World Happenings Briefly Told From Far Lands
Disjointed notes summarize global events. Refugees from Russia head to Far East colonies for farming. Plans for colonization abroad touch Canada and Alaska regions. Military and governmental shifts are noted in Transjordan and Manitoba farms. A French polar expedition led by Jules De Payer aims for the Franz Josef archipelago.
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Viewra
Orient
Farhin
Alberia
Scott, Sask
Tme Envernmental Parms
Heandon
C. McKiltican
Manitona Agricultural Co
Mir Abdul
Trans Jocdunta
Jules de Payer
Polar
le Journal
Frans Joseph Archipelago
Ettiempe
Alberta Butterfat Production Rises in Seven Months
Butterfat production in Alberta for the seven months ending July 2 shows an increase of over twenty percent. The total output for the period is 940.9 thousand pounds, compared with 7,442,767 pounds in the same period in 1923.
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Alberta
Fail A Feast Of Fashion Book Winter Fashion
A flawed OCR note touts a Paris and Irish craft blend in a Hallam Mail order catalog. It hints at coats, capes, and knitwear with new collars and smart fabrics, promising affordable prices and a call to order. The text is garbled but reads as a winter fashion preview from Hallam Mail Order Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hallam Mail Qcder Corporation
Alo
Halla Mail Onder Corporation
Wembley Loss Reported Four Million Pounds
A fragmented clipping discusses Wembley finances and guarantors amid possible reopening of a project. It weighs potential losses, union involvement, and future funding, noting doubts about large sums and the impact on workers and authorities. The text shifts to unrelated medical remedies for infant worms, mentioning Miller’s Worm and sleep needs, with no coherent connection.
Wembley Exhibition Showcases South Africa Tax Myths
Crowds visit the Wembley Empire Exhibition display on South Africa noting a placard promising tax rates of £1 per seat, raising visitors’ questions about tax truth. Many move to the inquiry office to verify the claim and check funds for a potential ship ticket to South Africa.
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Wembley
Union of South Africa
Damon
South Africa
Alberta Wheat Values by Grade and Districts Recorded
The season's wheat in Alberta is summarized with 59 of grade zero and 46 grade two plus two grade three, reflecting varying quality from scattered districts. The report notes outlooks for corn and wartime margins amid uneven production.
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Evklynee
Excelinae
Alberta
Nickel Mining Industry Debates Market for Picker and Metal
James Riles of Glasgow highlighted a growing market for nickel and copper separation, noting Canadian deposits surpass world supply. The piece discusses aluminum bronze, corrosion resistance, and new bearing metal alloys, with wartime demand shaping experiments in Britain and the United States and plans under a Washington treaty.
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Corse
Axtaite
James Riles
Glangow
Ukitain
Unite States
Alberta straw paper experiments in progress
Alberta draft paper from straw fibers shows satisfactory results as tests continue under provincial commissioner Howard Stutehborr. One hundred pounds of sodium sulfate shipped to Montreal lab for bleaching tests. bentonite and tonite clay quantities also in use in related trials. The Poor Man's Friend features Dr Thomas electric oil marketed as a cheap portable remedy, widely sold in small bottles.
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Alberta
Howard Stutehborr
Duainton Forests Products Laboratory
Montreal
Thomas
Air Troop Trains Seen as Future War Factor
Report describes steel troop carrying trains capable of transporting about a platoon of infantry with equipment at speeds around one hundred miles per hour. Early tests planned by the British Air Ministry indicate aerial troop transports could strike far beyond front lines, threaten railways bridges and military works, then return, expanding operational reach and guarding extensive lines of communication.
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Air Ministry
Vfaporis
Atl
Eagly
Meare Liniment for Dandrutt at Forest Island Base
A new aerial base north of Norway House is authorized for extending patrols to protect Maniwoba from fire. Buildings are under construction and the patrol’s value is evident. Dr Macdonald, Assistant District Forest Inspector, visited Norway House recently.
