World Happenings Briefly Told
John R. Booth Ottawa merchant dies at 98 after long life in Canada. British Empire Exhibition guarantors face 75 percent payoff. Viscount Allenby to tour Canada, reaches Victoria in March. Irish boundary bill passes Commons unopposed. Canadian wheat blamed on short ripening season. BC legislature approves narcotics sale case for fashion men. Sir Hall Caine in Palestine writing life of Christ, unlikely return to Isle of Man before spring. Diphtheria quarantine keeps Rev. T C Collister at Pueblo church by radio. Glasgow bans liquor at civic functions. Aberdeen follows. League invites US Russia Germany to disarmament commission. London to continent air express to feature first air restaurant car. US coal embargo powers eyed in proposed legislation. little progress expected this session.
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House of Commons
Sir Hall Caine
Palestine
Christ
Isle of Man
T. C. Collister
Publo
Colo
Glasgow Corporation
Aberdeen
Glasgow
League of Nations Council
United States
Russia
Germany
Special Commission
Motor Hearse Introduced in Constantinople
In Constantinople Emin Bey, revolutionary Prefect, introduces motor hearses to replace the traditional coffin bearers. The first Occidental style funeral with a motor hearse was held for Hildar Bey, a Turkish Bank director killed in a car crash.
Prosperity Returns to Oberammergau Village After Passion Play Bloom
Oberammergau, the Passion Play village, rebounds from WWI hardship as American orders for carvings keep residents busy. Anton Lang and fellow Passion Players’ U.S. visit spurs trade. The fiftieth anniversary of Ludwig II’s Crucifixion group also boosts wealth, drawing many visitors daily.
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Oberammergau
Passion Players
Anton Lang
United States
Ludwig II of
Bavaria
Manitoba Wheat Point plans elevator acquisitions
The Manitoba Wheat Point board informs United Grain Growers Limited it will lease or purchase elevators at locations where pool locals have chosen to acquire and pool elevators.
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Manitoba Wheat Point
United Gran! Growers, Limited
Sea Fish Catch Value Rise on Coastlines in 1925
The sea fish catch on both coasts of Canada for January to September 1925 totaled 19,997,076 dollars, up from 18,118,456 dollars in the same period of 1324, an increase of 1,883,629 dollars.
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Canada
A Saying on Costs of Vengeance and Rights
A succinct line asserts that pursuing vengeance is costlier than safeguarding rights, framing justice as a balance between punishment and protection. The remark contrasts financial or social expense with the ethical duty to defend civil liberties.
C N R Earnings Rise As Sir Henry Predicts Growth
Sir Henry Thornton reports the Canadian National Railway shows record earnings amid lower costs and stronger efficiency. He credits non political management, praises officer and worker support, and expects immigration from Britain to Canada to increase next year. He notes France remains prosperous despite government finances.
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Canadian National Railway
Sir Henry Thornton
Britain
France
Henry
Sir Henry
Canada
Not Going To Strangers A British voyage to Australia praised
The Prince of Wales welcomes 150 British boys sailing from London to Australia. The Big Brother Movement and Scout Movement are praised as beneficent, offering big brothers to ease homesickness and aid new settlers, ensuring friends in their new surroundings.
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London
Australia
Prince of Wales
Scout Movement
England
Overseas Daily Mail
Revolt in Erzerum Over Modernization Policy
A revolt erupted in Erzerum against Angora government modernization, with crowds shutting shops and marching to the governor’s house shouting against religious officials. Martial law followed. many were arrested as Erzerum, Turkish Armenia’s main city with about 50,000 people, faced unrest after new hat laws.
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Erzerum
Angora
Armenia
Mustapha Kemal
Airmen Plan 7000 Mile Europe to South America Flight
Commander Casagrande and three airmen stage an ambitious attempt to connect Europe with South America by air with a Rome to Buenos Aires route via Gibraltar Cap Verde Rio de Janeiro. They fly a twin engine monoplane capable of carrying over two tons of payload and fuel.
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Casagrande
Europe
South America
Rome
Gibraltar
Cap Verde Islands
Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Difference Between Insurance and Assurance Quote
A parent explains to a son that assurance is what insurance men have, distinguishing the terms in a concise dialogue. The exchange uses everyday rhetoric to clarify how assurance differs from insurance in meaning.
Coat with fur trim promotes smart winter style
The illustration shows a double breasted coat with a restrained flare and inverted plait at the sides, brown fox fur collar and cuffs, belt back and patch pockets. Sizes 36 to 44 available, price 20 cents. material needs noted, plus a fashion book priced at 16 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructional notice from a Winnipeg address detailing ordering patterns by sending 20 cents in stamps or coin. Includes contact details and postage guidance aimed at readers seeking pattern patterns and sewing materials.
Danger In Short Skirts London Influenza Epidemic Warned
An article warns that London fashion’s short skirts cause an influenza like illness among women. Doctors say exposure to cold winter air increases rheumatic knee and hip pains, urging warmth with knickers under the fashion.
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London
Canada Faces War Debt Plan Amid 20 Year Outlook
The Financial Post in Toronto urges a definite plan to manage Canada's war debt totaling about 2 billion over the next two decades. It notes seven years since the armistice and argues the young nation cannot wipe the debt within the period without solid financial strategy.
