World Happenings Brefly Told
World happenings briefed show Briand cabinet discussions on debt refunds and Irish relations. A note from Benjamin Franklin Ma denounces a company. A slave auction in New York fetches $2.90. The Swedish ship Grispholme crosses Atlantic unaided. Chester Diates rests in St Joseph’s cemetery Auburn NY. A New York meeting urges United States entry into the World Court. Frank Middleton hauls coal for Canadian Pacific Railway. Canada’s exports to Russia jump from 45,000 to 14,000,000 in a year. Afforestation via aerial seeding to begin. Aeroplanes to plant needs over rural areas. A London milk shop owner’s effects reveal about 10,000 in bonds. Toronto and Winnipeg to join international ski and walking contests in January 1819 at St Moritz. German language returns to Paris chamber after war as Locarno pact seen as peace omen.
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Geetaton
Bee
Aristide Briand
United States
Prince of Wales
Irish Free State
Ireland
Ulster
Benjamin Prank Ma
Byporiie
Rave
New York
GrispholmeIkd
Atlante
Ball
Chester Diates
St Joseph's Cemetery
Auburn
Ims
Frank Middleton
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Russia
Ministry of Agriculture
Min
Turkey
David Jones
London
St. Moritz
Switzerlan
Council of International Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Franz von Mendelssohn
Prizes Take North Boys to Royal Show Trip
Two grand prairie youths aged 14 and 15, newcomers to long train journeys, won the central and northern Alberta pig club contest with the best carload of pigs. The victory earned them a trip to Toronto to attend the Royal Show as CPR guests, plus a challenge trophy. Mentored by AL R Judson, the team included Oscar Peace River and Vern Johnson from Beaver Lodge near Grande Prairie. Meanwhile Filwin Odell, 74, Hoboken’s longtime mail carrier, begins his 53rd year delivering 20 million letters across 52 years, saying he will work while able. retirement would yield only 720 annually.
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Grande Prairie
Edmonton
Alberta
Torronto
CPR
AL R. Judson
Pesce River
Oscar
Oden
Tolehorn Cattle Use Stick Caustic Potash on Calves
Dairymen at the Ohio experiment station report that denorning calves at a few days old with stick caustic potash is the easiest humane method they have used for many years. The piece notes nickel is heavily produced in Canada, constituting a large share of the world supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Experiment Station
Canada
Dominion
Vancouver Prepares for Prairie Winter Migration 1925
Prairie visitors begin winter pilgrimage to Vancouver as hotels report rising registrations and new tourist attractions. The city touts a Burrard Inlet bridge opening, scenic improvements, and a winter show with BC championship stampede from December 9 to 12 under the Vancouver Exhibition Association. New maps and literature aim to help guests enjoy their stay amid a rosy January outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varendver
Prairie Provinces
Vancouver
Manitobe
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Burrard Inlet
North Shore
Medways
Vancouver Exhibition Association
Greater
United States Not Needed In League Says Dr Garnett
Dr Maxwell Garnett secretary of the League of Nations Union of Great Britain told the Canadian Club in Ottawa that it is not necessary for the United States to join the League now that Germany is in it. He warned pushing in ahead of public opinion could harm the League and noted the Greek Bulgarian conflict was settled after league action. The speaker surveyed League activities and found support among its strongest allies surprising.
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United States
Garnett
Maxwell Garnett
League of Nations’ Union of Great Britain
Ottawa
Germany
League of Nations
Publc
Dr. Garnett
League
Canada Posts Record October Trade Surplus in 1917-Style Report
The October trade summary shows Canada's favorable balance at 462,718,355, the largest October excess since 1917, with total trade up to 4,347,869, compared with the previous year. Seven months of the fiscal year end with October report a surplus of 181,243,589, versus 120,108,649 last year, led by gains in agricultural and forest exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Satistics
Ocober
Simplicity Of Ling High Collar Frock For Everyday Wear
An old fashion pattern description outlines a high collar frock in soft tweed with inverted plaits at the side seams and a swagger collar. It notes trimming bands with bone buttons, fitted sleeves, a narrow belt, and sizing for teens and young women with fabric yardage and book price details.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions show pattern orders sent to Winnipeg Union at 17 McDermot Ave with pattern number, postage 20 cents, and careful wrapping. Include name town address and provide coin stamps as payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avs
Winnipeg
Remarkable Invention Recorded At Radio Society Meeting
Attendants at a Radio Society meeting were startled by a new invention by C F Elwell. The device records two tracks, sound and pretorial, simultaneously using a microphone to convert voices into electrical waves for silent and talking pictures, promising minute accuracy and lower costs for film sound reproduction.
