Visiting journalists paint Western Canada in grand terms
The Free Press notes a flood of foreign and domestic writers touring Western Canada describing its mountains lakes and prairies in glowing terms. They credit visiting authors from Malta to Boston and London to Bombay with boosting the region’s map status while balancing praise with modesty about the subjects.
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Marne Publiqly
Canada
Malta
Miami
Bombay
Boston
Cape
Ceylon
London
Never Say Die Tale Aiding Stranger Brings Return
A society lady characters with kindness helps a cold shivering man by placing ten shillings and a note. the man later returns five pounds ten shillings and reveals the horse race win relation. The tale links charity with luck and a famous novelist Mr A S M Hutchinson encounters.
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A. S. M. Hutchinson
Public Speaking The Value of Early Training in Speaking
Toronto Mail and Empire notes that early training in public speaking helps individuals think on their feet and deliver concise, suited remarks. It contrasts brief impromptu talks with rambling speech, urging the young to choose fitting language for the occasion to spare listeners from fatigue.
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Toronto Mail
Empire
Seaweed Silencer Cuts Noise in Offices
Experiments show sea weed Zosteria Marina from the Sargasso Sea absorbs sound. New city offices install dried seaweed between ordinary paper sheets as ceiling padding to muffle street noise entering rooms through open windows.
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Sargasso Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
New City
Chinese claim Christopher Columbus discovery by Buddhist priests
Sele Tou Fa of the Chinese Information Service in Paris says America was first found by five Buddhist priests in 45% A.D. They supposedly located a large island east of China called Fou Chang and left descriptions proving the land was America.
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America
Sele Tou Fa
Chinese Information Service
Paris
China
Fou Chang
Adda
Anterica
Curie study tour traces radium ore sources in Czecho Slovakia
Madam Curie, discoverer of radium, examined the origins of the ore used in her experiments during a visit to Czecho-Slovakia as a guest of the government. The trip focused on sites linked to ore supplies and mining regions.
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Madam Curie
Czecho-Slovakia
Ten Centuries Old German Yearly Rent Mystery
A Count Rantzau awarded a silver pfennig annual rent to neighbor Rheinhard Brauer after a swamp rescue near Mzehoe Germany. Since then Brauer's descendants have paid one pfennig each year for 259 years on 16 acres, with silver coins scarce. The practice continues as a formal yearly exchange, acknowledging Brauer’s life saving effort and the Count’s gratitude.
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Germany
Raotesa
Steehoe
Ulrich K
Count Rantzau
Mzehoe
Rheinhard Brauer
Brauer
Another Theory Credits Ancient Discovery of America
A fragmentary report claims eighth or ninth century Latin and Hebrew inscriptions on lead crosses hint at a Roman Jewish expedition to America circa 775 A.D. and a short lived southwestern kingdom. Dr. C J Harle and Prof. Frank Fowler cite relics found near a lime kiln as possible proof, though many scientists doubt the find.
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Columbus
America
C. J. Harle
University of Arizona
Execavaton
Harle
Southwest
Frank Fowler
University
Department of Classical Languages
Theodorus
Lonely Tristan Da Cunha Island In The South Atlantic
The loneliest inhabited island, Tristan da Cunha, lies 1600 miles west of Cape Town. Discovered in 1506, it was first inhabited in 1910 and has a current population under 150. It saw limited missionary returns in 115 years and has a history of multiple national and shipboard roles.
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Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
Cape Town
South Africa
Cape Colony
Napoleon
St. Helena
William Glass
Africa
Island
Union Jack Symbol in Canadian Public Faith Cited
The Orangeville Sun declares the Union Jack a symbol of freedom for Canadians and laments its misuse by politicians and mercenaries, urging continued pride in the flag across generations.
New York Considers Ending Child Marriages
Miss Mary Richmond told the state conference of charities and corrections that New York allows marriage for children as young as 12 with parental consent. She noted several women's organizations will push a law at the next legislature to prevent child marriages.
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New York
Mary Richmond
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Production Costs Of Wheat In 1925
Medicine Hat News notes prevailing rates of wages interest taxes machinery seed twine and hall insurance in 1925 wheat production. When yields exceed 17 bushels per acre or costs fall below the average, the cost per bushel drops below five cents. Individual farmers vary with conditions and efficiency.
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Medicine Hat News
Popular petitions expose gullible signatures in public moves
The Baltimore Sun notes petitions attract signatures from all ranks, with savvy individuals and officials often joining questionable causes. It argues generous sentiment drives many public movements, yet many intelligent people still back dubious projects.
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Baltimore Sun
Arabs Are Great Movie Fans in Tlemcen Theater
Natives in Tlemcen pack the cinema with loud cheers and comments. They receive film titles silently while the first image prompts a surge of audience yells. Europeans in comic scenes draw laughter. villains are cursed in tragic films and virtue’s reward triggers delighted outbursts.
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Tlemcen
Soviet Artists to Create Pictorial Record Across Union
Soviet educational authorities will send 72 painters to various regions to depict striking revolutionary events focal leaders labor scenes and daily life. The traveling art project aims to assemble a pictorial record of Soviet history.
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Soviet Union
Business Hawkins Winding Up After Sharp Exchange
In a terse exchange, Hawkins asks about business health and Martin replies that business is like clockwork but has been wound up after a failure. The dialogue implies a formal closure or cessation of activity among the parties.
