The Dangerous Addict Opium Trade Presses Canada Toward Reform
A long plea urges Canadians to back government action to treat addicts in hospitals rather than imprison them. The piece cites drug abuse among young people, appeals for clinical care, and calls for supervised treatment wards. It notes declines in importation and convictions, with Swiss ratification cited as progress and a hopeful outlook for a crackdown.
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Federal Department of Health
Dominion
Secret Service
Astigmatism Note Leads to Harsh Father Response
In an English school the education authority authorizes eye tests for children. Willie Jones receives a note about his son William showing signs of astigmatism and the headmaster urges prompt treatment. The father replies with a harsh threat to discipline Willie if there is no improvement.
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Education Authority
Willie Jones
William
J. W
Wile
Willie
William Jones
Argonaut
Will Develop New Gas Field West of High River
A. W. Dingman, Calgary pioneer in gas and oil drilling, plans a new field along the Highwood River west of High River near the Prince of Wales E. P. Ranch. He earlier drilled gas within Calgary city limits supplying fuel to the Calgary Brewing Company and lighting streets. In 1914 he drilled the Discovery well in the Dingman Turner Valley field 45 miles southwest of Calgary.
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A. W. Dingman
Alberta
Highwood River
High River
Prince of Wales
E. P
Chameleon Loses Color Changing Power While Blindfolded
A report notes a chameleon that cannot change color while blindfolded, highlighting an unusual case of impaired camouflage in a reptile. The observation underscores the reliance of color adaptation on visual input.
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Chameleon
Inventor Claims Bottling of Atmospheric Power Near
Juan J. Tomadellai announces in New York he nears bottling the vast electrical power drawn from the atmosphere. He says only a mechanical problem remains to charge 500 bulbs on a board and that cold light lasting three years will be produced. The Italian inventor, once in Argentina, predicts further control of atomic power and vast energy for multiple worlds.
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Harrison, NJ
Juan J. Tomadellai
Tomadelli
Argentina
New York
Mr. Tomadelli
Tomadeki
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
National Railways
Canada
Chinese Say No Not In Language Says Columbia Professor
Professor Franklin Chew He Lee of Columbia University says Chinese has no word for no. He notes a maiden may respond not yes as Bu-Shih and explains Chinese nouns lack number gender and case while describing verbs as simpler than in French Italian or Spanish.
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Franklin Chew HE Lee
Columbia University
Lee
Professor Lee
China
Will Man Grow Wings As Coal Runs Low
The Toronto World muses on evolution and a potential winged man to escape coal shortages. It contrasts human adaptability with birds and jokes that a southward flight could replace the old warning about the west.
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Toronto
Cause and Effect Murder rate noted in Detroit citation
A Hamilton Herald claim notes Detroit, Michigan has the highest murder rate among large North American cities relative to population. The piece suggests a coincidence that Michigan does not impose the death penalty for murder.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Hamilton Herald
Ash-Wrapped Port Heiden Reindeer Suffer Amid Volcanic Dust
Government reindeer at Port Heiden Bristol Bay suffer from volcanic ash covering feed to a depth of about an inch and a half. The ash causes lung trouble and skin damage, while herders and Fred F. Tait survive a near fatal incident. Some herd moves were abandoned and crossbreeds with caribou noted in Broad Pass. The Alitak herd on Kodiak Island thrives amid favorable range conditions.
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Port Helden
Bristol Bay
Anchorage
Hps
Fred F. Tait
Alaskan
Broad Pass
Good News Bay
Alaska Range
Alitak
Kodiak Island
Port Heiden
Chignik Bay
United States Coastguard
Unalaga
Hitak
Ancient Mines Found On Lake Superior
William P. F. Ferguson, editor of the Franklin News-Herald, reports four years of exploration on Isle Royale near Port Arthur uncovering five pits and artifacts. He believes pre historic miners used stone tools to mine copper, with a 16 foot deep pit and a 25 by 25 foot main pit ringed by 100 foot ramparts.
