Man With No Country Also With No Ship
John Dolanchuk known as the man with out a country faced deportation disputes after sailing aboard thePresidents Roosevelt liner. He flew between Canada the United States Spain and other nations while courts hat struggled to resolve his national status. Countries including Great Britain France Germany Romania barred his entry.
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John Dolanchuk
United States
Roosevelt
Europe
Us. Department of Labor
Dolanchuk
Roumania
Canada
Spain
Great Britain
France
Germany
Transient Youth Problem an Age-Old Health of Nation
The column endorses A J Elliott's plan to move unemployed young men into temporary work and education programs rather than rely on relief. It calls for housing in moderate camps, sponsored jobs from light public projects, and a system that pays a minimum wage with a portion sent to families. The aim is to restore morale and enable eventual permanent employment through coordinated employment bureaus.
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Toronto Saturday Night
A. J. Elliott
Elliott
Toronto
United States
Canada
Dominion
Mr. Elliott
Paris Lawyer’s 20 Year Suit Over Toothpick Case
A Parisian lawyer sued the French Government in 1907 over a railway station toothpick and won after a two decade legal battle costing the state 200000 francs. In separate note, rabbits and badgers may share burrows with separate entrances.
This Cat Was Wise Tabitha the 29 year old Maltese burial
Tabitha the large gray Maltese owned by Mrs. Gil bert Sutton of Staten Island lived 29 years and seven months. Veterinarian E. M. Kett ner announced the age as the cat was laid to rest in the family garden.
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Tabitha
Gilbert T. Sutton
Staten Island
New York
E. M. Kettner
Corn and Chestnut Trees Highlight Lumber Utility
A historical note states corn yields over 100 commercial products and chestnut trees are widely used for telephone poles, illustrating early crop versatility and timber use.
Alberta Oil Prospects For British Empire Demand
Calgary's R A Brown Jr tells Vancouver convention that Turner Valley crude could meet rising Empire needs. He urges embargo on US imports and lower freight rates to capture more British market, notes Empire crude share at five percent and doubts a west to Pacific pipeline. Downward rail rate adjustments could follow when production justifies larger flows.
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Alberta
R. A. Brown, Jr
Calgary
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Vancouver
Turner Valley
United States
Brown
Pacific Seaboard
Under The Evening Lamp The Port Arthur News Chronicle
The piece reflects on how winter evenings once encouraged long study sessions with big books and novels, fostering culture and quiet thought. It notes modern life moves faster, reducing such evenings, yet praises those reflective hours for preparing the next day’s work.
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Port Arthur
Tribute To Baling Wire Inventions Or Everyday Utility
This piece extols baling wire as a vital, versatile material aiding farmers and others. It notes gates, harness, repairs, and even pants holds made possible by a length of wire, highlighting its practical, widespread usefulness across trades and daily life.
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Crane
Missouri
Chronicle
Drama groups rehearse for regional festivals across Canada
Canadian amateur theaters begin rehearsals for regional contests ahead of the Dominion drama festival in London Ontario next April. Preliminary rounds run January to mid March with Kentville Nova Scotia January 9 10 and Charlottetown January 12 13 Saint John January 16 18. Western regional dates follow in Regina February 8 11 Victoria February 15 18 and Edmonton February 22 25.
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Canada
London
Ont
Malcolm Morley
Kentville
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown
New Brunswick
Saint John
Saskatchewan
Regina
British Columbia
Victoria
Alberta
Edmonton
Time for check up at age 112 by Mrs Annie Durganian
Mrs Annie Durganian, born in Armenia in 1826, visited Chicago County Hospital for a health check up at age 112. She says she doesn t feel bad but wants to see if anything is wrong and notes that those who give advice may profit from it.
Lincoln Was Inventor New York Finds Lincoln Papers
A midcentury safe opened in New York reveals papers signed A Lincoln Springfield IL. Experts confirm writings by Abraham Lincoln showing his hobby of invention and including an application to patent a compressed air pontoon to lift vessels over bars or through shallow water without unloading cargo.
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New York
A. Lincoln
Springfield
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Heifetz Performs Two Hour Science Violin at Harvard
Jascha Heifetz played a two hour recital in Harvard's physics department laboratory before Professor Frederick Saunders and an assistant. The concert aimed to test if inexpensive modern instruments can match the tone of priceless historical violins through sound analysis and recording.
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Jascha Heifetz
Physics Department
Harvard University
Frederick Saunders
Selected Recipes Caramel Syrup Cake Instructions
A historical recipe card describes making a caramel syrup cake in an iron pan with Crown Brand Corn Syrup and caramel icing. Steps include melting sugar, adding syrup and boiling water, creaming shortening with sugar and vanilla, folding in egg whites, and baking in an 8 by 8 inch pan with waxed paper. The process uses baking powder, salt, and vanilla, ending with a warm caramel icing poured over the cake.
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Mazda
Milk and Lemonade Boosts British Troops in India
Authorities link milk and lemonade to fewer sunstroke and heat exhaustion cases among British troops in India. Despite improvements, hospital admissions remain high with 30,000 of 50,000 troops admitted annually, twice the home ratio, while 390 per 1,000 native soldiers are admitted among 150,000 native troops.
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Rudyard Kipling
India
Thinking Is Power Banting Addresses Dalhousie Students
Sir Frederick Banting, insulin co discoverer and University of Toronto professor, tells Dalhousie Medical School students that thinking powers knowledge not effort. He warns that too little thought and excessive work hinder progress and urges individuals to question why and seek answers. Widows of the Bena Bena in New Guinea carry their husbands skulls lifelong. Estimates place 3 million American schoolchildren with hearing deficits.
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Sir Frederick Banting
University of Toronto
Dalhousie University Medical School
Halifax
New Guinea
Cherry dessert with whipped cream and lemon
A recipe for a cherry dessert begins with heating cherry juice and thickening with a corn starch sugar paste. It finishes with lemon juice, chilling, moulding, and serving with whipped cream for six servings. The page then notes King Edward III's crown jewel pots and pan classing, Pirandello’s late Nobel Prize win, and a whimsical dialogue about a boy.
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Canada
Bee Rice: Wild Bee Dish for Favored Guests
A Japanese delicacy named bee rice is prepared only for special guests. The dish combines wild bees with rice and is served on auspicious occasions.
Christmas Seals Sent to Saskatchewan Homes
The Christmas Seal Committee asks support after sending seals to nearly forty thousand Saskatchewan homes. If not received, contact Fort San Sask for immediate supply. Send in your gift of Health now to help. every stamp shows friendship and aid to relieve suffering.
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Saskatchewan
Fort San
Sask
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Dixie
Ramsay Company
Bank @trect
Ottawa
Baling Wire
VaPoRus
Om Emia
Edward III
England
Luigi Pirandello
Yncaly
Fort Qu'appelle
Saskatoon
Prince Albert Sanatoria
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
North Battleford
Yorkton
Canora
Melfort
Tisdale
Aore
Dominion of Canada
Rave Ly
SS Ae Pani Heavywaxed
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
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