Notable Canadians Abroad in Politics and Finance
An Ottawa Journal column surveys Canadians who achieved prominence abroad, noting James Couzens of Michigan who donated 10 million dollars for child welfare, Arthur Cutten the Chicago wheat king, and Prof. Shotwell, Kellogg Peace Pact author. It argues for a future Home Week to honor exiles returning to Canada.
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Canada
Preas
James Couzens
United States
Michigan
Chatham
Ont
Arthur Cutten
Chicago
Sheat King
Cutten
I Guelph
Hugh Guthrie
Ottawa
Shotwell
Ontario
J . Republic
Britain
British Isles
England
Ottawa Journal
Many Employed On Roads In Canada In 1927
The 1927 road construction labor force in Canada totaled 34 230, higher than any of the previous eight years. In many districts road work supplemented usual occupations, especially for nearby agriculturists during farm slack periods.
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Canada
Brain capacity of man and monkey age differences
A historical note states that human brain capacity peaks at thirty while a monkey's brain reaches maximum weight between ages two and three and then remains unchanged. The comparison highlights differing developmental timelines in brain growth.
Britain Won the War and Faces Paying the Price
Historians say Britain emerged victorious in the war yet now confronts heavy costs. Postwar debt, reconstruction strain, and political shifts shape Britain’s path as it grapples with economic and social rebuilding after conflict.
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Britain
Excavations Uncover Roman House at Herculaneum
Italian digs at Herculaneum reveal a well preserved Roman house with mosaic floors bronze and marble objects a wooden bed necklaces amphoras and a bronze bust. The find follows lake water level drops uncovering ancient sites near Naples and a plan to display artifacts behind glass.
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Italy
Lake Nemo
Caligula
Rerculaneum
Naples
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Ministry of Public Instructions
Hagoni
Water From Sea Becomes Island's Fresh Supply
In Pau motu Archipelago a tiny island lacks rainwater and distilling plants. Natives dive to the bay floor to fill skin flasks from a fresh water spring hidden on the seabed. The spring’s location is ancient knowledge passed through generations and remains a well kept secret.
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Pacific
Paumotu
Income Becomes a Nuisance in These Times
An old quotation notes that income is a burden no matter the side of life. The remark reflects concerns about sustaining livelihood amid changing economic pressures and cost of living.
The Mania For Speed And The Loss Of Spirit
A reflection on society’s rush for speed and efficiency. The author argues rapidity endangers the essential spiritual life, noting we are first and always spiritual beings. The piece calls for balance between progress and ongoing spiritual relevance today and for the future.
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H. T
Woman's Magazine
Obedience as the Root of Courage and Will
The excerpt argues that knowledge and will sustain Dominion but obedience is the essential root. It cites Jeremiah and James Russell Lowell to claim surrender of the will strengthens courage and manliness, echoing the Christ motif of doing the Father’s will as the source of strength.
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James Russell Lowell
Thomas Hughes
Calgary District Producers set vote on new creamery building
An election to decide a new creamery building on 11th Avenue will be held as the headquarters for the Calgary District Producers Association and the southern Alberta Dairy Pool. The announcement followed a meeting of representatives from both organizations.
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11Th Avenue
Calgary District Producers’ Association
Alberta Dairy Pool
Whose Kiddies Are They Dialog From Old New England
A terse exchange shows a Visitor asking about nearby children and the Oldest Inhabitant replying in rural dialect that the kids belong to two households, a widow and a widower, with phrases like Them's two's his'n Them two's her'n.
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Nibours
First Recorded Electricity Experiment By Thales
Ancient Greece instance sixty years before Christ when Thales of Miletus rubbed amber and observed attraction of light objects.
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Christ
Thales
Miletus
Wireless heating proposed for Paris homes with radio power
French engineers study wireless heat as a feasible method after German tests. Jacques Risler cites experiments where two posts 30 feet apart transmit 400 to 500 volt radio waves to heat a filament in vacuo, potentially supplying multiple radiators from a central station.
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Paris
Frech
Germany
Jacques Risler
Risler
Wireless lease closes Dorset suite for Vander Veer
Mrs. Vander Veer at 431 Homestead Avenue Mount Vernon arranged a radio lease from near the South Pole for a Dorset Bronxville Knolls apartment. Her husband Willard Vander Veer a motion picture operator with Commander Byrd’s South Pole expedition confirmed the rental from the distant ice field.
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Willard Vander Veer
Byrd
Westchester
Dorset
Bronxville Knolls
Vander Veer
South Pole
Homestead Avenue
Mount Vernon
Neuralgia succumbs to Minors Liniment
California moves toward becoming the first horseless state as horses vanish from daily life except in remote areas. Local reports note a shift to new remedies and changing mobility needs in 19th century progress.
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California
United States
One Train Only in Two Weeks at Oodnadatta Station
A railway station in Oodnadatta Australia has operated a single train service over a fourteen day period. The limited service highlights disruptions or scheduling constraints affecting travel for residents and travelers in the region.
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Oodnadatta
Australia
Baby's Own Tablets Sold As Safe Child Remedy
Mothers across Canada praise Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that regulates bowels and soothes stomachs. They claim relief for constipation indigestion colds fevers and teething. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box via The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Canada
John Hollinworth
Maidstone
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Foremost Fur Producer Canada Noted For Territory Wealth
A leading fur producer in Canada dominates the northern continent's wildlife trade. Raw furs comprise the chief commercial product and the sole economic return from vast northern areas of the Dominion.
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Canada
Dominion
Great Works Are Performed Through Perseverance
A concise reflection notes that enduring effort, not sheer power, drives achievement across endeavors. It emphasizes steady progress and long term dedication as keys to success.
Largest Thermometer Seventy Feet Long in Munich Tower
The world’s largest thermometer, 22 metres or about 70 feet long, was erected in the Deutsches Museum tower in Munich. It records current, maximum, and minimum temperatures and is regulated by a standard-sized instrument via electrical connections.
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Munich
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