World happenings briefly told
Directors of the Alberta Wheat Pool adopt Vancommer Harbor Board offer to ease the No 1 elevator at Vancouver. Germany demands withdrawal of the interallied military control commission. Rhodes Scholarship winners for Ontario are Scott Reid and Dr A Swelton. Walter Ince dies at 45 after weeks ill. Canada cattle exports to Britain drop with 1 272 head in week to Nov 11. Longin Guerus named new Soviet trade official in Canada to replace Yasikoff. Saskatchewan sells 30 year debentures at 93 percent cost 4 95. Nansen outlines polar airship expedition. Dufour Ference set for League of Nations undersecretary post pending council approval.
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Germany
Military Control Commission
Stresemas
Reichstac
Rhodes Scholarship Commission of Ontario
Scott M. Reid
Trinity College
University of Toronto
A. Swelton
Queens University
Ontario
Walter F. Ince
Bridge Columbia
Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada
Vancouver
Canada
Great Britain
Longin Feodorovich Guerus
Russia
A. Yasikoff
Yazikoff
Saskatchewan
J. G. Gardiner
Fridtjof Nansen
International Society For the Exploration of
Berlin
Herr Dufour-Ference
League of Nations
Nitobe
Council
Geneva
Heavy Wheat Yields Reported to Alberta Agriculture
Alberta farmers report high wheat yields with multiple growers making strong per acre averages. Alex Godkin at Majorville records 30 to 60 bushels per acre across 100 acres, H Sorenson of Leduc 37 on 104, M Martin of Strome 39 on 100, H Linde of Gwynne 43 on 30, D Morgan at Heisler 38 on 200, Allan Gallinger at Clairmont 40 on 220, Dr Wm Whelan at Granum 60 on 190 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Alex. Godkin
Majorville
H. Sorenson
Leduc
M. Martin
Strome
H. Linde
Gwynne
D. Morgan
Heisler
Allan Gallinger
Clairmont
Grande Prairie
Wm. Whelan
Granum
Longtime Ontario worker William Middleton dies at 95
William Middleton, father of Mr. Justice W E Middleton of the Ontario Supreme Court, died in Toronto at 95 after a 75 year tenure with one firm. He joined at 19 and retired six months ago, missing only six days from illness and taking no vacations during his entire career. Canadian Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Middleton
W. E. Middleton
Supreme Court of Ontario
Toronto
Middleton
Much
Associated Press
Texas veteran aims to reclaim longevity record
Mesa Clark of Texas, at over 101 years old, claims he feels under 50 and hopes to restore the world longevity record. A Mexican War survivor, he recalls his first and only drink in Mexico City and describes an earthquake that shook the city just after he swore off alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesa Clark
Texas
Clark
Mexico City
Healthy Sun Year Forecast For 1927
Astronomers say ultraviolet rays will be stronger in 1927 than the last cycle eleven years earlier possibly boosting health. The note recalls cave dwellers from Mammoth Cave who believed living in the cave cured tuberculosis and built stone houses a century ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth Cave
Many Uses For Paper
The text outlines diverse paper applications from wrapping to windbreaks and fire starters. It highlights paper car wheels made from calendered rye straw board, built under high pressure and layered with pastes, then steel tires and iron hubs added. It also notes paper buckets and paper barrels made from coiled rope, lighter yet reportedly stronger and cheaper than wood.
Law of Average Explains Life Expectancy Trends
A UC class confirms the law of average with a coin toss study and discusses how life expectancy has risen from 46-58 years across prior generations. It notes women live longer, forecasts a 75 year life by 1950, and urges annual health checks over fortune telling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Talking letters and voice photography by Carl Rammelsberg
German physicist Carl Rammelsberg introduces a method to photograph the human voice using a cellulose sheet called zellit to record about fifteen minutes per page. Letters can be mailed, and recipients play back the voice with a phonograph like apparatus. He is also developing talking books. Purchase of cattle from E P ranch Alberta
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rammelsberg
Unis modish coat dress with striped flannel details
Box plaits vary familiar lines in a striped flannel coat dress. The skirt joins the bodice with a plain back and a contrasting collar revers vestee and cuffs. No 1446 for sizes 36 to 44, requires specific yardage and belt buckle. Fashion Book offers 10 cent copy.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A brief catalog note from the Winnipeg union lists ordering procedures for garment patterns. It includes an item line with a name field and a size field placeholder, referencing the address at 175 MacDermot Ave. Winnipeg. The fragment mentions an order form structure but lacks complete details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Do Toads Fall From Sky or Are Reports Legend
Naturalists debate whether toads observed after rain are truly raining from the clouds or merely drawn to the surface by moisture. Critics mock the idea, noting toads need water to breed and soil burrowing during dry spells explains their appearance after showers.
Salvaging the 11th Century Frigate Triomphante Wreck
Divers raise the hull of the 50 gun frigate Triomphante sunk near Cherbourg after Louis XIV fleet defeat in the Hague battle. The sunken ship, lying 234 years, yields a near museum of naval armament now surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
Tromplante
Louis XIV
the Hague
Triomphante
Newleywed Quip on Balancing Household Budget
A visitor asks about keeping a budget. Mrs Newlywed sighs that this month she made four mistakes to balance her own finances. The lighthearted exchange highlights domestic money woes in a playful era tone.
