Parliament opens with Oslo referendum on prohibition
A speech at Oslo marks the opening of parliament proposing a prohibition referendum. Reports note historic reference to licenses and imports, with broader political and economic context across Canada and Europe, including rail and press moves. Harold Raine departs Ottawa for a senior post in New York as head of a Canadian bureau.
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Oslo
Norway
North West
England
London
Ottawa
Harold Raine
Winnipeg
New York
A Notable Comparison on Spending Pleasures vs Education
Kineston Whig notes a comparative view from Educational Digest showing U S households spend about twice as much on tobacco as educación and women in the Republic allocate more to cosmetics perfumes and soft drinks than public instruction. The piece observes similar patterns in Canada and comments on education costs as a democratic essential.
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United States
Educational Digest
Republic
Canada
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper
A clipped instruction shows patrons at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg to order patterns by sending payments for Pattern No and related details. The notice references Bend 20e cola stamps and provides a mailing address for Saskatchewan or Manitoba pattern requests.
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Winnipeg
McDermot Ave
Economy drives reform in British cavalry equipment
A wave of cost cutting reaches the war department as cavalry gear shifts to cheaper steel substitutes. Traditional iron stirrups and officer spurs are being replaced to save money, while horses and riders face lighter armament without affecting battlefield status.
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War Department
Skeletons Painted Red Found Near Simferopol Coast
Russian archaeologists discovered a set of human skeletons painted a deep red near Simferopol. They are believed to belong to the Cimbrian race that inhabited the coast of Kertch Bay about 2000 BCE. The ancients reportedly used ochre to coat corpses to preserve them from decay.
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Simferopol
Kertch Bay
Men to advance of thelage may be ts
Useless 8 oem that runs too fast.
Tworpiece Costumes Move To Satin And Velvet Fabrics
Fashion notes describe new two piece costumes using crepe satin and velvet with a satin bodice and velvet skirt. Details include a fingertip length blue satin dress, inverted front plaits for movement, and a snug velvet collar cuffs and trimming. Size patterns and yardage are listed with prices.
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Tworpiece
Premier warns Britain face danger from war thinning ranks
Premier Stanley Hardwie told the Classical Association in London that Britain risks losing many of its best citizens to war. He warned that a future western war could collapse civilization as Rome declined. Mr Baldwin and Mr Taidwin echoed fears that war endangers Western Europe’s unity and stability.
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Belgwin
Roman Empire
Stanley Hardwie
Classical Association
London
Greece
Rome
Britain
British Empire
Baldwin
Europe
West
Taidwin
Prosperity For Canada Signals Trade Rebound
Canadian figures released in Ottawa show exports up by about 1.1 billion dollars from the prior year and roughly 470 million more than 1922. A favorable export balance of 346.4 million supports national prosperity, with farm incomes rising first and industry expected to boom next year as the harvest boosts manufacturing.
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Canada
Ottawa
Burmese Ex Queen Supayalat Linked To 1879 Mandalay Massacre
Supposed sinister former Burmese queen Supayalat, widow of King Theebaw, reportedly influenced his chaotic reign and the Mandalay massacre of 1879. The ex monarch’s circle allegedly plotted marriages and power plays leading to violence that ended in murders of wives and children.
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Mandalay
Gure
Rangoon
Supayalat
Theebaw
Mindoon Fay
Leap Year Week Proposed by German Spinsters
German spinsters push for a formal leap year week allowing women to propose. Seven days named for St Catherine would be set each year to aid unmarried women in securing husbands. Marriage bureau notes a 27 year old unattached woman has about one chance in five.
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Government
Marriage Bureau
St. Catherine
Germany
Queen Alexandra Memorial Fund Aims to Aid Jubilee Institute
A fund of about 80 000 is to be subscribed for two national memorials to Dowager Queen Alexandra. The money will be used to assist Queen Alexandra Jubilee Institute of Nurses and to honor personal achievements through self recognition.
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Queen Alexandra
Ate
Cuern Alexandra
Jorla
Jubilee Institute of Nurses
Winnipeg Seeks Status as Convention City
Manitoba tourist and convention bureau director reports Winnipeg will host twenty six conventions this year with about 15 000 attendees. Large tourist parties are planned to include Winnipes and Manitoba, predicting a surge in US travel to Manitoba in 1926.
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Winnipeg
Winnipes
Manitoba
Ross
Manitoba Tourist and Convention Bureau
United States
Necea
Trade Mark Regimes Cited Over Turkish Goods
Government orders emphasize registered marks for Turkish goods as a response to damage in the national economy. Reports allege Greek and Armenian brigands in Greece and Bulgaria are shipping silk, figs, and raisins labeled Turkish to foreign markets, passing off inferior quality.
