Ontario to Abolish Native Wines Tax Amid Hopes
World briefs report Ontario plans to abolish the percent per gallon tax on native wines. Other items note a Russian Turkestan earthquake tumult, Trotsky in exile, flooding near Astrakhan, Jaffa oranges arriving in St John, wheat champ Ivan Gustafson beating Herman Treille, and naval parity talks not officially recognized by the U.S. Also news of Britain's R100 dirigible flight plan and Admiral Keyes appointment.
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Ontario
Alma aAts
Russian Turkestan
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Caspian Sea
Volga
Astrakhan
Palestine
St. John N.B
Jaffa
Holy Land
Herman Treille
Wembley
Alta
West
Chicago
Ivan Gustafson
Victor
Montana
United States
Canada
Britain
Cardinton
Bedfordshire
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Portsmouth
Navy
Great Britain
Collegiate Institute Board of
Ottawa
J. H. Putnam
Oldest married couple found in Serbian village near Semlin
In a small village near Semlin the Demetrius Fillenovic and Zivana are said to be the world’s oldest married pair. Documentary evidence places their 1839 marriage in their childhood village. Demetrius is 110 and Zivana 107, with eighty nine years of marriage. They are in good health with many descendants. Filienovic has never smoked and drank wine only thirty years ago.
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Semlin
Demetrius Fillenovic
Zivana
Demetrius
Titus
Filienovic
Remarkable Ink Promises Easy Credit and Prized Penmanship
An old ink maker boasts a product that requires no preparation and deeply penetrates for practical writing while safeguarding private property and preventing pilfering. A witty line then notes many American families never own an elephant because they were not offered one for a dollar down with easy weekly payments.
Weather and life span Truisms in a Desert Town
A proverb links a business man's life expectancy to two thirds of a farmer's, while Yuma Arizona records only about 18 cloudy days per year signaling a sunny climate.
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Yuma
Arizona
From Trivialities to Beer in Kasper's Stockholm Notes
Kasper in Stockholm muses on distance from everyday trivialities and jokes about beer reflecting a light social moment in the city. The dialogue format presents casual exchange between two speakers.
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Kasper
Stockholm
Talented Marion Copp to star at Vancouver Sea Musical Festival
Rising contralto Marion Copp will assist in the Sea Musical Festival in Vancouver January 23 26. The festival features distinguished singers instrumentalists and choirs and is billed as the decade’s music event.
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Marion Copp
Vancouver
Salmon and Rice Steamed Cakes with White Sauce
Cook 1 cup rice then line a baking dish. Flake 1 can salmon. Beat 2 eggs with 1/3 cup milk 1 tablespoon butter a pinch of salt and a dash of paprika. Stir into salmon then fold in rice. Steam 1 hour and serve with white sauce.
Cinnamon Apples Supreme
Peel and core apples and bake with a cinnamon syrup made from sugar water and crushed candies. Bake until tender, baste often, then chill after vanilla junket sets. Serve in individual dishes with remaining syrup.
Canada urges confidence in record prosperity and high employment
Dominion leaders express unprecedented prosperity across Canada with a record grain crop and employment at post war highs in 1920. Construction manufacturing transportation mining trade and services all show substantial gains as the future brightens.
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Canada
Ancient Spanish Road Across Mexico Marks Old North American Route
The sixteenth century road built in a Y shape connected Vera Cruz to San Blas and Acapulco, guiding westbound Manila galleons away from Cape Horn. Indications show precolonial Indigenous use before later expansion into a highway.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Gulf
Pacific
San Blas
Acapulco
Cape Horn
Paris Tinyest Restaurant Claims World Title
Paris showcases the Peit Restaurant on Rue Hippolyte Ledas claiming to be the smallest in the world with five seats at one table. The owner resists expanding despite rising popularity.
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Paris
Peit
Hippolyte Ledas
Boy Writes Birthday Letter to Absent Father
On his eighth birthday a boy writes a letter to his absent father, saying that when tempted to do wrong he thinks of him and tries to do right. The fragment suggests a child’s appeal for guidance and presence from a parent.
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Bobby
Papa
Construction Of German Warship
A German Social Democrat leader argues against building a single warship, noting Germany can’t afford such a luxury while war debts loom. He warns one ship would be a token start toward a real navy, yet pressures from postwar burdens may justify postponement.
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Germany
Ancient Greeks Used Asbestos in Fireproof Wrappings
The article notes asbestos known to Greeks as "the unconsumable" and used for royal shrouds, with Tartars and Assyrians also recognizing the fiber rock that resists fire. It highlights its ancient presence before modern commercial use.
First engagement ring returned without a fight
A couple argues about an engagement ring until he notes it is the first time one has been returned without protest. Separately, Ethiopia plans its first automobile highway with backing from the Prince Regent.