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Mrs. Newlywed
Extravagance and Waste Drive Wealth in Firms
A British factory lecture reveals weekly losses from broken needles reach eleven thousand seven hundred sixty, illustrating how everyday extravagance and carelessness fuel wealth. It cites pencils, pins, and soap consumption in Britain and the US, noting per person yearly and monthly usage and the broader waste powering business profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Change in King Georges Title Endorsed at Imperial Conference
A committee report recommends altering the royal style as the United Kingdom term vanishes with Ireland’s autonomous Dominion status. The current title includes Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas with King Defender of the Faith Emperor of India. The proposed form shortens to reflect a new constitutional arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
inter-Imperial Relations Committee
Imperial Conference
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
George the Fifth
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Great Britain
Ireland
An Interesting Experiment On Imitating Sun Rays Under Water
Dr. Howard T. Barnes of McGill University will conduct winter experiments on the Upper St. Lawrence to find a ray that imitates sunlight underwater and prevents anchor ice growth. He has developed a lamp that emits sunrise-like rays and hopes for success.
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Upper
St. Lawrence
Howard T. Barnes
McGill University
Pr. Barnes
Manitoba Hemp Cordage Plant Inauguration Nears
Manitoba is on the cusp of launching cordage manufacture from hemp. A 700 acre crop grown by Manitoba farmers under the Manitoba Cordage Company, averaging about three tons per acre, is currently being dewretted. The majority of the harvest will be processed into cordage at the Portage la Prairie plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Manitoba Cordage Company
Et Portage la Prairie
Sugar beet shipments and profits in Taber district
The Taber district shipped 170 tons of sugar beets to the Raymond refinery this season at an average price of $7.00 per ton, yielding about $59 per acre profit on most farms. One grower harvested over 700 tons from fifty acres, while another with larger acreage averaged 19 tons per acre.
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Taber
Raymond
Prince of Wales Apology Story From Young Officer Tale
A humorous anecdote from Major F. E. Verney’s H.R.H. a Character Study recalls the Prince of Wales as a young midshipman aboard the Hindustan. An officer finds him in the wardroom and, after a tense exchange, the prince apologizes with a grin saying he cannot help being Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
F. E. Verney
Leutenants
Wales
Pulpit Dedication at Sandringham Parish Church
The Rev A Fuller dedicates a new oak pulpit to Queen Alexandra on her birthday at Sandringham as King Edward and Queen and Princess Maury attend. Rodman Wanamaker funded the gift, in oxidised silver with bronze gallery, and a silver tablet memory to Queen Alexandra is unveiled.
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Sandringham
A. Fuller
Maury
Queen Alexandra
Rodman Wanamaker
King Edward
Alexandra
Hudson's Bay Railway work advances amid winter conditions
Government plans for a northern route outlet for western Canadian wheat continue to receive detailed attention from Hop. Charles Dunning. Reports say A. Palmer, leading UK port engineer, may be appointed to assess Port Nelson harbor and advise on improvements. Palmer oversees London and Glasgow ports.
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Hudson's Bay Railway
Charles Dunning
A. Palmer
United Kingdom
Nelson
Palmer
London
Glasgow
Invents Air Powered Motor Car In Pittsburgh
Pitts burgh inventor Mr. Lee Barton Williams claims a motor car that starts on petrol and runs on air after reaching ten miles per hour. In a Pittsburgh test the vehicle reached sixty two miles an hour, drawing attention from motorists tired of high fuel costs.
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Lee Barton Williams
Pittsburgh
Popular Science Monthly
World Wheat Crop Estimates Rise Across Nations
The USDA projects 32 northern hemisphere countries producing 2,914,113,000 bushels of wheat, up 0.2 percent from last year. Argentina anticipates a 24,729,000 bushel rise, Australia about 315,000,000, Roumanian corn hits 263,000,500, Canada at 405,814,000 bushels.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Australia
Europe
Canada
Men Attend Berlin Cooking School Overrun by Learners
Cooking schools formed in Berlin for women are now crowded with men eager to learn the culinary arts. Among the attendees, married men seem more numerous than single men. Also noted, Brazil observes about 120 nonworking days yearly due to Sundays and holidays.
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Berlin
Brazil
Thrilling Deed Of Two British Pilots
Two Royal Aircraft Establishment officers detached Grebe fighter planes from the airship R33 at about 2,000 feet near Pulham and Cardington. Mackenzie Richards and Rage released one plane then recovered beneath the airship, proving onboard aircraft could be deployed in war and suggesting airship slipcoach passenger and mail drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Farnborough
Hampshire
C. Mackenzie-Richards
KR. L. Rage
Pulham
Norfolk
G. H. Scott
Pulham Aerodrome
Mackenzie Richards
Cardington
Bedford
Modern education criticized by Dr. Laing at Montreal club
Dr Gordon J Laing former McGill and now Chicago dean told the Canadian Club of Montreal that the ordinary system fails to educate and guide youths. He urged broader study scopes and vocational guidance with a university department focusing on this phase. He warned that many graduates lack true education despite long schooling.
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Gordon J. Laing
McGill University
Graduate School of Art and Literature
University of Chicago
Canadian Club of
Montreal
Rich soil moisture blankets western provinces for winter
The General Agricultural Agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway reports abundant soil moisture across the western provinces. Moisture will stay in the ground through winter and spring as crops use it. ample pasture exists in stubble fields and livestock are in good condition entering winter quarters.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
German Prince Studies Farming To Become A Farmer
Prince Wilhelm son Knut I, twenty, will attend an agricultural college this winter to train as a farmer. His father, former Crown Prince Wilhelm, aims for him to manage the Oels estate in Silesia once skilled. The piece reflects on royal aims and a vanished era.
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Prince Wilhelm
Crown Prince
Wilhelm
Germany
Oels
St Jesia
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Vancommer Harbor Board
Varcouver
Alberta
E. P
High River
Sheldon and Carruthers
Kirkwood
California
W. L. Carlyle
Prince’s Ranch
Itern No
King George
Wanamaker
Hudson’s Bay Railway
Young Knut
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