Honey harvests and trade notes lead world brief
Southern Alberta expects a 300 ton honey crop worth about 106000 dollars. Major G B Johnson reports rising Canadian food demand in Great Britain. Canada’s net debt falls by 63789157 in five months starting April 1. Panama Canal records 543 vessel transits in August. Turkey to confine all residents for census day October 28. Beam wireless service opened to India linking empire. Japanese divers find gold coin 1821 bearing George IV in Sebastopol. Ontario tests may confirm oil in Mattagami Valley within six weeks.
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Great Britain
G. B. Johnson
Glasgow
Canada
Department of Finance
Panama Canal
Turkey
Constantinople
India
British Empire
Australia
South Africa
Sebastopol
Crimea
George Hf
Hospitals Care For Patients In North America
Eight thousand hospitals in the United States and Canada serve about 12,000,000 patients yearly, roughly 625,000 daily. Dr. E. 5. Gilmore of the American Hospital Association calls dying before 75 years disgraceful or criminal while noting vast hospital investments. An ad promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for back pain with claims of rapid relief as the liniment absorbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
E. 5. Gilmore
American Hospital Association
Thomas
Planes Reduce Dog Use Across Alaska Trails
Aeroplanes replace sled dogs in Alaska aiding relight transportation while fees on trails rise. As a result hundreds of huskies are abandoned and revert to the wild, becoming a growing threat as marauders in the region.
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Alaska
British Plan Malta Air Base to Guard Suez and Egypt
The air ministry plans a major base at Malta to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean and shield Egypt and the Suez Canal. The move follows Mussolini’s Rhodes base ambitions and signals rising air power in the region. The Nizam of Hyderabad contemplates an air service funded locally but coordinated with India’s imperial system.
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British Air Ministry
Malta
Mediterranean
Egypt
Suez Corpas
Mussolini
Rhodes
Hyderabad
England
Nizam
Imperial Service
India
France Raises Tariff On Canadian Wheat
France boosts its tariff on Canadian wheat from 20 to about 27 cents per bushel with immediate effect. Using last year’s export total of 4,155,867 bushels this raises France’s duty by nearly $280,000, under the 1922 treaty framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Canada
Modish one-piece frack pattern with slimming lines
Describes pattern No. 1644 for sizes 36 to 46 bust with front panel vestee shield and inverted side plait for fullness. Details fabric yardage for 39 inch and 54 inch materials plus 29 inch sleeve facings and collar. Pattern priced 29 cents. Fashion Book offered at 10 cents.
Red Rose Tea Packed In Bright Aluminum Package
The notice promotes Red Rose tea emphasizing its aluminum packaging for cleanliness and reliability, implying quality and care in presentation.
Darwinian View of Human Ancestry by Sir Arthur Keith
Sir Arthur Keith told the British Association at Leeds that Darwin was correct in tracing human descent from ape-like ancestors and placing mankind at about one million years old. He said early humanity evolved through numerous species and later into different genera before the modern lineage emerged.
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Darwin
Sir Arthur Keith
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Leeds
England
Sir Arthur
More Sleep Necessary for Health and Longevity
Dr. A. T. Nankivell, Plymouth health officer, urges eight to ten hours of sleep to reduce heartwork and preserve youth and arterial elasticity amid modern life stress. He notes Americans die more from heart disease and that rest was greater for grandparents.
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A. T. Nankegill
Plymouth
Mass
Alberta Beets Crop Seen Breaking Historical High
Officials from Canadian Sugar Factories Limited project Alberta sugar beet crop this year to reach 45 000 to 50 000 tons versus 41 000 tons last year. Acreage rose by 800 acres. Alberta Sugar Company plans a second refinery at Hillsprings after establishing one at Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Sugar Factories, Limited
Alberta
Alberta Sugar Company
Raymond
Hillsprings
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A fragmented note lists an address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg and mentions patterns orders with stray text about coor rt and fiesta. The readable portion indicates a request related to ordering patterns from a Winnipeg newspaper union office.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man's violent reaction to insulting behavior justified
A cryptic line suggests that when a man acts like a mule the mule could be justified to kick him. The statement frames a moral reciprocity argument on aggression in response to provocation.
Depreciation Across U S Cars Estimated At Daily Toll
A reader recalls a talk with a prominent automobile man who estimated the cost of cars seen along a street. He claimed the depreciation on those vehicles totaled ten thousand dollars daily, then questions the daily depreciation of new sales and those previously sold in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
E. W. Howe
It Isn't the Cost of Living that Worries the Man Behind Bars
A compact reflection on prison life hints that the central concern for inmates is not prices but the conditions, routines, and pressures of confinement shaping daily existence behind bars.
Warning to motorists on giving lifts to strangers urged
The American Automobile Association issues a nationwide warning urging motorists to stop giving rides to strangers along the road. It cites risks of lawsuits and charitable misuse, and warns of danger from ambush attackers and potential fatal harm.
