National Peace Study Plan to Raise Peace Awareness in Canada
A national peace study project announced by J E MacPherson and Ernest Lapointe aims to unite radio, press, and group discussions across Canada. Eleven Sunday broadcasts will introduce topics from Canadian responsibilities to world peace, featuring figures like Sir Robert Borden, Col George Drew, Irene Parlby, and T W J MacDermot.
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Canada
J. E. MacPherry
Association of Canadian Clubs
Hom
Ernest Lapointe
League of Mations Society
Af Canadians
Arthur Currie
MacPherson
Lapointe
Robert Borden
Mr. Lapointe
George A. Drew
Toronto
League of Nations’ Society
R. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
H. F. Munro
Novas Scotia
Assembly of the League of Nations
Irene Parlby
Alberta
League of Nations
Fes
M. F. Plumptre
Manchuria
J. Manian
J. M. MacDonnell
Toronto Board of Trade
T. W. J. MacDermot
Brooke Clatton
Montreal
Should Study Politics Be Considered Worthy
Exmin Lapointe former minister of justice told the Women's Canadian club in Quebec that politics should not be degraded or beyond the notice of respectable people. He argued politics rests on human nature with its qualities and imperfections and urged all those with the country in mind to study politics.
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Exmeat Lapointe
Justice
Women's Canadian Club
Quebec
Lapointe
RCMP Locate Israel Listkinoff for Trial in Montreal
After six years the Royal Canadian Mounted Police located Israel Listkinoff in Philadelphia and returned him to Montreal to face drug possession charges. He pleaded guilty. In 1927 Slatkne fled bail set at 1100 dollars, which was forfeited to the Crown. Exports from Russian Black Sea ports continue to decline.
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Tne
Royal Canadian Mounted Pa Ee
Israel Listkinoff
Philadel Ria
Monteal
Slatkne
Five Servants Of Mea Home Of Test And Smell Are Cleely Linked
A nostalgic note explains how taste and smell intertwine revealing that a cold dulls flavor. It describes the olfactory epithelium in the skull, notes that sugar and salt are detected mainly by taste, and urges using all five senses. It invites readers to observe how memory and sight are aided by smell in daily life.
Gifted Codex Sinaiticus page to British Columbia Library
A facsimile of a Codex Sinaiticus page bearing Constantine Tischendorf’s signature was presented to the Library of British Columbia by J. M. Stewart. Stewart’s father Rev Alexander Stewart received it as a friendship gift from Tischendorf in 1870, three years before the scholar’s death. The parchment document is framed under glass and valued as a rare copy outside Russia.
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British Columbia
Constantine Tischendorf
Library of
J. M. Stewart
Alexander Stewart
Tischendorf
Britian Museum
Soviet Russia
Tinchendorf
Stewart
Russia
Glaas
Forced Feeding For Snake At St Louis Zoo
For six years attendants at the St Louis Zoo have forced feed a nineteen foot African python through a fire hose to keep it alive. Seven men hold the snake while a fire hose stuffed with ground meat pushes the food down its throat followed by a plunger to aid entry into the stomach. The snake has thrived, growing in length and girth during its six year confinement.
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St. Louis Zoo
Stone Goddess Linked as Possible Ancient Link
A stone goddess unearthed near North Battleford on Mrs J Miller’s farm draws attention as experts assess authenticity. Saskatchewan minister J F Bryant notes Chinese art resemblance and hints at a prehistoric link between Chinese and Indian races via the Bering Strait route. A Hollywood actress shows interest in a farm she tends. Ninety two parties ran in Spain’s last election.
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J. Miller
North Battleford
America
J. F. Bryant
Saskatchewan
Bering Straits
Agerica
Exquisite French Nightie Ensemble Pattern Details
An advertisement presents a French nightie ensemble in shell blush satin and Alencon lace with a matching jacket. It highlights shoulder flare, slimming seaming, and a front sash. pattern No. 357 includes nightie and jacket in sizes 16 to 42 inches bust. Cost is 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No Name
The Irish Free State will protect its fisheries from foreigners.
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Irish Free State
De Valera Wins Will Case In Irish Estate Suit
Eamon de Valera, president of the Irish Free State, wins a contest over the will of Polly Fitzpatrick of Brighton aged 42. The estate, valued a little over 15000 dollars, would be used as a public trust rather than for De Valera personally. The suit argued Fitzpatrick was of weak intellect and reclusive, with wishes that her property pass to Ireland.
