Canada A Nation of Investors from a 1910s survey
A circular by Ames & Co. argues Canadians have become a nation of investors. It notes that by 1913 Canadians held government and municipal securities totaling about 801,0060,006 with over 86 percent owned abroad, and few Canadians holding the majority. The piece highlights wartime shifts and a broad rise in regular investors from thousands to hundreds of thousands.
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Dominion
Great Britain
United States
Charm Is Politeness and Inner Charm Across Humans
A reflection argues charm comes from politeness and inner kindness seen in all people from a plain villager to a grimy worker. It notes charm can shine through a smile or tone and is learned from early care givers and environment, not limited to outward looks or wealth.
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Yaphank
Brain remains unharmed by full use of mental capacity
A British surgeon counters popular theory claiming brain use to full capacity never damages the brain. He says study and concentration may tire the body but not injure the brain, and that intense mental activity does not cause brain fever. The piece notes this challenges many doctors’ views and relieves concerns about mental exertion. A pianist example and a quip about keeping a wife in the dark are included as color.
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Los Angeles Times
Century Ago Insights Echo Modern Politics and Culture
A Montreal Gazette reflection compares early 19th century Britain under Canning with today’s issues. It notes postwar debt, unemployment, wheat prices, and radical reform while praising modern gains in literacy, science, and moral culture.
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England
Canning
Epiri
Society For Propagation of Useful Knowledge
Constable
Montreal Gazette
Time to discard superstition and luck talismans
The author argues to abandon obsolete omens and fetishes of luck from crossed knives to Friday superstitions. The text mocks folk beliefs and asserts the word luck should be erased from life as modern society replaces talismans with mechanized modernity.
Fox Industry Expands in Manitoba for Rich Fur Crop
Government inspector I. C. Valpy returns from tours of British Columbia and Prairie fox farms. He credits feed and care for fur quality. Prairie Provinces count 140 to 159 registered ranches while British Columbia has 60. Ranch sizes range from 1 to 800 animals. He notes rapid growth in the western industry.
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Manitoba
I. C. Valpy
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Mr. Valpy
Coal Costs and Labor Ease Drive African Mines
The text asserts Africa has the world’s cheapest coal and shorter furnace seasons. It notes easy mine access and many native workers lower costs, with production now three times that of twenty five years ago. BossAddress chides Rastus for loafing while Al supposedly loads coal, amid dialect dialogue.
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Africa
World Fairs Lose Steam as Movies Bring the World Home
The sesquicentennial closing sparks post mortems on overgrown fairs. Poor management delays and publicity blamed, but the author argues motion pictures have made distant exhibitions obsolete. In 1893 and 1904 few options existed. 1926 offers “see the world” in a local theater. The era of great world fairs may be ending.
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Japan
Hudson's Bay Marl Oil Plans Westward Geological Drive
Glen M. Ruby announces a major oil search by the Hudson's Bay Marl Oil Company across Western Canada. The plan includes spent hundreds of thousands on geological work in four provinces with no drilling in 1927, an Edmonton base airplane, a new laboratory, and 24 geologists deployed across Pouce Coupe, Alberta foothills, Liard River region, Northern BC, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan to map productive possibilities.
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Hudson's Bay Marland Ol Company
Glen M. Ruby
Edmonton
Ottawa
Ruby
Pouce Coupe
Foothills
Alberta
Liard River
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
French Debt Claim From 1803 Reported by French Group
A Parisian led inquiry claims England owed France 4,000,000 gold francs from 1803 after Bonaparte imprisoned English residents in Verdun and they allegedly ran up debts. Investigators say attempts to collect failed, but Britain now pushes for repayment, urging Premier Poincare to deduct the old sum from war loan settlements.
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London
France
Frances
Bonaparte
England
Verdun
Robert Parisot
Stephane Lausanne
Napoleon
Britain
Premier Poincare
Wembley Exhibition Pavilions Reuse Turns to Factories
Demolished British Empire Exhibition pavilions from Wembley 1924 25 have been converted into factories laundries garages and restaurants nationwide. The demolition contractor A J Elvin cites projects across London Preston Huddersfield Glasgow New Malden and other locations as the remaining structures are taken over by James White and the liquidators for further demolition work.
