World Happenings Briefly Told
The King and Queen hold royal courts at Buckingham Palace on May 24 25 and June 7 21 Lady Rhondda starts a suffrage campaign urging the Prime Minister to back universal suffrage for women over 21 Oxford Cambridge boat race sees Oxford win on a half mile upper Thames course Warsaw teachers oppose radio in schools urging its removal from homes Cuba Britain telephone link opens with rates 87 for three minutes and 29 for each extra minute Miss Minnie Larocque Montreal descendant of early Quebec settlers dies Horatio Bottomley to resume journalism after Maidstone Prison April or autumn release Montreal crime falls reports show four murders last year Government aircraft show invites Canada to send exhibits in Washington May and airship accessories show latest wares
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Oxford
Cambridge
Upper Thames
Warsaw
Cuba
Great Britain
Havana
London
Minnie Larocque
Montreal
Canada
Miss Larocque
Abraham Martin
Quebec
Westminster Gazette
Horatio Bottomley
John Bull
House of Commons
Maidstone
Washington
Village goldsmiths and their crafts in old India
The article describes village goldsmiths as hereditary craftsmen essential to rural life. It details their mobility, patronage by village leaders, modest earnings from six annas to one rupee daily, and simple tools used to craft jewelry and recast heirlooms.
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India
Heredity
Lynfield
Mery
Grill
Advice on Six Rules to Promote Titness from Rutherford Doctor
Rutherford New Jersey physician Dr Howard M Cooper addressed the Rotary Club on Friday proposing six humorous rules to “get sick.” He mocked a mock advice list suggesting eat starches, form a corporation, treat your teddy like a car, wear tight clothes, drink coffee, and avoid water, vegetables, and sleep to provoke illness.
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Howard M Cooper
Rutherford
N.J
Rotary Club
Name Pepys Pronunciation Debate Persists Across Eras
The article discusses ongoing disputes over how to pronounce Samuel Pepys name and cites past investigations and anecdotal evidence. It includes a Cottenhan Pepys anecdote and a Ta cia Intervella clerk noting Pepys as Pips, reflecting long-standing uncertainty. It also recounts a Scots anecdote about a Aberdeen native and a London mistress interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Pepys
A. H. Blake
Library Association of London
Peeps
Cottenhan Pepys
Peppis
Pepys
Thymes Pepys
Melnivyre
France Seeks Armament Solution Through League and Europe
France rejects debt relief tied to armament limits, arguing financial pressure cannot shape security policy. It favors addressing land sea and air questions collectively via the League of Nations, while noting the United States does not join, signaling no gained benefits from America.
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France
Whey Str
Coolidge
League of Nations
United States
America
Europe
New
Do It Yourself Lingerie Pattern and Fashion Book Ad
Advertisement for a woman’s lingerie pattern No 1549 with two views and lace trimming details. Includes sizes 28 to 36 inch waist, fabric yardage for sizes, and a 20 cent pattern price. Also promotes a Fashion Book priced 10 cents offering practical home dressmaker designs.
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View
Relief From Severe Rheumatism by Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Nineveh NS resident Mrs William Silver recounts severe musculoskeletal rheumatism in fall 1926. After trial of many remedies she found dramatic relief from Dr Williams Pink Pills, taking six boxes to banish the pain and restore health. The ad urges use for anaemia rheumatism neuralgia nervousness and stomach trouble. Also mentions gas capping in Texas Panhandle and a proverb about enemies and friends.
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Nineveh
N.S
William Silver
Dr. Williams
Woman in Tomahawk Reports Severe Weakness
Mrs. Wm Palmer of Tomahawk Alta writes that last spring she suffered long illness and became so weak she could hardly stand. She could not sleep due to every noise and tried blood tonics and nerve pills with little relief, prompting her to seek her mother’s advice and medicine.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order details show location at Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern number ee applies to a specific size. Instructions indicate where to send or contact for pattern requests.