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William P. F. Ferguson
Franklin
Pennsylvania
Isle Royal
Port Arthur
Lake Superior
Major Ferguson
Franklin News-Herald
Hay Bay
Siskiwit Bay
Siskiwit River
Sibley River
British citizens praised for prioritizing individual security and prompt justice
The Baltimore Sun notes that Britain avoids politics and social rank in pursuing security and rapid justice locally. It commends governance as a responsible agency and highlights that inquiries into avoidable accidents are duties when beneficial.
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The
Baltimore Sun
Coffee Smelters: German Prohibition Cracked Down
In 1731 Germany only a few rich license holders could drink coffee. Deputies followed roasting smells to find unpermitted drinkers, sparking popular disdain as they were nicknamed coffee smelters by the public.
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Germany
Fossil Oyster Found Near Pope Manitoba
A. G. Shearer uncovered a fossilized oyster while plowing a hill near Pope Manitoba. Dr. R. C. Wallace of the University of Manitoba identifies it as a relic from a pre glacial ocean era, noting the province’s limestone and clay hold ancient fossils.
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Manitoba
Pope
A. G. Shearer
R. C Wallace
University of Manitoba
Sheep Used as Beasts of Burden in Indian Regions
Report notes that in certain areas of India sheep are employed to carry loads and assist with labor. This practice highlights rural agricultural methods and animal use in daily work contexts.
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Parts
India
Swedish millers seek closer grain ties with Canada
H. W. Soderman Jr of Upsala Sweden, leading an association of Swedish millers, visited Winnipeg to discuss closer grain relations with Western Canada. He noted past grain imports via New York were unsatisfactory and that shipments may shift to Montreal.
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Canada
H. W. Soderman, Jr
Upsala
Sweden
Winnipeg
Soderman
New York
Montreal
President's Acre burial plot near Lancaster Ohio
The President's Acre, an acre burial plot near Lancaster Ohio, was bequeathed by Nathaniel Wilson in 1836 to President Andrew Jackson and successors. No chief executive has used the privilege. Locust trees shade the enclosure within a high octagonal stone wall. The site is locally called the President's Acre.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Nathaniel Wilson
Andrew Jackson
Timothy Reduces Next Crop In Dominion Forage Trials
A Beaverlodge Alberta experiment series over six years shows timothy sod often yields less total crop than rye grass or mixed grasses. In drought year 1922 rye plots produced far more hay per acre, suggesting timothy roots may slow soil nutrification and reduce subsequent barley yields in eastern apple orchards.
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Peace River
Lyon and Bizzell
Cornell University
W. D. Albright
Dominion
Beaverlodge
Alberta
Alta
Beards Targeted as Pride of Prague Invasion
A telegram from Prague reports a new terror tactic in Czecho Slovakia to force citizens to grow beards. A society plans a conference to urge Czech history as justification, claiming that the national chin was always adorned in past glory and spinach style facial hair will become fashionable again.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Republic
Shopping in Japan Reveals Dress Designs by Status
Women in Japan disclose age and marital status to shopkeepers when buying dresses. Designs vary by whether they are single or married, reflecting social distinctions in clothing styles and sizing based on relationship status.
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Japan
Chuckles Climbs to Hear Cruel Brownies Plans
Chuckles hikes up a slippery hill with belt light and magic wand to overhear enemy Brownies. A brave climb risks discovery by a Cruel Brownie Scout as Chuckles nears their meeting to report Loveliness Queen. A loose rock and a perilous slip test his nerve at every step.
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Chuckles
Loveli
Pronunciation Guide for Canadian Speech Standards
A correspondent asks about using broad a in words like ask fast and answer. The piece argues for distinctness over broad accents, warns against imitating English elites, and advises focusing on unaccented syllables to improve Canadian speech.
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England
Canada
Toronto
Athorty
Authority
That's the Trouble
An old man watches a Jew thrash his son over letting fowls out. The father grumbles about the birds and says hens return to roost, but the exchange ends with the Jew insisting that is the very trouble.
France to test photographic telegram transmission
Photographic transmission of telegrams will be tried in France. Copies of the sender's own handwriting will be delivered to the addressee.
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France
German Patent For Paper From Potato Tops Process
A German patent covers a method to produce paper using potato tops as the feedstock. The process emphasizes low cost raw material use and potential waste valorization.
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Germany
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