Glasgow bans alcohol at civic banquets by council vote
The Glasgow city council approved a ban on all alcoholic liquors at civic banquets by a 44 to 36 vote. Other items note NYU opens a fourth year of air college and a record radio lecture audience exceeding a million students last year.
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Women Can Retain Their Good Looks
Mrs. Wm. Fletcher of Stratford Ontario praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for nerves and hot flashes. She reports relief from dizziness back pain after four bottles and recommends the product to women nearing middle life.
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Wealthy Bombay Merchant Rates Western Civilization Lacking Spirit
After an eight week voyage in the United States with his three daughters aboard the Majestic, Byram Chiccke a wealthy Lombay merchant in traditional Indian dress says Western civilization lacks spirituality. He argues civilization rests on family respect and love and warns against overemphasis on machinery and progress. He advocates a return to Eastern re civilization.
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Nerviline Promises Quick Relief For Various Aches
Advertises Nerviline as a powerful remedy for earache toothache cramps and stomach discomfort. Claims many prove its merit calling it King over Pain and urges a 5 cent bottle from dealers today.
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Canadian Delegates Lead at International Astronomical Union Meeting
Canada played a leading role at the second triennial International Astronomical Union gathering in Cambridge England July 11 to 22 1925. Canada participates on nine IAU standing committees and heads a national committee of fifteen under the Department of the Interior to advance Canadian interests in astronomy.
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British Malta plans rent free hotel for Monte Carlo style resort
Malta premier Ugo Mifsud announces Malta will create a British Monte Carlo with a rent free site for a grand hotel. A casino will face the hotel, with tennis courts boathouses a polo club and race course to follow. Valetta will expand with modern shops theatres and attractions to rival Monte Carlo.
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How Robert M Koenig Found Remedy for Pimply Skin
A reader credits Carter's Little Liver Pills with clearing pimply skin by addressing stomach and bowel poisons. He states his skin improved after several days and recommends the product to friends for clear skin and relief from upset stomach and headaches.
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Mile A Minute Boat Built In England
Hon. Arthur E. Guinness has a new cruiser built in London claimed as the world’s fastest of its class. It uses four 450 horsepower Napier aero engines and boasts an estimated one mile per minute pace. Weighing 14 tons it carries ten and tested off Cowes at fifty miles per hour in rough seas. Guinness says it outpaces American craft built for Lord Louis Mountbatten and Claude Grahame White and hopes to arrange races with them.
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Autumn frock pattern with crepe satin design details
The text describes a tailored crepe satin frock with a convertible collar and long sleeves. It includes pattern No. 1201 in sizes 34 to 42 and yardage for various fabrics. A fashion book offering the latest styles is advertised at 16 cents.
Soviet Ericsson deal for Moscow and Rostov stations
Preliminary agreements between the Soviet government and Ericsson Telephone Company of Sweden plan three modern automatic telephone stations in Moscow and one in Rostov on Don. The project costs two and a half million dollars, with the government spending thirty five million dollars on reconstr uction and re equipment of its existing system.
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Moscow
Rostov-on-Don
Corn gains popularity in western diversified farming
Corn popularity rises in the west as a farming aid with about 100000 acres grown in Saskatchewan last year. Seed scarcity in 1524 kept prices high, and acreage may rise slightly this year. A total of 9610 new books were published in 1924.
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Saskatchewan
Rapid Rome Suburb Growth Strains Street Naming
Building work in Rome’s suburbs advances swiftly forcing municipal authorities to scramble for street names and house numbers as progress outpaces planning.
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Flight test marks third success for Cierva autogyro
Farnborough reports the Cierva autogyro achieving 70 mph in a third flight then hovering and landing. Capt. Courtenay asserts it needs no piloting skill. De la Cierva notes 30 designs before the current type with takeoff as little as 26 yards. He envisions decks, mails, and city platforms as future uses while Asthma remedies from Dr Kellogg promise low cost relief.
Rats Invade Buckingham Palace Spurs Rodent Campaign
A London dispatch reports a national rat problem with Buckingham Palace invaded by rodents and an estimated annual loss of about £70,000,000. The Anti-Rodent Society launches its fall drive urging prompt rat-killing by housewives, storekeepers, and citizens. A Cornwall church is noted for a so called devil's door.
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England
Aesop’s Home in Literature Dates to 570 B.C.
Aesop’s presence in early literature is traced to about 570 B.C. with references indicating his role as a famed fabulist. Scholars note these attributions mark a foundational point in fable tradition and classical storytelling.
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Minard's Liniment Featured for Cough Ailments
An old advertisement promotes Minard's Liniment for cough relief and medical use. The copy emphasizes quick soothing action and broad household benefits.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Compiled For Delighted Readers
An extensive cross word puzzle grid styled list presents clues across multiple numbers and directions. Entries include definitions for fruits minerals Eskimo homes and many everyday terms, with numerous abbreviations and word parts.
Tractor Progress in Russia Expands Government Purchases
The American tractor gains ground in Russia as cooperatives distribute machines on easy terms. By 1914 Russia imported 50 tractors, but by 1925 the government bought 4,835. The 1925 plan calls for an additional 5,000 tractors.
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Widow Redeemed After Burned Cash Heist
A Hanford California woman retrieved a U S Treasury cheque for 1080 dollars after a tin box with charred papers, including a note of 20 dollars short, was burned in a stove following her husband’s death. Insurance money totaling 1100 dollars was involved.
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Calif
United States Treasury
Umbrella Mender’s Death Leaves $125000 Estate
An umbrella repairer died recently and left an estate valued at $125000. Minard's Liniment for Sore Back
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From swamp to garden on Sturgeon Lake nine acres
A nine acre plot on Sturgeon Lake four miles north of Bobcaygeon Ontario has transformed from swamp to a thriving garden in a generation. The change highlights local land use and community effort around the lakeside site.
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Bobcaygeon
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