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Wembley
Palace of Beauty
A. J. Elvin
Ceylon
London
Nigeria
Preston
Gold Coast
Huddersfield
East Africa
Sierra Leone
Palestine
Glasgow
West Indies
New Malden
Elvin
James White
Lquidators
Lloyd George denies existence of strong silent man
David Lloyd George says he has never met the so called strong silent man. He notes that in his experience most strong men are great talkers. He also contests claims of parliamentary rowdiness, comparing it to thirty years ago and asserting his own participation.
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Lloyd George
Socrates
David Lloyd George
Liberal Statesman
House of Commons
York Minster Celebrates 1300th Anniversary
York's cathedral marks its 1300th anniversary with a December 31 ceremony led by the Archbishop of York. The site, sacred since 627 when King Edwin founded a wooden church, featured a rare midnight service read from the altar by the Dean, a rite performed only once a century.
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York
Edwin
Okanagan Valley Poised to Grow Finest Tobacco Leaf
British Columbia Tobacco official Otto R Brewer of British Columbia Products Limited asserts the Okanagan Valley can yield the continent's best leaf, supported by soil and climate analysis. A J Mann of Summerland Experiment Station cites average production at 1800 lbs per acre with 150 dollars per acre net profit.
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Otto R. Brewer
British Columbia
Aberdonian uncle hears infant gift request
A four year old from Aberdeen visits the newborn and, when asked what the baby is saying, replies that she is asking to give Sandy an apple. His sister asks for clarification as the infant gurgles.
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Sandy
Nothing Free Comes Cheap in Our Perilous Pursuits
A pithy meditation on the high cost of seeking freebies, noting how valuable goods or services rarely come without a price or sacrifice. The piece cautions against undervaluing effort and warns that shortcuts often carry hidden costs.
Love Sneaks Out Window as Poverty Lurks Nearby
A reflective line frames hardship and affection, suggesting love slips away before poverty fully arrives, using a vivid image of boundary crossing while economic strain remains unseen in daily life.
Russia Reveals Black Sea Naval Strength to League
Russia reports its Black Sea force to the League of Nations Straits Commission. The listing includes one cruiser, five submarines, four torpedo boats, three gunboats, nine mine sweepers, and fourteen sloops launches and other craft in commission along the coast.
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Russia
Black Sea
League of Nations Straits Commission
Rug Coupons Marked Terrible Jones Death
A terse, tabloid style item notes Terrible Jones died and comments on his smoking. A remark about a rug his wife bought with coupons adds a domestic aside. The fragment implies a personal obituary-like notice with humor.
Early Civilization Discoveries Hint at Prehistoric Races
Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie prepares a new expedition to push back the world’s historical era. His Egypt work revealed the Badarian culture around 10,000 B.C., a link in the chain of human origins. He hopes to uncover buried centuries in Palestine, with Central and South American mysteries still awaiting resolution.
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W. M. Filiphers Petrie
Egypt
Tutankhamen
Rew
Peri
Egyp
Central
South America
Petrie
Palestine
New York Post
BBC Advisory Committee Sets Pronunciation Standards
The BBC advisory panel on pronunciation rules on disputed words, aiming for educated speech, favors standard forms such as capital ist on the first syllable and long e in evolution. It notes patent in patent leather differs from letters patent, and discusses educated speakers avoiding vulgar or old usages such as vittles for victuals.
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BBC
Manchester Guardian
Moon Crescent Weather Rule Is Flawed, Says Ag Bureau
The Weather Bureau of the USDA debunks the idea that moon crescent angles predict rain. It notes that crescent orientation varies with latitude and would imply universal dry tropics and wet poles, which contradicts observed climates.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Equator
Arctic
Antarctic
Old Fashioned Christmas Dinner at Chateau Frontenac
A description of a Christmas feast displayed at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec last Christmas Day. The table featured a boar's head, beef, pheasant with bright plumage, carved by skilled hands, and was praised as a genuine, not merely candy artful display.
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Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Out of sight out of mind pun ends with answer
A teacher asks pupils to explain the proverb out of sight out of mind. The brightest boy answers it as invisible and insane, in a playful twist on the familiar saying.
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