World Happenings Briefly Told
The item notes Belgian army reductions from 77 006 to 62 006, and mentions Jake Mason, a Toronto man who died at four dollars. It reports King George's alleged teetotal tendency, Emperor Yoshihito’s funeral budget, Verwood Oil Co Incorporation, Alberta Wheat Pool contracts near Prince Rupert, Ontario. It also covers Northern Canada's wheat index and Osborne College becoming an emigration training center with YMCA and Empire settlement backing.
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Jake Mason
Toronto
Canada
King George
Prince Rupert
B.C
Alberta Wheat Pool
Osborne College
Late of Wight
Dominions
Y.M.C.A. Migration Department
Church of Enerland Council For
Empire Settlement
Stresemann Says League Work Made War Unlikely
German Foreign Minister Stresemann argues the League of Nations has prevented another major European conflict and contends a 1914 conference could have averted World War I. He notes Germany blocked Grey's proposal and asks how such admissions affect blame. Ptroit Free Press.
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League of Nations
Washington
Stresemann
Germany
Edward Grey
League
Locarno
Geneva
Mr. Hearst
Grey
First Duty of Newspaper
The text states a newspaper must avoid monopoly temptations and focus on gathering untainted news. It emphasizes that the paper should not misrepresent facts or omit information, while allowing commentary but insisting that facts remain sacred.
Loose Clothing For Warmth In Cold Weather
The article argues vitality varies among people and many stay cold due to improper dress. It claims loose medium weight clothing keeps a person warmer than tight gear by trapping warm air and reducing vitality loss. It advises testing by comparing a tight vest with loose wool clothing and using a muffler worn loosely.
Have To Be Linguists Telephone Operators in Jerusalem
Telephone users in Jerusalem can request numbers in eleven languages and be connected. L. M. Smith, Palestine telephones superintendent, notes Palestine uses English Arabic and Hebrew plus French German Spanish Greek Italian Russian Armenian and Romanian. Jerusalem telephonists speak at least three languages and handle requests in five or six tongues.
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Jerusalem
Telegraph and Telephone Journal
L. M. Smith
Palestine
Smart flannel school frock with contrasting trim
The illustration shows a flannel school frock with color contrast on collar cuffs and belt. It features inverted side plaits, plain back, buttoned belt, and gathered sleeves. Pattern No 1297 fits sizes 6 to 14 years and requires 2 and a half yards of 39 inch material with a quarter yard of contrasting fabric, priced 26 cents. The Fashion Book offers many emart apparel styles, priced at 16 cents per copy.
Wheat Prices And Their Lesson
The piece argues wheat’s central role as a global staple and its historic price trends from medieval to modern times. It stresses rising demand, limited substitutes, and future prosperity for Canadian agriculture as population grows and markets expand. It cites long-run price averages and the impact of world settlement on supply.
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Egypt
Canada
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Liverpool
Magnificent Queen of Edgly roses reach Victoria via 3460 miles
A Philadelphia horticulturist sent twelve eight inch Queen of Edgly roses to Queen Victoria as a Christmas offering. Each stem traveled 3460 miles in sealed tubes wrapped in wax paper and buried in ice and moss, arriving in perfect condition. The piece contrasts old world romance with modern slang.
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Victoria
David Fuerstenberg
Philadelphia
Eight Convincing Reasons For Advertising In Newspapers
Kingston Whig Standard outlines eight strong reasons for advertising in newspapers. It argues that newspapers reach nearly all daily readers, reduce selling costs, help national advertisers reach local markets, support dealer distribution and goodwill, show where products are bought, allow quick start and stop, enable impact timing, and permit cost-efficient monitoring of ads. It notes timing for Christmas boosts and January February quiet periods.
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Southern
Kingston Whig-Standard
Diminished U S Forests Shrink by a Quarter
Historical data note that forests once stretched over 822 million acres in the United States and that about 25 percent of this woodland area has been lost or deforested, reflecting long term environmental change.
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United States
Man judged by the company he keeps
A compact adage notes that a person’s character is reflected by the company he maintains and by the associations he shuns. The saying underscores social judgment based on friendships and affiliations.
