World Happenings Briefly Told in Early Times
Alberta Wheat Pool accepts Vancouver Harbor Board offer to lease No 1 elevator in Vancouver. Germany demands withdrawal of interallied military commission in Reichstag. Rhodes Scholarship winners named for Ontario Scott Reid and D A Swelton. Walter Inge retires from Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada hospitalized in Vancouver. Canada’s cattle exports to Britain decline. week ending Nov 11 1 272 head total 70 171 for the year. New Soviet trade official in Canada to replace Yarvikoff. Saskatchewan sells 30 year 414 per cent debentures at 93 to raise 2 500 000. J G Gardiner announces polar expedition plan by airship. Fridtjof Nansen speaks at Berlin congress. Dufour-Ference ensured as under secretary general of the League of Nations pending Council approval.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Vancouver Harbor Board
Vancouver
Germany
Military Commission
Regétman
Reichstac
Rhodes Scholarship Commission
Ontario
Fis
Scott M. Reid
Trinity College
University of Toronto
D. A. Swelton
Queens University
Walter F. Inge
Britsi Columbia
Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada
Canada
Great Britain
Longin Feodorovich Gua
J. G. Gardiner
Fridtjof Nansen
International Society For the Exploration of
Berlin
Jlerr Dufour-Ference
We League of Nations
Dr. Nitobe
Council
Geneva
Heavy Wheat Yields Reported to Alberta Agriculture
Alberta farmers report strong wheat harvests with high yields. Alex Godkin at Majorville averages 28 bushels per acre on 100 acres while H Sorenson in Leduc records 37 on 104 acres. M Martin of Strome 39 on 106 acres and H Linde of Gwynne 43 on 30 acres. D Morgan of Heisler 38 on 200 acres. Allan Gallinger in Clairmont posts 40 on 220 acres and Dr Wm Whelan at Granum yields 60 bushels per acre on 100 acres.
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Alberta Department of Agriculture
Alex. Godkin
Majorville
H. Sorenson
Leduc
M. Martin
Strome
H. Linde
Gwynne
D. Morgan
Heisler
Allan Gallinger
Clairmont
Grande Prairie
Wm. Whelan
Granum
Worked 75 Years For One Firm In Ontario
William Middleton who died in Toronto aged 95 held 75 years of continuous service with a local music firm. He began at 19 and retired six months ago, taking only six sick days and never taking vacations. He was father of Mr. Justice W E Middleton of the Supreme Court of Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Middleton
W. E. Middleton
Supreme Court of Ontario
Toronto
Middleton
Canadian
Associated Press
Texas veteran Clark aims for longevity record
Amasa Clark of Texas, 101, believes he feels 50 and hopes to set a world longevity record. A Mexican War survivor, he recalls Mexico City’s quake and says he vowed never to drink again, noting the tremor rather than brandy as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amasa Clark
Texas
Clark
Mexico City
Sun UV levels predicted to rise in 1927 says astronomers
Experts note sunspot activity points to higher ultraviolet radiation in 1927 than the last cycle’s peak. The forecast hints at potential health impacts if people seek sun exposure, while a note recalls Mammoth Cave stone houses built a century ago by tuberculosis patients seeking cure.
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Mammoth Cave
Surprising Uses For Paper From Wheels To Buckets
The article lists many paper applications from car wheels made of calendered rye straw board to paper fire buckets and paper barrels. It describes layered blocks pressed under heavy weight, then fitted with steel tires and hubs, claiming lighter, stronger, cheaper barrels and other innovations.
The Law Of Average Life Expectancy And Health Habits
An old classroom experiment on the law of average shows coin tosses and life expectancy rising over generations. It notes women live longer than men, projects average life reaching seventy five by 1950, and urges annual health exams rather than fortune telling.