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Cemonins
Rooda Pro
Turkey
Wade
Greece
Bul ‘Karia
Manitoba government phone system shows profit and surplus
The Manitoba Government telephone system reported a profit of 150,600 and a surplus near 85,000 above estimated revenue. The article quotes the view that a great man is one who travels extensively and avoids lecturing or writing about it.
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Manitoba
Radio Promotion and Early Wireless Efforts Across Canada and Europe
A clipped report notes numerous radio efforts and sales in Seattle while detailing early wireless links from England to France and America to Europe. It highlights a Canadian Arctic radio station tour from Aklavik to Edmonton, the Manitoba School for the Deaf progress via listening, and Calgary’s Alberta Radio Experimenters Association meeting with technical talks and research updates.
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Schieerland
England
France
America
Europe
Aklavik
Arctic Ocean
Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic
Thos Rodwell
Manitoba School For the Deaf
Calgary
Alberta Radio Experimenters
Azaoclaton
Saskatchewan appoints three to provincial Canteen Fund board
The Saskatchewan government announces the appointment of Charles Gordon Cox of Saskatoon physician James feAra of Regina and an Alberta resident as members of the provincial Canteen Fund board under the Federal Canteen Funds Act. The three will serve three years without remuneration and oversee administration of the province's share of overseas regiments’ canteen lands and funds.
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Saskatchewan
Charles Gordon Cox
Saskatoon
James feAra
Regina
Alberta
Saskate
Wan
Rest Hours Enforced by New Constantinople Edicts
Constantinople adopts moral edicts designating midday to 2 PM and midnight to dawn as rest hours. Noise and street disturbances are banned. Housewives may wash only on Thursdays, while lounging on pavements or riding vehicles and carts is prohibited. The measures aim to shield citizens, particularly those with fragile temperaments, from disruption.
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Constantinop
Constantinople
Saskatchewan Hog Pool Offices Opened in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Hog Pool opens offices in Saskatoon and conducts meetings across the province as volunteer organizers go into the field. A Farmers' Union backed fund will send a delegation to Great Britain Ireland and Denmark to study bacon import and production practices.
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Saskatchewan Hog Pool
Saskatoon
Farmers’ Union
Great Britain
Ireland
Denmark
Civil Marriage Decline in Soviet Russia Curbs Church Weddings
The article notes civil marriages are being dispensed within Soviet Russia due to state nonrecognition of religious unions and cost. It highlights couples ditching the church, the role of the Zyergs bureau in arranging quick marriages, and a cited price of $150 for a five minute ceremony. It mentions broad U S gold production dominance over Alaska.
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Soviet
Russia
Uerzse Bureau
Crossword Puzzle Clue Fragments From An Old Page
Fragmented crossword clues mix damp footing Beatrice and other cryptic hints. Phrases about cure, pun, and list of odd words appear in a garbled 22 Speak 34 Stop 26 Fill 8 Foolled talk Clana notes.
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Ata
Tonte Sea
Mennonites Return to Western Canada From Mexico
Groups of Mennonites who left Manitoba and Saskatchewan for Mexico during 1919 to 1923 have returned seeking to reclaim their old homes or buy new land. The historically Russian born, war-averse, thrifty community faced hardships from crop failures and wartime tensions over Canadian policy. They aim to live under Canadian law in peace after their long trek back north.
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Western
Canada
Mexico
Russia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Spain
Jarew
Kemal Pasha Rules Turkey In Westminster View
J A Spender, editor of The Westminster Gazette from Turkey, argues Kemal Pasha’s decrees command respect and admiration. He contrasts his courage with regional weakness and notes Westernization spreads, while some younger Turks increasingly deem the Mustafa faith obsolete and fanatical.
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Mustapha Kemal Pasha
J. A. Spender
Westminster Gazette
Turkey
Constantinople
Kemal
Spenser
Rest Day Musings Like Seven Days of Sleepy Labor
A fragmented note suggests Ignatius Bim muses that seven days of rest were needed to balance work and rest. The text also contemplates whether modern education lacks a steady cadence or debate in shaping youth, reflecting on dated ideas about learning and discipline.
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Ignatius Bim
Canada Sitting In a Preferred Position For 1926
Wall Street editorials urge readers glancing at world development to note Canada. The Joninson bureau cites field crops valued at 11 112 691 000 with gains over 1925 and 1924. Bank of Montreal reports potential new money from stockholders, wheat prospects look strong, and Canada seems poised for export sales and higher purchases of manufactured goods in 1926.
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Canada
Wall Stet News
New York City
Joninson Bureau of Statistics
Vincent Meredith
Dias
Bank of Montreal
Sir Vincent
Fragile Cable Route Describes Damaged Network
A damaged OCR fragment notes Yap Island link in the Pacific carrying a major cable to the Philippines with branches to Japan Shanghai and the Dutch East Indies. The storm left one side of the inscribed route exposed and panting.
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Yap
Wach
Cific
Philippines
Japan
Shanghai
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