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American Automobile Association
A.A A
New Jersey
Racecourse Tipster Promises Win for Loose Button
A loud tipster at the race meeting shouts bets, discrediting Broad Bean and praising Water Tap while predicting Dusty Carpet’s beating. He announces a certainty in the next race, urging back of Loose Button as a guaranteed finisher.
Minard's Liniment Relieves Backache
About 165 million acres of forest land in Ontario Manitoba and Alberta were under aerial protection during 1925.
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Minard
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Giant Icebergs Sighted Near Ocean Passage
The master of the British steamer Matatua reports sighting giant icebergs 460 feet high and eight miles long on a voyage from New Zealand to Montevideo.
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New Zealand
Montevideo
English Lady Tennis Team Heads Home After Canada Tour
The smiling English ladies tennis team poses aboard their ship homeward bound after exhibition matches in Canada and contending for the Wightman Cup. From left to right are Joan Fry Betty Nuthall Ermyntrude Marvey Captain Hawkes master of the Cunard Liner Ascania Mrs D A Hill and Gweneth R Sterry.
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Canada
Joan Fry
Betty Nuthall
Ermyntrude Marvey
Hawkes
Cunard
Ascania
D. A. Hill
Gweneth R. Sterry
England
Quebec
Nut Nourishment Exceeds Meat Value Claims Expert Says
Anne Pierce former USDA Bureau of Chemistry editor writes in Needlecraft Magazine that nuts provide four to ten times the solid nourishment of beef and chicken. She cites peanuts 30 percent higher protein than most meats and notes iron and lime content in almonds hazelnuts and pecans. Digestibility improves with proper chewing and moderate portions.
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Anne Pierce
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Needlecraft
Pierce
One Hundred Dollars for a Mule Trade
A Texas frontier mule trade shows the old bargaining style yielding to a practical one price approach. A rider asks a hundred dollars for his mule, a counteroffer of five dollars prompts a humorous line about not letting ninety five dollars stand between them in securing the mule.
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Texas
Meaning Of London Is Debated By Philologists In Britain
The name London sparks debate among British philologists with theories that it derives from the Welsh words for a fortified place beside a lake or from the Norse term for a sacred grove. Some link Lund in Yorkshire and Lund in Sweden to origins of London and other sacred groves once used for sun god rites.
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London
Great Britain
Lund
Lunden
Yorkshire
Scandinavia
Sweden
Britain
Bears Befriend Miners at Britannia Camp in B C
A rare bond forms as starving bears arriving after an early snow storm at Barbara camp 5000 feet up in Britannia Mines range accept scraps from miners. The animals roam the camp calmly, showing trust rather than fear or aggression.
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Barbara
B.C
Britannia
The Happiness of Married Life and Small Sacrifices
A reflective line on marriage stressing the value of small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness. A wry aside questions if a traveling man can reach Heaven, noting that moral accounting may govern ultimate judgment.
Mount Stanley Baldwin Named Peak in British Columbia
Canada will name a 10,900 foot peak in the Rockies Mount Stanley Baldwin following a suggestion by the British Columbia government. The Premier Group will include peaks honoring Laurier Thorpson Abbott Bowell with Laurier Peak at 11,750 feet as the highest, continuing a tradition of naming mountains after Canadian leaders.
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Stanley Baldwin
Canada
Geography Board
British Columbia
Rockies
Yellow Head Pass
Cariboo Range
Wilfrid Laurier
John Thorpson
John Abbott
Mackenzie Bowell
John A. Macdonald
Alexander MacKenzie
Charles Tupper
Robert Borden
The Planting Of Trees And Hedges In The Home
Miss Elsa Rehmann of the New York Botanical Garden says indiscriminate planting is an unfortunate fact and finer understanding is needed. She argues that hedges and hedge rows define a small place and separate it from neighbors, with trees shrubs and flowers arranged to suit the house rather than planted for themselves.
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Elsa Helgmann
New York Botanical Garden
When The Babies Are Cutting Teeth Teething Perils Warned
A historical notice explains teething time hazards in hot months including diarrhoea dysentery colic cramps and feverish symptoms that can fatally waste a child. It recommends Dr Fowler's solution as a life saver and notes the product has been on the market for about eighty years via The Toburn Co Toronto Ontario.
Farmer Beats Plain No With Timely Request
A story recalls an old tenant farmer who asks his landlord for timber to build a house or at least a barn. When refused for house and barn, he requests only enough wood to make a gate, which the landlord grants, underscoring how small asks can satisfy big needs.
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Mattagami
Burns
Near East
Suez Canal
Ottawa
Tso
Patters
Coor
Air Patrol
Garrett
Mitchell
Mount Stanley Baldwin
Bulletin
What He
Toler
Pitman Optical House
W. Hastings St
Vancouver
Canade
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