Citizens Urged to Back Saskatchewan Boy Scout Movement
Saskatchewan officials and hundreds of leaders endorse the Boy Scout movement as the best training for citizenship and practical life. A province-wide fundraising drive October 17 to 31 seeks 50000 for Scout work, aiming to extend the program to all communities and reach about 100000 eligible boys.
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Canada's Naval Opportunities in Great Lakes Trade
The piece argues Great Lakes steamers form a premier short trip fleet, linking Winnipeg to ocean routes via St Lawrence and Welland Canal. It highlights Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Halifax, and St John's harbors and urges Navy League support during a week starting Oct 15 to boost national and imperial maritime development.
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One Way to Cut the High Cost of Living
A reader argues for home sewing to beat the high cost of living, noting the failure of ready made children's clothes and recommending knitting wool undergarments to keep children warm. The piece promises forthcoming simple patterns for a child’s wool vest and a boy’s underwear suit, urging practicality over cheap shop goods.
Dominion Money Order Cost For Five Dollars
A Dominion Express money order for five dollars carries a charge of three cents.
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Household Hints for Cleaning and Mending Common Items
Household tips advise not washing lamp chimneys as steam cleans them easily. For stockings, crochet patches repair holes by edging and crocheting around the damaged area. Floor care suggests beeswax with turpentine or olive oil with turpentine for polishing varnished surfaces and furniture. White or light gloves may be
How to Splice a Stick
The article explains simple methods to splice wood for lengthening poles or repairing sticks. It compares straight and bracing splices, detailing angled cuts, interlocking steps, and fastening by wire, bolts, glue, or screws. It notes splicing should be done before shaping new wood to match existing work.
Moments Make a Year Says Wise Adage in Poem
A reflective note urges readers to value small things as moments shape a year and small drops form an ocean. The passage emphasizes patience and mindful living rather than grand, fleeting actions.
Cleaning Gloves Without Wetting Them
The passage advises rubbing slightly soiled glove parts with a dampened cloth after use and a soap cake to clean. It notes a jelly-like underside on the soap can be effective and warns against soaking the gloves too wet.
Illness, longing, and war shadow a woman's letters
A wartime diary fragment reveals a wife torn between love and duty as her husband Albert battles sorrow and illness. She worries for Dick, fears the influenza rumors, and seeks solace in new, quieter rooms away from barracks. The tone mixes grief, resilience, and hope for private peace.
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Alberta Woman Hanged for Swan River Murder Trial
Sarah Jackson found guilty of murdering her husband at Swan River last Christmas. Edmonton jury deliberated twenty minutes before verdict and sentenced Jackson to hang on December 21. Jury urged leniency to the Governor General in Ottawa. First Alberta woman condemned to death for murder and sentence.
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