World War Peace Pact Seen as Step Toward Global Harmony
A proposed multilateral treaty to outlaw war gains backing from fifteen nations including Australia France Germany Great Britain India Japan and the United States The draft emphasizes pacific means for resolving disputes and vows that signatories will avoid war as national policy It aims to strengthen the League of Nations and deter future conflicts while inviting broader adoption globally.
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League of Nations
League
United States
Europe
Kellogg
Canada
Russia
Australia
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Germany
Great Britain
India
Irish Free &Aly
Japan
New Zealand
Poland
South Africa
United States of America
Substitutes Cards For Pistol Duel In Czecho Slovakia
A Brucan businessman near Prague settles an insult with cards instead of pistols in an affair of honor. An engineer in the town is said to have offended the businessman who challenged him to a duel, but the substitute card method was used to resolve the dispute.
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Czcho
Slovakia
Brucan
Prague
Businessman Wins High Stakes Card Game
A man proposed settling the affair at cards and, after agreement, the two sat to play for a stake of 1500 pounds. The business man won the contest.
Transfer of passengers to moving trains via dirigibles
Col John A Paegelow asserts dirigible assisted transfer between trains is practicable after a 210 foot non rigid blimp matched 30 mph with an Illinois Central train and briefly rested atop a coach to move mail. The test blimp carried a crew of six.
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Belleville
Ills
John A. Paegelow
Scott Army Field
Paegelow
Kingsford Smith Pacific Flight Triumph by Four
The Australian Captain Kingsford Smith and three companions finished a historic Pacific crossing with the Southern Cross. The crew executed precise teamwork to ensure a safe, scientific voyage overcoming the elements and earning British prestige.
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Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Delicate Girls Made Strong By Williams Pink Pills
A health advice note promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anaemic girls. It claims to enrich blood, boost appetite, aid digestion, relieve back and limb weariness, and transform weak girls into healthier, more active individuals. A testimonial from Miss Lucy Stoddart of Margaretville, NL, supports the pill’s efficacy and mentions availability by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Willams
Lucy Stoddart
Margaretville
Will
Dr. Williams
Miss Stoddart
Canadian Films Seeing Canaga Shown in British Theatres
Captain Badgeley MC head of the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau reports Seeing Canaga will be shown in 200 to 500 British theatres this year and also in Germany and Central Europe. He says Canada may soon become an important field for British Empire pictures.
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Germany
Europe
Captain Badgeley, MC
Motion Picture Bureau
Great Britain
Canada
British Empire Pictures
Eskimo Census Counts 7108 in Canada
A census indicates 7,108 Eskimos in Canada from reliable sources. The item notes relief from suffering for children via a product called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator and remarks on yesterday as a waste-basket for lost opportunities.
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Canada
Baby Girl Saved By Home Remedy During Teething
Mrs A J Murray of Laxe recalls her baby girl growing weak while teething and suffering darken. A neighbor urged to try a remedy. after her husband bought a bottle, the first dose helped her greatly and she recovered within days. Produced by The T Milburn Day Company, Toronto Ont.
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A. J. Murray
Jase
T. Milburn
Sioux Lookout Map Sheet Promotes Northern Region
The Sioux Lookout map sheet from the National Topographic series covers 150 miles north of Lake Superior near Lac Seul, with Osnaburgh House history, Hudson's Bay Company activity, and access via Canadian National Railways and waterways. The four miles to the inch sheet costs 25 cents, with linen-backed or folder forms at 50 cents.
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North America
Sioux Lookout
National Topographic Series
Topographical Survey of Canada
Rew
Lake Superior
Lac Seul
Osnaburgh House
Hudson's Bay Company
Canadian National Railways
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
The common housefly carries millions of germs
Scientists estimate a housefly can carry about 6,000,000 germs. The count results from shaking a bottle of water with the fly, then testing a tiny drop under a microscope and multiplying by the number of drops in the bottle. Manx language in decline with fewer than 1,000 speakers among 50,000 islanders.
France Faces Coal Surplus as Production Matches Demand
France reports its coal production now equals consumption and imports threaten to distort the market. Postwar disruptions from German mining, Ruhr events, and Silesian troubles boosted European output, while France aims to cut costs and curb imports to prevent cheap coal from flooding the market.
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France
Saar
Ruhr
Upper Silesia
Europe
League of Nations
Railways Arrange New Circle Tour To Three Playgrounds
Great Northern and Canadian National Railways plan a circle tour visiting Glacier National Park Alberta Jasper and Waterton with Calgary as interchange. Autos and trains connect and summer-tourist fares apply. CN operates Jasper Park Lodge and GN hotels include The Prince of Wales Glacier Park Hotel Many Glacier.
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Great Northern
Canadian National Railways
Glacier National Park
Alberta
Calgary
Jasper
Saucdian National Railways
Waterton
Glacier
Great Northern Railway
Prince of Wales
Glacier Park
Jasper Park Lodge
Blue Lamps Put Policemen On Night Beats In Styreke
City officials report experimental blue lamps in Styreke England illuminate outlying districts at night. When switched on in the Central office the lights surround policemen on their beats and guide them to nearby telephones for instructions.
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Styreke
England
A Fish Pool Developments Face Manitoba Cooperative
A new fish pool within the Manitoba Cooperative Fisheries Limited signals a shift in focus from production to marketing. Manitoba industry workers now see attention to selling outcomes, with organizational changes guiding growth and profit. A convict at Prince Albert prison improved literacy to Grade IV, while others progressed through Grades II to VIII, with several released during the year.
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Atest
Manitoba
Manitoba Corative Fisheries Limited
Prince Albert
Concrete World’s Largest Slab Forming Masonic Temple Root
The world’s largest concrete slab has been made forming the base of a Masonic temple. The slab measures 110 feet long by 14 feet 6 inches deep and 78 feet in width. Supporting columns rise to 40 feet in height.
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Dirigible
Britain
Central
Gillett
Gillett's Lye
Thomas Eclectric
Mousey
Donburn
Minard
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Jasper Parks
Pty Bon
Gillexs
Eagle
Lauren
Dept
Orillia
Ont
Holloway
Hercules
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