Hospital Set for Dismantling and Relocation
An unused Dundalk hospital, born from a twenty year old panic after a foreign vessel signaled pilot with a mistaken yellow flag, will be dismantled and moved to another town in County Louth to function as a sanatorium under ongoing staff oversight.
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Dundalk
Co. Louth
Slang In Everyday Speech Of Oberammergau Star
Prof. C H Conley notes Anton Lang uses American slang in English during Oberammergau Passion Play visits. Lang’s dialogue shows colloquial phrases learned in the United States. Sample lines reveal playful misfit phrases and exaggerated speech characteristic of era.
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Anton Lang
Christus
Oberammergau
C. H. Conley
Wesleyan University
Lang
Germany
Sumer
Britain Health Program Yields Longevity Facts
Article notes Britain pioneered the modern public health program and English speaking peoples show the best longevity. It cites New Zealand averaging over 62 years life expectancy at birth, Australia slightly lower, and compares Denmark Norway Sweden US France Germany Italy Japan and India with varied prewar expectations.
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Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
India
The Pin Industry and Its Mass Production
The article notes the astonishing scale of pin manufacture with one mill producing nearly ten million pins daily. Pins vary from microscopic 4 inch pins used by naturalists to four inch blanket pins, all made by automatic machines in a single operation, explaining high discard and sewer accumulation.
Still a Great Mystery
Modern surgeons remain largely in the dark about the soul despite extensive study of the body. Dr. Charles Mayo of Rochester told the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Surgical Association that while anatomy is understood, the force that animates life is unclear with theories placing the soul in the brain, heart, or even the stomach based on observed actions.
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Charles Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Surgical Association
Mastication Courage versus Etiquet For Teeth
A prominent dental surgeon urges forgetting perfect manners and chewing loudly to save teeth. He claims bone picking toast crunching celery cracking and vigorous mastication outlast refined etiquette, challenging readers to decide whether good teeth or good manners prevail.
Flying Flat to be tested off England coast
The Flying Flat, a large seaplane described as a kitchen equipped, sleeping quarters and living rooms aboard, is set for sea trials off the English coast. Captain F T Courtney, famed test pilot, will lead a crew of five including a man for cook, houseman and mechanic duties.
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England
F. T. Courtney
Cook
Louseman
Goerhanic
Indoor plant wilting reduced by higher winter humidity
Increasing indoor air moisture in winter helps prevent plant wilting. Higher humidity supports plant turgor and reduces stress caused by dry indoor air, aiding overall plant health during colder months.
Muskrats a Nuisance in Bohemia and Beyond
The article notes that American muskrats introduced by Prince Colloredo-Mannsfeld in Bohemia grew to over 200,000 by 1914, harming fish ponds and crops. Reports say they crossed into Bavaria and Saxony, with Berlin possibly next, illustrating risks of introducing foreign fauna.
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Australia
United States
Bohemia
Austria-lTlungary
Czecho-Slovakia
Colloredo-Mannsfeld
Prague
Minister of Agriculture
Berlin
Bavaria
Saxony
Foreigners Make Up One Twenty Of France Population
Statistics show France now has 40,743,851 people with 2,498,230 foreigners. Paris hosts 509,000 foreigners while the Italian majority in the Alps Maritime province includes 150,000 more Italians than other nationalities.
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France
Paris
Alps Maritime
Nice
Mentone
Riviera
Culture in New York’s Theatres Limited by Cost
The piece argues New York’s seventy theatres serve a tiny paying public, noting Europe has many towns better stocked with drama and music. It claims wealth does not translate into broad cultural access, and cultural life is efficient only because most cannot regularly afford it.
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New York
Europe
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Yoshihito
Verwood Oll Co
Verwood
Saskatchewan
Ik Ees
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Teee
W. K. Buckley, Limited
Meteal St. Torents
Uch Ekleys
Mix Ture
Dundalk County
Ireland
Clyde
Polly
East Milas
Great Britain
SPOHN
Tendisences
Spohn Medical CO
Coshen
Ind
R. G. Hall
Bolton Centre
Que
Pinety
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Oronto
Ont
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