Briand Sees German Resources After London Talks
Premier Briand told the French Chamber that if Allies stay united Germany will discover its resources. He cited Ruhr area pressure, German debt rhetoric, and the potential for continued occupation until reparations, disarmament, and military trials are settled.
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Chamber
Paris
Essen
Ruhr
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Spa
Dusseldorf
Duisburg
Ruhrort
France
Starch And Its Uses In Cleaning And Polishing
Powdered starch serves as a versatile cleaner and polish for household surfaces. It cleans wallpaper more effectively than breadcrumbs or dough, polishes silver, and removes grease stains from bricks. A starch solution cleans windows better than whitening, and boiled starch forms a protective skin on linoleum for a light polish with minimal product use.
And Oh the Difference Dora How in Office Phonograph
Flora and Dora discuss a new office phono graph that reveals the clash between management and staff over preferred records. The boss forces Work for the Night is Coming while workers favor Home Sweet Home, illustrating workplace music tension.
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Dora
Flora
Cartoons Magazine
If you have a half hour to spend don't spend it with someone who hasn't
A compact quotation from the Columbia Record advising careful time use. The adage warns against wasting a half hour with a person lacking meaningful engagement.
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Columbia
S.C
Unknown Soldier Identified by Ceremony at Westminster Abbey
Captain Mellineux explains the selection of the unknown soldier from fronts across the war, a process carried out by the Graves Registration and Enquiries Board. The chosen coffin, indistinguishable from others, rests in Westminster Abbey as a symbol of national mourning. Captain Mullineux attended the internment ceremony and recalls it as unforgettable.
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Westminster Abbey
M. Mallineux
England
Mellineux
Graves Registration and Enquiries Board
War Department
Imperial
Mullineux
New Zealand
Red Cross Society
Westminster
France
Paris
London
Shipping and Shipbuilding in British Columbia
Vancouver shows steady port activity with nine to ten steamship lines to Europe and the Orient. In 1920 the port hosted 11,828 visiting vessels totaling 9,281,000 tons and handling 300,000 plus passengers, while shipbuilding lags postwar as steel supply and a Pacific steel plant remain sought.
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Vancouver
Orient
Europe
Panama
Australy
British Indies
East Indies
Board of Trade
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Lightweight London Car Weighs 155 Pounds
A London firm introduces a remarkably light automobile weighing 155 pounds with a plywood chassis. The company claims it can be carried on a person’s back without fatigue, stored in a hall, and even run over a pedestrian without injury.
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London
Thumb Outshines Lugers in Strength Comparison
A concise claim asserts the thumb’s strength surpasses the combined power of all Lugers, suggesting a humorous or hyperbolic comparison of grip or weaponry. The source emphasizes the thumb as the dominant force in the matchup.
Experiments in Stock Raising Sunflower Silage Trials
University of Alberta tests compare silage and grain feeding versus prairie hay with two year old steers in ten lots. Sixty two year olds divided by feeder type examine sunflower silage and other crops, grain levels, and steer profitability to boost livestock value and farmer profits.
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Prairies
Animal Husbandry Department
University of Alberta
Canada
Is It a Coincidence North Dakota’s Social Experiments
The Hamilton Herald argues that North Dakota shows bold socialist experiments such as co operative stores a state banking system for farmers state insurance and state mills. It claims current financial and business conditions resemble Soviet Russia more than elsewhere in North America and questions if this is coincidence.
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North Dakota
Russia
Hamilton Herald
A Delicate Question Goose Dinner
A guest minister praises a carved goose at a meal saying it is the finest ever seen. The carver deflects inquiry about the goose, noting he asks preachers only what they give during two special sermons. The exchange reveals a light humorous moment at the dinner.
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Bradder Williams
Pahson
Registration of Seed Grain in Saskatchewan Sees Growth
The field crops commissioner, M. P. Tullis, states Saskatchewan growers increasingly seek registered seed grain and CSGA membership. He outlines criteria: elite stock seed, inspection and approval, and seed quality standards. Details cover fresh starts for deterioration and methods to establish first generation registered seed.
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M. P. Tullis
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Mr. Tullis
Tullis
L. H. Newman
C.s.ga
Victoria Avenue
Ottawa
New Idea in Typewriting
An attorney and former court reporter devised a novel typewriter that prints a full line like a Linotype, using 55 rows of 40-character keys to form a 55-letter line. The device prints directly from inked type without a ribbon and operates nearly silently.
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Popular Mechanics
Diary of a Hudson's Bay Clerk Seventies Bear Saga
The ledger recounts a grizzly bear shot by an Indian named Scini at Swan Lake as a couple paddled for water. The narrator trades the hide, notes its size and scars, and describes trading encounters, board business, and a poisoning incident involving Angus McLeod and a cunning indigenous woman.
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Scini
Swan Lake
Ba'tese
Ba Tese
Murdo
O-que-we-sez
Fort Ellis
Angus
Squaw
Angus McLeod
Abolish Level Crossings Urged by Halifax Echo
The Halifax Echo reports 326 killed and 644 injured in Canada at highway rail crossings from 1915 to 1919. It cites carelessness but blames deadly level crossings and calls for elimination or stronger protection to reduce accidents.
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Canada
Halifax Echo
Canada’s Timber Wealth Asset in Natural Resources
Canada holds 225 million acres of merchantable timber as a major resource. The Commons reports pulpwood resources at 901 million cords across 350000 square miles. At current cutting rates the supply would last about 62 years.
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Canada
Cominion
Glitch Les Finds Only One Person With Perfect Eyes
A report notes that in Glitch Les only a single individual was identified as having perfect eyesight. The finding highlights limited cases of exceptional vision within the area.
Viscount Grey Urges Moral Reform After War
Glasgow conference speech argues for a better world through Christian spirit and policy reform. It notes Christian nations' failures and the war's loss of prestige, urging a stable more moral global order. Also reports San Diego fishermen catch a female basking shark, one of six ever recorded in history.
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Glasgow
San Diego
Asia Holds Majority of World Population
A regional overview notes Asia accounts for more than half of the planet’s 8 billion people, reflecting its vast and diverse nations, economies, and cultures. The claim emphasizes demographic weight and implications for global trends.
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Asia
Asion Baobab Tree News Item
Fragmentary text notes a baobab tree and a site named Eve S000 years, suggesting a historical or cultural reference with unclear details.
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