Explorer recounts eerie deep sea encounters and giant beasts
Explorer Michell Hedges and Lady Richmond Brown recount two years of big game fishing in Central America. They describe monstrous catches including a 6700 pound sawfish, a 650 pound whale shark like creature, and a crab that hides its face with claws resembling coral.
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Michell Hedges
Explorer
Lady Richmond Brown
Central America
Lady Brown
Kiiling
Caribbean
Mr. Hedges
Marsh Lands For Fur Farming in Saskatchewan Leased
Arrangements completed between Saskatchewan and Dominion governments for leasing Crown marshlands to provincial authorities for fur farming. Large tracts in the northern province are available, with negotiations finished and land ready to be allotted to individuals seeking fur farming lands.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion
Crown
Homesteading In Alberta Shatters Yearly Records
Alberta homesteading hits a 1976 high in Edmonton district with 10% homesteads and 102 soldier grants filed, nearly doubling the previous year’s totals of 84 soldier grants and 60 homestead entries. Dominion Land Office statistics cover the year ending December.
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Edmonton
Dominion Land Office
Scientists in Vienna Claim Diet Switch Reduces Need for Experts
The Los Angeles Times quotes Vienna scientists proposing living on fish, spinach, and cabbage would lessen reliance on scientists. The joke cites ongoing demand for hamburgers, judge, and orthodontists despite the claimed discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Vienna
Los Acceles Times
Fox Farms of Alberta Seen Thriving in Province
Government representative H. S. Oulton reports fox farming in Alberta is flourishing and expanding rapidly. He notes the climate is well suited for fox raising under conditions close to their natural habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
H. S. Oulton
Ireland Builds Stained Glass Industry for Churches and Homes
Ireland Makes Stained Glass Dublin expands an industry in stained glass products. The work displaces German pieces for Irish churches of various denominations and finds demand in America and the Colonies. A fashion has grown for stained glass in private houses.
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Dublin
Sil
America
Colonies
Fearless Men Face Down Hidden Dangers
A compact meditation on courage notes that some individuals fear nothing except peril, highlighting a profile of quiet resolve amid risky undertakings.
Will Always Be Friends ormer Boer Leader Says Britain Had Done Her Duty
In Johannesburg a gathering of more than seventy Boer War veterans honors Sir Robert Baden-Powell and Commandant Sarei Floff. Baden-P Powell praises the siege’s sporting spirit while the Boer leader says Britain did its duty and that the two races will always be friends despite political intrigues.
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Britain
Johannesburg
South Africa
Earl of Athlone
The
Union
Robert Haden -Power
Sarei Floff
Mafeking
Baden Powell
Oer
Loyalty of French Canadians in Canada Unity Speech
Rev Dr Roter Johnston of St Catharines spoke in Toronto on Canadian Unity. He credited French Canadian loyalty with Canada becoming a self governing Dominion and not part of the United States, noting their 76 000 to 5 000 English speakers who did not join the southern colonies in their revolution.
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Toronto
Roter, Johnston
St. Catharines
Universsty of Frontier College
Canada
British Empire
United States
Dominion
Johnston
Gas-Eating Microbe Found in Motor Traffic
Prof Carl Nuberg of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute declares a gas-eater microbe thrives on gasoline drops from highways and garages. He believes the motor traffic microbe is only now being known to science and seeks to learn where it lived before the automobile era.
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Carl Nuberg
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
Professor Neuberg
Saved Woman From Slavery In Kabul Market
A Berlin based Afghan marriage ends in the man’s death. On his widow’s claim to property the Alfriden clan asserts his brother's rights. The brother arranged a forced sale of the wife at a Kabul auction. The German minister bought her to protect her. The price is undisclosed and reportedly high.
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Cabul
Berlin
Afghanistan
Atiullah Chan
Abdullah Chan
Alfriden
Canada named Britain's wheat supplier as old country demands rise
Sir Herbert Matthews warns Canada will increasingly supply Britain's wheat due to uncertain India income and growing wheat use in India China and Japan while Russian wheat may return. A London show crowns a woman milker over men. notes on apologizing husbands and eccentric millionaires appear.
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Canada
Herbert Matthews
Central Chamber of British Agriculculture
India
China
Japan
Britain
Seed Extraction Plant ships conifer seeds abroad
The Government Seed Extraction Plant at Westminster, BC handled 6381 pounds of yellow pine seed last year. Three thousand pounds went to New Zealand with other consignments to Pennsylvania. Sixteen hundred pounds of spruce seed went to the British Forestry Commission. Additional outputs include 300 pounds spruce 550 hemlock and 622 red cedar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Wesminster,Inc
Made Wrong Guess In London Bar Encounter
A Scottish man and an American tourist shared drinks in London. After the Scot accepted the American’s offer, he announced a desire for draught champagne. The Scot quipped that the guess was off by thrip pence, prompting a dry exchange.
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London
Alberta Reports Record Wheat Harvest in 1925 Season
Alberta's Department of Agriculture estimates the 1926 crop at 113,126,000 bushels with an average of 18 bushels per acre. The Peace River district yielded the largest crop in its history, averaging 2 bushels per acre amid fields reaching 30 to 40 bushels.
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Alberta
Peace River
Alaskan Farmer Plans Large Scale Mink Farm Venture
Alaskan farmers explore climate suitable for big fur farms. One producer already plans to raise 500 mink each season, signaling growing interest in domestic fur production.
