World Happenings Briefly Told
Economy cuts Beixian army to 62 09 percent of strength. Jake Mason dies in Toronto. priest from Mian?ng in Canada. twin sister predeceased him. Rumor King George leans toward abstinence. favours hot milk in solitude. Japanese government to spend nearly half a million dollars on Emperor Yoshihito funeral late February. Verwood Co. Incorporation approved. HQ in Verwood Saskatchewan. Ontario farmers near Prince Rupert join Alberta Wheat Pool. sample grain graded No 1 Northern. Canada employment index at 101.1 on December 1. higher than 1921–1925 months. Osborne College Isle of Wight to train emigrants for Dominions. Y M C A and Church of England committee coordinate life prep for 1000 yearly.
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Jake Mason
Toronto
Tin Miing
Canada
George
Yoshihito
Prince Rupert
B.C
Alberta Wheat You
Osborne College
Isle of Wight
Dominions
Y.M.C.A. Migration Department
Church of England Council For
Loose Clothing for Warmth in Cold Weather
The article argues vitality varies among people and explains why loose, medium weight clothing traps warm air better than tight layers. It notes loose woolen garments hold more heat in their pockets of air, while heavy clothing saps vitality and increases cold susceptibility. Practical tests compare wearing a jumper in tight versus loose folds.
Have To Be Linguists Telephone Operators in Jerusalem
Telephone users in Jerusalem can ask for their numbers in eleven languages and be connected. L M Smith, superintendent of telephones in Palestine Bays, notes Palestine uses English Arabic Hebrew plus French German Spanish Greek Italian Russian Armenian Romanian. Jerusalem exchanges staff speak at least three languages and handle numbers in five or six tongues.
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Jerusalem
Telegraph and Telephone Journal
L. M. Smith
Pales- Ang Bays
Palestine
Stresemann Sees League of Nations Preventing Future War
German Foreign Minister Stresemann argues the League has already made another major European conflict unlikely and cites a hypothetical 1914 meeting to claim the war might have been averted. The piece contrasts his view with American critics like Hearst and questions Germanys responsibility for the war.
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League of Nations
Washington
Stresemann
Germany
Edward Grey
League
Locarno
Geneva
Mr. Hearst
Grey
Detroit Free Press
First Duty of Newspaper Shuns Monopoly Temptations
The article argues that a newspaper, while free to comment, must uphold sacred facts and ensure news gathering remains untainted. It emphasizes truth over sensationalism and warns against corrupting the supply or presentation of information.
Wheat Prices And Their Lesson For Canada
The article argues wheat, the staff of life, will remain crucial as world demand rises and substitutes fail. It traces price trends from medieval to modern times, notes the 1886–1913 overproduction era, and suggests brighter days lie ahead for Canadian agriculture with expanded farming to balance urban growth. It emphasizes maintaining high agricultural production to sustain rising populations.
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Egypt
Canada
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Liverpool
Magnificent Flowers Gift From Horticulturist to Queen Victoria
A Philadelphia horticulturist David Fuerstenberg sent a Christmas offering of twelve Queen of England roses to Queen Victoria. Each bloom eight inches across with a yard long stem, arriving after 3000 miles in perfect condition. Each stem was in a water tube wrapped in wax paper and buried in cracked ice and moss. A former-day lover would call his fiancée quiet and timid, while a sheik would praise her pep and charm.
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Victoria
David Fuerstenberg
Philadelphia
Forest acreage declines from historic 22 million acres
The article notes that forests once covered about 22 million acres in the United States and that roughly a quarter of this area has been removed or diminished. It reflects on historical forest loss and its extent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Judge by the Company That Shapes a Man
An aphoristic reflection on character and integrity suggesting that a person’s associations reveal moral standing. The statement implies friends, colleagues, and social circles influence judgments of a man’s conduct and reputation.
