Canada Bisley team returns home after victories
World happenings briefly notes Canada Bisley members returning home from wins. Tomsk reports Siberian sable hunting ban for ten years due to rapid slaughter. King grants knighthood to Dr. W F Grenfell for naval and fishing aid. Patrick Belton takes oath and seat in jail amid protests. Buffalo strays threaten Vermilion farms. 15 first contingent animals mix with cattle harming crops. Post Office warns fully prepaid parcels to overseas. Saskatchewan coal output rises to 194,578 tons for six months in 1927, 9,300 tons above 1925 January-July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Tomsk
Patrick Belton
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Wainwright
Fort Vermilion
Vermilion
Great Britain
Saskatchewan
Provincial
Labor Department
E P Ranch Improved House Enlarged on Prince of Wales Ranch
The E P Ranch, spanning over 6000 acres in Western America, has expanded its dwelling and upgraded facilities since 1924. The Prince of Wales has invested in stocking and developing the property, which now offers a new lounge hall and extra bedrooms while preserving a simple decor. Wild ducks, mountain trout, prairie fowl, and distant herds of wild game enrich its sporting opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Dominion
E.P
Iuportant
America
Rockles
Lac Labiche Bird Sanctuary Likely Discontinued
The Alberta game branch informs the Dominion parks department is considering abandoning Lac Labiche as a bird sanctuary and reserving nearby lakes. The move follows settler agitation seeking lifting restrictions and a shift of protected status.
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Lac Labiche
Alberta Game Branch
Dominion Parks Department
Thstead
Customer protests fake book board for late-night tales
A customer complains a book board titled Stories for All Occasions is a fake. The bookseller asks what’s wrong and the customer says the content offers nothing for a man to tell his wife when arriving home at 2 a.m. The exchange centers on a defective product claim and demand for refund or replacement.
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Occa
Salvage Hero Aids Moltke Recovery At Scapa Flow
The Moltke wreck near Scapa Flow is being raised after sinking in the interment area. Engineer E F Cox and a crew of about 100 use pumps, pneumatic tools, and pontoons to lift and refloat the 27 000 ton battle cruiser as salvage work continues amid slime and seaweed.
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Moltke
Scapa Flow
Orkney
Firth of Forth
E. F. Cox
Mr. Cox
Lfe
Orkneys
Scotland
Hindenburg
Cox
Practical boys suit pattern with tan and navy stripes
A pattern from a fashion book offers No. 1319 for a boy's play suit in sizes 2, 4, and 6 years. The tan and navy striped duro design features a round flat collar, center front closures, drop seat back, set-in sleeves, loose knee legs, and pockets. Material estimates and yardage are given for size 4, with short sleeves needing extra yardage. The book explains construction so beginners can sew an attractive dress, priced at 10 cents plus the pattern 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A reader request lists an address for pattern orders in Winnipeg and notes pattern numbers and timing. The fragment mentions 175 McDerizmoi Ate and talks about pattern accessibility and cosmetic timing.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDerizmoi
Winnipeg
Light Pierces Fogs with Super Beacon for Air Landings
Raymond R. Machiett of New York, a top early X ray expert, demonstrates a rainbow super beacon light that penetrates fogs and aids airplane landings in bad weather. The device, vented by Machlett, emits a cold orange red glow of 16 000 candle power and can be seen many miles away. Government and Bureau of Standards officials express interest in the process.
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Raymond R. Machiett
New York
R. H. Machley
America
Mr. Machlett
Hadley
Sandy Hook
Bureau of Standards
Thames Tides Delay as Wind and Pressure Shift Timing
London reports show the Thames tide misaligned with the published start at 0.51 a.m. delaying many boats including holiday passenger vessels to Margate by about an hour. The river authority notes occasional delays due to Channel winds and air pressure changes.
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Thames
London
Christian Science Monitor
Margate
Port of London Authority
Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities Convention May Come to Moose Jaw
The Moose Jaw Board of Trade reports the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities plans to hold its 1925 annual convention in Moose Jaw. The note hints at optimistic prospects for local business and civic prestige amid expectations of visitors and activity.
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Moose Jaw Board of Trade
Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities
Stars Honeymoon at Lake Louise
Rod La Rocque and Wilma Baby, famed film stars, chose Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies for their honeymoon. They explored glaciers, fished, hiked, and filmed with a new camera, enjoying a two week stay near Chateau Lake Louise with a highly popular wedding reception among Hollywood circles.
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Rod la Rocque
Wilma Baby
Hollywood
Lake Louise
Canadian Pacific Rockies
Aong
Chateau Lake Louise
Death less bullet invented by eastern inventor
An eastern inventor develops a glycerin stearin and antiseptic bullet designed to wound without killing. It melts after entering the body leaving a clean wound yet can stop a man at twenty feet and makes double the noise of a normal bullet. Tests show penetration of a one inch pine board and demonstrations in a ham.
Turbinia at Science Museum marks steam turbine milestone
The Turbinia representative of Sir Charles Parsons work, once the fastest vessel at 34 knots with 2000 horsepower, is cut in two for display in the Science Museum at South Kensington. The exhibition aims to record scientific progress amid rapid invention across flying and other fields.
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Walsend
Tyne
Charles Parsons
London
Science Museum
South Kensington
Six Tons of Soot Fall Per Square Mile Each Year in London
London researchers report an estimated six tons of soot deposit per square mile annually. Measurements use a funnel-based gauge at a weather office, with monthly chemical analysis of collected rainwater to determine total soot. The piece then shifts to a reflective critique on fear and swimming, urging parents to teach children to swim.
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London
Canadian farmers to visit Denmark on overseas tour
Canada’s first farmers tour organized by the Department of Agriculture and Canadian National Railways will travel abroad in January. The party will visit England, Scotland, and Denmark for studies in agriculture, marketing and cooperative systems, with a day or two in Copenhagen to see the capital and rural scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Canadian National Railways
Farmers Party
Denmark
Copenhagen
Brecon
Irish Public Safety Act Passes Amid Power Expansion
President Cosgrave argues the measure targets the Irregular army remnants tied to assassination campaigns while denying safe avenues for deported suspects. The act broadens police search powers and imposes death for possession of arms, with debates over constitutional changes to curb anti oath agitation.
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William T. Cosgrave
Dail
Kevin O'Higgins
Dublin
Blyth
Ireland
Theovernment
Cosgrave
Eamon de Valera
Republican Party
de Valera
Mr. Cosgrave
Germany
Italy
France
Straight People Not Get Sick Theme in Health Tale
A fragment describes a woman labeled invalid who suffers migraines and fatigue. She travels to a western setting seeking cures, finds a local so called doctor who adjusts her knee, and learns the idea that posture and attitude may affect health. The piece ends with rural humor and clipped dialogue.
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Ana
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Warren
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Washington
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Moose Jaw
Mali
England
S.P.C.A
Mommelines
Money Teike
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