World Happenings Briefly Told
Production of coke from plants in Western provinces totalled 19 508 tons in Marehax versus 15 669 in February. An aeroplane crash killed Harriet Franklin and Zola V. Schauf of Portland. Benny Benson 1d-year old of Sward wins Alaska flag and $2 000 trip. Coolidge proclaims aid for Mississippi flood victims. Mackenzie King to enter sheep farming on estate at Kingemere Gatineau. Canadian livestock conference sets forward policy for swine industry. Australians in London mark Anzac Day at cenotaph. W A Slewitt named manager for Canadian Winter team at Olympics. Vancouver port promotion to customs class seven, effective 1927. Ostrich slump harms Cape Colony farmers, feathers in dusters. Henry II of France dreaded cats. Texas bullfrogs cause traffic jam near Mouston.
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Coolidge
Ottawa Citizen
Mackenzie King
Kingemere
Gatineau
Conference of Livestock Men
Ottawa
London
Gallipoli
W. A. Slewitt
Toronto
Canadian Olympic Committee
Weakness and insomnia relieved by new remedy
Mrs Wm Palmer of Tomahawk Alta describes a spring sickness that left her so weak she could hardly stand and could not sleep due to every noise. She tried blood tonics and nerve pills without help before her mother sent three boxes of a remedy that improved her condition.
New Telephon e Recorders Promise Watchful Conversation Capture
A new device called the telegraphone records telephone conversations and replays them like a gramophone. It combines telephone and dictaphone features, serves as a mic at times, and can relay recorded talks to distant disputants. Cylinders hold half an hour, warn when time ends, and can be recycled up to 90 scrapes for roughly 45 hours of dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea Ang
New York
Inventor J L Baird Demonstrates Dark Ray to Pierce Fog
London scientist J L Baird, famed for television, says his nocrovision dark ray can pierce thick fog and smoke, with 16 times the penetration of ordinary light. He demonstrated a sound-producing ray at his lab and plans June tests on a coastwise steamer. Admiral Mark Kerr hailed it as a potential breakthrough for sea and air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Baird
Baird
London
Mark Kerr
Kinlid
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Search for Lost Vessel Linked to Captain Jones
British shipping authorities seek a wooden sailing ship last heard of 146 years ago once commanded by Captain John Paul Jones. Launched at Portsmouth New Hampshire, captured in the War of Independence as 1L MS Halifax, later sold into merchant service with no further records.
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John Paul Jones
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Halifax
William Scott
Lord Stewell
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Alberta Wheat Pool operates Prince Rupert Terminal
The Alberta Wheat Pool has loaded twenty two ships with 1926 crop wheat at Prince Rupert and plans to reach twenty four. The Rupert terminal has handled 5,188,000 bushels and will top 5,788,000 soon, a larger total than expected. The Canadian government built the 1,250,000 bushel facility, leased to the Pool for two years with Joseph Bennett as superintendent. Grain now ships to Europe from Prince Rupert at the same rate as Vancouver, with six ships to the Orient and eighteen to Europe among those loaded or committed.
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Prince Rupert
Alberta
Rupert
Prince Rupert House
Alberta Pool
Joseph Bennett
Europe
Wom van
Orient
Pretty Little Girl Frock With Shirred Front Details
A Winnipeg fashion note presents a simple two to eight year old dress featuring shirred panels on the front and back, gathered sleeves and pockets, and two piece bloomers. It suggests a quick home sew with chain stitch embellishment and notes fabric yardage for sizes 2 4 6 and 8 years. The piece promotes Our Fashion Book priced at 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering notice lists Pattern No and Name with a Winnipeg address at 175 McDermott Ave. The fragmentary text mentions Wile Sebane and references pattern requests or sales in a local newspaper context.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Mount Machray Named After Archbishop Machray
The Geographic Board of Canada notes Mount Machray at 9,026 feet to the west of Grant Pass on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary commemorates the late Most Rev. Robert Machray Anglican Archbishop of Rupert s Land and Primate of Canada. Arch bishop Machray often vacationed in this district. A scientific expedition in South America reports a tunnel three miles long and inches in diameter built and used by ants. China, the home of the silkworm, is buying finished silk garments from the United States and France.