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Forest Island
Norway House
Maniwoba
Macdonald
Cece Per ee des acer seus albert sheep and wool
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Cece Per and Albert in a context about sheep and wool. Indicates a local agricultural or trade note with limited readable content and possible names. No clear event or outcome discernible. preserves entities as found.
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Albert
World's Largest And Te Brugia Vel Safe Bank Heist Blueprint
The description outlines an enormous vault at Weenminster Hank Ltd in Lethburr EC featuring 25 foot deep rooms, thick blue brick walls, reinforced concrete, steel slabs, and oxyacetylene flame resistance. It notes two story height, heavy doors weighing over 6 tons, steel pillars, and triple guarding with complex mechanisms intended to deter thieves, with storage capacity for seven tons of bullion and valuables.
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Saer Bank
Weenminster Hank, Ltd
Lethburr
Sears
Han
Wacele
Diamond Dyes Colorful At-Home Dye Guide Promoted
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes promising guaranteed cold water dyeing for wool silk cotton and mixed fabrics. It notes simple directions and compatibility with lingerie silks dresses and hangings while urging readers to tell their druggist the fabric type before dyeing. Also mentions an Europe wheat shortage with rising prices and Holloway's Coin Remover as a popular remedy.
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Perman
China’s Burial Grounds sacred under centuries of law
Fragmentary note discusses sacred burial grounds in China and a claim that one twentieth of the country is now occupied by an issue relating to land, disturbing ancient sites and triggering concern from Dearborn Inde.
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Europe
China
Favorite Prescription Praised By Toronto Mother Readers
A Toronto woman extols Favorite Prescription as a remedy aiding young mothers through pregnancy and postpartum recovery. She notes improved health, strength, and plump, healthy infants after using the product during and after her pregnancies. The testimonial mentions the product sold by neighborhood druggists and produced in Dr Pieger’s laboratory.
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Toronto
Ted
Betdeeburg
Parable of the Sower Sunday School Lesson
The lesson explains Jesus teaching the parable of the sower from Mark 4 14 20 noting the term parable means a placing side by side and illustrating the kingdom of God. Describes the sower, seed, and various soils with reference to biblical commentary and Victorian-era descriptions of geography and agriculture.
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Galitea
Jesus
Webster
Gal
Dean Stanley
Scrape Out the Cake from Briar Pipe Bowls
A smoker advises removing the internal cake from briar pipe bowls by scraping with a purpose built scraper, not a knife. Heat expands cake faster than the food, so careful removal preserves the bowl, followed by slow smoking and proper lighting as with a new pipe.
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Macdonal
Canada
Love Shorthand Lesson at City High School
A fragment describes a teacher writing "LEXX" on a blackboard during a class at city high schools. He then asks a girl in the first row what it means, prompting her to respond with a playful version of love and kisses.
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LEXX
sThen
Port of Vancouver sees hundred ships sail in eight months
Vancouver port records show a hundred sea vessels sailing out in the first eight months of the year. Minard's Liniment advertised for sprains and bruises appears among the notices.
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Vancou
Vancouver
Edict Bans Kissing and Hand Shaking in Russia
Soviet health official De Zemassko announces a broad health edict prohibiting kissing on the lips and cheek salutes as well as hand shaking. The crackdown targets peasant customs and social greetings, urging a shift to a forearm or other safer exchange. Smoking is discouraged and substitutes urged.
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Russia
Nicholas Zemassko
Zomassko
Navonal Sastom
Russie
Siokim
Fragmented OCR news item on trades and travel in old Britain
Fragmented text mentions workers leaving Great Britain for fish, care, and a Scotia voyage to Montreal. References to saloons in New York area and juice stands, and a three day journey with unclear details. No clear events, dates, or named individuals clearly readable.
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Care Ad of
Fee
Aero Ship Scotia
Montreal
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