Attraction For Tourists The Wisgera Wate
Review argues Canada must offer distinct experiences beyond American styles to attract American visitors. Emphasizes courteous service, unique attractions, and avoiding slavish copying in outdoor advertising. Concludes Canada remains the vacation land par excellence if difference is maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Magier Moore Ottor
Maclean's Magazine
Canada
Toronto
Buffalo
Jily
Cantada
Recollections of Edith Cavell Shared by Winnipeg Resident
Mrs W A Shearer recalls Edith Cavell in Brussels before World War I. The Scottish nurse Victoria Coghill joined Cavell in 1913, after training in Newcastle. Cavell is described as dignified and strict, leading a clinique to train Belgian girls to gain dignity and income.
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Edith Cavell
Winnipeg
W. A. Shearer
Victoria Caghill
Belgium
Miss Cavell
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Miss Coghill
Clinique
Brussels
London
Poultry Editor Answers Readers On Egg Hatching
A poultry journal editor answers reader questions about incubation times for chickens and ducks. A letter asks how long Aden should stay on eggs, with three weeks for chickens and four for ducks. The hen sits three weeks, no chicks hatch, and the editor notes the eggs were removed. The story mentions Egypt and Canada trade in animal products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry-Journal
Aden
Eiior
Teader
Atabrine Shown Superior to Quinine for Malaria Treatment
Recent discoveries indicate Atabrine is more effective than quinine in treating malaria. The report notes significant findings and compares efficacy between the two drugs. Passengers on British railways last year totalled 1 12 percent, equalling about 600 000 travelers.
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British Railways
King receives Indian relics and rare jewelry audience
The Nawab of Ranpur and his Begum wore robes valued over £100,000 during an audience with the King at the Palace. The Nawab wore a hand woven gold cloth coat, a gold embroidered turban with a large diamond, tight silk trousers, and carried a thousand year old gold sword set with stones. The Begum wore a fifteen yard gold embroidered Indian sari with a diamond nose ornament, necklaces, and ruby and sapphire jewelry.
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Ranpur
Begum
Canada’s Richest Indians Face Lower Interest Rates
The Blackfeet of Alberta will see department of Indian affairs cuts from six and seven percent to five percent on about 2,000,000 in trust funds. The rate applies retroactively from January 1, 1935, shifting payments from sale anniversaries to October. Over 240,000 acres of reserve land were sold, including 125,000 acres between 1900 and 1910, leaving around 100 Indians on the reserve.
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Canada
Alberta
Department of Indian Affairs
Ottawa
Department
Milk Only Food Strongly Defended To Cure Rickets
Dr. E W McHenry of the University of Toronto told the Canadian Public Health Association in Toronto that among foods advertised for extra vitamins to prevent rickets milk is the only one clearly defensible. He cautioned against indiscriminate vitamin dosing of foods, fearing nutritional balance disruption with potentially far reaching consequences.
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E. W. McHenry
University of Toronto
Unbroken Glasses Found After 7000-Foot Plunge
Robert N. Hicks, a coast artillery unit instructor, dropped his glasses from 7000 feet while flying in an army bomber. Two days later a worker located the glasses intact on cultivated ground, a remarkable instance of luck.
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Robert N. Hicks
Coast Artillery
Hicks
Greatest Cause of Accidents Increases Highway Danger
The piece laments high rate of motorist fatalities from reckless driving and excessive speed. It notes countless pedestrians spared yet many drivers killed or injured in head on crashes, trees, trains, or falls. It urges obeying traffic regulations to save lives and reduce injuries.
Jubilee portrait of King George shipped to Australia
A new full gizen Jubilee portrait of King George in khaki was painted at the request of the Australian government and shipped from England to Australia.
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King George
England
Australia
Quotes and symbols on beauty and time from ancient Greece
A pair of aphorisms about beauty and statistics linked to a witty remark on being beside a beautiful girl. The text notes the butterfly as a soul symbol in ancient Greece around 1500 B.C. and critiques men for wasting their own time.