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Winnipeg Newspaper
Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Remarkable Recovery After Using Three Boxes
A consumer reports feeling much better after using the first box and completing three boxes, stating she feels as well as ever since youth. The notice promotes The T. Milburn Co. Limited Toronto and urges purchasing price by mail or from dealers.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Wireless in North Valuable Director Reports Growth
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals notes a air revenue rise for six northern wireless stations serving the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Stations at Edmonton Fort Smith Fort Simpson Mayo Landing Dawson Bay and Av tvik plus Herschel Island communicate with Coronation Gulf ships and provide meteorological reports to Toronto. Colonel Forde cites fur traders trappers pre navigation traffic and gold rush activity as drivers of growth and says stations aid government and RCMP operations year round.
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Royal Canadian Corps of Saual
Department of the Interior
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Cal K. Forde
Oitaw
Edmonton
Fort Smith
Fort Simpson
Mayo Landing
Dawsonby
Aktavik
Herschel Island
Ss. Bay Maud
Coronation Gulf
Aklavik
Col Forde
Toronto
Calgary
Col. Forde
Mackenzie River
Eople
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Germanys Newest Hotel Climbs Bavarian Alps Peak
Germany opens a high altitude hotel atop the Zugspitze in the Bavarian Alps. The cable railway terminus serves the summit above the frost line as a mailstone of engineering. A future European dam project in Westphalia aims to 225 feet high and 2400 feet long forming a 19 million gallon reservoir for 4 million people. A separate ad promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil for back pain.
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Germany
Zugspitze
Bavarian Alps
Europe
Sorpe
Westphalia
Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator profits surge in 1926 year
Profits totalling 1 065 466 were earned by the Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Co Ltd for the year to July 31 1926. Net profits reached 825 546 the largest in company history and up from last year by about 550 400. Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Ltd has bought the grain handling facilities. Shareholders will receive over 150 for each 7 50 invested since 1911. Sandy McTavish referenced by Fren Umlauff in dialogue.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Co. Ltd
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators, Ltd
Funny Face Pimples Solved by Liver Pills
Miss Gussie Fratchzweig of the Bronx writes of months of bad skin and tears over being called pimple-face. She credits CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS for clearing complexion by removing poisons from constipation and improving bowels. Pills sold in red packages 25c and 5c at all druggists.
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Gussie Fratchzweig
Bronx
N. Y
Carter
Handiest Man in Britain Seventy Lists His Skills
Edward Trant of Welling Kent aged seventy proclaims himself the handiest man in Great Britain. His long list of abilities includes driving and repairing cars, running electric light plants, operating gas engines and elevators, carpentry, wallpapering, glazing, boot repairs, bricklaying, farming tasks, coaching a four in hand, shoeing horses, rowing, swimming, skating, serving as valet and at table, managing a grocery, gardening, running a public house, bell ringing and church warden duties. He is also an artist, has ridden to hounds, knows wireless, rides a bicycle and is an expert knitter.
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Edward Trant
Welling
Kent
Great Britain
Casearets Promise Quick Cleanse for Bowel Health
An 10 cent advertisement touts Casearets as a nightly laxative that cleanses the stomach and bowels while easing liver toxins. It claims the product prevents headaches and indigestion, requires no griping, and is safe for children, urging household use.
Finland Favors Nonred Cars and Women Crew Reed
Finlanders dislike the color red making red painted cars hard to sell in Finland. An American automaker sent many cars there. 40 remained unsaleable due to red shades and had to be repainted for Finnish buyers. The Russian freighter Lars Marx arrived at Lezhorn with an all female crew in uniform, praised for diligence though the captain was male.
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Finland
Lars Marx
Lezhorn
Farm Surveys Point to Larger Holdings for Success
A discussion on farm surveys notes that in Canada and New York larger farms retain more sons, offer better living for families, and keep people in farming. The essay argues surveys reveal why agricultural success varies, hinting that futures may favor bigger holdings over small ones.
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Canada
Cornell University
New York
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Ladinburgh
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tain
Sten
Nova Scotia
Sweet Tome
Fast Nampton
N.Y
John Barton Payne
Milke
Panhandle
Texas
Thomas
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Saskatchewan Co.operative Elevator Company
Sandy McTavish
Fren Umlauff
Sandy
Secolland
Britain
Tmililiner
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Hicks
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Rede
Ted
Lizh
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Poultry Farm
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Mina
Leclerc
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