Canada Sees Bright Prospects From 1927 Achievements
Canada closes 1927 with prosperity and unity, noting mining growth and farm wealth. Western farmers sold about $2 billion in produce while mining expands, bringing jobs and investment. Government finances improve, debt reduced, and per capita trade ranks high as nationwide confidence grows.
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Western Canada
Henry Draytien
S Wen
Dominion
Canada
New Zealand
United States
Maritime
Children Arrested For Murder In Riga After Italian Official Death
Police detain about nine hundred homeless children in Riga over the murder of Italian vice consul Kozzo. The victim was beaten with stones and robbed on a dimly lit street and his body found December 27 while visiting a relative. Initial reports miscredited bandits, with later claims centering on youths aged around 12 to an unspecified upper limit.
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Riga
Kozzo
Daily Mail
Kozzio
Robbery and assault lead to arrests after Kozzio death
A man named Kozzio was attacked with stones, his skull crushed, and $2000 taken from his pockets. Police arrested several suspects after finding Kozzio’s watch, with additional adults also in custody as the investigation continues.
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Kozzio
Success Convict Ship Still Draws Crowds in U S
The British vessel Success, exhibited in New York in 1921 and 1923 and now in Toledo, has earned over 1 million dollars from visitors. Captain David Smith, owner, warned crowds would continue to flock until the ship rots. Since citizens have paid to glimpse the torture devices and decks used for convict punishment since 1790.
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New York
David Smith
England
Cederic
United States
Toledo
Discovery of moon blindness bacteria announced by Mayo Foundation
Dr. Edward C. Rosenow of the Mayo Foundation Rochester announces identification of the bacteria believed to cause moon blindness in horses leading to the death of many valuable animals. Also notes a political ad for Holloway's Corn Remover and reports on a proposed submarine magnet for lifting iron and steel plate from wreckage in England. A statistic claims one school child per five kilometers of U.S. is underweight.
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Edward C. Rosenow
The
Mayo Foundation
Rochester, Minn
England
Long Missing Seal Found In Guildhall Collection
A seal once attached to William the Conqueror's charter, long thought lost, was found at the Guildhall Low Among an old mixed collection a red bag contained wax pieces that experts from the British Museum assembled into the seal's center revealing the missing artifact.
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William the Conqueror
Low
British Museum
MOTHERS OF PALE GIRLS ADVISED ON ANAEMIA TREATMENT
A health article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to rebuild blood for growing girls. It cites Miss Claire Sullivan of Pincher Creek Alberta describing improved health after using the pills and notes availability by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Pink Pilla
Claire Sullivan
Pincher Creek
Alta
Miss Sullivan
Une
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Underground Railway Opens in Tokyo Far East
The first underground railway in the Far East opened in Tokyo connecting Ueno terminus with the Asakusa pleasure district. It runs 1.5 miles underground, modeled on the New York subway and claimed to resist earthquakes.
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Tokio
Far East
New York
Ueno
Asakusa Pleasure Quarters
St Dunstan's Annual Report Highlights Blinded Soldiers
The St Dunstan's twelfth annual report titled While Memory Lives showcases how blinded soldiers in London overcome their handicap through retraining and support. Since founding by Sir Arthur Pearson, 2265 officers and men have been aided, with moving stories of resilience and renewed purpose in postwar life.
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St. Dunstan's
London
Sir Arthur Pearson
Toronto Globe
Recipes For This Week Dessert Glasses
Instructions for a quick dessert using vanilla junket milk grape-nuts raisins and dates. Base fruits and grains in glasses then heat milk add spices and junket powder stir briefly pour over fruit cool to serve.
Man at the Cash Register Dialogue Becomes Tense
A tense exchange unfolds at a cash register as a man refuses to cash a check for his own brother. A stranger counters that family knowledge matters less than the act of cashing, highlighting moral tension.
Holiday Salads Oranges Bananas and Marshmallows
Peel and slice oranges then segment them. Dice bananas and quarter marshmallows. Mix in a serving dish and sprinkle with sugar for a simple holiday fruit salad.
Orange slices with sugar and cocoanut
Peel and slice oranges then cut into segments. Arrange in a serving dish and sprinkle with sugar and grated cocoanut.
Pigeons Outsmart London Pigeon Control Efforts
The first day of London's campaign to clear pigeons near St Pauls ended with the birds triumphing. Pigeons ignored a wire cage and grain while contractor William Dalton regrouped for a new plan. Nearby notes mention jealousy and an ice rink coming to Glasgow in ten years.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
William, Dalton
Dalton
St. Paul's Portico
Glasgow
Switzerland Proves Value of Peaceful Industry and Earnest Craft
The article extols Swiss ingenuity in making profitable goods from limited resources and highlights high living standards, education, and stable currency. It mentions watches, textiles, music boxes, carvings, and chocolates, plus efficient energy use and peaceful policy as keys to success. It also advertises Miller's Worm Powders and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as health aids. It ends with a wartime reflection on learning from peace and notes Canada’s exports and a light dialogue about kissing.
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Switzerland
Dr. Thomas
Wise man attentive to his own house
Proverbial line notes a man who watches his own home closely yet fails to notice events unfolding in his neighbor’s dwelling. The quotation underscores self awareness and neglect of others as a cautionary moral.
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Wise
Englishman Wins Narrowly In London Street Cry Race
A neck and neck race between an American and an Englishman ends with the Englishman winning by a few hours. A complete collection valued at £25,000 is on exhibition at the Ackerman Galleries, detailing famous London street cries. The collection will stay in Britain, as even the British Museum has only thirteen prints.
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Canada
Domion
Dominion
Council of the
League of Nations
Washington
London
Ackerman Galleries
British Museum
Bayer
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Endorsed For Croup Relief
A veteran remedy touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil to ease croup inflamed airways and loosen phlegm. It claims fast relief for sore throat chest earache rheumatic pains cuts and bruises and sprains and is regarded as indispensable by many families.
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Dr. Thomas
Medicine Hat Founder Dies Prompts Town Name Debate
The founder of Medicine Hat is dead and a morning contemporary expresses hope he was not responsible for naming the town. The paragraphists note Medicine Hat as an excellent, striking name for a growing city and hope it endures as population rises.
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Medicine Hat
Minards Liniment and Finnish Winter Postal Service
A remark on women cashiers embezzling and a comment that embezzlement can involve the employer. Then a note that regular motor car postal service in Finnish Lapland becomes possible with a continuous tread tractor drive in winter.
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Finnish
Lapland
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Russia
Bers
Guelph
Dr. Pierce
W. H. Be
Peeclagham
aRe
W NU
U.S
Holloway
GML
Betty Barclay
Fletcher
Zee
Castoria
Pain
Minard
Betty
Paul
Vicks
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