Mothers Allowance Laws Across Provinces Aimed at Child Welfare
The article outlines how widowed mothers relying on charity face harsh choices then explains provincial programs in Canada supplying allowances to support dependent children. It compares British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, noting varying grant levels and administration, and urges a national study by the Child Welfare Council of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Mpport
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Child Welfare Council of Canada
Women’s League Speaker Urges Education To Prevent Wars
At Victoria College Toronto Mrs E F Franklin urged integrating child education to deter future wars while opposing overbearing instruction and pacifist history. She warned against censoring history yet said true history should reveal horrors so readers form their own opinions.
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Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Victoria College
Toronto
E. F. Franklin
Brave Good Deed Brownie Hears Cruel Plans at Night
Chuckles the Good Deed Brownie lies hidden behind a bush listening to Cruel Brownies plot a moonless night attack on the enemies camp. They plan to surround the camp and set hollow trees on fire then capture their Queen Loveliness for service. Chuckles flees when spotted and vows to report back.
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Chuckles
Nemy
Crossboss
Queen Loveliness
The Inspiration Of Music From Welsh Miners
The piece extols Welsh miners who sing deeply in mines and at the Eisteddfod. It asserts music boosts morale and courage, aiding extraordinary achievements by Welsh people and praising four part harmonies that move listeners. Contributed note emphasizes music as inspiration.
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Huddersfield
Dame Clara Butt Praises Prince in Toronto Interview
Dame Clara Butt says the Prince of Wales is extraordinarily clever able to summarize long speeches. She notes his shy boyhood and predicts he will not marry, calling that a potential weakness in his popularity.
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Toronto
Clara Butt
Prince of Wales
Dame Clara
Harmless English Visitor Pledges Gentle Visit
A Scottish porter explains to an English visitor that the local magistrate or official is harmless. The porter notes the official travels light and lacks a chain, contrasting with familiar ceremonial insignia. The exchange underscores local charm and plainspoken humor in a small Scottish town.
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Scotland
Sapphire with Temperature Bubble in British Museum
A nine carat sapphire in the British Museum exhibits a bubble that appears and disappears with temperature changes, a curious optical feature noted by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Great Age Of Elephants
The piece notes elephants can exceed fifteen miles per hour and sustain ten miles an hour long runs. It states maturity around forty years and lifespans over a century. Darwin suggests that after 750 years nine teen million elephants could exist from a single pair. Both sexes use tusks for digging roots and daily tasks.
Blindness Rate Per Million Americans
A historical note states that out of each million people in the United States, 498 are blind. This statistic highlights the prevalence of blindness in the population context.
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United States
Canada Sees Rabbit Farming as Profitable Sideline
The 1920s discussion notes Canada’s climate suits rabbit breeding and cites import data in Britain and a Canadian firm, with claims that properly fed rabbit meat surpasses other meats in nutritive value. It outlines methods to raise, feed, care for, market, skin, and tan rabbits for commercial use.
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Great Britain
France
United States
Canada
Department of Agriculture
D.S.C.R
Birthday milestone for famed saddler Charles Quick
Charles Quick known as a racing saddle maker, celebrated his 103rd birthday by planning 12 to 13 hours of work. He believes hard work fuels appetite and sleep, and he publically rejects loafing. He recently tried dancing lessons but has not yet used the new skill much.
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Charles
Dad) Quick
Mr. Quick
Wheels of fortune barred at Alberta agricultural fairs
A future ban targets gaming devices including wheel of fortune style gadgets at Alberta agricultural fairs. Officials say the move aims to curb gambling like activities at fairgrounds and protect attendees.
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Alberta
Packing Bees For Winter In Prairie Provinces
Beekeepers in the prairie provinces seek wintering methods. The author advocates open air packing using flax straw on a raised 2x4 platform, multiple hive rows, burlap and tar paper coverings, straw tucking, and limited entrance size. Hives should face south to maximize sun exposure and aid winter flight when warm. This method is described as inexpensive and effective for prairie winters.
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Prairie
Canada population myth debunked by Lloyd George note
The Hamilton Herald cites Lloyd George’s remark that Canada if as densely populated as Scotland would reach 600 million people. The piece argues the statistic ignores Canada’s vast uninhabitable areas and wilderness hinterland, noting Canada’s cultivable land can still accommodate future immigrants for generations.
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Montreal
Lloyd George
Scotland
Canada
The
Hamilton Herald
A Man of Means Lloyd George Not Penniless
The Ottawa Journal notes David Lloyd George is well off with a Carnegie pension of 100000 dollars annually and 180000 dollars from literary contracts. Future earnings at six eighty per word and profits from contracts add to wealth, plus a modest barrister income. His son, Major Lloyd George, married into the wealthy McAlpine family, making him part of a comfortable fortune.
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David Lloyd George
Carnegie
Major Lloyd George
Robert McAlpine
Lloyd George
Ottawa Journal
Bermuda Holds Line Against Cars on Coral Bed
Bermuda resists motor vehicles as the lone car previously on the island is en route to the United States without its engine. Islanders reportedly removed the engine for an unspecified use, keeping the coral bed undisturbed.
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Bermuda
Isle of
United States
Papal Garden Fruit Arrives in London Market
About sixty thousand pounds of plums pears and greengages from the Pope's orchards arrived in London, reportedly the first sale of Papal garden produce in England.
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London
England
People Avoid Exercise Because Health Comes Not In Bottles
A humorous note suggests some individuals reject physical exercise for health, preferring solutions that come in bottles. The line highlights a skeptical attitude toward non-pharmacological remedies.
Replanting Timber in Canada Faces Fire Losses
Figures from the Canadian Forestry Association show five years of widespread destruction of merchantable timber on public land, with only a few thousand acres planted. Ontario and Quebec nurseries are expanding seedlings for reforestation, while private firms like Laurentide, Riordan, Abitibi, and Spanish River push nursery work and plantings.
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Canada
Canadian Forestry Association
Oes
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Berthierville
Quebec Forest Service
Laurentide Company
Grand Mere
Riordan
Abitibi
Dark Cold Silence Above the Earth’s Surface
The text explains how air thins with altitude, becoming nearly devoid of oxygen by 30 miles and nitrogen by 50 miles, creating a zone above 25 miles where sound cannot travel. It notes near total darkness, extreme cold, and almost dustless conditions, yet meteors at 100 miles hint a tenuous upper atmosphere of light gases.
Building Easy In Kentucky Bowling Green Sewerage
In Bowling Green Kentucky a limestone formation with many connected subterranean passages makes sewer upkeep easy. A new homeowner connects by digging to a fissure and diverting water to clear obstructions before joining the waste pipe. Sewage is purified by contact with limestone and exits to the river bed.
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Bowling Green
Kentucky
Language and transport terms stir terse views
The Chicago News comments that English favors brief forms, noting terms like prams trams tubes and lifts vs Americans baby carriages street cars subways and elevators. It adds a second fact that only one in fifteen people has perfect eyes.
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Chicago News
Time-test survivor rises from oldest habitant
An aged resident becomes a surviving figure through time, illustrating endurance and continuity. The remark highlights how endurance accrues with years as the community honors longstanding presence.
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W. NM
Rey
Exemy
Rowne
Clrimate
Vancouver
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