Dear Boys and Girls From Aunt Betty Seek Letters From Regina
A letter from Aunt Betty invites children across the prairie to write about themselves and their households. She promises a prize for the best letter and hints at future secret service club activities and competitions in Regina Saskatchewan. She emphasizes opportunities for boys and girls in Canada and the value of good housekeeping and cooking.
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Aot
Ei Sos
McCallum-Hill Building
Regina
Saskatchewan
Betty
How Robinson Crusoe Was Wrecked on a Desert Island
The account describes Robinson Crusoe and companions fleeing a storm and tornado at sea. One dies, others wash overboard, a wreck capsizes the boat, Crusoe is cast ashore battered but alive. He reaches land but finds no food or water and has no knife.
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Robinson Crusoe
West Indies
Mountain High
Crusoe
Fragmentary narrative notes from a storm survivor
The passage describes a person stuffing mouth with tobacco to stave hunger and sleep, awakening at broad day as the storm subsides, revealing a fragmentary survivor scene.
How to Make a Good Nail Box
A farm carpentry note shows a simple wooden nail box design. It uses a one inch frame, four inch square compartments, tin sides and bottoms, and a curved tin bottom for easy picking. A thin board cover with a slot and strap keeps nails organized and prevents mixing by workers.
Games for a Party The Three-Legged Race
Two boys tie their inside legs at the knee and ankle for a three legged race. At the signal Go they race to a mark, the fastest couple winning. The game brings much merriment and lots of fun for the boys.
Clothes Pin Race Ends In Close Finish
Players split into two equal rows facing each other under two leaders. Each leader passes clothes pins to a neighbor one by one toward the end, then back. If a pin is dropped the thrower must recover it and continue. The side that returns all pins first wins.
Jacob and Rachel Game Described for Outdoor Play
A traditional chase game for eight to thirty players centers on a blindfolded Jacob and a girl Rachel standing in a circle. Rachel answers Jacob's repeated calls and tries to lead him, while he moves to avoid being caught. When caught, Jacob guesses her name and a new round begins with a new Jacob.
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Jacob
Rachel
Rocket
Quiet Summer Reflections and Letters of a War Bride
A August 1916 diary entry from a resort widow describes heartbreak over a possible courtship, memories of Albert in Germany, and resolve to keep faith. September letters recount Minnie Routley’s loneliness, a hinted romance with Dick Allan, and advice on maturity and choice.
Two Jacobs Play Ring Game With Blindfolded Partners
In a school style game two boys named Jacob are blindfolded while two girls are selected as Rachel and Rachel. Each Jacob must identify his partner by name and catch the correct girl. a wrong catch results in letting her go as he searches for his Rachel. The setup works with mixed or single-gender groups using the same names.
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Jacobs
Jacob
Rachel
Just You and I and a Better World Vision
Poem fragment envisions a happy world where everyone is wise sweet and helpful. It contrasts mutual care with labor for evil, urging trust over worry and kindness toward neighbors. The speaker hopes for a near time when such goodness might arrive.
Denounces Irish Crimes and Aerial Mail Milestones
A British leader condemns the Irish Crimes Bill as coercive and unprecedented. Two all metal planes departed New York for a transcontinental mail route landing in Oakland after nine days, delivering the first cross continent mail. Winnipeg physician H J McDonald drowns at Minaki during a swim. Dr McDermid later found dead after a cottage visit.
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T. P. O'Connor
United Irish League of Great Britain
New York City
Oakland
California
New York
H. J. McDonald
Winnipeg
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Minaki
McDermid
Tragic Park Murder Alert in Toronto
Police discovered eight year old Philip Goldberg mortally wounded in a park at the west end of Toronto. He had a throat cut from ear to ear and two head wounds. A doctor pronounced the death a murder after arrival.
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Toronto
Philip Goldberg
Fire Devastates Hardware Store and Bank in Lanfine
A serious blaze in Lanfine Saskatchewan last week started near a small oil warehouse. A hardware store and a bank building were totally destroyed.
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Lanfine
Saskatchewan
Oxygen enriched chamber at London Guy's Hospital
London Guy's Hospital plans a three bed treatment chamber with an oxygen rich atmosphere. The hospital architect claims a method to prevent air leakage. Medical research committee will cover $1,250 for one year of oxygen costs.
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London Guy's Hospital
Medical Research Committee
Cheaper Beer Planned by German Breweries
German breweries consider ending weakling war beer production and return to full strength beer. Prices are expected to drop by about 25 percent as beer becomes cheaper for consumers across Germany.
Alberta's Stock Raising Prospects Impress Scottish Visitor
Mr. James Lennox livestock commissioner for central Scotland says Alberta offers wonderful opportunities for stock raising after an extensive two month tour of Canada. He intends to return next season with several young Scots as permanent settlers, visiting western provinces again.
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Alberta
James Lennox
Scotland
Canada
Western Provinces
Brothers Die Within Hours of Each Other in Ottawa
Daniel and Herman Lockyear aged 75 and 7 died within hours of each other after heart trouble. They had lived in Ottawa for forty years.
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Daniel
Herman Lockyear
Ottawa
Two Days to Town and a Break in the Heart
The narrator reflects on a heavy heart after deep talks with a once frothy crowd, realizing unspoken depths and inward costs. Minnie feels comforted by the narrator's wisdom, though the truth costs much. In two days they return to town and the inevitable separation looms.
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Minnie
Teachers From the Old Country Arrive in Saskatchewan Soon
About twenty teachers from the Old Country are expected to arrive in Saskatchewan before month’s end, says W. J. McNeeley director of the teachers exchange. He cannot say yet whether the shortage will be greater or less than last year, but notes more qualified teachers are available than currently seen. Boards should contact the exchange promptly to secure services.
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Mother
Philip
Lucy
Albert
Germany
Minnie Routley
Mr. Allan
Minnie
Elaine the Fair
Elaine
Lily
Astolat
Saskatchewan
W. J. McNeeley
Teachers’ Exchange
McNeeley
Step Lively
Births Exceed Deaths In Saskatchewan By Wide Margin
Saskatchewan recorded 2117 births and 477 deaths in July with 424 marriages. City totals show 337 births and 235 marriages against 123 deaths while country districts report 1780 births and 354 deaths. Notably pneumonia deaths in July reached 28 and still births numbered 42.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
North Battleford
Swift Current
Near Beer Closer To Real Beer After Local Raid
Provincial authorities raided near beer saloons on the Huntingdon border B C. A stack of warrants prepared targets hotelkeepers and others. Samples show near beer as high as 8.40 percent and as low as five percent in alcohol content.
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Huntingdon
B.C
Damages Awarded in Riceton Tractor Case
Ira M. Smith of Riceton was awarded 382 damages by the king's bench in his action against E. B. Moats. The damages arose from harm to a tractor sent to the defendant.
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Ira M. Smith
Riceton
King's Bench
E. B. Moats
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You
James F. Sweetman
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