Democracy and citizenship standards for Canada
An analysis argues democracy requires high citizen standards. It warns subnormal or ill educated electorates impair self government and cites Canada’s literacy, schooling, and moral concerns. The piece urges elevated education, character, and civic responsibility, with emphasis on home and church as guiding institutions.
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Oort
Stee Fe
Chace
Sveby
Ruesta
Henes
Great Britain
United States of America
France
China
Russia
Canada
United States
Schoo
Ehoorehildren
Ganadiana
Ivader God
Dictionary project to decode Babylonian Assyrian texts
Prof. D. D. Lackenbill of the University of Chicago leads a ten year effort with eight assistants to compile a dictionary of Babylonian and Assyrian, aiming to expand the understanding of ancient civilization through clay tablets. The work could yield over 200 600 word forms and illuminate early commerce, law codes, and legal forms used since antiquity.
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D. D. LackeaMu
University of Chicago
Professor Lackenbitl
Lackenbil
Pro Ifessor Lackenbill
Incidents Show Horses Have Reasoning Powers
Victoria British Columbia man recounts a horse stopping before trucks to protect his two year old son, proving intelligence in animals. An Australian milk farm scene shows a grey horse corralling a herd, guiding cows safely to the yard before rejoining another horse, with no visible handler present.
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George Gawley
Victoria
B C
Kingston St
Ume
Western Australia
Enterprising Six Munches Run Stand Near Terminal
A New York correspondent notes six enterprising hunchbacks operating a news stand called The Six Munches near the Great Central terminal. Their placard invites superstition buyers to rub their backs for a paper. They trade eagerly, having previously sold papers in various parts of town before uniting. They conduct brisk business and enjoy lively, conversational banter.
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Great Central Terminal
New York
Americans Push Settlements Across Alberta Farmland
Officials of the Dominion land office at Edmonton report steady demand in recent months for homesteads in northern Alberta. American farmers have been especially active, many traveling from the United States by automobile to inspect lands along the Peace River before filing applications.
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Alberta
Offidals
Dominion Land Office
Edmonton
Peace River
Cause For Delay Teacher
A child explains his lateness by describing a newsy rumor he heard about a man pinched for stealing chickens setting a house on fire and beating a police officer, with his mother sending him to verify if it was true.
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Bobby
Egyptian Mecca Pilgrimage Doctors Clash With Hedjaz Ruler
A dispute between Fuad of Egypt and King Hussein of Hedjaz over sending Egyptian doctors for the annual Mecca pilgrimage escalates. Egypt insists doctors accompany the pilgrims to safeguard the Holy Carpet, while Hedjaz rejects Egyptian importations. Britain may mediate as the controversy strains diplomatic ties.
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Grether
Deasdiock
Pead
Egypt
Baring
Hussein
Fuad
Egyp
Mecca
Hedjaz
Aight
Great Britain
Caira
Canada July construction contracts total 30.84 million
In July Canada awarded contracts worth 30,842,500 dollars, up from 26,694,200 a year earlier. Residential 9,402,300. Hurtness 9,272,600. industrial 1,514,500. public works and utilities 20,653,100. Contemplated new work reported at 36,503,200.
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Canada
What Allied Her Guest at Party Iceberg Witty Exchange
A quick, stylized remark from the New York Sun appears to describe a social moment at a party. A guest notes a pretty woman flirting intensely, then shifts to a cooler tone implying distance as another person joins the scene.
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New York Sun
Elephants and Farmers Hold Lessons on Worth and Water
A farmer parable contrasts feeding elephants to the circus with irrigation toil. The Dairy Farmer passage warns that many farm families waste effort chasing unrecouped gains. Interior Department figures show irrigation potential near Lethbridge, with reservoir costs estimated per acre and project links to Waterton St Marys and Mike Rivera.
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Reclamation Service
Department of the Interior
Lethbridge
Waterton
St. Mary‘s
Mike Rivera
Hard Times for US Farmers Press Wheat Pricing Crisis
Secretary Wallace warns thousands of U S farmers face bankruptcy as wheat prices fall below production costs. He calls for higher farm product prices and lower freight rates on agricultural goods to restore balance with other commodities and revive general prosperity.
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United States
Wallace
United States Department of Agriculture
Peculiar Missouri Town Name Story and Franklin Towns
The article recounts how Peculiar Missouri earned its name after a post office naming clash and a witty reply about finding a name. It notes states limit duplicate town names, yet other states share common names. Franklin leads with 31 towns named after Benjamin Franklin across 31 states.
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Peculiar
Missouri
Post Office Department
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Tree Growing Competition Promotes Shelter Belts at Biggar
Progress reported on a unique Canadian competition in Biggar Sask encouraging farmers to plant shelter belts fruit trees and ornamental shrubs. The event aims to boost forestry and landscaping while stressing prudent community relations.
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Biggar
Sask
Canada
Timberman Beetles And Fairies In A Child’s Tale
A fragment from a children’s story describes Stella drawing a grownup figure of Mr Timberman with extraordinarily long antennae. The scene explains four times longer feelers than the beetle’s body and hints at fierce Timberman Beetles as tiny fighters.
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Stella
Mr. Timberman
Mrs. Timberman
Merchant studies store layout and booth takings in Harrisburg
The Harrieburg dealer finds right side sales outpace the left as customers gravitate toward show cases. A rear phone booth on the right collects more nickels, while a left-side booth earns less. The article recalls the 1901 McKinley and the 1923 Harding funeral trains as national moments of tribute.
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Harrieburg
Pennsylvania
Washington
Harding
Buffalo
McKinley
Issassin
New York Herald
Movement to honor Shackleton in England gains momentum
A campaign in England seeks to honor the late Sir Ernest Shackleton with a public memorial or relief fund for his dependents. Birmingham factories reportedly produce about 27,000,000 pins daily, illustrating industrial capacity of the era.
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England
Ernest Shackleton
Antartle
Bia
Birmingham
Your Teeth Head Infections and Mouth Abscess Risks
The article explains that most bodily infections arise from head region abscesses in the mouth, throat, or nose. It notes the twenty temporary and thirty-two permanent teeth as infection sources, urges proper care to prevent infections, and emphasizes preserving health and avoiding pus as key to success.
Remarkable Old Volume Found In Canada
A 1733 Birmingham published volume titled Sermons by the late Rev Edward Broadhurst has entered George Perrin of Ottawa's possession. The book, long in the Perrin family and last held by Marlow Perrin in England, remains remarkably well preserved with leather bindings and white pages. Only one page shows slight damage and has been neatly sewn.
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Birmingham
England
George Perrin
Ottawa
Edward Broadhurst
Perrin
Marlow Perrin
Canada
Mistletoe Pest Threat to Pine Forests in Southwest
Agricultural experts warn mistletoe, described as an insidious and destructive parasite, fastens to yellow pine, stunts growth, and kills trees. Research over 12 years seeks eradication with practical method: cutting down infected trees.
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Department of Agriculture
Canadian Premier Mackenzie King to visit England for Imperial Conference
Rt. Hon W L Mackenzie King premier of Canada plans to travel to England in September with cabinet members to attend the Imperial Conference in London. Delegates from across the British Empire will discuss matters of interest to the Turkish Commonwealth of Nations.
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England
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
London
Athia
British Empire
Prosperous Canada Shows Record Bonds Deposits and Trade
Canada reports 2.837 billion invested in Dominion bonds and 527.84 million in demand deposits plus 1.227263431 billion savings deposits. International trade reaches record highs and national revenue peaks in history.
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Dominion of Canada
Banks of Canada
Canada
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