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Tresh
Eamon de Valera
Misa Fitzpatrick
de Valera
Joan Fitzpatrick
Dublin
Ireland
Mr. de Valera
Crop Failure Echoes Across Eighteen Year Prairie Record
Border Cities Star recounts homesteader W. L. Clark's note on Western Canada poor harvests reaching Los Angeles. A Saskatoon area farm, held for eighteen years, faced total crop failure due to grasshoppers and drought. Despite insurance, the drought year left him without crop money this winter.
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W. L. Clark
Border Cities Star
Canada
Los Angeles
Saskatoon
California
Prairies
Noted Architect Frank Baines Dies at 66 in England
Sir Frank Baines, renowned architect who advised Mustapha Kemal on Istanbul’s rebuilding, died aged sixty six. He oversaw royal palaces preservation and designed diverse buildings, including London Olympia reconstruction project started in 1929 costing about £2 million.
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Frank Baines
England
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal
Istanbul
Baines
Olympia
London
Proposal For Arctic National Park To Protect Game
Winnipeg reports urge an Arctic national park to safeguard musk oxen and other species. Dr. A. D. Bajkov proposes a Churchill river strip to preserve Muskox habitat and educate the public, linking northward interest with Canadian United States curiosity. The plan cites past explorations and the 1927 sanctuary order for Thelon game preserve.
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Winnipeg
A. D. Bajkov
Biological Board of Canada
Bajkov
Churchill River
Alaska
Greenland
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Churchill
David T. Haonbury
Thelon River
Isnyth
J. W. Tyrrell
D.L.S
Thelon
Weather Of Long Ago Our Winters Are Balmy When Grandfather Tells His Story
A nostalgic note argues winters have always been mild. Grandfather recalls harsher seasons long ago, fathers recount cold snaps, and great grandfathers spin vivid tales of frigid epochs from Dominion Day to Queen Victoria's birthday, challenging beliefs about modern warmth.
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Grandpa
Dad
Proper Method for Shipping Sheep Pelts in Long Journeys
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin instructs on preparing sheep pelts for distant shipment. Spread wool side down, straighten wrinkles, sprinkle salt about a pound and a half per pelt, let melt and soak in, then air dry. Drying can be sped by tacking to a wall, then bale pelts in stacks of 15 to 25 for safe transport.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Vancouver Port Busy In 1933 Trade Gains Across Commodities
Large increases occurred in all commodities passing through the Port of Vancouver in 1933 except grain. Manufactured doors and bulk concentrates, new to the port, rose steadily along with flour, apples, metals, lumber, logs, paper, pulp, fruits, canned goods and fish. Umbrella hire begins at Newcastle and Hull stations in England for 2d per day, with deposits of 3s 6d for men and 2s 6d for women until returned.
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Vancouver
Newcastle
Hull Raalway
England
Farm Inventory and Credit: A Farmer’s Advice
A farm inventory helps the owner track assets and plan credit or loans. Clear records guide business decisions and reflect prudent management practices endorsed by farmers’ advocates.
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Gnandall
History in Dets and Dashes Big Names and Pioneers
J F E Davey writes in Canadian National Railways Magazine about telegraph origins. He cites the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, Napoleon II and Empress Eugenie visits, Florence Nightingale’s Crimean hospital opening, the Great Eastern cable lay, and London's first tram system. He notes 1847 Toronto Mountival telegrams and 33,000 messages by the pioneer Montreal Telegraph Company.
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J. FE. Davey
Canadian Mational Railways Magazine
Duke of Wellington
Napoleon II
Eugenie
London
Red Cragg Hospital
Florence Nightngale
Toronto
Mountival
Davey
Montreal Telegraph Company
Canadian National Telegraphs
Delayed Note Reaches Canadian Red Cross Worker
Miss Annie Murray of Lakesus Ontario finally receives a reply from a soldier in Britain. She had hidden a note in a pair of socks while doing Red Cross work 15 years ago. The soldier found the note when he opened a parcel from the quartermaster recently.
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Annie Murray
Lakes Us
Ont
Britain
Red Cross
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Spain
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For Benefit of Ireland
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Italy
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Guildhall
Hamilton
Ontario
Pipera
Dagenham
Arctic National Park
Stampe
St. John's
Newfoundland
St. John's Post Office
Newfoundland Museum
Department of Justice
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