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University of California
Paniely
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Talking Letter and Vocal Photography Novel Invention
German physicist Karl Rammelsberg reveals a method to photograph the human voice using velit sheets as dictation media. Letters are mailed in envelopes and played back by a phonograph like device to reproduce the voice. Rammelsberg also works on issuing books. Cattle sale: Fifteen Shorthorn cattle owned by the Prince of Wales at High River Alberta sold to Kirkwood Farm California.
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Carl Rauimelaberg
Rammelsberg
Issking
E. P
Prince of Wales
High River
Alberta
Sheldon and Carruthers
Kirkwood
California
W.L. Carlisle
Prince's Ranch
Modish striped flannel coat dress with contrasting trim
Box plaits vary the lines of a modish coat dress. The skirt joins the bodice with a plain back and long rolling revers. Collar vestee and cuffs use contrasting material, belt fastens front. No 1446 offered for sizes 34 to 44 bust. 35 yards of 39 inch stripe plus 44 yards of 36 inch contrasting. Book price ten cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order notice lists address 75 McDermot Ave Winnipeg and references No Name and Size fields. This item reads as a classified guidance note for pattern orders from the Winnipeg newspaper union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Do Toads Fall From the Sky Evidence and Theories
Naturalists debate whether toads truly drop from clouds during rain or if sightings arise from specimens emerging after wet periods. Critics mock cloud-landing ideas, noting toads require water to breed and hide in soil in dry spells until rain brings them out.
17th Century Frigate Triomphante Recovered Off Cherbourg
Archaeologists raise the 50 gun frigate Triomphante after 234 years at sea. The ship from Louis XIVs fleet sank near Cherbourg after defeat at the Hague. Its hull, found six months ago, yields a museum of naval armament from the era.
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Cherbourg
Triomphante
Louis XIV
the Hague
Budgeting in a Newhouse Household
Mrs Newlywed explains to a visitor that balancing their budget is extremely difficult. She mentions making four mistakes this month as part of the process to keep finances in order, highlighting the precision needed in household accounting.
Extravagance and Waste Across Everyday Life
A British firm head lectures workers on needle waste revealing 11 760 needles lost weekly and noting global use of over a billion needles yearly. He cites pencils and soap consumption per person, estimating Britain and the United States together use millions of pencils and about twelve pounds of soap per person annually, illustrating how extravagance makes others rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Change Proposed to King George Title Amid Irish Dominion
The Imperial Conference committee recommends altering the royal title as United Kingdom disappears after the Irish Free State becomes autonomous. The present title includes Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas with King Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India.
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inter-Imperial Relations Committee
Imperial Conference
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
George the Fifth
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Great Britain
Ireland
Experiment to imitate sunrise rays to prevent anchor ice
Dr. Howard T. Barnes of McGill University will conduct winter tests on the Upper St. Lawrence to create a lamp that emulates sunrise rays. The aim is to stop the formation and growth of anchor ice at the bottom of open water.
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Upper
St. Lawrence
Howard T. Barnes
McGill University
Barnes
Manitoba Cordage Plant to Begin From Hemp Crop
Manitoba farmers grew 700 acres under the Manitoba Cordage Company with an average yield of about three tons per acre. The crop is now being dewretted and will largely be manufactured into cordage at the Portage la Prairie plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Manitoba Cordage Company
Portage la Prairie
Sugar Beets Shipped From Taber District Reach 170 Tons
The Taber district shipped 170 tons of sugar beets to the refinery at Raymond this season. The average price was 7.00 dollars per ton, yielding about 50 dollars profit per acre on most farms. One Taber grower harvested over 700 tons from fifty acres, and another farmer averaged 19 tons per acre on a larger acreage.
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Taber
Raymond
Sunday School Lesson From Ruth And Corinthians
Devotional note centers on Ruth 1.16 quote Thy people shall be my people and thy God my God. Lesson ties Ruths loyalty to faith with I Corinthians 13.1-7. Includes guidance for teaching obedience, faith, and charity through scripture and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeson
I. Corinthians
Ruth and Orpah in Bethlehem Narrative Fragment
A biblical excerpt details Elimelech Naomi and two sons in Moab. Naomi returns home as Ruth clings, while Orpah departs. Dr. Lynn J. Hugh weighs devotion versus worldly adventure and the loss or gain in choosing supreme loyalty.
