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Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 256 pages including 123 pages of marvelous nostalgic ads, many illustrated and quite uncommon, representing long-forgotten firms and products. Some stories include black and white photos/illustrations. 9.75" x 6.85". Articles of "Special Canadian Interest" include: The National Political Situation - armaments and taxes as involved in the problem of Canada's attitutde on naval defense; Warders of the Silence - life among Canadian Forest Rangers; The Frog in Canadian Diet - the frog now holds an honored place on popular menu cards; The Community Court Idea - groups of bungalows erected in open courts present attractive features (photo-illustrated); Canada as a Land of Opportunities - investors may make safe and profitable use of capital in many lines in this country during its period of expansion; Before Dollars Came - how Directors of Bank of Upper Canada frustrated a plot to wreck it by rebels who made run on it in 1837; Breaking Irrigation Records - large system under construction in Southern Alberta; Dr. Marden's Inspirational Talks - What the World Owes Dreamers; Louis Riel's Religion of Rebellion - did the North-west agitator believe in the justice of his cause and have faith in the purpose of his mission? [not listed in Arora]. Fiction: Beautiful Sebastiana; The Movable Feast; The Gold That Glittered; Wooing Dorothea; The Mistake of Creation, by Jack London (first published in the Feb. 1912 issue of Cosmopolitan), An Odd Case. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound and complete copy of this marvelous vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Maclean's Magazine, September [Sept.] 1912, Vol. XXIV, No. 5 - The Frog in Canadian Diet, Frog as Food - Canada, Canada - Naval Defense, Forest Rangers - Canada, Canada - Residential Planning, Bank of Upper Canada - History, Irrigation - Alberta, Louis R.