Colonization Schemes and Markets For New Canadian Settlers
The piece argues that British migration to Canada must be paired with strong export market guarantees for Canadian farm products. It warns Western farmers face rising debt as new settlers increase supply, and urges economic pacts, similar to New Zealand's approach, to ensure colonization benefits both producers and the economy.
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Dominion
Canada
Western
Prairie
West
New
Far East
New Zealand
Teeling
Australia
Professor Discovers Vitamin C From Green Peppers
Scientist Albert Azent Gygergyi in Szeged purifies vitamin C from green peppers finding one pound from 4,000 pounds of peppers. Ottawa Mint officials plan thorough cleaning of vacated rooms to recover billions of tiny particles of gold from smoke and furnace residues.
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Albert Azent-Gypergyi
Szeged
Hungary
Royal Canadian Mint
Ottawa
Mint
Canada
J. C. Campbell
Mystery Of Silica Becomes Airborne Poison
A mystery in silicosis seeks explanation as silica dust turns deadly when ground to bacterium sized particles. Harvard experts Dr. W Irving Clark and Prof. Philip Drinker discussed the surprising behavior at the Harvard tercentenary, noting beach sand and opals contain silica yet remain harmless unless airborne.
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Harvard
W. Irving Clark
Philip Drinker
Harvard School of Public Health
Bathing hews across oceans in grand houses
An American plumber returning from Europe notes Potsdam Hohenzollern Palace with 600 rooms yet only two baths and a German castle with 260 rooms and no bath. The piece recalls Boston officials banning baths without a doctor's order until 1862 and London’s Mansion House denial of a shower bath, once deemed unnecessary.
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Atlantic
Hohenzollern
Potsdam
Germany
Boston
London
Mansion House
Courageous Gopher Rescues Mate on Canadian Road
A. D. Bain, head of bungalow camps in the Canadian Rockies, reports a brave gopher dragged its injured mate to safety as Bain stopped his car during an inspection. The scene showed one gopher snarling while the other risked exposure to danger to save its partner.
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Gopher
A. D. Bain
Canadian Rockies
Bain
Lightning Strikes Raleigh Sparrows and Tree Sparks
A severe Raleigh storm electrocuted an estimated fifty to sixty sparrows roosting in a tree not struck by lightning. Officials believe charging air and nearby electric lines caused the birds to die.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
New Varieties Reshape Diet as 25 Percent of Produce Surges
A scientist notes that twenty five percent of what people eat now comes from strains of plants that did not exist ten years ago. Cantaloupes, once mildew plagued, now thrive after cross breeding with a resistant Indian species, revealing rapid agricultural progress and new foods entering tables.
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India
Supple Fingers Demonstrated by Leo M Stenzler in New York
Leo M Stenzler of the Waiters' Union No 16 in New York City demonstrated rapid napkin origami skills before the Hotel and Restaurant International Alliance in Rochester New York. He produced a bishop's mitre wedding candle a sailboat and a clown from a plain table napkin.
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Leo M. Stenzler
Waiters’ Union, No
New York City
Hotel and Restaurant International Alliance
Rochester
N.Y
Pumpkin spice custard pie
A pumpkin dessert recipe blends pumpkin, flour, sugar and spices with eggs and milk. The mixture is poured into a pastry lined deep dish and baked until firm for about 35 minutes in a moderate oven.
Ancient Romans Referred Fruits by Country Names
The ancient Romans described apricots peaches pomegranates and oranges as apples and distinguished them by the country where each fruit was grown, revealing a pragmatic labeling tradition.
London memorial ideas pour in for King George tribute
Hundreds of suggestions to Lord Mayor of London and the King George Memorial Fund include renaming Trafalgar Square or building a King George Square, moving Nelsons Column, erecting statues of King George and his four sons, placing the Cenotaph in the square, a flood-lit mausoleum in Hyde Park, and a colossal statue on the cliffs near Leon Solent visible 20 miles at sea.
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London
King George
Trafalgar Square
King George Square
Nelson
Hons
Tower Hill
Hyde Park
Undesirable Alien Describes Foreigners by Wealth Said
Collier's correspondent defines an undesirable alien as a foreigner who earns more money than the speaker. This satirical definition reflects the era's nativist attitudes and economic anxieties shaped by class and immigration debates.
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Collier's
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