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Hawkins
Man
Martin
Damascus the Rich City of Trade and History
Damascus known to Arabs as Bebh Shawis and the City of the West stands as a historic trade hub at the edge of the known world. Its streets show waves of Central Asian and Far East wares, the Street Called Straight runs through, and ancient walls remain with running water from the Barada river. Rulers from Davia to Napoleon have held it, ancient mosques and Roman foundations echo through a city now crossed by electric trams and telephones.
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Bebh-Shawis
Rome
Central Asia
David
Barada
Lebanon
Damascus
Naaman
Damaskus
Tamerlane
Samarkand
Davia
Alexander
Saladin
Napoleon III
Explaining Wool Demand Decline Amid Radio and Auto Spending
A New York Times analysis blames reduced woollen cloth sales on the rise of radio receivers and automobiles bought on installments. It notes clothing sales on the same plan are smaller in impact, as many people live in cars or stay home to listen to the radio, reducing demand for heavier garments.
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New York Times
Preparations For Third World Poultry Congress At Ottawa
Preparations are underway for the third world poultry congress to be held in Ottawa in July 1927. Invitations are being dispatched to government authorities of principal countries to participate. It is anticipated hundreds of exhibits from around the world will be assembled in July 1927.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Record Game Catch For Ontario Hunters
Ontario reports indicate a record hunting season in November with 40 to 50 deer daily sent to Dominion Express. Deer mostly from Pickerel Metagama Parry Sound and Algoma districts along the Sault line. Moose meat shipped from Metagama and Algoma, many to U.S. hunters. Seven or eight antlers daily, over half to New York. A large party from Pickerel yielded seventeen deer and one bear, the season's only bear in the district.
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Ontario
Dominion Express
Pickerel
Metagama
Parry Sound
Algoma
Sault Line
United States
New York
Displays Great Ignorance About Canada Inspires Criticism
Toronto Star denounces Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr for a Daily Herald piece that praises war with Japan and disparages Canada. The critique notes his ignorance of Canada and questions the quality of journalism in a major U.S. city.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Daily Herald
San Francisco
William Randolph Hears
Japan
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Canada
Republic
Atlantic
British Isles
Cuba
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Toronto Star
How Lead Pencils Are Made
An 18th century overview explains pencil origin from a small brush name to modern methods. It details graphite and clay dough, drying, wood casing of cedar, forming into sticks, gluing with matching grooves, shaping polishing and varnishing, and variations for colored or copying inks. Machinery drives the entire process.
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N. J. Coute
Paris
Scotsman Lord Ritchie Named Chairman of Port of London Authority
The 59 year old Lord Ritchie was chosen to succeed Viscount Devonsport as chairman of the Port of London Authority, one of the world’s largest business concerns. His family has a history of public service with his father serving as cabinet minister in multiple Conservative administrations.
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England
Lord Ritchie
Viscount Devonport
Port of London Authority
Businss
Canada Apple Industry Shows Strong National Contribution
The Brantford Expositor notes Canada dedicates 260000 acres to apple culture and needs 20000 railway cars yearly to market the crop. The estimated value is 126006000 dollars and the industry adds 3000000 dollars to Canadian rail freight earnings, reflecting a creditable national record.
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Canada
Brantford
Twins Held Sacred by Southeast Africa Tribes
In Southeastern Africa certain tribes revere twins as Children of Heaven and believe they command elemental forces, shaping social roles and rituals around twin births.
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Africa
Penny Postage Debate Seeks Lower Rates in Canada
The Toronto Globe calls for a downward revision of Canadian postage to boost mail use and business. It suggests reducing letters to Canada to two cents and to three cents for Britain and other dominions, praising Postmaster General Charles Murphy’s economical leadership.
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Canada
Dominion
Post Office Department
Charles Murphy
Toronto Globe
Rural Habits Of Mind and Thoughtful Hours Behind the Plow
Echoes on the Street from St. Louis Globe-Democrat discuss rural conversation. Farmers value quiet talks behind the plow, forming well considered views and avoiding triviality. They weigh nature from many angles, stay measured, and resist flamboyant enthusiasm.
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Lea
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Dresser to Queen Mary Mme Tatte Dies
Mme Tatte, longtime dresser to Queen Mary and former Queen Victoria's daughter in law, died after years at Kensington Palace. She served since 1893, spoke several languages, and oversaw daily gown selection with a robe-book detailing each garment and date placed in the wardrobe.
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Queen Mary
Kensington Palace
Mme. Tatte
Duchess of Teck
Tite Is a Factor After Twenty Years Courtship
A Californian wins over a mild elderly eastern woman after two decades of mail correspondence. The suitor’s final letter may have sealed the match as it marked a turning point or perhaps her last birthday, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Comet Tail Echoes Auto Emission Link
The tail of Tempel's comet, appearing about every five and a half years, is largely composed of carbon monoxide and carbon, key constituents also found in automobile exhaust, scientists say.
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Tempel
Blessing of Boulogne Fishing Fleet Before Voyage
At Boulogne one of the year’s most interesting sights is the solemn blessing of the fishing fleet before it sails on its annual trip to northern waters.
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Boulogne
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