Old Age Stays On Court as Lord Balfour Misses Tennis
The Kansas City Times notes Lord Balfour, nearing 86, unable to play his usual tennis due to snow in Edinburgh on Christmas. It contrasts aging norms with modern longevity and hints that the elderly remain active in outdoor sports.
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Lord Balfour
Mos
Edinburgh
Snow
Britain
Kansas City Times
Cleaning New York Streets After Seven Inch Snow
The city mobilized ten thousand workers overnight to clear seven inches of snow on Broadway. Crews used diverse motor equipment, loading the snow into trucks for disposal at the Bast River, aiming to restore normal traffic and safety.
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New York
Broadway
Bast River
Come to Britain movement names Canada chief advertiser
Sir Francis Towle cables Viscount Willingdon that the Come to Britain movement welcomes his self appointment as principal advertising agent for Canada and hopes he will bring Canadian business men and others to visit Britain. Mrs Smith asks what she smells. new cook replies the pie is burning and will take ten minutes to extract.
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Francis Towle
Council of the
Britain
Viscount Willingdon
Canada
Rock of Gibraltar Captured in World Cruise Photo
A photo from the Empress of Scotland shows the Rock of Gibraltar with Spanish coast natives and western base buildings. The ship sails from New York December 2 on a 20 000 mile voyage visiting 26 countries and 26 ports with a multinational passenger list.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Canadian Pacific
Mediterranean
Spain
Scotland
New York
Canada
United States
England
Continent
What Education Is All About in the American Boy Magazine
Dr. Arthur H. Sutherland argues youth should pursue real knowledge beyond grades and routine schooling. He compares a life without learning to a confined room with weights, urging readers to explore topics from aviation to Abraham Lincoln and to look up unknown words to grow education.
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Arthur H. Suthberland
Paderewski
Dempsey
Abraham Lincoln
Former Refugee Is Given Appointment At Red Cross
Red Cross headquarters in St John New Brunswick announces Miss Olga Martinoff will lead the St John Red Cross Seaport Nursery, caring for immigrant women and children arriving in Canada. An erstwhile penniless refugee from Russia she came to Canada in 1923 and was later employed as an interpreter before this appointment.
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Red Cross
St. John, N.B
Olga Martinoff
St. John
Miss Martinoff
Russia
Canada
Seaport
Rare mock sun seen near Ostend by pilot and Croydon meteorologist
A pilot approaching Ostend at 1000 feet reported two identical suns with matching cloud colors. An Air Ministry meteorological expert at Croydon Aerodrome confirmed the sighting as a very rare phenomenon known to scientists as a mock sun.
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Ostend
Air Ministry
Croydon
Grain exports from Montreal reach seventeen nations in 1926
Grain shipped from Montreal to seventeen nations in 1926 saw Great Britain as the largest buyer, importing 39,291,763 bushels or 31 percent of total exports. Holland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Norway, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and South Africa followed in order. Norway and Holland led rye purchases.
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Montreal
Great Britain
Holland
Germany
Belgium
Italy
France
Norway
Greece
Ireland
Portugal
South Africa
Cottonwood Logs Sought for Chinese Match Factories
British Columbia nom de jour supplies lumber for Chinese matches as 5 900 logs order is placed to convert into lucifers. British Columbia University experts note the wood is suitable and resembles Siberian and Kamchatkan aspen in properties.
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British Columbia
British Columbia University
Siberia
Kamchatka
Disputed Meeting Time Causes Apology Exchange
Rodney accuses Mse of lateness after a planned 8 or 9 o'clock readiness. Mse apologizes, saying they were mistaken about the agreed time. The exchange highlights a scheduling mix up between the two individuals.
Barley vs Corn Feed Trial For Laying Hens At Lethbridge Station
The Lethbridge Experimental Station tested barley as a substitute for corn in hen rations using 450 pullets. Corn-fed pens produced more eggs 201 per year versus 174 with barley, and had lower mortality, while feed cost per dozen favored corn by 3 percent. Additional studies noted in the 1925 station annual report.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion Forecast Promising Canadian Year Ahead
Canada enters the new year with stable government after five years of instability. Canadian National Railways posts a 40 percent earnings rise, while rival Canadian Pacific also prospers. Mineral industries set records as bank clearings and trade reach unprecedented levels, with a balance of payments surplus exceeding $400 million.
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Canada
Dominion
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific
Song of the Frog Lady Impresses Byng of Vimy on Visit
Clyde L. Patch of the Canadian National Museum reports that Lady Byng of Vimy, wife of the former Canadian governor-general, showed great interest in the Canadian bull frog during her visit. She requested hatchings of frog eggs to place on her estate before returning to England.
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Lady Song
Vimy Ridge
Lady Byng
Vimy
Canada
Clyde L. Patch
Canadian National Museum
England
Yng
Mr. Patch
Color of Eggs Is Hereditary in Barred Rocks Study
A three year test at Lethbridge Alberta by Barred Rocks shows egg color heredity. W H Fairfield superintendent reports selecting males from dark brown egg strains yields daughters with uniform eye color. Uniform color aids egg marketing and suggests selecting males from strains laying desired tint.
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Usis
Lethbridge
Alberta
W. H. Fairfield
Patch on White House flag causes protest over regulations
Wintry winds ripped the six foot bunting on the White House roof and a patch was sewed on before re hoisting the flag. Regulations prohibit patching and Col S A Cheney expects letters from patriotic societies protesting the act while two large Roman milestones were found at Power England
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Coolidge
White House
Col. S. A. Cheney
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