World Happenings Briefly Told
President Hindenburg accepts patronage for the 1923 Berlin International Aeronautic Exposition. Five hydro plane occupants die in a test crash from 1200 feet at Etang De Berre. Blair Kent dies in Los Angeles at 72 after a heart attack. A Scottish all metal monoplane with 140 foot wingspan claims to be the world’s most powerful airliner. Two London women nearly swim the Strait of Gibraltar. Edmonton Dunvegan and BC Railway orders four locomotives, employing 200 men. Edith Cavell Post receives a Union Jack ceremony in Pittsburgh. Greek government recalls its minister from Turkey over Lusanne treaty issues. Canada reports over four hundred more fur farming establishments in 1926. French Foreign Office studies a Kellogg peace pact reservation. Dr Kellogg’s asthma remedy touted as effective. A cartoon joke about a motorist and a crossing pedestrian ends in a punchline.
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Paul von Hindenburg
Berlin
Etang de Berre
Blair Kent
Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Civil Service
Los Angeles
Scotland
Edmonton, Dunvegan
B.C
Canadian Locomotive Company
Edith Cavell
Pittsburgh
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Lord Kitchener
Homestead
Athens
Turkey
Angola
Lusanne
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Kelloge
Briand
Washington
Inevitable's popularity resists concessions
A concise remark notes that the inevitability phenomenon shows a major flaw as it refuses to make concessions. The line suggests tension between widespread appeal and flexibility in accepting tradeoffs.
Canada May Walk Southward in Annexation Jest
In a humorous aside, Moriey Roberts argues Canada could someday expand south of Hudson Bay and annex the United States, a notion treated as farfetched by editors but noted as a political scarecrow lacking plausibility.
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Canada
United States
Moriey Roberts
Fas
Hudson's Bay
Roberts
Tradition Of Seven Sisters Road Elms
The Seven Sisters Road area in London derives its name from seven elm trees planted in a circle at Page Green by seven sisters about 400 years ago. A central walnut supposedly marks a martyr’s stake site, though not confirmed. In 1852 the old trees were removed and seven new elms planted by the seven daughters of Mr. McRae of Tottenham.
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Seven Sisters Road
London
Page Green
Tottenham
Seven Sisters
McRae
World’s oldest craft still beating gold as in ancient times
London gold beater Mr Whiley with seventy years’ craft braces shows that gold beating remains largely hand driven. He notes ancient Egyptian methods echoed in his workshop with iron hammer replacing bronze and leaf thicknesses finely controlled, while machines only aid initial ribbon drawing.
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London
Whiley
Tut ankh-Amen
Evening News
Princess Elizabeth Placed Under Scotland Yard Guard
The Princess Elizabeth is now guarded by Scotland Yard as a royal in the direct line of succession to the throne. The Yard follows rules that require protection for such royal guardianship.
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Elizabeth
England
Scotland Yard
Yard
London Theatre Tests Parking 5000 Cars
A London theatre plans a novel experiment by arranging parking for 5,000 patron vehicles as part of an outdoor event. The project aims to showcase crowd logistics and traffic management in a city setting.
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London
England
Courtesy An Asset Worth Cultivating
Mr. Leon Frazer, secretary of the Ontario Tourist Association, praises the courteous treatment by Department of National Revenue officials at ports of entry. He says courtesy is an asset that yields big returns and notes many U S visitors thanked Canadian officials for their kindness. The Toronto Globe reports the commendation, urging continued courteous conduct amid busy times.
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Leon Frazer
Ontario Tourist Association
Department of National Revenue
United States
Trafic
Frezer
Toronto Globe
All Electric Home Opens in Birmingham England
An All-Electric Home in Birmingham showcases electrically controlled clocks with bells that ring for winding, wireless switching for kettles and boilers, and bed-warmers. Entrance hall offers vacuum and radiator plugs, while the bathroom features an electric towel rail and a shaving water heater plug.
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Birmingham
Sandwich Ham Riddle Sparks Customer and Proprietor Banter
A humorous exchange features a customer complaining he has not found ham in a sandwich while the proprietor quips you must have gone past it. The dialogue plays on misheard words and playful kitchen banter.
It Isn't What Your Grandfather Was
A reflective statement on personal worth over lineage, urging love as the path to fulfilling affection and mutual care.
