Drug of laughter prompts drunken driving case at Cambridge
A 21 year old undergraduate Michael George Cox of Pembroke College pleaded not guilty to driving while under the influence after claiming a drug induced shrieks of laughter. Police observed zigzagging, Cox claimed he inhaled a medicine bottle at a friend’s room, then drank sherry before driving. He was fined 120 with costs and license endorsed for two years.
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Cambridge
Michael George Cox
Pembroke College
Cox
Woods
Cottenham
London
Cole
Mir
Junior Farmers Clubs Stand Observed in New South Wales
The General President of the PPU lauds the Junior Farmers' Clubs movement in a Union article. He recalls advocating club formation a decade ago using Canadian literature and notes PPU branches already exploring practical steps to involve juniors. He urges inviting juniors to branch meetings for training and shared responsibilities with the senior organization.
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P.P.U
Dunlop
New South Wales
Canada
Mystery of Pappenheim Expedition Solved
The 1915 Pappenheim Expedition led by Rabe von Pappenheim to blow the Trans Siberian line was killed by Mongolian hosts after a long journey across Mongolia and the Gobi Desert. The party carried 90 camels with explosives and £500,000 in silver valued gifts. A London restaurant partner offered £5,000 for daily meals for life. The 40 year old German attache died with two Germans and five Australians in Mongolian territory.
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Pappenheim
Rabe von Pappenheim
Peking
Mongolia
Gobi Desert
Nonn
Urbes
Babusdab
Pap- Perheiny Diid
Babusdaly
London
Fodder Conservation Essentials for Stock Sustainability
Farmers meet as Chief Instructor of Agriculture urges fodder conservation to stabilize overseas livestock markets. Pasture alone cannot ensure year round feed. conserved fodder acts as stock insurance, supporting higher milks, beef and wool yields, and drought resilience. An example cites E. J. Johnson of Wongalea winning two fodder titles.
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Europe
North America
E. J. Johnson
Wongalea
Trundle
Parkes
High Heels and Stammers in Lanarkshire Smithy
Peggy White, a 2 year-old brunette, works in her father’s smithy in Newhouse Lanarkshire. She wears high-heeled shoes while shaping red hot iron into horseshoes, wielding heavy hammers with skill and speed. She learned the craft from age seven and now attributes quickness to knack rather than sheer strength.
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Newhouse
Lanarkshire
Peggy White
Miss White
Stolen Coins In Radio Set At Paris Numismatic Shop
A Paris case reveals a professional numismatist’s showroom on Rue Drouot broken into last September. About £7000 in rare coins vanished, with £500 hidden in a discarded wireless set. The thief, confronted by his wife and a ragman, tried to recover the loot and was then restrained by a supposed buyer in a public house.
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Thas
Rue Drouot
Paris
Cream Contamination Highlights Dairy Inspection Guidance
A dairy supplier faced cream quality decline and could not identify common causes. The local Dairy Instructor investigated and found a tiny crack in the separator milk float allowing putrid moss to contaminate the cream. The lesson advocates consulting the Dairy Instructor for cream quality issues.
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Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Gazette
Bellinger River
Pat’s Mischance in Front-Front Trousers and Gutter Slip
A bus accident scene in Gloucester shows Pat late for work miswearing his trousers backwards and slipping into a gutter. The conductor assists as Pat jokes about his twisted fate and ponders timepiece care from H Coote the Practical Jeweller. Advertisement notes sewing machine models and repairs by Bedford Bros and F Weston Agent near the Commercial Hotel.
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Pat
Singer
Bedford Bros
F. Weston
Commercial
Gloucester
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