World Happenings Briefly Told
A summary of several international notes covers aviation rights over Brazil in a forthcoming South American clash. A plant decree bans potato imports to curb wart disease, while Britain tests an aerial dreadnought in secret fleet maneuvers. The Canton government counters British boycott harming trade in China. A private firm seeks a glass factory site near Roseyth dockyard employing 1, and Britain collects payments on war debt from France and Italy. The Esperanto study option grows in Canada, Viscount Willingdon becomes governor general, and Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium will wed Princess Astrid of Sweden. Dominion trades leaders see brighter industrial prospects, Canadian clubs push for a diamond jubilee celebration committee, and Canadian investors eye Floridian real estate damaged by a recent storm with anticipated losses for residents.
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Leopold
Astrid
Sweden
Duke of
Waestergoetland
Gustav
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Montreal
National Association of Canadian Clubs
Dominion
Strange Method For Promoting Longevity
An odd report to the British Academy by Father Cam Bovet claims decapitated butterflies live longer than their headed peers. He notes caterpillars decapitated with minimal blood loss still mature into healthy headless butterflies, suggesting reduced activity extends life due to slower wear on vital forces.
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British Academy of Sciences
Father Cambovet
Madagascar
Activies
Brietty
Nature
Eco
M. Edmond Perrier
The
Academy of Sciences
Dole System in Britain Pays Five Dollars Weekly in 1925
The British Government paid about five dollars weekly to 977 600 unemployed in 1925 under the National Health Insurance Act. Total dole amounted to £4 726 516 with 442 951 disallowed claims. Fraud persisted from those employed while claiming benefits and many domestic servants earned near dole levels.
Famous Singer To Visit Regina Stadium Concert
The greatest singer of the age will perform at Regina Stadium on Thursday October 14. This concert is advertised as the sole Saskatchewan appearance.
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West
Regina
Saskatchewan
Little Miss Frock Pattern With Collar and Yoke
A children's dress pattern for ages four to twelve features a boyden collar and front panel yoke. Long sleeves gather into narrow wristbands and can be shortened. Size 8 needs specific yardage for gingham or plaid flannel. The Fashion Book offers advance home dressmaker styles at ten cents.
Adjutant Bonnet Breaks Speed Bar in Bernard Monoplane
French aviator Adjutant Bonnet flies a Bernard monoplane with a Hispano Suiza engine at 278.4 miles per hour near the ground to set a new speed record. Major Oliver Stewart notes the extreme low altitude and the perilous air blast, with observers and timing apparatus at each end of the marked course.
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Adjutant Bonnet
Bernard
Oliver Stewart
Bonnet
England's Small Railways Claim Tiny World Records
England boasts two of the world's smallest railways. The Ravenglass to Boot line in Cumberland spans seven miles with a 15 inch gauge and miniature locomotives. Cars resemble open church pews and train crews cope with rain umbrellas. The Romney-le-Hythe line also features a 15 inch gauge and two tiny engines. completion and cost are noted.
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England
Ravenglass
Cumberland
Boot
Scafell
Ceset
Romney-le-Hythe
Canada Trip Delighted New Zealand Official Says
J P Hosking of Auckland New Zealand visits Canada and the United States studying economic municipal affairs. He praises Canada as wonderful and notes Montreal and Quebec as memorable for their blend of medieval and modern features.
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Dominion
Canada
J. P. Wosking
Auckland
New Zealand
The
University of Auck
Hosking
United States
France Produces Its Own Dye Stuffs Through 1920s Growth
France’s dye industry shows rising production and imports. The Union for Promoting the Industry reports imports rose to 1,451 tons in 1925 from earlier years, with German imports at 385 tons. French factory output nearly doubled in five years, reaching 14,549 tons in 1925, up from 7,556 tons in 1919.
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France
Bankers Trust Company of New York
Union For
Germany
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern details mention 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg and pattern numbers. The note references a pattern order process and a United States nickel composition of 75 percent copper. It also states violin bow hairs come from white horses.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Disastrous Extravagance Weighs on Postwar Living Standards
The London Daily Mail warns that decay of commercial probity stems from people living beyond their means. It condemns reckless luxury without service in return and fears such extravagance, national or personal, ends in disaster amid a poorer postwar era.
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London Daily Mail
Claims for Wheat Leakage Reaches $23 000 in Winnipeg Pool
The Department of the Pool in Winnipeg recovered about $23 000 for its membership from railways after handling leakage claims on platform cars and pool elevator shipments. A woman's missing sense of humor has saved many a man from making a fool of himself. The fountain plays because the water works.
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Dept. of the Pool
Winnipeg
Canada Sees 9 Percent Rise in Paint and Varnish Production
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a 9 percent increase in the production of paints pigments and varnishes in Canada in 1925 compared with 1924. The 1923 production was valued at 22,234,268 dollars, signaling broader prosperity.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada's politest man wins prize in Nova Scotia
A Nova Scotia man earns the title for the most considerate Canadian after he left a campaign meeting quietly by removing his boots and tiptoeing out to avoid disturbance. In a separate item, the Belgian government designates a 250 square mile tract in the Congo as a gorilla farm.
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Canada
Vancouver
The
Congo
Brazeau Named Travel ing Passenger Agent for Canadian National
Alphonse Brazeau is appointed Traveling Passenger Agent for Canadian National Railways with Winnipeg headquarters. He becomes liaison for Franco Canadians west of the Great Lakes, notes his prior work organizing the Franco Canadian Tour and pilgrimages, and cites his bilingual background and long railway experience from Ottawa to Winnipeg and beyond.
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Canada
Great Lakes
Alphonse Brazeau
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Brazeau
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Henry Thornton
Ottawa
Paul Brazeau
Ottawa University
Toronto
Toronto Terminal Company
Grand Trunk Pacific
Walking Cures The Blues With A Brisk Walk
The article explains that sorrow or pessimism signals low exercise and slow breathing. A brisk walk increases heart rate and deepens breathing, speeding circulation and delivering fresh oxygen to the brain to restore clarity and mood.
Plasterers Linked to Ancient Masters in Global View
A delegation frames plastering as an ancient art tracing to King Tutankhamen, with Michelangelo cited as a key exponent. The note claims over half the world’s population lives in Avia, on only a quarter of Earth's surface.
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Tutankhamen
Michel Angelo
Avia
Earth
Colonization over immigration to fuel Canada’s rural growth
The piece argues Canada must shift from immigration to organized colonization to settle land and grow rural population. It cites private prairie settlement and Mennonite colonization with government loans as successful precedents and urges large revolving capital to fund long term farmer loans. It links growth to revived small towns becoming national economic centers.
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Canada
Europe
West
Manitoba
New Freezing Method Cuts Fish Freeze Time
Atlantic Experimental Station for Fisheries researchers froze fillets and fish in strong brine in 60 minutes, far faster than the 24 hours of air refrigeration. They claim the quicker process preserves flavor and speeds transport to market.
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Atlantic Experimental Station For Fisheries
Two-Ounce Frock Mailed In Office Envelope
A London woman mailed a two ounce frock to a friend by placing the folded dress in a large office envelope and sending it as a regular letter. The item weighed two ounces and demonstrates mail room ingenuity.
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London
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Arthr
South America
Chill
Canton
British Admiralty
Roseyth Dockyard
Rovernment
South American Education Advisory Board
Viscount Willingdon
Lord Byng
Saint George
King George
Flo:isa
Therm
Brazil
Santos
Sao Paulo
Brasil
New York
Britain
Madame Amelita Galli
Curci
MR. Alphonse Brazeau
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