Ice Cream Through Ages From Medieval Italy to Early America
The article traces ice cream as a medieval Italian delicacy and its later rediscovery in America. It notes Catherine de Medici’s cooks introducing a recipe to France in the 16th century and dismisses Pilgrim Fathers connections. It mentions 1718 Boston and Lake Wenham as early links to production.
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America
Italy
Europe
William the Conqueror
Richard Coeur de Lion
Catharine de Medici
France
Lake Wenham
Boston
New York
Saskatchewan Leads In Farm Land Occupation In Canada
The quinquennial census of the Prairie Provinces shows Saskatchewan has the largest expansion of occupied farm lands, improved land, field crop and fallow areas. Saskatchewan accounts for 60 percent of occupied farms with over 100 000. From 1911 to 1926 Manitoba gained 9 600 farms, Alberta 16 571, Saskatchewan 22 774.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Lambs for Winter Feeding Readied by Alberta Farmers
In southern Alberta farmers gather small bands of lambs for winter feeding. One buyer purchased 400 head, another 100 head of ewes and lambs, and a third 300 head of lambs. Feed is plentiful and low grade wheat is favored to avoid shipping costs. Some farmers feed directly from stock.
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Alberta
Nothing Doing A Drunken Visitor Refuses Africa Hunt Partner
An irritable sportsman wakes at 3 AM to find a stumbling stranger at his door. The man asks if the sportsman is the partner for an Africa lion hunt, then declares he will not go with him under any conditions. The scene ends with the visitor’s firm refusal.
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Mr. Smithers
Africa
Quotation on smoking and matches among MacTavish and MacDonald
MacTavish asks Sandy if he quit smoking and MacDonald replies that he has not quit entirely but the last days have been too cloudy for smoking with a burning glass.
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MacTavish
Sandy
MacDonald
Woman Finds Less To Complain About Then Voicing None
A concise quip notes that when a woman has little to complain about she tends to complain less. The line juxtaposes dissatisfaction with restraint and humor.
Dorfbarbler Quote Sparks Debate Over Season Struggles
A fragment from Beer line quotes Dorfbarbler saying his game essaying won t permit credit this season and questions how nothing has been shot. The remark hints at a slump and raises questions about performance and recognition.
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Desser
Dorfbarbler, Beerlin
Immortality Hint From Scientist At Conference
Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute discusses experiments keeping chicken heart tissue alive sixteen years and argues that while cells may be immortal the body’s fluids must be renewed to sustain life. He warns death is the price of brain power and notes immortality is incompatible with organized life.
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Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Dr. Carrel
Baffin Island A Vast Yet Little Known Land
Baffin Island in the Arctic circle stands as a vast but little known area of 200 000 to 300 000 square miles. Owned by Canada it was likely known to the Norse around year 1000. In 1576 English colonists attempted settlement on its southeast coast during the Northwest Passage search.
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Baffin Island
Arctic Circle
Canada
Martin Frobisher
Northwest Passage
No Gasoline Tax Increase In Ontario In 1928
Ontario premier G. Howard Ferguson announced after a long cabinet meeting in Toronto that there will be no increase in the gasoline tax during 1928. He said the planned rise was intended but delayed because road expenditures are covered from the capital fund rather than current revenue.
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Ontario
Toronto
G. Howard Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Warden Threatens Punishments in Prisoner Exchange
Warden warns the prisoner that refusal to comply will lead to being washed and ironed, signaling coercive discipline within the facility. The exchange illustrates harsh treatment tactics and unresolved power struggle inside the prison.
Flu tailing off leaves Mrs. Demone’s weak heart
Mrs Beulah Demone of Pleasant River Nova Scotia recalls suffering with the flu years ago leaving her with a weak heart. She could not go about perform housework or sleep due to dizziness and noise disturbing rest. A friend recommended a remedy that helped her recover some strength.
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Scott
Strait of Gibraltar
Alli
Winnipes
London Street
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TafArory
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific
Gartier
Chapleau
Great Lakes
J. B. MacDougall
Ontario Department of Education
MacDougall
Walter McNally
Esher
Mr. McNally
Buckley's
W. K. Buckley, Limited
Muteal St. Terente 2
Ceraires Aerve
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Erento, Ust
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