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Greece
A Seer Who Is Wise Not To Believe All He Aces
A play on words about a seer who dodges gullibility by not trusting every claim. The remark suggests wit in discerning truth from bluff.
Auction of Mauretania fittings yields $70000 at Southampton
An eight day sale of Mauretania liners fittings near shipbreakers ends in Southampton with $70000 realized. Items sold include ship bell wheel sirens signal flag lifebelts and funnels. Walter Martin of Guernsey buys bow letters captain cabin contents and more.
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Mauretania
Southampton
England
Walter Martin
Guernsey
Martin
H. Sandley
Lloyd's
Lofty Islands
Joking Customer and Salesman Trade Feet Price
A witty exchange has a customer joking about four dollar shoes while the salesman responds with a cunning price per foot. The humor hinges on a playful misunderstanding of shoe cost versus measurement.
Police close all opium dens in Chungking China
Police report the closure of all opium dens in Chungking as part of an anti narcotics push. The action disables illegal drug operations and highlights ongoing law enforcement efforts in the city.
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Chungking
China
Inventor Hammond plans voyage to test fast sailing rig
John Haye Hammond Jr noted inventor plans a 100 foot Diamantina voyage to prove sailing ships can rival steam or oil powered craft. He will test new sail rig designs with moving pictures and a wind tunnel and study radio dead spots at sea near Gloucester while pursuing faster sails.
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Vistian Railing
Breamers
John Haye Hammond, Jr
Hammond
Linenberg
N.9
Gloucester
World’s Best Bushman and the Canadian Lumber Trade
A Canada Lumberman lauds Johnny Canuck as a superior woodsman. He argues Canadian bushmen are methodical and dexterous, while foreign workers lack familiarity with axes and cross cut saws.
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United States
Ike
Johnny Canuck
Canada
Ready For Emergencies And Life Saving Diplomacy
A letter cites Captain Anthony Eden as Britain’s effective crisis negotiator in wartime diplomacy and smoothing tensions. It notes a church in Estoril built by British donations, dedicated by the Bishop of Gibraltar. The piece ends with a grim line about quick death from a shot to the heart.
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Estoril
Portugal
Gibraltar
Canada Floral Regions Map The Dominion’s Diverse Plant Life
The article outlines Canada's six floral regions Arctic Northern Eastern Southern Prairie and Western Cordilleran. It notes Arctic plant life with blue lupine azaleas rhododendrons and Arctic primroses. Southern region holds 47 unique species. Prairie hosts 267 unique plains plants. Boundaries overlap and definitions vary.
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Dominion of Canada
Arctic
Canada
Prairies
Prairie
Great Plains
Dangerous police dogs questioned for city life
The Toronto Evening Telegram notes a Humane Society inspector defends the police dog by blaming its instinctive response to threats. It argues only thoroughbred Alsa Yan dogs avoid provocation. The paper warns against attacks on children and says police dogs are unsuitable for urban life.
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The
Humane Society
Toronto Evening Telegram
Unemployment Camps See 25000 Men Leave Since Establishment
Major-General A G L McNaughton said the Department of National Defence has records showing 25,000 men left unemployment camps after entry under the job promissory system. Transportation costs are paid for those who can prove they found positions. Thousands more departed without documented proof of employment, making verification impossible.
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A. G. L. McNaughton
Department of National Defence
Department
Spanish ambassador credits Prince of Wales among British scholars
In London the Spanish ambassador rates the Prince of Wales as the foremost among Spanish scholars in Great Britain. The dialogue includes varied lines about quietness, competition, a doctor’s recovery payment of 24, and Athens grocer Aristatis with a drug shop.
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London
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Aristatis
Athens
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Wer
Elmaty
Egypt
CAEN
Ture
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Council Centre
Commons
France
Germany
Baldwin
Britain
Nawab
Rampur
Blackfeet
Fangful
Vdeo Alee
Jamp
Clipper
Moscow
Warsaw
Berlin
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Stratford
Crowley
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