Place: Queen Charlotte Islands. Cast: Twelve fishermen, One Idea and $27. Sequel: A flourishing co-operative with a turnover last year of $250,000By ARTHUR P. McKENZIE11 min
IF "YOUR house is suffering from any ailment, follow the technique of your doctor—diagnose the trouble and, as Mr. Dombey used to say to his wife, “Make an effort” to do something about it. During the past winter, most of us have experienced unpleasant moments.By EVAN B. PARRY, F.R.A.I.C.5 min
Place: Reserve Mines, Cape Breton. Cast: Eleven miners, Father Jimmy and Mary Arnold. Sequel: First co-operative village of its kind in North AmericaBy LILLIAN VON QUALEN15 min
"To be sightless is an inconvenience . . . but blindness has not prevented me from living a full and happy life"By JAMES McDONALD, Frederick Edwards15 min
Herewith Maclean’s begins a series of brief articles on the whys and wherefores of Canadian place names. We hope that you will find in the story of such names a running thread of interesting history that will serve to bring to mind other days and other ways.By MARY AGNES PEASE5 min
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