World Happenings Through Speculative Headlines
A scrambled digest notes Simon Gratz’s will directing a third of his estate to aid schoolteachers in Philadelphia. It mentions British high commissioner Bates Plumer arriving in Jerusalem to assume Palestine duties, and Professor Katista Grassi’s death aged 70. References to political plots and a soign station in Aldershot appear amidst disjointed lines about global figures and events.
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Saabelia Fork
Robert Forke
Progreeive
House of Commons
Fipertone
Simon Gratz
Philadelphia
Soya Bean Flour Promises Food Solution For Soviet Russia
A new food product from Dr Ladislaus Bereher and Budpeet physiologists, soya bean flour, is drawing Moscow attention as a potential large scale nutritious substitute. Fifteen to twenty four mills operate with capacity to feed ten million, with one pound equaling two pounds meat plus half a pound wheat flour. If scaled, it could free 600 tons of meat land exports daily.
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Russia
Moscow
Ladislaus Bere- Her
Eskimo Health Warns of Extermination From White Habits
Dr. Scott, after a year with delta Eskimos and Indians, warns that adopting white habitation and diet risks widespread disease and possible extinction. He notes tuberculosis rising with cabin living, while intestinal issues from raw meat are less critical. lawfulness remains high in the Western Arctic.
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Einense Ourong
de DF
Scott
Fumonton
Ater
Auntie
Mackerzie
Royal Canadian Mounted
Arete
Belh
Department of Indian Affairs
Delta
Arctic
Russia Uses Strikes to Sell Coal Abroad, Journal Reports
The Paris NYT correspondent says Bolshevik Russia urged European markets to buy Russian coal while pressuring British miners to strike. Moscow aims to replace English Welsh coal during shortages by selling abroad, arguing Russians were hampered by Bolshevik leadership.
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England
Paris
New York Times
Dolshevisia
Moscow
Europe
Russia
Minneapolis Journal
Ontario to Require Driving Permits and Exams
Ontario plans drastic motorist laws with driving permits for all and compulsory exams likely to follow. Hon. G. S. Henry, minister of public works, announced at the Canadian Automobile Association meeting in Toronto. The policy aims to raise standards and curb traffic infringements.
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Ontario
Henry
Winister
Public Works and Higeways
Canadian Automobile Association
Toron
Queen Alexandra
York Drive
Princess of Wales
Deane
Dean Purey Cust
Chatr
Mary
May Abandon Dirigibles and Focus on Airplanes
The Shenandoah disaster accelerates government shift toward airplanes. Officials moved to curtail helium use and cap balloon programs, citing economy and safety. The public and industry expect the airship era to end as assets like Lakehurst and other dirigible facilities face sale or repurposing.
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Shenandoah
Royult
Toe Angeles
Lakehurst
Speed limit stands at 35 miles per hour for autos
The article notes that the towns on Rode Island set 35 mph as the proper speed for autos on highways after spending on roads. They argue against cars moving at 12 to 15 mph and cite the burden of clutter. It mentions Glasgow children can ride street railways for a penny to travel long distances, with routes extending up to twenty five miles.
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Rode Island
Glasgow
Frayed patterns and wage woes in a Toronto weekly
A Toronto Saturday Night feature laments low pay for trades and white collar workers while highlighting a sewing pattern booklet and undergarment making tips. It contrasts culinary and technical education costs with scarce professional gains, warning of a tech skilled shortage if conditions don’t improve.
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Toronto
How To Order Patterns Read 20 Cent S Stamps
A compact guide explains ordering patterns with a 20 cent stamp rate and tips for careful handling. It notes wrap care for cola or related supplies and outlines steps to place orders efficiently.
Graves Of Massacred Christians Discovered In Japan
Dr Karl Mull a Methodist missionary reports finding a burial ground on Loo Chow Islands Japan where 11 600 Christians are believed slain during the 1637 uprising. An inscription notes 33 000 Christians were killed or buried in mass graves, with heads placed apart from bodies to prevent unification.
