World Happenings Briefly Told From Distant Lands
A patchwork of 1920s items notes Wegorts preparing for Canadian expeditions to the Arctic coast and a Toronto mayoral election for John Carter Browne. Reports mention a predicted 1825 style summer failure, a new Canadian Red Cross Hospital opening, and a memorial tablet for Sir William Price. Nuclear rumors, aviation mishaps, and tech claims fill the era’s chatter among officials and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wegorts
JD Roper
Tecrete
Jobe Carter
John Carter
Toronto
Ortard
Browne
Warmington
Aert
Red Crom
Engle Bart
Oat
Lincoln Hol
Shipbuilding slump hits nations in 1925 third quarter
The Commerce Department on Lloyds Register figures shows a sharp drop in world shipbuilding in the third quarter ending Sept 30 1925. Motor vessels down 49000 tons while overall construction fell 22000 tons in the United States and 109000 tons in Germany with France Denmark Italy and Holland also reporting declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Lloyd's Register
Great Hellam
Ireland
Germany
France
Denmark
Italy
Holland
Liverpool doctor cites Jead as promising cancer treatment
Prof W Blair Bell of Liverpool University and honorary director of the Liverpool Cancer Research Institute told physicians that the chemical agent Jead has achieved remarkable success against cancer. He cited several cases where patients improved and stated that about 50 or more of roughly 200 treated cases are believed well.
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a +e
Toronto Adems
W. Blair Bell
Liverpool University
Liverpool Cancer Research Institute
Academy
Savings Accounts Totals Across Hawaii Banks
There were 101,516 savings accounts to Hawaii banks during the past year totaling 21 million 708 thousand 371 73 dollars. Anglo-Saxon accounts registered the highest total while deposits by Japanese increased more than 1 million over the previous year.
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Hawaii
Alberta to Montana connects long distance telephone service
The Alberta Government Telephones and Mountain States Telephone Company inaugurated a transcontinental link linking Lethbridge and Medicine Hat to Montana and beyond. Repeaters were installed at Lethbridge to connect with Montana copper circuits, expanding service from 1000 to about 2.5 million calls annually and boosting revenue to over 1 million dollars. The first commercial call linked Edmonton to Minneapolis.
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Alberta
Berit
Mottana
Colorado
Art
Chet Judee
Ottawa
Canada
Mountain Stages Telephone Company
Alberta Government
Lethbrid Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Montana
Shelby
Peter
Alberta Governia Telephones
Itme
Edmonton
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Serum serum liver extract eyed as potential cure for high blood pressure
Dr F H Starr of Toronto described a serum liver extract before the American College of Philadelphia as a possible means to reduce the morbidity of high blood pressure. William J McDonald had lab work at the University of Toronto but detailed efficacy could not be stated. Blood pressure is linked to arterial hardening from inflammation possibly of germ origin.
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F. H. Starr
Toronto
Canada
American College of Philadelphia
Starr
William J. McDonald
University of Toronto
Edmonton Becomes City 21 Years After Nov 1904 Creation
Edmonton reached city status on November 7 1904 marking its emergence as a provincial legislative and educational hub. Since then population grew from 7500 to 6337 as multiple transit and communications networks expanded, turning it into a regional distribution point and gateway to Arctic fur lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic Fur Lands
New Colonization Plan Sparks London Denial of Scheme
A report from London claims a British plan seeks to move 50 000 families to Canada in five years, with settlers placed on farms across communities, while immigration officials deny any official link to such a colonization scheme. The piece also notes Seymour Gubb, longtime headmaster of Taunton’s School, Southampton, whose funeral marked by climbers on a northern lake district mountain.
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Canada
Mmigraton
Overseas Settlement Board
United Kingdom
London
Dominion
Cabled
Lake District
England
Seymour Gubb
Gubb
Taunton's
Southampton
Pattern Ordering Guide from Winnipeg Newspaper
A brief notice from the Winnipeg issue about ordering patterns using a 20 cent stamp payment. It lists address, Mae Name Town and instructions to wrap the coin carefully for postage.
North Battleford Editor McIntosh Named to Ottawa Post
Western Editor MP Cameron R McIntosh, longtime North Battleford journalist and founder of local papers, has been selected to represent Saskatchewan at Ottawa. He served in Europe with the Canadian Weekly Newspaper excursion in 1924 and has held leadership roles in the Saskatchewan Press Association and Canadian Club of Battlefords.
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Cameron R McIntosh
Libera Wder
North Battleford
Cana
Ottawa
McIntosh
Turleford
War Times
Mentes
Saskatchewan Press Association
Saskatchewan
Europe
Great Britain
Belgium
Marshal Foch
Paris
The
Hattlefords
Canadian Clubs of Canada
Simple frocks from one pattern charm fashion readers
The article describes two youth frocks made from one pattern for sizes 16 18 and 20 years. The flowered dress features side panels trimmed with lace and a raised waist with a round neck and kimono sleeves. The plain frock opens at back with long sleeves gathered to a narrow band. Prices and material requirements are listed.
