutions. fire drills in schools and workplaces. teacher and official instruction. Scout leader guidance. and publicity of fire regulations to safeguard lives and property.
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Canada
Natural
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Masterpiece Minute Delivers Brief Council Adjournment
A Western city shook by a distinct earthquake sends the council into an abrupt end of its session. The clerk, a rites‑bound man, struggles to shape proper minutes and finally records the decision as a formal adjournment on motion of the city hall.
Oldest House Plan From Mesopotamia On Display
A four thousand year old drawing from Mesopotamia reveals the ground plan of a large 17 room house. The ancient architect's plan is displayed with accurate, closely drawn lines.
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Mesopotamia
Wedding Comedy Dialogue Exchange Sparks Laughter
A humorous wedding moment unfolds as Preather questions the union. The bride’s father jokes about missing jobs and cooking skills while a gag about anaesthetics and timing adds to the lighthearted exchange.
Planes On Roofs To Speed Mail Delivery In Cities
The piece discusses landing places for air mail on the roofs of tall buildings as a future norm. It cites Chicago and New York post offices as early examples and notes mechanical advances that make such landings feasible without helicopters. It predicts several major cities will follow.
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Chicago
New York
Webfoot Dogs Stir London Kennel Club Show Crowd
Two Abysinian Land Terriers with webbed feet and hairless bodies arrived from Africa in a crate of snakes and won second prize in the foreign dogs class at Crystal Palace. L Cura said the dogs escaped their crate, later identified as Abyssinian Land Terriers that swim in desert sand, though they resemble giant rats.
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England
Africa
Kennel Club
Crystal Palace
London
Eng
L. Cura
Illustrated pattern No 1663 frock designs for ladies
The text describes a smart dress pattern with shirring as a trim across the hips and shoulder areas. It notes daytime wear with a convertible collar and an evening sleeveless option with a collarless neck. A ribbon accent is suggested and material requirements are given for sizes 36 to 44 inches bust. Price 26 cents.
Tailor-made girl vs ready maid sparks debate
In a feature on fashion and romance, the piece contrasts custom fitted patterns with off-the-rack styles, noting how many men favor the convenience and appeal of a ready maid over a tailor-made companion. The discussion reflects era attitudes toward class, labor, and desirability.
Bees and dogs hint at human homing sense in pilots era
An essay argues humans lack innate homing like bees and pigeons and suggests research on beeline navigation could restore a sense of direction in people. It notes bees use antennae and memory to return, dogs and pigeons trace lines, and imagines future aerial navigation relying on innate or learned routes.
Rain After Battle: From Aix to Modern Warfare
The article discusses old and modern theories linking rain showers to battles, noting Plutarch's ancient observations after Aix and contrasting with World War I speculation. It questions cause and effect, suggesting scientific inquiry may someday explain weather-events connected to warfare or accept coincidence.
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Aix
Caiun Marius
Plutarch
Caius Marius
Radium Wedding Marks Seventieth Anniversary for Clerlands
An aged couple, Monsieur and Madame Clerland, both born in 1836 in a small Ciarente town, celebrated their seventieth anniversary dubbed the Radium Wedding by the French. Their long union highlights a rare milestone amid longstanding marriages.
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Monsieur
Madame Clerland
Ciarente
Cameraman Encounters Mary Queen of Scots Impersonator
A Banff Alberta festival scene features Miss Francis James portraying Mary Queen of Scots. The arriving cameraman, surprised by the lifelike likeness, adjusts his unit and captures a charming studio shot during the three day Scottish Musical Festival at the Banff Springs Hotel.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Francis James
Banff
Toledo Man Builds Life Size Bible Figures On His Home
Cassius Hettinger of Toledo crafts concrete life size biblical scenes around his house. He painted walls with canvases from cross country trips and plans a Last Supper tableau over years. Tourists visit he declines sales offers for the collection.
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Toledo
Cassius M. Hettinger
Hettinger
Lake Erie
Zachariah
Daniel
Lion's den
Jacob's Well
Rebecca
Britain Leads in Speed with Record-Breaking Aircraft
British engineers push ahead with wartime speed feats as Major Seagrave records 203 mph in a British car and a British seaplane wins the Schneider Cup at 281 mph average. The seaplane's 268.76 mph portions suggest oceanic flight could be halved Lindbergh’s New York to Paris crossing time.
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U.S
Great Britain
Major Seagrave
Britain
Atlantic
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Possibilities Of Sheep Farming In British Columbia
A provincial sheep study at Duncan on Vancouver Island highlights room for two million sheep in BC with about 101,000 now. Grazing commissioner T. P. Mackenzie notes 60,000 burned acres last year, half near the island, and fireweed emerging as useful sheep feed while logged-off lands could support flocks.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
Union
Michigan
New York
Washington
Minnesota
California
Massachusetts
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada Colonization Association
Prairie Provinces
Duncan
Vancouver Island
T. P. Mackenzie
Witty Exchange Sparks Laugh Over Mrs Harlow’s Gown
Baxter asks about his wife’s exercise routine and Harlow jokes that she has sewn an evening gown from old stockings. The line highlights domestic humor and playful banter between Baxter and Harlow.
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Baxter
Harlow
Royal Botanic Gardens Holds Century Plant Acephalartos Altensteini
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Regent's Park London preserves an ancient South African native known as Kaffir bread and scientifically as Acephalartos Altensteini. By counting leaf scars and annual frond production, experts estimate its age at least 1000 years, possibly older. The plant stores its own food and water and earned its common name from Kaffir communities during scarcity.
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Royal Botanic Gardens
Regent’s Park
London
South Africa
Floating kidney scare in Scottish kirk tale
An elder in a small Scottish town seeks prayers after a doctor calls his ailment a floating kidney. The minister fears communal laughter at the diagnosis, while the patient insists the prayers are serious, noting the prior sermon about loose livers.
New Zealand Butter Shipment Heads to Canada and West
The first New Zealand butter shipment for Canada this season is en route with plans for regular winter shipments to the West via Vancouver and Atlantic ports. Prices are expected around 30 cents a pound.
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New Zealand
Canada
West
Vancouver
Atlantic Sea
Affection of a Cotton Umbrella Outlasts Silk
A whimsical reflection compares a $1 cotton umbrella with a $16 silk one noting the cotton item lasts longer with its owner. It frames forgiveness as a path illuminated by understanding.
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