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Mount Machray
Grant Pass
Alberta
British Columbia
Geographic Board of Canada
Robert Machray
Ruperts Land
Canada
Machray
South America
China
America
France
Build Up Character in May Psychology Magazine Editorial
Henry Knight Miller urges self change via dominant subconscious impressions and conscious control. He argues persistent thoughts shape destiny and suggests three faculties—attention perception and reason—to master situations and achieve health wealth and strength. Dr Kelloge's asthma remedy promises conservative real relief and lasting benefits.
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Henry Knight Miller
Psychology Magazine
Dr. Miller
J. D. Kelloge
London Watches and Greenwich Time Seller Sells to Watchmakers
A long established London business runs by a Belleville family sells precise Greenwich Observatory corrected time to watchmakers. Miss Belleville visits the observatory weekly for a certificated time and then delivers to about 50 clients. The firm, started in 1850, yields roughly 2560 dollars yearly.
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London
Lik
Miss Bellevittle
Am Greenwich Observatory
Begging Goes High Culture in 19th Century France
A historical note describes a French guide titled Manual for the Use of Beggars that teaches Mendicancy as an art. It details schemes for appearing blind or ill and faking death, and lists good prospects to solicit at baptisms marriages funerals and other ceremonies.
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France
Russian boy prodigy joins University of Tashkent as professor
Nicholas Nazaroff, a mathematical prodigy from Russia aged 14, becomes a full professor at the University of Tashkent Moscow. He had been rejected by Moscow University at age 10, then earned summa cum laude honors after a special exam proving his fitness.
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University of Tashkent
Moscow
Nicholas Nazaroff
Moscow University
Cabbage Travel Tale From Texas To Newfoundland
A Texas man at a vegetable shipping house grew a record head of cabbage and mailed a note asking where it would end up. A Newfoundland buyer replied from Grang Falls, illustrating a cross continental journey. Also includes light quips and an ad for Dr Thomas Electric Oil.
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Texas
Grand Falls
Newfoundland
San Jenita
Grang Falls
Thomas
Auto Tourist Accusations Echoed by Local Cop
A quarrel over an auto accident reveals claims of bias tied to local power. The driving party insists right of way was theirs while the cop notes influence from the mayor's son and chief of police, hinting at protective local networks. The dialogue also references superstition and odd facts about trees and real estate agents.
Epitaph Comes Too Late To Lift His Legacy
A reflective note states that despite heartfelt epitaphs a man cannot alter his past deeds. The line underscores how obituary language cannot redeem what occurred in life.
Gum-Dipping Boosts Safety and Comfort for Firestone Tires
Gum-Dipping adds safety and comfort by saturating every fiber of the tire with rubber. It delivers greater economy and reliability for large fleets including trucks buses and taxicabs as well as thousands of motorists nationwide.
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Firestone
London Mystery Clock Reveals Secret Only to Buyer
A London novelty clock costs 800 pounds to make and shows a crystal face with no visible mechanism. The face sits in a five inch crystal slab with platinum and diamond bands rotating on a tiny pinion. The maker alone holds the hidden mechanism and will reveal it only to the purchaser.
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London
Record Building Activity In Canada Surges
Indications show the first quarter will be busier with proposed construction totaling 208.132 million dollars, up 44 percent from the same period in 1926. Residential contracts lead the increase amid a continuing upward business trend.
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Canada
Phrase on success and a stiff neck
An aphorism notes that success rarely swells the average man as his neck remains stiff and stubborn. The line suggests humble response to achievement and cautions against arrogance.
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Harriet Franklin
Zola V. Schauf
Portland
Ore
Alaska
Benny Benson
Sward
Varia
Vancouver
Montreal
Cape Colony
Henry HL
Mouston
Ge U Dalal Wao
T. Milburn Co
Lunited
Toronte
George Foster
John A. Maecdonald
Govdernment
Alberta Wheat Pool
Tain
Wile
Wees
Womar
Greenwich
Telleville
Belleville
Ins
Minard
Ike
Joe
Mike
Sonny
Charles Dickens
Earl of Balfour
House of Commons
Africa
Dandruff
MiPard
Alee Is
Mt Mente
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO. OF Canada Limited
Hamilton, Ontario
Bevauce
Chamberlain
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