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Ethiopia
Imperial
Mystery Lightning Speeds Measured by Dr Boys
British physicist Dr Boys reports measuring a lightning flash at about one seven thousandth of a second to complete. He finds the start from clouds and ground occur nearly simultaneously and ends unite mid air about one seven thousandth after. After twenty six years of photographs a stroke of lightning in New York yielded the data.
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Dc. A. Boys
New York
Mary and Its Many Ship Name Variants Dominate Vessels
The article notes Mary variants such as Maria Marion Marie are favorites with about eleven hundred ships named Mary or its forms afloat. Anne Anna Annie follow with around five hundred vessels bearing those names.
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Mary
Maria
Marion
Marie
Anne
Anna
Annie
Fashion pattern catalog entries with fabric yardages
A list of dress and coat patterns with sizes and fabric requirements. Each No. item specifies bust measurements and yardage for 40 or 32 inch materials, plus notions like lace, binding, or lining quantities for various child and junior styles.
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Paris
Raglan Steeves
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
The Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg provides pattern ordering details under Pattern No. The concise notice outlines where to request patterns and how to reference the pattern number for processing.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson December 16 Philemon and Pharisees?
Devotional text summarizes Philemon with Paul in prison sending greetings to Philemon Apphia and Archippus. It highlights Philemon’s charity and house church, Paul’s prayers, and the intercession for Onesimus urging forgiveness and welcome. Includes moral reflections on friendship and doing good.
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Timothy
Paul
Christ Jesus
Philemon
Apphia
Archippus
Emerson
Onesimus
Christ
Matthew Henry
New York's Stay Alive Club Aims for Nationwide Auto Safety
The Stay Alive Club received a New York charter to enroll motorists nationwide. Life members pay $3 and receive the book Stay Alive by Marcus A. Dow of the National Safety Council. Dow outlines thirty accident types and how to avoid them, with endorsements from over fifty corporations and approval by the council.
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America
New York
Stay Alive Club
Marcus A. Dow
National Safety Council
Nicknames of the Past Show Political Leaders Through Teasing
The article notes that historic figures earned vivid labels from contemporaries. Wellington known as Old Nosey among foes, while Brougham drew Beelzebub or the Arch Fiend. Peel was Spinning Jenny, Creevy called Lord John Russell Pie and Thimble, Lord Ripon the Imp, and the Duke of Cleveland Niffy Naffy.
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Wellington
Brougham
Beelzebub
Peel
Creevy
Lord John Russell
Pie and Thimble
Lord Ripon
Imp
Duke of Cleveland
Niffy-Naffy
Prehistoric observatory dating to 1181 B C found in Buetzow
Archaeologists disclose a circular stone structure at Buetzow Mecklenburg estimated to date from 1181 B C. The rings served to observe the sun’s annual circuit and function as a calendar.
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Buetzow
Mecklenburg
Auto mobile injury rate cited by New York Evening Post
A contemporary quote notes that one person is struck by an automobile in this country every forty two seconds, remarking that the individual quoted must be in pretty bad shape by now.
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New York Evening Post
Regina Plans for World Wheat Congress Exhibition City
Regina will host the World Wheat Congress in 1932 with a ten acre central exhibition building and about forty additional structures. The setup includes a 7 000 seat stadium, 8 000 in the armory, and tent city for 10 000 visitors plus sleeping for 50 000. Delegates note Canada’s agrarian leadership and a 250 percent postwar rise in grain output.
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Regina
Toronto
D. T Elderkin
Regina Exhibition Board
Armory
Grain Congress
Elderkin
Mid-West
Northwest Territories
J. H. Grisdale
J. A. Mooney
G. H. Clarke
L. H. Newman
D. T. Elderkin
W. R. Motherwell
James Robb
C. A. Dunning
James Malcolm
Robert Forke
Ministers of Agriculture
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Canadian Millers’ Association
Canadian Bakers’ Association
Canadian Makers’ Association
Canadian
Life Is Like a Car Warns Against Excess Speed
The idea compares life to a motor car noting that pushing a vehicle to high speed yields less mileage per gallon. It emphasizes efficiency over recklessness and uses driving as a metaphor for prudent living.
Queen bee travels 3500 miles by post to London exhibit
A queen bee recently shown in London travelled 3500 miles by post, illustrating remarkable transport of live insect exhibits across long distances.
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London
Spot Cleaned Off Waistcoat Prompts Witty Exchange
In a brief quip from Pages Gaies of Yverdon, the exchange centers on removing two spots from a waistcoat, highlighting a humorous moment likely cited in a local note or anecdote column. The exchange underscores lighthearted etiquette and social charm in a conversational snippet.
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Gaies
Yverdon
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