Mayor Brown of Medicine Hat and a Million Dollars
A reflective piece traces Mayor Brown of Medicine Hat securing a cool million from eastern financiers to settle lands and attract British settlers. The writer also recalls a Calgary visit, praising Ian MacLaren’s Beside The Bonnie Briar Bush and recounts Glasgow‑Caledonian lore from the Royal Hotel era with locals like Norman Jackson and Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Brown
Medicine Hat
Gary
Brown
James
Regina
D. H. McDonald
Qu’Appelle
Canada
Ian MacLaren
Royal
Norman Jackson
Practical homemaking and prairie life reflections
A civilian column urges simpler meals to curb waste and health issues in children, praising plain milk eggs and cereals. It praises a woman's role at home, then recalls social odds and a prairie letters prize, and ends with calls for practical sense in every occupation guiding daily work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Royal
John R. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Guelph
Ontario
Alberta
Thompson
Robin Adair
Rawlinson Bros
Cochraffe
Robin Beith
Bowmanville
New York
America
Paddy Nolan
J. L. Wilson
Ordinary Common Sense in a Practical World
The text argues the world needs ordinary common sense more than genius in daily life. It stresses practical skills like cooking, cleanliness, and attentive child care over exceptional intellect to manage home and work environments.
Typhoid Imported Into Province
Dr M M Seymour Saskatchewan Commissioner of Public Health notes several imported typhoid cases yearly from other Canadian provinces and the United States. He urges inoculation as a guard against the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Seymour
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Calgary Child Fatality After Car Incident
A four and a half year old child dashed in front of a car driven by N. J. Hoad. The child was knocked down and died about thirty minutes after the collision from injuries sustained.
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Calgary
N. J. Hoad
Dublin Considers Replacing Street Names with Sinn Fein Leaders
Dublin city administration weighs a proposal to abolish English street names and substitute them with the names of Sinn Fein leaders. The move aims to reflect political shifts in the Irish capital.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Bell Telephone Seeks Higher Rates Soon
The Bell Telephone company plans another rate increase about a year after a prior substantial rise. No formal application has been filed yet, but the railroad commission has been informally advised that one will be submitted and approval of a stiff increase will be sought.
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Bell Telephone
Bell Telephone Company
Railway Commission
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R. B
Mr. Brown
Elbow River
Mission Hill
Elbow
Bow River
MacLaren
Barrie
Crocket
Galloway
Heather Hills
William McClure
Highland Glen
Jess
Dr. Maclure
Saunders
Drumsheugh
London
Lord Kilspindle
Annie
Tammas Mitchell
Edinburgh
Bonnie Briar Bush
Old Royal Hotel
Stephen Avenue
Eighth
Cen
A Eee
Quebec
John McDonald
Dr. Lafferty
Scot
J. A. W. Fraser
Jumping Pond
Tommy Graham
Rosebud
George Hope Johnston
Sam Steele
Beaver
British Columbia
C.P.R
Women’s
OT Arena
Sac
Nne
Prairies
McCallum-Hill
Burns
Wilson
Messrs. Thompson
Mpson
Patty Death Cockian
Mr. Wilson
Supreme Court
E. W.gillett Company Limited
Toronto
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