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Financial Post of
Toronto
Canada
Acton Free Press
Novel Bermondsey Studio Produces Public Health Films
A London studio in Bermondsey, run under Dr. R King Phewn, creates propaganda films on child welfare and food safety. Dr Conan directs as producer and crew while department staff act as actors. films shot on a wooden platform in a back garden. The health department handles filming guidance but outsources developing and finishing.
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Bermondsey
London
England
R. King Phewn
Conan
Bermondseys
Baby
Health Department
Sunken Phoenician City Reported Near Jerbu Island
An Arab fisherman from Jerbu reports seeing a city beneath the sea about five hundred yards offshore. Experts confirm the underwater sighting and plan a preliminary aerial survey followed by diving. The find may illuminate Phoenician ports and ancient civilization. Submarine cities are also famed in the Zuider Zee and Vineta legends.
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Jerbu
Zuider Zee
Vineta
Holstein
Fifty Million Wagered On Canadian Tracks In 1925
The London Advertiser notes officials in Ottawa report nearly fifty million dollars wagered on Canadian horse racing in 1925. The amount exceeds city bank clearings for Kitchener or Fort William or Brantford and rivals the 1924 Canadian barley crop value. It equals the 1924 potato crop and surpasses Canada’s mineral production from British Columbia, highlighting a burden the public may bear.
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Ottawa
Kitchener
Fort William
Brantford
Ontario
Canada
British Columbia
London Advertiser
Magellan First Navigator To Circle The Earth
The circumnavigation occurred from 1519 to 1522 led by Magellan a Portuguese navigator serving Spain. He departed Sanlucar de Barrameda on September 20 1519 with three ships and entered the Pacific by navigating the strait named for him at the southern tip of South America.
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Magellan
Portugal
Spain
San Lucar
Pacific
South America
Painting Wit Sparks Thin Frame Joke
A witty exchange between Wilbur and Alex centers on Clara’s appearance and a remark about her narrow frame. The dialogue uses theater of words to contrast beauty with proportions.
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Wilbur
Clara
Alex
Crossword Puzzle Solve With Clues From Historical Grid
A large list of crossword clues is presented for horizontal and vertical entries. The clues include common soldier throwing conflagrations open spaces thoroughfare abbr month compass point intention tune eternity mineral spring dull color baby name for father conjunction man s name kind of bird continent abbr unaccompanied prevent Gewgaws common term for airships forecasted thin piece of bread foreigner prefix meaning two one who tones tear manuscript musical note seerat label untanned calf skin anger thus lat within attracts attention near open space warm become strangers small carved gem trellis for grapes perceived sailor exists lubricates funeral music a bird persecuting articles of apparel busy insect wide mouthed cooking vessel initials of a famous American made public Arab abbr those who limit or restrict civil service indef article separating city state spread to dry printer s unit thoroughfare abbr card game girl s name built carpenter s joint celerity wilfully burning property portion of a tree where limb removed girl s name girl s name soak up thus reformed presbyterian abbr
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Civil Service
Quiet Norfolk Doctor Revealed as Diamond Dick
Norfolk Nebraska uncovers its longtime physician Richard J. Tanner M D as former pony express rider and dime novel hero Diamond Dick Tanner. A local rodeo display inspired scrutiny, exposing a career from circus to medicine and ending the ruse of his alter ego.
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Norfolk
Neb
Dick” Tanner
Pony Express
Diamond Dick
Richard J. Tanner
Gripsholm Deepens New York Harbor Welcome as World’s Largest Motor Ship
The Gripsholm, the world’s largest motor ship and Sweden’s flag bearer, sailed from Gothenburg on November 21 on its maiden voyage to New York. The 23,500 ton, 674 foot liner uses two giant Diesel engines and electricity for power heat and cooking. Its two funnels serve as both decoration and elevator shafts.
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New York Harbor
Gripsholm
Sweden
Gotenburg
Recruiting Reserve Air Force voluntary recruiting begins
The scheme starts in early November after a campaign by Stier Samuel Hoare in industrial centers to form a voluntary reserve and auxiliary air force. It aims to harness skilled aviation knowledge as an experimental, economy driven measure for home defence against air attack.
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Special Reserve
Auxiliary Air Force
Stier Samuel Hoare
Si Samuel
Royal Air Force
Air
Nighttime misread of a blind man on the street
Two intoxicated men encounter a sightless man on a street corner. One notes the fellow is blind, the other echoes the observation and asks what ails him. They speculate the man may have lost an eye in a quip laced exchange.
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Thash
Fire Buckets Labeled For Fire Use Baffle Irishmen
A dialogue in rough Irish slang questions the purpose of buckets in a hall. One man asks why buckets say For Fire Only and another answers by noting they contain water. The exchange hints at practical humor amid confusion.
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John R. Booth
Tomber King
Viscount Allenby
Victoria
B.C
U. S
Congress
Turkey
Constantinople
Passion Play
C.N.R
Clipses
Fashions Exkase
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Metermot Ave
Winnipeg
Wee Eee
Wees
Danger
Earth
Reformed Presbyterian
Ize
Fio
Nebraska
Department of
Recruiting Reserve Air Force
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