Canadian Women Enter Public Life in Growing Numbers
Sixty years ago Canadian work was male dominated but now women fill most teaching posts and many trades. Textiles, banking, and especially telephone work show strong female presence with nurses and professionals expanding. The census highlights women physicians, lawyers, and judges while farming remains male heavy. Women increasingly share economic life while keeping home roles.
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Canada
Dominion
Lfe
Fifty Years Later Bennet Alison Retrieves Old Cheque
Bennett H. Alison of Melbourne returns to Middlesbrough Yorkshire after half a century to claim a 20 pound cheque given by his father. He finds his old school and cafe site, visits the National Provincial Bank where a framed cheque predates his by three years, and recalls a family supper conversation about a brother's business failure.
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Middlesbrough
Yorkshire
Australia
Bennett H. Alison
Melbourne
Middleshroveh
Middlebreath
Harge
Aftson
Garner
National Provincial Bank
Railways Seek Lawsuits Against Reckless Auto Drivers at Crossings
Canadian National Railways officials warn motorists who fail to stop look and listen at railway crossings may face court action for damage to trains locomotives crossing gates or railway property. Recent incidents show cars striking trains while trains were on or near crossings, sometimes injuring passengers and causing significant property loss.
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Raiway
Canadian National Railways
Ultraviolet Filter Detects Counterfeits at Exposition
Dr. Herman Goodman demonstrated at the Chemical Industries Exposition in Grand Central Palace that an ultra-violet filter concentrates rays to reveal fake diamonds false teeth and currency. Imitation diamonds fade under the ray while genuine stones appear blue. false teeth darken to a chocolate hue.
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Grand Central Palace
Herman Goodman
New York
Lindbergh to Enter Tussaud Wax Exhibition in Prominent Niche
The article notes Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh earning a notable place in Mme. Tussaud's Wax Works Hall of Fame. It mentions a temporary lapse after a fire and the addition of H. G. Wells and Rafael Sabatini as new members alongside Lindbergh.
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Tussaud
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mme. Tussaud
John Tussaud
H. G. Wells
Rafael Sabatini
Colonel Lindbergh
Patiently Ignored Banker Delivers Sharp Rebuff
A woman waiting at a bank counter grows restless after a quarter hour. The cashier, oblivious to her presence, responds politely that they do not pay anything there, prompting her to move to the next window.
Lady’s Message Sparks Rowdy School Entrance Scene
A Scheosboy’s Translation recalls a public school entrance where a lady arrives in a motor car and asks a boy to summon Hon Algernon de Montmorency, only to have the boy announce his mother is landed, provoking public school banter and confusion.
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Ian Hamilton
Algernon Ce Montmorency
Fitawalter
Storing Potatoes in Ottawa Advices
A pamphlet from the Department of Agriculture outlines proper potato storage to prevent losses. It stresses dry, cool, dark cellars with good ventilation, air circulation behind piles, a raised temporary floor, and a storage temperature near 33 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
City Noise Harms Workers Study by Northwestern Doctor
Dr. John C C Morgan of Northwestern University reports that shrill city noises like fire sirens locomotive whistles and electric hammers slow the heart and may shorten life. He conducts such investigations among industrial workers under the National Safety Council.
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John CC. Morgan
Northwestern University
Evanston
Morgan
National Safety Council
Mysterious donor helps tramps at New Barnet Workhouse
A dark foreign man in a limousine gave 13 discharged casual ward men 16 shillings each at New Barnet Workhouse after waiting on the Embankment. The Daily News notes his charitable acts while one beneficiary recalls the donor spoke with broken English and appeared foreign. The story ends with a staged dialogue about a dream aboard a sinking steamer.
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Embankment
London
New Barnet
Daily News
London Daily News
Proper Handling of Raw Pelts Affects Fur Trade
Thousands of Canadian trappers rely on pelts each winter, yet many miss essential skinning stretching and drying steps. Experts warn up to half the pelts lose value due to poor preparation, harming the entire fur industry. The Interior Department offers a free monograph The Preparation of Pelts for the Market via the Natural Resources Intelligence Service in Ottawa.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Ottawa
Canada Weighs Boost to Iron and Steel Industry
Over eight years Canada imported 1.345 billion dollars worth of iron and steel products. The figure highlights the opportunity to replace imports with Canadian production and grow national wealth.
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Canada
Barber Traces Clue in Auto Fender Incident
A barber cites a customer known for damaging a car fender as the one who brought in the razor with notches. The exchange reveals the link between the vandal and the tool used, suggesting a motive surface in a routine shop visit.
Mayo urges social approach to mind cures at Toronto hospital
Eminent Rochester surgeon Dr. William Mayo told Toronto General Hospital staff to cultivate inspiration and the social sense to ease distress of mind and body beyond physical treatment. He contrasted knowledge and wisdom, urged comfort over physical care, and cited Christian Scientists as offering relief in some cases.
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Rochester
William Mayo
Minn
Toronto
Toronto General Hospital
Christian Scientista
Water Cress Queen Elizabeth James Dies at 73 in London
Elizabeth James known as the Water Cress Queen died at 73 in Covent Garden London. She began selling water cress at six and built a farm that became the world’s largest owner of water cress beds. Her life tied to London’s fruit market traditions and Covent Garden’s famed character.
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Elizabeth James
Covent Garden
London
James
Historic Happenings as Countess of Dufferin Arrives
Fifty years ago Winnipeg welcomed the Countess of Dufferin the first locomotive to pierce prairie quiet. The engine built by Baldwin in 1872 for the CPR was christened by Lady Dufferin and towed on a barge up the Red River amid flags and flowers. After a long journey she was saved from scrapping and now rests in Whyte Park as a reminder of Winnipeg’s railway dawn. The tale is recounted by locals including Dr. Charles N. Bell, with notes on her purchases and later transfers from CPR to Columbia River Company and the Golden Lumber Company.
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Winnipeg
Prairie City
North-West
Red River
Selkirk
Lady Dufferin
Fisher's Landing
CPR
Countess of Dufferin
Columbia River Company
Richard Waugh
Sir William Mackenzie
Cp.r
Whyte Park
Charles N. Bell
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Customs Department
Baldwin Locomotive Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Golden Lumber Company
C. Swinbank
W. Swinbank
Winnipeg Park
The World's Largest Clocks and Time Authorities
The article surveys grand clocks in Jer sey City at Colgate Building and Big Ben in London, noting their sizes, lighted dials and accuracy. It also mentions Philadelphia City Hall clock and Berlin's multi city timekeeper, plus Ottawa Dominion Observatory and Greenwich Observatory as official time authorities.
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New York
Jersey City
Colgate
New York City
Hudson River
London
City Hall
Philadelphia
Big Ben
Greenwich Observatory
Berlin
Buenos Aires
San Francisco
Tokio
Syd
Ney
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Dominion Observatory
Greenwich
England
Canadian Newsprint Dependence on U S Journal Demand
The article notes 93 percent of Canadian newsprint exports go to the United States, surpassing Canada’s own mill production and underscoring American reliance on Canadian forests for daily papers. It argues the ubiquity of Canadian made paper would in effect touch most American homes.
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United States
Canada
America
Art Objects and Rain Faith in Urban Banter
A cynic surveys a local art exhibit titled Art Objects and jokes about art objecting. A colored preacher asks about faith as rain prayers rise from a crowd. The humor concludes with a quip about children and savings ending at the sweet shop.
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