Canada remains vacation land by keeping its difference
The Niagara Palle column cites Maclean's editor H Napier Moore urging Canada to avoid slavish copying of American ideas. Tourists come for something different and courteous treatment. A Toronto police incident and a Buffalo case show contrasts in manners. Canada must maintain its distinct appeal to attract tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Niagara Palle
Ont
H. Napier Moore
Maclean's
Cannings
Bridge
Toronto
Buffalo
Recalling Edith Cavell Through a Winnipeg Nurse
Mrs. W. A. Shearer of Winnipeg recalls Edith Cavell, describing the Belgian nurse as dignified, kind, and strict. Victoria Coghill, a Scottish nurse, joined Cavell's Brussels clinic in 1913, after answering an ad for nurses. Cavell ran a program to elevate Belgians from stigmatized work, occasionally supplementing staff with workers from her own country.
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Wnipex
Edith Cavell
Winnipeg
W. A. Shearer
Victoria Coghill
Belgium
Miss Cavell
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Rue de la Culture
London
Poultry Editor Messages On Hens Keeping Eggs Article
A reader asks how long hens should stay on eggs. The editor replies three weeks for chickens and four for ducks. Weeks pass, reader thanks, and notes no chicks hatched after three weeks so she removed the hen and sold the eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Journal
Egypt Climate and Trade Highlight Aryan Innovations
The report notes Egypt's hot climate and Canada securing a large share of raw exports. It cites Amabrine as more effective than quinine in malaria treatment based on recent findings. British railway passengers last year reached 1,123,600,000.
King receives Indian ruler in royal audience
The Nawab of Ranpur and his Begum wore jewels and robes worth over £100,000 during a palace audience with the King. The Nawab’s attire included a hand woven Indian gold cloth coat, a gold embroidered turban with a large diamond, and silk trousers. he carried a thousand year old gold sword. The Begum wore a fifteen yard Indian silk sari centered with gold embroidery of birds and flowers, plus diamond nose ornament and ruby and sapphire jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranpur
Begum
Canada's Richest Indians Mackfeet Of Alberta Have $2,000
Canada’s wealthiest Indians the Blackfeet of Alberta face a new Indian Affairs order cutting interest on a tribal fund from six and seven percent to five percent. The department holds about $2,000,000 largely from reserve land sales. The reduced rate is retroactive to January 1, 1935. Payments formerly due on sale anniversaries will now come in October. Over 240,000 acres of reserve lands were sold, 125,000 acres of which were sold between 1900 and 1910. About 700 Indians remain on the reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackfeet
Alberta
Ottawa
Canada
Blackfeet
Department of Indian Affairs
Department
Morehan
Milk, the sole dependable food against rickets
Dr. E W McHenry of the University of Toronto told the Canadian Public Health Association in Toronto that among foods touted for extra vitamins to prevent rickets, milk is the strongest defense. He warned against indiscriminate vitamin dosing, saying it could disrupt nutrition balance with wide-reaching consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. McHenry
University of Toronto
Canadian Public Health Association
Toronto
Night speed danger top cause of highway accidents
The article warns excessive speed, especially at night, as the leading highway accident cause. Reckless driving, liquor, and disregard for traffic rules kill and injure hundreds weekly, with head-ons, trees, trains, and cliffs cited as outcomes. It urges motorists to slow down and follow regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janary
Unusual Luck For Army Instructor After Falling Parachute
Robert N. Hicks, coast artillery unit instructor, parachute gear reportedly dropped from an army bomber at 7000 feet. A worker found the gear two days later, according to his account.
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Robert N. Hicks
Coast Artillery
Hicks
Auction of Mauretania fittings yields 70 dollars at Southampton
Eight day sale of Mauretania liners fittings ends in Southampton with 70 dollars realized. Items include ship bell siren funnel signals steering wheel and captain’s cabin contents. Walter Martin buys many lots including 750 metal name letters totaling 950 dollars. Police close opium dens in Chungking.
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Mauretania
Sauretania
Southampton
England
Tlio
Walter Martin
Guernsey
Martin
H. Sandley
Lioyt
Selly Islands
Noted inventor envisions sailing vessels rivaling steamers
John Hays Hammond Jr, noted inventor, hopes to prove sails can match steam powered craft. He plans a world cruise aboard the 100 foot Diamantina from Gloucester’s north shore, using moving pictures and a wind tunnel to study sail performance and sea radio dead spots.
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John Hays Hammond, Jr
Hammond
Lunenberg
N.S
Gloucester
World’s Best Bushman from Canada Lumberman Praise
A Canadian bushman is hailed as superior to foreign workers in axe and saw skills. Johnny Canuck is praised as a master logger and lumber camp worker known for methodical, dexterous work on skidways and drives. The piece argues expert axeman comes from a lifelong business background.
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United States
Woodaman
Johnny Canuck
Canada
Bevin Eden And British Diplomacy In War Talks
A fragmented account mentions Anthony Eden as a pivotal British figure seen in Moscow Warsaw Geneva and other capitals. It notes his knack for handling tense negotiations and smoothing conflicts. The piece cites a church dedication in Estoril Portugal funded by British donors and references a fatal shooting, using stark lines about easing wartime tension.
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Britain
Tere
Moscow
Warsaw
Bevin Tad
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Betain
Anthony Een
Briain
Goodwille
Stratford
Canada's Floral Regions Six Major Canadian Flora Areas
The article defines six Canadian floral regions Arctic Northern Eastern Southern Prairie and Western Cordilleran. It notes unique plant life in each area such as Arctic blue tupins azaleas rhododendrons and Arctic primroses and mentions 47 species confined to the Southern region and 267 region specific plants on the Prairies. Overlaps blur strict boundaries between regions.
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Dominion of Canada
Auch
Arctic
Canada
Prairies
Prairie
Great Plains
Police dogs and city life debate despite bites
The Humane Society inspector blames breeding for attacks by police dogs and argues such dogs are dangerous in urban settings. He cites a small boy bitten while chasing a ball and notes many injuries come from police dogs, even if some are handsome and valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Humane Society
Toronto Evening Telegram
Unemployment Camps Debate and Miscellaneous Notes
The report surveys unemployment camps and government figures on jobless transfers, mentioning lack of verification on employment status and notes from General Crowley. It also includes brief, unrelated items about the Spanish ambassador in London praising the Prince of Wales, a doctor’s charge, and a Greek philosopher firing a drug shop in Athens.
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Feder
Department of National Defence
Ibeks Gotuniaaens
London
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Ariatolle
Athens
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Rampur
King George
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Chungking
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Estoril
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Gibraltar
Recomm
Crowley
Blunt
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