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Karl R. Mull
Loo Chow Islands
Japan
Bull
World child welfare congress opens at Geneva
An immense effort to improve children welfare began in Geneva with the first child welfare congress. It is attended by 700 delegates from 58 countries including the United States and several Latin American republics. Andre Oltamara was elected president and the education section to be led by the Marchioneas of Aberdeen. A separate note mentions a Ur city sculpture showing workmen with mortar and a British ship replacing steam with gasoline powered motorships.
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Geneva
United States
Republs
Andre Oltamara
Congres
Marchioneas of
Aberdeen
China Boycott as War Tool Impacts Canadian Trade
The article argues China uses boycotts as a strategic weapon, criticizing how imports from Great Britain and related Canadian goods face restrictions. It notes Canada exports chiefly wheat, flour, and lumber, with growing auto and whisky trade largely for Chinese residents, while acknowledging possible losses in flour and food markets due to origin confusion with U S wheat. It frames Canada as penalized by its ties to Britain yet benefits from broader global wealth.
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South China
Great Britain
Dominion
Orient
China
Dakota
Canada
Wealth of Nations
Immigration drops sharply under new law analysis shows
A 1926 25 immigration analysis reports a 68 percent reduction in net immigration due to a new law. Total arrivals totaled 204 214 compared with 706 896 the previous year with Canada and Mexico emerging as the main sources of immigrant labor. Major emigration from the United States reduces the inflow and several European nations miss their quotas. The piece also recounts a Napoleon legend about a sentry who refuses him passage and is later promoted.
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United States
Germany
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Sweden
Canada
Mexico
Turks Map Dress Code Shift in New Republic
European fashion spreads through official ranks as the Turkish Republic pushes modern attire while the fez and turban fade from government use Officials may wear European hats and dress. priests only may wear turbans and must uncover indoors The fragment also includes stray dialogue and captions about unrelated topics.
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Council of Commissarrs
Crossword Puzzle Clues From a Damaged Page
Puzzle notes and jumbled clues describe across and down entries with irregular spellings and erasures. The fragment lists topics from Greek letters to time measures and place names, suggesting a crossword grid and scattered hints rather than a complete, coherent clue set.
Crippled Veterans Craft Furniture for Princess Mary
A London Daily Mail report highlights disabled veterans at the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops Fulham Road who are crafting a seven piece bedroom suite for Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles. Workers with severe injuries learn lacquer work and wood finishing as foremen praise a formerly unemployed porter who, despite being half disabled, mastered drawing and helped complete panels and bedside pieces for the suite.
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Lord Lascelies
Walter
Honduras
Lord Lascelles
Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles
London Daily Mull
Lord Roberts
Fulham Road
Swv
Sneater Pi Tures
Passing Of Newspaperman James A. Cruikshank Dies
James A. Cruikshank aged 43, a veteran newspaperman and former editor of the Saskatoon Star, Saskatoon Phoenix, Regina Post and Regina Morning Leader, died in Little Rock Arkansas after an abscess of the brain. He had served as Duchess manager for the Daily News. Born Bearsden near Glasgow he earlier edited and owned the Hanley Herald and worked for the Northern Crow Bar. Survived by wife and six children. Funeral held in Little Rock.
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Arkan
James A. Cruikshank
Saskatoon Star
Sashtoon Phoenix
Regina Post
Regina Morning Leader
Little Kork
Ark
Bf Duchess
Mr. Craikchark
Bearsden
Glasgow
Hanley Herald
Northern Crow
Wilow
Little Hock
Discover Hage Jewel Cache in Leningrad Restored by Czar Court
In Leningrad a vast hoard of gold and silver articles set with diamonds was unearthed. A jewel box contained 47 elaborately crafted gold pieces and a bank of blue diamonds totaling 338 carats. The cache also included numerous gilded cigarette cases snuff boxes rings and ti lepius.
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Wucinesk
Paris
Demand For Domestics Saskatoon Farmers Wives Seek Help
Saskatchewan farm women seek household help. The provincial bureau arranged to send 100 domestics from the British Isles under the Imperial government scheme. only about half have arrived or settled. Most demand comes from farm wives. some men fear more drastic events after paying taxes.
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Saskatchewan
Bureau of Labor and Coountries
British Isles
Imperial Government
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London Daily Mail
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