World Happenings Across the Globe
Japan reports a larger fiscal deficit for year 122.0,000,000 yen. In Rome Mrs. Victoria Avigdor travels to Toronto to visit her son Kifat who is critically ill. A Damascus Gate incident notes a mother of twins naming them Bren and Tommy. A centenarian in Faversham celebrates 100 years. Australia marks a wheat crop of 226 million bushels, with 90 to 100 million exportable. Freight rate inquiry cost $20,034,000.
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Rome
Victoria Avigder
Toronto
Kifat
Australia
Cross Stitch Rose Design Pattern 7358
Eight inch crosses outline and running stitch form a unique rose motif set for linens. Pattern 7358 includes twenty motifs scaled to 419 by 7 inches with charts photos and complete directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue
Gems of Thought: Quotes on Virtue and Purpose
A collection of brief aphorisms from Collyer Eddy Colton Addison and others. The passages praise selflessness, love’s impact on humanity, resilience in crises, and the idea that virtue aligns with worldly purpose. Notable lines include blessings on the just and the notion that great minds arise from upheaval.
Soldier marriage rate reported in Ottawa line
The army reports far more married than single men with 1300 soldiers married last year and only 77 divorced.
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Ottawa
Army
Champions at Brandon Winter Fair showcase geldings and Clydesdales
At Brandon Winter Fair the gelding champion was Sandy shown by G A Brownridge of Brandon. The senior and grand champion Clydesdale stallion was Happy Monarch from Brandon Experimental Farm.
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Brandon Winter Fair
Sandy
G. A. Brownridge
Brandon
Happy Monarch
Brandon Experimental Farm
Max the Alligator Rides Out Winter With Reichelt Family
In Berlin the Reichelt family keeps Max a six foot 150 pound alligator as a nightly bedmate. The 25 year old reefers to New Orleans birth and American upbringing as reasons he survives cold winters. Max eats three to four pounds daily and prefers cake in the morning. He shares a house with dogs cats snakes rabbits and monkeys and once chased a chicken named Minna. He naps on Poppa Reichelt s lap and chews a pipe while Max longs for a Java monkey named Susi who spits at him.
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Berlin
Reichelt
Poppa Reichelt
Momma Reichelt
Max
Emil Reichelt
New Orleans
Maxie
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers Fragment
A mixed list of crossword clues and partial entries includes terms like danger Levantine ketch and fenn y position, a matrix of horizontals and verticals with scattered definitions such as a spice, a weapon, a vessel, a fish, and a city seaport. The text hints at multilingual and thematic wordplay with references to months, measures, and numerals.
EARNED RIGHT TO TRAVEL FIRST CLASS
Cardigan Wales. After 71 years of daily commuting between his Caerphilly home and Cardiff seven miles each way 83 year old Stuart Goodfellow retires. He can now travel first class anywhere in Britain at third class rates adding about £1500 to railway revenues and ending his daily journey.
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Cardiff
Wales
Stuart Goodfellow
Caerphilly
Britain
Prince Rupert Mayor Named 1948 Woman of the Year
Nora Arnold of Prince Rupert was chosen as Woman of the Year by the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. A telegram from Vernon club treasurer Hilda Cryderman congratulated her and the Prince Rupert club on their first president’s record.
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Prince Rupert
Nora Arnold
Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Arnold
Hilda Cryderman
Vernon
Prince’ Rupert
Garden Notes on Plant Spacing and Continuous Planting
Gardener guidance stresses thinning and spacing to avoid spindly growth. Details include inches between flowers and vegetables, row spacing, and hill plantings for corn and melons. Emphasizes continuous sowing every two weeks and mid July planting in many Canadian regions. Pest protection hinges on healthy growth and timely sprays.
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Canada
Fluorine Opposed Dental Decay Says Canadian Association
The Canadian Dental Association reports fluorine could lessen dental decay if water supplies are fluorinated safely. It notes fewer cavities where fluorine occurs naturally and that five to seven years of testing are needed to confirm benefits and safety. It also lists proven dental care rules including reducing sweets, eating mineral-rich foods, brushing teeth, and early dental checkups.
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The
Canadian Dental Association
Health League of Canada
Canada
United States
Dental Association
Canadian poet Le Pan wins Guggenheim fellowship
Douglas Le Pan, 34, of the Canadian high commission in London, is among six Canadians awarded Guggenheim fellowships. He will take a one year leave to write, inspired by his poetry collection The Wounded Prince published in England earlier this year.
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Douglas le Pan
Office of Canada
London
Eng
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Arthur D. le Pan
Toronto
Prince
England
Curiosity Kills Cat in Fitchburg Washing Wringer
Toby the cat in Fitchburg Massachusetts got its neck caught in a washing machine wringer and died despite firemen efforts. The story notes an unusual adjutant stork like bird found in various parts of India.
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India
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Japan
Lake Annecy
French Alps
Damascus Gate
Bren
Tommy
Sarah Cole
Faversham Kent
Board of Transport Commissioners
Dominion
Chevrier
Commons
Chinkiang
Shanghai
Collyer
Mary Baker Eddy
Colton
Addison
Fichard Cabot
Chief Pat
Theo Batte
Holland
Ber
Minna
Susi
Aisrz Rorner
Canadian
Montana
Greece
New Guinea
Little Reggie
Margarita
Reggie
Mrs Hightower
Waldo
FRC
Ieee
Priscilla
Serny Lu
Gear
Alaska
Fitchburg, Mass
Toby
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