World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
The Royal Pergins Guards band of 89 scouts plans a Canada tour in April. The United States may join a conference to study German reparations. Christmas fires kill four children in Hazard Kentucky. Stalin reportedly allowed Trotsky medical rest in a South Russia health resort. Various notes mention theatre plans in Whitechapel, a London venue, and new American parliamentary reports.
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Royal Pergins Guards
Canada
United States
Christmaas
Hudson Bay
Arctic
Department
Ya Kemal
Whitechapel Road
London
Dawes
Lewis, Smith
New Brunswick
Empire Parliamentary Association
Britain
Newfoundland
Hazard
Kentucky
Volksville
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Russia
Edmonton Man Receives World’s Largest Medal From China
Tom C. Douglas of the Edmonton Soldier Settlement Board earned a giant medal from the Chinese government for performing last rites and burial of Chinese road workers in France. The medal, about a foot across with red ribbon and ideographs, arrived months after his return, but its weight prevents him from wearing it.
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Edmonton
China
Tom C. Douglas
Soldier Settlement Board
France
Jessly
Piphtying
Douglas
Why She Was There
A Scots tale fragment notes McTavish pressured by his wife’s fat dowry and sister, with the husband blaming her sister for his marriage and the wife boasting of money enabling her presence in the scene.
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McTavich
Marget
McTavish
Eurthly
Harry Laucer
Pedlar’s Dog Outwits Buyer in Simple Tricks
A farmer watches a pedlar perform clever dog tricks with envy. The buyer laments his dog’s stubbornness, claiming he has tried hard without success. The pedlar calmly replies that the dog has learned enough, and the farmer must learn more than the dog to teach him.
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Tim
Washed eggs show poor storage qualities across farms
Experiments at Dominion and Central Experimental Farms show washed eggs lose keeping power, remaining suitable only for immediate use. Clean eggs graded as 53 percent extras and 25 percent specials after storage, while washed or dirty eggs fall to 45 percent extras and 24 percent firsts, with many becoming weak. Marketing should avoid washing eggs to maintain quality. The piece notes an unrelated life insurance suit filed June 18, 2583.
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Dominion
HS Gutteridge
Poultry Husbandman Central Experimental Farm
Chic Pattern No 261 Offers Slender Front Back Panel Dress
Style No. 261 features a front and back panel dress with side kilted sections for flare. Available in sizes 16 to 42 bust, teaching a comfortable youthful neckline. Fabrics include crepe satins and velvets in multiple colors. pattern costs 25 cents.
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Normandy
Elizabeth
Jersey
Monosyllable Tendency in English Language Warned
London Post reports Professor Otto Jespersen warning that English may shift toward monosyllabic, inflectionless speech. Slang and American vernacular accelerate short words, yet hope remains for retaining longer terms in thoughtful prose and rhythm.
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Otto Jespersen
British Academy
Eni
Mir Churchill
London Post
O'Malley Pedigree Claims Long Irish Lineage
England's leading families concede the O Malley claim as the most illustrious Irish line. An illuminated pedigree registered at Deblin Castle supposedly traces the O Malleys in an unbroken male line to 365 A.D., citing evidence from Sir William ster King at Arms a century ago. The Shirley and Gresley families admit challenge but cannot overturn the claim.
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England
O'Malleys
Irelan
O'Malley
Deblin Castle
William ‘Ster
Ireland
Shirley's
Gresleys
Our Trade With US Shows Record Twelve Month Totals
Our trade with the United States reached 1 318 351 648 for the year ending October. Imports rose to 805 482 277 and exports to 492 982 968. Increases over the previous period were 123 751 817 for total trade, 98 924 094 for imports, and 20 204 752 for exports.
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United States
Apple Vendor and Customer Dispute Over Rotten Fruit
A humorous exchange shows a lady accusing an apple vendor of selling two rotten apples. The vendor responds politely, noting the error but affirming the customer's word as trustworthy.
Fatherly remark on bills and debt from army life
A father calls out his son for charging everything, noting the army training but confessing one bad habit shown by mounting bills. The exchange emphasizes financial vigilance and lingering habits from military days.
Meeting creditors chat in a sharp exchange
A brief dramatic line exchange between two speakers turns on debt pressures. One taunts about inability to meet creditors, the other retorts that he meets one every five minutes, implying frequent financial dealings.
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George
Barclays Bank Eyes Canada Branch and Empire Banking Link
London Financial Times notes Barclays Bank plans a Canadian branch but will not expand across the Dominion yet. It considers how the branch may penetrate the Canadian system and its ties to New York markets, hinting at a London New York direct connection if surplus funds move via Wall Street.
