Fragmented European items in wartime brief notes
A jumble of short phrases reports funeral rites in Kiel and Tokyo, taxicab fare penalties, Bulgarian ruler King, a death penalty for plotters, a rare fruit found near Mexico, royal proclamations on citizenship lessons in Spain, Indian navy and mercantile aims, Lord Reading’s India council, Anastacia Volkonskaya’s fortune telling license, curling clubs in Scotland and Canada, sun glimpses in London worth 15 dollars, a meteorologist on a shallow cloud bank, Indian Legislature forming an Empire Parliamentary Association branch, and a British loan plan for cotton transport to England.
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Anastacia Volkonskaya
Prince of Wales
York House
St. Janis’ Palace
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
Scotland
London
Creydon Atr A
Empire Parliamentary Association
England
Square Chin and Teeth Decline Foretold by Scientist
A distinguished scientist warns that in human evolution teeth are decreasing in number. The third molar is doomed and further teeth may follow, leading to toothlessness and a disappearing square chin as a sign of waning strength of character.
Cocoanut Pie Wins Over Apple Pie in Washington Valley Contest
In Washington Valley New Jersey a pie contest awarded first prize to a creamy cocoanut pie replacing the traditional apple pie as a national symbol. A judge lawyer merchant millionaire and policeman served as judges while the district houses presented every known plea for judgment. No prize went to the apple pie maker.
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Washington Valley
Oliceman
House Ives
New Book Probes Ex-Kaiser Hatred of Britain
A German biography by Emil Ludwig argues the ex Kaiser blamed Britain for his birth paralysis and war grievances. The work cites his mother’s contact with a British doctor, shaping a lifelong grudge against Britain and the physician.
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Emil Ludwig
Germany
Britain
London
Glasgow Herald
Fractured Turkish Policy Admits Limited European Support
A damaged notice suggests Britain criticizes Turkish actions over Mosul and inter al comity. It notes France and Italy, along with Britain, might back Turkey superficially, but warns only the United States could offer real leverage, leaving Turkey reliant on fragile European friendship.
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Bethan
Mosul
Inter al
United
Turkey
Britain
France
Maly
Europe
English Girl Apprenticed to Electric Supply House
Women in England gain career paths as electricity expands. The Women's Engineering Society, George Street Hanover Square West, with 200 members, aims to place trained women in engineering. Member Miss Margaret Part Hdge works on electric light in Bampton. The first girl, Miss Kathleen Bunker, 19, began at Bampton on January 1.
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England
George Street
Hanover Square West
Mice Haslett
Margaret Part Hdge
Bampton
Dew
Kathleen Bunker
Fashion pattern shows two piece jumper and blouse
The catalog describes two piece fashion for a jumper with convertible collar long sleeves and matching tie. It lists pattern numbers for blouse No 1038 skirt No 1248 in various bust sizes with yardage requirements and prices, plus a fashion book priced at 10 cents.
Radio turmoil and plans for future broadcasting advances
A scrambled radio era report notes shifting programming away from station hopping and discusses requests to curb popular shows. It mentions Belin's teleautographic device, film screen attachments for receivers, KOA Denver offering vocal lessons, and plans for a Geneva broadcasting station. It also covers a Cologne celebration broadcast and German occupation events.
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KOA
General Electric Company
Denver
Canada to India Route Planned by Pacific Steam Line
Canada likely to become integral to a Britain to India highway via Canada and a Pacific leg. Canadian Pacific aims to connect London to Calcutta with Atlantic sailing, across Canada and direct Pacific sea route. Fare must be economical to compete with Suez, though total voyage adds eight days.
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London
India
Suez Canal
Canada
Britain
Canadian Pacific
Calcutta
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Suez
Pacific
England
Suez 1
Lazarus Rising Lesson Reflects Tender Friendship with Jesus
Sunday School lesson explores Mary and Martha’s plea for Jesus as their brother Lazarus lies ill. It portrays prayer as faith in the Master to intervene, highlighting the compassionate heart of Jesus and the hope of resurrection from John 11 20 12 11.
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Susfere
Botany
Honus
Wihary
John
Jesus
Bethany
Lazarus
Martha
Mary
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Fragments From The Times
Puzzle item shows horizontal clues with wordplay on great variety of definitions and abbreviations. Many entries appear garbled or incomplete, suggesting OCR errors across multiple clues including clothing item mentions and nautical abbreviations. Partial hints include naval abbr and geographic terms, with references to poets and tradesmen.
Swiss Lake Navy Wins Battle Over Pirates at Vevey
Swiss Mosquito craft manned by armed sailors stopped a French fishing boat on Lake Geneva after a frontier dispute. The French vessel, caught in Swiss waters, was boarded with revolvers drawn, its crew overpowered, and the prize towed into Vevey where two French sailors were jailed.
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Lake of Geneva
France
Switzerland
Thon Bains
Ines
Vevey
Veese
Beggars complain of competition in Chicago mendicants
A Chicago sociologist reports beggars from five to twenty dollars a day, while veteran mendicants say arrivals from other cities cut into their provisions. The piece notes cheerful but critical views of charitable giving and questions how much goes to shameless mendicancy.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Dalziel Powers Through 250000 Name Repeats
Sir Davison Dalziel M P has completed a task repeating his name over 250 000 times in under three months The work stemmed from converting 2604rane shares of the International Sleeping Car Company into 100 franc shares Resulting new share certificates numbered 1 125 009 had to be slawed by no directors each with 250 060 allocated to Dalziel He is 71 years old.
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Davison Dalziel
M.P
International Sleeping Car Company
Sir Davison
Growth in Canadian telephones from 1911 to 1924
The number of telephones in Canada rose from 300 000 in 1911 to 500 008 in 1921 and 1 072 450 by end of 1924, a growth rate rivaling that of the automobile.
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Canada
Dominion
Usiog
Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries Profit in 1925 Statement
The Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries reports a 1925 profit with a $17,337 balance, reversing a 1924 loss of $60,000. The directors note rising dairy outputs, increased ice cream sales, and gains from cold storage, with plans for expansion tied to new trade routes and anticipated dividends as soon as finances permit. A delegation to the Federal Government is planned over concerns about the Australian trade treaty and dairy-industry peril.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries
Saskatchewan Cooperative Creameries
Regins
Western Canada
Canada
Invermay
Kelliher
Regina
Hudson Bay Railway
Magnet
Efficient Officer Solves Fortune Mystery in London
An official report tells how a London consul sought a missing heiress said to be in Britain. After ads failed a clever detective was sent. Weeks later the chief asked for progress. The detective answered that he found the lady at his own home, having married her yesterday.
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London
Great Britain
Baldwin's Conquest Of Great Britain
Baldwin's rise captivates scholars and literature lovers as his January address to Clasereal Association shows him a devoted student of Greek and Latin literature. His speech blends engaging style with solid reflection on government and governance, echoing Gladstone and others, and thrills readers with its tested appeal.
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Baldwin
Clasereal Association
Mraldwin
Carteret
Fox
Canning
Gladstone
Mr. Baldwin
Spectator
Hudson Bay Railway petition gains 16000 signatures
At the OntotheTiay association annual convention the drive for immediate completion of the Hudson Bay Railway was praised and the petition to the Federal Government reportedly reached 16 000 signatures with 17 000 names added recently. A note on love and confession follows in a reflective aside.
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Wienipee
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