Surgeons Revisit Old Antiseptic Beliefs and Lister Memorial
Dr Hugh M. Young of Johns Hopkins explains the American College of Surgeons committee on antiseptics as it plans a vast symposium on meet antiseptic surgery. The memorial marks the hundredth anniversary of Lister's birth on April 15, 1927.
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Hep Divoetn
Develies
Alhough Wotrrn
Lister
Pasteur
Cates
Library Navigator Circles Globe In Homemade Boat
Harry Pidgeon completed a circumnavigation in his homemade raft Islander traveling about 28 000 miles. He ported San Pedro California after a voyage tracing the Marque s Islands to the South Seas Torres Straits Indian Ocean Mauritius and Cape Town St Helena and across the Atlantic. He earned the nickname library navigator for learning navigation from books borrowed from a local branch.
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Harry Pidgeon
San Pedro
Cal
Marquesis Islands
South Seas
Torres Straits
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Capetown
St. Helena
Atlantic
Panama
Canal Zone
Pidgeon
Trying To Set Easter By Fixed Date In April
The International Fixed Calendar seeks to fix Easter by choosing the second Sunday in April each year. Moses J. Cotsworth, Toronto director, explains plans to adopt a 12 month year with four weeks per month and Leap Day. He notes worldwide adoption is the eventual aim.
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Moses J. Cotsworth
Te International
Toronto
Board of Trade
Mr. Cotsworth
Vancouver
New York
London
Geneva
League of Nations
Chris Mr. Cotsworth
St Leastey
One Ticket For Fourteen Children On Burlington Train
A Burlington train near Jewell City Missouri stopped to check Mrs Frank Scotts fare. She had one ticket for herself and thirteen children all under five. The conductor noted the children occupied five double seats and asked if they were all hers. She produced the family Bible as proof. The Scotts, married less than ten years, have nineteen children. The thirteen under five could ride free. They were bound for relatives in Canada.
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Burlington
Jewell City
Frank Scott
Scott
Scotts
Canada
Canadian Ayrshires Win Six Champion Cups at London Show
A cablegram to the Canadian Ayrshire Association reports Ayrshires captured six champion cups at the Royal Dairy Show in London. A wit remark follows about citizens and conscience in the closing line.
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Ayrshires
Ayrstire Association of
Great Britain and Ireland
London
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Fragments
A garbled puzzle item lists scattered clues and partial phrases. It mentions verbs to be, parts of speech, time words, and miscellaneous hints like a fruit, a man’s name, and royal academy calibration, all jumbled in OCR-like text.
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Royal Academy
Canada U S Peaceful Travel Ties Highlighted
A San Francisco bulletin notes that 2,000,000 automobiles carried 9,000,000 travelers across the border, temporarily doubling Canada’s population. It credits shared language and currency and says the lack of hostile rivalry keeps Canada and the United States politically peaceful.
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Canada
U.S
Ine
States
United States
United Sytates
America
San Francisco
Bulletin
Living Standards Reach Record High Says Hoover
Secretary of Commerce Hoover states the past year saw the highest living standards in U.S. history due to near full employment high wages efficient rail service price balance among major groups and broad economic stability in a commerce department annual report summary. Radio novelty arrives in Rome offering penny earphone listening with a central receiver and multiple sets of phones for listener choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Romie
Duck Call Invention Marks Club Shooting Season
J. V. O'Hara president of the Vejo Gun Club unveils a duck calling device described as a new broad sting duck call. Radio apparatus linked to the club is installed as hunting season opens in October and the distinctive quacks echo through the preserves.
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Ben
J. V. O'Hara
Vejo
Puzzle fragment hints at hidden message by rearranging letters
The readable bits show a scrambled puzzle line with mixed capitalization and partial words. Some letters resemble names or phrases but the full clue is incomplete. The fragment invites reordering to reveal a hidden message, yet concrete solution remains unclear from the available text.
Need Alaskan Base For Polar Flights
Captain Hob Hartlett a veteran Arctic navigator argues for a large base in Alaska to support polar flight attempts. He notes current plans lack viability and suggests starting point off the Alaskan coast in the Polar Basin for feasible exploration.
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Alaskan
Alaska
Hob Hartlett
Arcte
Ander Pears
Pole
Bartlett
Polar Basin
Valuable Stamp Cache Found in London Desk Drawers
A Mayfair bureau in London, hidden for sixty years, yielded a stamp collection valued at 75 000 dollars, once worth 160 dollars. The find includes rare sheets from 1858 of halfpenny Ceylon stamps and links to the owner’s grandfather. News notes a phonograph device to record faint heart sounds for disease diagnosis.
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Mayfai
London
Husbard
Europe
Ives
Columbia Phonograph Company
New York
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