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Radio Society
C.F. Elwell
Sound
Pretorial
Elwell
Manitoba Dominates Butter Contests At Toronto Fair
At the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto Manitoba achieved a clean sweep in five creamery butter classes taking first place in all. Manitoba women earned top honors in the dairy butter class while Shoal Lake Creameries led with the highest aggregate score. Judges called the exhibit possibly the finest butter shown in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Manitoba
Shoal Lake
Canada
Limousine myth debunked by French Academy adoption
The article notes bold use of the word limousine as a premier possession term and reveals the French Academy has officially accepted it as a word in good usage. It clarifies the origin claim and confirms its status as a legitimate French term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwave
Big Britch Trade Exhibition Announced in Britain and Canada
The British Government and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce announce a joint trade fair from 25 February to mid February in London and Birmingham. The Pris Industries Pair, biggest annual world trade fair since 1815, focuses on crafts in London and machinery and paints in Birmingham. Invitations exceed 150000. Canadian manufacturers and buyers are encouraged to attend, with details via Mr Wiseman at 108 Royal Bank Building Winnipes.
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Anviars Rade Comtelscience i Winslpec
Redish Industries
Birmingham
London
Neny Canadiana
Wiseman
United Kingdom
Wieman
Canada
Royal Bank
Winnipes
Business by Phone Man Directs Daily Affairs in New York
Pacadena General J J Carty, vice president of a New York based telephone firm, manages winter plans in California without leaving the east. He conducts daily business from Pasadena by telephone and even from Mount Wilson, with a stenographer in New York reading letters and dictating replies as if he were at his New York desk.
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New York
Pacadena
J. J. Carty
Vicw
Hewes St
California
East
Pasadena
Mount Wilson
Imm
Repiles
Average One In Eighteen Of The Population
The 1924 Canadian university and college roll totalled 62 639 students, about one in eighteen of the population. Colleges included six agricultural, two technical, two medical, one pharmacy, one veterinary, 28 theological, 39 trained, one higher commercial, one art, and one military college. A grain note reports Lyman Bullock’s seven acre field yielding over 200 bushels of pedigreed fall wheat grown on irrigated land.
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Eittera
Dominion Burea of
Lyman Bullock
Lethbridge
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From a Historic Page
Puzzle clues mix letters and phrases across fields. Readable items include horizontal and vertical entries such as numbers, professions, and common words, with several garbled segments suggesting missing letters and misprints.
Canadian Success At Chicago Sig Exhibition Wins Prizes
Canada claims numerous first prizes at the Chicago Sig Exhibition including senior and land championship bulls and reserve junior champion females in Shorthorns. TA. Rascell of Toronto took a cow class win with Waterlow Princess, while James Douglas of Caledonia won senior calves. Alberta’s ball championship earned cheers for R.A. Wright of Drinkwater. In Hereford bulls D. A. Bogie of Daysland took third in two-year-olds. Although no direct Canadian Angus entries existed, J.D. Mactive r of Brandon and others secured several prizes. Manitoba and Saskatchewan breeders earned top placements in barley and livestock events, with Canadians missing only in some barley categories. The junior champion shown by Ken McGregor of Har THaon stock farm was bred in Brandon. The long distance trek of Mrs. Johnson and Miss Anna Rosik from Prince Rupert to Vancouver, a thousand-mile walk, ended as they trekked via Prince George Cariboo road and Ashcroft carrying packs.
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Canada
Sig
Chicago
Sip
Alberta
R.A. Wright
Drinkwater
D. A. Bogie
Daysland
Angus Buils
J.D. Mactiver
Brandon
Ken
McGregor
Har Thaon
California
Res Reserve
Berching
Prines
B. Peterson
Vietor
Montana
JM. McGhee
Marquis
Lask
George Avery
Kelso
Sask
W. Cattell
Keystown
Wm. White Alock
Elena Carr
Warrendon
Thors
Treherne
Man
Lyons
Roselle
Gotta
Bardevio
Crystal City
Manitoba
Boyd Bros
Sandy
Bret
Jack
Kate
Saskatchewan Growers Association backs co op plan merger
An office statement from the Saskatchewan Italy Growers Association supports coordinating Saskatchewan cooperative bodies by consolidating The United Grain Growers Limited Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company and Western Wheat Pools into a single cooperative marketing entity. The association’s resolution, passed at its January convention in Regina, empowers its board to act to realize this plan. Captain John Bennett, longtime English Channel steamer navigator, is noted for his extensive crossings.
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Saskatchewan Italy
Katchewan Cooperative Company
Saskatche Wheat Pool
Gfangley
Ga McNeal
S.G.G.A
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company
Regina
Varions
John Bennett
Doves
Calais
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Brefly
Teariots
Pociie Coast
Nakamura
Onere
Pierce
Glen Montreal
Stone
Johnson
Anna Rosik
Prince Rupert
Islatore
Prince George
Cariboo Road
Ashcroft
Propare Amalgamation
Saskatchewan Grain Growers
Wheat Pool
Belwen
Joy
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