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London
Parclays Bank, Ltd
Canada
London Financial Time
Parclays Bank
Dominion
New York
Financial Times
Barclays Bank
Wall Street
Empire Banking
Anti Japanese Boycott Enforced Against Merchants in China
Local Kuomintang order in Peking calls for Japanese merchants to be paraded in wooden cages in streets as crowds mock them. The practice, once used in southern provinces, marks its first northern use to enforce the boycott. Merchants are barred from selling Japanese goods, stores are being inspected by investigators.
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China
Japan
Peking
Kuomintang
National
Shanghai
Banquet Bans Move to Ease Digestion and Costs
A new league forms to ban banquets, arguing they strain digestion and the purse. The plan follows a trend toward shorter speeches and fewer banquets, though the movement remains debated among organizers and attendees.
Sunday School Lesson January 6 Teachings on Trust and God
The lesson centers on trusting God over riches and avoiding anxiety. It cites passages from Exodus Psalm Isaiah Matthew Romans and others, emphasizes serving God alone, and recalls Luther and David as examples of faith and reliance on divine care.
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John Po
Ontario Leads In Registered Commercial Feeding Stuffs
The Seed Commissioner in Ottawa reports 548 brands of commercial feeding stuffs registered for the year ending September 20. Ontario leads with 453 varieties from 95 manufacturers, followed by British Columbia with 174 brands from 44 manufacturers. Products pass strict Feeding Stuffs Act analysis before registration.
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Ottawa
Ontario
British Columbia
Lancashire visitors glimpse Elizabeth I painting misread as Adam and Eve
Mackenzie Rogan recounts a Lancashire party touring a northern gallery. They pause before a full length scene titled Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. A member asks mother for the catalog. She misreads the entrance as Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Ambassador.
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Mackenzie Rogan
Garden of Eden
Queen Elizabeth
Ireland and police jokes and Canadian crop value
A collection of light jokes about an Irishman, a tall policeman and a small man, and a teacher with Mary about pauses. The piece notes Canada’s principal crops value in 1928 at 1 051 042 000 dollars and mentions Travaso Rome with a fashion joke.
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Canada
Choose Your Week Day and Save Your Soul Sayings
Fragmentary religious quotation page notes urge choosing wisely whom you serve and warn that one cannot serve God and worldly riches. It cites Joshua 24 15 and Goethe with messages on sacrifice and self-denial, inviting faithful reflection.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Christ
Ancient Razor Hints at Early Tool Craft in Somme Valley
An ancient straight-edged razor unearthed from a sand pit at Moutiers-les-Amiens in the Somme Valley is estimated to be 10,000 years old by archaeologist Charvent. The edge is worn but could be honed to sharpness. experts note this Neolithic find reveals early tool development.
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Moutiers-les- Amiens
Somme
Charvent
Planning Second Atlantic Trip By Graf Zeppelin
Hamburg Telegraphen Union quote Dr Hugo Eckener defending Graf Zeppelin against early criticisms after its Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst voyage. He notes the airship is not flawless but not as bad as critics claim, aims for another trans Atlantic flight to address passenger comfort, safety, and smoking policy issues raised by critics including Mr Gilfilan during the voyage.
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Hamburg
Telegraphen Union
Hugo. Kekeller
Var
Zeppelin
Fridtroft Nansen
Alaska
Gilfilan
United States
Russia Responsible For Chinese Revolt
Sir Cecil Clementi, governor of Hong Kong, told the Canadian Club in Vancouver that Russian Soviet agents built the foundation of the recent Chinese revolt. He said Russian inspiration drove China to drive the British from their soil, and noted Britain’s prestige had been revived only to fall again. He urged understanding of the Chinese for British diplomacy in the Far East.
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Hong Ko
Vancouver
Cecil Clementi
Hong Kong
China
Cecil
Unclear OCR fragment on bus incident and remark
A fragmented OCR passage describes a bus incident with a conductor losing balance and a dispute with a woman over a toe injury and fare. The text is incoherent and ends mid scene with a taunting remark from the conductor.
Paris to Deauville Air Taxi Plan by Mrs Rassie
Mlle Maryse Rassie, holder of the world record for straight line flights by a woman in a light airplane, aims to start an airplane taxi service next spring and summer. She hopes to operate between Paris and Deauville Le Touquet and other fashionable resorts using her own aircraft.
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France
Turean
Mlle Maryse Rassie
Paris
Deauville
le Toquet
Finnish editor of Suapury freed by British court on libel charge
The Finnish editor of Suapury, jailed on sedition libel charges tied to remarks about King George, remains under British jurisdiction. In some countries he might face summary execution rather than trial, but Britain offers a legal route to appeal and possible release.
Magistrate questions prisoner at Tower Bridge Court
In a Tower Bridge Police Court session a magistrate taunts a prisoner asking for friends while the prisoner jokes that Irish prayers are answered by hard work. He quips about a professor claiming to make cigars from wood and his grocer turning sugar from sand.
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Tower Bridge Police Court
Il Travang Roma
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