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Bethjlehem
Elimelech
Naomi
Moab
Ruth
Orphia
Orpah
Amy
Orpha
Lynn J. Hugh
The Prince Apologized For Royal Wardroom Misstep
Major F. E. Verney's book recounts a young Prince of Wales in the battleship Indus touch wardroom incident. A lieutenant asks for his name and order, the prince identifies as Wales and offers a humorous apology for his intrusion.
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Prince of Wales
F. E. Verney
Wales
Pulpit Gift Dedicated at Sandringham Parish Church
The Rev A Fuller dedicates a new oak pulpit with oxidised silver paneling at Sandringham Parish Church in the presence of the King Queen and Princess Mary. Rodman Wanamaker funds the gift to Queen Alexandra for her 50th birthday. A silver tablet memory plaque was also dedicated.
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Sandringham
A. Fuller
Mary
Queen Alexandra
Rodman Wanamaker
King Edward
Alexandra
World Wheat Crop Estimates Rise Slightly Across Hemisphere
The USDA estimates 32 northern hemisphere countries will produce 2,944,113,000 bushels of wheat, up 0.2 percent from last year. Argentina up 24,729,000. Australia at 315,006,000. Roumanian corn largest in Europe at 203,000,000. Canada wheat 405,814,000.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Australia
Europe
Canada
Men Flood Berlin Cooking School Learners
Berlin cooking schools for women report a surge of male students with more married men than single among attendees.
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Berlin
Brazil’s Year Has 120 Nonworking Days
About 120 days yearly in Brazil are nonworking, consisting of Sundays and holidays, reducing enterprise days. The count reflects weekends plus official holidays affecting business and travel planning.
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Brazil
Thrilling Deed Of Two British Pilots
Two Royal Air Force officers demonstrated bomber aircraft detachment from the airship R33 at 2000 feet above Pulham. Flying Officer Mackenzie Richards released a Grebe aircraft, diving and piloting it back to land near Cardington while a second craft detached later, showing potential military use for airship carried planes and even passenger mail drops.
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Royal Air Force
Royal Aiircraft Establishment
Farnborough
Jlampshire
C. Mackenzie Richards
R. L. Rage
Pulham
Norfolk
G. H. Scott
Pulham Aerodrome
Mackenzie Richards
Hke
DiMeulty
Cardington
Bedford
Modern critique of the education system by Dr Leg
Dr Gordon J Leg formerly of McGill and now dean at the University of Chicago addressed the Canadian Club of Montreal. He mocked the drift toward broader studies and vocational guidance while noting the system often fails to truly educate despite advancing stages from kindergarten to graduate work.
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Gordon J. Leg
McGill University
Graduate School of Art and Literature
University of Chicago
Canadian Club of Montreal
Abundance of Soil Moisture Buoys Western Provinces
The General Agricultural Agent of Canadian Pacific Railway reports abundant soil moisture in the western provinces as winter approaches. Pasture remains ample for horses and cattle, and stubble fields and livestock are in good condition heading into winter quarters.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
German Prince Plans Farming Career at Agriculture College
Prince Wilhelm’s twenty year old son will study farming this winter to prepare for overseeing the Oels estate in Silesia. The former Crown Prince Wilhelm aims for Knut to become an expert farmer and manage the property.
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Prince Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Germamany
Oels
Silesia
Early Arrivers Shape Crowd Size at Event
Early attendees influence turnout as crowds gather ahead of opening time. Organizers note higher engagement when patrons arrive promptly, boosting overall attendance and atmosphere.
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Ww. N. UC
King George
Ruth and
Wanamaker
Young Knut
London
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