Empress of Canada to tour world on new Pacific liner
The 22 000 ton Empress of Canada, built for trans Pacific service, will launch at Govan Scotland on August 17. Completed by March 15 1921 she will depart Liverpool for a maiden cruise visiting Gibraltar Monaco Naples Port Said Suez with side trips to Pompeii Cairo and the pyramids. The voyage will continue to Colombo Hong Kong Shanghai Kobe Yokohama and Vancouver before a return to Canada.
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Govan
Scotland
Liverpool
Gibraltar
Monaco
Naples
Port Said
Suez
Odd Facts From Everywhere Set On Distant Shores
Lake Erie yields more fish per square mile than any water body. Reports show trains crossing at grade cut blocks in under seven seconds. Aquarium records note gar pike and channel bass longevity. bowfin lives 18 years. Mackerel and herring die quickly when captured. Australia hosts manganese on Pernatt La shores. Flat fish skins find varied uses from gloves to bait. Watches average 176 parts across 00 operations. Pearl fisheries in Ceylon trace back 9000 years. Earth age estimates range wildly, from 38 to 96 million years. Wall paper likely came to Europe in the 18th century from China. US first wallpaper sale was in 1774 Philadelphia. French penalties for minor crimes persist. fines debated. English E class subs surge ahead with steam turbines and long periscopes.
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New York Aquarium
Europe
China
United States
Philadelphia
Chariey Hargreave
Fieson
M. Escudier
Paris
Return of the Immigrant Family to a New Home
Winifred Black describes a middle aged woman and her three children arriving by train on the western edge of the continent. The husband dies of influenza just before they reach their new life, but he leaves behind a gift a furnished home with gas stove beds and a garden, offering the family hope in a strange country. The tale blends grief and resilience as the mother vows to secure her children's future.
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America
Tata
Secrets of Health and Happiness Lift Above the Average
A health column urges readers to raise themselves above the average by keeping muscles senses and glands flexible. Practical tips include two minute baths, physical exercise, ample water, light meals, and regular outdoor activity. Readers may submit medical questions to Dr. Hirshberg for general guidance in the paper.
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Prac
Farmers Reflect On Corn Cultivation And Rootlets
A United States senator recalls farm days and cornfield plowing. He stresses shallow cultivation after each rain to control weeds and conserve moisture as dry weather approaches, noting initial deeper tillage before roots spread in an umbrella pattern.
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National Crop Improvement Service
United States
Congress
Carriage Exercises to Improve Graceful Walking Posture
The article argues graceful walking comes from proper posture and strong, supple muscles. It highlights dancing as an ideal aid and notes self consciousness undermines movement, urging simple, controlled movements to lift the chest and improve carriage or waistline.
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Fem
Bcoteh Scenes Baking Instructions Fragment
Fragment describes mixing milk baking powder and sugar with a talste heat oven bake spread with butter after removal. Contains unclear terms and damaged wording but conveys a simple bake step sequence.
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Cairo
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Nile
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Baetna Ont
Hongkong
Shan Shanghai
Kobe
Yokohama
Varscouver
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Empresa
Fuss Vama
Lake Erie
Railroad Administration
Australia
Pernatt la
Woocalla
Ceylon
John Phillipe
Charles D. Walcott
George H. Darwin
Winifred Black
Isctr
Mae
Leonard Keene Hirshberg
Johns Hopkins University
Lucrezia Bori
Pierre
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