Man Beats Horse in Temuco 15000 Meters Race
Felix Saavedra, an Aracanian Indian, won the lengthy Temuco race by leading the horse by 100 meters at the finish. A London scientist plans an Africa expedition to probe race origins.
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Temuco
Chile
Felix Saavedra
Arthur Torrence
London
England
Royal Society of Great Britain
Africa
Werner Brockhardt
Merapi
Sumatra
Michael Finnerty
Duncan
B.C
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Seattle
Death and feats of aging yet active individuals
A reflection on aging and endurance cites Wi Ber RSQ RN Peatree, who died after doctors warned against strenuous work, and James Underbil of Wolverhampton, a 96th year retiree who rode a bicycle, played the flute, survived pneumonia and a broken leg, and kept transacting a high volume of business. The Berlin Moscow air service closed for winter after carrying 2,860 passengers, 27,145 kg of mail, and 60,000 kg of freight, with mixed yearly changes.
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Ian Civil Service
James Underbil
Wolverhampton
England
Unders
Berlin-Moscow
Berlin- Leningrad
Tree Plantation Inspectors Report 1919 Season
Inspectors from Dominion Forest Nursery Station under the Department of the Interior conducted 18 205 tree plantation inspections during the 1919 season at Indian Head Saskatchewan.
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Dominion Forest Nursery
Forest Service
the Department of the Interior
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Ottawa conference scope discussed by Mr. Thomas
Mr. Thomas urged the House to note the Imperial conference resolution on Ottawa preparations. The resolution states Ottawa will handle remaining Imperial matters but will also cover subjects beyond those leftovers.
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Ottawa
Thomas
House
Canada and the World Gold Supply 1905 to 1929
The article examines global gold production trends from 1905 to 1929 and Canada's dual role as a gold producer and trading nation. It notes a potential South African output shortfall and argues Canada has grown its gold output, potentially offsetting depletion in other regions and supporting world monetary stability.
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Canada
South Africa
Dominion
Sunday School Lesson January 4 Bible study notes
The text recounts Zechariah the priest performing the incense in the temple when an angel appears, promising him a son John who will prepare the way for the Messiah. It discusses John’s meaning Jehovah is Gift and the anticipated role of his birth in blessing many. The lesson highlights the high honor of incense, divine interruption, and the promised gladness of John’s birth.
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Zacharias
Hneense
Tale of Seraph Ministries
Langbridge
Pear
John
Plummer
Saskatchewan to Introduce Crop Insurance Legislation
The Saskatchewan government will introduce a bill in the coming session to empower companies to write crop insurance similar to bail insurance. Announcement by Hon. J. F. Bryant KC, minister in charge of the Saskatchewan Insurance act. Farmers have widely discussed crop insurance, prompting the move.
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Saskatchewan House
Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
J. F. Bryant
Fashion Pattern for Schoolgirl Dress in Paris and New York
A fashion notice describes a youthful, colorfully designed pattern created in Paris and patterned in New York. It highlights scarlet wool marocain and cream crepe de Chine trims, offers navy and white or beige and red color schemes, and lists suitable fabrics. Patterns come in sizes 8 to 11, ready for delivery, hand cut, with a 25 cent price. send name, address, pattern number, and size to the Fashion Bureau.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How Teo Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A Winnipeg newspaper union at 175 McDermot Ave. outlines Teo order patterns and related address guidance. The notice focuses on organizational procedures and location specifics for union activities in the city.
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Teo
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Game Commissioner Seeks Manslaughter Consideration
Regina authorities report A K Etter urges Attorney General to treat hunting deaths as manslaughter and push prosecutions for hunters who kill humans by mistake. He cites Ernest Johnson shooting at Nipawin on November 28 and calls for licensing based on shooting and mental ability.
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Saskatchewan
A. K. Etter
Department of Railways, Labor and Industries
Regina
Ernest Johnson
Beatty
Russell Feddersfield
Nipawin
St Lawrence Navigation to lengthen shipping season
The Department of Marine plans to lengthen the St. Lawrence shipping season this winter. Major N. B. McLean says ice breakers will form and maintain a channel once ice reaches a foot thick, aiming for spring navigability and reduced flood risk in Montreal and nearby areas.
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Department of Marine
St. Lawrence
N. B. McLean
Montreal
Novel Road Rail Vehicle Set for London Tests
A Huddersfield firm builds a vehicle that on roads resembles an omnibus and uses rubber tires, but can be fitted with railway carriage wheels in 30 seconds to run on tracks at 60 mph. Tests near London will involve the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company.
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London
England
Hudderfeld
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company
Tuna catching draws crowds off Nova Scotia coast
Sport fishing for massive tuna, a 700 pound mackerel tribe species, has become a popular pastime off the Nova Scotia coast this past year.
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Nova Scotia
Royalty Buys British Columbia Pedigreed Poultry Stock
Royalty purchases pedigreed poultry from ROP Co-Operative Association of Vancouver amounting to 4590. John Mayow published the first comprehensive treatise on the atmosphere in 1674.
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Royalty
B.C
Taperat Majesty
Japan
British, Columbia
ROP. Co-Operative Association of
Vancouver
John Mayow
Will Grow More Wheat in Soviet Russia Bordering Wheat Acreage Rise
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Soviet Russia plans a 19 percent increase in wheat acreage for next spring compared with this year. Berlin’s foreign agricultural information office cites a seed area of 816 807 600 acres. Prussia and Germany show 66 percent higher sowing than a year ago, while Germany’s rye acreage declines by 10.2 percent. Pacific coast sand supplies brown and amber glass making while white glass sand remains mainly imported from Belgium.
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Soviet Russia
United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Information Office
Berlin
Russia
Prussia
Germany
Pacific Coast
Belgium
Static stopped radio cooking experiment fails at luncheon
New York demonstration of radio cooking by GE wizards ends with no corn popping in a 1,200 diner luncheon by the New York Merchants Association. The event also featured Frozen Light a mineral screen display from Schenectady showing color bursts as it thawed in liquid air at 312 degrees below zero.
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New York
New York Merchants’ Association
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Striking Phrase From Geneva Debate Quoted In Commons
Sir Robert Borden’s remark that nations have renounced war but not armaments was repeated in the British House of Commons by Hugh Dalton the foreign affairs under secretary. Dalton cited Borden’s Geneva comment as central to the debate.
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Sir Robert Borden
League of Nations
League of Nations Assembly
House of Commons
Hugh Dalton
Geneva
Sir Robert
Mr. Dalton
Plane to Fly Atlantic with Pay Load on Trade Wind
The first heavier than air plane attempt to cross the Atlantic with a pay load will be made soon aboard the Trade Wind over the Bermuda Azores route. Two pilot navigators will operate the plane which carries pontoons for water landings.
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Atlantic
Bermuda-Azores
Manitoba Egg Laying Contest Leaders at Brandon Farm
White Wyandottes owned by W. T. Shaw of Brandon topped the Manitoba Egg Laying Contest at the Brandon experimental farm after three weeks. The Shaw pen led in total and weekly production with 84.1 points and 92 eggs. The note on birds mentions that blue heron young are white in their first year.
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Manitoba
W. T. Shaw
Brandon
Brandon Experimental Farm
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Nater
Eva A. Tingey
Stewn
St. Lawrence Navigation
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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