Eight Convincing Reasons For Newspaper Advertising
An item from the Kingston Whig Standard lists eight strong reasons to advertise in newspapers. It notes broad reach to daily readers, lower selling costs, and quick, economical dealer distribution, with ads covering local and national markets and flexibility to start or stop instantly.
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Kingston Whig-Standard
Hospital Never Used to Be Demolished in Dundalk
A hospital with no patients is to be dismantled in Dundalk County Louth and moved to another town in the same county to serve as a sanatorium. It arose from a panic twenty years ago after a foreign vessel showed a wrong flag, triggering plague fears and an isolation hospital plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundalk
Co. Louth
American slang in Oberammergau noted by visiting professor
Prof H Con ley of Wesleyan University observes Anton Lang uses English slang in Germany during the Passion Play. Lang’s talk reveals he learned colloquialisms in America. The piece quotes humorous slang exchanges from Clyde Polly Cracksmas and a judge about everyday fixes.
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Anton Lang
Christus
Oberammergau
H. Conley
Wesleyan University
Lang
Germany
Sunday School Lesson on Loving Enemies and Perfection
Devotional notes on Matthew 5 and Luke 6 urge believers to love enemies with agapan grace. The piece contrasts earthly vengeance with Christlike forgiveness, citing expositors and de Sales, and stresses empathy without excusing crimes.
Britain’s Health Program Yields Longevity Insights
The article notes Britain led the first modern public health program and compares life expectancy across nations. New Zealand shows over 62 years, Australia slightly below. Scandinavia around 58, United States about 55, and prewar France Germany Italy Japan near 45 to 48. India rests near 26 years.
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Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
India
The Pin Industry Mystery Explained
The article notes pins pour from many factories with a mill turning out nearly ten million pins daily. Pins are cheap and often discarded or lost, clogging sewers in large numbers. Pin varieties range from tiny 34 inch pins for naturalists to four inch blanket pins, all produced by automatic machines in a single operation.
Flying Flat Seaplane to Test Off England Coast
Captain F. T. Courtney prepares to test a huge seaplane off England's coast. The craft includes a kitchen, sleeping quarters and living rooms and will be operated by a crew of five with one man serving as cook, houseman and mechanic.
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England
F. T. Courtney
Cook
Winter Humidity Helps Indoor Plants Avoid Wilting
Increasing indoor air moisture in winter reduces plant wilting. Proper humidity supports foliage vitality and overall health of houseplants during dry, cold months.
Muskrats a Nuisance In Czecho Sl Slovakia
Bohemia's muskrat introduction by Prince Colloredo Mannsfeld led to a surge of the animals across Bohemia into Prague homes and fish ponds by 1914, undermining dams and threatening crops. Berlin dispatches report their spread into Bavaria and Saxony, with potential march toward Berlin.
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Australia
United States
Bohemia
Austria-Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia
Colloredo-Mannsfeld
Prague
Minister of Agriculture
Berlin
Czecho Slovakia
Bavaria
Saxony
Foreigners in France Reach 2.5 Million Count
The latest statistics show France at 40,743,851 with foreigners totaling 2,498,220 or one twentieth of the population. About 600,000 foreigners reside in Paris while the Alps maritime province includes Nice and Mentone where Italians number around 150,000 among other nationalities.
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France
Paris
Alps Maritime
Nice
Mentone
Rig
Culture in New York’s Theatre Scene Limitation Then
The piece argues that New York with its seventy theatres houses only one to four hundred thousand people who regularly access culture. It notes Europe’s smaller towns rival the city’s drama and music offerings and says New York’s facilities are limited by affordability, restricting regular enjoyment to a minority.
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New York
Europe
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Verwood OM Co
Dominson
Verwood
Saskatchewan
Optici
Val
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Southern Newspaper
Dundalk County
Ireland
Clyde
Polly
Minard
Vibe Silinimen
Jesus
Cicero
Philion
Agapan
Francis de Sales
Great Britain
SPOHN
Spohr Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
R. G. Hall
Bolton Centre
Que
BART
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Oronto
Ont
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